Sony Ericsson K500 User Manual
Sony Ericsson K500 User Manual

Sony Ericsson K500 User Manual

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Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use.
More Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
lock, etc.
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want? Additional Information ... . 80 Sony Ericsson Consumer Web site, safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity. Icons ......87 Icon descriptions.
  • Page 2 Sony Ericsson GSM 900/1800/1900 Second edition (July 2004) This user guide is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, without any warranty. Improvements and changes to this user guide necessitated by typographical errors, inaccuracies of current information, or improvements to programs...
  • Page 3 Java and all Java based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. End-user license agreement for Sun™ Java™ J2ME™. Restrictions: Software is confidential copyrighted information of Sun and title to all copies is retained by Sun and/or its licensors.
  • Page 4: Getting Started

    Getting Started Getting Started Assemble the phone, SIM card, battery, make a call. More information and downloads are available at www.SonyEricsson.com. Instruction Icons The following instruction icons appear in this user guide: Use the selection keys or the navigation key to scroll and select. 10 Navigating The Menus.
  • Page 5 To insert the SIM card and charge the battery This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use. Getting Started Insert the SIM card. Make sure the SIM card is placed under the silvery holders. Place the battery on the back of the phone with the label side up and the connectors facing each other.
  • Page 6: Available Services

    Getting Started To remove the battery Remove the battery cover. Pull the battery release catch towards you with your thumb until the battery is released. Remove the battery. PIN (Personal Identity Number) You may need a PIN (Personal Identity Number) to activate the services in your phone.
  • Page 7: To Turn On The Phone

    Setup Wizard You can use the setup wizard to help you get started with the basic settings in your phone. The wizard also gives you tips on how to use the keypad. You can start the wizard from the menu system at any time.
  • Page 8: File Manager

    Getting To Know Your Phone Getting To Know Your Phone Phone overview, use the menus, enter letters, file manager. Phone Overview This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use. Infrared port Press and hold to activate the camera and video recorder Volume buttons Screen...
  • Page 9: Overview, Menu

    Overview, Menu 1. PlayNow* 2. Internet Services* 3. Entertainment 1. Sony Ericsson* 7. File Manager 8. Phonebook** Pictures Contacts Sounds Options: Videos Speed Dial Themes My Business Card Games Groups Applications SIM Numbers Other Special Numbers Advanced 10. Connect 11. Organizer...
  • Page 10: Navigating The Menus

    Getting To Know Your Phone Navigating The Menus The main menus are shown as icons on the desktop. Some submenus include tabs that appear on the screen. Scroll to a tab with the navigation key and select an option. • Press to go to the desktop.
  • Page 11: More Options

    Using Keypad Shortcuts Enter the menus by pressing and then enter the number of the menu to which you want to go. For example, to reach the fifth menu item, press To reach the tenth, eleventh and twelfth menu items, press respectively.
  • Page 12 Getting To Know Your Phone To select writing language } Settings } General } Writing Language. Scroll to each language that you want to use } Save and mark it. to exit the menu. To enter letters using multitap text input To enter text, you have to be in a function where text input is possible, for example...
  • Page 13: To Add Words To The T9 Text Input Dictionary

    To enter letters using T9 Text Input } Messages } Write New } Text For example, if you want to write the word “Jane”, press If the word shown is the one you want, press to accept and add a space. To accept a word without adding a space, press word shown is not the one you want, press repeatedly to view alternative words.
  • Page 14: File Manager

    Getting To Know Your Phone My Words • – manage the words that you have added to the dictionary. • National Chars. – turn off language-specific characters to save space. This option appears only for some writing languages. File Manager Items such as Pictures, Videos, Sounds, Themes, Games, Applications...
  • Page 15: Making And Receiving Calls

    Quick Keys Useful key combinations are described below. Navigating Menus Enter the main menu press and select menu items Navigate in the menu and lists Delete an item press in lists } More Enter a list of options Enter the status menu to press a volume see, for example, date, button once...
  • Page 16: Entering Letters

