Sony Ericsson GSM 900/1800 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 and/or equipment, may be made by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB at any time and without notice.
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Assembling your phone Before you can use your phone you need to: • Insert the SIM card. • Attach and charge the battery. User guide symbols The following symbols appear in this user guide: Use the navigation key to scroll and select. See also page.xx Important Note...
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Remove the battery cover as shown in the picture. 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. Place the battery cover as shown in the picture and slide it into place.
To turn the phone on and off Power on/off • Open the phone. Press and hold . • Enter your PIN, if requested. • Press and hold To make and receive calls • Open the phone, enter the area code and phone number to make the call.
Icons The following icons appear on the desktop and in standby. Tells you the status of the battery. Tells you the strength of the GSM network signal. Calls – handling of call time, call cost information and ongoing calls. Internet services services.
Navigating the menus The main menus are shown as icons on the desktop. • Press (navigation key) to go to the desktop or to select highlighted items. • Press • Press to go back one level in the menus. • Press and hold Shortcuts From standby, you can use a function.
Phone language Most SIM cards automatically set the language used in the menu to the language of the country where you bought your SIM card. If this is not the case, the predefined language is English. You can always choose in standby mode.
Entering letters and characters When writing messages and notes there are two ways to enter letters and characters: • Multitap text input • T9™ Text Input To enter letters using multitap input • Press the screen. • Press to shift between capital and lower-case letters. •...
Calling Making and receiving calls Before you can make or receive calls, you must turn on the phone and be within range of a network, % 8 To turn the phone on and off. If your subscription includes the Calling Line Identification service and the caller’s number is identified, the number is displayed.
To activate or deactivate open to answer } Settings } } Open to answer To change the speaker volume during a call Press To check your missed calls Missed calls: When missed calls. To call a number, scroll to the number To make international calls Press and hold Enter the country code, area code (without the leading...
To view your local emergency numbers } Phonebook } Call list The numbers of the last calls that you have made or received are saved in the call list. To call a number from the call list from standby and scroll to the name or number you want to call To clear the call list } Calls }...
To add a picture to a phonebook entry } Phonebook } } Add new? } to go to the phonebook. Scroll to the phonebook entry you want This takes you to Picture. Select a picture To add a ringtone to a phonebook entry } Phonebook } } Add new? } Press...
Ask to save Ask to save is on, you are asked if you want to save any called or answered number that is not already saved in your phonebook. Your subscription must support the Calling Line Identification Service, if you want to save answered numbers.
To choose a sort order } Phonebook } Select a sort order Phonebook memories Phonebook entries are saved on your SIM card. The number of entries you can save depends on your SIM card. You can still access them if you use the card with another phone. You can also save your entries in the phone memory when all SIM positions are occupied.
Copy phonebook entries You can copy phonebook entries between your phone memory and the SIM card. To copy entries to the SIM card } Phonebook } To copy entries to the phone } Phonebook } Groups You can create a group of phonebook entries. You can then send a text message to all members of that group at the same time % 32 Text messages.
Calling your voicemail service You can easily call your voicemail service by pressing and holding , if you have saved your voicemail number in the phone. You can get the number from your service provider. To enter a voicemail number } Messaging } Call time During a call, the duration of the call is shown in the display.
Setting the call cost You can use the tariff function to specify the price per call unit. If you do not specify a price per call unit, the number of call units is displayed. To enter the price per call unit } Calls } } Set tariff } Enter your PIN2...
Diverting calls If you cannot answer incoming voice or data calls, you can divert them to another number. Restrict calls When the options cannot be activated. For voice calls, you can choose between the following divert alternatives: All line 1 calls •...
To check the status of all call diverts } Calls } } Manage calls } } Check all } More than one call You can handle more than one call simultaneously. For example, you can put an ongoing call on hold, while you make or answer a second call, and then switch between the two calls.
To receive a second call • To answer the second call and put the ongoing call on hold } Answer. • To reject the second call and continue the ongoing call Busy. • To answer the second call and to end the ongoing call Release&answer.
To join the two calls into a conference call } Join calls } Press To add a new participant to put the conference call on hold. Call the next person you wish to include in the conference call. } Join calls } Press include more participants.
The following calls can be restricted: All outgoing • – All outgoing calls. Outgoing intl • – All outgoing international calls. Outg. intl roam • your home country. All incoming • – All incoming calls. Inc. when roam • (when roaming). To turn a call restriction on or off } Calls } Select an option...
To turn fixed dialling on or off } Phonebook } Enter your PIN2 Select To save a fixed number } Phonebook } } Fixed numbers } } Add new? Closed user groups The closed user group function is a way of lowering call costs.
