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M608c

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More features

The following Phone features are also
available. These are described in more detail
in the Control panel chapter:
•

Accept calls

– set a caller filter.

•

Add to contacts

– add new contact data

after a call.

•

Call waiting

– call waiting alert option.

•

Divert calls

– divert calls.

•

Flag call

– follow up a rejected call later.

•

Handsfree settings

– choose how to

answer a call with a handsfree kit.

•

Reject with SMS

– send an SMS text

message automatically to a rejected caller.

•

Restrict calls

– option to set roaming and

international call restrictions.

•

Show or hide number

– option to hide or

show your number to the called party.

•

TTY settings

– enable the use of a teletype

writer.

•

Voicemail

– this is your “answering

machine”.

•

ALS settings

– you can have two lines

on the SIM card with this service
(network-or-subscription-dependent).

•

Call meter

– keep track of the call costs

(network-or-subscription-dependent).

Messaging

You can create, send, and receive different
types of messages:

You can also receive these types of messages:

SMS

(Short Message Service), which

are text messages.

MMS (Multimedia Message Service),

which, for example, can include text,

pictures and sound.

Email messages.

Beamed messages, which are files

received via infrared or Bluetooth.

Auto setup

files for configuring

Internet, email and MMS.

Area information messages, which are

text messages broadcast to all

subscribers in a network area, for

example, local road reports. (Area

information services are not available

from all service providers.)

Wap push messages, which make

certain Internet content available in

your phone’s browser.

Summary of Contents for M608c

Page 1: ... PlayNow 53 Picture gallery and Picture editor 54 Sound recorder 57 MusicDJ 58 Games 58 Quickoffice and Pdf 59 Notes 61 Tasks 61 Calculator 62 Converter 63 Time 64 Timer 64 Stopwatch 64 Managing files and applications 65 PC Suite 67 Connecting to other devices 68 Synchronization and backup 70 Setting up Internet email and MMS 72 Control panel 76 Troubleshooting 94 Important information 94 Guidelin...

Page 2: ... of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries regions Apple is a trademark of Apple Corporation Inc Lotus Notes is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States other countries regions or both This product contains software copyright Beatnik Inc 1996 2002 Java and all Java based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks o...

Page 3: ...ayer and the PacketVideo logo are trademarks of PacketVideo Corporation All rights reserved Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved Note Some of the services in this User Guide are not supported by all networks This also applies to the GSM International Emergency Number 112 Please contact...

Page 4: ...information needed to get you started User Guide an overview of the phone with detailed settings information Help in the phone your phone has built in help texts In most applications Help is available in the More menu Some dialogs have specific Help available for example those where you can make important settings The dialog Help is available either as a separate touch option or in the More menu W...

Page 5: ...ory Stick may contains Try Buy applications G CD with Sony Ericsson PC Suite H Documentation package If your package does not include all the listed items above please contact your retailer Note Before you can use your phone you need to insert the SIM card and insert and charge the battery Always detach the charger before you insert or remove the SIM card Overview A On Off button B Infrared port C...

Page 6: ...ices included in your subscription and phonebook information Remove the battery if it is in place and insert the SIM card into the SIM card holder A PIN code is supplied with the SIM card and must be entered when switching on the phone for the first time IMEI number To avoid unauthorized use of your phone if it is stolen keep a copy of your IMEI number to enable a complete barring by your operator...

Page 7: ...start up Please read Guidelines for safe and efficient use on page 95 before you use your phone To switch on your phone press the On Off button Select Phone on when the Power menu opens You will be prompted to select a language Read more about selecting and installing languages in Language on page 93 Turning the phone on and off Normal operation To turn the phone on press the On Off button located...

Page 8: ...tion title bar D Application area E Button bar F Touch options bar Navigation To navigate menus and select items you can use the Jog Dial Back button stylus keyboard navigation keys touch options and even your fingers Jog Dial Rotate the Jog Dial to scroll lists up and down adjust sound volume or move through a multimedia message Press the Jog Dial inwards to select a highlighted item Back button ...

Page 9: ...ns as the standby view and will be referred to as the standby view in the rest of the User Guide The standby view is shown when no application is activated Through shortcuts you can directly reach the most commonly used applications You can also select the shortcut to take you to all the applications in the Main menu Status bar The status bar contains icons that indicate the status of the current ...

