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Sony Ericsson P900 User Manual

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  • Page 1 P900 User Guide...
  • Page 2 Letters Accented letters Lowercase letters are written below the arrow and uppercase Write the character as described above, then write the accent letters in line with the arrow. above the arrow. Other such characters, for example, ö and ü, follow the same principle. «...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Hints and smart functions ..........46 Care instructions ............... 12 Preferences............... 50 First time startup............... 13 EDIA Turning your P900 on and off .......... 13 Importing phone book entries........... 13 CommuniCorder............56 Operational modes............14 Recording video clips ............56 Flip closed mode ..............
  • Page 4 Music player............... 69 Calendar ..............102 Playing sound files............69 Creating calendar entries..........102 Managing sound files............70 Managing calendar entries ..........103 Sending and receiving calendar entries......104 Internet ............... 73 Preferences ..............104 Using the browser view ............ 74 Tasks ................
  • Page 5 Online services ............121 Alarm tones and sound notification ....... 138 DVANCED UNCTIONS Control panel............139 PC Suite and multimedia for P900 ......122 The Device tab PC Suite for P900 ............122 Application shortcuts ............. 139 Multimedia for P900............123 Display ................
  • Page 6 Automatically set up service provider and messaging ... 164 Manually set up the service provider......164 Manually set up Messaging ..........165 Setting up WAP accounts ..........166 Using your P900 as a modem ......... 166 GPRS - connection information........168...
  • Page 7 Under no This product contains software copyright © Beatnik, Inc. circumstances will Sony Ericsson be liable in any way for your improper use of 1996-2002. additional content or other third party content.

  • Page 8: Overview

    VERVIEW Introduction For ease of reference, the ‘Getting to know your P900’ chapter The P900 can be used as a corporate phone with Ericsson ® ® provides a quick overview of the main functions of the phone, MD110 and Business Phone exchanges.

  • Page 9: Getting To Know Your P900

    Note If your package does not include all the listed items above, please contact your retailer. Note Before you can use your P900, you must insert the SIM card, and insert and charge the battery. Always detach the charger before inserting or removing the SIM card.

  • Page 10: P900 Overview

    E Connector for accessories and charger E CommuniCorder activation and shutter release F Connector for stereo headset F Internet button for activation of the browser G Jog Dial G Slot for Sony Memory Stick Duo H Infrared port On/Off button Getting to know your P900...

  • Page 11: Sim Card

    SIM card Battery When you register as a subscriber Before using your P900 for the first time, charge the battery with a network operator, you receive a provided for at least 4 hours. Use the supplied charger. See SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) ‘Charging the battery’...

  • Page 12: Care Instructions

    However, using your P900 while charging increases the charging time. 4. Wait approximately 4 hours or until the battery meter on the screen is full and the indicator on the top of the P900 shows a To charge the battery steady green light.

  • Page 13: First Time Startup

    Bluetooth functions are switched Flight mode off, but you can still use the other functions. Set your P900 to Please read ‘Guidelines for safe and efficient use’ on page 174 in locations where the use of cellphones is Flight mode before you start using your P900.

  • Page 14: Operational Modes

    When the Flip is removed, the P900 works in Flip open operational mode. Operational modes Note Turn off the P900 before you remove the flip to avoid damaging your phone. The P900 works in different operational modes:...

  • Page 15: Flip Closed Mode

    The standby view shows shortcuts to the most commonly used Dial backward. applications. Choose which shortcuts you want to use in Options menu standby. See ‘Personalizing your P900’ on page 136. Press or press Jog Dial forward to open the standby Selecting and starting applications options menu to get access to keylock, battery status, missed Rotate Jog Dial to select an application.

  • Page 16: Flip Open Mode

    File manager Remote Sync Flip removed Online services Demo You can use your P900 without the physical Flip. When the Flip GPRS data log Chess is removed, the P900 works in Flip open mode. Solitaire To remove and attach the Flip, refer to the separate instructions.

  • Page 17: Screen Areas

    End call temporary indicators such as missed calls and unread Sony Ericsson messages. Sony Ericsson P900 F Title bar Displays the name of the active application. Getting to know your P900...

  • Page 18: Jog Dial

    Press Jog Dial (forward) Flip closed: brings up the Options menu. Press and hold takes you to the Applications list. Flip open: toggles the Application, Edit and Category menus. Press and hold takes you to the Application launcher. Getting to know your P900...

  • Page 19: Keypad Functions

    • Pause/play the ringtone when the Music player is • Press and hold digits 1 to 9 to open Contacts. open. • Press and hold to put the P900 into silent mode, when in the standby view. P T I O N S •...

  • Page 20: Indicators And Status Bar Icons

    Magic word Infrared on Keyboard GPRS active Multimedia volume GPRS data transfer in progress Speakerphone Ongoing data call Muted microphone Ongoing call Silent mode Missed call Home network Forward all calls notification Voicemail notification Calls screened Getting to know your P900...

  • Page 21: Memory Stick® Duo

    ® Memory Stick Duo™ The Memory Stick Duo supplied with the P900 may or may not be a version that contains the lock function. Remember, you can The Memory Stick Duo provides a convenient way of increasing overwrite existing files without the lock function.
  • Page 22 Reformatting a Memory Stick Duo Other devices must access the same folder structure to interact with the P900 files. If you are using a PC, this is easily done by If you need to reformat a Memory Stick Duo, select Control browsing to the required folder on the Memory Stick.

  • Page 23: Connecting The Accessories

    Connecting the accessories A The travel charger is connected to the desk stand or to the P900. Note The design of the charger varies according to the market. B The USB connector from the desk stand is connected to a PC.

