Sony Ericsson K508i User Manual

Sony ericsson k508i: users guide

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Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Assemble the phone, SIM card, battery, make a call.

Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . . 8

Phone overview, use the menus, enter letters, file manager.

Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Calls, phonebook, voice control, call options.

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Text messaging, picture messaging, email,

My friends, messaging glossary.

Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Camera, video recorder, pictures, screen saver.

Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Media player, sounds, themes, games.

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Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Internet and email settings, synchronizing, infrared.

More features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Time and date, alarm clock, calendar, tasks,

SIM card lock, etc.

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Why doesn't the phone work the way I want?

Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Sony Ericsson Consumer Web site, safe and efficient

use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Icon descriptions

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

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Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want? Additional information ... . 79 Sony Ericsson Consumer Web site, safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity. Icons ......86 Icon descriptions Index .
Page 2 Sony Ericsson GSM 900/1800/1900 First edition (July 2004) 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...
Page 3 Java and all Java based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. End-user license agreement for Sun™ Java™ J2ME™. Restrictions: Software is confidential copyrighted information of Sun and title to all copies is retained by Sun and/or its licensors.
Page 4: 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. Instruction icons The following instruction icons appear in this user guide: Use the selection keys or the navigation key to scroll and select.
Page 5 To insert the SIM card and charge the battery This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use. Getting started 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.
Page 6: Available Services
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.
Page 7 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.
Page 8: Getting To Know Your Phone
Getting to know your phone Getting to know your phone Phone overview, use the menus, enter letters, file manager. Phone overview This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use. Infrared port Press and hold to activate the camera and video recorder.
Page 9: Overview, Menu
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 10. Connectivity 11. Organizer...
Page 10: 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 11: More Options
Using keypad shortcuts Enter the menus by pressing and then enter the number of the menu to which you want to go. For example, to reach the fifth menu item, press To reach the tenth, eleventh and twelfth menu items, press respectively.
Page 12 Getting to know your phone To select writing language } Settings } General } Writing language. Scroll to each language that you want to use } Save and mark it. to exit the menu. To enter letters using multitap text input To enter text, you have to be in a function where text input is possible, for example...
Page 13 To enter letters using T9 Text Input } Messaging } Write new } Text For example, if you want to write the word “Jane”, press If the word shown is the one you want, press to accept and add a space. To accept a word without adding a space, press word shown is not the one you want, press repeatedly to view alternative words.
Page 14: File Manager
Getting to know your phone File manager Items such as Pictures, Videos, Sounds, Themes, Games, Applications Other folders. All files that the phone cannot recognize Other are saved in the folder. The phone has several predefined folders. You can create your own subfolders in some predefined folders, to which you can move your saved files.
Page 15: Quick Keys
Quick keys Useful key combinations are described below. Navigating menus Enter the main menu press and select menu items Navigate in the menu and lists Delete an item press in lists } More Enter a list of options Enter the status menu to press a volume see, for example, date, button once...
Page 16 Getting to know your phone Turn off the ringtone press the lower end when receiving a call of the volume button once or press } Hold Put a call on hold } Retrieve Retrieve a call Turn off the microphone press and hold Enter a list of options Entering letters...
Page 17: 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.
Page 18: Making International Calls
Calling To answer a call Yes. To reject a call } No or quickly press a volume button twice. Missed calls Missed calls: If you have missed a call, in standby indicating the number of missed calls. } Yes to view the missed calls in the call list. If you want to view the missed calls later to scroll between the tabs.
Page 19 In some countries, other emergency numbers may also be promoted. Your network operator may therefore have saved additional local emergency numbers on the SIM card. To make an emergency call Enter, for example, 112 (the international Call. emergency number) To view your local emergency numbers } Phonebook } Options } Special numbers } Emergency...
Page 20 Calling To select contacts or SIM numbers as your phonebook } Phonebook } Options } Advanced } My phonebook. Contacts numbers. Select To add a contact } Phonebook } New contact } Enter the name directly or press the name Enter the number directly or press the number Select a number type.
Page 21: Updating The Phonebook
To call a SIM number Phonebook. If SIM numbers is the default phonebook, select the name and number you want to call from the list Call. If Contacts is the default phonebook } Phonebook } Options } SIM numbers select the name and number you want to call Call.
Page 22: Copying Contacts
Calling To set the default item for a contact } Phonebook and scroll to a contact Default. Select the phone number, email address or Web address that you want as default item. Copying contacts You can copy SIM numbers to and from your contacts and the SIM card.
Page 23: Speed Dialling
Checking the memory With the memory status function in your phonebook, you can check how many positions you have left in the phone memory and SIM memory. To check the memory } Phonebook } Options } Advanced } Memory status. Synchronizing contacts You can back up and synchronize your contacts with a phonebook on the Web.
Page 24: Voice Control
Calling To set the position number for speed dialling } Phonebook } Options } Speed dial to the position to which you want to add a phone number Add. Select a number. To replace a number in the speed dial list } Phonebook } Options } Speed Scroll to the number Replace.
Page 25: Voice Dialling
Before voice dialling You must first activate the voice dialling function and record your voice commands. An icon appears next to a phone number that has a voice command. Turn the Media player off before using voice dialling. Scroll to the Media player and press To activate voice dialling and record names } Settings }...
Page 26 Calling To make a call with a handsfree From standby, press the handsfree button. The magic word You can record a magic word and use it as a voice command to allow totally handsfree access to voice dialling. Instead of pressing and holding a volume button to voice dial, you say the magic word and then one of your recorded voice commands.
Page 27: Diverting Calls
To reject a call using voice commands When the phone rings, say “Busy”. The call is rejected. The caller is diverted to voicemail, if activated, or hears a busy tone. 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.
Page 28: More Than One Call
Calling To activate a call divert } Settings } Calls Select a call type and then one of the divert options Activate. Enter the phone number to which you want your } Look up calls to be diverted, or contact in your phonebook To deactivate a call divert Deactivate.
Page 29: Conference Calls
} Transfer call, to connect the two calls. • Press You are disconnected from both calls Contact your network operator to check if this function is supported. } End call • to end the ongoing call, then press to retrieve the held call. } End call •...
Page 30: Accept Calls
Calling This may be useful if, for example, you want to keep business calls and private calls on separate lines. You select which line you want to use for outgoing calls. All outgoing calls are made on this line until you change it.
Page 31: Restricted Dialling
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.
Page 32: Call Time And Cost
Calling To save a fixed number } Phonebook } Options } Special numbers } Fixed dialling } Fixed numbers } New number the information. Call time and cost During a call, the duration of the call is shown on the screen. If you subscribe to cost information, you can check the duration of your last call, outgoing calls and the total time.
Page 33: Closed User Groups
To set a credit limit } Settings } } Time & cost Calls } Call costs } More } Set credit your PIN2 Select Limited or Unlimited. If you select Limited, enter an amount Call priority service You can request a certain priority when you make a call, if your subscription supports the call priority service.
Page 34: Business Cards
Calling • To send the tones, press the keys • To clear the screen after the call is finished, press • To turn the tones on or off during a call, press Turn off tones in standby and select tones. Notepad You can note down a phone number during a call.
Page 35: Messaging
To add your own business card } Phonebook } Options } My business card enter the information for your business card To send your business card } Phonebook } Options } My business card } Send my card and select a transfer method. To receive a business card When you receive the business card the business card in the phonebook.
Page 36 Messaging To set the service centre number } Messaging } Settings } Text message } Service centre. If the service centre 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 37 message, save a picture found in the text message or listen to a sound inserted in the text message. When you have read the text message view a list of options. Press message. Calling a number in a text message You can call a phone number that appears in a text message.
Page 38 Messaging Long messages The number of characters that a text message can contain depends on the language you are writing in. You can send a longer message by linking two or more messages. Please note that you are charged for each of the messages linked in a long message. You may not receive all parts of a long message at the same time.
Page 39: Picture Messages
Picture messages Picture messages can contain text, pictures, video clips, camera pictures, and sound recordings and are sent via MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service). You must have a subscription that supports MMS, and the receiver of the picture message must also have support for MMS.
Page 40 Messaging } Enter phone no. and enter the recipient’s phone } Phonebook look up number, or number or a group from the phonebook. To enter } Enter email addr. an email address the send options shows the last 10 recipients. You can also select a recipient from this list.
Page 41 To delete a message } Messaging and select a folder. } More } Delete. Select the message To delete several messages } Messaging and select a folder. } More } Mark Select a message Scroll and select more messages by pressing Mark or Unmark.
