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Sony Ericsson S710 Owner's Manual

Sony Ericsson S710 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want? Additional information ... . 80 Sony Ericsson web site, technical assistance, safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity. Icons ......88 Icon descriptions Index .
  • Page 3 Sony Ericsson does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of any additional content or any other third party content. Under no circumstances will Sony Ericsson be liable in any way for your improper use of additional content or other third party content.
  • Page 4 T9™ Text Input is a trademark or a registered trademark of Tegic Communications. T9™ Text Input is licensed under one or more of the following: U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,818,437, 5,953,541, 5,187,480, 5,945,928, and 6,011,554; Canadian Pat. No. 1,331,057, United Kingdom Pat.

  • Page 5: 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/support. Instruction icons The following instruction icons appear in this user guide: Important Note Contact your service provider for details. 5 Available services.

  • Page 6: Sim Card And Battery Information

    SIM card and battery information Always turn off the phone and detach the charger before you insert or remove a SIM card. Although the phone is charging, it may take up to 30 minutes before the battery icon appears on the screen.
  • Page 7 Getting started To insert the SIM card and charge the battery This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use. Slide the SIM card holder in the direction marked OPEN. Lift the edge of the holder and slide the SIM card into the holder slots with the gold connectors as shown in the illustration.
  • Page 8 Turning on the phone and making calls Make sure that the phone is charged before you turn it on. To open/close the phone • To open the phone, • To close the phone, rotate the bottom rotate the bottom section down until section up in the it clicks into place.

  • Page 9: Getting To Know Your Phone

    Getting to know your phone Getting to know your phone Phone overview, use the menus, enter letters, quick keys, Memory Stick Duo™, file manager. Phone overview This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use. 19 20 21 Ear speaker Screen...
  • Page 10 Overview, menu 1. Sony Ericsson 2. Internet Services* 3. My Friends* 1. PlayNow™ ™* 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 New Contact 10.

  • Page 11: 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 12: Entering Letters

    Shortcuts A quicker way to move through the menus is to use shortcuts. Using keypad shortcuts Enter the menus by pressing and then enter the number of the menu you want. For example, to reach the fifth menu item, press tenth, eleventh and twelfth menu items, press respectively.
  • Page 13 Getting to know your phone To enter letters using multitap text input To enter text, you have to be in a text input mode, } Messages } Write New } Text for example Message. Press the appropriate key repeatedly to get the desired character. Press…...
  • Page 14 Continue writing your message. To enter a period or other punctuation mark, press and then repeatedly. Accept by pressing To add words to the T9 dictionary } More } Spell While entering letters Edit the word using multitap text input. Navigate between displayed letters with When you finish editing Insert.
  • Page 15 Getting to know your phone To insert and remove the Memory Stick Duo Lift the plastic cover on the slot and insert the Memory Stick Duo as shown. The arrow on the memory stick should be pointing to the slot when inserting.
  • Page 16 To move a file to a folder } File Manager and select a folder. Scroll to a file, for example, a picture that More } Manage Files you want to move, } Move to Folder. } Select Scroll to an existing folder, New Folder } Add, and name the folder, To select several files...

  • Page 17: Quick Keys

    Getting to know your phone Quick keys Useful key combinations are described below. Navigating menus Enter the main menu and select menu items Navigate in the menu and lists Delete an item press } More Enter a list of options Enter the status menu to press a volume see, for example, date,...
  • Page 18 Turn off the ringtone press a volume when receiving a call button or } Hold Put a call on hold } Retrieve Retrieve a call Turn off the microphone press and hold Enter a list of options Entering letters Shift between capital press and lower-case letters letter...

  • Page 19: Calling

    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, 7 Turning on the phone and making calls. You can make and answer calls with the phone closed. Networks When you turn on the phone, it automatically selects your home network if within range.
  • Page 20 Receiving calls When you receive a call, the phone rings and Answer? is displayed. If your subscription includes the Caller ID service and the caller’s number is identified, the number is displayed. If the number is in the phonebook, the name, number, and picture (if assigned) are displayed.

