Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 User Guide

Contents

Getting started......................................................3
XPERIA™ X1 overview...............................................................3
Instruction symbols....................................................................3
Additional help...........................................................................3
SIM card and battery..................................................................3
Charging the battery..................................................................3
Memory card..............................................................................4
Navigating..................................................................................4
Closing an application................................................................5
Status icons................................................................................5
Illuminations...............................................................................5
Programs....................................................................................6
Settings......................................................................................7
Panels....................................................................8
Portrait and landscape views.....................................................8
Choosing panels........................................................................9
Managing panels........................................................................9
3D Fish panel...........................................................................10
XPERIA Radio panel.................................................................10
Sony Ericsson panel.................................................................10
Media Xperience panel.............................................................12
Google™ panel........................................................................12
Microsoft Today panel.............................................................12
Downloading new panels.........................................................12
Phone..................................................................13
Using the phone.......................................................................13
Networks..................................................................................13
Network coverage....................................................................13
Roaming...................................................................................13
Network settings......................................................................13
Making calls.............................................................................13
Video call..................................................................................14
Receiving calls.........................................................................15
More phone features................................................................15
Setting up your phone........................................16
Basic settings...........................................................................16
Personalizing............................................................................16
Customizing phone settings and services...............................16
Protecting the phone................................................................17
Other settings...........................................................................17
Synchronizing......................................................18
Before you can synchronize.....................................................18
Ways to synchronize................................................................18
Setting up synchronization.......................................................18
Starting synchronization...........................................................19
Synchronizing using a Bluetooth connection...........................19
Scheduled synchronization......................................................19
Changing which information is synchronized..........................19
Use Windows Mobile Device Center........................................19
Organizing PIM....................................................20
Contacts...................................................................................20
Managing contacts...................................................................20
Entering and searching information...................20
Entering information.................................................................20
Searching information..............................................................21
Messaging
SMS..........................................................................................22
MMS.........................................................................................22
E-mail.......................................................................................24
...........................................................22
Company e-mails and appointments.................25
Synchronizing your phone with an Exchange Server...............25
Working with company e-mails................................................25
Managing meeting requests.....................................................26
Finding Contacts in the Company Directory............................26
E-mail security..........................................................................27
Browsing the Web...............................................28
Connecting to the Internet.......................................................28
Menu options...........................................................................28
Managing Internet Explorer......................................................28
Web feeds ...............................................................................28
Calling when browsing.............................................................29
Opera browser.........................................................................29
Getting connected..............................................30
Bluetooth™ technology............................................................30
Bluetooth™ modes..................................................................30
Bluetooth™ partnership...........................................................30
Connecting a Bluetooth™ handsfree or stereo headset..........31
Beaming information using a Bluetooth™ connection............31
Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN).................................................................31
Windows Live Messenger........................................................31
Internet sharing........................................................................32
Camera................................................................32
Using the camera.....................................................................32
Photo and video storage..........................................................33
More camera features..............................................................33
Camera viewfinder icons..........................................................33
Overview of camera settings....................................................33
Multimedia...........................................................34
Pictures....................................................................................34
Music........................................................................................35
Video........................................................................................35
Streaming media......................................................................35
Windows Media® Player Mobile..............................................36
Synchronizing music and video...............................................36
Transferring content.................................................................36
Games......................................................................................36
GPS – Location-based services.........................37
Using A-GPS............................................................................37
QuickGPS.................................................................................37
Google Maps™ for mobile.......................................................37
Managing your phone.........................................37
Installing applications...............................................................37
Removing applications.............................................................37
Power saving............................................................................37
Important information.........................................38
Guidelines for safe and efficient use - addition........................38
Declaration of Conformity for X1..............................................38
Declaration of Conformity for X1a............................................38
FCC Statement.........................................................................38
Industry Canada Statement.....................................................39
Index....................................................................40
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Sony Ericsson X1/

X1: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 & UMTS I/II/VIII
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Getting started

XPERIA™ X1 overview

1 Power key 2 3.5 mm headset connector 3 Connector for USB cable 4 Keyboard 5 Optical joystick/ENTER 6 Selection keys 7 Call key 8 XPERIA™ X1 panel key 9 Video call/front camera lens 10 Ear speaker 11 Light sensor 12 Touch screen 13 End call key 14 OK key
20 Loudspeaker 21 Strap holder

Instruction symbols

The following symbols appear in the User guide:
Note
Tip
>
Tap items or use the navigation key or joystick to scroll and select

Additional help

To use the help in the phone
Tap > Help.
To use Getting started
Tap
> Programs > Getting started.

