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  • Page 1 Revision C June 2004 Z500a...

  • Page 2: Purpose Of This Document

    In no event shall Sony Ericsson or its licensors be liable for incidental or Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. consequential damages of any nature, including but not...
  • Page 3 Sony Ericsson offers developers professional technical support services. The service can be purchased from the devel- oper web portal, as part of the Sony Ericsson Core and Core+ membership package or as individual support incidents. There are two levels of support, described below.

  • Page 4: Document Conventions

    Z500a White Paper Document conventions The phone has a full graphic screen which supports 65,536 colors, referred to as 65K. The screen images in this document are in JPG format and are thus of a lower resolution than the images actually shown on the screen.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Z500a White Paper Contents Online Developer Resources ....................3 Sony Ericsson Developer Support ...................3 Product overview ........................2 Key functions and features .......................3 More in-phone functions ......................5 Technologies in detail ........................8 Entertainment ...........................8 Media player ........................8 Streaming ..........................9 Gaming ..........................10 SMIL ..........................11 Imaging ..........................11...

  • Page 6: Product Overview

    White Paper Product overview The Z500a mobile phone features the latest in advanced messaging and access technology with a rich offering of mul- timedia, imaging and entertainment functions. This includes for example, playing video clips with the media player, taking pictures with the built-in camera and enjoying the latest in gaming.

  • Page 7: Online Developer Resources

    Z500a White Paper Key functions and features This phone is the next step in imaging for Sony Ericsson screen for the external display shows the service products. The evolution of mobile communications provider, time, date, signal strength, battery charge level, towards imaging will greatly increase the scope for new and other information.

  • Page 8: Media Player

    The music format is MIDI or MP3. How the service works Full graphic 65K color display This service is owned by Sony Ericsson or hosted by The color screen, 128 x 160 pixels, Sony Ericsson for a network operator. The PlayNow or...

  • Page 9: More In-Phone Functions

    Content-based services have great market potential, and to create new applicatons. to encourage this, Sony Ericsson plans to support DRM in all future multimedia products. Sony Ericsson regards DRM as a key enabler for content-based services, and is...

  • Page 10: File Management

    To ensure interoperability of mobile instant messaging how much memory is allocated to each function and and presence services, Sony Ericsson, Ericsson, feature. Motorola and Nokia have created the Wireless Village Solution, an open standard.
  • Page 11 – sports, movie, seasonal and other themes will be available on Sony Ericsson or operator sites. Other personalizable features are the start- up picture and the screen saver. Specific pictures and ringtones can also be set for each separate name in the phonebook.

  • Page 12: Technologies In Detail

    Z500a White Paper Technologies in detail Entertainment Media player The Media player supports different audio and video mises. The small file size, together with the excellent formats, streaming as well as download and playback. sound quality, are the main reasons for the MP3-for- mat’s huge popularity.

  • Page 13: Streaming

    Z500a White Paper Songs may be stored in the internal Z500a user memory. A MIDI signal or file does not contain any music. It The folder system enables the user to organize songs into contains binary data (information) of how a melody is groups and create simple playlists of MP3 songs.

  • Page 14: Gaming

    Gaming is now seen as a standard feature in mobile has been dedicated to the games and the large 65,536 phones, where Sony Ericsson promises to be a step ahead color display. The result is games with improved in this regard. This does not only have to do with fast graphics that react faster to user commands when using download through the network.

  • Page 15: Smil

    AMR narrow band speech codec MIME media type Language and is pronounced “smile”. SMIL is an • MPEG-4 AAC audio codec MIME media type advanced XML-based protocol, and Sony Ericsson’s • MPEG-4 video codec MIME media type MMS implementation supports a subset of the SMIL 2.0 •...

  • Page 16: Messaging

    Z500a White Paper • VGA (640x480 pixels) Auto-exposure control The camera has a fully automatic exposure control that Video format selects the optimal exposure time needed to get an Video clips can be recorded, played and sent using the excellent picture. The exposure time is automatically following codec: adjusted whenever changes occur in the viewfinder.

  • Page 17: Mms Technical Features

    Z500a White Paper Benefits with MMS expression in communication messaging. Rather than sending a downloaded birthday jingle in EMS, a user By allowing the mobile phone to serve as an image can, for example, send a clip of his or her own personal processor and conveyor, Multimedia Messaging rendition of “Happy Birthday”.