  • Page 24: Services

    The Demo application can be launched also when the P900 is Applications - overview started without a SIM card inserted. When the P900 asks you to insert the SIM card, just press OK. If the Flip is closed, open it.
  • Page 25 You can stream video and audio from the Web Tasks Keeps track of your tasks. Set due date, alarm, priority, and so on, for all your tasks and let your P900 remind you in time. Getting to know your P900...
  • Page 26 P900. server. Remote Sync works equally well over CSD or HSCSD. Note Settings for Flight mode and P900 locks are located under Online services Control panel > Device Your service provider may offer different services, for example, weather forecasts, financial information or newsletters.

  • Page 27: General Functions

    If you rename the disk (see ‘Renaming a Memory Stick Duo’ on As you may notice, if you connect your P900 to a PC and view page 21), the divider will show the new name.

  • Page 28: Managing Your Files

    • To a new folder. Tap , enter a folder and select a Name organization of media, both in the P900 and on the Memory from the list Location Done Stick Duo. See ‘File manager’ on page 119. • To a folder.

  • Page 29: Sending And Receiving Items

    Complete the message and tap Send You can sort the files you have stored in your P900. By sorting • Infrared: align the infrared port of the P900 with the infrared your files, you choose in which order you want the files to be port of the other device.

  • Page 30: Getting Help

    Methods for storing data In many dialog boxes you can select the Help icon in the Your P900 can store data in different ways: upper right corner. • Internal memory. Up to 16 MB of capacity for storing pictures, messages, music, applications, and so on, depending on applications in use.

  • Page 31: Entering Text

    The following example shows how to start writing a text. each new text edit field. To enter letters using T9 text input • 123 – numeric entry only 1. Select, for example, Messaging > Create SMS Getting to know your P900...

  • Page 32: Entering Text With The Flip Open

    4. Continue writing your message. Press to enter a full stop. To enter other punctuation marks, press and use Jog Dial. If you press and select when writing, you get a Text options list of options: Getting to know your P900...
  • Page 33 When copying or cutting, the text must Copy Paste. Note Most letters can be written using different stroke styles. be selected first. See the tables below. The style does not determine case. The position on the screen decides case. Getting to know your P900...
  • Page 34 « Note Start each stroke at the dotted end. Numbers Numbers are written above the arrow. & " Note Start each stroke at the dotted end. Note Start each stroke at the dotted end. Getting to know your P900...

  • Page 35: P900 Locks

    Your PIN (Personal Identification Number) code consists of four The PIN2 lock cannot be deactivated. The code can be changed to eight digits. If you activate the SIM card lock, the P900 will by a user who knows the old code.

  • Page 36: Change Code

    P900 will be unprotected after Power on, until the screen saver before you can use it. This means that if someone steals your goes on. P900 and puts another SIM card into it, they will not be able to use it. Change code...

  • Page 37: Screen Lock

    Screen lock This option locks the screen of your P900. This is to protect the device if the screen is accidentally pressed in Flip open mode or with the Flip removed. When this setting is active, the screen will automatically become locked after a period of inactivity.

  • Page 38: Phone

    Enter the phone number on the keypad and press Jog Dial or Calendar and Jotter while talking. press • Flight mode, which enables the P900 to be used as a PDA in • Press to delete a typed character. Press and hold situations where radio transmitters may not be used.
  • Page 39 Show my number 2. Press Jog Dial or If a call is not successfully connected, the P900 can be set to 3. Scroll the list by rotating Jog Dial and select an entry. automatically retry to connect the call. When a retry is 4.
  • Page 40 When you receive a call, the name of the caller is displayed if You can use voice control when the P900 is handheld, used with the calling party is in Contacts. If there is an associated picture, a hands-free set (car or portable), or with a Bluetooth wireless it is also shown in a small or large version.

  • Page 41: Call Handling With The Flip Open

    Options during or after a call • – You can use the P900 as a Speakerphone On/Off speakerphone. See ‘Speakerphone’ on page 46. Use Jog Dial to change the phone volume during a call. • – Open another application, and, for example,...
  • Page 42 If a call is not successfully connected, the P900 can be set to To make a call using the Contact list automatically retry to connect the call. When a retry is 1. Select in the application picker. successful, the P900 alerts you with a single ringtone.
  • Page 43 – All audible ringtones are turned off. Silent mode Options during or after a call • – Activate the P900 as a speakerphone. Speakerphone There are several options available, depending on the situation. • – Turn the microphone on or off.

  • Page 44: Handling Two Or More Calls

    Handling two or more calls – – Switch between the active and held call. Switch calls – – Join the two calls for a conference call. Join calls During a call, you can make a second call, or answer an –...

  • Page 45: Call List And Call Log

    Tap a party in the list to get the following options: Tip With the Flip closed you can press once to view the call list. Press twice to call the last number used in the P900. • – Make the selected party the active call, the rest of Extract the parties are put on hold.

  • Page 46: Hints And Smart Functions

    This lets you continue the number. The names, numbers and pictures shown in the Speed conversation while using other functions of the P900. dial view are derived from the Contacts application, see ‘Contacts’ on page 95. If the contact has a picture stored then Close the Flip or tap to switch off the speakerphone.
  • Page 47 You can set a ‘Power menu’ to ask you if you want to start the The P900 provides different ways of sending tones during a call: P900 in normal mode or flight mode each time you turn on the P900. See ‘Flight mode’ on page 140 on how to activate this •...
  • Page 48 +4613244500 p1#1234567890 p10#0#34#56789 (w) Once your call to the You can still make normal calls with the P900 in TTY mode, but p30#1234#56 (w) service has been other accessories such as hands-free will not work properly.
  • Page 49 2 phone, by clicking the PBX status bar icon and set the calling card to Off. Corporate phone services in P900 The P900 can be used as a corporate phone in an Ericsson ® ® MD110 or Business Phone PBX, if this is equipped for mobile extensions.

