GSM 850/900/1800/1900
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A service or function is networkor subscription-dependent.
Contact your network operator
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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 Tur n o n y o u r p h o n e .
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.
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Save contact information on your SIM card
before removing it from another phone.
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 or 911. 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
it, you need to enter your PUK (Personal
Unblocking Key)
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
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 – full functionality or
• Flight Mode – limited functionality
with network, FM radio, Bluetooth™
transceivers off
3 Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested.
4 At first start-up, select the language
for your phone menus.
5 } Yes for the setup wizard to help you.
6 Follow instructions to complete setup.
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If predefined settings exist in your phone,
you may not need more settings. If you
use
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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.
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.
when the phone turns on the first time
or from Settings} the General tab
} Setup Wizard } Settings Download.
Contact your network operator or service
provider for more information.
To view information about functions
Scroll to a function }
(if available).
To view the phone demonstration
} Entertainment } Demo Tour.
More } Information
Flight mode menu
If you turn on the phone and
menu is activated, select from Normal
for full functionality or Flight Mode with
limited functionality. In Flight Mode,
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 airplane.
Follow onboard regulations and flight
crew instructions for use of electronic
devices.
Flight Mode
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.
To make and receive calls
Enter a phone number (with international
prefix and area code if applicable) } Call
to make the call. } End Call or close
the flip to end the call.
Select options shown immediately above these keys on the screen.
Go back one level in the menus.
Press and hold to return to standby or to end a function.
Delete items, such as pictures, sounds and contacts.
During a call, press and hold to mute the microphone.
Open the browser.
Open the activity menu
Press and hold to call your voicemail service (if set).
a specific letter.
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- Press a number key and } Call to speed dial.
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.
Press to enter a space when writing a message.
Press and hold to change the writing language when writing a message.
Press to change letter case when writing a message.
Press and hold to toggle T9™ Text Input on and off when writing
a message.
} InfoFind more information, explanations or tips about selected features,
} MoreEnter a list of options. There are different alternatives in the list
menus or functions available in your phone
of options depending on where you are in the menus.
Minimize the Music player.
Turn the Music player on or off and pause play.
Skip to the previous track when using the Music player.
Skip to the next track when using the Music player.
View status information in standby.
Increase the volume during a call, or when using the Music player.
Adjust the camera brightness.
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)
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Decrease the volume during a call, or when using the Music player.
Adjust the camera brightness.
Press and hold to go forward one track.
Press and hold to voice dial, alternatively say your magic word (if set)
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.
Ta s k re mi nd er.
Shortcuts
Use keypad shortcuts to quickly go
to a menu, and you can use 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
or close the flip.
Using navigation key shortcuts
In standby, go to a shortcuts menu or
function by pressing , ,
To edit a navigation key shortcut
} Settings } General tab } Shortcuts
and select a shortcut } Edit.
or .
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 builtin 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
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.
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.
To open and close the activity menu
Press .
Activity menu tabs
• New Events – such as missed calls
and messages. When a new event
occurs, the tab appears. Press
to dismiss an event from the event
tab. New events can also be set
to appear as pop-up text instead,
} Settings } the General tab
} New Events } Popup.
• Running Apps – applications that
are running in the background.
Select an application to return
to it or press to end it.
change the order of shortcuts.
When you select a shortcut and the
application opens, other programs
are closed or minimized.
• Internet – your Internet bookmarks.
When you select a bookmark and
the browser opens, other programs
are closed or minimized.
File manager
Use the File manager to handle items
such as pictures, music, themes, Web
pages, games and applications saved
in the phone memory or on a Memory
Stick Micro™ (M2™) memory card.
The phone and memory card are
sometimes sold separately.
Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™)
Your phone supports Memory Stick
Micro™ (M2™) 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
(with the contacts facing up).
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 phone
memory.
If no memory stick is inserted, then all
the files are saved in the phone memory.
If all available memory is full, you cannot
save any files until some content is
removed.
