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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United Kingdom Pat. No. 2238414B; Hong Kong Standard Pat. No. HK0940329; Republic of Singapore Pat. No. 51383; Euro. Pat. No. 0 842 463 (96927260.8) DE/DK, FI, FR, IT, NL, PT, ES, SE, GB; and additional patents are pending worldwide. Your mobile phone has the capability to download, store and forward additional content, e.g.
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...
Press to release the cover as shown in the picture. Gently pull the cover away from the phone. 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.
You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) to activate the services in your phone. Your PIN is provided by your network operator. If you make a mistake while entering your PIN, delete the number by pressing If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row, the SIM card is blocked and the message PIN blocked appears.
Icons The following icons appear on the desktop and in the status bar. 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.
Main menu view Change the main menu view from multiple to single icons. To change the main menu view } Settings } Grid view Select Navigating the menus • Press (navigation key) to go to the desktop. • Press • Press to go back one level in the menus.
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 8888 You can always choose 0000...
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 on 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 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 zero) and phone number Emergency calls Your phone supports the international emergency numbers, 112, 911 and 08.
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 } } Clear call list }...
To add a ringtone to a phonebook entry } Phonebook } } Add new? } Press to go to the phonebook. Scroll to the phonebook entry you want This takes you to To call a number saved in the phonebook } Phonebook } Enter the name or the first letter of the name If the name displayed is not the one you want, press...
To turn the Ask to save function on or off } Phonebook } Off } select To edit an entry in the phonebook } Phonebook } Enter the name or the first letter of the name to select the entry. } Edit } When you have finished editing changes.
Choosing where to save an entry • To save the number in the position suggested • To save the number in another position, press the position number, enter a new position number • To save the number in the phone memory, you first need to know how many positions you have got on your SIM card.
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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 % 31 Text messages. To create a new group } Phonebook } } Add new? } Enter a name for the group } Add new? } Select an entry in your phonebook...
Call time During a call, the duration of the call is shown in the display. You can check the duration of your last call, outgoing calls and the total time. To check the call time and reset timer } Calls } Select an option Reset timers Select...
Enter the code for the currency you want, (for example GBP for Pounds Sterling) Enter the price per call unit point, press Credit limit for calls You can enter a total amount of money that can be used for making calls. When the amount reaches zero, no more calls can be made.
To turn on a call divert } Calls } Select a call category and then a divert alternative Activate } Select Enter the phone number to which you want your calls to be diverted To turn off a call divert } Calls } Select a divert alternative To check the status of a call divert...
Call waiting service If the call waiting service is activated, you hear a beep if you receive a second call during an ongoing call. To activate or deactivate the call waiting service } Calls } } Manage calls } Activate. To make a second call to put the ongoing call on hold.
Conference calls You can have a joint conversation (conference call) with up to five people. You can also put a conference on hold and make another call. There may be additional charges for calls involving multiple parties. Contact your service provider for more information.
To start a private conversation } Extract part Press want to talk with. } Join calls Press Restricted dialling You can use the restrict calls service to restrict outgoing and incoming calls. To use this service, you need a password which you get from your service provider.
Fixed dialling The fixed dialling function allows calls to be made only to certain numbers saved on the SIM card. Fixed dialling requires a SIM card that allows fixed numbers to be saved. The fixed numbers are protected by your PIN2. You can save partial numbers or numbers with question marks.
To add a group } Calls } } Edit list } } Add new? } Enter the name of the user group Enter the index number from your operator. To activate a group } Calls } } Edit list } Select a group } Activate } selected group.
Additional calling functions Tone signals You can use telephone banking services or control an answering machine by sending tone signals (also known as DTMF tones or touch tones) during a call. To send and clear tones • Press the number keys •...
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? }...
To insert an item in a text message } Messaging } Press to enter the option menu. Add symbol Select Select Picture, Select an object or symbol 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.
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...
To set a default message option } Messaging } Text message Select Status request } Select an option from the list 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 reply to a message When you have read the message } Reply } Select the message you want to send as a reply You can choose between: or a template if available. Write your message To forward a message When you have read the message } Forward } sending a new text message.
Picture messages Picture messages can contain text, pictures and sounds. They are sent via MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) to a mobile phone or via email. The sender and receiver of a picture message must have a subscription that supports MMS. Before you start Make sure you have the following settings: •...
More options You can set different options for sending and receiving picture messages. To select an option } Messaging } To write and send a picture message } Messaging } Select from the submenus Enter the information you want to send to add other items or more options.
Area information Area information, for example, a local traffic report, is sent to all subscribers in a certain network area. You cannot save area messages. To turn area information on or off } Messaging } } Reception } } On Off } Cell information The cell information channel is used by some network...
Radio To use the radio, you must connect the portable handsfree. The handsfree works as an antenna. You must switch your phone on to use the FM radio. Do not switch the phone on in areas where mobile phones are prohibited, % 73 Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use.
More options Press for the following options: Hide radio • – Return to standby to use other functions with the radio still playing. Channel presets • to save the current frequency to a preset channel. Turn on speaker • loudspeaker. Auto save •...
Personalizing your phone To change a Style-Up cover Press to release the back cover as shown in the picture. Pull the back cover away from the phone. Gently lift the release catch to remove the front cover. Make sure the keypad is in place, and gently press the front cover on to the 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.
