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Contents Getting to know your phone 4 Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters. Personalizing your phone 22 Download settings or choose from the phone. Calling 31 Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options. Messaging 51 Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail. Camera 60 Use the camera.
Contents Contents Getting to know your phone ....5 Calling ........25 Messaging .
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You, and not Sony Ericsson, are entirely responsible for additional content that you download to or forward from your mobile phone. Prior to your use of any additional content, please verify that your intended use is properly licensed or is otherwise authorized.
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Microsoft® Windows® (Microsoft® Windows® Explorer) are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Contents T9™ Text Input is a trademark or a registered trademark of Tegic Communications. T9™ Text Input is licensed under one or more of the following: U.S.
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You can find support, information and content downloads at www.sonyericsson.com/support. Personalizing your phone 22 Note: Sony Ericsson advises users to backup their personal data Download settings or choose from the phone. information. All illustrations are for illustration only and may not accurately Calling 31 depict the actual phone.
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Getting to know your phone Ear speaker On/off button Contents Infrared port Camera Activity menu button button Getting to know your phone 4 Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters. Personalizing your phone 22 Download settings or choose from the phone. Calling 31 Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.
Menu overview Alarms Internet Services* Entertainment Contents Alarm Online services* Recurrent alarm PlayNow™* Alarm signal Media player Games PhotoDJ™ MusicDJ™ Record sound Getting to know your phone 4 Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters. Camera Messaging Camera Write new pictures Inbox Personalizing your phone 22...
Status bar icons Icon Description Contents Tells you the strength of the GSM network signal. GPRS is within range and can be used. Tells you the status of the battery. Tells you the status of the battery charging. Getting to know your phone 4 You have missed an incoming call.
User guide symbols The following instruction symbols appear in this user guide: Contents Use the navigation key to scroll and select % 13 Navigating the menus. Press the navigation key centre. Press the navigation key up. Getting to know your phone 4 Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.
Assembling your phone First insert the SIM card, then insert and charge the battery to Contents use your phone. SIM card When you register as a subscriber with a network operator, you get a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card. The SIM card contains a computer chip that keeps track of your phone Getting to know your phone 4 number, the services included in your subscription, and your...
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To insert the SIM card and charge the battery Contents Getting to know your phone 4 Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters. Personalizing your phone 22 Download settings or choose from the phone. Calling 31 Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options. Messaging 51 Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail.
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Place the battery in the phone with the label side up and the connectors facing each other. Contents Place the cover on the phone and slide it into place. Connect the charger to the phone. The symbol on the charger plug must face upwards. It may take 30 minutes for the battery icon to appear.
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To turn the phone on and off Contents Getting to know your phone 4 Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters. Personalizing your phone 22 Download settings or choose from the phone. Calling 31 Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options. Messaging 51 Press and hold to turn on or off.
Navigating the menus The main menus are shown as icons on the desktop. Some Contents submenus include tabs that appear on the screen. Getting to know your phone 4 • Press the navigation key in the centre or in a direction: Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.
Activity menu Use the activity menu to view and handle new events, and Contents access bookmarks and shortcuts. To open the activity menu Press and use to select a tab. Activity menu tabs Getting to know your phone 4 New events •...
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To move or copy a file } Organizer } File manager. Select a folder and scroll to Contents } More } Manage files. a file Move or Copy. Select } New folder Select a folder, or name the folder Paste. To select several files Getting to know your phone 4 } Organizer } File manager...
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Entering letters and characters When writing messages and notes there are two ways to enter Contents letters and characters: • Multitap text input • T9™ Text Input To enter letters using multitap input • Press until the desired character appears on the Getting to know your phone 4 screen.
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Continue writing your message. To enter a full stop or other punctuation marks, press and then Contents repeatedly. Accept by pressing To switch between writing methods Before, or while entering letters, press and hold to switch between writing methods. Getting to know your phone 4 To add words to the T9™...
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Switching between Chinese input methods In the Chinese editing mode, you can select and switch Contents quickly to another input method by pressing and holding General instructions Regardless of which input method you choose, your phone has a function to speed up the entry of Chinese characters. Getting to know your phone 4 Whenever you enter a stroke or a Pinyin letter, a candidate Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.
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Stroke categories The five stroke categories are defined in the table below: Contents Number Stroke Basic Category Stroke Stroke Name Character 王 十 在 七 天 Over 海 红 牡 状 习 Lift Getting to know your phone 4 中 业 上 门 丑 Down Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.