SIM card and battery

Before you start using the phone, you have to insert the 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
15 Volume key 16 Camera light 17 Camera lens 18 Stylus 19 Camera key
1
Insert the battery with the Sony Ericsson hologram side up and the connectors facing each other.
2
Slide the battery cover into place.

Charging the battery

The phone battery is partly charged when you buy it. You can charge the phone using the power adapter or a computer.
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To charge the phone using the power adapter
Connect the phone to a power outlet using the USB cable provided and the power adapter.
To charge the phone using a computer
Connect the phone to a USB port on a computer using the included USB cable provided.

Memory card

To insert a memory card

Turning the phone on and off

To turn on the phone
1
Press and hold down the power key until the phone starts.
2
At first startup, a Quick Start wizard guides you through the initial settings.
To turn off the phone
1
Press and hold the power key until a message appears.
2
To turn off, tap Yes.
To turn on sleep mode
To turn off the screen temporarily and switch the phone to sleep mode, press the power key.
To turn off sleep mode
To activate the screen, press the power key. The phone is also activated by opening the keyboard, or by receiving a call or a message.
To turn Airplane Mode on or off
In the Sony Ericsson panel tap or .
1
Remove the battery cover.
2
Insert the memory card with the gold-colored contacts facing down.
To remove a memory card
1
Remove the battery cover.
2
Press the edge of the memory card to release and remove it.

Navigating

You can use the following means to move around the screen:
The stylus or your finger on the touchscreen
The multi-directional navigation key
The optical joystick
Using the touch screen
To highlight or open an item, tap the item.
To copy, rename or send a file, tap and hold down the file or folder. Select the preferred action from the options dialog.
To scroll, tap the screen and slide up or down. On some pages you can also slide to the side.
To stop the screen from scrolling, tap the screen.
To pan a page, touch and hold on the screen, then drag your finger.
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To pan continuously, drag your finger towards the outer limits of a page and hold. Release your finger to stop panning.
Using the navigation key
To use the navigation key
The following status icons may appear on your screen:
Press the navigation key left, right, up or down to move around the screen. Press the center of the navigation key to select an item.
Using the optical joystick
You can move the highlighted marker in any direction by letting your finger glide over the navigation key. In Internet Explorer, messaging and contacts, you can use the optical joystick to scroll instead.
To turn the optical joystick on or off
1
Tap > Settings > the System tab > Optical Joystick.
2
Mark or unmark the Enable Optical Joystick check box.
To scroll instead of highlight
1
Tap > Settings > the System tab > Optical Joystick.
2
Mark the Enable the scroll function in Internet Explorer,
Messaging and Contacts check box.
GPRS available Wi-Fi function
HSDPA available Scanning for
EDGE available Wi-Fi connected
3G/UMTS available Signal strength
GPRS in use No signal
HSDPA in use Phone turned off
3G/UMTS in use Voice call in
EDGE in use Call on hold
Connection is active Sound on
Connection is not active Sound off
Missed call Battery charging
New incoming MMS Battery full
New text message. SMS notification of voice mail
Multiple notifications. Tap to view all
Task manager Synchronization
Roaming Bluetooth on
Stop running program Bluetooth headset
enabled
available Wi-Fi connection
progress
Battery critically low
Bluetooth stereo headset detected
ongoing
connected

Closing an application

If you press application.
To change the X button functionality
1
Tap
Button tab.
2
Mark the check box if you want to End programs by tapping
and holding "X".
in any application window it closes the
> Settings > the System tab > Task Manager > the

Status icons

You can tap an icon in the status bar to get more information or to start an application.
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Illuminations

