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Getting started Getting started Press the navigation key to the left. Assemble the phone, SIM card, battery, Press the navigation key to the right. make a call. Assembling the phone More information and downloads are available at www.SonyEricsson.com/support. Before you can use your phone you need to: •...
Getting started SIM card and battery Locate the notches along each side of the information phone. Using the notches as a guide, slide the back cover upward until it clicks in place. Always turn off the phone and detach the charger 10 Replacing Style-Up™...
Only use approved batteries Make sure that the phone is charged and your SIM from Sony Ericsson 84 Battery Use and Care card is inserted before you turn it on. When you have...
Getting started To turn on the phone To make and receive calls Enter the phone number (with international prefix } Call and area code if applicable) to make the call. } End call to end the call. When the phone rings Answer.
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Getting started To replace the back cover Use your thumbs to slide the slide back cover away from the hinge. Remove the back cover. Locate the notches along each side of the phone. Using the notches as a guide, slide the back cover upward until it clicks in place.
Getting to know your phone Getting to know your Ear speaker phone Screen Phone overview, use the menus, enter letters, 3, 8 Left and Right Selection Keys activity menu and file manager. Back Key Internet Key Microphone Navigation Key Clear Key Power On/Off External Display Front Style-Up™...
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Getting to know your phone Overview, menu 1. PlayNow* 6. Media player 11. Organizer Sounds & alerts Connectivity Ring volume Bluetooth Applications Ringtone Infrared port Calendar 2. Internet services* 7. File manager Silent mode Synchronization Tasks Pictures Increasing ring Device mgmt. Notes Videos 3.
Getting to know your phone Keys and navigation Keys and buttons Standby screen and main menu and status bar Press to enter the main menu from The standby screen is displayed when you are not standby. calling or using the menus. This is where you can Press to select highlighted items.
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Getting to know your phone Press to delete items, such as In standby, press to view status pictures, sounds and contacts. information. During a call, press and hold To reject a call, quickly press twice to mute the microphone. when receiving a call. Delete text when composing Press once to turn off the ringtone messages or setting up accounts.
Getting to know your phone Shortcuts } Info Get more information, explanations A quicker way to move through the menus is to use or tips about selected features, menus shortcuts. You can use keypad shortcuts to quickly or functions available in your phone. go to a menu, and you can use predefined navigation Info.
Getting to know your phone Entering letters To enter letters using multitap text input There are two ways of entering letters, for example, To enter text, you have to be in a function where when writing a message or writing a name in contacts: } Messaging text input is possible, for example •...
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Getting to know your phone Options list For example, if you want to write the word } More “Jane”, press to view a list of options. The list may contain some or all of the following: If the word shown is the one you want, press Add symbol •...
Getting to know your phone Activity menu To view events Scroll through, select and view new events by pressing Use the Activity Menu to view and handle new events View. Press More to see additional options. and access bookmarks and shortcuts. You can choose Popup to receive a alerting you of new events or...
Getting to know your phone To use a file from the file manager To select all files in a folder Pictures Sounds } File manager } More } Mark Highlight a file in the and select a file press folder. Mark all Unmark all to remove the selection.
Calling Calling To make a call Enter the phone number (with international Calls, contacts, voice control, call options. country code and area code if applicable). } Call to make the call. Making calls } End call to end the call. Before you can make or receive any calls, you must To change the ear speaker volume turn on the phone and be within range of a network.
Calling To mute the microphone Missed calls } More } Turn Off Mic. Press and hold If you have missed a call, and the activity menu is set to off, Missed calls: appears in standby, indicating To resume the conversation, press again the number of missed calls.
Calling The phone redials the number up to ten times or until: an emergency call in any country, with or without a SIM card inserted, if a GSM network is within range. • The call is connected Cancel • You press In some countries, other emergency numbers may also •...
Calling Default contact SIM contacts Phone contacts If you select to use as default, your On your SIM card, you can save entries as a name contacts will show all information saved in Contacts. with a single number. The number of entries you SIM contacts If you select as default, the contacts...