Page 10: ...ger Task manager helps you switch between applications Leaving an application via Task manager rather than closing it lets you return to the same view when you switch back to the application This is useful for example when cutting and pasting text from one application to another To open Task manager tap in the status bar or select More Task manager On the Recent tab you can switch to recently used...

Page 11: ...in number entry mode or Use the arrow keys for navigation within the application Press an arrow key for example to Access next or previous tab Scroll through contacts with multiple telephone numbers Delete a single character Delete a highlighted entry from for example Contacts Calendar Notes or Tasks ALT L Press switch to the phone number entry mode The entered digit 1 and speed contact if it exis...

Page 12: ... activated Divert all calls notification Email notification Flight mode Home network Infrared on Internet connection active flashes when data is transferred Keylock activated Missed call notification MMS notification Muted microphone English predictive text activated Chinese predictive text activated Current line selection Alternate Line Service available on the SIM card Ring volume set to zero Si...

Page 13: ...age space where you can store pictures music applications documents and so forth To insert the Memory Stick open the cover and then insert it into the slot To release the Memory Stick press the edge of the Memory Stick inwards and then release it Important Do not remove a busy Memory Stick This may cause the phone to hang or corrupt the file system on the Memory Stick You can rename and format Mem...

Page 14: ...s From many applications it is possible to exchange items like appointments contacts and images Use the command Send as in the More menu to choose between the transfer options Bluetooth Email SMS MMS Infrared Zooming In most applications that handle pictures or text you can select the Zoom option in the More menu Help in the phone Your phone has built in help texts In most applications Help is ava...

Page 15: ...ntly active in the application You can later move an entry to another folder Managing your multimedia files You can organize your media files directly in the respective multimedia application The media folders are displayed on two tabs A Phone memory tab B Memory Stick tab When handling files you can select several files in a folder at the same time You can also add rename and delete folders Manag...

Page 16: ...l launch the symbols and punctuation marks table Auto capitalization switch Auto capitalization on and off Predictive text enable or disable enhanced text prediction in the status bar My words view the user dictionary where you can add edit or delete words When you are editing Chinese text you can open the Text options menu to select Add symbol launch the symbols and punctuation marks table UWD fr...

Page 17: ...displayed when you are sending or saving the text this word will not be sent or saved Text entry types There are four text entry types when you enter latin characters Abc latin characters initial uppercase letter the rest lowercase abc latin characters lowercase entry ABC latin characters uppercase entry 123 numeric entry only There are three text entry types when you enter characters in Chinese P...

Page 18: ...h B Candidates bar The area which to display the candidates according to Pinyin input by the users There are at most nine Chinese single character candidates per row C Display Area The area which to display the characters First letter upper case Press once followed by for example the left side of to write a capital E Any additional keys pressed will be displayed in lowercase All upper case Press t...

Page 19: ...edit box in the title area While editing Chinese text press and hold the left side of the or keys to launch the symbols and punctuation marks table Use to access the symbols on the keys Select More Text options Add symbol to open the symbol selector table Use the Jog Dial to scroll within the table and select the symbol by pressing the Jog Dial You can also select a symbol by using the stylus Navi...

Page 20: ...input method Pinyin or Stroke the Pinyin keyboard is shown by default 2 Tap one or more components of the character in the character component area The selected components are shown in the element area and a group of possible character candidates is shown in the candidates area 3 Tap the desired character in the candidates area The character appears in the text area and the associated characters a...

Page 21: ... Shortcuts Shift between single character and multi characters inputting Shift between Chinese English recognition Cut Copy Undo Paste in Chinese input mode in English input mode Symbols list to hide the handwriting toolbar Note Start each stroke from the dots Introduction to multi characters recognition function 1 English Input one English word at a time In the lower case input area the upper cas...

Page 22: ...e the arrowhead 2 Select the characters in the candidate characters area 3 Select predictive words in the prediction area Note It is important to write in the correct stroke sequence Otherwise the required words may be unable to come out The Chinese characters consist of strokes There are more than 30 types of basic strokes which come in 5 types The keys on the keyboard represent type 1 strokes If...

Page 23: ... and displays such characters as text The Handwriting recognition is activated only at the place of inputting the text A Split the text mode screen into upper and lower arrowheads B Write the digits and symbols in the areas above the arrowhead C Write the upper case letters between arrowheads D Write the lower case letters and symbols in the area below the arrowhead To select an icon or button ple...