    Getting To Know Your Phone Turn off the ringtone press the lower end when receiving a call of the volume button once or press } Hold Put a call on hold } Retrieve Retrieve a call Turn off the microphone Enter a list of options Entering Letters Shift between capital...
  • Page 17: Calling

    Calling Calls, phonebook, voice control, call options. Making Calls Before you can make or receive any calls, you must turn on the phone and be within range of a network. 6 Turning On The Phone And Making Calls. Networks When you turn on the phone, it automatically selects your home network if this is within range.
  • Page 18: To Answer A Call

    Calling To answer a call Yes. To reject a call } No or quickly press a volume button twice. Missed Calls Missed Calls: If you have missed a call, in standby indicating the number of missed calls. } Yes to view the missed calls in the call list. If you want to view the missed calls later to scroll between the tabs.
  • Page 19: To Make An Emergency Call

    In some countries, other emergency numbers may also be promoted. Your service provider may therefore have saved additional local emergency numbers on the SIM card. To make an emergency call Enter, for example, 112 (the international emergency number) Call. To view your local emergency numbers } Phonebook } Options } Special Numbers } Emergency nos.
  • Page 20: To Add A Contact

    Calling To select contacts or SIM numbers as your phonebook } Phonebook } Options } Advanced } My Phonebook. Contacts Numbers. Select To add a contact } Phonebook } New Contact } Enter the name directly or press the name Enter the number directly or press enter the number Select a number type.
  • Page 21: Updating The Phonebook

    To call a contact Phonebook. Scroll to, or enter the first letters of the contact you want to call. When the contact is highlighted, press Call. to select a number To call a SIM number Phonebook. If SIM numbers is the default phonebook, select the name and number you Call.
  • Page 22: Copying Contacts

    Calling Default Items For Contacts You can set the default item – a phone number, email address or a Web address – to be displayed first for each contact. To set the default item for a contact } Phonebook and scroll to a contact Default.
  • Page 23: Synchronizing Contacts

    To send all contacts } Phonebook } Options } Advanced } Send All Contacts. Checking The Memory With the memory status function in your phonebook, you can check how many positions you have left in the phone memory and SIM memory. To check the memory } Phonebook } Options } Advanced } Memory...
  • Page 24: Receiving A Voicemail Message

    Calling To speed dial From standby, enter the position number and To set the position number for speed dialing } Phonebook } Options } Speed Dial to the position to which you want to add a phone Add. number Select a number. To replace a number in the speed dial list } Phonebook } Options } Speed...
  • Page 25: Before Voice Dialing

    Before Voice Dialing You must first activate the voice dialing function and record your voice commands. An icon appears next to a phone number that has a voice command. Turn the Media player off before using voice dialing. Scroll to the Media player and press To activate voice dialing and record names } Settings }...
  • Page 26: Voice Answering

    Calling The Magic Word You can record a magic word and use it as a voice command to allow totally handsfree access to voice dialing. Instead of pressing and holding a volume button to voice dial, you say the magic word and then one of your recorded voice commands.
  • Page 27: Editing Your Voice Commands

    To reject a call using voice commands When the phone rings, say “Busy”. The call is rejected. The caller is forwarded to voicemail, if activated, or hears a busy tone. Editing Your Voice Commands You can keep all your voice commands up to date by rerecording them or deleting the ones you do not use.
  • Page 28: Receiving A Second Call

    Calling Not Reachable • – forward calls if your phone is turned off or if you are unreachable. • No Reply – forward calls that you do not answer within a specified time limit (service provider- dependent). To activate a call forward } Settings } Calls Select a call type and then one of the forward...
  • Page 29: Creating A Conference Call

    } Join Calls • Press to join the two calls into a conference call. } Transfer • Press Call, to connect the two calls. You are disconnected from both calls. } End Call • to end the ongoing call, then press to retrieve the held call.
  • Page 30: Restricted Dialing