Calling Pictures and personal ringtones To call a phone contact Contacts. Scroll to, or enter the first letter You can add a picture and a personal ringtone to a phone contact. When that person calls, the picture or letters of the contact you want to call. is displayed (provided your subscription supports When the contact is highlighted, press the Calling Line Identification service) and the...
Calling To edit a phone contact Default items for phone contacts } Contacts } More and select a contact A default item is displayed in the first position for } Edit contact. a phone contact, and is therefore quicker to access.You can set the default item –...
Calling Copying contacts Checking the memory With the memory status function, you can check You can copy names and numbers to and from your how many positions you have left in the phone phone contacts and the SIM card. Choose if you want memory and SIM memory.
Calling Speed dialing To automatically save names and phone numbers to the SIM card You can save the phone numbers that you want }Contacts } Options } Advanced to reach easily in positions 1-9 in your phone. } Auto save on SIM.
Calling To enter your voicemail number To activate voice dialing and record names } Messaging } Settings } Voicemail number. } Settings } General } Voice control Voice control } Voice dialing } Activate } Yes } New voice and select a contact. With your phone, you can use your voice to: If the contact has more than one number, use •...
Calling To turn the caller name on or off then one of your recorded voice commands. The } Settings } General } Voice control magic word is especially suitable when using a car } Play caller name. handsfree kit. Choose a long, unusual word or phrase that can easily Voice dialing be distinguished from ordinary background speech.
Calling To activate voice answering and Editing your voice commands record voice answer commands You can edit all your voice commands saved in } Settings } General } Voice control Contacts. Select the contact you want to edit a } Voice answer } Activate.
Calling To activate a call forward • You did not record the voice command when the } Settings } Calls } Forward calls. handsfree was attached – for voice control with a handsfree kit, record when the handsfree is Select a call type and then one of the forward attached.
Calling To make a second call } End call • twice to end both calls (operator } More } Hold call to put the ongoing call dependent). on hold. • You cannot answer a third call without ending one of the first two calls or joining them into } More Enter the number you want to call a conference call.
Calling To release a participant To check your phone numbers } Release part } Contacts } Options } Special numbers Press and select the participant } My numbers that you want to release from the conference call. and select one of the options. To have a private conversation Accept calls } Talk to...
Calling Restricted dialing Fixed dialing You can use the restrict calls service to restrict The fixed dialing function allows calls to be made outgoing and incoming calls. You need a password only to certain numbers saved on the SIM card. which you get from your service provider.
Calling Call time and cost When you end the call, the number remains } Call } More on the screen. to call the number. During a call, the duration of the call is shown on } Save number and select a contact to save the the screen.
Messaging Messaging To create a group of numbers and email addresses Text messaging, picture messaging, voice } Contacts } Options } Groups } New group messaging, email, My friends. Add. Continue. Enter a name for the group Your phone supports various messaging services. } New } Add to find and select a contact number.
Messaging To set the service center number } Enter phone no. and enter the recipient’s phone } Messaging } Settings } Text message } Contacts look-up number, or to retrieve a } Service center. If the service center number number or a group from Contacts. To enter an } Enter email addr.
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Messaging Saving and deleting text messages To delete a message } Messaging Text messages are saved in the phone memory. and select a folder. When the phone memory is full, you must delete Select the message that you want to delete messages or move them to the SIM card to be able and press to receive new messages.
Messaging To create a template To check the delivery status of a sent message } Messaging } Templates } New template } Messaging } Sent messages and select a text } Add } Text. } View } More } Details. message Write the message Enter a title for the message...
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Messaging Creating and sending picture } Enter phone no. and enter the recipient’s phone messages } Contacts look-up number, or to retrieve a When composing a picture message, you can select number or a group from Contacts. To enter an different items such as: Picture, Text, Sound, Video, } Enter email addr.
Messaging To select additional send options Templates When you have entered the recipient’s phone You can base your message on one of the templates. More. number You can also add new templates. Add recipient Edit recipients Select to add To use a template for a picture attachment, or Advanced more recipients,...