Page 24: ...attern Letters Write the lower case letters below the arrowhead and write the upper case letters in the line where the arrowhead is located Note Start each stroke from the dots Accented symbols When inputting an accented character finish inputting at a single attempt and then identify it the letters and accent can be input in the upper or lower case letter area below the arrowhead or in the line w...

Page 25: ... Note Start each stroke from the dots Locks The phone has four security locks that you can set from the Control panel See Locks on page 90 Key lock You can lock and unlock the keyboard if you press and hold the back button on the side of the phone or if you select Lock keys Unlock Another way to turn on the key lock is to tap in the staus bar and select Turn on Keylock ...

Page 26: ...tings such as ringtones button clicks and equalizer see Sounds alerts on page 87 You can also set individual ring signals for your contacts see Managing contacts on page 39 Transferring sound During an ongoing call or audio playback you can transfer the sound to a connected accessory for example from the speaker to a Bluetooth headset Open the volume dialog by selecting Volume and then select More...

Page 27: ...ed phone number Select Call Making a call from standby view When no application is open you can make a call directly from the keyboard When you press the number keys the phone application is launched automatically Enter the desired number and select Call Features when dialling Some features available when dialling a number are Delete characters press to delete characters International call prefix ...

Page 28: ...can make an emergency call as follows Enter the emergency number from the keyboard Press the Jog Dial or select Call Select a pre defined SOS number in the More menu Press the Jog Dial or select Call Usually no SIM card or PIN code is required for emergency calls but this is something you need to check with your operator Receiving a call Handling an incoming call You can handle an incoming phone c...

Page 29: ...and start a new one or answer an incoming call Start a conference call during an ongoing call operator dependent Extract one party in a conference call for a private talk and put the conference call on hold Make a call on another line if you have the ALS service on your SIM card See ALS settings on page 80 Retrieve a held call or release it Conference calls A conference call can be started whenyou...

Page 30: ...s in Contacts See Adding a DTMF tone sequence on page 39 Voice control The voice control option lets you manage calls by using your voice With Voice answer you can use words recorded for answer and busy to answer or to send a busy tone to an incoming call With Voice dialling you can make a call by saying the contact s name See Voice control on page 79 Calling cards There are two main types of call...

Page 31: ... the use of a teletype writer Voicemail this is your answering machine ALS settings you can have two lines on the SIM card with this service network or subscription dependent Call meter keep track of the call costs network or subscription dependent Messaging You can create send and receive different types of messages You can also receive these types of messages SMS Short Message Service which are ...

Page 32: ...age is received Inbox in an email account contains the received email messages for that particular account In Control panel you can set how you will be notified when a message is received Outbox contains messages ready to be sent You can move a message from this box to the Drafts folder Drafts contains messages that are not ready to be sent When you are creating a message and exit the message befo...

Page 33: ...essage You can answer an SMS with an MMS You can also receive a delivery report see SMS on page 90 MMS Multimedia messages can include pictures video clips animations and sound organized like a slide presentation with time based control of playback You can answer with an SMS If the sending or receiving of messages is interrupted the sending or receiving will resume when it is possible without losi...

Page 34: ... automatically After that you have to use the playback buttons to play it You can forward and reply to a multimedia message Email You can create email messages from each email account Creating and sending email Select Create new message your email account or New if you have opened an email account A Address field Select this to enter the address B Subject field Select this to enter the message sub...

Page 35: ...u will see the priority of the messages in the different inboxes To view an attachment you need a viewer for that type of file Your phone comes with pre installed viewers for Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat files Deleting email You can delete a message both locally and on your email server When you delete it locally the message body and attachments are deleted but the heading rem...

Page 36: ... your phone and let your computer send them An account for synchronized email is automatically created in your phone when you set up an email synchronization with your computer When you have created an email message in your phone it will automatically be sent by your computer the next time you synchronize Invitations If you receive an invitation to an appointment via an email message you can choos...

Page 37: ...ss the Jog Dial to open the entry Scroll to the desired phone number and press the Jog Dial to make a call Sending an SMS or MMS to a contact To send an SMS or MMS to a contact you can tap the icon next to a contact s phone number Creating an owner card You can make your own electronic business card an owner card which you can send to another device To make your owner card create a new contact and...

Page 38: ...ing a contact Adding a field to a contact In detail view select the links tab Select More Add field Mark the desired field in the list and select Add Adding or editing a contact on the SIM card To open your SIM card select More View folder SIM To add a new contact select More New contact To edit a contact highlight the desired contact and press the Jog Dial Select More Edit contact and press Edit ...

