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Sony Ericsson GSM 900/1800/1900 Third edition (October 2004) This manual is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, without any warranty. Improvements and changes to this manual necessitated by typographical errors, inaccuracies of current information, or improvements to programs and/or equipment, may be made by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB at any time and without notice.
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T9™ Text Input is licensed under one or more of the following: U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,818,437, 5,953,541, 5,187,480, 5,945,928, and 6,011,554; Canadian Pat. No. 1,331,057, United Kingdom Pat. No. 2238414B; Hong Kong Standard Pat. No. HK0940329; Republic of Singapore Pat. No.
Getting Started Getting Started Assemble the phone, SIM card, battery, make a call. More information and downloads are available at www.SonyEricsson.com/support. Instruction Icons The following instruction icons appear in this user guide: Important. Note. Contact your service provider for details. 6 Available Services.
Getting Started To remove the battery cover Hold the phone with one hand. The battery cover should face upwards and the charger connector should be directed away from you. Press the battery cover down and slide it out of place with the other hand. This is the Internet version of the user's guide.
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Turning on the Phone and Making Calls Make sure that the phone is charged before you turn it on. Setup Wizard You can use the setup wizard to help you get started with the basic settings in your phone. You can start the wizard from the menu system at any time.
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Getting Started To Turn on the Phone Press and hold 9 Phone Overview. Enter your SIM card PIN, if you have one. At first startup, select the language you want for your phone menus. } Yes if you want the setup wizard to help you get started.
Navigation key Press once to go back one level in the menus. Press and hold to return to standby. Sony Ericsson/service provider-defined key Microphone. Do not cover the microphone with your hand. This affects call quality. Delete numbers, letters or an item...
Getting to Know Your Phone Overview, Menu 1. PlayNow™ 2. Internet Services* 3. Entertainment 1. Sony Ericsson 7. File Manager 8. Phonebook** Pictures Contacts Sounds Options: Videos Speed Dial Themes My Business Card Games Groups Applications SIM Numbers Other Special Numbers...
Navigating the Menus The main menus are shown as icons on the desktop. Some submenus include tabs that appear on the screen. Scroll to a tab with the navigation key and select an option. Press to go to the desktop. Press to select highlighted items.
Getting to Know Your Phone Shortcuts A quicker way to move through the menus is to use shortcuts. Using Keypad Shortcuts Enter the menus by pressing number of the menu you want. For example, to reach the fifth menu item, press eleventh and twelfth menu items, press respectively.
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To Enter Letters Using Multitap Text Input To enter text, you have to be in a text input mode, for } Messages } Write New } Text example Press the appropriate key repeatedly to get the desired character. Press… to get… .
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Getting to Know Your Phone Continue writing your message. To enter a period or other punctuation marks, press and then repeatedly. Accept by pressing To Add Words to the T9 Dictionary } More } Spell While entering letters Edit the word using multitap text input. Navigate between the letters with When you finish editing added to the T9 dictionary.
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To Insert and Remove the Memory Stick Duo Insert the Memory Stick Duo in the slot. Press the edge of the Memory Stick Duo to release it from the slot. Before you insert or remove the Memory Stick Duo, turn off the power. Memory Stick Duo Adaptor Your phone comes with the shorter Memory Stick variant, Memory Stick Duo.
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Getting to Know Your Phone To Select Several Files } File Manager and select a file Several. Press Mark Unmark To Copy a File to the Phone or Memory Stick Duo } File Manager. Scroll to the file, for example, a sound, that you want to copy, } Manage Files.
Quick Keys Useful key combinations are described below. Navigating Menus Enter the main menu and select menu items Navigate in the menu and lists Delete an item press } More Enter a list of options Enter the status menu press a volume to see, for example, date, button once profile, free memory and...
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Getting to Know Your Phone Turn off the ringtone press a volume when receiving a call button or } Hold Put a call on hold } Retrieve Retrieve a call Turn off the microphone press and hold Enter a list of options Entering Letters Shift between capital press...
Calling Calls, phonebook, voice control, call options. Making Calls Before you can make or receive any calls, you must turn on the phone and be within range of a network, 7 Turning on the Phone and Making Calls. Networks When you turn on the phone, it automatically selects your home network if within range.
