Sony Ericsson Z550A User Manual

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Contents

Sony Ericsson Z550a

Getting Started .....................4

Getting to Know the Phone ... 7

Calling .................................14

Messaging ..........................25

Imaging ...............................30

Entertainment .....................33

Connectivity........................38

More Features ....................43

Troubleshooting .................48

Important Information ........50

Index ...................................59

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GSM 850/900/1800/1900

This user guide is published by Sony Ericsson, without any warranty. Improvements and changes to this user guide necessitated by typographical errors, inaccuracies of current information, or improvements to programs and/or eq uipment, may be made by Sony Ericsson 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: AE/LZT 108 8979 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 service provider 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 befo re you use your mobile phone.

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1Contents

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.

QuickShare™, PlayNow™, MusicDJ™, PhotoDJ™, VideoDJ™ and Style Up™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB.

The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Sony Ericsson is under license.

Memory Stick™ and Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony corporation.

Microsoft, Windows and PowerPoint are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S and other countries/regions.

Mac OS is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

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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User Guide Symbols

The following instruction symbols appear in this user guide:

} Use the navigation key to scroll and

Press the navigation key center.

Press the navigation key up.

Press the navigation key down.

Press the navigation key to the left.

Press the navigation key to

% 10 Navigating the Menus.

select

the right.

Getting Started

To insert the SIM card

To charge the battery

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

the gold contacts facing down.

3 Insert the battery with the label side

up and the connectors facing in.

4 Slide the battery cover into place.

1 Connect the charger plug to the phone

with the symbol facing upwards.

2 It may take 30 minutes for the battery

icon to appear.

3 Wait approximately 2.5 hours or until

the battery icon indicates that the battery is fully charged. For an indication of charging, press to activate the screen.

4 Remove the charger by pulling it out.

Talk time or standby time may become shorter due to wear and you may have to replace your battery. Only use approved batteries from Sony Ericsson

% 53 Battery.

4 Getting Started

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Save contacts to your SIM card before you remove it from another phone. Contacts may have been saved in the phone memory % 15 Contacts.

To turn the phone on and off

1 Press and hold . 2 Enter your SIM card PIN, if you have

one.

3 At first startup, select the language for

phone menus.

4 } Yes if you want the setup wizard to

help you with instructions and tips. The setup wizard is also available in the menu system. From standby, select } Menu } Settings } General

} Setup Wizard.

To make and receive calls

1 Enter the area code and phone

number } Call to make the call.

2 } End Call to end the call. When the

phone rings } Answer to answer the call. For more information

% 14 Making and Receiving Calls.

Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™)

Use a memory card to save, for example, pictures.

Your phone does not come with a memory card. You can buy a memory card to add more storage space to your phone.

If you use a memory card you can select to automatically save all pictures on the memory card

% 31 Camera options.

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5Getting Started

To insert and remove the memory card

1 Remove the battery cover. 2 Insert the memory card in the slot. 3 Press the edge of the memory card to

release it from the slot.

You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) from your service provider to activate the services in your phone. Each PIN digit appears as *, unless it starts with emergency number digits, for example, 112 or 911. This is so you can always make emergency calls.

% 15 Emergency Calls. Press to

correct mistakes.

If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row, the SIM card is blocked % 46 SIM Card Lock.

Standby mode

After you have turned the phone on and entered your PIN, the name of the service provider will appear on the display. This is called standby mode.

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Getting to Know the Phone

Phone overview

9 10 11

1 Camera key

2 Selection key

3Back key

4 Memory Stick Micro (M2) slot

5 Activity menu key

6Microphone

7 Ear speaker

8 Navigation key

9 Volume button

10 Selection key

11 Clear key

12 On/off key

13 Charger and USB connector

5 6

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7Getting to Know the Phone

Menu Overview

PlayNow™* Internet Services* Entertainment

Online Services* Games VideoDJ™ PhotoDJ™ MusicDJ™ Remote Control Record Sound Demo Tour

Camera Messaging Media Player

Write New Inbox My Friends* Email Call Voicemail Drafts Outbox Sent Messages Saved Messages Templates Settings

File Manager*** Contacts**

Options

All Files

On Memory Stick

In Phone

New Contact

Radio

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Calls***

All

Answered

Dialed

Missed

* 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 right and left to move between tabs in submenus. For more information

% 10 Navigating the Menus.

Organizer

Alarms Calendar Tasks Notes Calculator Synchronization Timer Stopwatch Applications Code Memo

Settings***

General

Sounds & Alerts

Display

Calls

Connectivity*

Status Bar Icons

Tells you the strength of the GSM network signal.

GPRS network is within range and can be used.

EDGE network is within range and can be used.

Tells you the status of the battery. Tells you the status of the battery

charging. You have missed an incoming call.

Call and messaging function alerts are off, alarm is still on.

You have received a text message.