Page 39: ... based services on page 30 Managing contacts Creating a group of contacts To create a group select More New group Select the contacts that should be included in the group by marking them and select Done Enter the name of the group and select Save Copying or deleting a contact To copy a contact from one folder to another highlight the contact and select More Add to desired folder To delete a contac...

Page 40: ...an entry to display the entry details If you select a day where there are no registered entries a list is displayed where you can specify a new entry type to create To quickly switch to any date in the calendar select More Go to date or tap the heading above the sheet Creating calendar entries Select Calendar New and then one of the entry types Appointment Reminder All day event or Anniversary You...

Page 41: ...y to accept or decline the invitations and if you accept Calendar is updated automatically See Email on page 34 Synchronization and backup You can synchronize Calendar with a corresponding application in your computer You can also perform a remote synchronization over the telephone network Select More Calendar manager Synchronize see Remote synchronization on page 71 Note Information about which f...

Page 42: ...ember of last year if it were January currently Click the button in the right of the Month Shows the next month within the current year and displays information for January of the following year if it were December currently Click the Month Displays the list of months Click the button in the left of the Year Shows the information for the current month of last year Click the button in the right of ...

Page 43: ...e encrypted link to the Web site The icon in the context bar of the browser window shows when a secure connection is established Note Before you can use the Web application to access the Internet you must set up your Internet accounts in the phone see Setting up accounts on page 72 The browser can remember a username password pair that you enter when you log in to a site so that you can use it the...

Page 44: ...e you can slide a page up or down left or right with the stylus To change the zoom level select More Zoom rotate the Jog Dial and then select Save Working with bookmarks To open the list of bookmarks select More Bookmarks Select an entry in the list to open it When you highlight a bookmark in the list you can use options on the Bookmarks list More menu to delete it edit it or set it to always open...

Page 45: ...aved pages to see a list of your saved pages You can open a page in the list delete it or rename it Using the History list To open a page you have visited earlier select More Views History A list is displayed allowing you to view the details and open the page Downloading When you select a download link in the browser and accept the download you will see a new entry in the appropriate download list...

Page 46: ...Advanced tab you can choose to Allow cookies Configure the cache handling You can choose cache size as well as have the cache emptied every time you disconnect Delete all cookies Set the browser to show a warning dialog before submitting a form over an insecure Internet connection Enable using the keypad keys as WAP html access keys This will disable using them as menu option shortcuts To delete p...

Page 47: ...ltimedia RSS feeds More Add feed and enter the Web address of a feed Tip An easy way to subscribe to a new feed is to navigate to an RSS XML link in the Web browser Select the link and the Add feed dialog is opened with the Web address of the feed already entered Reading news items When you start the application a list of your subscribed RSS feeds is displayed A Title of a subscribed RSS feed and ...

Page 48: ...eed To schedule the updates you select More Settings Schedule updates You can choose to update the feeds by time or by interval When the feeds are updated automatically a status bar icon appears Tapping the status bar icon launches the RSS application Settings Select More Settings RSS options to access the following Save items for set how long the items should be saved Internet account set the Int...

Page 49: ...lect to do it manually the command Update music will be available in the More menu You can also select which types of sound files an update should search for See Preferences on page 50 All tracks including those that do not contain any album or artist information can be found under Tracks My recordings contain clips that you have recorded with Sound recorder To further organize your music files yo...

Page 50: ...irectly Otherwise select Volume You can further adjust the sound by selecting More Settings Equalizer or by tapping Manage tracks If you want to select several tracks at once scroll to one of the tracks and select More Manage Mark You can now select additional tracks by tapping the check boxes Within a category you can sort tracks in different ways Preferences Select More Settings Preferences to a...

Page 51: ...deo 2 Navigate to the clip you want to watch 3 Tap the clip select Play or press the Jog Dial to start playback To play streaming video Provided you have an Internet account set up you can also watch video streams from the Internet Select More Manage Open URL and enter the address to the streaming content You can save shortcuts to streaming content These will be stored in the Online folder that yo...

Page 52: ...ct ratio Buffering tab Media buffer controls the amount of data that is saved before playback of a stream begins Normally you would use the default setting Selecting a higher setting can improve playback at the expense of higher memory usage Cache cache memory is used to temporarily store streaming video so that data does not have to be downloaded again if you rewind and watch a clip again Select ...