  • Page 50: Preferences

    Speak a ‘magic word’ and then the name of the person you want Your PBX administrator controls call routing, feature buttons to call, and the P900 attempts to call the person. Instead of the and commands in your phone via the settings file.

  • Page 51: Add To Contacts

    Magic word Answer Busy Record Specify how to manage calls when the P900 is used with a 2. Speak the magic word, the answer command or the busy hands-free kit connected. command after the tone. • – Select the option you want.

  • Page 52: Forward Calls

    – You will be alerted by incoming calls. Tip Normally the data/fax options should not be changed. • – The P900 sends a busy signal to the calling party. Accepted callers You can specify who should be able to call you. All other callers will be rejected.

  • Page 53: Restrict Calls

    Restrict calls Calling cards You can set restrictions for calls made from or to your P900. Calling cards are used together with some phone services. These You can, for example, prevent it from being used for long- settings specify how P900 handles calling cards. Most Calling distance calls.
  • Page 54 Some international calling card services instruct their users to 6. Activate the card by setting the Calling Card Mode to either select a language by pressing a digit. When using the P900 Always use calling card Prompt before call...

  • Page 55: Als Settings

    When the credit runs out, is displayed and ongoing, To set the line tags Credit expired chargeable calls are stopped. 1. Select the dialog. ALS settings Please refer to the onboard help for detailed information about 2. Edit the names for line 1 and 2. Call meter settings.

  • Page 56: Media

    P900 and the Web. Recording video clips The pictures in your P900 can be set as wallpaper or they can be You can record a video clip with the Flip open as well as closed. added to the contacts in your phone book. See ‘Personalizing your P900’...
  • Page 57 Delay timer By default, the video clips you record are stored internally in the folder. Tap the folder menu to the right in the menu bar to Unfiled The CommuniCorder has a delay timer with a delay of 1-25 change the storage location to another location, for example, on seconds.

  • Page 58: Taking Pictures

    Taking pictures To view the last picture 1. Select CommuniCorder > View picture You can take a picture with the Flip open as well as closed. 2. Select to return. Done To take a picture To delete the last picture 1.

  • Page 59: Camera Settings

    In this dialog box, you can also set the picture freeze time. This Note Depending on the mode you are using, some settings may specifies the time the picture stays unchanged on the screen after be fixed (and not user-adjustable). you have taken it.
  • Page 60 To restore the default CommuniCorder preferences 1. Tap CommuniCorder > Preferences 2. Tap Default 3. Tap CommuniCorder...

  • Page 61: Pictures And Image Editor

    P900. from your PC via a cable. Your P900 supports JPEG, GIF, PNG, WBMP and BMP picture formats. In the Image editor, you can Tip To take a new picture, tap...
  • Page 62 Tip Use the function to organize your pictures. Read • Tap and drag the zoomed picture to view specific details in Folder more about organizing files in ‘Folders’ on page 27. the picture. • Tap to zoom out. At the bottom of the screen, you can see the picture information, for example, the size of the picture and the date the picture was •...

  • Page 63: Image Editor

    Editing pictures To copy, delete or move multiple pictures • In the thumbnail and list views, select the pictures you want Editing is controlled from the toolbar below the picture. Tapping to delete, move or copy, by selecting the checkboxes beside the tool icons will bring up a palette with choices: the picture names.
  • Page 64 You can exchange pictures between your P900 and Sony Image 3. Enter the text in the text field. Station on the Web. Use the browser in your P900 to go to the 4. If required, change the text properties, using the choices on relevant Web site and sign up: the text, style and colors tabs.

  • Page 65: Video Player

    At the bottom of the screen, You do not have to download a complete video clip to be able to you can see how many video clips you have saved in your P900. view it. You can use the streaming function and view the video clip from the Web site where it is located.

  • Page 66: Managing Video Clips

    Edit video clips. Only the video move or copy, by selecting the checkboxes beside the picture Diving in the ocean clips saved in your P900 or names. Then select the command you want. Video > on the Memory Stick Duo •...

  • Page 67: Streaming

    When you play video clips you have received via email or from the beginning as the rest of the packets are sent. The short multimedia messaging, or downloaded to your P900 from the delay at the start is to enable a small amount of data to be Web, the viewer detail view is automatically launched.

  • Page 68: Preferences

    > Done 1. Open Internet and browse to the site where the service is. When you download a video clip to your P900, it is saved in the 2. Select the item you want to play, for example a video.

  • Page 69: Music Player

    You can download If you launch another application, the music will still play. If this tracks to your P900 from a PC, the Web or a Memory Stick Duo, application requires dedicated audio, playback will be paused.

  • Page 70: Managing Sound Files

    Use the Song for you view, and allow you to play Song for you slider to move forward and Sony Ericsson theme and manage that file. Sony Ericsson theme backward in the track. Select Standing Still...
  • Page 71 Detail view To delete a track from the P900 1. Select Music > Delete track The detail view is intended for managing one file at a time. Tap a filename to open the detail view. You can also play and pause 2.
  • Page 72 When you receive sound files in other applications, such as email and multimedia messages, you activate the viewer in your P900. From the viewer, you can then save the sound file to your P900. To save a track from another application 1.

  • Page 73: Internet

    You can save bookmarks to viewed pages, to be able to access Note If required, you must enter your username and password them easily. You can also save pages in the P900 for offline to log into your Internet account.

  • Page 74: Using The Browser View

    Using the browser view Browser view options • Internet menu The P900 can display – – Enter the URL, or select from the drop-down Open page the Web page in normal list. 0:03 view or full-screen – – Enter the name of the bookmark and Add to bookmarks view.
  • Page 75 Scroll up and down • Loaded picture (with or without link) and drag it up or down. – – Save the picture in the P900. Save image – – Tap the handle at the bottom of the Scroll left and right –...
  • Page 76 – – Send an SMS message according to the link. To save a page for offline browsing New SMS – – Send an MMS message according to the link. New MMS 1. Select Internet > Save page – – Create a contact with the link information. New contact 2.

