AU Xperia Z Ultra Sol24 Settings Manual Download Page 1

Initial settings

Basic operation

Thank you for buying the "Xperia

TM

 Z Ultra" (simply called the "product" from 

here on).
In this guide, settings and precautions for using the product are described.

Setting Guide

December 2013, 1st Edition
Sold by:  KDDI CORPORATION, OKINAWA CELLULAR 

TELEPHONE COMPANY

Manufactured by: Sony Mobile Communications Inc.

1279-6808.1

Opening Notification panel

If any notification icons are displayed on 

the left side of the status bar, slide down the 

status bar to open the Notification panel. You 

can check details of notification icons or start 

corresponding applications.

Open the Notification panel to enable/disable 

functions with the Quick settings tool.

For detailed descriptions of operations, refer to the "Instruction Manual" 
(Japanese) application installed on the product or "

取扱説明書(詳細版)

 

(Full Instruction Manual)" (Japanese) available on the au homepage.

P

Power key

Power ON

Press and hold

P

for over a second.

Screen Lock

Press

P

while the screen displayed, then the 

backlight turns off and screen lock is activated 
(avoiding the keys or touch screen from false 
operations).

Unlocking Screen Lock

The lock screen appears when turning the 
power on or the backlight on by pressing

P

Swipe (flick) the screen up or down to cancel 
the screen lock.

 Application  key

Tap to display the applications screen.

Touch panel operations

Long-touch

Keep touching an item 
with your finger.

Drag

Keep touching an item 
or icon, trace it to the 
desired direction to 
move.

Pinch

Touch the screen with 
two fingers and widen 
(pinch-out) or narrow 
(pinch-in) the fingers' 
distance.

Character entry

Use software keyboard to enter characters.

The software keyboard appears when you tap the entry field for registering 

a contact, composing a mail, etc.

Software keyboard

To input Japanese, use "Xperia™ Japanese keyboard" switching five input 
types of "Phonepad", "QWERTY keyboard", "Japanese syllabary", "Kana 
handwriting", "Kanji handwriting".

Tap " 

 

" to switch the character mode "Hiragana/Kanji" 

 "Alphanumeric" (except Kanji handwriting input).

Long-touch or Flick up " 

 

" (tap " 

 

" for Kanji handwriting input) to 

switch software keyboard or check/change Xperia™ Japanese keyboard 
settings.

1

Setting Wi-Fi

®

 network manually

1

Select Wi-Fi

®

 

network

[Other network

]

Flick input screen

Flick left

Flick up

Tap

Flick right

Flick down

Flick input

Touch a key in the phonepad to display input candidates for flick input as 
follows. Flick in the direction of a desired character to enter.

Input a password 

(security key) 

 [Connect]

2

Connect Wi-Fi

®

 network 

 [Done] 

 [   ]

3

Slide

While your finger is 
gently touching the 
screen, trace it to the 
desired direction to move 
over.

Displaying menu

There are two types for displaying the screen menu; tapping " 

 

" and long-

touching an input field or item. 

Company names and product names referred to in this manual are trademarks or 
registered trademarks of respective companies.
The TM, ® marks may be omitted in this manual.
Screen illustrations shown in this manual may look different from the actual screens.
In some cases, upper or lower part of a screen may be omitted.

Connect Wi-Fi

®

 network 

 [Done] 

 [   ]

3

STEP 4: Accounts & sync <Setting Google account>

If you set up a Google account, you can use Google applications such as "Gmail", "Google Play", "Hangouts" or "".
And, Gmail's mail address "(user name) @gmail.com" is automatically created from the user name set with a Google account.

To create an account, you are required to register "First" name, "Last" name and "Security question and Answer". In "Recovery email address", set a different 
mail address used for contact from Google in case you forget your password etc. If you have no another mail, remain as blank.

1

[Google]

* If you have Google account, 

tap "Existing".

[New]

2

3

Enter "First" name, 

"Last" name 

 [   ]

4

5

6

8

9

[Not now]

10

7

Select a question in 

case you forget the 

password 

 Enter an 

answer 

 [   ]

Add Wi-Fi

®

 network manually.

Check network SSID, authentication type, etc. in advance.
If security is set, you need to enter a security key.

Enter a user name 

 [   ]

Confirm contents 

 

 

 Enter 

displayed texts

 [ 

 

]

Confirm the 

back up 

setting 

 [ 

 

]

Set network SSID and 

security 

 [Save]

2

* If you select "Join ", 

follow the onscreen instructions.

When you turn on the product for the first time, swipe (flick) the screen 

up or down to unlock screen lock and follow the onscreen instructions 

to set the language, functions, services, etc.

STEP 2: Setting Wi-Fi

®

 connection

Use home wireless LAN (Wi-Fi

®

) or public wireless LAN to connect 

Internet service.

Wi-Fi

®

 setting method as follows. Operate in a place where signal of 

Wi-Fi

®

 network can be received.

Tap "Search for networks" to detect available Wi-Fi

®

 networks and 

display the list.

Wi-Fi

®

 network with 

 is open network.

Wi-Fi

®

 network with 

 is protected by security. To connect, enter 

password (security key).
To detect Wi-Fi

®

 network manually or make Wi-Fi

®

 advanced settings, 

after the initial setting is complete, tap [   ] 

 [Settings] 

 [Wi-Fi] 

 

[   ] 

 [Scan]/[Advanced].


Select "English (United States)" and tap "Done".

Alternatively, after the initial setting is complete, from the Home 
screen, tap [ 

 

 [

設定

 (Settings)] 

 [

言語と入力

 (Language & 

input)] 

 [

地域/言語

 (Language)] to set the language.