Page 53: ...w ensure that you have the following A phone subscription that supports GPRS An Internet account and the correct settings in your phone see Setting up Internet email and MMS on page 72 Free memory in your phone To preview content 1 To open PlayNow select Multimedia PlayNow 2 Select the Web link you wish to preview The content is downloaded to your phone and images and ringtones can be previewed Ti...

Page 54: ...the folders and pictures stored on the Memory Stick or those stored internally on the phone B Rotate the Jog Dial to move through folders and files in the list To open a detail view of a picture highlighted in the list select View C Copyright protection may prevent content from being copied modified or transferred If a file is copyright protected or if an access key has expired or is unavailable a...

Page 55: ...hole picture that is shown zoomed You can move the thumbnail to pan Unmark Zoom to disable zoom Slide shows You can show the contents of a folder as a slide show moving from picture to picture automatically or manually Slide shows can have an accompanying sound track and you can choose from different transition styles between the pictures Sending pictures using MMS messaging To send selected pictu...

Page 56: ... Select More Edit for a menu of editing options You can rotate mirror or flip a picture paste the contents of the clipboard into the picture and resize it for different uses such as MMS image or as wallpaper You can undo your changes Adding clipart text or frames Select More Add to add clipart formatted text or a frame to a picture Frames are applied to the whole picture Adding effects Select More...

Page 57: ...ding will resume at the end of the previously recorded material Press Stop when you are finished recording Playback Scroll to the desired clip and select Play Rotate the Jog Dial to adjust the playback volume Manage recordings On the More menu you find commands to rename send and delete recordings All recordings that you make with the Sound recorder are also available in Media player under Music M...

Page 58: ...ars Use the transport bar to play pause stop fast forward or rewind When composing you can also move between bars by rotating the Jog Dial or selecting More Go to and entering the numbers of the desired track and bar From the More menu you can also save open and send melodies When you save a melody you can also select from control panel to use it as ringtone Games Your phone comes with two games p...

Page 59: ...the document Quickword To create a new Quickword document select Office Quickoffice More New Quickword Enter the name and location of the new document You can save documents in Word doc or text txt format When you open existing documents you need to select More Edit to enable editing To save a document after making changes tap Save Quicksheet To create a new Quicksheet document select Office Quick...

Page 60: ...the width of the screen More Bookmarks Displays the Bookmarks view if the document contains bookmarks Select a heading to go to the corresponding page You can also use the Jog Dial to select a bookmark and then use the button below to go to the corresponding page Follow Takes you to the selected page More Go back Returns you to the page view More Display Full screen Full screen To return to the no...

Page 61: ...d time to go back to the pen Tasks With Tasks you can make a list of things you need to do You can separate task entries into different folders for example work and personal activities Creating and managing task entries Select Office Tasks New A task entry consists of two tabs tab for details about the task and tab for notes Note If you select the tab you can mark a task as Private in the More men...

Page 62: ...for example 10 of 50 enter 50x10 The result is displayed when you tap the key Please note that the accuracy of the calculator is limited Key Functionality MR Tap once to retrieve a value from the memory and enter it into the screen Tap twice to clear the memory M Tap once to store an entered value in the memory If you have already entered a value in the memory tap once to add the value on the scre...

Page 63: ... then the Nautical tab to see the result Setting converter decimals You can set the number of decimals for all categories select Decimals in the menu bar Converting currencies Select Tools Converter Currencies and select the convert from and convert to currencies from the currency list Enter the amount of the currency you want to convert and select Convert Entering exchange rates The default excha...

Page 64: ...ds stored in your phone A silent alarm A message is displayed on the screen If you select Default melody the settings from Tools Control panel Device Sounds alerts Alarms will be used Alarms require that the phone is turned on When the alarm goes off you can select Snooze to postpone the alarm for five minutes or Silence to turn off the alarm To turn off the alarm completely tap Done Timer Use Too...

Page 65: ... since the Memory Stick is sometimes unavailable when the phone is connected to a computer Many operations in File manager can also be launched from Tools Control panel Other Sharing data with other devices Your phone creates its own folder structure on the Memory Stick Other devices must access the same folder structure to interact with your phone files On a computer you can browse to the require...

