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Getting started Assemble the phone, SIM card, battery, Memory Stick Duo™, start-up menu, make a call. More information and downloads are available at www.SonyEricsson.com/support. Instruction symbols The following instruction symbols appear in this user guide: Note Indicates that a service or function is network- or subscription-dependent.
Getting started SIM card and battery information Always turn off the phone and detach the charger before you insert or remove a SIM card. It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery icon appears when charging. To insert SIM card and battery Remove the battery cover by sliding it as shown in the picture.
Wait approximately 2.5 hours or until the battery icon indicates that the battery is fully charged. If you do not see the battery icon after this time, press a key to activate the screen. Remove the charger by pulling the charger plug straight out.
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To turn on the phone Press and hold . The first start- up may take a couple of minutes. Select whether you want to use the phone with full functionality or the WALKMAN™ player only. Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested.
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Infrared port Ear speaker Selection key WALKMAN™ key Back key Power on/off button Selection key Navigation key Clear key Silent key Camera zoom, volume buttons and picture zoom Light Camera button Play/pause button Memory Stick Duo slot Microphone Stereo headset and charger connector For more information on keys and navigation, This is the Internet version of the user's guide.
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Getting started PlayNow™* File manager Pictures Videos Sounds Themes Web pages Games Applications Other Settings General Sounds & alerts Profiles Ring volume Time & date Ringtone Language Silent mode Voice control Increasing ring Phone status Vibrating alert Shortcuts Message alert Play/pause button Key sound Start-up menu...
Getting started Keys and navigation Standby screen, main menu and status bar standby screen is displayed when you are not calling or using the menus. This is where you can see, for example, the name of your operator, the time and the date.
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From standby, press and hold to call your voicemail service (if set). From standby, press and hold any of these keys to reach a contact beginning with a specific letter. From standby, press any of these keys and press From standby, press to view status information. To reject a call, quickly press twice when receiving a call.
Getting started Phone language Most SIM cards automatically set the language used in the menu to the language of the country where you bought your SIM card. If this is not the case, the predefined language is English. You can always choose language according to SIM by pressing in standby.
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Writing languages Before you start entering letters, you need to select the languages that you want to use when writing. When writing, you can switch to one of your selected languages by pressing and holding To select writing language } Settings } General } Language } Writing Scroll to each language that you...
Getting started To add words to the T9 Text Input dictionary While entering letters } Spell word. Edit the word by using multitap input. Navigate between the letters with a character, press the entire word, press and hold When you have edited the word Insert.
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predefined folders, to which you can move your saved files. When handling files, you can select several or all files in a folder at the same time. You can move and copy files between the Memory Stick Duo and the phone. Icons indicate where the files are saved.
Calling To move or copy files to a computer % 51 Install, transfer and play music % 48 Transferring pictures to your % 72 Transferring files computer using the USB cable To delete a file from the Memory Stick Duo Scroll to the file you want to delete from the Memory Stick Duo and press Formatting a Memory Stick Duo...
To make a call Enter the phone number (with international country code and area code if applicable). } Call to make the call. } End call to end the call. To change the ear speaker volume Press to increase or decrease the ear speaker volume during a call.
Calling Automatic redialling To re-dial a number If the connection of the call failed and is displayed Retry? Do not hold the phone to your ear while waiting. When the call is connected, the phone gives a loud signal. The phone redials the number up to ten times or until: •...
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Default contact If you select to use Phone contacts as default, your contacts will show all information saved in Contacts. If you select as default, the SIM contacts contacts will only show names and numbers saved on the SIM card. To select default contacts } Contacts } Options } Advanced } Default...
Calling supports the Calling Line Identification service) and the ringtone is played. To add a picture or a ringtone to a phone contact } Contacts and select the contact you want to add a picture or } More } Edit ringtone to to the relevant tab.
To edit a SIM contact If SIM contacts are set as default } Contacts and select the name and number you want to edit. If phone contacts are set as default } Contacts } Options } SIM contacts. Select the name and number you want to edit.
Calling application on the Web. For more information, please contact your service provider. You can also synchronize your contacts with a computer application, % 66 Synchronizing To synchronize contacts } Contacts } Options } Sync. contacts. If you have more than one account, select which account to use Select.
To add a number from the call list to contacts } Calls from standby and select a tab. Scroll to the number you want to } More } Save number. } New contact to create a new contact, or select an existing contact to add the number to.
Calling commands. An icon appears next to a phone number that has a voice command. To activate voice dialling and record names } Settings } } Voice control } Voice dialling } Activate } Yes } New voice and select a contact. If the contact has more than one number, use the numbers.