STEP START: Setting language

When "Welcome" appears, tap "   ".

STEP 1: Starting basic settings

STEP 5: Completion of setup

When the setup completion screen appears, tap "Finish".

Alternatively, after the initial setting is complete, from the Home screen, tap [   ] 

 [Settings] 

 [Setup guide], you can set each function and service.

* After step 4, checking registration of username starts. If the entered user name is unavailable, an entry 

screen for prompting another user name appears.

* In step 9, "Terms & Conditions" screen may appear first. In some cases, "Terms & Conditions" screen may 

not appear.

You can use the product even if you do not set up a Google account.

STEP 4: Accounts & sync

Tap "Facebook"/"Twitter"/"Exchange ActiveSync" and follow onscreen instruction to set up an 
account and synchronize.
Tap " 

 " of Automatic Synchronization to activate so that you can synchronize with 

contacts, calendar, etc. of Gmail or online service.

To set online service, make sure that data communication is enabled. Check that 

 / 

 

appears on the status bar or the product is connected to a Wi-Fi

®

 network.

When you finish setting Accounts and Synchronization, tap "   ".

au Easy Setting

Set au convenient functions or services.

1

[Next]

Using Wi-Fi

®

 network selection settings

Select from detected Wi-Fi

®

 network to set.

To select a protected Wi-Fi

®

 network, you need to enter a security key.

Setting au ID

By setting au ID, you can use various services provided by au such as au

スマートパス

 (au Smart Pass) or "au Kantan Kessai", which allows you to purchase 

applications from Google Play.

* au ID which is already used by another user cannot be set.

Alternatively, after the initial setting is complete, from the Home screen, tap [   ] 

[

お客さまサポート

 (Customer support)]

[au Easy Setting], you can set au service. 

[au ID

の設定・

保存

 (Set/save 

au ID)]

3

4

* Default value is 

four-digit security 
code written at 
subscription.

Enter a security 

password 

 [OK]

Set password 

 [

利用

規約に同意して新規

登録

 (Agree Terms of 

Use and register)]

5

* If you already have au ID, set 

from [au ID

をお持ちの方はこ

ちら

 (Register your au ID)].

* If some data can be taken over in the step 7, select 

data 

 [Agree, and next] to take over.

* If you select service in the step 8, you can back up 

contacts or photos etc. to au Cloud.

* If you select service in the step 9, information 

based on the location data is displayed in the 
widget and receive the latest music information.

* If you select service in the step 10, you can set 

support service in case of loss, theft or malfunction 
of the product.

2

[Registration] 

 [OK] 

Status bar

Current status and 
notification icons 
are displayed.

Confirm contents 

 [Accept]

* If you select "Decline", 

confirm contents 

 

[Done].

SFO/KDDI/Setting guide

Tap/Double-tap

Tap: Gently touch 
a screen and then 
immediately release your 
finger. 
Double tap: Tap the 
same position twice.

Flick (swipe)

Operate the screen 
by quickly moving 
(flicking) your finger 
up, down, right, or left.

WPS is a function enabling simple wireless LAN (Wi-Fi

®

) connection for advanced 

security settings. You can use the WPS function of the product to connect to the 
Wi-Fi

®

 network through a WPS compatible wireless LAN (Wi-Fi

®

) device as an 

access point. Make the WPS compatible device settings as required.

Tap [ 

 ] 

 [Automatic setup (WPS)] and follow the onscreen instructions.

Using auto-setting (WPS)

Sony Entertainment Network provides you with online services such 
as online music store "Music Unlimited" or online video store "Video 
Unlimited", and you can use these services with a single account.
Tap "Get started" to create and save a user account when using Sony 
Entertainment Network.

STEP 3: Setting Sony Entertainment Network

Phonepad

QWERTY keyboard

*1 You can enter the next 

character over the entered 
character.

*2 You can enter kanji and 

katakana without switching 
input mode.

Kana handwriting

*1

Japanese syllabary 

keyboard

6

[OK] 

 [

設定画面へ

 

(Go to setting screen)] 

 Enter necessary 

information 

 Tap [

力完了

 (Done)] 

 

[

設定

 (Set)] 

 [

終了

 (Exit)]

Enter a security 

password 

 [   ]

Kanji handwriting

*2

Introduction

  Basic operation

Describes the basic operations.

  Initial settings

Make initial settings when you turn 
the power on for the first time.

  E-mail setting

Make initial settings for @ezweb.
ne.jp etc.

  Making a call

Describes how to make a call.

  Receiving a call

Describes how to receive a call.

  Importing contacts

Import contacts from microSD 
memory card etc.

  Exporting contacts

Export contacts to microSD memory 
card etc.

  Sending or receiving contacts 

via infrared

Send or receive contacts via infrared 
communication.

  Backing up to microSD 

memory card

Use a file management application to 
back up data.

  Saving battery power

Save battery power using widget.

Display (Touch panel)

Operate directly touching with your finger.

Notification
panel

Quick
settings tool

r

Recently used applications

Tap to display a list of recently used 
applications by a thumbnail or small apps. Tap 
[Close all] at the top right of the screen to end 
all applications and delete all list items in the 
thumbnail.

y

Home key

Tap to display the Home screen.

x

Back key

Tap to return to the previous screen.

12

[Finish]

8

Confirm contents 

 Select a service 

to use 

 [Agree, 

and next]

9

10

7

[Next]

11

Check the contents

 

 [Activate]

Confirm contents 

 Select a service 

to use 

 [Agree, 

and next]

Confirm contents 

 Select a service 

to use 

 [Agree, 

and next]

* Appears only when "3LM 

(loss and theft measures 

)" 

is marked in the step 10.

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