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Getting started Getting started Assemble the phone, SIM card, battery, make a call. More information and downloads are available at www.SonyEricsson.com.cn. Instruction icons The following instruction icons appear in this user guide: Use the selection keys or the navigation key to scroll and select.
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. If the battery cannot be easily removed, firmly pull the battery release catch again. Remove the battery. PIN (Personal Identity Number) You may need a PIN (Personal Identity Number) to activate the services in your phone.
To turn on the phone Press and hold Enter your SIM card PIN, if you have one. At first start-up, select the language you want for your phone menus. } Yes if you want the setup wizard to help you get started, and follow the instructions that appear.
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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 New contact 10. Connectivity 11.
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.
To get help Info. Scroll to the menu item Shortcuts A quicker way to move through the menus is to use shortcuts. You can use keypad shortcuts, or you can create your own shortcuts from standby. Using keypad shortcuts Enter the menus by pressing and then enter the number of the menu to which you want to go.
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Getting to know your phone Writing languages Before you start entering letters, you need to select the languages that you want to use when writing. When writing, you can switch to one of your selected languages by pressing and holding To select writing language } Settings } General...
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Example: • To enter an ‘A’, press once. • To enter a ‘B’, quickly press • To shift between capital and lower-case letters, press , then enter the letter. • You can use the volume buttons as a shortcut to certain letters.
Getting to know your phone Text format • – change size, style, alignment and start a new paragraph. • Writing language – a list of available languages is shown. Writing method • – a list of methods available for the current language is shown. •...
Stroke input A Chinese character is built up of strokes. There are more than 30 basic strokes, which are grouped into 5 stroke categories. Each category is represented on the keypad by one of the keys Wild Card key , is used when you are not sure of which stroke to use 17 For example, to enter 信息...
Components The basic building units of Chinese characters are components that are made up of strokes. After entering the first two strokes of the desired character, the component and character candidates that started with that stroke are displayed in the candidate row. Using components is a fast method for entering complex characters.
Getting to know your phone For example, to enter “ 信息 ” Press When “xin” is highlighted, press select “ 信 ”, then press any of the other suggested Pinyin combinations, scroll up or down to the desired combination, then press Press again to select “...
To select several files } File manager and select a file } Mark several. Scroll and select more files by pressing Unmark. File information Items that are downloaded, or received using the infrared port, text or picture messages may be copyright-protected.
Getting to know your phone Go back to standby or press and hold end a function Set the phone to silent Making and receiving calls Make an emergency call emergency number } Call Call your voicemail } Calls Enter call list Voice dial volume button or say your magic word...
Enter numbers press and hold any of the number keys Enter the + sign press and hold Enter a p (pause) press and hold when entering numbers Using multitap text input Reach the second letter press and hold the top or character of a key of the volume button and press any of the...
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.
Receiving calls When you receive a call, the phone rings and Answer? is displayed. If your subscription includes the Calling Line Identification 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.
Calling To make international calls Press and hold until a + sign appears on the screen. Enter the country/region code, area code (without the leading zero) and phone number Call. Emergency calls Your phone supports the international emergency numbers,112 and 911. This means that these numbers can normally be used to make an emergency call in any country/region, with or without a SIM card inserted, if a GSM network is within range.
SIM numbers On your SIM card, you can save entries as a name with a single number. The number of entries you can save depends on the amount of memory available on Phonebook } Options } Advanced the SIM card, see } Memory status.
Calling To add a picture or a personal ringtone to a contact } Phonebook and select the contact you want to add a picture or ringtone to } Edit contact. Scroll to the relevant tab and select Ringtone: } Edit. This takes you to Sounds File manager in the...
When English has been selected as the phone language To call a contact written in Chinese characters Phonebook. Scroll to the contact you want to call. When the contact is highlighted, press Call. to select a number To call a contact written in Latin characters Phonebook.
Calling To delete a contact or a SIM number } Phonebook and scroll to the contact or SIM number you want to delete, press To delete all contacts } Phonebook } Options } Advanced } Delete all contacts. } Yes and enter the phone lock code default phone lock code is 0000.