  • Page 77: Using The Bookmark View

    User authentication request 3. Select the tab to view information on the Connection connection. Whenever a user authentication is requested, you have the possibility either to select a certificate and confirm the user 4. Select the Certificates button to view the information on: authentication, to select to continue anonymously or to cancel –...
  • Page 78 (business, personal and so on). To delete several bookmarks 1. Select the checkbox of the bookmarks to delete. The contents in the Folders menu can change depending on the pages and bookmarks stored in the P900. 2. Select Internet > Delete. 3. Select to confirm.

  • Page 79: Preferences

    The accounts will the pages up and down. Otherwise you can use Jog Dial. then be set up automatically on your P900. To guarantee the – Select whether images should be loaded. If images are not integrity of the settings, a PIN may be used.
  • Page 80 Advanced settings – Select whether you want to be able to receive messages from your WAP service provider. – Select whether you want to automatically open the URL in WAP Push messages. – Select whether you want to remove out-of-date messages automatically.

  • Page 81: Games

    The square where it is standing is now marked with a Chess triangle. You can play Chess against the P900, or against another P900 2. Select the square you want to move the piece to, and the user via SMS.

  • Page 82: Play Solitaire

    Points are awarded for playing pile cards and bonus points are The game will either start with a new game or with the layout awarded for unbroken, ascending or descending runs of four or for an earlier, interrupted game. (The game data are saved on more rank cards.

  • Page 83: Business

    Messaging accounts ringtones. on your P900. Email messages. Your P900’s mail client supports POP3 You can have any number of email accounts - a typical and IMAP4 mail servers, MIME attachments and configuration will be one business and one personal account.

  • Page 84: Folders In Messaging

    PC after your Outbox required information to create an account automatically on your next synchronization. P900. You can also use the Web configurator on www.SonyEricsson.com. Received auto-configuration messages Draft are stored in the inbox.

  • Page 85: The Accounts In Messaging

    The delivery report arrives on your • Tap to insert a sound. The last used sounds appear. P900 as a text message. – Tap to get more sounds to use. More If you leave the message before sending it, it will automatically •...

  • Page 86: Handling Multimedia Messages

    To format the text in the message using EMS features You can take a picture with the CommuniCorder and send it as a multimedia message using the command from Pictures. Send as 1. Highlight the text you want to format. Multimedia messages can be sent to a phone or an email 2.

  • Page 87: Creating And Sending Multimedia Messages

    To forward an MMS 2. From the dialog, tap the name of the template Select template you want and tap . The template will open a blank Select Blank 1. Open the message. message. 2. From the menu, select Message Forward 3.
  • Page 88 Editing multimedia messages To enter the recipient’s phone number 1. Select the address tab. Here you can see the first page with an inserted 2. Select and select the recipient from Contacts. Chat Edit Message Edit Draft picture. Select the line beside and enter the recipient’s phone To delete, replace or edit an number or email address.

  • Page 89: Handling Emails

    3. Set the , which is the number of seconds before the – means that the multimedia message is downloaded and Start time item appears after the start of the page. The default is 0, can be read like any other message. There is no meaning show or play immediately.
  • Page 90 Jotter, Sound recorder, Pictures. If your P900 is connected to the Internet when you send an email, it will be sent immediately, and your P900 will remain To attach a Calendar entry to an email message connected to the Internet. If not, your P900 will connect to the 1.
  • Page 91 To view an attachment you need a viewer for that type of To specify a size limit for email, above which you only receive file.Your P900 comes with preinstalled viewers for Microsoft a header Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat (PDF) files. More 1.

  • Page 92: More About Messaging

    A scheduled download will fail if your P900 is engaged in a To download your emails automatically voice call. It may fail if it is connected to another ISP, that is, 1.
  • Page 93 If your service provider or network is the person who sent you the message. unavailable To save the sender’s details Sometimes a message cannot be sent because your P900 cannot On the message’s address tab, select From connect to a network. Please check that the Messaging Account and Internet Account information in the Control Panel is correct.

  • Page 94: Area Information

    When you set up a synchronization with your PC, an account for synchronized email messages is automatically created on your P900 and indicated by . You can have more than one account for synchronized emails. If you send an email as PC mail, the mail will be sent via the PC when you have synchronized your P900 with the PC.

  • Page 95: Contacts

    100) via infrared or Bluetooth wireless You can synchronize the contents in Contacts with one of the technology. PIM applications in your PC supported by the P900. See • – Search for a specific contact. Find ‘Synchronization and backup’...
  • Page 96 • – Send the active contact using infrared or Bluetooth 3. Select a contact and press the Jog Dial or press to open Send as wireless technology. the detail view for a contact. • – Delete the active contact. Delete contact To return to the list view, press •...

  • Page 97: Using Contacts With The Flip Open

    To add a contact Detail view The details for a contact. You can create a new contact using information from a recently Edit view Contact details, displayed in a way that allows you to add and change the information. received voice call or message. See also ‘Add to contacts’ on page 51.

  • Page 98: Creating And Editing Contacts

    – Select or the URL to open a Web page. To add a field to a contact – Select to send a multimedia message. 1. Select the contact. – Select to send a text message. 2. Select Edit > Edit contact. 3.
  • Page 99 3. Tap the button and record a voice command after the 2. If required, change folder. Record tone. 3. Select the required sound. 4. Tap to check the quality of the recording. Play 4. Tap to preview the sound. • To remove a voice command, select the button.

  • Page 100: Managing Contacts

    Managing contacts Note Searching is not case-sensitive and you do not have to enter an entire word to locate a matching entry. You can use to move contacts between the Contacts manager folders, send contacts as a Vcard to another device, or to delete Copying contacts to and from the SIM card them.

