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Contents

Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Assemble the phone, SIM card, battery, make a call.

Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . . 8

Phone overview, use the menus, enter letters, My items.

Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Calls, phonebook, voice control, call options.

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Text messages, picture messages, email, Messenger,
messages glossary.

Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Camera, video recorder, pictures, screen saver.

Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Media player, sounds, themes, games.

Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Internet and email settings, synchronizing, infrared.

More features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Time and date, alarm clock, calendar, tasks,
SIM card lock, etc.

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want?

Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Sony Ericsson Web site, safe and efficient use,
warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Icon descriptions.

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Sony Ericsson F500i Vodafone

Summary of Contents for F500i

Page 1: ...ture messages email Messenger messages glossary Imaging 52 Camera video recorder pictures screen saver Entertainment 58 Media player sounds themes games Connectivity 63 Internet and email settings synchronizing infrared More features 69 Time and date alarm clock calendar tasks SIM card lock etc Troubleshooting 78 Why doesn t the phone work the way I want Additional information 81 Sony Ericsson Web...

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Page 4: ...a computer chip that keeps track of your phone number the services included in your subscription and your phonebook information among other things SIM card and battery information Always turn off the phone and detach the charger before you insert or remove a SIM card Use the selection keys or the navigation key to scroll and select 10 Navigating the menus See also page Important Note Contact your ...

Page 5: ...cing each other 3 Place the back cover as shown in the picture and press it into place 4 Connect the charger to the phone at the flash symbol The flash symbol on the charger plug must face upwards 5 It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery icon appears on the screen 6 Wait approximately 4 hours or until the battery icon indicates that the battery is fully charged If you do not see the batte...

Page 6: ...mergency calls If you make a mistake while entering your PIN delete the number by pressing Available services Some services and functions described in this user guide are network or subscription dependent Because of this all menus may not be available in your phone Please consult your network operator for more information about your subscription Turning on the phone and making calls Make sure that...

Page 7: ...wizard from the menu system 1 Settings the General tab Setup wizard 2 Select the language for your phone 3 Follow the instructions that appear to complete the setup To turn on the phone 1 Press and hold 2 Enter your SIM card PIN if you have one 3 At first start up select the language you want for your phone menus 4 Yes if you want the setup wizard to help you get started and follow the instruction...

Page 8: ...Press and hold to activate the camera and video recorder 3 Volume buttons 4 Screen 5 11 Selection keys 6 Press once to go back one level in the menus Press and hold to return to standby 7 Stereo headset and charger connector 8 Press and hold to turn the phone on off 9 Speaker 10 Vodafone live button 12 Navigation key Press to enter the desktop menu Move through menus lists and texts 13 Quick menu ...

Page 9: ...6 7 8 9 10 11 12 10 Connectivity 11 Calls 12 Settings Online services Infrared port Synchronization Mobile networks Data comm Internet settings Streaming settings Settings for Java Accessories General Profiles Time date Language Voice control Phone status Shortcuts Locks Setup wizard Master reset Sounds alerts Volume Ringtone MusicDJ Silent mode Vibrating alert Message alert Key sound Display Wall...

Page 10: ...d 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 If you use the setup wizard to help you get started with your phone you will be asked to select phone language 7 Setup wizard To change the phone language 1 Settings the General tab Language Phone language 2 Select a language Help texts More information explanation...

Page 11: ...which shortcut you want to edit Edit 2 Scroll to a function that you want to create a new shortcut to Shortcut More options More to enter a list of options There are different alternatives in the list of options depending on where you are in the menus Entering letters There are two ways of entering letters for example when writing a message or writing a name in the phonebook Multitap text input Yo...

Page 12: ...ess the appropriate key or repeatedly until the character you want appears on the screen Example To enter an A press once To enter a B quickly press twice To shift between capital and lower case letters press then enter the letter You can use the volume buttons as a shortcut to certain letters To enter a B press and hold and press To enter a C press and hold and press Press to get 1 A B C Å Ä Æ à ...

Page 13: ...dded to the T9 dictionary Next time you enter this word using T9 it will appear as one of the alternative words To select another writing method Before or while entering letters press and hold to select another writing method Options when entering letters More to view a list of options The list may contain some or all of the following Add symbol symbols and punctuation marks such as and are shown ...