Page 66: ... the phone The application will be installed in Tools folder You can move it to another folder if you desire Note Only install applications where the vendor identity and file integrity can be verified To be sure that a certificate has not been revoked you can select Security mark Enable revocation check and enter the URL address where the certificate can be checked Removing applications It is some...

Page 67: ... 70 Installing PC Suite Note Make sure that no Sony Ericsson equipment is connected to your computer when starting the installation Install the Sony Ericsson PC Suite on your computer by inserting the supplied CD The installation normally starts automatically otherwise you can start it by executing the start exe file located on the CD Note The Sony Ericsson PC Suite CD contains several application...

Page 68: ...ngs Sending and receiving files From any application with a Send as option you can send a file via Bluetooth without first having to pair with the receiving device To send a file select Send as Bluetooth in the More menu and your phone will search for available devices Select one of them If another Bluetooth device sends an item to your phone a dialog may appear operator dependent with options for...

Page 69: ...when using the Sony Disc2Phone and Adobe Photoshop Album SE computer applications to transfer music and image files respectively to and from the phone Note During data transfer over USB do not change the USB settings or disconnect the phone from the other device as this may cause a data loss Charging battery over USB When your phone is connected to for example a computer over a USB connection you ...

Page 70: ... connected computer Email contacts calendar events tasks notes text only and browser bookmarks can be synchronized this way Note The Sony Ericsson PC Suite must be installed on the computer and the chosen connection method must have been set up in the phone see Connections on page 81 To synchronize connect your phone to the computer using a USB Bluetooth or infrared connection Note If you are usin...

Page 71: ... phone data select Backup Manager as when making a backup but select the restore option instead You can restore data manually or have a wizard assist you Important All the phone data is overwritten during the restore process You may damage your phone if you interrupt the process Remote synchronization Remote synchronization is between your phone and a synchronization server on the Internet or an i...

Page 72: ...start an auto setup select the message and follow the instructions on the screen Setting up accounts You access the Internet using an Internet Service provider ISP You need to set up an Internet account to do any of the following Access the Internet Send and receive email messages Send and receive MMS messages Set up and use a Virtual Private Network VPN There are several types of Internet account...

Page 73: ...s To enter the details manually or to edit an existing account select Tools Control panel Messaging settings Email accounts The Email accounts view displays a list of email accounts on your phone You can add a new account to the list and delete an account To edit an existing account select it and make your changes Select More Preferred account to select your preferred email account This account is...

Page 74: ...trictions select this to set rules for how messages shall be downloaded and how many messages can be stored in your inbox If you want to limit the data traffic you can choose to receive Just headers the sender subject and date only or set a size limit Emails smaller than if a message is larger than the limit only the headers are downloaded You will be prompted to download the rest of a message whe...

Page 75: ...o set up automatic downloading of messages Schedule download Schedule download mark and select either By interval and select download intervals between 1 minute and 999 minutes or By time and specify up to three downloads a day Note If you schedule downloads you should normally also unmark Show connection dialog in Tools Control panel Connections Internet accounts More Options Otherwise each sched...

Page 76: ... and often affect more than one application This is where you go to initially set up your phone and to change the settings at any point after that Note Some settings can be locked or hidden by your operator Call settings Accept calls Select Tools Control panel Call settings Accept calls to specify who should be able to reach you and who should not by setting the accepted callers Controls tab Speci...

Page 77: ...t how to use the selected calling card Calling cards a list of your calling cards Active card set the active calling card Please consult your calling card supplier for more details Creating a new calling card Select New and enter the following account information Access tab Name enter a name for the calling card account Access number enter the phone number of the calling card server Verification c...

Page 78: ... set this option to On Off If ALS two lines on the SIM card is available you can set this option to On Off on two separate voice lines The settings are made in the network Select More Refresh to receive the current settings Divert calls The phone can divert incoming calls voice and data fax calls to another number if you are busy not reachable or do not reply You can also choose to divert all call...

Page 79: ...t with SMS to make the settings When the feature is enabled and you reject a call you will be asked whether you want to send an SMS text message Restrict calls This feature allows you to enable or disable certain types of calls for example international calls You need a special PIN code from your operator to make the settings in Tools Control panel Call settings Restrict calls Show or hide number ...

Page 80: ... a handsfree kit connected Portable car voice control with a car kit connected Voice answer answer by voice control recorded words for answer and busy Play caller name the phone plays the recorded name of the calling party if it is stored in Contacts Voicemail Select Tools Control panel Call settings Voicemail and enter the number your phone will call to access the voicemail server Your voicemail ...