You have received an email message.

You have received a picture message.

You have an ongoing call.

You have an appointment reminder.

You have a task reminder.

The magic word is activated.

Handsfree is connected.

Radio playing in the background.

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9Getting to Know the Phone

Navigating the Menus

The main menus are shown as icons. Some submenus include tabs that appear on the screen.

• Press to go to the main menus or to

select items.

• Press , , or to move 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 , , or to go directly to a function.

To create a standby shortcut

1 Press and follow the instructions. 2 Scroll to a function } Shortcut.

To edit a standby shortcut

1 From standby, select } Menu

} Settings } General } Shortcuts

and select an shortcut } Edit.

2 Scroll to 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 messages.

• My Shortcuts – applications that are

running in the background and your shortcuts. You can add, delete and change the order of shortcuts.

• Bookmarks – your Internet

bookmarks.

If you want new events to appear as pop-up text instead of in the activity menu, from standby, select } Menu

} Settings } General } } Popup.

New Events

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Shut down menu

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

To open the shut down menu

Press and select a menu item.

% 43 Profiles.

File Manager

Files such as pictures, videos, sounds, themes, games and applications are saved in folders in the phone memory. If you have inserted a memory card, you can save the files on the memory card. Unrecognized files are saved in the Other folder.

File manager menu tabs

The file manager is divided into three tabs, and icons indicate where the files are saved.

• All Files – all content in the phone and

on the memory card.

• On Memory Stick – all content on the

memory card.

• In Phone – all content in the phone

memory.

File information

If a file is protected, you may not be able to copy or send it. View file information by highlighting the file

} More } Information.

To move or copy a file

1 From standby, select } Menu } File

Manager. Select a folder and scroll

to a file } More } Manage Files.

2 Select Move or Copy. 3 } Memory Stick or } Phone memory. 4 Select a folder or } New Folder name

the folder } OK.

5 } Paste.

To select several files

1 From standby, select } Menu } File

Manager. Select a folder and scroll

to 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.

Formatting the memory card

Format a memory card to clear it, or if it has been corrupted.

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To format the memory card

From standby, select } Menu } File

Manager } More } Format M.S. } Yes and enter your phone lock

code. For more information

% 46 Phone Lock.

Transferring files

For more information

% 42 Transferring Files.

Languages

Select the language to use in the phone menus or when writing text.

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.

To select writing languages

• From standby, select } Menu } Settings } General } Language } Writing Language, scroll to an

option.

• } Mark to select languages } Save.

Entering Letters

Scroll to a function where text input is possible, for example, from standby, select } Menu } Messaging } Write

New } Text Message.

To enter letters using multitap text input

• Press – until the desired

character appears.

• Press to shift between capitals

and lower case letters.

• Press and hold - to enter

numbers.

• 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.

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.

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To enter letters using T9 Text Input

• For example, if you want to write

the word “Jane”, press , ,

• If the word shown is not the one you

want, press alternative words. To accept and add a space, press . To accept a word without adding a space, press .

• Continue writing your message. To

enter punctuation marks, press and then or repeatedly.

To add words to the T9 Text Input dictionary

• While entering letters } More } Spell Word.

• Edit the word by using multitap input.

Navigate between the letters with and . 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 will appear as one of the alternative words.

or repeatedly to view

To select another writing method

Before, or while entering letters, press and hold to select another writing method.

Options when entering letters

} More to view options when

entering letters.

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Calling

Making and Receiving Calls

Turn on the phone and make sure that you are within range of a network

% 5 To turn the phone on and off.

If your subscription includes the Calling Line Identification service and the caller’s number is identified, the number is displayed. If the number is saved in Contacts, the name, number, and picture are displayed. If the number is a restricted number,

Withheld is displayed.

To make a call

Enter a phone number (with international country code and area code, if applicable) } Call to make the call. } 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

Open your phone or } Answer if your phone is already open.

To reject a call

Close your phone } Busy or press the volume button twice.

To change the ear speaker volume

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

To turn off the microphone

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

To select more options during a call

} More and select an option.

Missed calls

A missed call appears in the Activity menu if New Events is set to Activity

% 10 Activity menu. } Call to

call the missed number.

If New Events is set to Popup, Missed

calls: appears. } Yes to view the

missed calls or } No to view it later.

Call list

Information about the last calls is saved in the call list.

To call a number from the call list

From standby, select } Calls and select a tab. Scroll to the name or number to call } Call.

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To add a call list number to contacts

1 From standby, select } Calls and

select a tab. Scroll to the number you want to add } More } Save Number.

2 Select a contact to add the number to

or } New Contact.

Emergency Calls

Your phone supports international emergency numbers such as 112 and

911. Use them to make an emergency call in any country, with or without a SIM card in the phone, if a GSM network is in range.

In some countries, other emergency numbers may also be promoted. Your service provider may have saved additional local emergency numbers on your SIM card.