Page 14: ...1 My items and select a folder 2 Scroll to a file for example a picture that you want to move More Manage files Move to folder 3 Select the folder you want to move the file to or select New folder and name the folder OK To create a subfolder 1 My items and select a folder 2 More Manage files New folder and enter a name for the folder 3 OK to save the folder To select several files 1 My items and s...

Page 15: ... list of options More Enter the status menu to see for example date profile free memory and model name press a volume button once Change the language to Automatic 8888 Change the language to English 0000 Go back to standby press and hold Making and receiving calls Make an emergency call enter the international emergency number Call Set the phone to silent press and hold Call your voicemail press a...

Page 16: ...letters press then the letter Delete letters and numbers press Shift between multitap or T9 Text input methods press and hold Shift between writing languages press and hold Enter numbers press and hold any of the number keys Enter the sign press and hold Enter a p pause press and hold when entering numbers or saving codes Using multitap text input Reach the second letter or character of a key pres...

Page 17: ... within range you may use another network provided your network operator has an agreement that allows you to do so This is called roaming You can select the network you want to use or you can add a network to your list of preferred networks You can also change the order in which networks are selected during an automatic search For all such options Connectivity Mobile networks Enter a full stop pre...

Page 18: ...g Line Identification service and the caller s number is identified the number is displayed If the number is in the phonebook the name number and picture if assigned are displayed If the number is a restricted number Withheld is displayed To answer a call Yes To reject a call No or quickly press a volume button twice Missed calls If you have missed a call Missed calls appears in standby indicating...

Page 19: ...t a SIM card inserted if a GSM network is within range To make an emergency call Enter for example 112 the international emergency number Call To view your local emergency numbers Phonebook Options Special numbers SOS numbers Phonebook You can save your phonebook information in the phone memory as contacts or on the SIM card as names and numbers You can choose which phonebook contacts or SIM numbe...

Page 20: ...onebook Options Advanced My phonebook 2 Select Contacts or SIM numbers To add a contact 1 Phonebook New contact Add 2 Enter the name directly or press Add and enter the name OK 3 Enter the number directly or press Add and enter the number OK 4 Select a number type 5 Scroll between the tabs and select fields to enter more information To enter symbols for example Symbols and select a symbol Insert 6...

Page 21: ...l the numbers on the SIM card To call a contact 1 Phonebook Scroll to or enter the first letters of the contact you want to call 2 When the contact is highlighted press or to select a number Call To call a SIM number 1 Phonebook If SIM numbers is the default phonebook select the name and number you want to call from the list Call 2 If Contacts is the default phonebook Phonebook Options SIM numbers...

Page 22: ... item a phone number email address or a Web address to be displayed first for each contact To set the default item for a contact 1 Phonebook and scroll to a contact More Default 2 Select the phone number email address or Web address that you want as default item Copying contacts You can copy SIM numbers to and from your contacts and the SIM card Choose if you want to copy all SIM numbers or a sing...

Page 23: ...nd all contacts Phonebook Options Advanced Send all contacts and select a transfer method Checking the memory With the memory status function in your phonebook you can check how many positions you have left in the phone memory and SIM memory To check the memory Phonebook Options Advanced Memory status Synchronizing contacts You can back up and synchronize your contacts with the Vodafone live netwo...

Page 24: ...our SIM card To speed dial with contacts as default phonebook numbers have to be saved as contacts and to speed dial with SIM numbers as default phonebook numbers have to be saved on your SIM card To speed dial From standby enter the position number and Call To set the position number for speed dialling 1 Phonebook Options Speed dial and scroll to the position to which you want to add a phone numb...

Page 25: ...ecording make sure that you are in a quiet environment and try to use names that are distinct from each other 27 Tips when recording and using voice commands Before voice dialling You must first activate the voice dialling function and record your voice commands An icon appears next to a phone number that has a voice command To activate voice dialling and record names 1 Settings the General tab Vo...

Page 26: ...d back to you and the call is connected To make a call with a handsfree From standby press the handsfree button The magic word You can record a magic word and use it as a voice command to allow totally handsfree access to voice dialling Instead of pressing and holding a volume button to voice dial you say the magic word and then one of your recorded voice commands The magic word is especially suit...

