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Congratulations on your purchase of the Sony Ericsson W850. Enjoy your music and the latest 3G services wherever you go. In addition to the pre-installed W850 content, you have more waiting for you at www.sonyericsson.com/fun. And if you register at www.sonyericsson.com/register,...
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Added dimensions – Accessories from Sony Ericsson Stereo Bluetooth™ Headset HBH- DS970 Rich digital sound for wireless music and call handling. Music Desk Stand MDS-60 Designed for rich sound at home or away. Music Power Pack MPP-60 Just plug and play.
Memory Stick PRO Duo™ and more. Important information ..40 Getting to know the phone .. 8 Sony Ericsson Consumer Web site, service and support, safe and efficient Phone overview, menus, navigation, use, end user license agreement, entering letters, activity menu, file warranty, declaration of conformity.
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Sun other third party content. Under no circumstances Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. will Sony Ericsson be liable in any way for your End-user license agreement for Sun™ Java™ J2ME™. Contents...
Instruction symbols Restrictions: Software is confidential copyrighted information of Sun and title to all copies is retained The following appear in the User guide: by Sun and/or its licensors. Customer shall not modify, decompile, disassemble, decrypt, extract, or otherwise reverse engineer Software. Software Note may not be leased, assigned, or sublicensed, in whole or in part.
Getting started SIM card, battery, turning on, help, To charge the battery calls, keypad lock, Memory Stick PRO Duo™ and more. SIM card and battery To insert SIM card and battery Connect the charger plug to the phone with the symbol facing upwards. It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery icon appears.
If predefined settings exist in your phone, Scroll to a function you may not need more settings. If asked Information, if available. to register the phone at Sony Ericsson, To view the phone demonstration no personal data, such as your phone } Entertainment } Demo number, will be transferred to or tour.
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Take pictures or record video Use the navigation key to switch between camera and clips video recorder. Zoom in Take pictures Camera: Press to take or out Record video a picture. Video: Press to start recording. To stop recording, press again.
Make and receive calls To unlock the keypad manually } Unlock From standby, press any key The phone must be in normal mode. To make and receive calls Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Enter a phone number (with international } Call prefix and area code if applicable) Your phone supports Memory Stick } More } Make...
Getting to know the phone Phone overview, menus, navigation, entering letters, activity menu, file manager. Phone overview Some icons on keys may differ. Getting to know the phone...
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Video call camera, ear speaker Photo key: (left) from standby, view camera album pictures in full view or (lower) with the camera for shoot modes. Walkman® key Selection key Back key Internet key Navigation key/Walkman® player control Photo key: (right) from standby, view camera album thumbnail pictures or (upper) with the camera to turn on/off the photo light.
Menu overview PlayNow™* Internet* Entertainment Online services* Games TrackID™ Video player VideoDJ™ PhotoDJ™ MusicDJ™ Remote control Record sound Demo tour Camera Messaging WALKMAN Write new Inbox Email RSS reader Drafts Outbox Sent messages Saved messages My friends* Call voicemail Templates Settings Radio File manager**...
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Calls** Organizer Alarms Applications Answered Dialled Missed Video call Calendar Tasks Notes Synchronization Timer Stopwatch Light Calculator Code memo Settings** General Sounds & alerts Display Calls Connectivity* Profiles Ring volume Wallpaper Divert calls Bluetooth Time & date Ringtone Themes Manage calls Infrared port Language Silent mode...
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Navigation Navigation keys The main menus are shown as icons. Some submenus include tabs. Scroll to a tab by pressing the navigation key left or right and selecting an option. Go to the main menus or to select highlighted items. Press to start and stop music when using the WALKMAN.
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} Call Press a number key and to speed dial. Turn off the ringtone when receiving a call. Press and hold to set the phone to silent. The alarm signals even if the phone is set to silent. View status information in standby. Increase the volume during a call, or when using the WALKMAN.
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Entering letters To enter letters using T9 Text Input To enter text, you have to be in a Enter letters in one of the following function where text input is possible, ways (text input methods), for example, } Messaging } Write new for example, when writing messages: } Text...