To call outside a closed user group } Calls } } Manage calls } } Open calls } Accept calls With the accept calls service, you can choose to receive calls only from certain numbers. To add numbers to the accepted callers list } Calls } } Accepted list } } Add new? }...
Notepad You can use the phone to make a note of a phone number during a call. When you press the number keys, the person you are talking to hears tone signals. To turn these tone signals off during the call, press When you end the call, the number remains in the display.
Messaging Service numbers You must have a service centre number before you can send a text message. This number is provided by your operator. If it is not saved on your SIM card, you must specify the number yourself. To check the number to your service centre } Messaging } } Service centres } } Add new? }...
Add symbol Select Select Picture, Select an object or symbol confirm. Sending a text message to a group You can send text messages to groups that you have specified and saved in your phonebook, % 21 Groups. You will be charged for each group member.
Long messages The maximum number of characters that a text message can contain depends on the writing language. You can send a longer message by linking two or more messages. You are charged for the number of linked messages. To turn long messages on } Messaging } } Long messages } Check with your service provider for the maximum...
Templates If you have one or more messages that you send often, you can save these as templates. To create a template } Messaging } } Add new? } Enter the message To use a template Select a template from the menu, and proceed as described on % 32 To send a text message.
To forward a message When you have read the message } Forward } sending a new text message. To call a phone number found in a message When the number is highlighted To call the sender of the message When you have read the message } Call } To delete a message When you have read the message...
Before you start Make sure you have the following settings: • An address to your service centre. • A specific WAP profile for multimedia messages. Contact your network operator to automatically download settings or for more information. You can also use the Phone setup on www.SonyEricsson.com/ support to get the settings you need.
to add other items or more options. } Send message } number or retrieve it from the phonebook by pressing To view a picture message . The message is automatically displayed. Press any key to stop. When you have viewed a picture message, you can use the navigation key to scroll through the message again.
Personalizing your phone Themes You can change the appearance of the display by using themes. Your phone comes with a number of predefined themes. To select a theme } Fun & Games } To adjust the display contrast } Settings } } Display } Pictures Your phone comes with a number of pictures.
Animations can only be viewed when inserting an item in a text message, % 32 To insert an item in a text message. To select a picture as wallpaper } Settings } } Select picture } Select a picture To turn the wallpaper on or off } Settings } } Display } Activate, select...
Ringtones and melodies Your phone comes with a number of standard and polyphonic melodies which can be used as ringtones. You can create and edit melodies, and send them to a friend in a text message. You can also download new melodies from the Internet. You are not allowed to exchange copyright-protected material.
To compose a ringtone } Fun & Games } Compose your ringtone using the options described above. To listen to your ringtone Press again to save and name it, or composing. Exchanging ringtones and melodies You can send and receive a sound, ringtone or melody via picture messages or download it from the Internet.
Sounds & alerts From select: Message alert • when messages are received. Key sound • when using the keypad. Minute minder • To set the vibrating alert } Settings } alert } Select the setting you want Display light The display light can be set to is the default setting for the display light and is designed to optimize standby time.
To set the time format } Settings } } Time and date } To set the date } Settings } } Time and date } To set the date format } Settings } } Time and date } Answering mode When using a portable handsfree kit, you can choose to answer a call by pressing any key (except the phone to answer the call automatically.
To change a profile setting } Settings } Select a setting Change the profile settings To rename a profile } Settings } } Profiles } } Profile name } To reset all profiles } Settings } } Profiles } Master reset You can reset all the settings in the phone to the way they were when you bought your phone by selecting settings.
(SMS). Request settings from Sony Ericsson Use a PC to go to www.SonyEricsson.com/support to request that a text message with the settings be sent to your phone.
To use the wizard for setting up Internet } Internet services } Sony Ericsson) settings exist. Enter and save settings when asked, press confirm. More information about setting up is available in the Getting Started Guides at www.SonyEricsson.com/support. Advanced setting information...
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If there are no data account or Internet profile settings in your phone, you can enter data account settings when you enter Internet profile settings. You can choose from If you want to change access type, you have to create a new data account and select the access type you want to use.
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DNS address • – if the network does not provide the IP address to the DNS server automatically, you may enter it here. Advan. settings • Consult your network operator. GSM settings include some settings that are similar to GPRS settings and some that are GSM specific as follows: Phone number •...
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Preferred service You can set GPRS or GSM as the preferred service. To select preferred service } Settings } Connectivity } service } and select Internet profile settings The Internet settings are stored in an Internet profile. In most cases you only need to use one profile to access the Internet. You set up and use additional Internet profiles, for example, when accessing secure Internet sites.