Calling To Answer a Call Yes. To Reject a Call } No or quickly press a volume button twice. Missed Calls Missed Calls: If you have a missed call, in standby indicating the number of missed calls. } Yes to view the missed calls in the call list. If you want to view the missed calls later to scroll between the tabs.
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To Make an Emergency Call Enter, for example, 112 (the international emergency number) Call. To View Your Local Emergency Numbers } Phonebook } Options } Special Numbers } Emergency Numbers. Phonebook You can save your phonebook information in the phone memory as contacts, or on the SIM card as names and numbers.
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Calling Select a number type. Scroll between tabs and select fields to enter more information. To enter symbols, for } Symbols example, @ and select a symbol Insert. When you have entered the information To Add a SIM Number If SIM numbers is the default phonebook, follow the same steps as for adding a contact.
Ask to Save When you end a call, the phone can prompt you to add a phone number or email address to your contacts. To Activate Ask to Save in Contacts } Phonebook } Options } Advanced } Ask To Save Updating the Phonebook You can easily update and edit any information in your phonebook.
Calling To Copy Names and Numbers to the SIM Card } Phonebook } Options } Advanced } Copy to Copy All Copy a Number. Select To Copy SIM Numbers to Contacts } Phonebook } Options } Advanced } Copy from SIM.
To Call a Number From the Call List } Calls from standby and select a tab. Scroll to the name or number you want to call To Clear the Call List } Calls and scroll to the tab with all calls } Delete All.
Calling To enter the Number to Your Voicemail Service } Messages } Settings } Voicemail Voice Control With your phone, you can use your voice to: • Voice dial – call someone by saying the name. • Activate voice control by saying a “magic word”. •...
To Turn the Caller Name On or Off } Settings } } Voice Control General } Play Caller Name. Voice Dialing You can voice dial by saying a prerecorded voice command. Start voice dialing from standby using the phone, a portable handsfree, a Bluetooth headset or by saying your magic word.
Calling Say “Busy”, or another word } Continue Instructions appear. the environments in which you want voice answering to be activated. To Answer or Reject a Call Using Voice Commands • When the phone rings, say “Answer” and the call is connected.
• Not Reachable – forward calls if your phone is turned off or if you are unreachable. • No Reply – forward calls that you do not answer within a specified time limit (service provider- dependent). To Activate or Deactivate a Call Forward } Settings } } Forward...
Calling } Transfer Call • Press to connect the two calls. You are disconnected from both calls. } End Call • to end the ongoing call, then press to retrieve the held call. } End Call • twice to end both calls. •...
To Select a Line } Settings } Calls tab and select line 1 or 2. To Change the Name of a Line } Settings } } Edit Line Names Display and select one of the lines to edit the name. My Numbers You can view, add and edit your own phone numbers.
Calling Fixed Dialing The fixed dialing function allows calls to be made only to certain numbers saved on the SIM card. The fixed numbers are protected by your PIN2. You can still call the international emergency number 112, even when the fixed dialing function is activated. Partial numbers can be saved.
} Currency and enter the code for the currency you want, (for example USD for US dollars) } Units and enter the price per call unit To enter a decimal point, press Credit Limit for Calls You can enter a total amount of money allowed for making calls.
Calling To Call Outside a Closed User Group } Settings } } Manage Calls } Closed Calls Groups } Open Calls } On. When you can only call within the group. Additional Calling Functions Tone Signals You can use telephone banking services or control an answering machine by sending tone signals (also known as DTMF tones or touch tones) during a call.
} New Number } Add to find the contact in your phonebook. Select a number from the contact. Repeat steps 3-4 to add more numbers to the } Done group. to save the group. Business Cards You can add your own business card to the phonebook.
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Messaging To Set the Service Center Number } Messages } Settings } Text Message } Service Center. If the service center number is saved on the SIM card, it is shown in the list. If there is no number in the list the number, including the international “+”...
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To Save a Message to the SIM Card } Messages } Inbox } More } Save Message } Saved Items. To Save an Item From a Text Message Select the phone number, Web address, picture or sound that you want to save in the message More.