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• Running apps Next word prediction – applications that are running in the background. When writing a message, you can use Select an application to return T9 Text Input to predict the next word, to it or press to end it. if previously used in a sentence.
Create subfolders to move or copy To create a subfolder 1 } File manager files to. Games and applications can and open a folder. be moved within the Games 2 } More } New folder and enter a name Applications folders.
Calling To make a call Enter a phone number (with international Calls, video calls, contacts. country code and area code, if applicable). Making and receiving calls 2 } Call } More to make a voice call or Before you can make or receive any to view options, such as Make video % 18 Video call...
• To turn off the microphone If activity menu is set to default: Press and use to scroll Press and hold to the New events tab and use To resume the conversation press } Call to select a number to call. and hold again.
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Before you start To accept an incoming video call To make a video call, both you and Answer. the person you are calling need a To end a video call subscription that supports the 3G } End call. (UMTS) service, and you need to be within range of a 3G (UMTS) network.
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• Layout – options Default contact • Switch pictures – show incoming Phone contacts is selected as default, or outgoing video in full size view. your contacts show all the information • Hide small pic./Show small pic. saved in Contacts. If you select •...
SIM contacts To view memory status } Contacts } More } Options Save contacts on your SIM card. } Advanced } Memory status. To add a SIM contact SIM contacts is selected as default, Using contacts } Contacts } New contact } Add.
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• Phone contacts is set as default To add a picture, ringtone sound } Contacts } More } Options } SIM or video to a phone contact } Call 1 } Contacts contacts and select the contact and select the contact } More } Make video } More } Edit call.
Call list Messaging Information about most recent calls. Text messaging, picture messaging, email, My friends. To call a number from the call list } Calls From standby and select a tab. Your phone supports various messaging Scroll to the name or number to call services.
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To set a service centre number To send a message to an email address, 1 } Messaging } Settings } Text you need to set an email gateway number, message } Service centre. If the Messaging Settings Text message service centre number is saved .
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Picture messaging (MMS) To create and send a picture message 1 } Messaging } Write new } Picture Picture messages can contain text, msg. Scroll to use toolbar options. pictures, camera pictures, slides, sound Scroll to select an option. recordings, video clips, signatures and When ready to send Continue.
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• Enter settings manually Help in your phone • Ask your email provider for settings There are also setup instructions and information. An email provider is the help information as you enter settings. person or company who provided To enter email settings your email address, for example, 1 } Messaging } Email } Settings.
Imaging Camera and video options When the camera or video is activated Camera, video, blog, pictures. } Settings for the following options: • Switch to video camera Camera and video recorder to record a video clip or Switch to still camera Take pictures and record video clips to take a picture.
• White balance – adjust colours to To further enhance and organize their lighting conditions. Select from Auto, camera pictures on a computer, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent Windows® users can install Adobe™ Incandescent. Photoshop™ Album Starter Edition, • Picture quality (camera): included on the CD with phone or visit •...
To send pictures to a blog Entertainment Press (right photo key) to go directly Handsfree, Walkman® player, Video } File manager Camera album player, TrackID™, radio, PlayNow™, to select a picture in a folder. ringtones and melodies. 2 } More } Send } To blog.
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Walkman® player and Video The following options are available: player • Press to stop the playback. Press Your phone supports the following file again to resume playing. • types: MP3, MP4, M4A, 3GP, AAC, Press to go to the next track. •...
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Select a language and click More information about moving files to your phone is available at Install Disc2Phone Click and follow www.sonyericsson.com/support the instructions. To transfer files with the USB cable To use Disc2Phone provided Connect the phone to a computer % 37 Transferring files using the USB with the USB cable that came with cable...
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• Delete To create a playlist – remove a file from the 1 } WALKMAN } My music } Playlists playlist. In user-created playlists } New playlist } only the reference to the file is Add. Enter a name removed. In the Tracks list, the file is permanently deleted from...