  • Page 21: Emergency Calls

    Calling To make international calls Press and hold until a + sign appears on the screen. Enter the country code, area code (without the leading zero) and phone number Emergency calls Your phone supports the international emergency numbers, 911 and 112. These numbers can normally be used to make an emergency call in any country (with or without a SIM card), if a GSM network is within range.
  • Page 22 Default phonebook If you select contacts as default, your phonebook will show all information saved in contacts. If you select SIM numbers as default, the phonebook will only show names and numbers saved on the SIM card. To select contacts or SIM numbers as your phonebook } Phonebook } Options } Advanced } My Phonebook.

  • Page 23: Updating The Phonebook

    Calling If contacts is the default phonebook, you can choose to call from contacts or SIM card. If SIM numbers is the default phonebook, you can only call the numbers on the SIM card. To call a contact Phonebook. Scroll to or enter the first letters of the contact you want to call.

  • Page 24: Sending Contacts

    Default items for contacts You can set the default item – phone number, email address or 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 25: Synchronizing Contacts

    Calling Synchronizing contacts You can back up and synchronize your contacts with a phonebook on the Web. Contact your service provider for more information. To synchronize contacts } Phonebook } Options } Synchronize Contacts OK. If you have more than one account, select which account to use Select.

  • Page 26: Voice Control

    Voicemail If your subscription includes an answering service, callers can leave a voicemail message when you cannot answer. Receiving a voicemail message Depending on your service provider, you are informed that someone has left a message by a text message or by a voicemail icon. Press the text message and call the voicemail service to listen to the message.

  • Page 27: Voice Dialing

    Calling If the contact has more than one number, use to view the numbers. Select the phone number to which you want to add the voice command. Next, record a voice command such as “John mobile” for the phone number you selected.
  • Page 28 To activate and record the magic word } Settings } } Voice Control General } Magic Word } Activate. } Continue Instructions appear. phone to your ear. Wait for the tone and say the magic word. } Continue Instructions appear. environments in which you want your magic word to be activated.

  • Page 29: Forwarding Calls

    Calling Tips when recording and using voice commands If your phone cannot detect your voice command, one of the following might have happened: • You spoke too softly – try speaking louder. • You held the phone too far away – hold it as you do during a call.

  • Page 30: More Than One Call

    To check all forward options } Settings } } Forward Calls 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.

  • Page 31: Conference Calls

    Calling Conference calls In a conference call, you can speak with up to five other people. You can also put a conference call on hold and make another call. There may be additional charges for multiple-party calls. Contact your service provider for more information.

  • Page 32: Restricted Dialing

    To check your phone numbers } Phonebook } Options } Special Numbers } My Numbers and select one of the options. Accept calls You can choose to receive calls only from certain phone numbers and reject calls from other numbers by a busy tone.

  • Page 33: Fixed Dialing

    Calling Fixed dialing The fixed dialing function allows calls to be made only to certain numbers saved on the SIM card. The fixed numbers are protected by your PIN2. You can still call the international emergency number 911 and 08 even when the fixed dialing function is activated.

  • Page 34: Closed User Groups

    To set a credit limit } Settings } } Time & Cost Calls } Call Costs } More } Set Credit and enter your PIN2 OK. Select Messaging or Normal. If you select Messaging, enter an amount Call priority service You can request a certain priority when you make a call, if you subscribe to the call priority service.
  • Page 35 Calling • To clear the screen after the call is finished, press • To turn the tones on or off during a call, press and select Turn Off Tones Notepad You can note down a phone number during a call. When you end the call, the number remains on the } Call screen.

  • Page 36: Messaging

    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 Bluetooth wireless technology, the infrared port, or a text or picture message. To add your own business card } Phonebook } Options } My Business Card and enter the information for your business card...
  • Page 37 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 38 To save a message to the SIM card } Messages } Inbox } More } Save Message } Saved Items. To save an item from a text message Select the phone number, Web address, picture or sound that you want to save in the message More.