Page 27: ... call is connected To reject a call using voice commands When the phone rings say Busy The call is rejected The caller is diverted to voicemail if activated or hears a busy tone Editing your voice commands You can keep all your voice commands up to date by re recording them or deleting the ones you do not use You can also edit a voice command for a phone number in the phonebook Select the contact ...

Page 28: ...always divert all calls When busy divert calls if you are already on the phone Not reachable divert calls if your phone is turned off or if you are unreachable No reply divert calls that you do not answer within a specified time limit operator dependent To activate a call divert 1 Settings the Calls tab Divert calls 2 Select a call type and then one of the divert options Activate 3 Enter the phone...

Page 29: ...ll and one call on hold you can do the following Switch to switch between the two calls Press Join calls to join the two calls into a conference call Press Transfer call to connect the two calls You are disconnected from both calls End call to end the ongoing call then press Yes to retrieve the held call End call twice to end both calls You cannot answer a third call without ending one of the firs...

Page 30: ...e two voice lines with different phone numbers This may be useful if for example you want to keep business calls and private calls on separate lines You select which line you want to use for outgoing calls All outgoing calls are made on this line until you change it Incoming calls can still be received on either line You can change the names of the lines and have different settings for each line f...

Page 31: ...o use this service you need a password which you get from your service provider The following calls can be restricted All outgoing calls All outgoing All outgoing international calls Outgoing intl All outgoing international calls except to your home country Outgoing intl roam All incoming calls All incoming All incoming calls when you are abroad when roaming Inc when roaming To activate or deactiv...

Page 32: ...n also check the cost of your last call and the total cost of your calls To check the call time Settings the Calls tab Time cost Call timers To reset the call time meter Settings the Calls tab Time cost Call timers More and select Reset total or Reset outgoing To check the call cost Settings the Calls tab Time cost Call costs To reset the call cost meter Settings the Calls tab Time cost Call costs...

Page 33: ...ct Limited enter an amount OK Call priority service You can request a certain priority when you make a call if your subscription supports the call priority service To check or change your standard priority level 1 Settings the Calls tab Manage calls Default priority 2 The network sends available priority levels Select a priority level To change the priority for one call 1 Enter the phone number yo...

Page 34: ...the call is finished press To turn the tones on or off during a call press in standby and select Turn off tones or Turn on tones Notepad You can note down a phone number during a call When you end the call the number remains on the screen Call to call the number More Save number and select a contact to save the number If you want to create a new contact and save the number New contact Showing or h...

Page 35: ...he contact 5 Repeat steps 3 4 to add more numbers to the group Done to save the group Business cards You can add your own business card to the phonebook You can exchange business cards between your phone and another similar phone or a PC using the infrared port cable or a text or picture message To add your own business card Phonebook Options My business card and enter the information for your bus...

Page 36: ... message Service centre If the service centre number is saved on the SIM card it is shown in the list 2 If there is no number in the list Add and enter the number including the international sign and country code Save Sending text messages For information about entering letters 11 Entering letters To write and send a text message 1 Messages Write new Text message 2 Write your message Continue If y...

Page 37: ...e message later While reading the text message you can for example go to a Web address found in the text message save a picture found in the text message or listen to a sound inserted in the text message When you have read the text message More to view a list of options Press to close the text message Calling a number in a text message You can call a phone number that appears in a text message To ...

Page 38: ...re Delete To delete all messages Messages and select a folder More Delete all msgs Long messages The number of characters that a text message can contain depends on the language you are writing in You can send a longer message by linking two or more messages Please note that you are charged for each of the messages linked in a long message You may not receive all parts of a long message at the sam...

Page 39: ...tions To check the status of a sent message Messages Sent messages and select a text message View More View status Picture messages Picture messages can contain text pictures video clips camera pictures and sound recordings and are sent via MMS Multimedia Messaging Service You must have a subscription that supports MMS and the receiver of the picture message must also have support for MMS Picture ...

Page 40: ...o the message You can view and select options to enhance the message by highlighting items in the message and pressing the left selection key 3 When you have finished writing your message More Send 4 Enter phone no and enter the recipient s phone number or Phonebook look up to retrieve a number or a group from the phonebook To enter an email address Enter email addr A list below the send options s...

