Table of Contents Getting Started Phone Book Functions Unpacking your phone ....4 Storing information ..... 27 Looking at your phone ....5 Basic storage ......27 Charging the battery ..... 6 If the Phone Book is full ..27 Turning the phone on ....
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Unpacking Your Phone Carefully unpack your phone and check the contents using this list. If something is missing, please contact your nearest Sony dealer. Portable Cellular/PCS Telephone (1) QN-400BPL2 Extended Life Lithium-Ion Battery (1) QN-301TA Travel Adapter (1) SB200 04-11 prep...
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Looking at Your Phone For more information, refer to the page numbers in parentheses ( ). 1 Antenna (18) 2 Red/Green LED (XX) Alerts for incoming calls/messages and identifies charging status. 3 Earpiece 4 Jog Dial™ navigator (14) Turn (scroll) and press (select) to access menus and settings.
Charging the Battery A new battery is not fully charged so it’s best to charge the battery before using the phone. The following instructions show you how to attach/detach the battery and connect the supplied travel adapter. To attach the battery 1 Hook the battery onto the bottom of the phone 1, then lower the top down 2.
•LED turns green Cautions • Use only Sony-approved batteries and use only as intended. Don’t try to disassemble or dispose of them in a fire (possible personal injury). • Avoid charging for long periods of time, in places with high humidity, direct sunlight or extreme temperatures (below 32°F /0°C or over 104°F /40°C).
The bottom line is usually a prompt for an operation. See the following basic examples: Standby mode Phone Book phone status phone status “banner” name Sony My Phone time and date 12:34P 12/25 menu prompt phone # 555-1212 :Saved #s...
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Short character display Identifies the display based (signal strength) icon (18) on the current operation. Shows the approximate • Features menus/submenus strength of the signal being begin with “F”. received. The more lines •...
Activating Your Phone First time activation In order to make and receive calls, you need to establish telephone service from a service provider. Many companies provide service. Choose a service provider that will meet your calling needs. Self-activating your phone Some service providers have a service feature called OTASP (Over-The- Air Service Provisioning) which allows you to self-activate your phone with a new service.
Navigating Jog Dial navigator: scroll and select Your Sony portable phone is easy to use thanks to the Jog Dial navigator. The instructions in this manual will tell you to “scroll and select”. To scroll, turn Jog Dial up or down. When the flashing arrow points to the item you want to select, push Jog Dial in toward the phone.
Menu Map: How do I get there? There are three navigation routes from the standby display: 1 Turn Jog Dial in either direction to access numbers saved in memory. 2 Press Jog Dial to access the Features menu. 3 Enter a digits. To see the complete list of menus, submenus and corresponding settings, see the “Menu list”...
List of Menu Items The Features menu allows you to personalize the way your phone functions. This menu list shows the entire Features menu (a.k.a. long menu). The Features menu includes seven categories of menus. Within each of these menus are submenus identified by a “menu item number” (they begin with the letter “F”...
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Sub Menu Settings Page F41 Keyguard — F42 Touch Dial on / off F43 Auto-Retry off / on 10 sec / on 30 sec / on 60 sec 57 F44 Auto-Answer on / off F45 AnyKey Answ on / off F45 Recv.
Quick Tips and Features Here is a list of your phone’s features which simplify your calling experience. MAKING CALLS • Push to call a phone number anytime Calling displayed phone SEND it’s displayed on the screen. numbers • Your phone is able to speed dial phone Speed dialing numbers stored in your Phone Book: Enter the memory location number and...
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RECEIVING CALLS AnyKey Answer • You can set your phone to answer incoming calls with any key except Setting your phone to • A Hands-Free Car Kit ia a handy answer calls accessories that allows you to set your automatically phone to answer calls automatically on the second ring.
PHONE FEATURES and FUNCTIONS Navigating • Quick menu access Each menu item can be accessed quickly from the standby display by pushing Jog Dial, entering the menu item number, then pressing Jog Dial again. • Previous menu Press [clr] to quickly go back to the previous menu.
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Volume • Turn Jog Dial up or down to quickly adjust the earpiece volume during a call. • Turn Jog Dial up or down to quickly adjust the ringer volume while the phone is ringing. • Turn Jog Dial down or press [end] when the phone is ringing to mute the ringer.
If it’s the same as the last, wait three seconds and the cursor will move automatically. Or, manually move the cursor to the next space with Jog Dial or arrow keys ( For example, to enter “SONY”: Press four times to enter an “S”.