  • Page 39: Picture Messages

    Messaging To set a message option for a specific message When you have selected a recipient to send your } More } Advanced. Select the text message to option that you want to change } Done a new setting. when you have changed the options.
  • Page 40 To write and send a picture message } Messages } Write New } Picture } Add to view a list of items to add to your message. Select an item. } Add to add more items to the message. You can view and select options by highlighting items in the message and pressing the left selection key.
  • Page 41 Messaging Save items from a picture message When you have viewed a picture message } Save Items and select an item to save from the list that appears. Delete picture messages Picture messages are saved in the phone memory. When the phone memory is full, you must delete messages to be able to receive new messages.
  • Page 42 Email You can use your phone to send and receive email messages. Please note that you need a subscription that supports data transmission. For more information, contact your service provider. Before you start • Set up a data account, 60 Entering Internet and email settings.
  • Page 43 Messaging Writing and sending email messages When writing and sending your email message, you can select from several options to accompany your message. For details about the options, 47 Messaging glossary. } Messages } Email } Inbox } Send&Rec } Messages } Email } Inbox inbox is empty) or } More } Send &...
  • Page 44 Scroll to and select more messages by pressing Mark or Unmark. } More } Save messages. To delete an email message (POP3 users) } Messages } Email } Inbox and select the message More. Select Mark for Deletion. The message is deleted the next time you connect to your email server.
  • Page 45 Messaging To set automatic log in } Messages } My Friends } Myself } More } Accounts } Edit } Auto-Login } To edit the My Friends account } Messages } My Friends } Myself } More Accounts. } Edit and edit your settings.
  • Page 46 To view the status of a contact } Messages } My Friends and select a contact } More } View Status. To change your own status } Messages } My Friends } Myself } Change Status and edit your status according to the options. To send a message from My Friends } Messages } My Friends and select a contact.
  • Page 47 Messaging To block a stranger } Messages } My Friends and select the stranger } More } Block User. To add a stranger to contacts } Messages } My Friends and select the stranger } More } Add As Contact. Chatroom A chatroom can be started by your service provider, by an individual My Friends user or by yourself.

  • Page 48: Area Information

    To set an online contact alert } Messages } My Friends and select a contact } More } Manage Contact } Alert Area information Area information is a type of text message (for example, a local traffic report) that is sent to all subscribers within a certain network area.
  • Page 49 Messaging Copy Outgoing • – select if you want email messages sent from your phone also to be sent to an email address of your choice. This way, your sent messages are copied and can be saved for future reference. Creation Mode •...

  • Page 50: Imaging

    Sound • – add a sound, or replace with an Sounds alternative, from the folder. • Subject: – write a title for your message. • Timing – set how many seconds you want an item in a message to be displayed. Validity Period •...
  • Page 51 Imaging Before you send a picture or video clip using email, make sure that you have entered settings for your data and email accounts in your phone. To activate the camera Close the phone. While in standby, slide the lens cover lock to open the cover.
  • Page 52 To take pictures and video clips Press to take a picture or start recording. to switch between the camera and video recorder. To end video recording, press deactivate the camera, close the lens cover or press If you try to record a strong light source such as direct sunlight or a lamp, the screen may black out or the picture may be distorted.
  • Page 53 Imaging Night Mode • – enhance picture quality with longer exposure time. • Self-Timer – the picture is taken a few seconds after activation. Effects • – select different effects for your picture. Light • – turn on to enhance lighting conditions. •...
  • Page 54 Sending pictures and video clips When you take a picture or record a video clip, you can send them instantly in a picture message. To exchange pictures and video clips using other transfer methods, 54 Exchanging pictures. To send a picture } Send After taking a picture and create your...
  • Page 55 Imaging To view information about a picture or a video clip To display information about a picture or video } File Manager } Pictures clip, } More } the picture or video clip Editing pictures When editing pictures press the keys as follows: exit the picture editor left up left...
  • Page 56 To receive and save a picture Open the message you received the picture in, or turn on Bluetooth or the infrared port if one of these transfer methods is being used. If you received the picture in a message, select the picture and save it.

  • Page 57: Entertainment

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

  • Page 58: Ringtones And Melodies

    Online music and videos You can view videos and listen to music on a Web site by streaming them to your phone. When you select a link for streaming, the media player opens automatically. Links for streaming can be saved as bookmarks in the phone.