  • Page 18: Connectivity

    Z500a White Paper The architecture of MMS Message conversion subscriber preferences, operator constraints, and billing The MMS-C is able to perform limited message information. The MMS-C also vouches for high quality conversion - for example, from MMS to SMS - so that messaging, for example by format conversion.

  • Page 19: Gprs

    “visible” to the system. With GPRS, the Z500a sends data in “packets” at a high speed. The Z500a remains connected to the network at all times, using transmission capacity only when data is sent or received.

  • Page 20: Connection Via Cable

    59.2 kbit/second per time slot when Modulation and Coding Scheme 9 (MCS-9) is used so the Z500a can achieve rates of up to 236.8 kbit/second in the downlink direction and up to 118.4 kbit/second in the uplink direction.

  • Page 21: Synchronization & Data Transfer

    The DRS-11 cable accessory provides connectivity PC’s serial port, giving you instant access to all of the between your Z500a and the Serial port on a PC or PDA. data and modem operations of the Z500a. When it comes to moving information between your Synchronization &...
  • Page 22 Z500a White Paper low connection reliability and high network latency. Application developers SyncML supports synchronization over WAP, HTTP or Choosing to support multiple synchronization OBEX. As an open, future-proof standard, SyncML is technologies enables an application to support more the synchronization choice for any device or application types of devices and networked data, but that choice of the mobile information society.

  • Page 23: Remote Synchronization

    Z500a White Paper Remote Synchronization Remote synchronization takes place over the air using HTTP and is the ideal way to keep the phone up to date. Using EDGE/GPRS, the phone can be continuously connected to the remote synchronization server. Synchronization services will be offered by third-party service providers and as added capability to corporate PIM applications.

  • Page 24: Drm

    MMS. DRM packager A DRM packager is typically included in the software Sony Ericsson is actively focusing on technology used by the content provider. It is used to create the standardization for the DRM concept, and supports the...
  • Page 25 Z500a White Paper Package and delivery The OMA DRM standard defines two ways to package and deliver rights and content to a device: combined or separated. Combined delivery Rights and content are packaged together into one DRM Package and delivered to the device. In the simplest case, no special rights are defined.
  • Page 26 Z500a White Paper R ingtones M usic C ontent S ervices D ownloading P ublishing W allpapers server server S creen savers MM S O ther F ilms delivery methods € € R evenue R evenue C ontent creator C ontent...

  • Page 27: Object Exchange - 'Send As

    DM client in the phone. In the has been standardized by the Open Mobile Alliance and Z500a implementation, OMA DM can be used to is gaining widespread acceptance by service providers remotely configure settings such as the new address for a eager to simplify the process of making increasingly Domain Name System.

  • Page 28: Dm Tree

    The variety of devices from multiple vendors. DM tree for the Z500a includes, among other things, the Nodes Nodes are entities that can be manipulated by the client associated Access Control List (ACL) that is a list of as commanded via the OMA DM protocol.

  • Page 29: Java 2 Micro Edition

    Z500a White Paper Java 2 Micro Edition Current situation Originally developed by Sun in 1991, Java is a So far, two profiles have been established for J2ME: programming language used to develop applications - utility programs, games, plug-ins etc. - for different •...

  • Page 30: Java2Me In Z500A

    Z500a White Paper • Untrusted classes are not allowed access to protected system resources. Java2ME in Z500a The phone supports Java 2 Micro Edition (kJava). The functionality consists of: • JSR 30 CLDC 1.0 • JSR 118 MIDP 2.0 •...

  • Page 31: Facts And Figures

    Z500a White Paper Facts and figures Technical specifications General technical data System Tri-band GSM phase 2 recommendations. GSM 850 (3GPP 31.010-1), GSM 1800 (CTR 31 and CTR 32), and GSM 1900. GPRS and EDGE in all bands (see “Connectivity” on page 14).
  • Page 32 Z500a White Paper Weight 3.88 ounces (109.5 g) Internal Display Type: Full graphical Resolution: 128 x 160 pixels Technology: STN Colors displayed together: 65,536 (16 bit) Backlight color: White External Display Type: Full graphical Resolution: 96 x 64 pixels Technology: STN...
  • Page 33 Z500a White Paper Call list (last dialed, answered and missed calls) Call screening* Call time/call cost (a.k.a Advice of Charge, Information/Charging)* Call timer (Total) is non-resettable for warranty program Call transfer* Calling card service Calling Line Identification (CLI) Yes. Either as the number of the caller, or as a...
  • Page 34 Z500a White Paper External antenna connector File system Fixed Dialing Numbers (FDN)* FM Radio Games Yes. Others can be downloaded. Number only limited by available memory. GPRS (General Packet Radio Services)* Yes, multislot class 10 High Speed Data (HSCSD)* Yes, up to 28.8 kbps with multislot class 2.
  • Page 35 Z500a White Paper Capacity Maximum number of ADN read from the SIM Up to 255 Maximum number of FDN read from the SIM SIM-dependent Phonebook user groups Phone lock Pictures Total storage capacity Limited by the memory Number of pre-existing pictures...
  • Page 36 Z500a White Paper SIM card copy SIM card lock Sleep mode SMS (Short Messaging Service)* SMS, long messages (also known as concatenated Yes, up to 10 messages of 160 characters SMS)* each. SMS Cell Broadcast* SMS counter SMS templates Sound browser Yes.