To view another language table, refer to the respective phone operating instructions. Not all areas distribute the phone operating instructions in all languages. To obtain operating instructions in another language, contact Sony Customer Service. Correcting and exiting When you want to:...
Calling Fundamentals You can call any number up to 32 digits when you are within a service area. If you are outside a service area, appears on the display. There are several ways to make calls, including dialing manually, speed dialing, touch dialing or recalling a stored number. Basic calling The most basic way to call any phone number is to dial it manually.
Limiting outbound calls (limit calls) Limit calls is a function that allows you to control calls that can be made from your phone. You can limit outgoing calls to specific segments of your Phone Book, while leaving incoming calls unaffected. Both limit calls and lock phone allow you to call 911 and your three stored emergency numbers.
Calling From the Phone Book Your phone has an internal Phone Book. Once you create entries in your Phone Book (see the Phone Book section), dial stored numbers quickly by selecting an entry, speed dialing, touch dialing or fast 4 dialing. Note If the Phone Book entry includes a pause or link, push Jog Dial to release the remaining numbers.
Fast four-digit dialing (fast dial) Fast dial allows you to dial just the last four digits of a phone number stored in your Phone Book. The last four digits of the number you want to dial must be unique (e.g., only one phone number in your Phone Book has those last four digits).
Calling From the Calls List The Calls List is a chronological history the phone keeps of your ten most recent calls (outgoing, incoming, missed, fax calls or data calls) and scratch pad entries. If you call the same number twice in a row, only the most recent call is stored.
Incoming Calls You can receive calls as long as the icon is not displayed. When you receive a call, the ringer sounds and the LED flashes green with each ring. Incoming Call flashes on your phone’s display. Basic call answering Press to answer the call.
Setting the phone to answer automatically When the phone is used with a Sony Hands-Free Car Kit, it can automatically answer calls on the second ring. 1 From the Extras menu, scroll and select Auto-Answer. 2 Scroll and select on or off.
Storing Information Your phone has an internal Phone Book for up to 199 entries (each with its own memory location number). Phone Book entries can be numbers up to 32 digits (phone, credit card, medical record, etc.) and corresponding names up to 12 characters. Things to keep in mind when creating your Phone Book: •...
Special storage functions Hyphens, pauses and links are special functions that can be stored in your Phone Book entries. Hyphens in Phone Book entries Your phone has a default setting of autohyphenation ON. When you enter digits, the phone assumes you are entering a standard U.S. phone number (such as 800-555-1234).
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Linking Phone Book entries Use the link function if the combined phone number and corresponding DTMF signals exceed 32 digits. 555-1234L50 is an example of calling 555-1234, then linking the number in memory location 50 (i.e., your medical record number). Adding hyphens, pauses or links in a Phone Book entry Enter all digits to be dialed prior to the hyphen, pause or link, then push Jog Dial.
Searching the Phone Book Information stored in your Phone Book is sorted either alphabetically (the first character of the memory location) or numerically by memory location number. So, one way to search your Phone Book is to simply scroll using the Jog Dial.
Searching by memory location number You can search for a memory location number in your Phone Book from standby mode or the Directory menu. From standby mode From the Directory menu Enter a memory location, Scroll and select Phone then push Jog Dial. Book.
Editing Phone Book Entries You can edit the name, phone number and memory location of entries stored in your Phone Book. If the selected Phone Book entry is restricted, you must enter a four-digit lock code to edit it. You can edit Phone Book entries from standby mode or the Directory menu.
Erasing Phone Book Entries If the selected Phone Book entry is restricted, you must enter a four-digit lock code before you can erase it. You can erase Phone Book entries from the standby display or from the Directory menu. You can erase them one at a time, or erase your entire Phone Book.
Restricting Phone Book Entries You can restrict access to individual Phone Book entries or your entire Phone Book. Restricted entries display the message Phone Book entry restricted in place of the phone number. A lock code is required to view restricted numbers.
Sounds Menu Settings The Sounds menu allows you to adjust the volume of the ringer, keybeep and earpiece. You can also select the type of sounds heard when the phone rings and when you press keys. Accessing the Sounds menu My Phone FEATURES SOUNDS...
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Ringer type 1 Scroll and select Ringer Type. 2 Scroll and select the ringer type. You can select from ten different ringer settings. You can choose from five types of rings and five melodies. The ringer sounds every time you turn Jog Dial. Message ringer You can choose to be alerted when you receive new messages.