Messaging To Set a Message Option for a Specific Message When you have selected a recipient to send your text } More } Advanced. Select the option message to } Edit that you want to change } Done setting. when you have changed the options. To Check the Status of a Sent Message } Messages } Sent Items...
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} Add to add more items to the message. You can view and select options by highlighting items in the message and pressing the left selection key. When you have finished writing your message } More } Send. } Enter Phone No. and enter the recipient’s } Phonebook LookUp phone number, or...
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Messaging Save Items From a Picture Message When you have viewed a picture message } Save Items and select an item to save from the list that appears. Delete Picture Messages Picture messages are saved in the phone memory. When the phone memory is full, you must delete messages to be able to receive new messages.
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Email You can use your phone to send and receive email messages. Please note that you need a subscription that supports data transmission. For more information, contact your service provider. Before You Start • Set up a data account, 62 Entering Internet and Email Settings.
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Messaging message. For details about the options, 47 Messaging Glossary. } Messages } Email } Inbox } Send&Rec } Messages } Email (when inbox is empty) or } Inbox } More } Send & Receive way to send, or check for, new email messages. The number of email messages that can be saved depends on the memory left in the phone.
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To Delete an Email Message (POP3 Users) } Messages } Email } Inbox and select the message More. Select Mark for Deletion. The message is deleted the next time you connect to your email server. To Delete an Email Message (IMAP4 Users) } Messages } Email } Inbox and select the...
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Messaging List of Contacts You can create a list of contacts - people you want to send messages to on a regular basis. You can add contacts from your phonebook or from your My friends server. To Add a Contact From the Phonebook } Messages } My Friends } More } Add Contact } From Contacts.
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Receiving a Message When you receive a message, a message alert sounds or an icon appears in the status bar. Contact List You can create nicknames for the contacts in your list that are connected to the My friends server. You can also link a contact to the phonebook, and get access to information saved in the phonebook.
Messaging If you have selected to view the invitation, and } Join want to join the chat to discard the invitation now Invitation. When you receive an invitation, } Save Chatroom. To Search for a Chatroom } Messages } My Friends } More } Add Chatroom } Enter your search criteria in one or several Search.
Cell Information The cell information channel is used by some service providers to send messages about a certain network area to their subscribers within that area. To Turn on the Cell Information Channel } Messages } Settings } Area Info } Cell Information.
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Messaging • Picture – add a picture, or replace with Pictures an alternative, from the • Preview – view the entire picture message before sending it. • Preview Page – view a specific page in the picture message, without having to play the entire message.
Imaging Camera, video recorder, pictures, screen saver. Camera and Video Recorder Your phone has a digital camera and digital video recorder You can take pictures, record video clips, view them and send them as email attachments or in picture messages via MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service).
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Imaging Keys Used in Camera or Video Recorder Mode 1, 3 Areas used for displaying functions such as View, Settings, and Select. To select the function displayed in these areas, press the relevant selection key. Two types of icons are displayed in this area, one for showing or hiding all icons on the screen and the other for viewing recorded video clips.
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To Adjust Brightness Use the volume buttons on the side of the phone to increase or decrease brightness. To Turn on the Photo Light To take pictures in a dimly lit environment, slide the lock/light switch to turn on the photo light. To turn off the photo light, slide the switch again.
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Imaging • Effects – select different effects for your video clips. • Light, White Balance, Spot Auto Camera Off – same as the camera options, 51 Camera Options. • Video Length – select between limited video clips to be inserted in a picture message, and Normal for maximum video clip...
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Animations You can save animations in your phone. Animations are handled like pictures. Handling Pictures You can add, edit, or delete pictures in The number of pictures that you can save depends on the size of the pictures. File types supported are GIF, JPEG, WBMP, PNG and BMP.
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Imaging Exchanging Pictures You can exchange pictures using Bluetooth wireless technology, the infrared port, cable, picture messages or email. Please note that you are not allowed to exchange copyright-protected material. For more information on sending pictures in messages, 35 Messaging. To Send a Picture } File Manager } Pictures and scroll to the picture...
Entertainment Media player, sounds, themes, games. Media Player The media player can play back both music and video. You can play music and video clips that you receive in a picture message or download to your phone. The following formats are supported by the media player: MP3, MP4, 3GP and WAV (maximum sample rate 16 kHz).