To select a picture as wallpaper } Settings } } Select picture } Select a picture To turn the wallpaper on or off } Settings } } Display } Activate, select Exchanging pictures You can send and receive pictures in picture messages. For more information on sending pictures in messages, % 31 Messaging.
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.
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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 You can choose to be notified of an incoming call by the buzzing of the vibrating alert. You can set the phone’s vibrating alert to On, Sounds & alerts From also select: Message alert • when messages are received. Key sound •...
Time and date To set the time } Settings } } Time and date } 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 }...
Profiles Your phone has predefined profiles which are set to suit a certain environment. You can rename or change these profiles. To select a profile } Settings } } Profiles } To change a profile setting } Settings } Select a setting Change the profile settings To rename a profile } Settings }...
Internet Setting up the Internet In order to use the Internet the following are required: • A phone subscription that supports data transmission. • Settings entered in your phone. • You may also have to register as an Internet user with your service provider or network operator.
Set up with the wizard If your phone is not set up for Internet, you can ask your network operator or service provider to provide you with Internet settings information. Then you can simply use the wizard in your phone to help guide you through the relevant settings. To use the wizard for setting up Internet } Internet services } Sony...
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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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GSM settings include some settings that are similar to GPRS settings and some that are GSM specific as follows: Phone number • service provider. Data rate • – Select the speed you want for the connection. Dial type • – Select Analogue or ISDN connection. To create a data account manually } Settings } Connectivity } } Data accounts }...
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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. You then simply switch between profiles when you need to change the network connection.
To use advanced profile settings Advanced If you select Chg homepage • as the homepage. Second account • Connect using if the first in Username • – Enter your username for the WAP gateway. Password • – Enter your password for the WAP gateway. Security •...
Using the Internet browser Settings may already be entered when you buy the phone. Otherwise you can receive the settings from your network operator or your service provider in a text message. You can also use the Phone setup on www.SonyEricsson.com/support to get the settings you need.
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 • –...
Downloading You can download, for example, pictures and ringtones from Web sites directly to your phone. Make sure the file sizes do not exceed the free memory in your phone, % 64 Memory status for more information. To download from www.SonyEricsson.com } Internet services } } Sony Ericsson } Select what you want to download and follow the...
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 turn the alarm off Press any key to turn the alarm signal off when it rings. If you do not want the alarm to be repeated To change the alarm time } Alarms }...
To use the stopwatch } Organizer } • to reset. • to save up to nine lap times. • to start, stop or re-start. • to stop. • to check saved lap times. Calculator The phone has a built-in calculator, which can add, subtract, divide and multiply.
Calendar In the calendar you can add tasks for things that you have to remember. The tasks can be edited or deleted. To add a task } Organizer } } Add task? } Enter a description Set a reminder, if required, or Enter the start date and time } Continue? } To set the reminder...
Security Keypad lock To lock the keypad From standby, press To unlock the keypad Press and then press 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.
To edit your PIN } Settings } } Locks } . If the message the new PIN incorrectly. If the message PIN:, you entered your old PIN incorrectly. followed by PIN2 Certain services are protected by a second PIN. To edit your PIN2 } Settings } } Locks } To turn the SIM card lock on or off...
Automatic If the phone lock is set to automatic, you do not need to enter your phone lock code until a different SIM card is inserted in the phone. To set the phone lock } Settings } } Protection } Select an alternative Enter the phone lock code Editing the phone lock code...
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 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 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, % 62 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. Service and support From now on you will have access to a portfolio of exclusive service advantages such as:...
Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use Please read this information before using your mobile phone. These instructions are intended for your safety. Please follow these guidelines. If the product has been subject to any of the conditions listed below or you have any doubt of the proper function make sure to have the product checked by certified service partner before charging or using it.
CHILDREN KEEP OUT OF CHILDRENS REACH. 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.
Turn off your mobile phone before removing the battery. Do not allow the battery to be put into the mouth. Battery electrolytes may be toxic if swallowed. Do not let the metal contacts on the battery touch another metal object. This could short-circuit and damage the battery. Use the battery for the intended purpose only.
Emergency calls may not be possible in all areas, on all cellular networks, or when certain network services and/or mobile phone features are in use. Check with your local service provider. Antenna This phone contains a built in antenna. Use of antenna devices not marketed by Sony Ericsson specifically for this model could damage your mobile phone, reduce performance, and produce SAR levels above the established 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.
correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your local city office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.
writing. If you fail to comply with any of the terms and conditions set out in this license, it will terminate with immediate effect. Sony Ericsson and its third party suppliers and licensors are the sole and exclusive owner of and retain all rights, title and interest in and to the Software.
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Sony Ericsson and its service partners reserve the right to charge a handling fee if a returned Product is found not to be under warranty according to the conditions below. Please note that some of your personal settings, downloads or other information may be lost when your Sony Ericsson Product is repaired or replaced.
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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. Minor variations in display brightness and color may occur between phones.
Some countries/states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, or limitation of the duration of implied warranties, so the preceding limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. The warranty provided does not affect the consumer's statutory rights under applicable legislation in force, nor the consumer’s rights against the dealer arising from their sales / purchase contract.
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 Sony Ericsson type AAA-1002011-BV and in combination with our accessories, to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the appropriate standards 3GPP TS 51.010-1, EN 301489-7, EN 60950, following the provisions of Radio Equipment and Telecommunication Terminal Equipment directive 99/5/EC with requirements covering EMC directive 89/336/EEC,...
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