To automatically save names and phone numbers to the SIM card }Phonebook } Options } Advanced } Auto save on SIM. Select On. Sending contacts You can send contacts using the infrared port or a text or picture message. To send a contact } Phonebook and select a contact } Send contact...
Calling To call a number from the call list } Calls from standby and select a tab. Scroll to the name or number you want to call Call. To clear the call list } Calls and scroll to the tab with all calls } Delete all.
Calling your voicemail service You can easily call your voicemail service by pressing and holding . If you have not set your voicemail number, you will be asked if you want to } Yes enter the number. to enter the number. You get the number from your service provider.
Calling If the recording sounds ok and repeat step 3. To record another voice command for a contact } Edit names } New voice steps 2-5 above. Caller name You can choose whether you want to hear the recorded contact name when you receive a call from that contact.
To activate and record the magic word } Settings } General } Voice control } 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.
Calling Editing your voice commands You can keep all your voice commands up to date by re-recording them or deleting the ones you do not use. You can also edit a voice command for a phone number in the phonebook. Select the contact you want to edit a voice command for } Edit contact.
Not reachable • – divert calls if your phone is turned off or if you are unreachable. • No reply – divert calls that you do not answer within a specified time limit (operator-dependent). To activate a call divert } Settings } Calls } Divert Select a call type and then one of the divert...
Calling Handling two calls When you have one ongoing call and one call on hold, you can do the following: } Switch • to switch between the two calls. } Join calls • Press to join the two calls into a conference call.
Two voice lines If you have a subscription that supports alternate line service, your phone may have two voice lines with different phone numbers. This may be useful if, for example, you want to keep business calls and private calls on separate lines.
Calling Restricted dialling You can use the restrict calls service to restrict outgoing and incoming calls. This may be useful, for example, when you are abroad. To use this service, you need a password which you get from your service provider If you divert incoming calls, you cannot activate some Restrict calls options.
To save a fixed number } Phonebook } Options } Special numbers } Fixed dialling } Fixed numbers } New number and enter the information. Call time and cost During a call, the duration of the call is shown on the screen.
Calling 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 } Settings } Calls...
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 the tones, press the keys • To clear the screen after the call is finished, press •...
Calling To create a group of numbers } Phonebook } Options } Groups } New group Add. Enter a name for the group } New number } Add to find the contact in your phonebook. Select a number from the contact. Repeat steps 3-4 to add more numbers to the } Done group.
Messaging Text messaging, picture messaging, email, messaging glossary. Your phone supports various messaging services. Please contact your service provider for details on which services you can use. For more information about messaging, please visit www.SonyEricsson.com.cn. Text messaging Text messages are sent via SMS (Short Message Service).
Messaging To insert an item in a text message } Messaging } Write new } Text While writing your message } Add item. Select Picture, Sound effect, Melody, Animation, Templates Picture Select an item. Formatting text You can change the style, size and alignment of the text, and create new paragraphs.
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To save a message } Messaging } Inbox } More } Save message and select the folder where you want to save the message. To save a message to the SIM card } Messaging } Inbox } More } Save message } Saved items.
Messaging To turn long messages on } Messaging } Settings } Text message } Max. msg length } Max. available. Templates If you have one or more messages that you send often, you can save these as templates. You can also create your own templates.
Before you start Before sending a picture message, make sure that: The address to your message server is set } Messaging } Settings } Picture msg } Message server. You have entered the correct settings } Messaging } Settings } Picture msg } Internet profile.
Messaging To make a call while writing a picture message While writing your message } Make a call and enter or retrieve a phone Call. You return to the message. number } More } End To end the call To set a default message option } Messaging } Settings } Picture msg one of the options.
To delete several messages } Messaging and select a folder. } More } Mark Select a message Scroll and select more messages by pressing Mark or Unmark. } More } Save messages } More } Delete messages. To delete all messages } Messaging } More and select a folder...
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.To } Messaging } Email create an email account...
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To write and send an email message } Messaging } Email } Write new. Write the subject for your message then the text } Enter email addr. to enter an email address or } Phonebook look up to retrieve an address from your phonebook.