Page 41: ...viewed a picture message More Save items and select an item 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 or move them to the SIM card to be able to receive new messages To delete a message Messages and select a folder Select a message More Delete To delete several messages 1 Messages and sel...

Page 42: ...e using a network other than your network operator s Always ask you will always be asked if you want to download messages regardless of used network Off new messages appear in the inbox as icons Select the message View Yes to download Postcard As part of Vodafone live you can have a message with picture and text delivered as a postcard to a street address To send a postcard 1 Messages Write new MM...

Page 43: ... name and password If you are not a Vodafone Mail customer visit www vodafone com live for more information or call Vodafone Customer Services To create an email account manually 1 Messages Email Settings New account 2 Enter a name for the account for example Home or Office Connect using 3 Select the data account that you want to use with this email account 4 Enter the rest of the settings some of...

Page 44: ...our phonebook 4 Send to send your email message or More to view a list of options for your message To receive and read email messages 1 Messages Email Inbox More Send receive to download new messages 2 Select a message to read it To reply to an email message 1 Open the email message Reply 2 Write your message More to view options for the message 3 Send to send the message To save an email address ...

Page 45: ...ing Mark or Unmark More Mark for deletion 3 More Clear inbox The messages are deleted the next time you connect to your email server Messenger The Messenger function gives you more options when messaging You can create a list of favourite contacts either from the phonebook or from the Messenger server If your subscription supports instant messaging services you can see which of your contacts are o...

Page 46: ...elf More Accounts 2 Edit your settings If you have more than one account select the account Edit and edit the settings Roaming networks You can select if you want to continue to be logged in to the Messenger service when you enter a roaming network that is when your home network is not within range To allow connection in roaming networks 1 Messages Messenger Myself More Accounts Allow connection 2...

Page 47: ...rt text about yourself Availability Select what to show others when you are online Available Busy Away or Invisible If you select Invisible you will appear as offline to others Mood Select a mood from the list Show my status To all if you want to show full status to friends but limited status to others and Only to contacts if you want to show full status to friends but nothing to others Username V...

Page 48: ...f contacts An icon indicates a message from a stranger You can add the stranger to your list of contacts or you can block the stranger If you do not perform any action the stranger disappears when you log out from the Messenger server To add a stranger to the list of contacts Messages Messenger and select the stranger More Add as contact Blocking contacts and strangers You can block a contact or s...

Page 49: ...you want to save Add To join a chatroom Messages Messenger and select a chatroom Join chat To start a chatroom 1 Messages Messenger More Start chatroom 2 Select contacts to invite to the chatroom from your list of contacts Continue 3 Enter a short invitation text to the chatroom Continue Send Online contact alert You can select to be notified when a contact comes online The notification is indicat...

Page 50: ...Connect using select which data account to use when connecting to a specific email account Copy outgoing select if you want email messages sent from your phone also to be sent to an email address of your choice This way your sent messages are copied and can be saved for future reference Creation mode select settings for content in picture messages The recipient may not be able to view some content...

Page 51: ... Outbox save the email message in the Outbox folder Set priority set the message priority select High Normal or Low Signature select if you want to add your business card to your email messages SMS type the phone supports different types of messages Your service provider may offer the facility of converting a text message into a format email or fax for example that suits the equipment that is goin...

Page 52: ...can also use a picture as a screen saver or as wallpaper or save it together with a contact in your phonebook so that the picture appears when that person calls 21 To add a picture or a personal ringtone to a contact Before you start The phone that you are sending the picture or video clip to needs to support data transmission and picture messages in order to receive and show the picture or video ...

Page 53: ... the video recorder or Camera You record video clips with the phone held in a vertical position 2 Press to switch to video recorder if the camera is activated Record to start the recording To use the zoom Press to zoom in on the subject To adjust brightness Use the volume buttons on the side of the phone to increase or decrease brightness Rotate pictures If a picture is taken in landscape format i...

Page 54: ...efault name for your pictures When changed all pictures taken will have the new default name Video options When the video recorder is activated More to view more options View all clips view all your video clips Switch to photo switch to the camera to take pictures Video size choose between 176x144 and 128x96 pixels Night mode enhance picture quality with longer exposure time Effects select differe...