Messaging Voice messages Select to listen to the voice message at once or select if you want to listen to the message later. Voice messages offer a quick way to send and receive When you have listened to the voice message sound recordings as messages.
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Messaging To write and send an email message To save an email address or a phone number in an email message } Messaging } Email } Write new. Select the email address or phone number that } Continue Write the subject for your message More.
Messaging My friends To delete an email message (POP3 users) If your subscription supports instant messaging } Messaging } Email } Inbox and select the services, you can see contact status if they are More. message online, and send and receive instant messages. } Mark for deletion.
Messaging Area information Status You can change your status shown to others. Area information is a type of text message that is You can also choose to display it for your contacts sent to all subscribers within a certain network area. only or for all users on the My friends server.
Imaging Imaging To take pictures and video clips Camera, video recorder, pictures, PhotoDJ™. Camera and video recorder Your phone has a digital camera which also works as a digital video recorder. You can take pictures, record video clips, save and view them and send them as email attachments or in picture messages via picture messaging.
Imaging To take a self-portrait View All Clips • (video) Video size Large 176x144 • – choose between Small 128x96. Turn on night mode • – enhance picture quality in poor lighting conditions with longer exposure time. Effects • – select different effects for your picture or video.
Imaging Sending pictures and video clips Handling pictures File manager. When you have taken a picture or recorded a video You can add, edit or delete pictures in clip, you can send it as a picture message if the file The number of pictures that you can save depends size has not exceeded the limit.
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Imaging Exchanging pictures seconds, the screen saver changes to sleep mode, to save power. Press any key on the keypad and You can exchange pictures using one of the available the screen turns on again. If you have a picture as transfer methods.
Entertainment Entertainment When you delete a playlist or a file from the playlist, Media player, PlayNow™, ringtones, MusicDJ™, it is not deleted permanently from the phone memory. VideoDJ™, sound recorder, themes, games. You can add the file to another playlist. To create a playlist Media player } Media player } New playlist...
Entertainment Music and video clips Media player options } More to view the following options: To play music and videos • Play mode – change the playback order of songs } Media player } Open } Play. and select a playlist Loop or Shuffle.
Each music tone is operator or visit www.SonyEricsson.com/support part of an original song and is optimized for your 59 Settings. Sony Ericsson mobile phone. Before you start To select a data account } Settings } Connectivity...
Entertainment To download a music tone • You may also have to register as a WAP user with your service provider or network operator. When you have listened to a music tone that • You have free memory in your phone. you want to download, first verify the purchase details above, then read the terms and conditions Accessing the PlayNow™...
Entertainment To select a ringtone To set the vibrating alert } Settings } Sounds & alerts Ringtone. } Settings } Sounds & alerts } Vibrating alert and select the setting you want. To turn the ringtone on or off Sounds and alerts options Press and hold from standby.
Entertainment To set the call light pattern Sending and receiving } Settings } Sounds & alerts } Light effects You can send and receive melodies using one of } Call Light and select a light pattern. the available transfer methods. Please note that you are not allowed to exchange copyright-protected MusicDJ™...
Entertainment To create a movie VideoDJ™ options } Entertainment } VideoDJ™. } More When a movie is selected, to view more options: Add. Select to add a Video clip, a Picture Text } Select. Preview • – to view the movie. •...
Entertainment Sound recorder To listen to your recordings } File manager } Sounds and select the With the sound recorder, you can record either your recording you want to hear. own memos or calls. If you network operator or } Play } Stop to listen to the recording and service provider supports it, recorded sounds can also...
Connectivity Connectivity To receive and save a theme Open the message you received the theme in, Internet and email settings, synchronizing, or turn on Bluetooth or the infrared port if Bluetooth, infrared, and optional USB cable. these transfer methods are being used to send the theme.
Connectivity Entering Internet and email settings Options when browsing } More If the settings are not already entered in your phone, to view different browsing options. you can: The options may vary depending on which site • Receive settings from your network operator or you are visiting.