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Entertainment Online Music and Videos You can view videos and listen to music on a Web site by streaming them to your phone. When you select a link for streaming, the media player opens automatically. Links for streaming can be saved as bookmarks in the phone.
The service may not always be available in all countries or when you are using a network other than your network operator´s – a message will appear to inform you about this when selecting the PlayNow icon. Ringtones and Melodies Your phone comes with a number of standard and polyphonic melodies that can be used as ringtones.
Entertainment Composing You can compose and edit melodies using MusicDJ™. A melody consists of four tracks – Drums, Basses, Chords and Accents. A track contains a number of music blocks. The blocks are grouped into Intro, Verse, Chorus, and Break. You compose a melody by adding music blocks to the tracks.
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To Start a Sound Recording } Entertainment } Record Sound. Wait until you hear a tone. When the recording starts, is displayed together with the time of the current recording (increasing). } More to view the following options: Record New, Send, Rename, Delete, Sounds.
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Entertainment Saving Radio Channels You can save up to 20 of your favorite radio channels. To save channels quickly in positions 1 to 10, press and hold 0–9, (where 0 represents the number 10). To select a channel you have saved in positions 1 to 10, press 0–9. To Save a Radio Channel } Radio } More } Save } Insert.
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Exchanging Themes You can exchange themes using Bluetooth wireless technology, the infrared port or email. Please note that exchanging copyright-protected material is prohibited. To Send a Theme } File Manager } Themes and select a theme Send. Select a transfer method. To Receive and Save a Theme Open the message you received the theme in or turn on Bluetooth or the infrared port if these transfer...
Connectivity Connectivity Internet and email settings, synchronizing, Bluetooth™ wireless technology, infrared. Internet Setting up Internet and Email To use the Internet and send and receive picture and email messages, you need to: • Subscribe to data transmission services. • Enter settings in your phone. •...
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Using Internet Your phone has a browser that uses WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) or HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) to access the Internet. To Select an Internet Profile } Connect } Internet Settings } Internet Profiles select the profile you want to use. To Start Browsing Scroll to your online service or service provider menu, and select a service.
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Connectivity Downloading You can download pictures, themes, games and ringtones, from Web sites directly to your phone. Contact your network operator or service provider for more information if menu options are not available. To Download from www.sonyericsson.com } Internet Services } More } Bookmarks } Sony Ericsson.
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Internet Security Your phone has support for both WAP and HTTP secure browsing. To activate a secure connection to the WAP gateway, you need to turn on security in your Internet profile. If your Internet profile is an HTTP profile, the connection will be secure if the URL starts with https://.
Connectivity Remote Synchronization With Internet Programs Contact your service provider for more information about the programs on the Internet with which you can synchronize, and to receive username, password and addresses for the different programs. You must also have an Internet profile set in your mobile phone, 62 Setting up Internet and Email.
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We recommend that your phone and the Bluetooth device you are communicating with are within a range of 33 feet (10 meters). The connection may be improved if there are no solid objects between your phone and the other Bluetooth device. Before You Start To communicate with another Bluetooth device, you first need to turn Bluetooth on and add the device...
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Connectivity To Hide Or Show Your Phone When Using Bluetooth } Connect } Bluetooth } Options } Visibility Show Phone Hide Phone. select To Add a Bluetooth Handsfree to Your Phone } Connect } Bluetooth } Handsfree. The first time you add a handsfree, Add a handsfree device to use with the phone?
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Remote Control You can use your phone as a remote control device to control PC applications such as a media player ® ® or Microsoft PowerPoint presentations. To Select Remote Control } Connect } Bluetooth } Remote the configuration file you want to use and the PC you want to connect to.
More Features To Connect Two Devices Place your phone as in the picture. The infrared port on the phone must face the infrared port on the other device. Your phone now establishes contact with the other device. To Send an Item Using the Infrared Port (Example: a Contact) Make sure that the infrared port of both devices is } Phonebook...
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To Set an Alarm } Organizer } Alarms } Alarm and enter the time Save. Using the Alarm } Organizer } Alarms • To change the alarm time, } Alarm and enter a new time. • To turn the alarm signal off when it rings, press any key.