Page 55: ... Activate the camera Press to switch to camera if the video recorder is activated 2 Capture Send and create your picture message To record and send video clips 1 Activate the camera Press to switch to video recorder if the camera is activated 2 Record to start the video recording Stop to end the recording 3 When you have finished your recording select Play to view the video clip or Send and create...

Page 56: ...f pictures You can delete these pictures if you for example want to free memory All pictures are saved in My items Pictures You can Have a picture as a wallpaper and as a screen saver Assign a picture to a contact in the phonebook 21 To add a picture or a personal ringtone to a contact Exchange pictures using the infrared port cable picture messages or email Upload pictures to the Web based album ...

Page 57: ...save the picture Exchanging pictures You can exchange pictures using 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 36 Messages To send a picture 1 My items Pictures and scroll to the picture you want More Send 2 Select a transfer method To receive and save a pictur...

Page 58: ... Wallpaper Picture and select the picture you want to use as wallpaper Entertainment Media player sounds themes games Media player The media player can play both music and video You can play music and video clips that you receive in a picture message or that you download to your phone The following are supported by the media player MP3 MP4 3GP and WAV with 16 kHz as maximum sample rate You can als...

Page 59: ...rared port text or picture messages or email Random change the playback order of songs in order or randomized 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 In order to stream you must create a data accou...

Page 60: ...ontact 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 silent on when the ring volume is turned off or when you have set the phone to silent Off all the time To set the vibrating alert Settings the Sounds alerts tab Vibrating alert and select the setting you want Sounds and alerts options From Settings the So...

Page 61: ...y created melody My items Sounds and select the melody More Use Edit Sending and receiving You can send and receive melodies in several ways for example using the infrared port email or text or picture messages To send a melody 1 My items Sounds and select a melody 2 More Send and select a transfer method To receive a melody 1 Open the message you received the melody in or turn on the infrared por...

Page 62: ...Press and to go to the previous or next recording Stop to stop playback Themes You can change the appearance of the screen for example the colours and wallpaper by using themes Your phone comes with some predefined themes You cannot delete these but you can download new themes from Vodafone live To select or change a theme My items Themes and select a theme Exchanging themes You can exchange theme...

Page 63: ...ructions on the screen Connectivity Internet and email settings synchronizing infrared Internet Normally to connect to mobile Internet services you must first register with a network operator or service provider However your phone has already been customized to give access to Vodafone live Vodafone s mobile Internet portal You should already be registered and do not need to change any settings If ...

Page 64: ...ernet settings Internet profiles and select the profile you want to use To start browsing Press the Vodafone live key on your phone or scroll to Favourites and select a service or press More for the following Go to one of your bookmarks Select Bookmarks Enter the address of a Web site Select Enter address New address to enter a new Web page address or select one of the 10 latest entered addresses ...

Page 65: ...s information for example profile access type connection time data rate security address Make a call End call if your subscription supports it you can make a call while browsing the Internet by selecting Make a call End call to end the call and continue browsing Using bookmarks You use bookmarks in your mobile phone just as you do with a PC Internet browser You can create and edit bookmarks To wor...

Page 66: ...operator or service provider for the correct settings To select a profile for Java 1 Scroll to Connectivity Settings for Java Internet profiles 2 Select the HTTP profile you want to use 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 a ...

Page 67: ...le phone using the infrared port or a cable and with similar programs on the Internet using WAP or HTTP To select sync order for names Phonebook 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 synchronization program from the CD that comes with your phone or download it fr...

Page 68: ...required your username and password OK 6 Press Save to save your new account To start the remote synchronization Connectivity Synchronization and select a remote account Start Infrared port You can use the infrared port to establish contact between your phone and a PC or another device equipped with an infrared port You can for example synchronize calendar items 67 Synchronizing and send items suc...

Page 69: ...ter the time Save To set the time format 12 hour or 24 hour clock Format and select an option To set the date and date format Settings the General tab Time date Date Advanced time settings In Settings the General tab Time date you can set time zone and daylight saving time If you have activated Auto time zone you are asked whether you want to update the time when your phone changes network If you ...

Page 70: ... calendar to keep track of important meetings The calendar can be synchronized with a PC calendar or with a calendar on the Web 67 Synchronizing Appointments You can save up to 300 appointments depending on the size of each item You can choose to add a new appointment or use an old one as a template by copying and editing it You can also set a reminder for an appointment To add a new appointment 1...