Connectivity Downloading Send link • – send a link to the current site to another phone. You can download, for example, pictures, themes, • Status – display current status information, for games and ringtones from Web sites directly to example, profile, access type, security, address. your phone.
Connectivity To allow or clear cookies in your phone in your Internet profile. If your Internet profile is an Settings } Connectivity } Internet Press HTTP profile, the connection will be secure if the settings } Cookies and select an option and confirm. URL starts with https://.
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Connectivity To check the certificates in your Synchronization with nearby devices phone Download and install the synchronization program } Settings } Connectivity } Internet settings from www.SonyEricsson.com/support. For detailed } Security } Trusted cert. information, please refer to the computer synchronization software help.
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Connectivity Bluetooth™ wireless } Connection and select the WAP or HTTP technology profile that you want to use for the synchronization. Your phone has built-in Bluetooth which makes it } Remote initiation to set wheter to allow the possible for you to connect your phone wirelessly to synchronization server or other device to other Bluetooth devices.
Connectivity To organize your list of devices Please check if local laws or regulations restrict the } Settings } Connectivity } Bluetooth use of Bluetooth. If Bluetooth is not allowed, you must } My devices and select a device from the list. ensure that the Bluetooth function is turned off.
Connectivity Visibility To receive an item } Settings } Connectivity } Bluetooth In order for your phone to be found when searched } Turn for by other Bluetooth devices, you must make sure on. Make sure that your phone is visible that Bluetooth is turned on and your phone is visible to other devices.
Connectivity To transfer sound when using To select remote control a handsfree } Entertainment } Remote control. } Transfer sound. Select During a call, press Select the application you want to use and the to transfer sound either to the phone or to other computer you want to connect to.
More features More features To turn the infrared port on } Settings } Connectivity } Infrared port Time and date, alarm clock, calendar, tasks, } On } 10 minutes to turn on infrared for 10 Java™ applications, SIM card lock, etc. minutes only.
More features Using the alarm To add a new appointment Alarms } One-Time Alarm } Organizer } Calendar • To change the alarm time and highlight the date for } Select } New appointment and enter a new time. the appointment Add.
More features Navigating in your calendar To send an appointment Use the navigation key to move between days or In the list of appointments for a certain day, select } More } Send weeks. In the monthly and weekly views, you can the item you want to send and select also use the keypad as follows...
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More features To set when reminders should sound To add a note } Organizer } Tasks } More } Organizer } Notes } New note } Add and select a task and enter Reminders. the note Save. } Always if you want the reminder to sound even To handle notes though the phone is turned off.
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More features Timer To select a profile } Settings } General } Profiles To set the timer } Select profile. } Organizer } Timer and enter the hours, minutes To change a profile setting and seconds after which you want the timer to go } Settings } General } Profiles } Edit profile...
More features Calculator To set permissions for a Java™ application The calculator can add, subtract, divide and multiply. } File manager } Applications Games. To use the calculator } More Select an application or a game Permissions. } Organizer }Calculator. ÷...
More features To set the phone lock shown. If you enter the incorrect passcode, the } Settings } General } Locks } Phone checkword and the codes that are shown are also lock } Protection and select an alternative. incorrect. Enter the phone lock code To open code memo for the first time To unlock the phone...
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Forgot your passcode? If you forget your passcode, you must reset the Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want? code memo. This chapter lists some problems that you might To reset code memo encounter while using your phone. Some problems } More } Reset.
Troubleshooting No battery icon appears when I start Solution: Make sure you attached the charger charging the phone correctly. Turn the phone on with the charger Possible cause: The battery is empty or has not attached. If the phone starts, restart the phone been used for a long time.
Troubleshooting The phone turns itself off Possible cause: Internet settings are missing or Possible cause: The battery connection is bad. incorrect. Solution: Make sure the battery is inserted correctly, Solution: Go to www.SonyEricsson.com/support, 8 To insert SIM card and battery. choose your phone model, then choose “Phone setup –...