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Number Stroke Basic Category Stroke Stroke Name Character Contents 心 必 思 忘 Down-Over- Hook 电 也 毛 兄 孔 Down-Over- Curved-Hook 专 传 转 Down-Over-Left Getting to know your phone 4 Slope Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters. 马...
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Number Stroke Basic Category Stroke Stroke Name Character Contents 乙 九 瓦 飞 风 Over-Down- Curved-Hook Over-Down-Over 投 沿 船 凹 话 计 认 讯 Over-Down-Lift Getting to know your phone 4 ? (Wild card key) Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters. Components Personalizing your phone 22 The basic building units of Chinese characters are...
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Example of using the wild card key The wild card key , is used to supplement unclear Contents strokes in entering characters. If you want to enter “ 互 ”, but you only know that “ 一 ” is the first and the last stroke of the character and that the total number of strokes is four, enter .
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For example, to enter “ ” 信息 Press Contents When “xin” is highlighted, press and select “ 信 ”, then press (If you want to enter any of the other suggested Pinyin combinations, scroll up or down to the desired combination, then press Press again to select “...
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To change the front cover Contents Getting to know your phone 4 Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters. Personalizing your phone 22 Download settings or choose from the phone. Calling 31 Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options. Messaging 51 Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail.
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Calling Contents Making and receiving calls Turn on the phone and make sure that you are within range of a network to make and receive calls % 12 To turn the phone on and off. If your subscription includes the Calling Line Identification service and the caller’s number is identified, the number is displayed.
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To select more options during a call } More and select an option. Contents To turn off the microphone Press and hold . To resume, press and hold again. To use the loudspeaker during a voice call } More } Turn on speaker } Turn off speaker.
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Emergency calls Your phone supports the international emergency numbers, Contents for example, 112 and 911. These numbers can normally be used to make an emergency call in any country/region, with or without a SIM card inserted, if a GSM network is in range. In some countries/regions, other emergency numbers may also be promoted.
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For phone contacts only, select a number type. Scroll between tabs and select fields to enter more information. Contents } More } Add symbol To enter symbols such as @ Insert. To save the contact, Save. select the symbol Enter the + sign and country/region code with all numbers.
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To call a phone contact When Chinese has been selected as the Contents phone language To call a contact written in Chinese characters Contacts. Press and hold to switch the search Getting to know your phone 4 language to Chinese. Then enter the first stroke of the Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.
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To call a SIM contact } Contacts SIM contacts • If is default, select the name and Contents Call. number from the list } Contacts } Options } SIM Phone contacts • If is default, contacts Call. select the name and number from the list Managing contacts Copy contacts to and from the phone memory and the SIM Getting to know your phone 4...
To edit a phone contact } Contacts } More } Edit contact. and select a contact Contents Save. Select a tab and edit the information To edit a SIM contact } Contacts SIM contacts Phone is default, or if contacts } Contacts } Options } SIM contacts.
To speed dial Call. From standby, enter a speed dial number (1-9) Contents Voicemail If your subscription includes an answering service, callers can leave a voice message when you cannot answer a call. To enter your voicemail number Getting to know your phone 4 } Yes OK.
To check all divert options } Settings } Calls } Divert calls } Check all. Contents More than one call Handle more than one call simultaneously. Call waiting service When activated, you hear a beep if you receive a second call. Getting to know your phone 4 To activate the call waiting service Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.
You cannot answer a third call without ending one of the first two calls or joining them into a conference call. Contents Conference calls Start a conference call by joining an ongoing call and a call on hold. Put the conference on hold to call and add up to five participants or just to make another call.
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To change the name of a line } Settings } Display } Edit line names and select one of the Contents lines to edit the name. My numbers View, add and edit your own phone numbers. To check your phone numbers Getting to know your phone 4 } Contacts } Options } Special numbers } My numbers Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.
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All incoming • – all incoming calls. Inc. when roaming • – all incoming calls when you are Contents abroad (when roaming). To activate or deactivate a call restriction } Settings } Call } Manage calls } Restrict calls select an option. Activate or Deactivate, enter your password Select...
Call time During a call, the duration of the call is shown on the screen. Contents Check the duration of your last call, outgoing calls and the total time. To check the call time } Settings } Calls } Time & cost } Call timers.