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recorded voice commands. The magic word is especially suitable when using a car handsfree kit. Choose a long, unusual word or phrase that can easily be distinguished from ordinary background speech. To activate and record the magic word } Settings } General } Voice control } Magic word Activate.
Calling } More } Edit contact. Scroll to the relevant tab and edit your voice command. To re-record a voice command } Settings } } Voice control } Voice dialling } Edit names. Select a voice command } Replace voice. Wait for the tone and say the command.
Enter the phone number to which you want your calls to be diverted, or press to find the Look up contact To deactivate a call divert Scroll to the divert option To check all divert options } Settings } Calls } Check all.
Calling Conference calls In a conference call, you can have a joint conversation with up to five other people. You can also put a conference call on hold and make another call. There may be additional charges for calls involving multiple parties, contact your network operator for more information.
instead of rejected by a busy tone. The phone numbers of calls you have rejected are saved in the call list. To add numbers to the accepted callers list } Settings } Calls } Manage calls } Accept calls } Only from list } Edit } Select a contact.
Calling To activate or deactivate fixed dialling } Contacts } Options } Special numbers } Fixed dialling select or Deactivate. Activate } OK Enter your PIN2 } OK again to confirm. To save a fixed number } Contacts } Options } Special numbers } Fixed dialling } Fixed numbers } New number the information.
Groups You can create a group of numbers and email addresses. By doing so, you can send messages to several recipients at the same time, % 35 Messaging . You can also use groups (with numbers) when you create accepted callers lists, % 32 Accept calls To create a group of numbers and email addresses...
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Messaging If there is no number in the list } Add and enter the number, including the international “+” sign and country code Sending text messages For information about entering letters, % 16 Entering letters Some language-specific characters use more space. For some languages you can deactivate National chars.
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To save a message to the SIM card } Messaging } Inbox } More } Save message } Saved messages. 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 Message options You can set a default value for several message options or choose the settings each time you send a message. To set a default text message option } Messaging } Settings } Text and select an option. message To set a message option for a specific message...
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Before sending a picture message, you can select from different options to adjust and enhance your message. To create and send a picture message } Messaging } Write new } Picture msg } Add of items to add to your message. Select an item.
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Messaging } Yes to read or play the message. } Stop to stop the message. When you have read the message, select to reply immediately or select Reply to view a list of options. Press More to close the message. You can select a message from the list of messages and press the entire message.
• Off – New messages appear in the inbox as icons. Select the message } View to download. Voice messages Voice messages offer a quick way to send and receive sound recordings as messages. A voice message can only contain one sound recording. To send voice messages, you must have a subscription that supports picture messaging, and the receiver of the...
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Messaging Default email account If you have both an office and a home email account, you can set one of them as default: } Messaging } Email } Settings } Account settings and select an account. To write and send an email message } Messaging } Email } Write Write the subject for your message } Continue...
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To save several email messages } Messaging } Email } Inbox. } More } Mark Select a message several. Scroll and select more messages by pressing or Unmark. Mark } More } Save messages. To delete an email message (POP3 users) } Messaging } Email } Inbox select the message...
Messaging To send an instant message from My friends } Messaging } My friends select a contact. } Send IM and type your message Send. Status You can change your status shown to others. You can also choose to display it for your contacts only or for all users on the My friends server.
Imaging 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.
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Imaging flashes slowly, the picture is not in focus and you may have to try again. To end video recording, press again. To deactivate the camera, close the lens cover. If you try to record a strong light source such as direct sunlight or a lamp, the screen may black out or the picture may be distorted.
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• Effects – select different effects for your picture or video. • White balance – adjust the picture colour to the lighting conditions. • Picture quality – choose between picture quality. Normal Fine • Turn on time and date and date to your picture. •...
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Imaging Transferring pictures to your computer Using the USB cable, you can drag- and-drop camera pictures to a computer running Windows® 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP and Mac OS X. To transfer pictures to a computer Windows: Make sure you have installed the USB drivers, install the USB drivers With the computer and phone...
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To view information about a picture or video clip } File manager } Pictures Videos, select the picture or video clip. } More and select Information. Using pictures You can use a picture for several purposes, for example, add it to a contact, use it in the start-up screen, or use it as a screen saver.
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Imaging To receive and save a picture Open the message you received the picture in, or turn on Bluetooth or the infrared port if one of these transfer methods was used to send the picture. If you received the picture in a message, select the picture and save it.
Entertainment WALKMAN™ player, Disc2Phone, radio, PlayNow™, ringtones, MusicDJ™, VideoDJ™, sound recorder, themes, games. WALKMAN™ player The WALKMAN™ player works as a music player and video player all in one. You can play music that you have transferred to your phone using, for example, Disc2Phone.
