GSM 850/1800/1900
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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 phone.
Your phone has the capability to download,
store and forward additional content, for example
ringtones. The use of such content may be restricted
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of any additional content, please verify that your
intended use is properly licensed or is otherwise
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the accuracy, integrity or quality of any additional
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other third party content.
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U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,818,437, 5,953,541, 5,187,480,
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Instruction Symbols
The following appear in the User guide.
Note
Tip
Warning
A service or function is network-
or subscription-dependent.
Contact your network operator
for details.
> Use a selection or navigation
key to scroll and select. See
Navigation on page 13.
Press the navigation key center.
Press the navigation key up.
Press the navigation key down.
Press the navigation key left.
Press the navigation key right.
1 Press and hold down .
2 Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested.
3 Select a language.
4 Select Yes to use the setup wizard.
If you make a mistake when you enter
your PIN, you can press to delete
numbers from the screen.
SIM card
The SIM (Subscriber Identity Module)
card, which you get from your network
operator, contains information about
your subscription. Always turn off your
phone and detach the charger before
you insert or remove the SIM card.
You can save contacts on the SIM card
before you remove it from your phone.
See To copy names and numbers to the
SIM card on page 21.
PIN
You may need a PIN (Personal
Identification Number) to activate the
services in your phone. Your PIN is
supplied by your network operator.
Each PIN digit appears as *, unless it
starts with emergency number digits,
for example, 112 or 911. You can
see and call an emergency number
without entering a PIN.
To delete numbers from the display
• Press .
If you enter the wrong PIN three times in
a row, PIN Blocked appears. To unblock
it, you need to enter your PUK (Personal
Unblocking Key). See SIM card lock on
page 58.
Startup screen
The startup screen appears when
you turn your phone on. See Using pictures on page 38.
After you have turned your phone
on and entered your PIN, the name
of the network operator appears on
the screen. This is called standby.
Making and Receiving Calls
You must turn on your phone and
be within range of a network.
To make a call
1 From standby enter a phone number
(with international country code and
area code, if applicable).
2 Select Call.
To answer a call
• Select Answer.
To reject a call
• Select Busy.
Help in your Phone
Help and information is available in your
phone at any time. See Navigation on
page 13.
To use the setup wizard
1 From standby select Menu > Settings
>the General tab > Setup Wizard.
2 Select an option.
To view information about functions
• Scroll to a function and select Info,
if available. In some cases, Info
appears under More.
To view the phone demonstration
• From standby select Menu
> Entertainment > Demo Tour.
Settings download
You can download settings to your
phone. These settings let you use
functionality that require Internet
accounts, for example, picture
messaging and email.
To download settings
• From standby select Menu > Settings
>the General tab > Setup Wizard
> Settings Download.
Profiles
Time & Date
Language
Update Service
Gesture control
New Events
Shortcuts
Security
Setup Wizard
Phone Status
Master Reset
* Some menus are operator-, network- and subscription-dependent.
** You can use the navigation key to scroll between tabs in submenus. For more information,
see Navigation on page 13.
Sounds & Alerts
Ring Volume
Ringtone
Silent Mode
Increasing Ring
Vibrating Alert
Message Alert
Key Sound
Display
Wallpaper
Themes
Startup Screen
Screen Saver
Brightness
Edit Line Names*
Calls
Speed Dial
Forward Calls
Switch to Line 2*
Manage Calls
Time & Cost*
Show/Hide My No.
Handsfree
Open to Answer
Connectivity
Bluetooth
USB Connection
Synchronization
Device Mgmt.
Mobile Networks
Data Comm.
Internet Settings
Accessories
- Press and hold down a number key to reach a contact beginning
- Press a number key and select Call to speed dial
Shortcuts
You can use keypad shortcuts to go
directly to a menu. Menu numbering
starts from the top left icon and moves
across and then down row by row.
with a specific letter
Press to turn off the ringtone when you receive a call.
Press and hold down to set the phone to silent. The alarm signals
even if your phone is set to silent
Press to change letter case when writing a message.
Press and hold down to toggle T9™ Text Input on and off when
writing a message
View status information in standby.
Increase the volume during a call.
Increase brightness when you use the camera.
Press twice to reject a call
Decrease the volume during a call.