To make an emergency call

Enter, for example, 112 } Call.

To view your local emergency numbers

From standby, select } Menu

} Contacts } Options } Special Numbers } Emergency Nos.

Contacts

Phone Contacts contain detailed

information saved in the phone memory. SIM Contacts contain names and numbers saved on the SIM card.

To select default contacts

1 From standby, select } Menu

} Contacts } Options } Advanced } Default Contacts.

2 } Phone Contacts or SIM Contacts.

To add a contact

1 From standby, select } Menu

} Contacts } New Contact } Add.

2 } Name: } Add enter the name } OK. 3 } New Number: } Add enter the

number } OK.

4 For phone contacts only, select a

number type. Scroll between tabs and select fields to enter more information. To enter symbols such as @ } More

} Add Symbol and select the symbol } Insert. To save the contact } Save.

Enter the + sign and country code with all numbers.

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To add a picture or a ringtone to a contact

1 From standby, select } Menu

} Contacts and select the contact } More } Edit Contact.

2 Select the relevant tab, then } Picture

or Ringtone } Add. Select a file and

} Save.

To set the default number for a contact

To set the phone number to be displayed first for a contact, from standby, select } Menu } Contacts and scroll to the contact } More

} Default Number and select a

number.

To add your own business card

From standby, select } Menu

} Contacts } Options } My Business Card and enter the information for

your business card } Save.

To send your business card

From standby, select } Menu

} Contacts } Options } My Business Card } Send My Card.

To call a phone contact

From standby, select } Menu

} Contacts. Enter the first letters

of the contact you want to call. Use

or to select a number } Call.

To call a SIM contact

• If SIM Contacts is default } Contacts

select a name and number from the list } Call.

• If Phone Contacts is default, from

standby, select } Menu } Contacts

} Options } SIM Contacts select a

name and number from the list } Call.

Managing contacts

Copy contacts to and from the phone memory and the SIM card.

To copy names and numbers to the SIM card

1 From standby, select } Menu

} Contacts } Options } Advanced } Copy to SIM.

2 } Copy All or Copy a Number.

When you copy all contacts from the phone to the SIM card, all existing SIM card information is replaced.

To copy SIM contacts to phone contacts

1 From standby, select } Menu

} Contacts } Options } Advanced } Copy from SIM.

2 } Copy All or Copy a Number.

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To automatically save to the SIM card

1 From standby, select } Menu

} Contacts } Options } Advanced } Auto Save on SIM.

2 } On.

To back up contacts on memory card

From standby, select } Menu

} Contacts } Options } Advanced } Back Up To M.S. } Yes.

To restore contacts from memory card

From standby, select } Menu

} Contacts } Options } Advanced } Restore From M.S. } Yes } Yes.

To send contacts

• To send a selected contact } More

} Send Contact and select a transfer

method.

• To send all contacts, from standby,

select } Menu } Contacts } Options

} Advanced } Send All Contacts.

To edit a phone contact

1 From standby, select }

} Contacts and select a contact } More } Edit Contact.

2 Select a tab and edit the information

} Save.

To edit a SIM contact

1 If SIM Contacts is default, from

standby, select } Menu } Contacts or if Phone Contacts is default

} Menu } Contacts } Options } SIM Contacts.

2 Select the name and number to edit. 3 } More } Edit Contact and edit the

name and number.

To delete contacts

• To delete a selected contact,

press .

• To delete all contacts, from standby,

select } Menu } Contacts } Options

} Advanced } Delete All Contacts } Yes and } Yes. Names and numbers

on the SIM card are not deleted.

To check the memory status

From standby, select } Menu

} Contacts } Options } Advanced } Memory Status.

The number of entries you can save in the phone or on the SIM card depends on the available memory.

Synchronizing contacts

For more information see www.sonyericsson.com/support.

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Speed dialing

Save numbers in positions 1-9 in your phone to access them easily.

To set or replace speed dialing numbers

1 From standby, select } Menu

} Contacts } Options } Speed Dial.

2 Scroll to a position } Add or Replace

and select a phone number.

To speed dial

From standby, enter a speed dial number (1-9) } Call.

Voicemail

If your subscription includes an answering service, callers can leave a voice message when you cannot answer a call.

To enter your voicemail number

Press and hold } Yes enter the number } OK. You get the number from your service provider.

To call your voicemail service

If you have entered your voicemail number, press and hold .

To check your voicemail number

From standby, select } Menu

} Messaging } Settings } Voicemail Number.

Voice Control

Manage calls with your voice by creating voice commands to:

• Voice dial – call someone by saying

their name.

• Activate voice control by saying a

“magic word”.

• Answer and reject calls when using

a handsfree.

Before voice dialing

Activate the voice dialing function and record your voice commands. An icon appears next to a phone number that has a voice command.

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