Sony Ericsson Z310 User Manual

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Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

More features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

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Sony Ericsson

GSM 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 or its local affiliated company at any time and without notice. Such changes will, however, be incorporated into new editions of this User guide.

©Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, 2006

Publication number: EN/LZT 108 9014 R1A 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 mobile phone.

All illustrations are for illustration only and may not accurately depict the actual phone. Your mobile phone has the capability to download, store and forward additional content, e.g. 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 mobile 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.

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PlayNow™ and MusicDJ™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB.

Bluetooth™ is a trademark or registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG Inc.

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.

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Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. Note: Sony Ericsson advised users to backup their personal data

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User guide symbols

The following instruction symbols appear in this User guide:

Use the navigation key to scroll and select

}

% 14 Navigating the menus.

Press the navigation key centre.

Press the navigation key up.

Press the navigation key down.

Press the navigation key to the left.

Press the navigation key to the right.

% See also page ...

Note

Indicates that a service or function is network- or subscription-dependent. Because of this, all menus may not be available in your phone. Consult your network operator for more information.

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Getting to know your phone

Navigation key

Volume buttons

Selection key

Back key

Activity menu key

Microphone

Charger and USB connector

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Infrared port

Selection key

C key

On/off key

Camera lens

Icon display

External display

The icon display lights up when the phone is in silent mode and shows information about new events and battery charging. The external display shows information such as time. Press a volume button to activate the external display.

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Menu overview

PlayNow™* Internet* Entertainment

Camera Messaging Camera album

Write new Inbox Email RSS reader Drafts Outbox Sent messages Saved messages My friends* Call voicemail Templates Settings

File manager Contacts** Alarms

Camera album Ringtones Pictures Themes Web pages Games Applications Other

New contact

Calls*** Organizer Settings

All tab Answered tab Dialled tab Missed tab

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Applications Calendar Tasks Notes Calculator Synchronization Timer Stopwatch Code memo

Online services* Games MusicDJ™ Record sound

General Sounds & alerts Display Calls Connectivity*

*Some menus are operator-, network- and subscription-dependent. **Options when phone contacts are set to default. Options change when SIM contacts are set to default. ***Use the navigation key to move across tabs in submenus. For more information % 14 Navigating the menus.

Status bar icons

Icon Description

GSM network signal strength.

Battery status.

Battery charging, appears with battery status icon.

Missed an incoming call.

Call and messaging alerts off, alarm on.

Text message received.

Email message received.

Picture message received.

Ongoing call.

Calendar reminder.

Task reminder.

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Assembling your phone

Insert the SIM card and the battery to use 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 keeps track of your phone number, the services included in your subscription, and your contacts information, among other things.

Save contacts information on your SIM card before you remove it from another phone. Contacts may have been saved in the phone memory

% 28 Contacts.

To insert SIM card and battery

1 Remove the battery cover. 2 Slide the SIM card into its holder with the contacts

facing down.

3 Insert the battery with the label side up and the

connectors facing each other.

4 Slide the battery cover into place.

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To charge the battery

1 Connect the charger plug to the phone and to the mains.

The flash symbol on the charger plug must face upwards.

2 It may take 30 minutes for the battery icon to appear on

the screen.

3 Wait approximately 2.5 hours or until the battery icon

indicates a full charge.

4 Remove the charger plug by tilting it upwards.

Some functions use more battery power than others so that your phone need more frequent charging.Talk time or standby time may become shorter in time and you may need a new battery. Only use Sony Ericsson-approved batteries.

% 82 Battery.

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You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) from your network operator for your SIM card. When you enter the PIN, each digit appears as *, unless it starts with emergency number digits, for example 112 or 911. This is so you can make emergency calls without entering a PIN. % 28 Emergency calls. Press to delete numbers.

If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row, the SIM card is blocked % 70 SIM card lock.

To turn the phone on and off

1 Press and hold to turn the phone on and off. 2 Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested. 3 At first start-up, select the language for phone menus. 4 } Yes if you want the setup wizard to help you with

instructions and tips. You have now reached standby and are ready to make and receive calls.

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Select Settings download to automatically receive the settings you need for MMS and Internet usage. No personal data will be transferred to or processed by Sony Ericsson. Contact your network operator or service provider for more information.

Shut down menu

Use the shut down menu to turn off the phone, turn silent mode on or activate a profile. For more information about profiles % 66 Profiles.

To open the shut down menu

Press and select an option from the list.

Making calls

During an incoming call, the keypad and outer rim of the phone light up % 54 Light effects.

To make and receive calls

• Enter an area code and phone number. } Call to make

the call. } End call to end the call.

• When the phone rings } Answer to answer the call.

Help in your phone

Help and information are available in your phone at any time.

To use the setup wizard

From standby select Menu } Settings } General } Setup

wizard and select an option:

• Settings download or

•Basic setup or

• Tips and tricks.