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Keybeeps Keybeeps are the sounds made by your phone’s keys. Keybeep type This menu sets the sound to a click or tone (similar to DTMF tones). This setting does not affect DTMF tones sent to the other party. Scroll and select Key Sound. Scroll and select tones or clicks.
Display Menu Settings You can use the features on the Display menu to change the appearance of the on-screen display. See page 20 for information regarding the Language selection menu. Accessing the Display menu My Phone DISPLAY FEATURES 12:34P 12/25 Security Banner :Saved #s...
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Setting autohyphenation If autohyphenation is on, the phone assumes you’re entering a U.S. phone number and enters a hyphen in the fourth and eighth spaces (e.g., North American Numbering Plan: eleven digits including a long distance identifier, three-digit area code, three-digit community code and four-digit location code, e.g., 999-999-9999).
Security Menu Settings You can restrict access to your phone, reset to the default menu settings and store emergency numbers. You must enter a four-digit lock code to access the Security menu. A typical default lock code is either the last four digits of your phone number or 0000.
Reverting to default settings Reverting to the default settings does not affect Phone Book or Calls List entries. Scroll and select Master Reset. Press to revert to the factory defaults or push Jog Dial to keep the current settings. Storing emergency numbers You can store up to three emergency numbers other than 911 (which you cannot erase).
Network Menu Settings You can set the phone to alert you when something happens to your network (roaming status change, call is dropped, enhanced voice privacy is lost). You can also activate/switch NAMs. Accessing the Network menu My Phone FEATURES NETWORK 12:34P 12/25 Security...
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Setting the roaming alert “Roaming” is when you use your phone outside of the home service area or other valid service areas. Roaming access to a different carrier and the types of calls you can make varies with the agreement between your “home”...
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NAMS NAMs are phone identifier numbers associated specifically with your phone. For example, your phone may have both a business phone number and also a personal phone number. You can store up to two NAM’s (Number Assignment Modules) on your phone. To add or remove NAMs, contact your service provider who will change the NAMs for you.
Extras Menu Settings On the Extras menu, you can set the phone to enable touch dialing, redial automatically and answer incoming calls automatically or at the press of any key. You can also use this menu to lock the keypad and to jot down phone numbers.
Checking and Setting the Timers You can check call durations on the Timers menu. You can also set the phone to alert you every minute of a call and make the phone turn itself off automatically. Accessing the Timers menu My Phone FEATURES TIMERS...
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Setting the minute alert You can set the phone to sound an alert to help you monitor the length of your calls. Scroll and select Minute Alert. Scroll and select before min., each min., every 5 min. or off. Setting the phone to turn off automatically You can set the phone to automatically turn itself off.
Short Messaging Service Your phone is capable of many functions. However, some of these functions are dependent upon your service provider being able to support them. Check with your service provider to see which functions are supported in your area. One function, Short Messaging Service (SMS), allows you receive messages and store them in your phone’s memory.
The LED The LED alerts you that new messages have been received: When the message is Non-urgent Flashes green (quickly) Urgent Blinks red Unread Remains lit (green or red) until the message is read or for 15 minutes. Clearing the message notification To clear the notification, press Jog Dial or any key (except Message storage capacity Text messages and pages...
Message format Text messages received by your phone are just strings of characters. To make message reading easier, you can set your phone to format the text using one of the following settings: Setting How message is displayed How text is affected Exactly as received Twelve consecutive characters none...
Text messages A hollow box ( ) indicates the end of the message. If you do not scroll, the display automatically scrolls down for you. After reading your text messages, protect or erase them. To read new text messages Scroll and select New Text. The first message is displayed.
To save the callback number 1 After reading a message, push Jog Dial. 2 Scroll and select Save Number. The phone prompts you for a name to accompany the number. 3 Use the keypad to enter the name, then push Jog Dial to store the phone number and name.
Electronic data using your phone and a computer To send and receive electronic data, just connect your phone to a computer using the Sony Interface Cable (QN-012DAS) or Desktop Charger Speakerphone (QN-023DCS). These accessories include a “Data Communication Guide” which provides detailed information regarding sending and receiving data.
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Unwired planet As discussed on the previous page, your phone can be set to act as a modem for your computer allowing it to send and receive electronic data. However, with unwired planet, your phone can actually bypass the computer component as well! Just think, send and receive computer communications such as e-mail, fax and WWW using just your phone! Unwired planet relies on satellite signals to send and receive electronic data directly to your phone’s display.