  • Page 101: Preferences

    To create your owner card 3. If you want a phone number to be shown next to the name in list view, select Show preferred phone number 1. Select and enter your details. Contacts > New If no preferred number has been set up for the contact, the 2.

  • Page 102: Calendar

    Location entry are shown. used before. – - Select the checkbox if you want your P900 to alert Alarm To navigate backward or forward in the current view you about the entry with a sound. Select the time and date Tap the left and right arrows on the button bar at the bottom of that appears for your settings.

  • Page 103: Managing Calendar Entries

    Managing calendar entries – - Select the checkbox to prevent the item from being Private viewed by others than yourself if you synchronize your calendar with, for example, your PC. To find a certain entry 4. Select the note page tab to write a note for this entry. 1.

  • Page 104: Sending And Receiving Calendar Entries

    To move a Calendar item to Tasks 2. Select the tab, and fill in the required details. General 1. Open the entry and select Calendar > Move to Tasks To customize the alarm settings 2. The entry is moved, not copied. 1.

  • Page 105: Tasks

    Bluetooth wireless can set a due date. technology, multimedia message or email. – – Select the checkbox if you want your P900 to alert Alarm you about the task. Select the time and date that appears Creating task entries for your settings.

  • Page 106: Managing Task Entries

    Managing task entries To restore a deleted entry Select Edit > Undo delete. To open an existing entry To delete all completed entries Select the entry in the Tasks list. In your Tasks list, select Tasks > Delete completed To mark an entry as completed Note When you delete All Completed Entries, they are deleted Select the checkbox to the left of the entry in the Tasks list.

  • Page 107: Sending And Receiving Task Entries

    If you do not set a due date for the tasks entry, the current date will be used for the new Calendar entry. If you move or copy an entry with an alarm, the alarm will also be moved to the Calendar.

  • Page 108: Jotter

    Jotter The Jotter works as a notepad where you can write notes and To edit a note while working with it draw pictures. The folders help you to separate different types of • For text, select Edit > Revert. notes. The text returns to its original state.

  • Page 109: Drawing Pictures

    Note Selecting Send as SMS sends the text only. eraser. Tap the eraser again to reactivate the pen. All jotter files (both text and drawings) are automatically stored in the P900. The list view is presented to you as soon as you start the Jotter application. Jotter...

  • Page 110: Tools

    OOLS Sound recorder In Sound recorder, you can record and listen to your own sound 2. Select and start recording after the beep. recordings. You can also send your recordings to other devices 3. Select to finish the recording. via Bluetooth wireless technology, infrared communication, email or multimedia message, and use a sound recording as a Key functions ringtone.

  • Page 111: Using Sound Recordings As Ringtones

    2. Select how you want to send the sound recording. See ‘To send an item using Send as’ on page 29 for more information. Note All other sound media on your P900 is handled via the application. You can send sound items from Music player...

  • Page 112: Calculator

    Calculator Key functions The Calculator is a standard 12-digit calculator. You can add, subtract, multiply, divide, calculate square roots and Tap once to retrieve a value from the memory and enter it percentages. It also has a memory function. into the screen. Tap twice to clear the memory.

  • Page 113: Time

    Confirm by tapping outside the time picker. standby screen. You can customize the display of times and 6. Select Done dates throughout your P900. You can set your current location and another location of your choice. It is also possible to set Format three different alarms.

  • Page 114: Specifying Workdays

    You can choose how you want the measurements and numbers Setting locations in your P900 to be displayed in all your applications. Distances can be displayed using the imperial or metric system, and Specify the country/region and city you are currently in. The different punctuation marks can be used as separators.

  • Page 115: Setting Alarms

    The alarm will go off once only, at a time more than Once Setting alarms 24 hours from now but within the next eight days. You can set up to three different alarms on your P900. You can – Within the next 24 hours. Next 24 hours choose to activate one of the preset alarms, or set a new alarm –...

  • Page 116: Viewer

    The document viewer is started, showing the detail view of the When the Flip is open Viewer has two views: document. List view An alphabetical list of files, for selecting a file to To save the document in the P900 view. 1. Select from the menu. Document > Save...

  • Page 117: Viewing Word Documents

    Viewing Word documents Viewing Excel spreadsheets To copy text from the document To copy text from the document 1. Select the text to be copied. To select all text in the 1. Select the text to be copied. To select all text in the document, select document, select Edit >...

  • Page 118: Viewing Powerpoint Presentations And Pdfs

    To show/hide the spreadsheet headings 2. To go to the previous slide in the presentation or page in the Select PDF, select Edit > Show headings. Edit > Previous slide. To navigate in the workbook 1. To go to the next sheet in the workbook, select Edit >...

  • Page 119: File Manager

    From the file manager, it is possible to reach the Control Panel File manager, delete files and folders on the P900. You can also add folders, Storage Manager, see ‘Storage manager’ on page 160. You can send files and rename and format the Memory Stick Duo.
  • Page 120 To delete one or more folders or files Note Only empty folders can be deleted. 1. Select the folders or files to delete. 2. Select File > Delete 3. Tap Delete To change properties for one or more folders or files 1.

  • Page 121: Online Services

    This function is network- or subscription-dependent. Online services provides a mechanism that allows applications that exist on the SIM to interact and operate with the P900. It may provide services ranging from weather forecasts to the latest stock price information.

  • Page 122: Advanced Functions

    Installation of the PC Suite for P900 programs can be used with Windows ME, PC Suite for P900 CD delivered with your P900 contains a set PC Suite for P900 98, 2000 and XP. of useful applications to install applications and manage your...

  • Page 123: Multimedia For P900

    Multimedia for P900 CD contains a number of applications Multimedia for P900 and files to be installed in, or downloaded to, your P900 and used together with its applications. • Games. • Audio files. • Pictures. • Video clips. • MMS templates.