Decrease brightness when you use the camera
2 Scroll to an option and select Edit.
3 Scroll to a menu option and select
Shortcut.
Activity Menu
The activity menu gives you fast access
to certain functions.
To open the activity menu
• Press .
Activity menu tabs
• New Events – view missed calls and
new messages. These can also be
set to appear as pop-up texts.
• Running Apps – applications that
are running in the background.
• My Shortcuts – add your favorite
functions to access them quickly.
• Internet – your Internet bookmarks.
To select pop-up texts
• From standby select Menu > Settings
>the General tab > New Events
> Popup.
File Manager
You can use the file manager to
handle items saved in the phone
memory or on a memory card.
You may have to purchase a memory
card separately.
Memory card
Your phone supports Memory Stick
Micro™ (M2™) memory card adding
more storage space to your phone.
It can also be used as a portable
memory card with other compatible
devices.
You can move and copy files
between your phone, a computer
and a memory card. Files are saved
on the memory card first and then
in the phone memory. Unrecognized
files are saved in the Other folder.
You can create subfolders to move
or copy files to. When you handle
files, you can select more than one
or all the files in a folder at the same
time for all items except Games and
Applications.
If the memory is full, delete some
content to create space.
File manager tabs
The file manager is divided into three
tabs, and icons indicate where the
files are saved.
• All Files – all content in the phone
memory and on a memory card.
• On Memory Stick – all content on
a memory card.
• In Phone – all content in the phone
memory.
To view information about files
1 From standby select Menu > File
Manager.
2 Scroll to a folder and select Open.
3 Scroll to a file and select More
> Information.
To move a file in the file manager
1 From standby select Menu > File
Manager.
2 Scroll to a folder and select Open.
3 Scroll to a file and select More
> Manage File > Move.
4 Select an option.
To select more than one file in
afolder
1 From standby select Menu > File
Manager.
2 Scroll to a folder and select Open.
3 Select More
4 Select Mark to mark the files.
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
•
From standby enter 112 (the international
emergency number) and select
To view your local emergency numbers
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Select More > Options > Special
Numbers > Emergency Nos.
Contacts
You can save names, phone numbers
and personal information in Contacts.
Information can be saved in the phone
memory or on the SIM card.
Default contact
You can choose which contact
information – Phone Contacts or
SIM Contacts – is shown as default.
If Phone Contacts is selected as
default, your contacts show all the
information saved in Contacts. If you
select SIM Contacts as default, your
contacts show names and numbers
saved on the SIM card.
Call
.
To select default contacts
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to New Contact and select
Options > Advanced > Default
Contacts.
3 Select an option.
Phone contacts
Phone contacts can contain names,
phone numbers and personal
information. They are saved in
the phone memory.
To add a phone contact
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to New Contact and select Add.
3 Enter the name and select OK.
4 Enter the number and select OK.
5 Select a number option.
6 Scroll between tabs and select the
fields to add information.
7 Select Save.
To add an item to a phone contact
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to a contact and select More
> Edit Contact.
3 Scroll between the tabs and select
Add.
4 Select an option and an item to add.
5 Select Save.
If your subscription supports Calling Line
Identification (CLI) service, you can
assign personal ringtones to contacts.
To copy names and numbers to the
SIM card
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Select More > Options > Advanced
> Copy to SIM.
3 Select an option.
When you copy all contacts from your
phone to the SIM card, all existing SIM
card information is replaced.
To call a phone contact
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to a contact and select Call.
To go directly to a contact, from standby
press – . See Speed Dial on
page 23.
To call a SIM contact from phone
contacts
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts
> More > Options > SIM Contacts.
2 Scroll to a contact and select Call.
To automatically save names and
phone numbers on the SIM card
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Select More > Options > Advanced
> Auto Save on SIM.
3 Select an option.
SIM contacts
SIM contacts can contain names and
numbers only. They are saved on the
SIM card.
To add a SIM contact
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to New Contact and select Add.
3 Enter the name and select OK.
4 Enter the number and select OK.
5 Select a number option and add more
information, if available.
6
Select Save.
To copy names and numbers to
phone contacts
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Select More > Options > Advanced
> Copy from SIM.
3 Select an option.
To call a SIM contact
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to a contact and select Call.
Deleting contacts
To delete a contact
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to a contact and press .
To delete all phone contacts
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Select More > Options > Advanced