Troubleshooting Problem Possible solutions Page Nothing appears • The phone is off. Turn the phone on. on the display. • Battery is fully discharged. Recharge the battery. • Battery may not be completely attached. Securely attach the battery. Out-of Service •...
Specifications Frequency range Transmit (MHz) Receive (MHz) CDMA 1851.25 to 1908.75 1931.25 to 1988.75 824.04 to 848.97 869.04 to 893.97 Dimensions 5.4 x 1.6 x 1.0 inches (146 x 50 x 37 mm) (h/w/d) (not including antenna) Mass (weight) Approx. 5 oz (218 g) (including battery) RF power CDMA 0.01 µW to 550 mW...
Rules and Regulations The U.S. Federal Communications Canada, a separate license is Commission and the Industry required; your carrier will assist you Canada regulate cellular/PCS in the licensing process. If you wish telephone service in their respective to use your cellular/PCS telephone countries.
Safety Precautions scientific evidence that adverse IMPORTANT health effects result from the use of cellular/PCS telephones. For safe and efficient The Institute of Electrical and operation of your phone, Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 1991, and The American National observe these guidelines. Standards Institute (ANSI) in 1992, Your dual band (analog/digital updated the 1982 ANSI Standard...
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Heat and sunlight exposure RF energy may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded Avoid leaving your cellular/PCS electronic operating and phone exposed to direct sunlight or entertainment systems in motor extreme heat. Extended exposure vehicles. Check with the to heat and sunlight may damage manufacturer or its representative the components of your cellular/ to determine if these systems are...
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Children In the United States, vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas (such as Do not allow children to play with propane or butane) must comply your phone. It is not a toy. with the National Fire Protection Children could hurt themselves or Standard (NFPA-58).
Glossary Alphanumeric table DTMF Allows you to enter characters on Dual Tone Multiple Frequency, your phone’s display. also known as “touch-tone”. Tone generated when you press a AnyKey Answer telephone key (number, or #). Allows you to answer your Can be used to access answering incoming calls with any key except machines, pagers, telephone power.
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NAM, automatic Roam Feature that automatically selects Your phone is roaming when you an available NAM that matches the use it outside of the home area. current serving system (carrier). Availability of roaming access to a different carrier and types of calls NAM, multiple registration you can make varies with the agreement between your home...
Index AC adapter 10, 16 Caller ID 23 Accessories, optional 54 Calls, duration 46 Adjusting volume Calls, making Earpiece 18 Basic 18 Ringer 21 From your Calls List 36, 55 Alerts From your Phone Book 19 Analog roam 41 Limiting Drop 42 Prefixing 22 Minute 47...
SONY ELECTRONICS INC. (“SONY”) warrants this Product and its accessories against defects in material or workmanship as follows: 1. PRODUCTS: For a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase, SONY will, at its option, either pay the parts and labor charges to any SONY authorized Cellular/PCS telephone service facility to repair or replace the defective Product (with new or rebuilt replacements).
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For your convenience, SONY ELECTRONICS INC. has established telephone numbers for product information regarding CELLULAR/PCS telephones. Please call: SONY WIRELESS HOTLINE 1-800-578-SONY (7669) or write to: SONY Customer Information Center One Sony Drive Park Ridge, New Jersey 07656-8003 For an accessory or part not available from your authorized dealer,...
3-xxx-xxx-xx 80-xxxxx-x Quick Reference Card CM-SB200 Sony Electronics Inc. 1999 Printed in USA The Basics ON/OFF Hold down for one second Call Enter a phone number then press SEND Answer Press SEND Disconnect Press Redial Press SEND Volume Adjustments Ringer While it’s ringing, turn Jog Dial...
Memory Phone Book Storing 1 Enter a phone number, then push 2 Scroll & select Save 3 Enter a name, then push twice Calling Touch Dial Enter the memory location # and hold down the last digit Speed Dial Enter the memory location #, press SEND Fast 4 Dial Enter the last 4 digits of an entry, press...
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SONY Wireless Hotline Number (USA only) If you have any questions or comments, please call: SONY WIRELESS HOTLINE 1-800-578-SONY (7669) Visit our website at www.sony.com/wireless to register your product online and find out about additional Sony technology Printed in USA...
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