  • Page 124: Installing Applications

    Installing applications It is possible to install new applications in your P900. These at their own risk. Product failures caused by applications not applications can be obtained in several ways, for example: approved or made for Sony Ericsson will not be covered by your warranty.
  • Page 125 Program packages, for example, games, can also be downloaded system to crash and all your data will then be lost. to your P900 from the Internet or from a Memory Stick Duo. MIDP applications run in a protected environment with no...

  • Page 126: Removing Applications From Your P900

    Tip See also ‘Master reset’ on page 159 and ‘Storage manager’ on page 160 in for more options regarding removal Control Panel of applications and user data. Some removed applications could be reinstalled from the PC Suit for the P900 and the multimedia CD. Installing applications...

  • Page 127: Connecting To Other Devices

    Put your P900 in the SyncStation. A new wizard starts to help • Sending and receiving files via (infrared, Bluetooth wireless you connect your P900, if this is the first time you have done it. technology) – ‘beaming’ appears in the status area to the right on the taskbar when •...

  • Page 128: Connection Via The Infrared Port

    • Dialup networking wizard Both your P900 and the device you connect to must have their You should disable the USB cable connection in these three infrared ports activated before communication can begin.

  • Page 129: Connection Via Bluetooth Wireless Technology

    When the Bluetooth wireless technology is activated, cellphones, and exchange data. Since Bluetooth wireless appears on the screen and the left indicator on top of your P900 technology is radio-based, there is no need for a free line of flashes blue.
  • Page 130 This will make it very easy to beam information to the 4. Select the device you want your P900 to pair with, and enter desired recipient. a passcode when requested. When the passcode is accepted, the pairing process is complete;...

  • Page 131: Send And Receive

    Bluetooth share 6. If, in the future, you want to allow the headphone to connect to your P900 without your explicit approval of each You can make it possible for other users to transfer items from connection, you should select Control panel >...

  • Page 132: Synchronization And Backup

    Note If you have imported SIM phone book entries into Contacts are made in the P900 PC software (included on the PC Suite for in your P900, these entries will not be synchronized with the CD). P900 corresponding entries in your PC when synchronizing your P900 and PC.

  • Page 133: Remote Synchronization

    3. After a short time, the PC application you want to To perform the synchronization settings synchronize with might ask you to allow the P900 access to In the PC, click on in the status area to the right in the it.

  • Page 134: Backing Up Data

    P900 contents on your computer means that you have a separate copy of the contents of the P900, which can You also need to have at least one configured Internet account be restored into the P900. Backups should be made on a regular that remote sync can use to connect, see ‘Internet accounts’...

  • Page 135: Restoring Data

    Bluetooth wireless technology. To restore a backup Performing a backup 1. Turn on your P900 and connect it to the PC via a cable. 2. In the PC, click on on the PC taskbar and select To make a backup...

  • Page 136: Settings

    ETTINGS Personalizing your P900 Setting a wallpaper picture There are a number of ways you can give your P900 a personal touch and change its settings to suit your requirements. You can change the background image (wallpaper) for the standby screen in You can use Control panel >...

  • Page 137: Adding Images To Your Contacts

    PC or using a Memory Stick. Extra ringtones can page 56), though of course be found on the Multimedia for P900 CD-ROM. You can add as other images can be used. many ringtones as desired, subject only to available storage...

  • Page 138: Alarm Tones And Sound Notification

    You may change the default ringtone that is played in all other cases. To do this, see ‘Sounds and alerts’ on page 141. Note If your P900 finds that you have renamed, moved or deleted a ringtone, it will play the default instead.

  • Page 139: Control Panel

    This is the main place to go to initially set up your them. P900, and to change settings at any point thereafter. To access it, To change an application shortcut select Applications >...

  • Page 140: Flight Mode

    Use these settings to turn Flight mode on or off and also to activate the Power menu. When activated, the Power menu will ask you if you want to start the P900 in normal mode or Flight mode each time you turn on the P900. Also, when you press the On/Off button when your P900 is on, the Power menu will ask you if you want to turn off the P900, or switch to another mode.

  • Page 141: International

    Prompt me... Done Sounds and alerts International Use these settings to control sounds and alerts of your P900. Use these settings to set the locations shown in as well Time, as the units for distances, numeric separators, and how currency •...
  • Page 142 – Set the preferred sound level for handheld, Ring volume hands-free and in-car use. 1. Tap the drop-down menu. 2. Select Default Melody for the P900 default or Find Melody • – Select the checkbox to use increasing Increasing ring to select a new one.

  • Page 143: Text Input

    Text input • To send a theme, select the theme and tap Send as There are several standard ways of entering text in your P900. • To delete a theme, select the theme and tap Delete See ‘Entering text with the Flip closed’ on page 31 and ‘Entering text with the Flip open’...

  • Page 144: User Greeting

    Time &date Summertime, Your P900 can show a user greeting on the standby screen when checkboxes for the zones that currently have daylight saving you turn it on. Use this dialog to turn this function on or off. You time.

  • Page 145: The Connections Tab

    Tip You will probably find that the preset name of your P900, ONNECTIONS TAB and of devices you pair it with, are not very meaningful or easily The connections tab contains settings related to how your P900 recognizable. It is a good idea to change these names to communicates with other devices.

  • Page 146: Cable

    – Tap the button to access a list of available Select network and type of flow control required for the connection. When networks. connecting your P900 via the desk stand to a USB port on • – Tap the button to search for available networks. New search your PC, use the following (default) settings: •...