To edit an existing profile When selecting an existing profile, you can do the following: Rename • – Change the name of the profile. Connect using • IP address • – WAP gateway server address. Advanced • – More profile settings, see below. Delete •...
Press and hold To access the Internet via the menus } Internet services } • Open your homepage, for example, Sony Ericsson. • Go to one of your bookmarks. Select • Enter the address of an Internet site. Select . New address? of the 10 latest entered addresses.
To stop browsing • Press and hold } Exit • Press Options when browsing When you have started browsing, you can reach different browsing options by pressing The options menu is dynamic. Its content may vary depending on which site you are visiting. The options menu contains the following: Bookmarks •...
% 61 Memory status for more information. To download from www.SonyEricsson.com } Internet services } } Sony Ericsson } Select what you want to download and follow the instructions that appear Stored information The following information can be saved in your phone: •...
More features Alarm clock The alarm clock rings even if the phone is set to silent or turned off. To set an alarm } Alarms } Enter the time by scrolling and pressing To change the alarm time } Alarms } Press any key to turn the alarm signal off when it rings.
Calculator The phone has a built-in calculator, which can add, subtract, divide and multiply. To use the calculator } Organizer } Enter digits with the keypad, then press: • • to delete the figure. • to calculate a result, equal to (=). •...
To set the reminder Select any of the predefined values or press and enter the alarm date To view a task } Organizer } View today, Select To delete a task Scroll to the task that you want to delete, press To delete all tasks } Organizer } To edit a task...
Security 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. PIN and PUK code Most SIM cards are locked at the time of purchase. If the SIM card lock is on, you have to enter a “PIN”...
PIN2 Certain services are protected by a second PIN. To edit your PIN2 } Settings } } Locks } } Change PIN2 } To turn the SIM card lock on or off } Settings } } Protection } } On Off } Enter your PIN Phone lock...
Editing the phone lock code It is important that you remember your new code. If you should forget it, you have to hand in your phone to your local Sony Ericsson retailer. To edit your phone lock code } Settings }...
Troubleshooting This chapter lists some problems that you might encounter while using your phone. Some problems require that you call your service provider, but most of the problems you can easily correct yourself. The phone cannot be switched on Recharge or replace the battery % 6 To insert the SIM card and charge the battery.
Error messages Insert SIM There is no SIM card in the phone, it may need cleaning or you may have inserted it incorrectly, % 6 To insert the SIM card and charge the battery. Insert correct SIM card The phone is set to work only with certain SIM cards. Insert the correct SIM card.
PIN blocked/PIN2 blocked You have entered your PIN or PIN2 incorrectly three times in a row. To unblock, % 59 SIM card lock. PUK blocked – contact operator You entered your personal unblocking key code (PUK) incorrectly 10 times in a row. Contact your network operator or service provider.
Additional information Sony Ericsson Consumer Web site On www.SonyEricsson.com/support there is a section where help and tips are only a few clicks away. Here you find the latest software updates and tips on how to use your product more efficiently.
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).
Variations in SAR below the radio frequency exposure guidelines do not mean that there are variations in safety. While there may be differences in SAR levels among mobile phones, all Sony Ericsson mobile phone models are designed to meet radio frequency exposure guidelines.
CHILDREN DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY WITH YOUR MOBILE PHONE OR ITS ACCESSORIES. THEY COULD HURT THEMSELVES OR OTHERS, OR COULD ACCIDENTALLY DAMAGE THE MOBILE PHONE OR ACCESSORY. YOUR MOBILE PHONE OR ITS ACCESSORY MAY CONTAIN SMALL PARTS THAT COULD BE DETACHED AND CREATE A CHOKING HAZARD.
• 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 produce excessive heat. Using other batteries and chargers could be dangerous.
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At present Sony Ericsson may be prevented by applicable law, other regulation or technical restrictions from making a backup copy of certain downloads. Sony Ericsson does not take any responsibility for any lost information of any kind and will not reimburse you for any such loss.
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Since the cellular system on which the Product is to operate is provided by a carrier independent from Sony Ericsson, Sony Ericsson will not be responsible for the operation, availability, coverage, services or range of that system.
EU country where an identical Product is sold by an authorised Sony Ericsson distributor. To find out if your Product is sold in the EU country you are in, please call the local Sony Ericsson Call Center. Please observe that certain services may not be possible...
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personal ringtones 17 phone language 12 phone lock 60 phone overview 8 phonebook 17 ask to save 19 card memory 20 delete a phone number 19 edit a name 19 edit a phone number 19 groups 21 memory 20 memory status 61 phone memory 20 replacing entries 20 shortcuts 18...
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