  • Page 37: Performance And Technical Characteristics

    Z500a White Paper Voice playback Voice recording Voice streaming WAP browser Yes, WAP 1.2.1 and WAP 2.0 browser and stacks with support for XHTML Basic, XHTML Mobile Profile, WML, and iHTML. Wireless Village WTLS for added WAP security* Yes, WTLS class 1/2/3 and SignText...

  • Page 38: Talk And Standby Times

    Z500a White Paper Talk and standby times Standard battery (Lithium Polymer) BST-35 (700 mAh) Standby Time Up to 11 days Talk time Up to 10 hours VGA Camera Facts and figures Picture sizes (resolution) VGA camera QQVGA (160 x 120 pixels)

  • Page 39: Short Message Service

    Z500a White Paper Image Decoder Format Details Size Color depth File format 87a/89a JPEG ISO/IEC JPEG • JFIF v1.02 • Baseline DCT • EXIF • Progressive DCT • Non-differential • Huffman coding • Symbol 'SOF2' The bitmap image format used...
  • Page 40 Z500a White Paper Feature Support Teaching of predictive words that are not in the predictive dictionary Possibilities when creating a message: save a sent message in a “sent items” folder insert a line in the message assign a validity period to the message...

  • Page 41: Enhanced Message Service

    Z500a White Paper Feature Support Possibility to write an email address as a recipient Yes, if SMS type=email address SMS storage In the SIM and in the handset. Nokia Picture Messaging Enhanced message service Feature Support Level of compliance supported by the handset...

  • Page 42: Multimedia Message Service

    Z500a White Paper Feature Support WBMP Picture sizes 16 x 16 pixels, 32 x 32 pixels, variable size in black and white. Pictures It is possible to... • edit pictures by using the phone keypad. • send and receive pictures via EMS, if the pictures are not protected by copyright.
  • Page 43 Z500a White Paper Feature Support Supplier indication of realized interoperability tests between its MMS User Agent and MMS Relay/Server from other suppliers Support of a standard or a proprietary procedure Proprietary for OTA provisioning of MMS parameters Functionalities that the user is able to set during •...

  • Page 44: Speech Coding

    Z500a White Paper Feature Support MMS User Agent will report problems to user in • message not sent causes no user subscription to service, case of: if included in ResponseText (please see WAP209) • message not sent causes required functionality not sup-...
  • Page 45 Z500a White Paper Service Mode Support GET INKEY General: The GET_INKEY requires that the user confirms his/her choice bit 1: 0 = digits (0-9, *, # and +) only 1 = alphabet set bit 2: 0 = SMS default alphabet...
  • Page 46 Z500a White Paper Service Mode Support '05' - Timing setting REFRESH General: The reset option requests the user to wait while the phone restarts '00' =SIM Initialization and Full File Change Notification '01' = File Change Notification '02' = SIM Initialization and File Change Notification...

  • Page 47: User Interaction With Sim At

    Z500a White Paper Service Mode Support '05' = Idle screen available '06' = Card reader status Applicable '07' = Language selection '08' = Browser termination '09' = Data available 'OA' = Channel status SET UP IDLE MODE TEXT Yes, 1 row...

  • Page 48: Wap Browser Technical Data

    Z500a White Paper Refresh Set up call When a refresh command is executed by the phone, it If the ME is on a call when the command ‘Set up Call’, requests the user to wait while the phone restarts. A ‘putting all other calls on hold' is sent, the user will see...

