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From your Home screen, drag upwards.

Find and tap

Backup and restore

Tap

Restore

Tap the backup file you want to restore from.

Mark the checkboxes for the content you want to restore, then tap

Continue

You may be asked to restart your phone for the restore procedure to take effect.

To delete a backup file from the memory card

From your Home screen, drag upwards.

Find and tap

Backup and restore

Tap

Back up

Touch and hold the backup file you want to delete, then tap

Delete

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Summary of Contents for Walkman W8

Page 1: ...Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman phone Extended User guide...

Page 2: ...LED 23 Entering text 23 SIM card 24 Memory 24 Stereo portable handsfree 25 Adjusting the volume 25 Phone settings overview 26 Internet and messaging settings 28 Data traffic 29 Network settings 29 Cal...

Page 3: ...52 Registering for a PlayNow account 52 Payment options 52 Downloading from the PlayNow service 53 Getting organised 54 Calendar 54 Calendar month view 55 Calendar reminders 55 Synchronising your cale...

Page 4: ...card 75 Using the Walkman player 75 Podcasts 79 TrackID technology 79 FM radio 81 FM radio overview 81 Moving between radio channels 81 Using your favourite radio channels 81 Making a new search for...

Page 5: ...ot working as expected 96 Resetting the phone 96 I cannot charge the phone 96 No battery charging icon appears when I start charging the phone 96 The battery performance is low 96 I cannot transfer co...

Page 6: ...to videos Email support send an email to our support team Software updates download the latest software Support zone visit www sonyericsson com support from your computer to get the most from your ph...

Page 7: ...tries regions or by all networks and or service providers in all areas Without limitation this applies to the GSM International Emergency Number 112 Please contact your network operator or service pro...

Page 8: ...he memory card Remove the battery cover then insert the SIM card and the memory card in the relevant slots To insert the battery and attach the cover 2 1 1 Insert the battery with the connectors facin...

Page 9: ...t period of time the screen darkens to save battery power and locks automatically This lock prevents unwanted actions on the touch screen when you are not using it To activate the screen Press or pres...

Page 10: ...synchronisation account and back up your old contacts to it If you do not want existing contacts saved on your memory card or SIM card to be synchronised then you should import these contacts from th...

Page 11: ...era lens 12 13 14 15 16 13 Volume key 14 Camera key 15 Speaker 16 Strap holder To attach a strap to the strap holder 1 Remove the cover 2 Wrap the strap around the strap holder 3 Attach the cover Batt...

Page 12: ...no network coverage Otherwise your phone repeatedly scans for available networks and this consumes power Use a handsfree device to listen to music This consumes less battery than when you listen throu...

Page 13: ...SB cable and the power adapter To charge the phone using a computer 1 Connect the phone to a USB port on a computer using the USB cable included in the phone kit 2 Tap Charge phone Battery LED status...

Page 14: ...checkbox or in some cases the right side of the list option to mark or unmark an option Marked checkbox Unmarked checkbox Marked list option Unmarked list option To pan When this option is available...

Page 15: ...your finger up or down on the screen You can wait for the scrolling movement to stop by itself or you can stop it immediately by tapping the screen Lists You can browse through alphabetical lists by...

Page 16: ...applications in the corners When you add more than one widget the Home screen extends beyond the screen width The corners on the Home screen are used to access applications or bookmarks quickly You ca...

Page 17: ...application panes and any corner 4 Press to exit edit mode You can go directly to edit mode by touching and holding the relevant corner icon You can also add your favourite bookmarks as corner items...

Page 18: ...o applications but the actual applications themselves When you move an application from the applications panes to a corner of your screen or vice versa the actual application gets moved not the shortc...

Page 19: ...deos saved in your phone PlayNow Download a variety of exciting content to your phone YouTube Share and view videos from around the world Maps View your current location find other locations and calcu...

Page 20: ...ar cache It is not possible to clear the cache for some applications To delete an installed application 1 From the Home screen drag upwards 2 Find and tap Settings 3 Tap Applications Manage applicatio...

Page 21: ...notifications Notification icons appear on the left side of the status bar Phone status icons appear on the right side From the status bar you can access the notification panel 11 37 Phone status icon...

Page 22: ...A song is playing Problem with sign in or synchronisation The memory card is full The Wi Fi connection is enabled and wireless networks are available The phone is connected to a computer with a USB ca...

Page 23: ...ed by the LED Entering text Using the keyboard When you start an application or select a field that requires text or numbers the keyboard appears To display the keyboard to enter text Tap a text entry...