Your phone has four lights that you can set to illuminate and notify you of events.
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To set illuminations
Tap > Settings > the System tab > Illumination.
To preview an illumination
1
Tap
2
Select an event.
3
Tap Preview On.
Do not charge the phone when previewing an illumination. When the charge illumination is on, the preview function does not work.
> Settings > the System tab > Illumination.
Illumination pattern
All the illumination lights flash at the same time, except when the panel button is pressed and only the bottom left light flashes.
Event
Color Pattern
Charging Mixed One long flash, repeated Low battery Red One short flash, repeated Panel (button pressed) Mixed One long flash, once Panel (panel selected) Mixed One long flash, once Missed call Mixed Two short flashes, repeated Voicemail Mixed Three short flashes, repeated Alarm/Calendar Violet Three short flashes, repeated E-mail received Violet One short flash, repeated SMS received Blue One short flash, repeated Instant message Blue One short flash, repeated Incoming call Green Three short flashes, repeated MMS received Blue One short flash, repeated Boot up Mixed One long flash, once
Illumination priority
A higher priority event overrides a lower priority event. For example, incoming call illumination appears when receiving an incoming call (higher priority), even if the battery is being charged (lower priority).
After the higher priority event expires, an illumination for a lower priority event may appear again. For example, charging illumination appears after the incoming call is answered, if charging is still going on and no other priority event (for example e-mail received), has occurred.
Events in illumination priority
Start (boot up) Incoming call
Instant message MMS received SMS received E-mail received Panel (panel selected) Panel (button pressed) Alarm/Calendar Low battery Voice mail Missed call Charging/Charge pending
To change the illumination time
1
Tap > Settings > the Personal tab > Sounds &
Notifications > the Notifications tab.
2
In the Event box, select an event, for example Phone: Missed
call.
3
Select Flash light for.
4
In the Flash light for box, select how long you want the light to flash for.
Default illumination times are set to 5 minutes for the following events:
Instant Messaging
Messaging: New MMS
Messaging: New SMS
Phone: Missed call
Phone: Voice mail
Reminders

Programs

The following programs can be found in your phone:
Programs in the Start Menu
Description
Icon
Office Mobile – Use the complete suite of Microsoft®
Office applications for your phone.
Excel® Mobile – Create new
OneNote® Mobile - Make notes
PowerPoint® Mobile – View
Word Mobile – Create, view, and
Calendar – Keep track of your appointments and create meeting requests.
Contacts – Keep track of your friends and colleagues.
Internet Explorer Mobile – Browse Web and WAP sites
as well as download new programs and files from the Internet.
Messaging – Send and receive e-mails, text messages and picture messages.
Phone – Make and receive calls, switch between calls, and set up conference calling.
Help – See Help topics for the current screen or program.
workbooks or view and edit Excel workbooks.
and gather information, all in one place.
PowerPoint slides and presentations.
edit Word documents.
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Programs screen
Icon Description
Games – Play any of the four pre-installed games:
Astraware Sudoku, Bejeweled 2, Bubble Breaker and Solitaire.
ActiveSync – Synchronize information between your phone and a computer or the Exchange Server.
Adobe Reader LE – View PDF (Portable Document Format) files in your phone.
Calculator – Perform basic calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Calendar – Keep track of your appointments and create meeting requests.
Comm Manager – Manage your phone’s connections (including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth), turn off all connections with Airplane Mode, turn the phone on or off, and enable or disable the Direct Push function.
File Explorer – Organize and manage files in your phone.
Getting Started – Read how to manage basic functions
such as making a call and how to set up date & time, e­mail, password, Bluetooth headset, background, ring tone and how to transfer music. Tap on the links to configure the settings for each area.
Google Maps – View your current location, find other locations and calculate routes.
Handango InHand – Offers software and game downloads for your phone.
Internet Sharing – Connect your phone to the Internet using your phone data connection.
Java – Download and install Java applications, such as games and tools, in your phone.
Messenger – This is the mobile version of Windows Live™ Messenger.
Notes – Create handwritten or typed notes, drawings, and voice recordings.
Opera – Opera Mobile browser that allows full HTML browsing.
Pictures & Videos – View, organize and sort pictures, animated GIFs and video files in your phone or a memory card.
QuickGPS – Downloads satellite data over the Internet via ActiveSync, Wi-Fi or GPRS to speed up the time for determining your current GPS position.
Search – Search contacts, data, and other information in your phone.
SIM Manager – Manage the contacts stored on your USIM/SIM card. You can also copy USIM/SIM contents to Contacts in your phone.
Streaming Media – Stream live or on-demand video.
Tasks – Keep track of your tasks.
Windows Live – Use this mobile version of Windows
Live™ to find information on the Web. Sign into your Windows Live account to access your Live Mail messages and send/receive instant messages in Live Messenger.
Windows Media Player Mobile – Play back audio and video files.