Messaging To delete an email message (POP3 users) } Messaging } Email } Inbox More. message Mark for deletion. The message is deleted Select the next time you connect to your email server. If you want to delete several messages } Mark several.
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Messaging glossary Options and settings for text, picture and email messages are listed below: Accept messages • – select which messages you want to accept and download. Add attachment • – add, for example, pictures, sounds, themes, video clips, business cards or recordings to a message.
Imaging Save in Drafts • – save the email message in the Drafts folder. • Save in Outbox – save the email message in the Outbox folder. Set priority • – set the message priority, select High, Normal or Low. •...
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Before you send a picture or video clip using MMS make sure that: • You have set the service centre number for MMS and that Internet settings are entered in your phone, 67 Setting up Internet and email. Before you send a picture or video clip using email make sure that: •...
Imaging To record video clips Press and hold to activate the video Camera. You record video clips recorder or with the phone held in a vertical position. Press to switch to video recorder if the } Record camera is activated. recording.
Picture size • – choose between Extended (1280x960), Large (640x480), Medium (320x240) and Small (160x120). Extended means that the picture is enlarged to 1280x960 pixels and can be used when a lager viewer area is required, e.g. when uploading a picture to a PC.
Imaging Take a self-portrait Hold the phone as shown in the illustration. You can see your reflection in the mirror provided. Press and hold on the side of the phone to activate the camera. Press picture. Saving pictures and video clips When you have taken a picture or recorded a video clip, the phone automatically saves it in a folder in File manager...
Pictures Your phone comes with a number of pictures. You can delete these pictures if you, for example, want to free memory. All pictures are saved in Pictures. You can: • Have a picture as a wallpaper and as a screen saver.
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Imaging Exchanging pictures You can exchange pictures using the infrared port, cable, picture messages or email. Please note that you are not allowed to exchange copyright-protected material. For more information on sending pictures in messages 43 Messaging. To send a picture } File manager } Pictures } More } picture you want...
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, MID, AMR and WAV (with 16 kHz as maximum sample rate).
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: • You have a phone subscription that supports GPRS data transmission.
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.
Entertainment Caller-specific ringtones If your subscription includes the Calling Line Identification (CLI) service, you can assign a personal ringtone to callers, or a personal ringtone to a contact. Vibrating alert You can choose to be notified of an incoming call by the buzzing of the vibrating alert.
Sending and receiving You can send and receive melodies in several ways, for example using the infrared port, email or text or picture messages. You cannot send a polyphonic melody or an MP3 file in a text message. To send a melody } File manager } Sounds and select a melody.
Entertainment To end and play a sound recording } Save to end the recording, and the recording. To listen to your recordings File manager Sounds recording you want to hear. Play to listen to the recording. Press to go to the previous or next recording. Stop to stop playback.
To start and end a game } Entertainment } Games and select a game Start. } More to read help texts. Press the game. To download a game } Entertainment } Games and scroll to a direct link } Go Applications You can download applications from links.
Connectivity Entering Internet and email settings Settings may already be entered when you buy your phone. If not, you can enter the settings in the following ways: • You can receive settings in a text message from your network operator or service provider. •...
Options when browsing } More to view different browsing options. The options may vary depending on which site you are visiting. If you select an email address when browsing a Web site, you can send a text message to that address. The options menu always contains the following: Exit browser •...
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Connectivity To download from wap.sonyericsson.com } Internet services } More } Bookmarks } Sony Ericsson. Select what you want to download and follow the instructions that appear. Stored information When browsing, you can save information in your phone. It is advisable to clear any sensitive information about previously visited Internet services.
Internet security Your phone has support for both WAP and HTTP secure browsing. To activate a secure connection to the WAP gateway, you need to turn on security in your Internet profile. If your Internet profile is an HTTP profile, the connection will be secure if the URL starts with https://.
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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 Download and install the synchronization program from www.SonyEricsson.com.cn.