    Calling change it. Incoming calls can still be received on either line. You can change the names of the lines, and have different settings for each line, for example, different ringtones. To select a line } Settings } Calls tab and select line 1 or 2. To change the name of a line } Settings } Display...
  • Page 31: Fixed Dialing

    • All outgoing international calls – • All outgoing international calls except to your home country – Outgoing Intl Roam Incoming. • All incoming calls – • All incoming calls when you are abroad Inc. When Roaming. (when roaming) – To activate or deactivate a call restriction } Settings }...
  • Page 32: Credit Limit For Calls

    Calling Call Time And Cost During a call, the duration of the call is shown on the screen. If you subscribe to cost information, you can check the duration of your last call, outgoing calls and the total time. You can also check the cost of your last call and the total cost of your calls.
  • Page 33: Closed User Groups

    Limited or Unlimited. If you select Select Limited, enter an amount Call Priority Service You can request a certain priority when you make a call, if your subscription supports the call priority service. The priority levels are defined by your service provider and are normally within the range of 0-4, where 0 is the highest priority.
  • Page 34 Calling • To send the tones, press the keys • To clear the screen after the call is finished, press • To turn the tones on or off during a call, press Turn Off Tones in standby and select Tones. Notepad You can note down a phone number during a call.
  • Page 35: Business Cards

    Business Cards You can add your own business card to the phonebook. You can exchange business cards between your phone and another similar phone or a PC, using the infrared port, a text or picture message. To add your own business card } Phonebook } Options } My Business Card and enter the information for your business card Save.
  • Page 36: Sending Text Messages

    Messaging To set the service center number } Messages } Settings } Text Message } Service Center. If the service center number is saved on the SIM card, it is shown in the list. If there is no number in the list the number, including the international “+”...
  • Page 37: Calling A Number In A Text Message

    message, save a picture found in the text message or listen to a sound inserted in the text message. When you have read the text message view a list of options. Press message. Calling a Number in a Text Message You can call a phone number that appears in a text message.
  • Page 38: Message Options

    Messaging You can send a longer message by linking two or more messages. Please note that you are charged for each of the messages linked in a long message. You may not receive all parts of a long message at the same time.
  • Page 39: Picture Messages

    Picture Messages Picture messages can contain text, pictures, video clips, camera pictures, and sound recordings and are sent via MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service). You must have a subscription that supports MMS, and the receiver of the picture message must also have support for MMS.
  • Page 40: Receiving Picture Messages

    Messaging } Enter Phone No. and enter the recipient’s } Phonebook LookUp phone number, or retrieve a number or a group from the phonebook. To enter an email address Email Addr. A list below the send options shows the last 10 recipients. You can also select a recipient from this list.
  • Page 41: Picture Message

    To delete a message } Messages and select a folder. } More } Delete. Select the message To delete several messages } Messages and select a folder. } More } Mark Select a message Scroll and select more messages by pressing Mark or Unmark.
  • Page 42: Email Account Settings

    Messaging Before You Start First make sure that: • You have set up a data account, Internet And Email Settings. • You have set up and selected an email account. Email Account Settings An email account specifies, for example, the server that is used for your email messages.
  • Page 43 The number of email messages that can be saved depends on memory left in the phone. All email messages are also saved on your email server, and you can view both older and newer messages on the server. To write and send an email message } Messages } Email } Write New.
  • Page 44 Messaging To delete an email message (POP3 users) } Messages } Email } Inbox More. message Mark for Deletion. The message is Select deleted the next time you connect to your email server. If you want to delete several } Mark messages Several.
  • Page 45 To set automatic log in } My Friends } Myself } More } Accounts select an account. } Auto-Login } On } Edit } Auto-Login } On if you have more than one account. To edit the My friends account } My Friends } Myself } More } Accounts select an account.
  • Page 46: Receiving A Message

    Messaging Status You can view the status of your contacts and choose to show your own status to others. To change your own status, you have the following options: Picture • – Select a picture from a picture with the camera. About Me •...
  • Page 47: To Block Or Unblock A Contact