Settings

You can adjust the phone settings to suit the way you want.
To see all available settings
1
Tap > Settings.
2
Tap the Personal, System, and Connections tabs located at the bottom of the screen and enter your settings.
Personal tab
Icon Description
Buttons – Assign a program or function to a hardware
button.
Input – Set options for each of the input methods.
Lock – Set a password for your phone.
Menus – Set what programs will appear in the Start menu.
Owner Information – Enter your personal information in
your phone. Phone – Customize phone settings such as ring tone, set
a PIN number for your USIM/SIM card, and more. Sounds & Notifications – Enable sounds for events,
notifications, and more, and set the type of notification for different events.
Today – Customize the appearance and the information to be displayed on the Today screen.
System tab
Description
Icon
About – See basic information such as the Windows®
Mobile version and type of processor used in your phone. You can also specify a name for your phone.
Certificates – See information about certificates that are installed in your phone.
Clear Storage – Tap this icon only when you need to remove all your data and files from the memory and reset your phone to factory default settings.
Clock & Alarms – Set the phone clock to the date and time of your locale or to a visiting time zone when you’re traveling. Alarms can also be set at specified days and times of a week.
Customer feedback – Make Windows® Mobile better by participating in the Customer Experience Improvement Program.
Device Information – See information about the firmware version, hardware, identity and the Customer Info.
Encryption – Allow files on your memory card to be encrypted. Encrypted files are readable only in your phone.
Error Reporting – Enable or disable the phone error reporting function. When this function is enabled and a program error occurs, technical data about the state of the program and your phone is logged in a text file and delivered to Microsoft technical support if you choose to send it.
External GPS – Set the appropriate GPS communication ports, if required. You may need to do this when there are programs in your phone that access GPS data or you have connected a GPS receiver to your phone. See Help for details.
Illumination – Enable or disable illumination for events such as Charging, Low Battery, Missed call, Voicemail, Alarm/Calendar, E-mail Received, Incoming Call and more.
Key Lock – Lock the keys on your phone except for the POWER key when the phone is in Sleep mode. This
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ensures you do not switch the phone on by accident and consume unnecessary power.
Managed Programs – See the installation history for programs managed in your phone.
Memory – Check the phone memory allocation status and memory card information. You can also stop currently running programs.
Microphone AGC – Adjust the volume of your voice automatically when you are recording.
Optical Joystick – Enable or disable the optical joystick, enable cursor function on Internet Explorer, Messaging and Contacts. Also set the sensitivity of the screen.
Power – Check the remaining battery power. You can also set the timeout for turning off the display (switching phone to Sleep mode) to conserve battery power.
Regional Settings – Set the regional configuration to use, including the format for displaying numbers, currency, date, and time in your phone.
Remove Programs – Remove programs you installed in your phone.
Screen – Change the screen orientation, recalibrate the screen, and change the screen text size.
Task Manager – Stop running programs and set the
button to end programs immediately when you tap
the button. Windows Update – Link to the Microsoft Web site and
update Windows® Mobile in your phone with the latest security patches or fixes.

Panels

Panels are a new and exciting feature of the XPERIA X1. They are one-touch access points to your favorite mobile experiences. You can arrange them as you want and download new ones for your phone at www.sonyericsson.com/fun.

Portrait and landscape views

Portrait views
Media Xperience
panel
Landscape views
Sony Ericsson
panel
Panel view
Connections tab
Description
Icon
Advanced Network – Make advanced settings for your
Network Beam – Set your phone to receive incoming Bluetooth
beams. Bluetooth – Turn Bluetooth on, set your phone to visible
mode and scan for other Bluetooth devices. Comm Manager – Manage your phone connections
(including Wi-Fi, GPRS, Bluetooth, and ActiveSync), turn the phone on or off, switch to ringer/vibration mode, and enable or disable the Direct Push function.
Connection Setup – Configure your phone data connections, such as GPRS, WAP, and MMS, based on the detected or selected network operator.
Connections – Set up one or more types of modem connections for your phone, such as phone dial-up, GPRS and more, so your phone can connect to the Internet or a private local network.
Domain Enroll – Enrolling in a domain connects your phone with company resources.
USB to PC – Set a USB serial connection between your phone and computer when there are problems connecting ActiveSync.
Wi-Fi – Scan for available wireless networks.
Media Xperience panel
Sony Ericsson panel
Panel view
The functions are the same for both portrait and landscape views, and the panels will be explained in portrait view only.
Wireless LAN – See information about the active wireless network, and customize Wi-Fi settings.
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Choosing panels