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More Features Reminder Options } Always if you want the reminder to sound even though the phone is turned off. When the reminder } Yes sounds to read the appointment or task, or call the phone number in a phone task. the reminder.
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Exchanging Appointments or Tasks You can send and receive appointments or tasks using Bluetooth wireless technology, the infrared port or picture messaging. To Send an Appointment or a Task In the list of appointments and tasks for a certain } More } Send day, select the item to send select a transfer method.
} Settings } Startup Screen When you turn your phone on or off, the Sony Ericsson startup screen appears. Your service provider’s own startup screen may appear instead. } Stop You can also set your own startup screen.
Calculator The phone has a standard calculator. } Organizer } Calculator. ÷ x - + . % = • Press to select • Press to delete the figure. • Press to enter a decimal point. SIM Card Lock The SIM card lock protects your subscription, but not the phone itself, from unauthorized use.
It is important that you remember your new code. } Lock If you should forget it, you have to bring in your phone to your local Sony Ericsson retailer. To Set the Phone Lock } Settings } } Protection...
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Checkword and Security To confirm that you have entered the correct passcode for the code memo and to prevent unauthorized access to your codes, you must enter a checkword. When you enter your passcode to open the code memo, the checkword is shown for a short time. If the passcode is correct, the correct codes are shown.
Troubleshooting To Reset Code Memo } More } Reset. Reset code memo? Yes. The code memo is reset and all entries are cleared. The next time you enter the code memo, start at, 77 To Open Code Memo for the First Time.
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To Reset the Phone } Settings } } Master General } Reset Settings Reset All. Enter the phone lock code (0000 or the new code if you have changed it) Reset All If you select , content such as melodies and pictures that you have downloaded, received or edited is also deleted.
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Charging, Alien Battery 75 SIM Card Lock. The battery you are using is not a Sony Ericsson approved battery, 75 SIM Card Lock. 32 Fixed Dialing. 84 Battery Use and Care.
Additional Information Sony Ericsson Web site, safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity. Sony Ericsson Consumer Web Site at www.SonyEricsson.com/support there is a support section where help and tips are only a few clicks away. Here you find the latest PC software updates and tips on how to use your product more efficiently.
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15 mm from the body without any metal parts in the vicinity of the phone or when used with the original Sony Ericsson body worn accessory intended for this phone. Use of other accessories may not ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines.
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Driving Please verify whether local laws and regulations restrict the use of mobile phones while driving or require drivers to use handsfree solutions. We recommend that you use only Ericsson or Sony Ericsson handsfree solutions intended for use with your product. Please note that because of possible interference to electronic equipment, some vehicle manufacturers forbid the use of mobile phones in their vehicles unless a handsfree kit with an external...
Our Warranty Subject to the conditions of this Limited Warranty, Sony Ericsson warrants this Product to be free from defects in design, material and workmanship at the time of its original purchase by a consumer, and for a subsequent period of one (1) year.
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However, it will eventually wear out – this is not a defect. When the talk-time or standby time is noticeably shorter, it is time to replace your battery. Sony Ericsson recommends that you use only batteries and chargers approved by Sony Ericsson.
Product is sold in the EU country you are in, please call the local Sony Ericsson Customer Care Center. Please observe that certain services may not be possible elsewhere than in the country of original purchase, for example due to the fact that your Product may have an interior or exterior which is different from equivalent models sold in other EU countries.
Icons Icons Icon descriptions The table below describes the icons which appear while in standby, camera and video recorder mode. Icon Description Standby Desktop icon Tells you the strength of the GSM network signal GPRS is within range GPRS is within range and can be used Tells you are in a premium charge zone Tells you the status of the battery You cannot receive any incoming calls...
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Icon Description Infrared communication is in progress Bluetooth is on A GPRS session is in progress Line 1 is in use for outgoing calls Line 2 is in use for outgoing calls Ciphering is currently not being provided by the network An ongoing call My friends status icon The media player is running...
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Icons Icon Description Brigtness between -2.0EV to +2.0EV Night mode Light is on White balance Incandescent White balance Fluorescent White balance Daylight White balance Cloudy Spot photometry Activate the self-timcr Show or hide all icons Press to delete pictures and video clips This is the Internet version of the user's guide.
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