  • Page 59: Sound Recorder

    Entertainment Sounds and alerts options Settings } Sounds & Alerts From can set: • Message Alert – select how you want to be notified of an incoming message. Key Sound • – select what sound you want the keys to make when you press them. Composing You can compose and edit melodies using MusicDJ™.
  • Page 60 If the recordings are saved in the phone, they can be accessed even if you change your SIM card. In some countries or states, it is required by law that you inform the other person before recording the call. To start a sound recording } Entertainment } Record Sound.

  • Page 61: Connectivity

    Connectivity To download a theme } File Manager } Themes and scroll to a direct link } Go Games Your phone has several games. You can also download games and applications directly to your phone. Help texts are available for most games. To start and end a game } Entertainment File Manager } Games...
  • Page 62 Some settings are not mandatory. Please consult your service provider for more information. You can also visit www.SonyEricsson.com/support for more information about setting up Internet. Receiving settings in a text message Your service provider or Internet service provider may be able to send the required information directly to your phone in a text message.
  • Page 63 Connectivity Bookmarks • – add the site you are browsing to your list of bookmarks or folders, or view the list of bookmarks and folders for the current profile. Select to stream music or videos. Enter Address • – enter the Web page address of } New Address a site you want to visit.
  • Page 64 To allow or clear cookies in your phone } Connect } Internet Settings } Cookies an option and confirm. To clear the password list } Connect } Internet Settings } Clear Passwords } Yes to confirm. Using applications for Java™ You can run applications for Java™...
  • Page 65 Connectivity To check the certificates in your phone } Connect } Internet Settings } Security } Trusted Certificate. Synchronizing You can synchronize your mobile phone contacts, appointments, tasks and notes with similar programs in, for example, a PC or mobile phone using Bluetooth wireless technology, the infrared port or a cable, and with similar programs on the Internet using WAP or HTTP.
  • Page 66 Applications Select and select the applications that you want to synchronize, for example, Phonebook } Select Application Settings and select application. Enter the name of the database and, if required, your username and password } Save Press to save your new account. To start remote synchronization } Connect } Synchronization and select a remote...
  • Page 67 Connectivity To add a device to your phone } Connect } Bluetooth } My Devices } New Device. The Bluetooth function of the other device must also be on. } Add and your phone will search for all types of available Bluetooth devices. want to select a specific type of device to search for.
  • Page 68 To transfer sound when using a handsfree } Transfer During a call, press to transfer sound either to the phone or to other handsfree devices that have been added to your phone. To direct sound when answering a call with a handsfree } Connect } Bluetooth } Handsfree } Incoming Call In Phone Handsfree.
  • Page 69 Connectivity File browsing You can browse and retrieve files contained in other devices that support the server role of the file transfer profile. To do this, you must first add the other device to your list of To check whether the other device has support for this specific function, please refer to its list of available Bluetooth services.

  • Page 70: 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 71 More features 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, 64 Synchronizing. Appointments and tasks You can save up to 300 appointments and 80 tasks depending on the size of each item.
  • Page 72 Viewing your calendar } Organizer } To view your calendar Days on which you have appointments are marked } More } View Week in bold. to view a certain week. Navigating in your calendar Use the navigation key to move between days or weeks.
  • Page 73 More features Notes If you need to remember something, you can save it as a note in your phone. You can save up to 10 notes. To add a note } Organizer } Notes } New Note } Add Save. the note To handle the notes } Organizer } Notes...

  • Page 74: Sim Card Lock, Etc

    This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use. 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.
  • Page 75 More features If you enter your PIN incorrectly three times in a row, the SIM card is blocked and the message blocked. appears. To unblock it, you need to enter your PUK (Personal Unblocking Key). Your PIN and PUK are supplied by your service provider. If the message Codes do not match.

  • Page 76: Phone Lock

    SIM card is inserted in the phone. It is important that you remember your new code. If you should forget it, you will need to bring your phone to your local Sony Ericsson retailer. To set the phone lock } Settings }...
  • Page 77 More features Factors strengthening the security of the code memo function are: • You get no feedback about whether the passcode is correct, except for the checkword, and only you know the checkword. • All codes are encrypted in the phone. •...

