Congratulations on your purchase of the Sony Ericsson R306c. For additional phone content, go to www.sonyericsson.com/fun. Register now to get free online storage and special offers at www.sonyericsson.com/myphone. For product support, go to www.sonyericsson.com/support. Instruction symbols The following instruction symbols appear in this User guide: >...
Preparing the phone To insert the SIM card and battery Remove the battery cover. Slide the SIM card into its holder with the contacts facing down. Insert the battery with the label side up and the connectors facing each other. Replace the battery cover.
Charge the battery Your phone battery is partly charged when you buy it. It may take 30 minutes for the battery icon to appear on the screen. Using the USB charger To connect the charger and charge the battery (The illustrations are for guidance only and may not accurately depict the actual phone) Connect the USB cable (you can get instruction for three conditions from Note) plug to the AC adapter USB socket, as shown in the above...
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To remove the charger Charge your battery until the battery icon indicates a full charge. Tilt the USB charger connector upwards to remove it. Note: If there are two USB cables in the kit (USB cable for charging and USB cable for data transferring.
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If there is only one USB cable for the USB charger in the phone kit, this USB cable is only intended for charging your phone. Sony Ericsson strongly recommends that you use only Sony Ericsson branded original batteries, the part of power supply device in accordance with YD/T 1591-2006 specifications of Communications Industry Standards of P.
Turning on the phone To turn on the phone Press and hold down Enter your PIN if requested. To correct mistakes, press Select OK. Select a language. Enter the time and date and select Save. To turn off the phone •...
SIM and PIN 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 removing it from your phone.
Screen icons These icons may appear on the screen. Icon Description Battery icon. A completely green icon means that the battery is fully charged You have missed a call Divert calls is activated The phone is set to silent You have received a new text message You have received a new picture message The handsfree is connected An alarm is activated...
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Shortcuts The main menus are shown as icons. Some submenus include tabs. To use navigation key shortcuts • Press to play the radio. • Press to write a new message. • Press to take a picture. • Press to open Contacts. •...
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Calling You must turn on the phone and be within range of a network. To make a call From standby enter the area code and phone number. Press To end a call • Press To answer a call • Press To reject a call •...
To make international calls From standby press and hold down until a + sign appears on the screen. Enter the country/region code, area code (without the first zero) and phone number. Press To view a missed call • When Missed calls: is displayed, select to view.
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Contacts You can save contacts in the phone memory or on the SIM card. You can copy contacts from the phone memory to the SIM card or from the SIM card to the phone memory. See Entering text on page 27. To add a contact From standby press Scroll to...
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When English has been selected as the phone language To call a contact written in Chinese characters Menu > Contacts. Scroll to the contact you want to call. When the contact is highlighted, press to select a number and press To call a contact written in Latin characters Menu >...
Radio Your phone has a radio and the handsfree works as an antenna. To listen to the radio Connect the handsfree to the phone. From standby press To turn on the stereo speakers • When the radio is playing, select Options >...
To change the volume • When the radio is playing, press the volume keys on the left side of the phone up or down. Adjust the volume cautiously when using volume key to avoid volume levels that could damage your hearing. Searching for channels To automatically search for channels •...
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Press and hold any preset key to turn on or turn off the radio. To turn the radio off when minimized • From standby press and select To record from the radio When the radio is playing, select Options > Record radio to start.
Messaging Text messages (SMS) You must have a service centre number, which is supplied by your service provider and saved on the SIM card. You may have to enter the number yourself. To set service centre number From standby select Menu >...
Picture messages (MMS) Picture messages can contain text, pictures, sound recordings and attachments. You must set an MMS profile and the address of your message server. If no MMS profile or message server exists, you can receive all the settings automatically from your network operator or at www.sonyericsson.com/support.
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Camera You can take pictures and record video clip to view and save. You can send pictures taken with the camera. They are saved in Menu > Organizer > File manager > Camera album. The format is JPEG. Pictures downloaded using picture messages, Internet or Bluetooth™ wireless technology are saved in Pictures.
More functions TrackID™ TrackID™ is a free music recognition service. Search for song titles, artists and album names. You must have the required settings in your phone. See Internet on page 24. For cost information contact your service provider. To search for song information •...
File manager You can use the file manager to handle files saved in the phone memory. To view information about files From standby select Menu > Organizer > File manager. Find a file and select Options > Information. To move a file in the file manager From standby select Menu >...
Bluetooth™ wireless technology Bluetooth™ wireless technology makes wireless connections to other Bluetooth devices, for example, a Bluetooth headset, possible. You can: • Connect to several devices at the same time. • Exchange items. The recommended maximum distance between two Bluetooth devices is 10 metres (33 feet), with no solid objects in between.
To pair your phone with a Bluetooth handsfree From standby select Menu > Settings > the Connectivity > Bluetooth > Handsfree. Select if you are adding a Bluetooth handsfree for the first time or select Handsfree > My handsfree > New handsfree if you are pairing with another Bluetooth handsfree.
To enter text using predictive text input • For example, if you want to write the word “Land”, press • If the word or punctuation mark is the one you want, press accept and add a space. To accept a word without adding a space, press •...
If the character you want is not displayed in the candidate row, press to present another candidate row. Continue pressing until the character you want is displayed. Alternatively, you can enter the next stroke or Pinyin letter and a new set of characters will immediately be displayed in the candidate row.
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Number Stroke Basic Stroke Character Category Stroke Name Down-Curved- 西四 酉 酸 Over Down-Over 山 巨 屯 母 凶 Left Slope- 么 去 公 约 能 Over Left Slope-Dot 女 要 好 巡 巢 衣 以 饭 收 长 Down-Lift 我...
Example of using the wild card key The wild card key , is used to supplement unclear strokes in entering characters. If you want to enter “互”, but you only know that “一” is the first and the last stroke of the character and that the total number of strokes is four, enter .
Input punctuation, symbols and smilies Under any Chinese input mode, press , to see the table of punctuation marks, symbols and smilies. Use the navigation key to make a selection. Press to enter a space into the text. Alarms You can set a sound or the radio as an alarm signal. The alarm sounds even if the phone is turned off.
To make an emergency call • From standby enter 112 (the international emergency number) and press To view your local emergency numbers • From standby select Menu > Contacts. • Scroll to New contact > Options > Special numbers > Emergency nos.
Locks SIM card lock The SIM card lock protects your subscription, but not your phone itself, from unauthorized use. If you change SIM cards, the phone still works with the new SIM card. Most SIM cards are locked at the time of purchase. If the SIM card lock is on, you have to enter a PIN (Personal Identity Number) every time you turn on your phone.
Enter a new code and select OK. Re-enter the new code to confirm and select OK. If you forget your new code, you have to take your phone to your local Sony Ericsson retailer. To unlock the phone From standby select Menu >...
Troubleshooting Some problems require that you call your service provider, but you can correct most problems yourself. Remove the SIM card before handing your phone in for repair. Go to www.sonyericsson.com/support for more information. Memory capacity and speed If you have not restarted the phone for a while, you may experience problems with its memory capacity and speed.
I cannot turn the phone on, what should I do? Try charging the phone until it has finished charging. Attach the charger (make sure the power icon on the charger is facing upwards) and charge the phone for 2.5 hours. The battery icon on the screen may not appear until the phone has charged for 30 minutes.
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Any change or modification not expressly approved by Sony Ericsson may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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Predictive Text Technology is used under license from Zi Corporation. 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. The Liquid Identity logo and TrackID are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB.