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Sony Ericsson K850i User Manual

Sony ericsson k850i: user guide
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  • Page 1 Congratulations on your purchase of the Sony Ericsson K850i. Capture and share quality moments. For additional phone content, go to www.sonyericsson.com/fun. Register now to get a suite of tools, free online storage, special offers, news and competitions at www.sonyericsson.com/myphone. For product support, go to www.sonyericsson.com/support.
  • Page 2 Accessories – More for your Cell Phone Camera Phone Kit IPK-100 Premium protection for your cell phone. Bluetooth™ Headset HBH-IV835 Stylish discretion with excellent sound. Desk Stand CDS-65 Your cell phone’s best assistant: connect a USB cable, charger and portable handsfree.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Getting Started ... 5 Assembly ... 5 Turning on the Cell Phone ... 5 Help in your Cell Phone ... 6 Charging the Battery ... 7 Phone Overview ... 8 Menu overview ... 10 Navigation ... 12 File Manager ... 13 Phone Language ...
  • Page 4 Entertainment ... 42 Stereo Portable Handsfree ... 42 Music and Video Players ... 42 Transferring Music from a Computer ... 43 TrackID™ ... 46 Radio ... 46 PlayNow™ ... 47 Ringtones and Melodies ... 47 MusicDJ™ ... 48 Sound Recorder ... 48 Games ...
  • Page 5 Under no circumstances This is the Internet version of the User's guide. © Print only for private use. will Sony Ericsson be liable in any way for your improper use of additional content or other third party content.
  • Page 6 Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. All illustrations are for illustration only and may not accurately depict the actual cell phone. This is the Internet version of the User's guide. © Print only for private use. Instruction Symbols These symbols appear in the User guide.

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    Getting Started Assembly Before you start using your cell phone, you need to insert a SIM card and the battery. To insert the SIM card Remove the battery cover. Slide the SIM card into its holder with the golden contacts facing down.

  • Page 8: Help In Your Cell Phone

    SIM card on page 19. You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) to activate the services in your cell phone. Your PIN is supplied by your network operator. Each PIN digit appears as *, unless it starts with emergency number digits, for example, 112 or 911.

  • Page 9: Charging The Battery

    Remove the charger by tilting the plug upwards. You can use your cell phone while it is charging. You can charge the battery at any time and for more or less than 2.5 hours. You can interrupt the charging without damaging the battery.

  • Page 10: Phone Overview

    Phone Overview Ear speaker Screen Touch options Activity menu key Call key Navigation key Video call camera Volume, digital zoom keys C key (Clear) End key Camera switch mode key Camera key Camera on/off key Silent key Connector for charger, handsfree and USB cable Getting Started This is the Internet version of the User's guide.
  • Page 11 On/off key Camera lens cover Flash This is the Internet version of the User's guide. © Print only for private use. Getting Started...

  • Page 12: Menu Overview

    Menu overview PlayNow™* Cyber-shot™ Alarms Getting Started This is the Internet version of the User's guide. © Print only for private use. Internet* Messaging Write new Inbox Email Web feeds Drafts Outbox Sent messages Saved messages My friends* Call voicemail Templates Manage messages Settings...
  • Page 13 Calls** Answered Settings** General Sounds & alerts Profiles Ring volume Time & date Ringtone Language Silent mode Update service Increasing ring Voice control Vibrating alert New events Message alert Shortcuts Key sound Flight mode Security Setup wizard Accessibility Phone status Master reset * Some menus are operator-, network- and subscription-dependent.

  • Page 14: Navigation

    Navigation The main menus are shown as icons. Some submenus include tabs. To navigate the phone menus From standby select Menu. Use the navigation key to move through the menus. To scroll between the tabs • Scroll to a tab by pressing the navigation key left or right.

  • Page 15: File Manager

    Settings Your cell phone supports Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) or MicroSD™ memory card adding more storage space to your cell phone. It can also be used as a portable memory card with other compatible devices. New events – missed calls and new messages.
  • Page 16 On memory card Select Options. Handling files You can move and copy files between your cell phone, a computer and a memory card. Files are saved on the memory card first and then in the phone memory. Unrecognized files are saved in the...

  • Page 17: Phone Language

    Find the file and press Phone Language You can select a language to use in your cell phone. This is the Internet version of the User's guide. © Print only for private use. To change the phone language >...

  • Page 18: Calling

    (without the first zero) and phone Spell word. number. Press To redial a number • When Do not hold your cell phone to your ear when waiting. When the call connects, your cell phone gives a loud signal. until a “+” Retry? appears select Yes.
  • Page 19 Press and hold down to resume. To turn the loudspeaker on during a call • Select SpkrOn. Do not hold your cell phone to your ear when using the loudspeaker. This could damage your hearing. To view missed calls from standby • Press...

  • Page 20: Contacts

    Video call See a person on the screen during calls. Both parties need a subscription that supports the 3G (UMTS) service, and you need to be within range of a 3G (UMTS) network. 3G (UMTS) service is available when To make a video call From standby enter a phone number (with international country code and area code, if applicable).
  • Page 21 To call a SIM contact from phone contacts From standby select Menu Scroll to New contact and select Options > contacts. Scroll to a contact and press To call with Smart search From standby press to enter a contact name or a phone number.
  • Page 22 Make sure the receiving device supports > Contacts. the transfer method you select. Memory status The number of contacts you can save in your cell phone or on the SIM card > Contacts. depends on available memory. To view memory status Copy from SIM.

  • Page 23: Call List

    Myself You can enter information about yourself and, for example, send your business card. To enter Myself information From standby select Menu Scroll to Myself and select Open. Scroll to an option and edit the information. Select Save. To add your own business card From standby select Menu Scroll to...

  • Page 24: Speed Dial

    To add a call list number to contacts From standby press a tab. Scroll to the number and select Save. Select New contact to create a new contact or select an existing contact to add the number to. To clear the call list From standby press Scroll to the tab and select...
  • Page 25 Your handsfree must be connected to your cell phone when using the magic word. You should choose a long, unusual word or phrase that can easily be distinguished from ordinary background speech.

  • Page 26: Forwarding Calls

    Enter the number to forward calls to and select OK. Restrict calls is used, some – forward all your – if a call is ongoing – if your cell phone – if a call is not answered Menu > Settings Calls tab >...

  • Page 27: More Than One Call

    More than One Call You can handle more than one call at a time. For example, you can put an ongoing call on hold, while you make or answer a second call. You can also switch between the two calls. You cannot answer a third call without ending one of the first two calls.

  • Page 28: My Numbers

    To add a new participant During the call, select This puts the joined calls on hold. Select Options > call. Enter the number to call and press Select Options > Join calls new participant. Repeat this task to add more participants.

  • Page 29: Fixed Dialing

    • Outgoing intl roam – all outgoing international calls except to your home country • All incoming – all incoming calls • – all incoming calls when you are abroad To restrict calls From standby select Menu > the Calls tab >...

  • Page 30: Messaging

    Messaging Receiving and saving messages You are notified when you receive a message. Messages are automatically saved in the phone memory. When the phone memory is full, you can delete messages or save them on a memory card or on the SIM card. To save a message on a memory card •...

  • Page 31: Picture Messages

    You can send picture messages to a cell phone or an email address. Before you use picture messaging You must set an Internet profile and the address of your message server.

  • Page 32: Message Options

    Receiving picture messages You can select how to download your picture messages. Standard options when you download picture messages are: • Always – automatic download. • Ask in roaming – ask to download when not in home network. • Not in roaming –...

  • Page 33: Voice Messages

    Select a recipient and select Send. Email You can use standard email functions > and your computer email address in your cell phone. Before you use email and select You can use the setup wizard to check if settings are available for your email account or you can enter them manually.
  • Page 34 To create an email account From standby select Menu Messaging > Email > Accounts. Scroll to New account If you enter settings manually, you can contact your email provider for more information. An email provider could be the company that supplied your email address.

  • Page 35: My Friends

    Options > Clear Marked email messages will be deleted in the cell phone and on the server. This is the Internet version of the User's guide. © Print only for private use. Push email You can receive notification in your cell phone from your email server that you have new email messages.
  • Page 36 To log out of the My friends server • Select Options > out. To add a chat contact From standby select Menu > Messaging > My friends > the Contacts tab. Select Options > contact. To send a chat message From standby select Menu >...

  • Page 37: Area And Cell Information

    To save a conversation From standby select Menu > Messaging > My friends > the Conversations tab. Scroll to a conversation and select Options > Advanced > Save conversation. To view a saved conversation From standby select Menu > Messaging >...

  • Page 38: Imaging

    Imaging Camera and Video Recorder You can take pictures and record video clips to view, save or send. Imaging This is the Internet version of the User's guide. © Print only for private use. Viewfinder and Camera Keys Zoom in or out Switch camera/video/view Take pictures/Record video Turn the camera on or off...

  • Page 39: Using The Camera

    The picture is automatically saved on the memory card. Do not look directly at the camera Xe flash in the cell phone using a magnification device. Failure to comply with this warning may damage your eyes. Do not record with a strong light source in the background.

  • Page 40: Camera Icons And Settings

    Icons on the screen inform what the current setting is. More camera settings are available in Settings. Use Photo mate to learn about camera functions. Photo mate is an interactive tutorial, included in your cell phone. Icon Description Shoot mode Scenes. Predefined...

  • Page 41: Camera Shortcuts

    Adobe™ Photoshop™ Album Starter Edition or the Sony Ericsson Media Manager. These are included on the CD that comes with your cell phone and are available for download at www.sonyericsson.com/support.

  • Page 42: Camera Printing

    Connect the USB cable to the cell > Contacts. phone. Connect the USB cable to the printer. Wait for feedback in the cell phone and select OK. Enter printer settings, if required and select Print. You should disconnect and re-connect Options the USB cable if there is a printer error.

  • Page 43: Photodj™ And Videodj

    To view pictures in a slide show From standby select Media Photo > Camera album. Scroll to a month and a picture. Select View. Select Options > Slide Select a mood. Photo tags You can tag pictures to categorize them. To tag pictures From standby select Media...

  • Page 44: Themes

    Themes You can change the appearance of the screen through items such as colors and wallpaper. You can also create new themes and download them. For more information, go to www.sonyericsson.com/support. To set a theme From standby select Menu > Organizer >...

  • Page 45: Transferring Music From A Computer

    • Follow the instructions that appear. Transferring Music from a Computer With Sony Ericsson Media Manager, included on the CD with your cell phone, you can transfer music from CDs, your computer or that you have purchased to the phone memory or a memory card.
  • Page 46 Turn on your computer and insert the CD. The CD starts automatically and the installation window opens. Select a language and click OK. Click Install Sony Ericsson Media Manager and follow the instructions. To use Media Manager Connect the cell phone to a computer with the USB cable that came with the cell phone.
  • Page 47 You can view video clips and listen to music by streaming them to your cell phone from the Internet. If settings are not already in your cell phone, see Settings on page 50. For more and scroll information, contact your network operator or go to www.sonyericsson.com/support.

  • Page 48: Trackid

    • When the radio is playing select Options > TrackID™. Radio Do not use your cell phone as a radio in places where this is prohibited. To listen to the radio Connect the handsfree to the cell phone. From standby select...

  • Page 49: Playnow

    Downloading from PlayNow™ The price appears when you select to download and save a music file. Your cell phone bill or prepay card is debited when a purchase is accepted. To download a music file When you have listened to a music file preview, you can agree to accept the conditions.

  • Page 50: Musicdj

    Make sure the receiving device supports the transfer method you select. To receive a ringtone • Follow the instructions that appear. You are not allowed to exchange some copyright-protected material. A protected file has a MusicDJ™ You can compose and edit your own melodies to use as ringtones.

  • Page 51: Games

    To end a game • Press Gaming control The keys on your cell phone can be used for different gaming control functions. For some games you can tilt the entire cell phone left, right, up and down for gaming control.

  • Page 52: Connectivity

    To set the screen size for a Java application From standby select Menu > Applications. Scroll to an application and select Options > Screen size. Select an option. Internet profiles for Java applications Some Java applications need to connect to the Internet to receive information.

  • Page 53: Phone Name

    Phone Name You can enter a name for your cell phone to be shown to other devices. To enter a phone name From standby select Menu > the Connectivity tab > Enter the phone name and select OK. Using the Internet You can use the Internet to access online services.

  • Page 54: Web Feeds

    Internet security and certificates Your cell phone supports secure browsing. Certain Internet services, such as banking, require certificates in your cell phone. Your cell phone may already contain certificates when you buy it or you can download new certificates. To view certificates in the cell phone •...
  • Page 55 > the Connectivity tab > > Turn Make sure that the device you want to pair your cell phone with has the Bluetooth function activated and is made visible. To pair the cell phone with a device From standby select Menu >...

  • Page 56: Using The Usb Cable

    > > Powersave > On. Visibility If you want other Bluetooth devices to be able to discover your cell phone, you can choose to make your cell phone visible. To receive an item From standby select Menu > the Connectivity tab >...
  • Page 57 To use media transfer and mass storage mode Before ransferring files you must install the Sony Ericsson PC Suite software on your computer. See To install the Sony Ericsson PC Suite on page 56. Connect the USB cable to the cell phone and the computer.

  • Page 58: Synchronizing

    USB mode > Phone Computer: When you are notified that the Sony Ericsson PC Suite has found your cell phone, you can start using the phone mode applications. For usage details, see the Sony Ericsson PC Suite Help section once the software has been installed on your computer.
  • Page 59 You can access and synchronize and select corporate exchange information such as email, contacts and calendar entries with a Microsoft® Exchange Server using your cell phone. For more information on synchronization settings, contact your IT administrator. Before you start to synchronize tab to mark...

  • Page 60: Update Service

    Go to www.sonyericsson.com/support or click the Sony Ericsson Update service in the PC Suite software if installed on your computer. See To install the Sony Ericsson PC Suite on page 56. Select a region and country. Follow the instructions on the screen.

  • Page 61: More Features

    Alarms You can set a sound or the radio as an alarm signal. The alarm sounds even if the cell phone is turned off. When the alarm sounds you can silence it for 9 minutes or turn it off. To set the alarm...
  • Page 62 Default view You can choose whether month, week or day view will appear first when you open the calendar. To set default view From standby select Menu > Calendar. Select Options > Advanced view. Select an option. Appointments You can add new appointments or reuse existing appointments.

  • Page 63: Tasks

    Select Options > Advanced > Reminders. Select an option. A reminders option set in calendar affects a reminders option set in tasks. Tasks You can add new tasks or reuse existing tasks. To add a task From standby select Menu >...

  • Page 64: Timer, Stopwatch And Calculator

    To show a note in standby From standby select Menu > Notes. Scroll to a note and select > Show in standby. To send a note From standby select Menu > Notes. Scroll to a note and select > Send. Select a transfer method.

  • Page 65: Profiles

    You can reset all profiles to how they were set when you purchased your cell phone. To select a profile From standby select > the General Select a profile.

  • Page 66: Time And Date

    Locks SIM card lock This lock only protects your subscription. Your cell phone will work More Features This is the Internet version of the User's guide. © Print only for private use. with a new SIM card. If the lock is on, you have to enter a PIN (Personal >...
  • Page 67 (0000) to any four- to eight-digit personal code. It is important that you remember your new code. If you forget it, you have to take your cell phone to your local Sony Ericsson retailer. To use the phone lock From standby select Menu > the General tab >...

  • Page 68: Troubleshooting

    For more support go to www.sonyericsson.com/support. Common Questions I have problems with memory capacity or the cell phone is working slowly Restart your cell phone every day to free memory or do a Master Master reset...
  • Page 69 I cannot synchronize or transfer data at the top between my cell phone and my computer, when using the USB cable. The cable or software that came with your cell phone has not been properly > Settings installed. Go to > Phone www.sonyericsson.com/support to...