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Messaging Your phone supports various messaging services. Contact Contents your service provider about the services you can use, or for more information see www.sonyericsson.com/support. If there is no memory available, you must delete messages or emails before you can receive new ones % 40 Long messages.
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Continue. (To save the message for later, press } Yes to save in Drafts.) Contents Enter phone no. Select to enter the recipient’s number, or Contacts look-up to retrieve a number or group from Contacts. You can also select from the last used recipients list.
To save an item in a text message More. While reading a message, select the item Contents Select (the phone number you have selected } Save number Save appears) to save a phone number, or picture Save bookmark to save a picture, or to save a Web address.
To turn on long messages } Messaging } Settings } Text message } Max. msg length Contents } Max. available. Picture messaging (MMS) Picture messages can contain text, pictures, video clips, camera pictures, sound recordings, and signatures. They are sent via MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) to a mobile Getting to know your phone 4 phone or via email.
To create your own signature for picture messages Contents } Messaging } Settings } Picture message. } Signature } New signature and create your signature as a picture message. To save an item in a picture message More. While reading a message, select the item Getting to know your phone 4 Save bookmark Select...
Enter email addr. Select to enter an email address, or Enter phone no. to enter the recipient’s number, or Contents Contacts look-up to retrieve a number or group from Contacts, or select from the last used recipients list. Send. Receiving voice messages When you receive an automatically downloaded voice Getting to know your phone 4 New events...
To add more recipients, select To, or Bcc. Done. When finished selecting recipients Contents OK. Write the text Write the subject } Add To add an attachment, and select the attachment Done. Continue. Select Send More to view options. To receive and read email messages Getting to know your phone 4 } Messaging } Email } Inbox.
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To delete email messages • To delete a selected message, press Contents • To delete several messages in a folder, select a message } More } Mark } Mark several. Scroll and to select } More } Mark for deletion. The marked messages.
Imaging Contents Camera and video recorder Your phone has a digital camera which also works as a digital video recorder. Take pictures and record video clips to save, send or use. Use a picture as a screen saver, wallpaper or for a contact.
View all clips • (video). Shoot mode For picture msg High quality • (video) – select Contents video. Video size Large 176x144 Small 128x96. • – select Night mode • – enhance picture or video quality in poor lighting conditions with longer exposure time. Effects •...
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} Horizontal to view the picture horizontally. } More to display options. Contents To view your video clips } Organizer } File manager } Videos. } View } Play. } Stop } More to display options. Getting to know your phone 4 To search camera pictures by time line Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.
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Screen saver and wallpaper The screen saver activates automatically when the phone is Contents idle for a few seconds. After a few more seconds sleep mode activates, to save power. If you have a picture as wallpaper, this picture is shown in standby mode. To use a picture } Organizer } File manager } Pictures and select...
Entertainment Contents Media player Play music and video clips that you download or receive in a picture message or transfer from your computer. The following file types are supported: MP3, AMR, MIDI, IMY, EMY and WAV (16 kHz maximum sample rate). You can Getting to know your phone 4 also use streamed files that are 3GPP compatible.
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Sort – choose to sort tracks by Artist, Title created. • Send • – send the track to another device. Contents Delete Tracks • – remove an item. In the list, the item is permanently deleted from the memory. Now playing •...
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To set the ringtone volume } Settings } Sounds & alerts } Ring volume and press Contents Save. to decrease or increase To set the vibrating alert } Settings } Sounds & alerts } Vibrating alert. Set this alert to On, On if in Silent or Off.
To listen to your recordings } Organizer } File manager } Sounds and select a Contents recording. } Play to listen to the recording. Press to go to } Stop the previous or next recording. to stop playback. } More to view options.
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To start and end an application } Organizer } File manager } Applications, select an Contents Select. Press and hold application to end the application. Other Unrecognized formats are saved in the folder. Getting to know your phone 4 To download a theme Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.
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Connectivity Contents Settings Before you start using the Internet, Messaging, friends or PlayNow™, settings are required in your phone. Getting to know your phone 4 Settings may already be entered when you buy your phone. If not, contact your network operator, service provider or visit Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.
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To stop browsing } More } Exit browser. Contents Options when browsing } More to view options. The menu contains the following options but it may depend on the Web page you are visiting. If you select an email address when browsing a Web Getting to know your phone 4 page, you can send a message to that address.
Camera 60 Use the camera. Synchronization with a computer Download and install the Sony Ericsson PC Suite. The PC Setting up WAP and e-mail 63 Suite includes software and help on how to connect and All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.
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Remote synchronization via Internet Synchronize online via an Internet service. Contents To enter the remote synchronization settings } Organizer } Synchronization } Yes } New account. Enter a name for the new account Continue. Enter the following settings: Server address –...
To connect two devices Turn on infrared in both devices. Make sure the infrared port Contents on your phone is facing the infrared port on the other device with a maximum distance of 20 cm. USB cable Use a USB cable and exchange information between your phone and a computer.
Transferring files You can transfer pictures, videos, sounds, and themes by Contents using one of the following transfer methods: • Infrared % 58 Infrared port • USB cable % 59 USB cable You can also send files via email % 43 Email or picture messages % 41 Picture messaging (MMS).
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Select a region and country/region. Personalizing your phone 22 Enter the product name. Download settings or choose from the phone. Select Sony Ericsson Update Service and follow the instructions that appear. Calling 31 Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.
More features Contents Time and date Time and date are always displayed in standby. To set the time and date } Settings } General } Time & date: } Time • To set time and time format, enter the time Getting to know your phone 4 } Format Save.
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To use profiles } Settings } General } Profiles: Contents • Select a profile to use. } More } View and edit. • To view and edit a profile, } More } Reset profiles. • To reset profiles, You can also activate a profile from the shut down menu % 14 Shut down menu.
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To add a new appointment } Organizer } Calendar } New appointment. select a date Contents Add. Enter details } Continue to confirm each entry. } Select to confirm the appointment. To view an appointment } Organizer } Calendar and select a day. Select an View.
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Advanced • – find, set reminders or select a start day for the week. Contents Delete • – delete appointments. Help • – view help text for more calendar information. If Chinese is selected as the phone language, an additional option appears, Lunar calendar. Getting to know your phone 4 To send an appointment Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.
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To send a task } Organizer } Tasks } More and select a task for a certain day Contents } Send and select a transfer method. Notes Make notes and save them in a list. You can also show a note in standby.
(Personal Unblocking Key). Your PIN and PUK are supplied by your network operator. You can edit your PIN and select a Contents new four- to eight-digit PIN. To unblock your SIM card PIN blocked When is displayed, enter your PUK OK.
Code memo Save security codes, such as for credit cards, in the code Contents memo. Set a passcode to open the code memo. To confirm that you have entered the correct passcode for the code memo, enter a checkword. When you enter your passcode to open the code memo, the checkword is shown for a short time.
To reset code memo } Organizer } Code memo and enter your passcode Contents } Continue } More } Reset. Reset code memo? Yes. The code memo is reset appears and all entries are cleared. The next time you enter the code memo, you must start at % 69 To open code memo for the first time.
Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail. The battery is discharged % 10 To insert the SIM card and charge the battery. Camera 60 Charging a non Sony Ericsson battery Use the camera. % 79 Battery. Setting up WAP and e-mail 63 The wrong menu language is shown All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.
To reset your phone } Settings } General } Master reset. Select Reset settings Contents Reset all delete your changes to settings or to delete your changes to settings, all contacts, messages, personal data, and Continue. content you have downloaded, received or edited. Error messages Getting to know your phone 4 Insert SIM...
PUK blocked Contact your network operator. Contents Phone locked The phone is locked. To unlock the phone % 68 Phone lock. Phone lock code The phone lock code is required % 68 Phone lock. Getting to know your phone 4 Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.
Global and local websites providing support. Download settings or choose from the phone. • A global network of Call Centers. • An extensive network of Sony Ericsson service partners. Calling 31 • A warranty period. Learn more about the warranty conditions in this user guide.
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Australia 1-300 650 050 questions.AU@support.sonyericsson.com Contents Argentina 800-333-7427 questions.AR@support.sonyericsson.com Austria 0810 200245 questions.AT@support.sonyericsson.com Belgium 02-7451611 questions.BE@support.sonyericsson.com Getting to know your phone 4 Brazil 4001-0444 Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters. questions.BR@support.sonyericsson.com Canada 1-866-766-9374 Personalizing your phone 22 questions.CA@support.sonyericsson.com Download settings or choose from the phone.
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Greece 801-11-810-810 210-89 91 919 (from mobile) Contents questions.GR@support.sonyericsson.com Hong Kong 8203 8863 questions.HK@support.sonyericsson.com Hungary 06 1 437 7300 questions.HU@support.sonyericsson.com India 39011111 Getting to know your phone 4 (Add STD code from a GSM connection) Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters. questions.IN@support.sonyericsson.com Indonesia 021-2701388...
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Romania (+4021) 401 0401 questions.RO@support.sonyericsson.com Contents Russia 8(495) 787 0986 questions.RU@support.sonyericsson.com Singapore 67440733 questions.SG@support.sonyericsson.com Slovakia 02-5443 6443 questions.SK@support.sonyericsson.com Getting to know your phone 4 South Africa 0861 632222 Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters. questions.ZA@support.sonyericsson.com Spain 902 180 576 Personalizing your phone 22 questions.ES@support.sonyericsson.com Download settings or choose from the phone.
• Do not paint your product. • Do not attempt to disassemble your product. Only Sony Ericsson authorised personnel should perform Setting up WAP and e-mail 63 service. All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail. •...
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Never alter the cord or plug. If the plug will not fit into the outlet, have a proper outlet installed by a qualified electrician. Camera 60 Use only Sony Ericsson branded original chargers intended for use with your mobile phone. Other chargers may not be designed to the Use the camera.
Please check if local laws and regulations restrict the use of mobile Use the camera. phones while driving or require drivers to use handsfree solutions. We recommend that you use only Sony Ericsson handsfree solutions Setting up WAP and e-mail 63 intended for use with your product.
Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters. This phone contains a built in antenna. Use of antenna devices not marketed by Sony Ericsson specifically for this model could damage Personalizing your phone 22 your mobile phone, reduce performance, and produce SAR levels Download settings or choose from the phone.
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Sony Ericsson mobile phone (with the necessary accessory). For Using WAP 71 information on Accessible Solutions for individuals with special needs call the Sony Ericsson Special Needs Center at 877 878 1996 (TTY) WAP browser, bookmarks. or 877 207 2056 (voice), or visit the Sony Ericsson Special Needs Center at www.sonyericsson-snc.com.
Setting up WAP and e-mail 63 Ericsson") and its third party suppliers and licensors ("Software"). As user of this Device, Sony Ericsson grants you a non-exclusive, All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail. non-transferable, non-assignable license to use the Software solely in...
If you fail to comply with any of the terms and conditions set out in this license, it will terminate with immediate effect. Sony Ericsson and its third party suppliers and licensors are the sole and exclusive owner of and retain all rights, title and interest in and to the Software.
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Product in accordance with the terms and conditions stipulated herein. Sony Ericsson and its service partners reserve the right to charge a Getting to know your phone 4 handling fee if a returned Product is found not to be under warranty according to the conditions below.
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Contents with the Sony Ericsson instructions for use and maintenance of the Product. Nor does this warranty cover any failure of the Product due to accident, software or hardware modification or adjustment, acts of God or damage resulting from liquid.
Messaging 51 within the warranty period in any EU country/region where an identical Product is sold by an authorised Sony Ericsson distributor. To find out Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail. if your Product is sold in the EU country/region you are in, please call the local Sony Ericsson Call Center.
Declaration of Conformity We, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB of Contents Nya Vattentornet S-221 88 Lund, Sweden declare under our sole responsibility that our product Sony Ericsson type AAB-1022042-BV and in combination with our accessories, to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the appropriate standards 3GPP TS Getting to know your phone 4 51.010-1, EN 301489-7, EN 300328, EN 301489-17, and EN 60950...
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Index receiving 12 recording 52 Contents redial 25 adding restricting 35 personal ringtones 28 SIM contact 30 pictures to contacts 28 two calls 33 alarm clock 62 camera 46 Getting to know your phone 4 answering service 32 certificates 57 Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.
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memory status email 43 contacts 31 Contents emergency calls 27 file manager 15 menus 13 messaging 38 file information 14 microphone, off/on 26 – file manager 14 MMS 41 Getting to know your phone 4 fixed dialling 36 music 50 Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.
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profiles 62 settings PUK 66, 67, 73 email 55 Contents Internet 55 picture messages 55 recording setup wizard 12 calls 52 time and date 62 sounds 52 shortcuts 13 Getting to know your phone 4 video clips 46 SIM card Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.
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troubleshooting 71 turning on/off Contents phone 12 phone lock 68 ringtones 51 SIM lock protection 67 two voice lines 34 Getting to know your phone 4 Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters. USB cable 59 Personalizing your phone 22 Download settings or choose from the phone.
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