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Online music and videos To search for song information • } Entertainment } TrackID™ View videos and listen to music by when streaming them to your phone from you hear a song. • } More } TrackID™ the Internet. For more information, when you hear contact your network operator or visit a song playing on the radio.
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To select radio channels To adjust the volume Use the navigation key or press Press the volume buttons to increase to select a saved channel or decrease volume. in positions 1 to 10. PlayNow™ Radio options Listen to music before you purchase } More for the following options: and download it to your phone.
To download a music file To set ringtone volume 1 } Settings } When you have listened to a music file and scroll to the Sounds } Ring volume preview, you can agree to accept the & alerts and press } Yes conditions to download or not.
Connectivity Shortcut Using Internet, RSS, synchronizing, Bookmarks USB cable, update service. Enter address Search Internet Using Internet Use Internet to access online services History for example, news and banking, search Refresh page and browse the Web. Forward To start browsing Page up } Internet and select a service such as...
To create a new feed File transfer 1 } Messaging } RSS reader } More Drag and drop files between phone } New feed. and computer in Microsoft Windows Explorer. Enter the address. Use Sony Disc2Phone (music transfer) To set and use RSS reader options or Adobe Photoshop Album Starter } Messaging } RSS reader } More Edition (picture transfer/storage).
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To use file transfer mode To disconnect the USB cable safely Connect the USB cable to the phone When using file transfer mode, right- and the computer. click the removable disk icon in Windows Explorer and select Eject. Remove the USB cable from your phone.
To use phone mode There are two ways to update your phone: Computer: Install the Sony Ericsson PC Suite from the CD that came with • over the air via your phone your phone. • via the provided USB cable and Computer: Start PC Suite from Start/ an Internet-connected computer.
Global and local websites providing support. Centers according to national rates, including local • A global network of Call Centers. taxes, unless the phone number is a toll-free number. • An extensive network of Sony Ericsson service partners. Country Phone number Email address Australia 1-300 650 050 questions.AU@support.sonyericsson.com...
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Denmark 33 31 28 28 questions.DK@support.sonyericsson.com Finland 09-299 2000 questions.FI@support.sonyericsson.com France 0 825 383 383 questions.FR@support.sonyericsson.com Germany 0180 534 2020 questions.DE@support.sonyericsson.com Greece 801-11-810-810 210-89 91 919 (from mobile phone) questions.GR@support.sonyericsson.com Hong Kong 8203 8863 questions.HK@support.sonyericsson.com Hungary +36 1 880 47 47 questions.HU@support.sonyericsson.com India 1800 11 1800 (Toll free number)
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We recommend before you use your mobile phone for the first time. that you use only Sony Ericsson handsfree solutions A new battery or one that has not been used for a intended for use with your product.
Accessible Solutions for individuals with special energy absorbed by the body when using a mobile needs call the Sony Ericsson Special Needs Center phone. The SAR value is determined at the highest on 877 878 1996 (TTY) or 877 207 2056 (voice), or...
Disposing of the battery Software. Sony Ericsson, and, to the extent that the Software contains material or code of a third party, Please check local regulations for...
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Sony Ericsson downloads. Sony Ericsson does not take any recommends that you use only batteries and chargers responsibility for any lost information of any kind approved by Sony Ericsson.
Sony Ericsson distributor. To find out if your Product is sold in the EU country you are in, please call the local Sony Ericsson Call Center. Please observe that certain services may not be possible elsewhere than in the country of...
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 AAD-3022021-BV and in combination with our accessories, to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the appropriate standards 3GPP TS 51.010-1, EN...
Index activity menu ........15 declaration of conformity ..... 48 automatic redialling ......17 Disc2Phone .......... 30 battery email ............. 25 inserting and charging ....4 end user licence agreement ....45 use and care ........ 43 entering letters ........14 blog ............
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messages SIM card contact numbers ......21 email ..........25 copying to/from ......22 picture .......... 25 text messages .......23 text ..........23 emergency numbers .....18 picture messages ....25 streaming media ........33 My friends ..........26 submenus ..........12 navigating menus ......... 12 T9™...
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