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To view information about functions

Scroll to a function } Info if available.

Navigating the menus

The main menus are shown as icons. Some submenus include tabs.

• Press the centre of the navigation key to go to the

main menus from standby or to select menu items.

• Press , , or to scroll through menus and

tabs.

• Press to go back one level in the menus or to end

a function or application.

• Press and hold to return to standby.

• Press to select the options shown immediately

above these keys on the screen.

• Press to delete items.

• Scroll to a menu item } Info to get help on selected

features.

• } More to enter a list of options.

Shortcuts

From standby you can use the predefined shortcuts to go directly to a function:

• Press to start the camera.

• Press to write a new text message.

• Press to add a new contact.

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To edit a standby shortcut

1 From standby select Menu } Settings } General

} Shortcuts.

2 Select a shortcut you want to edit } Edit. 3 Scroll to and select a function } Shortcut.

Activity menu

Use the activity menu to view and handle new events, and access bookmarks and shortcuts.

To open the activity menu

Press and use and to select a tab.

Activity menu tabs

• New events – such as missed calls and new messages.

• Running apps – applications that are running in the

background.

• My shortcuts – shortcuts you can add, delete and put in

a different order.

• Internet – access the Internet and your bookmarks.

• If you want new events to appear as pop-up text instead

of in the activity menu, Menu } Settings } General

} New events } Pop-up.

File manager

Files such as pictures, sounds, themes, games and applications are saved in folders in the phone memory in the file manager. Unrecognized files are saved in the

Other folder.

File information

If a file is protected, you may not be able to copy or se nd i t. View file information by highlighting the file } More

} Information.

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To move or copy a file

1 From standby select Menu } File manager. Select

a folder and scroll to a file } More } Manage file.

2 Select Move or Copy. 3 Select a folder or } New folder. 4 Name the folder } OK. 5 } Paste.

To select several files

1 From standby select Menu } File manager and select a

file } More } Mark.

2 } Mark several or } Mark all. To select files scroll and

} Mark or } Unmark.

To check memory status

From standby select Menu } File manager } More

} Memory status.

Transferring files

For more information % 63 Transferring files.

Languages

Select the language for phone menus and for writing.

To change the phone language

• From standby select Menu } Settings } General } Language } Phone language select a language.

• From standby press 0000 for English or press

8888 for Automatic language, or press 0008 for Chinese.

To select writing languages

1 From standby select Menu } Settings } General

} Language } Writing language.

2 Scroll and } Mark to select languages } Save.

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Entering letters

To enter letters using multitap text input

Scroll to a function where text input is possible, for example, Menu } Messaging } Write new } Text

message.

• Press –

• Press to shift between capitals and lower-case letters.

• Press and hold

• Press to delete letters and numbers.

• Press to add a space.

• Press for the most common punctuation marks.

Press and hold to change writing method..

Multitap input only applies when Latin characters are selected as writing language.

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.

until the desired character appears.

– to enter numbers.

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To enter letters using T9™ Text Input

1 Scroll to a function where text input is possible, for example,

Menu } Messaging } Write new } Text message.

2 For example, if you want to write the word “Jane”, press

, , , .

3 If the word shown is not the one you want, press

repeatedly to view alternative words. To accept a word and add a space, press . To accept a word without adding a space, press .

4 Continue writing your message. To enter a punctuation

mark, press and then or repeatedly. Accept and add a space by pressing .

To add words to the T9™ Text Input dictionary

1 While entering letters } More } Spell word. 2 Edit the word by using multitap input. Use and

to navigate between letters. To delete a character, press

. To delete the entire word, press and hold .

3 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 as in the alternative words.

To select another writing method

Press and hold to select another writing method.

Options list

} More to view options when entering letters.

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Chinese input

This mobile phone has different input methods for entering Chinese characters:

• Stroke input

• Pinyin input

You can use these methods, for example, to enter Chinese names and Chinese short messages.

Switching between Chinese input methods

In the Chinese editing mode, you can select and switch quickly to another input method by pressing and

holding .

General instructions

Regardless of which input method you choose, your phone has a function to speed up the entry of Chinese characters. Whenever you enter a stroke or a Pinyin letter, a candidate row of the most frequently used characters containing that stroke or relating to that letter appears at the bottom of the screen. If the character you want is not displayed in the candidate

row, press to present another candidate row. Continue pressing until the character you want is displayed.

Alternatively, you can enter the next stroke or Pinyin letter, and a new set of characters will immediately be displayed in the candidate row. To go back to the previous row, press

. To select a character in the candidate row, press the

navigation key or press and hold the key corresponding to the number above the character you want to enter.

Stroke input

A Chinese character is built up of strokes. There are more

than 30 basic strokes, which are grouped into 5 stroke categories. Each category is represented on the keypad by one of the keys - . The Wild Card key , is used when you are not sure of which stroke to use.