  • Page 78: Troubleshooting

    Online services Online services are customized services offered by service providers, independently of mobile phones and mobile phone manufacturers. A SIM card which supports online services works in the same way as a normal SIM card. When you have inserted your SIM card and turned on your phone, your service provider can download data to your SIM card.
  • Page 79 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 is also deleted.
  • Page 80 The fixed dialing function is activated and the number you have dialed is not on your fixed numbers list, Charging, alien battery The battery you are using is not a Sony Ericsson approved battery, 73 SIM card Troubleshooting 32 Fixed dialing.

  • Page 81: Additional Information

    Solutions for individuals with special needs call the Sony Ericsson Special Needs Center at 877-878-1996 (TTY) or 877-207-2056 (voice), or visit the Sony Ericsson Special Needs Center at www.SonyEricsson-snc.com. This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use.
  • Page 82 Antenna Only use an antenna that has been specifically designed by Sony Ericsson for your mobile phone. Use of unauthorized 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 83 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.
  • Page 84 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 85: 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 86 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 87 EU country where an identical Product is sold by an authorized Sony Ericsson distributor. To find out if your Product is sold in the EU country you are in, please call the local Sony Ericsson Customer Care Center.

  • Page 88: Declaration Of Conformity

    This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use. Additional information 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 89: Icons

    Icons Icons Icon descriptions The table below describes the icons which appear while in standby, camera and video recorder mode. Icon Description Standby Desktop icon Tells you the strength of the GSM network signal GPRS is within range GPRS is within range and can be used Tells you are in a premium charge zone Tells you the status of the battery You cannot receive any incoming calls...
  • Page 90 Icon Description The infrared port is on Infrared communication is in progress Bluetooth is on A internet session is in progress Line 1 is in use for outgoing calls Line 2 is in use for outgoing calls Ciphering is currently not being provided by the network An ongoing call My Friends status icon...
  • Page 91 Icons Icon Description Brigtness between -2.0EV to +2.0EV Night mode Light is on White balance Incandescent White balance Fluorescent White balance Daylight White balance Cloudy Spot photometry Activate the self-timcr Show or hide all icons Press to delete pictures and video clips This is the Internet version of the user's guide.

  • Page 92: Index

    Index accept calls 31 account settings, email 41 alarm clock 69 alerts 57 animations 53 answering calls 19 using voice control 27 answering service 25 appointments 70–71 area information 47 ask to save 22 assembling, phone 6 automatic redialing 19 battery alien 79 charging 6...
  • Page 93 Index code memo 75 codes PIN 5 PUK 5, 79 conference calls 30 connectors 8 contacts 20 as default phonebook 21 groups of 34 My Friends 43 synchronizing 64 cookies 63 copying to/from Memory Stick Duo 15 to/from SIM card 23 cost information 32 credit limit 32 date, setting 69...
  • Page 94 letters entering 11–13 quick keys 17 light camera 52 video recorder 52 locks phone lock 79 SIM card 73 long messages 37 magic word 26 making calls 16 media player 56–57 melodies 57–58 Memory Stick Duo™ 13–15 copying to/from 15 deleting 15 inserting 14 moving to/from 15...
  • Page 95 Index picture messages 38–40 picture sizes 51 pictures 53–55 PIN code changing 74 entering 7 priority, when calling 33 profiles 72–73 PUK 74, 79 quick keys 16 recording calls 58 sounds 58 video clips 51 voice commands 25–27 redialing 19 resetting phone 77 ringtones 57–58 roaming 18...
  • Page 96 T9™ Text Input entering letters 12 quick keys 17 tasks 70–71 templates for picture messages 40 for text messages 37 text input, quick keys 17 text messages 35–38 themes 59 time, setting 69 timer 73 TTY 80 Phone Number 80 turning on/off Bluetooth 65 infrared port 68...
  • Page 97 Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, SE-221 88 Lund, Sweden AE/LZT 123 7896 R1A.

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