Page 81: ...etwork operator Note The Call meter service does not work if you have roamed to a network that does not provide charging information Connections The connection settings control how your phone communicates with other devices Bluetooth wireless technology Select Tools Control panel Connections Bluetooth to make the Bluetooth settings and connect to other Bluetooth devices Note Only connect to truste...

Page 82: ...re asked to If you are pairing with a Bluetooth headset the headset may have auto pairing functionality This means you do not have to initiate pairing as the headset does so when switched on It also means you do not have to enter a passcode but you must still confirm the pairing When you select a device from the list a list of options opens Device options Device name select to change the name of t...

Page 83: ... Select network start a search for a network New search search for the next network in the preferred list Preferred list tab You can set a list of preferred networks Your phone will select the network with the highest priority that can be found More menu options Add network select a network from the list and set priority Delete network delete the highlighted network Help file help information Note...

Page 84: ...klight switches on when you tap the screen press a key or receive an incoming call After a short time of inactivity the light switches off On backlight is always on but after a short time of inactivity it fades to the dimmed level that you can adjust on the Brightness tab Brightness tab Select the backlight mode and adjust the brightness with the slider or the Jog Dial Select Default to reset all ...

Page 85: ...r delete the profile or clear ACL The device management dialog consists of two tabs the Details tab and the Settings tab In the Details tab you edit details for the connection like user name for the account on the device management server and the server ID and address In the Settings tab you set the behaviour of the device management session Flight mode In Flight mode the phone s radio functions a...

Page 86: ...formats Select Tools Control panel Device Number formats to set the format used to display distances decimal separator thousands separator currency and symbol position The default values depend on the language you have selected Power save Select Tools Control panel Device Power save to set power save behaviour If you have set Tools Control panel Device Backlight to Auto the phone will automaticall...

Page 87: ...e alerts to select sounds to be played when you get different kinds of messages If you select Display notification a dialog will be displayed on the screen when a message arrives Alarms Select Tools Control panel Device Sounds alerts Alarms to select sounds and adjust the volume for calendar and clock alarms Alarms require that the phone is turned on If you want to hear alarms but not be disturbed...

Page 88: ...n select Tools Control Panel Device Text input Handwriting More Setup to set handwriting Alternatively you can set handwriting by selecting More Text Options Handwriting setup in the Chinese input mode Virtual keyboard select this if you want the virtual keyboard to be available Themes With themes you can personalize your phone Themes control for example the colour of the screen and the text the i...

Page 89: ...Select Tools Control panel Device Wallpaper to set a background picture for the standby view Select Replace and browse to the picture you want to use Use the slider to adjust the size of the image Wallpaper menu options Remove picture remove the background picture Picture from theme select a picture from a theme Tile mark the check box to fill the screen with additional copies of the chosen image ...

Page 90: ...ity Certificate manager Digital certificates are used to verify the origin of the Web pages you visit or any software you install Select Tools Control panel Security Certificate manager to view the current certificates in your phone They have been created and issued by an independent organization that ensures their authenticity Locks The phone has four security locks that you can set from the cont...

Page 91: ... you must enter a new PIN code You have ten attempts to enter the PUK code If all ten attempts fail the SIM card will be unusable and you need to contact your operator You cannot change the PUK code The PIN2 code Some special SIM card services such as Call meter and Fixed Numbers can be protected by a secondary code feature the PIN2 code The code properties are PIN2 cannot be disabled but the four...

Page 92: ... Control panel Security to access the two applications where you enter MIDlet settings in the phone MIDlet accounts and MIDlet permissions MIDlet accounts A MIDlet Suite can be tied to a certain Internet account In MIDlet accounts the currently installed MIDlet Suites are listed You can change the Internet account of a MIDlet Suite by selecting it and choosing between the Internet accounts and VPN...

Page 93: ...tures will be deleted If you have backed up your user data you can restore it from the backup see Restoring data on page 71 You can restore media files and application data files from www sonyericsson com cn If you want to keep installed applications unmark the Delete user installed applications check box Setup wizard The Setup wizard is normally run the first time you start your phone It guides y...

Page 94: ...ate the software of your phone See Updating software on page 14 Note 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 see Backing up data on page 71 Important information Sony Ericsson Consumer Web site Guidelines for safe and efficient use end user licence agreeme...