    Strangers A stranger is someone that is not in your list of contacts. An icon indicates a message from a stranger. You can add the stranger to your list of contacts, or you can block the stranger. If you do not perform any action, the stranger disappears when you log out from the My friends server.
  • Page 48: Cell Information

    Messaging To join a chatroom } My Friends and select a chatroom To start a chatroom } My Friends } More } Start Select contacts to invite to the chatroom from Continue. your list of contacts Enter a short invitation text to the chatroom } Continue } Send.
  • Page 49 Check Interval • – select how often you want the phone to connect to your email server and check for incoming email messages. Connect Using • – select which data account to use when connecting to a specific email account. Copy Outgoing •...
  • Page 50: Imaging

    Imaging SMS Type • – the phone supports different types of messages. Your service provider may offe the facility of converting a text message into a format (email or fax, for example) that suits the equipment that is going to receive the message. Sound •...
  • Page 51 messaging in order to receive and show the picture or video clip. Before you send a picture or video clip using MMS make sure that: • You have set the service center number for MMS and that Internet settings are entered in your phone, 62 Setting Up Internet and Email.
  • Page 52: Camera Options

    Imaging Press and hold to activate the video recorder Camera. You record video clips with the phone held in a vertical position. Press to switch to video recorder if the camera } Record is activated. to start the recording. To use the zoom Press to zoom in on the subject.
  • Page 53: Video Options

    Self-Timer • – the picture is taken a few seconds later. • Default Name – Change the default name for your pictures. When changed, all pictures taken will have the new default name. Video Options When the video recorder is activated more options.
  • Page 54: Editing Pictures

    Imaging To take and send a picture Activate the camera. Press camera if the video recorder is activated. } Capture } Send and create your picture message. To record and send video clips Activate the camera. Press recorder if the camera is activated. } Record to start the video recording, to end the recording.
  • Page 55: Exchanging Pictures

    left down down select tool To edit and save a picture } File Manager } Pictures and scroll to the More. picture you want } Use } Edit. You can now start to edit the picture. To edit pictures taken with the camera, you must select 160x120 or 320x240 as picture } More } Save Picture size.
  • Page 56: Entertainment

    Entertainment Entertainment Media player, sounds, themes, games. Media Player The media player can play both music and video. You can play music and video clips that you receive in a picture message, or that you download to your phone. The following are supported by the media player: MP3, MP4, 3GP and WAV (with 16 kHz as maximum sample rate).
  • Page 57: Online Music And Videos

    Internet settings to use PlayNow™. With the PlayNow service, you can pre-listen to music tones before you download them into your phone. Each music tone is optimized for your Sony Ericsson mobile phone. Before You Start First make sure that: •...
  • Page 58: Ringtones And Melodies

    Entertainment Accessing the PlayNow Music Tone List By selecting the PlayNow icon, you download the PlayNow music tone list to your phone. You can now listen to a music tone in the list. To Listen to a Music Tone } PlayNow and select a music tone that you want to listen to.
  • Page 59: Vibrating Alert

    Vibrating Alert You can choose to be notified of an incoming call by the buzzing of the vibrating alert. You can set: • – all the time. On if in Silent • – on when the ring volume is turned off or when you have set the phone to silent.
  • Page 60: Sound Recorder

    Entertainment To receive a melody Open the message you received the melody in, or turn on the infrared port if this transfer method is being used to send the melody. When you receive the melody, follow the instructions that appear on the screen. Sound Recorder With the sound recorder, you can record either your own memos or calls.
  • Page 61: Exchanging Themes

    To select or change a theme } File Manager } Themes and select a theme. Exchanging Themes You can exchange themes using the infrared port or email. Please note that you are not allowed to exchange copyright-protected material. To send a theme } File Manager } Themes and select a theme } More }...
  • Page 62: Connectivity

    Internet and email settings direct to your phone in a text message. Requesting Settings From Sony Ericsson Use a PC to go to www.SonyEricsson.com/support to request that a text message be sent to your phone with the settings you need.
  • Page 63: Options When Browsing