Page 42 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.
Page 43 The number of email messages that can be saved depends on memory left in the phone. All email messages are also saved on your email server, and you can view both older and newer messages on the server. To write and send an email message } Messaging } Email } Write Write the subject for your message then the text...
Page 44 Messaging If you want to delete several messages several. Scroll and select more messages by pressing Mark or Unmark. deletion. To delete an email message (IMAP4 users) } Messaging } Email } Inbox message More. } Mark for deletion. The message is marked for deletion on the server.
Page 45 To set automatic log in } My friends } Myself } More } Accounts select an account. } Auto-login: } On } Edit } Auto-login: } On if you have more than one account. To edit the My friends account } My friends } Myself } More } Accounts select an account.
Page 46 Messaging Picture • – Select a picture from a picture with the camera. About me • – Write a short text about yourself. • Availability – Select Available, Busy, Away, or Invisible. If you select Invisible, you will appear as offline to others. Mood •...
Page 47 Strangers A stranger is someone that is not in your list of contacts. An icon indicates a message from a stranger. You can add the stranger to your list of contacts, or you can block the stranger. If you do not perform any action, the stranger disappears when you log out from the My friends server.
Page 48: Area Information
Messaging To join a chatroom } My friends and select a chatroom To start a chatroom } My friends } More } Start Select contacts to invite to the chatroom from Continue. your list of contacts Enter a short invitation text to the chatroom } Continue } Send.
Page 49 Check interval • – select how often you want the phone to connect to your email server and check for incoming email messages. • Connect using – select which data account to use when connecting to a specific email account. Copy outgoing •...
Page 50: Imaging
Imaging Sound • – add a sound, or replace with an alternative, Sounds from the folder. • Delivery report – request a status report to check if a message has been delivered. Subject: • – write a title for your message. Timing •...
Page 51 Before you start The phone that you are sending the picture or video clip to needs to support data transmission and picture messaging in order to receive and show the picture or video clip. Before you send a picture or video clip using MMS make sure that: •...
Page 52 Imaging Press and hold to activate the video recorder Camera. You record video clips with the phone held in a vertical position. Press to switch to video recorder if the } Record camera is activated. recording. To use the zoom Press to zoom in on the subject.
Page 53 Self-timer • – the picture is taken a few seconds later. Default name • – change the default name for your pictures. When changed, all pictures taken will have the new default name. Video options When the video recorder is activated more options.
Page 54 Imaging To take and send a picture Activate the camera. Press camera if the video recorder is activated. } Capture } Send and create your picture message. To record and send video clips Activate the camera. Press recorder if the camera is activated. } Record to start the video recording, to end the recording.
Page 55 left down down select tool To edit and save a picture } File manager } Pictures and scroll to the More. picture you want } Use } Edit. You can now start to edit the picture. To edit pictures taken with the camera, you must select 160x120 or 320x240 as picture size.
Page 56: Entertainment
Entertainment 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).
Page 57 } More When playing video, for options to play video or music, check information, delete or send video. 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.
Page 58: Ringtones And Melodies
Entertainment To download a music tone When you have listened to a music tone that you want } Yes to download, to download the music tone. The music tone is automatically saved in Sounds. The service may not always be available in all countries or when you are using a network other than your network operator´s –...
Page 59: Sound Recorder
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 to use as ™...
Page 60 Entertainment all sound stops automatically if you receive a call. Recordings are automatically saved in the phone. In some countries or states it is required by law that you inform the other person before recording the call. Recording options } More to view the following options: Record new, Send, Rename, Delete,...
Page 61 To download a theme } File manager } Themes and scroll to a direct link } Go Games Your phone has several entertaining games. You can also download games directly to the folders in your phone. Help texts are available for most games. To start and end a game } Entertainment } Games and select a game...
Page 62: Connectivity
Connectivity Connectivity Internet and email settings, synchronizing, infrared. Internet Setting up Internet and email In order to use the Internet, and send and receive picture and email messages, you need the following: • A phone subscription that supports data transmission. •...
Page 63 Using Internet Your phone has a browser that uses WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) or HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) to access the Internet. To select an Internet profile } Connectivity } Internet settings } Internet profiles and select the profile you want to use. To start browsing Scroll to your online service or operator menu, and select a service.
Page 64 Connectivity To work with bookmarks } Internet services } More } Bookmarks select a bookmark More. Select an option. Downloading You can download, for example, pictures, themes, games and ringtones, from Web sites directly to your phone. Contact your network operator or service provider for more information if menu options are not available.