  • Page 49: Wap Operator Technical Data

    Z500a White Paper Feature Support in the browser Color Color display Home page Yes, up to 5 different, one for each WAP profile HTML version for WAP xHTML, mobile profile browser Hyperlinks in Text Yes, highlighted by inverse video Hyperlinks in Images...
  • Page 50 Z500a White Paper Feature Support for WAP Parameter set list name, name, homepage and homepage homepage, title (1st bookmark proxy/GW address, element), CSD phone number, proxy/GW address, CSD data rate, bookmarks (remaining CSD dial type, bookmark elements), CSD response timer,...
  • Page 51 Z500a White Paper Feature Support for WAP Re-provisioning Interface The Ericsson-Nokia WAP Forum OTA solution provisioning OTA via SMS Same interface as above. If the settings previously installed were privileged or has higher priority the settings might not be possible to install again unless the terminal is reset, otherwise as above.
  • Page 52 Z500a White Paper Feature Support for WAP Man Machine Interface SI/content retrieval postponing SI menu structure accessability Messaging, Inbox SL reception warning The user can make a choice if a dialogue is wanted or not before loading the SL. Messaging/Settings/Push messages/Allow push msg/Always ask...
  • Page 53 Z500a White Paper Feature Support for WAP SAR/WSP/HTTP GET solution to download content over WAP Download Fun from Openwave Other download content over WAP Yes. Content download limited to 200 KB when using WTP protocol. No download limit when using HTTP protocol.

  • Page 54: Ussd Technical Data

    Z500a White Paper Feature Support for WAP Pop-up menus Yes, in XHTML Radio buttons Yes, in XHTML. Check boxes Yes, in XHTML. Buttons Available as XHTML form controls. WAP provisioning The Ericsson-Nokia solution WAP Forum OTA provisioning Total parameter sets...
  • Page 55 Z500a White Paper EDGE/GPRS technical data Dimension Support Compatible EDGE/GPRS and SMG 3GPP R99 December 2002 specifications Data rates GPRS Multislot class 10 supported (4+2) sum 5 CS-1, CS-2, CS-3, CS-4 9,050 bps, 13,400 bps, 15,600 bps, 21,400 bps supported (network-...

  • Page 56: Syncml Technical Data

    Z500a White Paper Dimension Support EDGE/GPRS aware, as well as non-EDGE/GPRS aware; SIM cards are supported. AT commands supported AT+CGDCONT - define PDP context AT+CGQREQ - Quality of Service Profile (requested) AT+CGQMIN - Quality of Service Profile (Minimum Acceptable) AT+CGATT - packet domain service attach or detach...

  • Page 57: Terminology And Abbreviations

    Z500a White Paper Terminology and abbreviations 3GPP DTMF or Touch Tone 3rd Generation Partnership Project. Dual Tone Multi-Frequency signal – codes sent as tone signals. Used for telephone banking, accessing an ACELP answering machine, etc. Algebraic Code Excited Linear Prediction. A process...
  • Page 58 Z500a White Paper GSM system The GSM system family includes GSM 850, GSM 900, Short for “MPEG layer 3”, an effective audio coding GSM 1800 and GSM 1900. There are different phases of scheme. roll-out for the GSM system and GSM phones are either phase 1 or phase 2 compliant.
  • Page 59 The card can be a small WBMP plug-in type or credit card-sized, but both types have the Wireless BitMap. same functions. The Z500a uses the small plug-in card. A graphic format optimized for mobile computing devices. Short Messaging Service. Allows messages of up to 160 characters to be sent and received via the network Wireless Markup Language.

  • Page 60: Related Information

    Z500a White Paper Related information Documents • The Z500a User Guide • WAP June2000 (WAP 1.2.1) Specification • Sony Ericsson Z500a FAQ • WAP 2.0 Specifications • AT Command Reference Manual Links • www.SonyEricsson.com • www.irda.org • www.SonyEricsson.com/fun/ • www.etsi.fr •...

  • Page 61: Index

    Z500a White Paper Index Instant messaging 6 Abbreviations 53 Acknowledgements 56 AMR 8 Java 5, 23 Architecture 13 MMS Center 13 Audio 12 Links 56 Camera 4, 11, 34 Media player 4, 8, 34 Memory 27 Messaging 12 Data transfer 17...
  • Page 62 Z500a White Paper Polyphonic sounds 5 QuickShare 4 Short message service (SMS) 35 SIM AT services 40 SIM card type 27 SMIL 11 Speech coding 40 SP-MIDI 9 Streaming 9 SynchML 52 Synchronization 17 SyncML 17 Technical specifications 27 Terminology and abbreviations 53...

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