  • Page 147: Internet Accounts

    Web site address that your subscription, and billing rates from your P900 automatically uses to access the Internet. You need to set network operator may increase as you increase up an Internet account before you can: the connection speed.
  • Page 148 Username and password required checkbox, but do not enter a username and password, connection is being established, the text -GPRS you will be prompted to enter these when the P900 automatically added to the names of GPRS accounts.) connects. 3. Choose the...
  • Page 149 Internet connection. Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) supplies you with your , your , and their , which your Username Password Phone number P900 dials to connect to the Internet. If you have a High-Speed Control panel...
  • Page 150 1. Select the Enable secure access checkbox. Script As an alternative to entering your username and password To create or delete Secure Tokens on your P900, select to access the Internet, you may need to use a login script Control panel > Other >Secure tokens stored on your P900.

  • Page 151: Messaging Accounts

    , your P900 will not be connected to the GSM only GPRS network. If you choose to download email or browse the Web, your P900 will connect to GPRS only as long as is Other tab needed for the data connection.
  • Page 152 P900 uses when you use Send as You can only have one SMS (Short Message Service) to send an entry as an email directly from one of your P900 account.The settings on this tab also apply to EMS applications (Extended Message Service) messages.
  • Page 153 Email account Inbox tab settings Email account Advanced tab settings Username Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) supplies you Secure Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) will tell you Password connections with your username and password, and its whether you can use either a Secure connection Incoming server incoming server address, which identifies the...
  • Page 154 MMS tab To delete an email account 1. On the tab, select the account in the list. Email Use these settings to set up multimedia messaging: 2. Select Delete Messaging accounts MMS tab settings 3. Select Done Service center The Service center address is the URL of the server address on which your multimedia messages are stored.
  • Page 155 Your network may broadcast the area code as cell information. Delivery report requests a delivery notification from Your P900 can to display it below the network name in the Flip recipients of your messages. closed standby view. Reply with history includes the original with your reply.

  • Page 156: Wap Accounts

    Maximum channels on SIM Channel numbering is operator-dependent. Please consult The dialog displays a list of all the WAP accounts on your P900. your network operator for information. You can add a account to the list and...

  • Page 157: The Other Tab

    Open page Internet • Continue at your own risk. application and when a page is opened from another P900 The certificates on your P900 have been created and issued by application. an independent organization that ensures their authenticity. Control panel...

  • Page 158: Flip Removed

    This dialog primarily lets you rename and format any Memory • The certificate does not belong to the person who supplied it. Stick Duo that you install in your P900. Your P900 comes with • The certificate was issued incorrectly by the independent one Memory Stick Duo.

  • Page 159: Ip Security Manager

    You can restore media files and application data files from the Multimedia for P900 CD, or from the Web. Use this list of all languages stored on your P900 to change the If you want to keep installed applications, clear the Delete user language.

  • Page 160: Secure Tokens

    Internet accounts (or none, when • In , delete all entries in a specified time period by Calendar you use your P900 as a Hard Token). You can configure as many selecting in your list of entries. Calendar > Delete entries tokens as needed.

  • Page 161: Wim Pin Settings

    Note You cannot uninstall the standard applications that came Deleting or copying general files with your P900. to see lists of all stored general file types on your P900 Files and the Memory Stick Duo. You can copy files to a specified...
  • Page 162 • Enable PIN A PIN code that is enabled is requested for authorization of an operation. To proceed with the operation, you must enter the PIN code. • Disable PIN A PIN code that is disabled is not requested to authorize an operation to proceed.

  • Page 163: Getting Started With Internet And Messaging

    You will need to enter specific service provider details into your or send while connected to the Internet. Consult your P900 to set up an Internet account. It can hold the details of operator for details of your subscription. multiple service providers, for example, you may have separate •...

  • Page 164: Automatically Set Up Service Provider And Messaging

    Accepting new Internet or Messaging settings provider and messaging New configuration messages will appear in the Auto setup The easiest way to set up your P900 is automatically, through account inbox of (Configuration messages for Messaging. your service provider. email accounts will, however, be found in your SMS message inbox.)

  • Page 165: Manually Set Up Messaging

    First collect all the information you require. You can obtain this The dialog has four tabs, one for each type of messaging information from your ISP (Internet Service Provider), or if you service: are connecting to a corporate network, your information email The provider of your email service, or for a corporate services department.

  • Page 166: Setting Up Wap Accounts

    WAP service. Your P900 contains a complete GSM/GPRS modem, so you can The easiest way to set up a WAP account on your P900 is use it to connect your PC to the Internet or corporate automatically, via your service provider.
  • Page 167 To set up a GPRS or HSCSD (High-Speed Circuit-Switched and let your P900 remain in your pocket, briefcase, or even be Data) connection using the Dialup Networking Wizard placed up to 10 meters away.

  • Page 168: Gprs - Connection Information

    . Any data transfer either received or sent activates the GPRS active icon for 5 seconds. To connect using a DUN entry created by the wizard 1. If you are connecting by cable, set your P900 to cable Modem Connection information connection mode;...
  • Page 169 Session data The GPRS data log shows a list of GPRS Internet accounts. Where one account is active or suspended, the relevant status When the connection is deactivated, for example when the icon is displayed to the left of the account. current Internet account is disconnected, the total data sent and received in the last session is displayed.

  • Page 170: Reference

    This chapter consists of a selection of suggestions for solving Device lock Phone locked is displayed followed by the prompt possible problems with your P900. If this does not help, please Enter lock code try the Solution Finder on www.SonyEricsson.com/support.
  • Page 171 Move outdoors or up from the ground to obtain a connection. sufficiently strong signal. • Ensure the P900 is not set in Flight mode. Cannot use • Your subscription does not include WAP. Check • Your P900 might be busy sending or receiving with your service provider.
  • Page 172 P900 internal memory to a Memory Stick Duo, or remove items from the P900 memory. Cannot transfer Place the P900 in the Sync Station. In the PC, open pictures My P900 and browse through the P900 file system to find the picture.
  • Page 173 ‘Master reset’ on page 159. All data will be lost. Information in Use the applications to remove unused or old items System failure In the case of a system failure, your P900 will flash applications from the P900 internal memory: an animated warning. To recover, please restart the WAP history or bookmarks.