Page 65 To select a profile for Java™ Connectivity } Settings for Java™ Scroll to } Internet profiles. Select the HTTP profile you want to use. 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.
Page 66 Connectivity Synchronization with nearby devices Download and install the synchronization program from www.SonyEricsson.com/support. For more information, please refer to the synchronization software online help. Remote synchronization with Internet programs Contact your network operator for more information about the programs on the Internet with which you can synchronize, and to receive username, password and addresses for the different programs.
Page 67: More Features
To turn the infrared port on } Connectivity } Infrared port } 10 minutes on infrared for 10 minutes only. To connect two devices. Place your phone as in the picture. The infrared port on the phone must face the infrared port on the other device.
Page 68 More features Alarm clock The alarm can be set to ring at a specific time within 24 hours, or recurrently at a specific time on several days. You can have both these alarms set at the same time. The alarm signal rings even if the phone is set to silent or turned off.
Page 69 A reminders option set in the calendar affects a reminders option set in tasks. To view an appointment Organizer } Calendar and select a day on which you have an appointment (marked in bold). View. Scroll to the appointment Viewing your calendar } Organizer } To view your calendar content Days on which you have appointments are marked...
Page 70 More features To send an appointment In the list of appointments for a certain day, select } More } Send the item you want to send a transfer method. Receiving an appointment Add appointment? When is displayed the appointment. Tasks You can keep track of phone calls you need to make or tasks that you need to do.
Page 71 Receiving a task }Yes Add task? When is displayed appointment or task. 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.
Page 72: Display Light
More features To change a profile setting } Settings } } Profiles } Edit profile General and select the setting that you want to change. To rename a profile } Settings } } Profiles } Edit profile General } Profile name.
Page 73: Startup Screen
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. To select a start-up screen } Settings }...
Page 74: Keypad Lock
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. Unlock. Phone locked to use your phone.
Page 75: Code Memo
To set the phone lock } Settings } } Locks } Phone General lock } Protection and select an alternative. Enter the phone lock code To edit your phone lock code } Settings } } Locks } Phone lock General } Change code.
Page 76: Online Services
More features To add a new code } Organizer } Code memo } New code } Add. passcode Enter a name associated with the code, for example, the name of the credit card company Continue. Enter the code Done. To change the passcode Open code memo as described above } Change passcode.
Page 77: 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.
Page 78 Troubleshooting • 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 function. Since you cannot send themes, pictures and sounds that are copyright-protected, the sometimes unavailable.
Page 79: Additional Information
31 Fixed dialling. Charging, alien battery The battery you are using is not a Sony Ericsson- approved battery , 82 Battery use and care. This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use.
Page 80: Efficient Use
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).
Page 81: Personal Medical Devices
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 82: Power Supply
• Warning! May explode if disposed of in fire. • Use only Ericsson or 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.
Page 83: 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 84 Sony Ericsson. 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.
Page 85: Declaration Of Conformity
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 Centre. Please observe that certain services may not be possible elsewhere than in the country of original...
Page 86: Icons
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...
Page 87 Icon Description You cannot receive any incoming calls 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...
Page 88: Index
Index Index accept calls 30 account settings, email 42 alarm clock 68 alerts 58 animations 54 answering calls 17 using voice control 26 answering service 24 applications 61 appointments 68–69 area information 48 ask to save 21 assembling, phone 5 automatic redialling 18 battery alien 79...
Page 89 code memo 75 codes PIN 6 PUK 6, 78 conference calls 29 connectors 8 contacts 19 as default phonebook 19 groups of 34 synchronizing 65 cookies 64 copying to/from SIM card 22 cost information 32 credit limit 32 date, setting 67 declaration of conformity 85 display icons 86...
Page 90 Index locks phone lock 79 SIM card 73 long messages 38 magic word 26 making calls 15 media player 56–57 melodies 58 menu language 77 menus 10, 15 message alert 58 messages area information 48 cell information 48 email 41 glossary 48 instant 44 picture 39...
Page 91 quick keys 15 recording calls 59 sounds 59 video clips 51 voice commands 25–27 redialling 18 resetting phone 77 restricted dialling 31 ringtones 58 roaming 17 safety guidelines 79 saving from picture messages 40 from text messages 37 screen 72 screen saver 55 This is the Internet version of the user's guide.
Page 92 Index turning on/off infrared port 67 key sound 58 phone 7 phone lock 75 ringtones, melodies 58 SIM lock protection 74 two voice lines 29 unblocking contacts 47 PIN 6 SIM card 73 vibrating alert 58 video clips 56 video recorder 50–54 voice answering 26–27 voice control 24–27 voice dialling 25–26...

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