Sony Xperia TX LT29i Startup Manual

Welcome
Important information
Please read the Important information leaflet
before you use your mobile phone.
Startup guide
Assembly
To remove the battery cover
To insert the memory card and the micro
SIM card
Xperia TX
™
LT29i
The memory card may not be included at
purchase in all markets.
To attach the battery cover
Press down firmly on all edges of the battery
cover to make sure it gets attached tightly.
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Phone basics
Turning on the phone
Phone overview
To turn on the phone
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10
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9
1 Press and hold down the power key
7 left side of the phone until the phone vibrates.
2 Wait a while for the phone to start.
Waking up the screen
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To activate the screen
11
• Briefly press the power key
12 To unlock the screen
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14
• Drag to the right across the screen.
Using the keys
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16
1. Light sensor 10. Power key
2. Proximity sensor 11. Headset connector
3. Ear speaker 12. Camera lens
4. Front camera lens 13. Camera LED light
5. Notification LED 14. Second microphone
Back
6. Volume/Zoom key 15. Strap hole
• Go back to the previous screen
7. Camera key 16. Speaker
• Close the on-screen keypad, a dialog
8. Main microphone 17. NFC detection area
box, an options menu, or the
9. Touchscreen 18. Connector for
Notification panel
charger/USB cable
Home
• Go to the Home screen
Use the accessories provided with your phone,
or other compatible accessories, for optimal
Task
performance.
• Tap to open a window showing your
most recently used applications and a
small apps bar
Set up your phone
What is Android™?
Android is your phone's operating system. Since
it's developed by Google™, your phone is
preloaded with several Google™ services, such as
on the
Google Maps™ and Google™ web search. To use
some of the services provided by Google™, you
need a Google account.
What is different about Android?
Android™ is an open system, which means that
you're not limited to using applications and
.
services from only one provider.
Google™ account
With a Google™ account, you can use Gmail™ to
send emails, Google Talk™ to chat with friends,
and Google Play™ to download applications and
games, music, movies and books.
To set up a Google™ account in your phone
1 From your Home screen, tap .
2 Find and tap Settings > Accounts & sync > Add
account > Google.
3 Follow the registration wizard to create a
Google™ account, or sign in if you already have
an account. Your phone is now ready to use with
Gmail™ , Google Talk™ and Google Calendar™.
You can also sign in or create a Google™
account from the setup guide the first time you
start your phone. Or you can go online and
create an account at
www.google.com/accounts.
Basic settings
The first time you start your phone, a setup guide
explains basic phone functions and helps you enter
essential settings. You can also access the setup
guide later.
To access the setup guide manually
1 From the Home screen, tap .
2 Find and tap Setup guide.
Transferring contacts Finding your way
to your new phone
Home screen
Your phone Home screen is the equivalent of the
desktop on a computer. You can customise your
Home screen with widgets, shortcuts, folders,
themes, wallpaper and other items.
The Home screen extends beyond the regular
screen display width, so you need to flick left or
right to view content in one of the screen's four
extensions.
Transferring contacts to your new phone can
sometimes be complicated, but help is available.
You can transfer contacts from several phone
brands, including iPhone, Samsung, HTC and
Nokia.
You need:
• An Internet-connected PC running Windows®
• A USB cable for your old phone
• A USB cable for your new Android™ phone
• Your old phone
• Your new Android™ phone
If you don't have access to all of the items listed
above, go to www.sonymobile.com to find out
about other ways to transfer your contacts.
Get started transferring your
The items in the bar at the bottom of the screen are
contacts
always available for quick access.
To go to the Home screen
Use the PC Companion program to transfer your
• Press .
contacts. It's free, and the installation files are
already saved on your new phone. PC Companion To browse the Home screen
also offers a range of other features, including help • Flick right or left.
to update your phone software.
To change your Home screen wallpaper
To install PC Companion
1
Tap an empty area on your Home screen, then
1 New phone: Turn on your new Android™ phone tap .
and connect it to a PC using a USB cable. 2 Tap Wallpaper and select an option.
2 New phone: Tap Install to install PC Companion
on the PC.
3 Computer: If a popup window appears, select
Widgets
Run Startme.exe. In the new popup window that
Widgets are small applications that you can use
appears, click Install to start the installation and
directly on your Home screen. For example, the
then follow the instructions to complete the
Music player widget allows you to start playing
installation.
music directly.
To transfer contacts to your new phone
Some widgets are resizable, so you can expand
using PC Companion them to view more content or shrink them to save
1 Make sure that PC Companion is installed on space on your Home screen.
your PC.
2 Open the PC Companion program on the PC,
then click Contacts Setup and follow the Application screen
instructions to transfer your contacts.
The Application screen, which you open from your
Home screen, contains the applications that come
installed with your phone as well as the
applications you download.
The Application screen extends beyond the regular
screen width, so you need to flick left and right to
view all content.