  • Page 174: Guidelines For Safe And Efficient Use

    The tests are performed in positions and Only use an antenna that has been specifically designed by Sony Ericsson for your locations (that is, at the ear and worn on the body) as required by the FCC for each mobile phone.
  • Page 175 Make sure the cord is positioned so that it will not be subjected to damage only Ericsson or Sony Ericsson handsfree solutions intended for use with your or stress. To reduce the risk of electric shock, unplug the unit from any power product.

  • Page 176: Limited Warranty

    +60°C (+140°F). For maximum battery capacity, use the Sony Ericsson and its service partners reserve the right to charge a handling fee if a battery in room temperature. returned Product is found not to be under warranty according to the conditions •...
  • Page 177 2. If Sony Ericsson repairs or replaces the Product, the repaired or replaced The warranty provided does not affect the consumer's statutory rights under appli- Product shall be warranted for the remaining time of the original warranty cable legislation in force, nor the consumer's rights against the dealer arising from period or for ninety (90) days from the date of repair, whichever is longer.

  • Page 178: Fcc Statement

    Sony Ericsson type FAB 1021011-BV and FAB 1021011-CN and in combination with our accessories, to which this declaration relates is in con- formity with the appropriate standards 3GPP TS 51.010-1, EN 301489-7,...

  • Page 179: Terms And Definitions

    Caller Line Identification. Shows the number of the person Bluetooth calling you in your cellphone display. Your P900 will also Bluetooth wireless technology is a secure, fast radio connection display the name and photograph of the caller if they are in technology.
  • Page 180 Cascading Stylesheet. A feature of browsers. Graphics Interchange Format. Format for storing images that also supports animated images. Highly compressed by limiting DTMF the color palette to 16 or 256 colors. It is one of the two most Dual-Tone Multifrequency. A method of coding digits as a common file formats for graphic images on the Web.
  • Page 181 With IrDA ports, a device such as your P900 can 64 kbps. exchange data with other devices without a cable connection.
  • Page 182 JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group, best known for the .JPG Multimedia Messaging Service. Logical extension of SMS and format for still image compression. EMS. MMS defines a service enabling sound, images and video to be combined into multimedia messages. It supports photo quality pictures, and sounds in WAV, MIDI, AMR, or Melodies Multiple Bit Map.
  • Page 183 The email is received and held for you by your POP server. Periodically, the P900 Messaging application can check your mailbox on the server and download any emails. Portable Document Format. A format created by Adobe for storing and distributing documents.
  • Page 184 QVGA Quarter VGA size, typically refers to a portrait-oriented screen Short Message Service. Allows messages of up to 160 240 pixels wide x 320 pixels high. characters to be sent and received via the network operator's message center to a cellphone. RS232 A standard for serial transmission between computers and SMTP...
  • Page 185 Universal Serial Bus. A plug-and-play interface between a Virtual Private Network. A private network that is configured computer and add-on devices (such as audio players, joysticks, within a public network. A VPN appear as private national or keyboards, phones, scanners, and printers). With USB, a new international network to the customer, but physically shares a device can be added to your computer without having to add an backbone trunk with other customers.
  • Page 186 The Wireless Identity Module is a data module for electronic Extensible Markup Language. An initiative from the W3C identity certificates. It can contain both trusted and client defining an ‘extremely simple’ dialect of SGML suitable for use certificates, private keys and algorithms needed for WTLS on the WWW.

  • Page 187: Technical Data

    Technical data General Screen Product P900 standard version, Latin character set Screen type Size 115 x 57 x 24 mm Screen size Flip closed: 208 x 208 pixels, 40 x 40 mm Flip open: 208 x 320 pixels, 40 x 61 mm Weight 150 grams with battery and Flip.

  • Page 188: Infrared Transceiver

    Infrared transceiver Integrated CommuniCorder Data transmission rate Max speed between phone and IrDA Picture size 640 x 480 pixels (VGA) device (that is a PC or another phone) 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA) SIR: up to 115,200 bps 160 x 120 pixels (QQVGA) 176 x 144 pixels (QCIF) Color depth 24 bit (16 million colors)

  • Page 189: Document Viewer

    Up to 255 messages Adobe® Acrobat® (PDF) Supplied on CD- Support for additional file types can be installed from the Multimedia for P900 CD. Note The preinstalled viewer for Microsoft Word documents Image formats GIF (including animated), JPG, BMP, WBMP, cannot be used to view files in Rich Text format (.RTF) A...

  • Page 190: Index

    Index Battery Call waiting 52 Care instructions 174 Accented letters - charging 12 Calling cards 53 Cell information 155 - handwriting 2 - information 176 Calls Certificate manager 157 Accepted callers 52 - inserting 11 - answering 40 Chess 81 Accessories 23 - removing 11 - conference 44...
  • Page 191 - device 35 Entering text request 77 - accented letters 2 - key lock 36 - flip closed 31 Introduction to P900 8 - extended characters 35 - SIM card 35 - flip open 32 IP security manager 157 - letters 2...
  • Page 192 - playing 69 PC connectivity Ring volume 142 Music player 69 Sound notification 138 software 127 Sound recorder 110 PC Suite for P900 122 Sound recordings 110 PDF files SAR 174 Navigation 16 - sending and - viewing 118 Screen areas 17...
  • Page 193 Speed dial Time & date settings 157 - powerpoint - making a call 42 Tone based services 47 presentations 118 - set-up 46 Touchscreen lock 37 - spreadsheets 117 Spreadsheets Transfer items with Virtual flip 17 - viewing 117 Send As 29 Voice control 50 Standby view 15 Troubleshooting 170...

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