Page 71: ...elete appointments New appointment add a new appointment Change date change the date of your calendar Advanced for options to find delete all set reminders or select a start day for the week Find an appointment You can search for appointments that contain a specific text To search for appointments 1 Organizer Calendar More Advanced Find 2 Enter the text you want to search for OK Appointments that ...

Page 72: ...minder for your task Yes To set reminders Organizer Tasks and select a task More Reminders Reminders options Always if you want the reminder to sound even though the phone is turned off When the reminder sounds press Yes to read the task or to call the phone number in a phone task No to turn off the reminder To view a task Organizer Tasks and select a task View Exchanging tasks You can send and re...

Page 73: ... note Add note appears Yes to save the note among your other notes Profiles Your phone has predefined profiles that are set to suit a certain environment For example the ringtone is turned off in the Meeting profile You can add accessories to rename or change these profiles You can reset all profile settings to the way they were set when you bought your phone Automatic activation Some profiles for...

Page 74: ... to On Off Automatic or Power save In automatic mode the display light is turned off a few seconds after you last press a key To set the display light Settings the Display tab Light Start up screen When you turn your phone on or off the Sony Ericsson start up screen appears Your network operator s own start up screen may appear instead You can also set your own start up screen To select a start up...

Page 75: ... tab Locks SIM lock Change PIN To turn the SIM card lock on or off 1 Settings the General tab Locks SIM lock Protection and select On or Off 2 Enter your PIN OK Keypad lock You can lock the keypad to avoid dialling a number by accident Automatic keylock Automatic keylock means the keypad is locked a short while after you last press a key To set the automatic keylock Settings the General tab Locks ...

Page 76: ... To edit your phone lock code Settings the General tab Locks Phone lock Change code Code memo Instead of having to remember all the different security codes for credit cards for example you can save them in the code memo in your phone Then all you need to remember is the passcode to open the code memo You can save a maximum of 10 codes in the code memo Checkword and security To confirm that you ha...

Page 77: ... shown To add a new code 1 Organizer Code memo and enter your passcode New code Add 2 Enter a name associated with the code for example the name of the credit card company Continue 3 Enter the code Done To change the passcode 1 Open code memo as described above More Change passcode 2 Enter your new passcode Continue 3 Re enter the new passcode Continue 4 Enter a checkword Done Forgot your passcode...

Page 78: ...lems you can easily correct yourself However if you need to hand in your phone for repair please note that you may lose information and content that you have saved in your phone You are advised to make a copy of such information before handing your phone in for repair Master reset You can return the phone to its original state by deleting the changes that you have made to settings and the content ...

Page 79: ...ptions Grey text indicates a function that is temporarily unavailable for example if a service is not activated or if your subscription does not support the function Since you cannot send themes pictures and sounds that are copyright protected the Send menu is sometimes unavailable Insert SIM There is no SIM card in the phone or you may have inserted it incorrectly Insert a SIM card 5 To insert th...

Page 80: ... or PIN2 incorrectly three times in a row To unblock 74 SIM card lock PUK blocked You entered your personal unblocking key code PUK incorrectly 10 times in a row Contact your network operator or service provider Phone locked The phone is locked To unlock the phone 76 Phone lock Phone lock code Your phone comes with the phone lock code 0000 You can change it to any four to eight digit code 76 Phone...

Page 81: ... try to bend your product Do not paint your product Do not use your product near medical equipment without requesting permission Do not use your product when in or around aircraft or areas posted turn off two way radio Do not use your product in an area where a potentially explosive atmosphere exists Do not place your product or install wireless equipment in the area above your car s air bag Do no...

Page 82: ... but the actual SAR level of the mobile phone while operating can be well below this value This is because the mobile phone is designed to use the minimum power required to reach the network Variations in SAR below the radio frequency exposure guidelines do not mean that there are variations in safety While there may be differences in SAR levels among mobile phones all Sony Ericsson mobile phone m...

Page 83: ... OR ITS ACCESSORY MAY CONTAIN SMALL PARTS THAT COULD BE DETACHED AND CREATE A CHOKING HAZARD Disposing of the product Your mobile phone should not be placed in municipal waste Please check local regulations for disposal of electronic products Power supply Connect the AC power adapter only to designated power sources as marked on the product Make sure the cord is positioned so that it will not be s...