Troubleshooting } Yes Insert correct SIM card to continue. Possible cause: The phone is set to work only with Enter the phone lock code (0000 or the new certain SIM cards. code if you have changed it) Solution: Check if you are using the correct Reset all If you select ,content such as melodies and...
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Emerg. calls only Possible cause: The battery that you are using Possible cause: You are within range of a network, is not a Sony Ericsson approved battery. but you are not allowed to use it. However, in an Solution: 84 Battery Use and Care.
Accessible Solutions/Special Needs • Do not close your product with an object inserted between keypad and You can use your TTY terminal with your Sony Ericsson display; this may damage your product. mobile phone (with the necessary accessory). For • Do not paint your product.
Only use an antenna that has been specifically designed persons, regardless of age and health, and to account by Sony Ericsson for your mobile phone. Use of for any variations in measurements. unauthorized or modified antennas could damage your...
WITH YOUR MOBILE PHONE OR ITS to use handsfree solutions. We recommend that you ACCESSORIES. THEY COULD HURT use only Sony Ericsson handsfree solutions intended THEMSELVES OR OTHERS, OR for use with your product. Please note that because COULD ACCIDENTALLY DAMAGE THE of possible interference to electronic equipment, MOBILE PHONE OR ACCESSORY.
• Warning! May explode if disposed of in fire. not be used outdoors or in damp areas. Never alter • Use only Sony Ericsson branded original batteries the cord or plug. If the plug will not fit into the outlet, and chargers intended for use with your mobile phone.
(“Sony Ericsson”) and its third party suppliers and • Turn off your mobile phone before licensors (“Software”). removing As user of this Device, Sony Ericsson grants you the battery. a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable • Keep out of children’s reach. license to use the Software solely in conjunction with •...
Important Information What we will do title and interest in and to the Software. Sony Ericsson, and, to the extent that the Software contains material If, during the warranty period, this Product fails to or code of a third party, such third party, shall be operate under normal use and service, due to defects entitled third party beneficiaries of these terms.
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Product, Sony Ericsson authorized dealer, battery. Sony Ericsson recommends that you use only specifying the date of purchase and serial number**, batteries and chargers approved by Sony Ericsson.
Product is sold in the EU country you are THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES, in, please call the local Sony Ericsson Call Center. WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, OTHER THAN Please observe that certain services may not be THIS PRINTED LIMITED WARRANTY.
Important Information 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 AAC-1052012-BV and in combination with our accessories, to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the appropriate standards 3GPP TS 51.010-1,...
Icons Icons Icon Description Icon descriptions. You have set a reminder for an appointment. You have set a reminder for a task. Icon Description Tells you the strength of the GSM network A profile other than Normal has been signal. chosen.
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Icons Icon Description Icon Description Your movie can be sent using picture The infrared port is on. messaging. Infrared communication is in progress. Your movie is too large and cannot be sent using picture messaging. Bluetooth is turned on. Bluetooth headset is connected to your phone.
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Index messages hiding 36 PlayNow™ 53 area information 46 my own 34 profiles 71–72 cell information 46 PUK 74 email 43 on if silent 55 instant 45 recording picture 40, 43 calls 58 text 37 passcodes sounds 58 voice 43 Bluetooth 65 video clips 47 microphone, turning off/on 22...
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Index security SOS See emergency numbers 23 themes 58–59 code memo 75 sound time, setting 68 Internet 62–63 directing 67 timer 72 SIM card lock 74 transferring 66 transferring sound 66 sending sound recorder 58 TTY 81 appointments 70, 71 speaker volume 21 Phone Number 81 business cards 37...
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Index video recorder 47–49 VideoDJ™ 56 voice answering 30–31 voice control 29–32 voice dialing 30 voice messages 43 voicemail 28 volume changing 21 setting ringtone 55 vibrating alert 55 wallpaper 49 WAP See Internet 59 wizard setup 10 writing using multitap input 17 using T9™...
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