Create subfolders to move or copy
files to. Games and applications
can be moved within the Games
and Applications folders and from
the phone memory to a memory card.
can select several or all files in a folder
at the same time for all items except
Games and Applications.
File manager menu tabs
The File manager is divided into three
tabs, and icons are included to indicate
where the files are saved.
• All Files – all content in the phone
memory and on a Memory Stick
Micro™ (M2™).
• On Memory Stick – all content on
a Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™).
• In Phone – all content in the phone
memory.
File information
View file information by highlighting
it }More}Information. Items that
are downloaded, or received using one
of the available transfer methods,
may be copyright-protected. If a file
is protected, you may not be able
to copy or send that file. A DRMprotected file has a key symbol.
To use a file from the File manager
1 } File Manager and open a folder.
2 Scroll to a file } More for additional
options.
To move or copy a file to memory
1 } File Manager and select a folder.
2 Scroll to a file } More } Manage File
} Move to move the file or } More
} Manage File } Copy to copy the file.
3 Select to move or copy the file to
Phone or Memory Stick } Select.
To move or copy files to a computer
You can transfer files to your computer
via Bluetooth
Infrared or USB cable
Connectivity
To create a subfolder
1 } File Manager and open a folder.
2 } More} New Folder and enter a name
for the folder.
3 } OK to save the folder.
To select several files
1 } File Manager and open a folder.
2 } More } Mark } Mark Several.
3 Scroll to select files } Mark or Unmark.
} File Manager and open a folder
} More } Mark } Mark All.
To delete a file or a subfolder from
the File manager
1 } File Manager and open a folder.
2 Scroll to a file } More } Delete.
Memory card options
Check memory status or format a
memory card to delete all information.
To use memory card options
} File Manager and select the
On Memory Stick tab } More
for options.
Calling
Calls, contacts, voice control,
call options.
Making and receiving calls
Before you can make or receive any
calls, you must turn on your phone
and be within range of a network.
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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 } the Connectivity tab
} Mobile Networks.
Some network operators allow you to
switch networks manually, as searching
for unavailable networks consumes
battery power.
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 to select a number } Call to call.
Emergency calls
Your phone supports international
emergency numbers, for example,
112, 911, or 08. 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 or 911 (the international
emergency number) }Call.
To view your local emergency
numbers
} Contacts } 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 } Options.
Default contact
If
Phone Contacts
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}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 , ,
If not } No and repeat step 3.
To record another voice command for
a contact } New Voice Cmd. } Add
again and repeat steps 2-4 above.
Caller name
Hear your recorded contact name when
you receive a call from that contact.
To turn the caller name on or off
}Settings} the General tab }Voice
Control } Play Caller Name.
Yes.
Voice dialing
Start voice dialing from standby using
the phone, a portable handsfree, a
Bluetooth headset or by saying your
magic word.
To voice dial from the phone
1 From standby, press and hold one
of the volume keys.
2 Wait for the tone and say a recorded
name, for example “John mobile”.
The name is played back to you and
the call is connected.
To voice dial with a handsfree
1 From standby, press and hold the
handsfree button, or press the
Bluetooth™ headset button.
2 Wait for the tone and say a recorded
name, for example “John mobile”.
The name is played back to you and
the call is connected.
The magic word
Record and use a voice command as
a magic word to activate voice control
without pressing any keys. The magic
word can only be used with a wired
portable or vehicle handsfree.
Magic word is not supported by
Bluetooth™ devices.
Choose a long, unusual word or phrase
that can easily be distinguished from
ordinary background speech.
To activate and record the magic word
1 Attach vehicle or wired portable
handsfree device.
Bluetooth™ devices do not support
magic word.
2 } Settings } the General tab } Voice
Control } Magic Word } Activate.
3 Instructions appear. } Continue. Wait
for the tone and say the magic word.
4 } Yes to accept or } No to record
a new magic word.
5 Instructions appear. } Continue and
select the environments in which your
magic word is to be activated.