To open and close panel views
Press .
Panel view
Setup view
1 Position for fixed Microsoft Today panel. 2
Position occupied by Sony Ericsson Panel 1, as an example 3 Free position for a panel 4 Return key 5
Position occupied by XPERIA Radio Panel, as an example

Managing panels

1 Panel 2 Switch to card view 3 Switch to setup view
Card view
1 Switch to left handed card view and panel view
To open a panel
In a panel or card view, tap the panel.
To close a panel
Press
To add a panel
1
In panel view, tap .
2
Tap in a free position.
3
In the scroll list, tap the panel you want to use.
4
Tap Select.
5
Tap
To replace a panel
1
In panel view, tap
2
Tap
3
Tap in the selected panel.
4
In the list, tap the panel you want to use.
5
Tap Select.
6
Tap
To remove a panel
1
In panel view, tap .
2
Tap in the panel you want to remove.
3
Tap
4
In the list, tap the No Panel option.
5
Tap Select.
6
Tap
To make settings, if this option is available
1
In panel view, tap
2
Tap
3
Tap .
4
Enter your settings and tap ok.
5
Tap
.
to return to panel view.
.
in the panel you want to replace.
to return to panel view.
in the selected panel.
to return to panel view.
.
in the panel you want to set up.
to return to panel view.
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Switching between panels and applications
In a panel or an application, press to go to panel view.
In panel view, press to return to the most recently used panel.
In an application you started from the Start menu, press
to return to the most recently used panel.

3D Fish panel

This panel is an eye-catcher and provides some basic information. By tapping the screen, you can influence the behavior of the fish. There are three or four fish, depending on the state of your phone. The time and date follow the default Windows format setting. The fish will follow your finger and react to screen taps.
6 Search downwards 7 Volume down. Tap and hold to decrease gradually 8 Audio output to either earphones or the phone built-in
loudspeaker 9 Clock, 12 or 24 hours format 10 Current radio channel frequency 11 Search upwards 12 Volume level bar. Tap and drag to adjust volume 13 Volume up. Tap and hold to increase gradually 14 Power
To store a current radio channel
1
From the preset stations bar, tap a free key.
2
Tap and hold the key for more than 3 seconds.
To make settings
1
Press
2
Tap .
3
Tap
4
Tap
5
Enter your settings and tap ok.
6
Tap to return to panel view.
.
on the radio panel. on the highlighted radio panel.
1 Demekin. The fish turns red when the battery charge
remaining is below 10%
2 Ranchu. The fish turns gold when there is an unread
message 3 Wakin. The fish turns silver when the sound is off 4 Ryukin. The fish appears when there is a missed call

XPERIA Radio panel

With this panel directly on your desktop, you control the FM radio.
RDS indicators
RDS stands for Radio Data System and makes it possible to receive extra information during reception of ordinary radio programs. AF stands for Alternative Frequency. The radio retunes to a different frequency providing the same station when the received radio signal becomes too weak.