Stroke categories

The 5 stroke categories are defined in the table below:

Number

Stroke

Key

Basic

Components

The basic building units of Chinese characters are components that are made up of strokes. After entering the first two strokes of the desired character, the component and character candidates that started with that stroke are displayed in the candidate row. Using components is a fast method for entering complex characters.

The smaller candidates surrounded by dotted

frames are components, and the bigger candidates without dotted f

For example, to enter "

1 Enter " ", " " and " ". 2 Move the cursor to " 信 ", press .

3 Move the cursor to " 息 ", press again to select " 息 ".

rames are characters.

信息

Example of using the wild card key

The wild card key , is used to supplement unclear strokes in entering characters. If you want to enter "互", but you only know that "一" is the first and the last stroke of the character and that the total number of strokes is four, enter

, , , . The character is displayed in the

candidate row.

Pinyin input

Press the keys containing the required Pinyin letters, and the phone will make various proposals on the screen, according to the pronunciation rules of Mandarin. Below is the key mapping of Pinyin letters on the keypad.

Number Key Pinyin Letter

a b c

d e f

g h i

j k l

m n o

p q r s

t u ü

w x y z

On the keypad, the letter u is replaced by v.

For example, to enter "

信息

1 Press , , . 2 When "xin" is highlighted, press or and select

" 信 ", then press .

(If you want to enter any of the other suggested Pinyin combinations, scroll up or down to the desired

combination, then press ).

3 Press again to select " 息 ", When " 息 " is highlighted.

Input punctuation, symbols and smilies

Under any Chinese input mode, press , to see the table of punctuation marks, symbols and smilies. Use the

navigation key to make a selection.Press to enter a space into the text.

Calling

Making and receiving calls

Turn on the phone and make sure that you are within range of a network to make and receive calls % 12 To turn the phone on and off.

• If your subscription includes a Calling Line Identification

service and the caller’s number is identified, the number is displayed.

• If the number is saved in Contacts, details such as the

name, number, picture and light effect (if assigned) are displayed.

• If the number is a restricted number, Withheld is

displayed.

To make a call

1 Enter a phone number (with international country/region

code and area code, if applicable) } Call to make the call.

2 Close the phone or } End call to end the call.

To redial a number

If the connection failed, Retry? is displayed } Yes.

Do not hold the phone to your ear while waiting. When a call connects, the phone gives a loud signal.

To answer a call

If Open to answer is set to On, open your phone or } Answer if your phone is already open.

To reject a call

Close your phone, } Busy or press a volume button twice quickly.

To change the ear speaker volume

During a call, press or to increase or decrease the volume.

To select more options during a call

} More and select an option.

To turn off the microphone

Press and hold . To resume, press and hold again.

To use the loudspeaker during a voice call

} More } Turn on speaker or } Turn off speaker.

Missed calls

When you have missed a call, it appears in the activity menu if New events is set to Activity menu. } Call to call the missed number. If New events is set to Pop-up, Missed calls: View now? appears. } Yes to view the missed calls in the call list now or } No to do it later.% 15 Activity menu.

Call list

Information about the most recent calls is saved in the call list.

To call a number from the call list

From standby } Calls and select a tab. Scroll to a name or number } 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 Select a contact to add the number to or } New contact.

Emergency calls

Your phone supports international emergency numbers, for example, 112 and 911. These numbers can normally be used to make an emergency call in any country/region, with or without a SIM card inserted, if a GSM network is within range.

In some countries/regions, other emergency numbers may also be promoted. Your network operator may have saved additional local emergency numbers on the SIM card.

To make an emergency call

Enter, 112, for example } Call.

To view your local emergency numbers

From standby select Menu } Contacts } More } Options

} Special numbers } Emergency nos..

Contacts

To add a contact

1 From standby select Menu } Contacts } New contact

} Add.

2 Select Name: } Add enter a name } OK. 3 Select New number: } Add enter a number } OK. 4 For phone contacts only, select an option. Scroll between

tabs and select fields to enter more information. To enter symbols such as @ } More } Add symbol and select a symbol } Insert. To save the contact, } Save.

Enter the + sign and country/region code with all numbers. % 17 Entering letters.

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Sony Ericsson Z310 User Manual

Contents

Sony Ericsson

User guide symbols

Getting to know your phone

Menu overview

Status bar icons

Assembling your phone

SIM card

Shut down menu

Making calls

Help in your phone

Navigating the menus

Shortcuts

Activity menu

Activity menu tabs

File manager

File information

Transferring files

Languages

Entering letters

T9™ Text Input

Options list

Chinese input

Switching between Chinese input methods

General instructions

Stroke input

Stroke categories

Components

Example of using the wild card key

Pinyin input

Input punctuation, symbols and smilies

Calling

Making and receiving calls

Missed calls

Call list

Emergency calls

Contacts