Contents Getting to know your phone ....4 Icons ....... . . 9 Menu overview .
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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 at any time and without notice. Such changes will, however, be incorporated into new editions of this user guide.
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Other product and company names may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Sony Ericsson advises users to backup their personal data information. All illustrations are for illustration only and may not accurately depict the actual phone.
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.
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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 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 (Caller ID) 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.
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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 } Phonebook Your phone has a phonebook in which you can save numbers and accompanying names (an entry).
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.
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Choosing where to save an entry • To save the number in the position suggested • To save the number in another position, press delete 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.
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...
To check the call time and reset timer } Calls } Select an option Reset Timers Select Call cost and cost information Check with your network operator or service provider for information about these services. If you subscribe to cost information, you must enter your PIN2 to clear the cost or time counter, % 58 Security for information about PIN2.
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. Please note that the credit limit is only an estimated value. To set a credit limit } Calls } } Set Credit }...
To turn off a call forward } Calls } Select a forward alternative To check the status of a call forward } Calls } Select a call type Select the forward To check the status of all call forwards } Calls } } Manage Calls } } Check All } More than one call...
To make a second call to put the ongoing call on hold. You can only put one call on hold. Enter the number you want to call number from the phonebook. To reach different options press To receive a second call •...
Creating a conference call To create a conference call, you must first have one ongoing call and one call on hold. To join the two calls into a conference call } Join Calls } Press To add a new participant to put the conference call on hold.
If you forward incoming calls, you cannot activate Restrict Calls some The following calls can be restricted: All Outgoing • – All outgoing calls. Outgoing Intl. • – All outgoing international calls. Outg. Intl. Roam • to your home country. All Incoming •...
To turn fixed dialing on or off } Phonebook } Enter your PIN2 Select To save a fixed number } Phonebook } } Fixed Numbers } } Add New and enter the number Closed user groups The closed user group function is a way of lowering call costs.
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 } Select an option Select an entry To select an accept option } Calls } } Manage Calls }...
Messaging Service numbers You must have a service center 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 center } Messaging } } Service Centers } } Add New }...
Add Symbol Select Select Picture, Sound, 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. 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 and proceed as described on % 31 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 center. • 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 } 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 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.
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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.
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You are not allowed to exchange copyright-protected material. To select a ringtone } Settings } } Sounds & Alerts } To set the ringtone volume } Settings } Press to save the setting. To turn the ringtone on or off There are two ways to turn on or off the ringtone: } Silent } •...
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Exchanging ringtones and melodies You can send and receive a sound, ringtone or melody via picture messages or download it from the Internet. You cannot exchange a polyphonic melody via text messages. To send a melody } Fun & Games } Select a melody and press } Send } Increasing ring...
Display light The display light can be set to is the default setting for the display light and is designed to optimize standby time. In automatic mode, the display light is turned off a few seconds after you last press a key. If set to On, the display light consumes extra battery power and reduces standby time.
Answering mode When using a portable handsfree kit, you can choose to answer a call by pressing any key (except the or setting the phone to answer the call automatically. To select answering mode } Settings } } Handsfree } My phone numbers You can check your own phone number(s).
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. If you also want to delete all phonebook entries, messages and other personal data, select If you select pictures that you have downloaded, received or edited...
(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.
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.
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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 Analog or ISDN connection. To create a data account manually } Settings } Connect } } 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 first in User ID • – Enter your username for the WAP gateway. Password • – Enter your password for the WAP gateway. Security •...
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.
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 • –...
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% 60 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 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 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. To use the calculator } Organizer } Enter digits with the keypad, then press: •...
Set a reminder, if required, or Enter the start date and time } Continue? } To set the reminder Select any of the predefined values or enter the alarm date and the alarm time To view a task } Organizer } View All Tasks } Select To delete a task...
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 entered the new PIN incorrectly. If the message appears, followed by incorrectly. PIN2 Certain services are protected by a second PIN. To edit your PIN2 } Settings } } Locks } To turn the SIM card lock on or off } Settings }...
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 }...
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To check the memory for pictures or sounds } Fun & Games } } Memory Status } Press To check memory for text messages } Messaging } } Memory Status } To delete saved files or information Select a file or information, press some factory default files and information cannot be deleted.
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, % 58 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.
Global and local websites providing support. • A global network of Call Centers. • An extensive network of Sony Ericsson service partners. • A warranty period. Learn more about the warranty conditions in this user guide. On www.SonyEricsson.com, under the support section in the...
Do not drop, throw or try to bend your product. • Do not paint your product. • Do not attempt to disassemble or modify your product. Only Sony Ericsson authorised personnel should perform service. • Do not use your product near medical equipment without requesting permission.
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Never alter the cord or plug. If the plug will not fit into the outlet, have a proper outlet installed by a qualified electrician. Use only Sony Ericsson branded original chargers intended for use with your mobile phone. Other chargers may not be designed to the same safety and performance standards.
Please check if local laws and regulations restrict the use of mobile phones while driving or require drivers to use handsfree solutions. We recommend that you use only Sony Ericsson handsfree solutions intended for use with your product. Please note that because of possible interference to electronic...
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).
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Please note that some of your personal settings, downloads or other information may be lost when your Sony Ericsson Product is repaired or replaced. At present Sony Ericsson may be prevented by applicable law, other regulation or technical restrictions from making a backup copy of certain downloads.
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This is nothing uncommon and is not regarded as a defective camera module. 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...