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Entertainment Each time you connect the phone and the computer using the USB cable, a dialog box on the computer asks you to make a choice of what to do with files on the removable disk (i.e. the Memory Stick in your phone). Select Take no action to continue preparations for using Disc2Phone.
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WALKMAN player controls • Press to pause the playback. Press again to resume playing. • Press to go forward to the next music track or video clip. • Press to go back to the previous music track or video clip. •...
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Entertainment be sorted by artist, title or by the order in which the files were added to the playlist. You can add a file to more than one playlist. When you delete a playlist or a file from the playlist, it is not deleted permanently from the phone memory or the Memory Stick Duo.
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• Play mode – change the playback order of songs and videos. Select to play the playlist files in Shuffle on random order, or Loop on the playlist when the last file has been played. • Equalizer – change the settings of the treble and bass when playing music.
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Entertainment To listen to the radio Connect the handsfree to your phone Radio. To minimize, return to standby and use other functions with the radio still playing, press Play/pause button Press to start or pause music. Choose between using this button for the WALKMAN™...
Entertainment music tone. Your phone bill or prepay phone card will be charged by your network operator after you have purchased the tone. To download a music tone When you have listened to a music tone that you want to download, first verify the purchase details above, then read the terms and conditions provided in the phone...
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Vibrating alert You can choose to be notified of an incoming call by the buzzing of the vibrating alert. You can set: • On – all the time. • On if in Silent – on when the ring volume is turned off or when you have set the phone to silent.
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Entertainment To receive a melody Open the message you received the melody in, or turn on Bluetooth or the infrared port if these transfer methods are being used to send the melody. If you received the melody in a message, select the melody and save it.
Sending and receiving movies You can send a movie using one of the available transfer methods. Short movies can be sent using picture messaging. If a movie is too long, you can use the function to Trim make a movie shorter. Movies that you receive and save are saved in the File...
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Entertainment phone comes with some predefined themes. You cannot delete these, but you can create new themes and download them to your phone. For more information, visit www.SonyEricsson.com/support. To select or change a theme } File manager } Themes a theme. Exchanging themes You can exchange themes using one of the available transfer methods.
Connectivity Internet and email settings, Internet browsing, synchronizing, Bluetooth, infrared, USB cable, transferring files, update service. Settings Before you start using Internet, messaging, My friends or PlayNow™, settings are required in your phone. Settings may already be entered when you buy your phone. If not, contact your network operator or service provider for more information.
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Connectivity The options menu always contains the following: • Exit browser – disconnect and go to standby. • Go to the homepage set for the current Internet profile, for example, Sony Ericsson. • Bookmarks – add the site you are currently browsing to your list of bookmarks, or view the list of bookmarks.
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To download from wap.sonyericsson.com } Internet services } More } Bookmarks } Sony Select what you want to download and follow the instructions that appear. Stored information When browsing, you can save information in your phone. It is advisable to clear any sensitive information about previously visited Internet services.
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Connectivity Internet profile is an HTTP profile, the connection will be secure if the URL starts with https://. Security for a connection between a WAP gateway and a WAP service provider is the responsibility of the WAP service provider. To turn on a secure connection (WAP) } Settings } } Internet settings } Internet...
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To select sync order for names } Contacts } Options } Advanced } Sync. order to select the order in which first and last name appear in the phone when you synchronize contacts. Synchronization with nearby devices Install the computer synchronization software from the CD that comes with your phone or download it from www.SonyEricsson.com/support.
Connectivity } App.settings and select an application. Enter the name of the database and, if required, your username and password } Save Press new account. To start the remote synchronization } Organizer } Synchronization select a remote account Bluetooth™ wireless technology Your phone has built-in Bluetooth which makes it possible for you to...
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To add a device to your phone } Settings } Connectivity } Bluetooth } My devices } New device. The Bluetooth function of the other device must also be on and not hidden. } Add and your phone will search for all types of available Bluetooth devices.
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Connectivity presented. The phone also searches for other devices that are shown in the list. To send an item Select the item that you want } Contacts to send, a contact. } More } Send contact } Via Bluetooth. The phone searches for devices.
To direct sound when answering a call with a handsfree } Settings } Connectivity } Bluetooth } Handsfree } Incoming call. } In phone if you always want to have the sound in the phone or if you want to direct In handsfree the sound to the handsfree.
Connectivity To connect two devices Turn on the infrared port of both devices. Make sure that the infrared port on your phone faces 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 ports of both devices are on.