    Exit Browser • – disconnect and go to standby. • Go to the homepage set for the current Internet Sony Ericsson. profile, for example, This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use. Bookmarks •...
  • Page 64: Using Bookmarks

    To download from wap.sonyericsson.com } Internet Services } More } Bookmarks } Sony Ericsson. Select what you want to download and follow the instructions that appear. This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use.
  • Page 65: Trusted Certificates

    You need an HTTP Internet profile to allow applications for Java™ to connect to the Internet. Please contact your network operator or service provider for the correct settings. To select a profile for Java™ Connect } Java (TM) settings Scroll to } Internet Profiles.
  • Page 66: Infrared Port

    Connectivity To select sync order for names } Phonebook } Options } Advanced } Sync. Order to select the order in which first and last name appear in the phone when you synchronize contacts. Synchronization With Nearby Devices Install the synchronization program after down- loading it from www.SonyEricsson.com/support.
  • Page 67 If you are connecting to a PC, please refer to its user documentation. To turn the infrared port on } Connect } Infrared Port } 10 Minutes infrared for 10 minutes only. To connect two devices. Place your phone as in the picture. The infrared port on the phone must face the infrared port on the other device.
  • Page 68: More Features

    More Features More Features Time and date, alarm clock, calendar, tasks, SIM card lock, etc. Time And Date The time is always displayed in standby. } Settings } • To set the time } Time & Date } Time. Enter the time •...
  • Page 69: Viewing Your Calendar

    Calendar You can use the calendar to keep track of important meetings. The calendar can be synchronized with a PC calendar or with a calendar on the Web 65 Synchronizing. Appointments You can save up to 300 appointments depending on the size of each item.
  • Page 70: Calendar Settings

    More Features Calendar Settings } Organizer } Calendar } More • View Week – select, add, edit or delete appointments. New Appointment • – add a new appointment. Change Date • – change the date of your calendar. Advanced • –...
  • Page 71 To set reminders } Organizer } Tasks and select a task Reminders. Reminders Options } Always if you want the reminder to sound even though the phone is turned off. When the reminder } Yes sounds to read the task, or to call the phone } No number in a phone task.
  • Page 72: Automatic Activation

    More Features To send a note } Organizer } Notes and select the note that you } More } Send want to send and select a transfer method. To receive a note Add note? } Yes appears to save the note among your other notes.
  • Page 73: To Use The Calculator

    } Settings } Display Light. Startup Screen When you turn your phone on or off, the Sony Ericsson startup screen appears. Your service provider’s own startup screen may appear instead. You can also set your own startup screen. To select a startup screen...
  • Page 74: Automatic Keylock

    More Features If the message Codes do not match. edit your PIN, you entered the new PIN incorrectly. If the message Wrong PIN. appears, followed by you entered your old PIN incorrectly. To unblock your SIM card PIN blocked. When is displayed, enter your Enter a new four- to eight-digit PIN Re-enter the new PIN to confirm...
  • Page 75: Code Memo

    It is important that you remember your new code. If you should forget it, you will need to bring your phone in to your local Sony Ericsson retailer. To set the phone lock } Settings }...
  • Page 76: Online Services

    More Features To open code memo for the first time } Organizer } Code Memo. A message with instructions is displayed Enter a four-digit passcode to open code memo Continue. Re-enter the new passcode to confirm. Enter a checkword (maximum 15 characters) Done.
  • Page 77: Troubleshooting

    This menu only appears if your SIM card supports this service. Your phone may not support all of the services offered. Some service providers may not use the name “Online services”. To enter your new menu system } Connect } Online Services.
  • Page 78: To Reset The Phone

    Troubleshooting To reset the phone } Settings } General } Reset Settings } Reset Enter the phone lock code (0000 or the new code if you have changed it) Reset All If you select , content such as melodies and pictures that you have downloaded, received or edited are also deleted.
  • Page 79: Phone Lock Code