Page 95: ... Do not expose your product to liquid or moisture or humidity Do not expose your product to extreme high or low temperatures Do not expose the battery to temperatures above 60 C 140 F Do not expose your product to open flames or lit tobacco products Do not drop throw or try to bend your product Do not paint your product Do not attempt to disassemble or modify your product Only Sony Ericsson author...

Page 96: ...one Under normal conditions the stand by time for this battery is up to 340 hours Turn off your mobile phone before removing the battery Do not allow the battery to be put into the mouth Battery electrolytes may be toxic if swallowed Do not let the metal contacts on the battery touch another metal object This could short circuit and damage the battery Use the battery for the intended purpose only ...

Page 97: ... and thorough evaluation of scientific studies These guidelines establish permitted levels of radio wave exposure for the general population The levels include a safety margin designed to assure the safety of all persons regardless of age and health and to account for any variations in measurements Specific Absorption Rate SAR is the unit of measurement for the amount of radio frequency energy abs...

Page 98: ...he recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources For more detailed information about recycling of this product please contact your local city office or your household waste disposal service Disposing of the battery Please check local regulations for disposal of batteries or call your local Sony Ericsson Call Center for information The battery should never be placed in municipal wa...

Page 99: ...t Should your Product need warranty service please return it to the dealer from whom it was purchased or contact your local Sony Ericsson Call Center national rates may apply or visit www sonyericsson com to get further information What we will do If during the warranty period this Product fails to operate under normal use and service due to defects in design materials or workmanship Sony Ericsson...

Page 100: ...ged and discharged hundreds of times 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 Minor variations in display brightness and color may occur between phones There may be tiny bright or dark dots on the dis...

Page 101: ...ns 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Bluetooth wireless technology Bluetooth Qualified Design ID is B011112 Memory Stick Micro M2 The medium indicating class0 is for use with the bundled product Certain functions might be limited when using Class 0 medium with any other ...

Page 102: ...ble Fast port USB 2 0 compliant low speed 1 5 Mbps and full speed 12 Mbps Bluetooth wireless technology This product is manufactured to comply with the Bluetooth specification 2 0 Infrared IrDA SIR and IrObex supported Media formats Image BMP bmp GIF gif including animated JPEG jpg MBM mbm PNG png WMBMP wbm Audio 3GPP 3ga AAC LC aac m4a AAC aac E AAC aac AMR NB amr AU au iMelody imy MIDI mid SP MI...

Page 103: ... owner card 37 Button settings 85 C Calculator 62 Calendar 40 invitations 40 Call log 29 Call meter 80 Call settings 76 Call waiting 78 Calling cards 30 settings 77 Calls conference calls 29 emergency calls 28 incoming 28 making 27 more than one 29 outgoing 27 receiving 28 Certificate manager 90 Charging the battery 7 69 83 Clock see Time 64 Compose a melody 58 Computer modem 69 Conference calls 2...

Page 104: ...7 85 Folders 32 menu 14 Formats 86 Formatting Memory Stick 65 G Games 58 H Handsfree settings 79 Handwriting recognition 21 88 Help texts in the phone 14 Hide number 79 HTML mail 35 I Icons 12 IMAP account 32 35 Infrared port 68 83 Installing applications 66 Internet accounts 72 browsing 43 settings 72 J Jog Dial 8 Jotter see Notes 61 K Keyboard 17 virtual 18 19 Keyboard functions 11 Keylock 25 92...

Page 105: ...g devices 82 passcode 82 passkey 82 PC Suite 67 telephone as a modem 69 Pdf 60 Phone 27 business phone services 30 calling cards 30 speed dial 30 voice control 28 30 Phone mode 69 70 83 Phone settings 76 Phonebook see Contacts 37 Pictures 54 managing picture files 55 Playback 50 Playlist 49 PlayNow 53 Power save 86 Predictive text 88 Predictive text input 17 Q Quickoffice 59 R Remote synchronizati...

Page 106: ...roubleshooting 94 Trusting a device 68 Try and buy applications 13 TTY settings 79 U Updating software 14 Upgrading 26 USB 69 83 charging battery 84 User greating 89 V Vibrating alerts 87 Video managing clips 52 playing 51 Viewers 59 Virtual keyboard 18 19 88 Voice control 28 30 79 Voice dialling 39 Voice mail 80 Volume adjusting 26 VPN accounts 92 settings 72 W Wallpaper 89 Wap push 90 Warranty 9...

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