Windows® 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP and Mac OS X. Update service With the Sony Ericsson Update Service you can keep your phone updated with the latest software. When a new software version is available, you can download and install it using the provided USB cable and an Internet-connected computer.
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More features Using the alarm • To change the alarm time } Organizer } Alarms } Alarm enter a new time. • To turn the alarm signal off when it rings, press any key. If you do not want the alarm to be repeated } Turn off.
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} Yes sounds to read the } No appointment. to turn off the reminder. A reminders option set in the calendar affects a reminders option set in tasks. Navigating in your calendar Use the navigation key to move between days or weeks. In the monthly and weekly views, you can also use the keypad as follows .
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More features To set when reminders should sound } Organizer } Tasks } More } a task } Always if you want the reminder to sound even though the phone is turned off. When the reminder } Yes sounds to read the task, or to call the phone number in a } No phone task.
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To change a profile setting } Settings } General } Edit profile and select the setting that you want to change. To rename a profile } Settings } General } Edit profile } Profile name. You cannot rename the normal profile. Stopwatch Your phone has a stopwatch that can save several laps.
More features To open a Java™ application } File manager } Applications } Games Java application security Java applications are automatically installed as "Trusted" or "Untrusted". Trusted applications are allowed to, for example, connect to networks, send messages or use the camera without asking for permission.
you need to enter your PUK (Personal Unblocking Key). Your PIN and PUK are supplied by your network operator. You can edit your PIN and select a new four- to eight-digit PIN. If the message Codes do not match appears when you edit your PIN, you entered the new PIN incorrectly.
It is important that you remember your new code. If you should forget it, you have to hand in your phone to your local Sony Ericsson retailer. To set the phone lock } Settings } } Locks } Phone lock } Protection and select an alternative.
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Enter a checkword (maximum 15 characters) Done. The checkword can consist of both letters and numbers. To add a new code } Organizer } Code memo enter your passcode Add. Enter a name associated with the code, Continue. Enter the code Done.
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want? This chapter lists some problems that you might encounter while using your phone. Some problems require you to call your network operator, but you can easily correct most of the problems yourself.
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Solution : Make sure you attached the charger correctly. Turn the phone on with the charger attached. If the phone starts, restart the phone with no charger attached. I cannot charge the phone or battery capacity is low Possible cause : The charger is not properly connected to the phone.
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Troubleshooting I cannot use the Internet/WAP Possible cause : Your subscription does not include data capability. Solution : Please contact your network operator. Possible cause : Internet settings are missing or incorrect. Solution : Go to www.SonyEricsson.com/support choose your phone model, then choose “Phone setup –...
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Enter the phone lock code ( or the new code if you have changed it) If you select Reset all , content such as melodies and pictures that you have downloaded, received or edited is also deleted. Error messages Insert SIM Possible cause : There is no SIM card in the phone or you may have inserted...
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(PUK) incorrectly 10 times in a row. Solution : Contact your network operator. Charging, alien battery Possible cause : The battery that you are using is not a Sony Ericsson approved battery. % 90 Battery use and care Solution...
Antenna Only use an antenna that has been specifically designed by Sony Ericsson for your mobile phone. Use of unauthorised or modified antennas could damage your mobile phone and may violate regulations, causing loss of performance and SAR levels above the recommended limits (see below).
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breast pocket. When using the mobile phone, place it at the ear opposite the pacemaker. If a minimum distance of 15 cm (6 inches) is kept between the mobile phone and the pacemaker, the risk of interference is limited. If you have any reason to suspect that interference is taking place, immediately turn off your mobile phone.
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Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (“Sony Ericsson”) and its third party suppliers and licensors (“Software”). As user of this Device, Sony Ericsson grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non- assignable license to use the Software solely in conjunction with the Device on which it is installed.
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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Please note that some of your personal settings, downloads or other information may be lost when your Sony Ericsson Product is repaired or replaced. At present Sony Ericsson may be prevented by applicable law, other regulation or technical restrictions from making a backup copy of certain downloads.
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Since the cellular system on which the Product is to operate is provided by a carrier independent from Sony Ericsson, Sony Ericsson will not be responsible for the operation, availability, coverage, services or range of that system. This warranty does not cover Product...
Icons Icon descriptions Press to go to the main menu Tells you the strength of the GSM network signal You are within your home zone You are in a premium charge zone Tells you the status of the battery You cannot receive any incoming calls You have missed an incoming call...
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Icons Your phone is sending a picture message You have received a picture message You have received a voice message You have received a WAP push message The infrared port is on Infrared communication is in progress Bluetooth is turned on Bluetooth headset is connected to your phone Data is being downloaded to...
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