    The fixed dialing function is activated and the number you have dialed is not on your fixed numbers list. 31 Fixed Dialing. Charging, Alien Battery The battery you are using is not a Sony Ericsson- approved battery , Troubleshooting 83 Battery Use And Care.
  • Page 80: Use, Warranty, Declaration Of Conformity

    Antenna Only use an antenna that has been specifically designed by Sony Ericsson for your mobile phone. Use of unauthorised or modified antennas could damage your mobile phone and may violate regulations, causing loss of performance and SAR levels above the recommended limits (see below).
  • Page 81 15 mm from the body without any metal parts in the vicinity of the phone or when used with the original Sony Ericsson body worn accessory intended for this phone. Use of other accessories may not ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines.
  • Page 82: Disposing Of The Product

    We recommend that you use only Ericsson or Sony Ericsson handsfree solutions intended for use with your product. Please note that because of possible interference to electronic...
  • Page 83: Disposing Of The Battery

    • Warning! May explode if disposed of in fire. • Use only Sony Ericsson branded original batteries and chargers intended for use with your mobile phone. Other chargers may not charge sufficiently or may This is the Internet version of the user's guide.
  • Page 84: Limited Warranty

    Our Warranty Subject to the conditions of this Limited Warranty, Sony Ericsson warrants this Product to be free from defects in design, material and workmanship at the time of its original purchase by a consumer, and for a subsequent period of one (1) year.
  • Page 85 However, it will eventually wear out – this is not a defect. When the talk-time or standby time is noticeably shorter, it is time to replace your battery. Sony Ericsson recommends that you use only batteries and chargers approved by Sony Ericsson.
  • Page 86: Declaration Of Conformity

    This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use. Declaration Of Conformity We, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB of Nya Vattentornet S-221 88 Lund, Sweden declare under our sole responsibility that our product...
  • Page 87: Icons

    Icons Icon descriptions. The table below describes the icons which appear on the desktop and in standby. Icon Description Desktop Your personal phonebook Handling of text, picture, email and voice messages Camera and video recorder functions Handling of pictures, sounds, video and themes Personal settings, including display, time and date, language, sounds, alerts and specific settings for calls.
  • Page 88 Icons Icon Description You cannot receive any incoming calls You have missed an incoming call All incoming calls are forwarded to a defined number No calls or only certain calls from numbers in a list are received All signals are off, except the alarm The alarm clock has been set and is on The timer has been set and is on A profile other than Normal has been chosen...
  • Page 89: Index

    Index accept calls 30 account settings, email 42 alarm clock 68 alerts 59 animations 54 answering calls 17 using voice control 26 answering service 24 appointments 69–70 area information 48 ask to save 21 assembling, phone 5 automatic redialing 18 battery alien 79 charging 5...
  • Page 90 Index closed user groups 33 code memo 75 codes PIN 6 PUK 6, 79 conference calls 29 connectors 8 contacts 19 as default phonebook 19 groups of 34 synchronizing 65 cookies 64 copying to/from SIM card 22 cost information 32 credit limit 32 date, setting 68 declaration of conformity 86...
  • Page 91 light display 73 locks phone lock 79 SIM card 73 long messages 37 magic word 26 making calls 15 media player 56–57 melodies 58–59 menu language 78 menus 10, 15 message alert 59 messages area information 48 cell information 48 email 41 glossary 48 instant 44...
  • Page 92 Index quick keys 15 recording calls 60 sounds 60 video clips 51 voice commands 25–27 redialing 18 resetting phone 77 restricted dialing 30 ringtones 58–59 roaming 17 saving from picture messages 40 from text messages 37 screen 73 screen saver 55 security code memo 75 Internet 65...
  • Page 93 phone lock 75 ringtones, melodies 58 SIM lock protection 74 two voice lines 29 unblocking contacts 47 PIN 6 SIM card 73, 74 vibrating alert 59 video clips 56 video recorder 50–54 voice answering 26–27 voice control 24–27 voice dialing 25–26 voicemail 24 volume changing 17...

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