To start the remote synchronization } Connectivity } Synchronization and select a remote account Start. Infrared port You can use the infrared port to establish contact between your phone and a PC or another device equipped with an infrared port. You can, for example, synchronize calendar items, 71 Synchronizing, and send items such as pictures and contacts.
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 •...
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 71 Synchronizing. Appointments You can save up to 300 appointments depending on the size of each item.
More features Navigating in your calendar Use the navigation key to move between days or weeks. In the monthly and weekly views, you can also use the keypad as follows Back a week Next week Back a month Next month Back a year Next year Today’s date...
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Tasks You can keep track of phone calls you need to make or tasks that you need to do. You can save up to 80 tasks depending on the size of each item. You can choose to add a new task or use an old one as a template by copying and editing it.
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More features Notes If you need to remember something, you can make a note of it in your phone. You can save up to10 notes. To add a note } Organizer } Notes } New note } Add Save. the note To handle the notes } Organizer } Notes and a list of notes appears.
To set the display light } Settings } Display Light. Start-up screen When you turn your phone on or off, the Sony Ericsson start-up screen appears. Your network operator’s own start-up screen may appear instead. You can also set your own start-up screen. Automatic...
More features To select a start-up screen } Settings } } Start-up screen Display select a file for the start-up screen. Calculator The phone has a calculator, which can add, subtract, divide and multiply. To use the calculator } Organizer }Calculator.
SIM card is inserted in the phone. 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 set the phone lock } Settings } } Phone lock } Protection alternative.
More features To edit your phone lock code } Settings } } Locks } Phone lock General } Change code. Code memo Instead of having to remember all the different security codes for credit cards, for example, you can save them in the code memo in your phone. Then all you need to remember is the passcode to open the code memo.
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To add a new code } Organizer } Code memo and enter your } New code } passcode Add. Enter a name associated with the code, for example, the name of the credit card company Continue. Done. Enter the code To change the passcode Open code memo as described above } Change...
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want? 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. However, if you need to hand in your phone for repair, please note that you may lose information and content that you have saved in your phone.
Menu language If the screen shows a language that you do not understand, you can always select a language from standby as follows: • Press 0000 for English • Press 8888 for Automatic - determined by your SIM card. Grey menu options Grey text indicates a function that is temporarily unavailable, for example, if a service is not activated, or if your subscription does not support the...
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.
Additional information • 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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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.
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY. IN NO EVENT SHALL SONY ERICSSON OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS OR COMMERCIAL LOSS;...
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 AAB-1021044-CN and in combination with our accessories, to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the appropriate standards 3GPP TS 51.010-1, EN...
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...
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Icon Description You have missed an incoming call All incoming calls are diverted 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...
Index Index accept calls 37 account settings, email 50 alarm clock 74 alerts 64 animations 59 answering calls 23 using voice control 33 answering service 30 applications 67 appointments 75–76 area information 52 ask to save 27 assembling, phone 5 automatic redialling 23 battery alien 86...
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codes PIN 6 PUK 6, 86 conference calls 36 connectors 8 contacts 24 as default phonebook 25 groups of 41 synchronizing 71 cookies 70 copying to/from SIM card 28 cost information 39 credit limit 40 date, setting 74 declaration of conformity 93 display icons 94 light 79...
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Index light display 79 locks phone lock 86 SIM card 80 long messages 45 magic word 32 making calls 20 media player 61–62 melodies 63–64 menu language 85 menus 10, 19 message alert 64 messages area information 52 cell information 52 email 49 glossary 53 picture 46...
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quick keys 19 recording calls 65 sounds 65 video clips 55 voice commands 31–34 redialling 23 resetting phone 84 restricted dialling 38 ringtones 63–64 roaming 22 safety guidelines 86 saving from picture messages 48 from text messages 45 screen 79 screen saver 60 This is the Internet version of the user's guide.
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Index timer 79 turning on/off infrared port 73 key sound 64 phone 7 phone lock 81 ringtones, melodies 63 SIM lock protection 81 two voice lines 37 unblocking PIN 6 SIM card 80 vibrating alert 64 video clips 61 video recorder 54–58 voice answering 33 voice control 31–34 voice dialling 32–33...