Sony Ericsson panel

This panel shows time, calendar, weather and useful shortcuts to control your phone and to show its status. You can set up the panel to suit your needs. The panel is composed of a number of small applications, called widgets. By tapping a widget, you start the underlying application. The panel illustration shows an example of how a panel can be set up.
1 Preset stations. Six different radio channels can be stored.
A dot in the upper left corner of a key indicates an occupied
key 2 Channel information 3
RDS indicator
4 Stereo/mono indicator 5 Fine tune. Touch to fine-adjust
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Weather, date and temperature. Reflects the first city (City
1) set up in Options
2
Clock and calendar. Reflects the city set up in Options. Date format follows what is set up in Windows. Tap the clock or calendar to adjust settings
3
Shortcut to Messaging. Lights up when a message has been received. Also shows the number of unread messages
4 Shortcut to the call list. Lights up when a call has been
missed. Also shows the number of missed calls
5 Connectivity buttons
6
Appointments and shortcut to Calendar. Two appointments
can be shown for each block. Data is taken from Calendar 7
Tasks and shortcut to Tasks. Two tasks can be shown for
each block. Data is fetched from Tasks 8
Web Feeds reader. The set Web Feeds are shown
9 Shortcuts to set applications and recently used
applications 10
Updates weather and Web Feeds 11 Speed dialing entries 12 Recently used applications 13 Set up
Connectivity buttons
Airplane Mode off
Airplane Mode on. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth™ and the phone
transmitter and receiver are switched off. Corresponding icons are dimmed
Wi-Fi on
Wi-Fi off
Bluetooth on
Bluetooth off
Phone transmitter and receiver on
Phone transmitter and receiver off
Sound on
Sound off
Vibrating alert only
Design
The panel comprises ten blocks. You can use these blocks to display widgets you choose. Some widgets take up more than one block, and you can set up some widgets to appear in more than one place.
Blocks in landscape view
Setting up
To set up the Sony Ericsson panel
Tap Options.
General tab
1 Blocks used. Red numbers mean too many blocks are set
up
2
Color. Color theme for the panel
3
Clock and Calendar. Clock and calendar layout
4
City 1. Tap to select from cities and countries. Select
daylight saving time manually
5
City 2. Tap to select from cities and countries. Select
daylight saving time manually
6
Web Feeds update time interval. Web Feeds are updated
when the phone has an Internet connection and when Sony
Ericsson Panel 1 or Sony Ericsson Panel 2 is being used
7
Connectivity Buttons
8
Appointments. Select number of blocks for appointments to
be shown. 1 block shows two appointments and 2 blocks show four appointments. 0 means that the appointment widget is not shown at all
9
Tasks. Select number of blocks for tasks to be shown. 1
block shows two tasks and 2 blocks show four tasks. 0 means that the tasks widget is not shown at all
10
Temperature Scale. Celsius or Fahrenheit
Web Feeds tab
Blocks in portrait view
1 Position for Web feeds. Some are preset 2 Blocks used 3 Box for entering Web feeds addresses (URLs). Tap and hold
to open a menu with options
4 Select the number of blocks to be shown for Web feeds.
Each block shows two rows of a Web feed
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To set up a preset Web feed
1
Tap a preset feed.
2
Select number of blocks.
To set up a new Web feed
1
Tap a position.
2
Select Other.
3
Enter the Web feeds address (URL).
4
Select number of blocks.
Launcher tab
1 Blocks used 2 Select number of blocks for shortcuts to applications,
speed dialling entries and recently used programs 3 Recently used programs 4 Move focus upwards 5 Icon area. Each block of icons is numbered. Highlight an
icon and then select it to open a menu with options 6 Shortcuts to applications 7 Speed dialing entries 8 Move focus downwards 9 Sets shortcuts to files. The appropriate application starts
when the shortcut is tapped. 10 Sets speed dialing entries
To set a shortcut to an application
1
In the icon area, tap an empty position.
2
Tap Set File Shortcut > +.
3
Select the application file.
To set a speed dialling entry
1
In the icon area, tap an empty position.
2
Tap Set Speed Dial > +.
3
Select an entry.

Media Xperience panel

With this panel, you can present various multimedia items, such as photos, video clips, music and so on. You can use your finger or the stylus to move between the different items. For more information see Multimedia.

Google™ panel

This panel enables search, maps, Picasa™, calendar and Gmail™.
Due to configuration some of the panels may have to be downloaded.
All applications are not available in all languages
1
Time and date. Shortcut to Settings > the System tab >
Clock & Alarms
2 Getting started. 3
Owner information. Shortcut to Settings > thePersonal tab >Owner Information
4
Unread messages. Shortcut to Messaging
5
Active tasks. Shortcut to Tasks
6
Active appointments. Shortcut to Calendar 7 Windows Live sign in 8 Windows Live search 9 Device-lock status 10
Key to Contacts 11
Key to Calendar

Downloading new panels

To download a new panel with your phone
1
In the Internet browser, tap the bookmark for the Sony Ericsson offline Web page.
2
Tap the link with the panel button.
3
On the Fun & Downloads Web page, choose your panel.
To download a new panel with a computer
1
Check that you have Active Sync installed in your computer.
2
Go to www.sonyericsson.com and select Fun & Downloads.
3
From the Panels tab, choose your panel.
4
Download the panel to your computer desktop.
5
Connect your phone to your computer.
6
When Active Sync has started and you have a connection between your phone and your computer:
If the panel file has the exe file extension (it is executable), double-click the panel icon on your computer desktop.
If the file has the CAB extension, copy the panel file to your phone, and then tap the panel file icon in your phone.
Follow the panel setup procedure to set up the panel in the phone. See Choosing panels on page 9.
To add a panel
Follow the instructions in Choosing panels.
Slideshow panel
In the slideshow panel, you can show pictures you have taken with the camera.

Microsoft Today panel

This panel shows useful information and shortcuts.
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