Page 84: ...uch another metal object This could short circuit and damage the battery Do not disassemble or modify the battery Do not expose the battery to extreme temperatures never above 60 C 140 F For maximum battery capacity use the battery in room temperature Turn off your mobile phone before removing the battery Keep out of children s reach Use the battery for the intended purpose only Do not allow the b...

Page 85: ...the date of purchase and serial number is presented with the Product to be repaired or replaced Sony Ericsson reserves the right to refuse warranty service if this information has been removed or changed after the original purchase of the Product from the dealer 2 If Sony Ericsson repairs or replaces the Product the repaired or replaced Product shall be warranted for the remaining time of the orig...

Page 86: ...AGES OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS OR COMMERCIAL LOSS TO THE FULL EXTENT THOSE DAMAGES CAN BE DISCLAIMED BY LAW Some countries states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or limitation of the duration of implied warranties so the preceding limitations or exclusions may not apply to you The warranty provided does not af...

Page 87: ...ommunications AB of Nya Vattentornet S 221 88 Lund Sweden declare under our sole responsibility that our product Sony Ericsson type AAB 1021042 BV and in combination with our accessories to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the appropriate standards 3GPP TS 51 010 1 EN 301489 7 and EN 60950 following the provisions of Radio Equipment and Telecommunication Terminal Equipment dire...

Page 88: ...ecorder alarm clock MusicDJ and other extras Your personal phonebook Gives you access to Internet services Send and receive items via infrared Phone networks data communications settings WAP options and accessories List of calls you have made answered or missed Personal settings including profiles display language time and locks Standby Desktop icon Tells you the strength of the GSM network signal...

Page 89: ...ed You have received a text message You have received an email message You have received a picture message You have received a voice message You have received a WAP push message You have received a message via cell broadcast Icon Description The infrared port is on Infrared communication is in progress A GPRS session is in progress Line 1 is in use for outgoing calls Line 2 is in use for outgoing ...

Page 90: ...Internet 64 business cards 35 buttons 8 C calculator 74 calendar 70 72 call costs 32 33 call list 24 call priority 33 call time 32 call waiting 29 calling from call list 24 from phonebook 21 numbers in message 37 using voice dialling 26 calls accepting 30 answering 18 automatic redialling 18 diverting 28 emergency 19 fixed dialling 31 handling two calls 29 international 19 making 7 18 making notes...

Page 91: ...s 88 light 73 diverting calls 28 E email using 43 45 emergency calls 19 F fixed dialling 31 formatting text in messages 37 G games 63 glossary messages 50 groups 35 H help texts in phone 10 hiding number 34 I icons in display 88 infrared port 68 69 instant messaging See Messenger 45 international calls 19 Internet cookies 66 security 66 67 settings 63 64 J Java settings 66 K key sound 60 keypad lo...

Page 92: ... text input entering 12 quick keys 16 music playing 58 MusicDJ 61 My items 14 N network operator services 77 networks selecting 17 night mode camera 54 video 54 notepad 34 notes 72 73 number hiding 34 my own 30 O on if silent 60 online services 77 P passcodes code memo 76 passwords Internet 66 pause 16 personal ringtones 60 phone language 10 phone lock 76 80 phone overview 8 phonebook adding conta...

Page 93: ...melodies and ringtones 61 notes 73 pictures 57 tasks 71 72 themes 62 settings for Java 66 setup wizard 7 shortcuts 10 15 17 SIM card copying to from 22 23 inserting 5 lock 74 phonebook 20 saving numbers on 20 unblocking 75 SIM numbers 20 21 SMS See text messages 36 SOS numbers 19 sound recorder 61 speaker volume 18 speed dialling 24 start up screen 74 stopwatch 74 strangers 48 streaming media 59 s...

Page 94: ... U unblocking contacts 48 PIN 6 SIM card 75 V vibrating alert 60 video clips 58 video recorder 52 55 voice answering 27 voice control 25 28 voice dialling 26 voicemail 24 volume changing 18 setting ringtone 60 vibrating alert 60 W WAP See Internet 63 warranty 84 wizard setup 7 writing using multitap input 12 using T9 text input 13 writing languages 11 Z zoom 53 ...

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