  • Page 70: Error Messages

    Where can I find the regulatory information such as my IMEI number if I can’t turn on my cell phone? Error Messages Insert SIM There is no SIM card in your cell phone or you may have inserted it incorrectly.

  • Page 71: Important Information

    • Global and local Web sites 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.

  • Page 72: Phone Number

    Country Phone number Argentina 800-333-7427 Australia 1-300 650 050 Austria 0810 200245 Belgium 02-7451611 Brazil 4001-0444 Canada 1-866-766-9374 Central Africa +27 112589023 Chile 123-0020-0656 China 4008100000 Colombia 18009122135 Croatia 062 000 000 Czech Republic 844 550 055 Denmark 33 31 28 28 Finland 09-299 2000 France...

  • Page 73: Guidelines For Safe And Efficient Use

    Recommendations for safe use of product (cell phone, battery, charger and other accessories) • Always treat your product with care and keep it in a clean and dust-free place. • Warning! May explode if disposed of in fire.

  • Page 74: Personal Medical Devices

    Important Information This is the Internet version of the User's guide. © Print only for private use. Use only Sony Ericsson branded original chargers intended for use with your cell phone. Other chargers may not be designed to the same safety and performance standards.

  • Page 75: Efficient Use

    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 cell phones, all Sony Ericsson cell phone models are designed to meet radio frequency exposure guidelines.

  • Page 76: Disposing Of The Battery

    Accessible Solutions/Special Needs For cell phones sold in the US, you can use your TTY terminal with your Sony Ericsson cell phone (with the necessary accessory). For information on Accessible Solutions for individuals with special needs call the Sony Ericsson Special Needs Center...

  • Page 77: End User License Agreement

    Communications AB and its affiliated companies (“Sony Ericsson”) and its third party suppliers and licensors (“Software”). As user of this Device, Sony Ericsson grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable license to use the Software solely in conjunction with the Device on which it is installed and/or delivered with.

  • Page 78: Limited Warranty

    Software. Sony Ericsson, and, to the extent that the Software contains material or code of a third party, such third party, shall be entitled third party beneficiaries of these terms.
  • Page 79 Product from the dealer. 2 If Sony Ericsson repairs or replaces the Product, the repair for the defect concerned, or the replaced Product shall be warranted for the remaining time of the original warranty period or for ninety (90) days from the date of repair, whichever is longer.

  • Page 80: Fcc Statement

    Product is sold in such country by an authorized Sony Ericsson distributor. To find out if your Product is sold in the country you are in, please call the local Sony Ericsson Call Center. Please...

  • Page 81: Index

    Index activity menu ... 13 alarms ... 59 answering service ... 22 applications ... 49 appointments ... 60 assembly ... 5 automatic redialing ... 16 battery charging ... 7 inserting ... 5 use and care ... 72 Bluetooth™ wireless technology ... 52 business cards ...
  • Page 82 file manager ... 13 fixed dialing ... 27 games ... 49 groups ... 21 handsfree ... 22, 42 Bluetooth technology ... 53 help ... 6 IMEI number ... 65 Internet bookmarks ... 51 security and certificates ... 52 settings ... 50 Java™...
  • Page 83 phone name ... 51 photo tags ... 41 PhotoDJ™ ... 41 picture messages ... 29 pictures ... 40 edit ... 41 PIN code changing ... 64 unblocking ... 6 playlists ... 45 PlayNow™ ... 47 profiles ... 63–64 PUK ... 6, 64 push email ...
  • Page 84 transferring camera pictures ... 39 files ... 54 music ... 44 sound ... 54 turning on/off Bluetooth ... 53 phone lock ... 65 SIM lock protection ... 65 unblock SIM card ... 64 Update service ... 58 Index This is the Internet version of the User's guide. © Print only for private use. video player ...43 video recorder ...36 voice answering ...24...

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