Page 24: ...lect the languages you want to use for writing When you are finished press repeatedly to return to entering text 4 If you have selected more than one input language tap to switch between the selected...

Page 25: ...card 1 From the Home screen drag upwards 2 Find and tap Settings SD card phone storage settings Unmount SD card 3 After you have unmounted the memory card tap Format SD card Erase everything Stereo p...

Page 26: ...eckbox if it is marked 4 Tap Set date 5 Tap or to adjust the date 6 Tap Set To set the time manually 1 From the Home screen drag upwards 2 Find and tap Settings Date time 3 Unmark the Automatic checkb...

Page 27: ...ttings To adjust the screen brightness 1 From the Home screen drag upwards 2 Find and tap Settings Sound display Brightness 3 To decrease the screen brightness drag the slider to the left To increase...

Page 28: ...you must have a 2G 3G mobile data connection and the correct settings There are different ways to get these settings For most mobile phone networks and operators Internet and messaging settings come p...

Page 29: ...so send and receive multimedia messages To turn off all data traffic 1 From the Home screen drag upwards 2 Find and tap Settings Wireless networks Mobile networks 3 Unmark the Data traffic checkbox Da...

Page 30: ...ect another network manually 1 From the Home screen drag upwards 2 Find and tap Settings Wireless networks Mobile networks Network operators 3 Tap Search mode 4 When a popup window appears tap Select...

Page 31: ...a call 1 From the Home screen tap 2 If the call log is shown tap to enter the dial pad view 3 Enter the number of the recipient and tap To delete a number tap To end a call Tap To make an internation...

Page 32: ...email message when you cannot answer a call Usually the voicemail number is saved on the SIM card If not contact your service provider to get your voicemail number You can then enter the number manual...

Page 33: ...he number of your second participant and tap 3 If the second participant answers the first call is put on hold 4 Tap To add more participants repeat steps 1 to 4 To end a conference call During the ca...

Page 34: ...ict outgoing and incoming calls To enable or disable fixed dialling 1 From the Home screen drag upwards 2 Find and tap Settings Call settings Fixed dialling numbers 3 Tap Activate fixed dialling or De...

Page 35: ...rd You may not be able to transfer all information from one phone to another using this method because of limited memory on the SIM card Also some phones do not support the export of contacts to a SIM...

Page 36: ...ontacts to view 3 In the list that appears mark and unmark the desired options If you have synchronised the contacts with an account that account appears in the list You can tap the account to expand...

Page 37: ...elete a contact 1 From the Home screen tap 2 Tap the contact you want to delete 3 Scroll down and tap Edit 4 Scroll down and tap Delete contact Delete To delete all contacts 1 From the Home screen dra...

Page 38: ...ontact name you are searching for 4 The hits appear in a list If you get more than one hit tap the down arrow to see the full list of hits 5 Scroll to and tap the desired contact To call a contact 1 F...

Page 39: ...add a picture to 3 Scroll down and tap Edit 4 Tap 5 If you want to select a picture from the camera album tap Photos and select a photo If you want to take a photo with the camera tap Take new photo a...

Page 40: ...efore sending the message press To add a recipient tap Add recipient To remove a recipient tap Edit recipients and tap next to a recipient field When you are finished tap Done 7 To send the message ta...

Page 41: ...e 1 From your Home screen tap 2 Tap the desired conversation 3 If the message has not been downloaded yet tap the message then tap Download message 4 Touch and hold the file you want to save then sele...

Page 42: ...l accounts tap the account you want to send the message from 4 Tap Write new 5 Tap To and enter the recipient s address then tap Done You can add more recipients by repeating this step or you can dele...

Page 43: ...nt s address and tap Done 6 Tap the message text field enter the message text and tap Done 7 Tap Send To delete email messages 1 From the Home screen drag upwards 2 Find and tap Email 3 Find and tap t...

Page 44: ...account OK Gmail and other Google services If you have a Google account you can use the Gmail application in your phone to read write and organise email messages After you set up your Google account t...

Page 45: ...art Google Talk 1 From the Home screen drag upwards 2 Find and tap Talk To reply to an instant message with Talk 1 When someone contacts you on Talk appears in the status bar 2 Drag the status bar dow...

Page 46: ...your Facebook or Twitter account to receive Facebook and Twitter updates in Timescape If you do not want to log in tap Skip If you are already logged in to Facebook Twitter or another online service w...

Page 47: ...you want to update your status If you not are logged in to the service you need to enter your login details When you have selected the desired service tap Done 6 Tap Edit status enter your new status...

Page 48: ...o Timescape To filter the events displayed in Timescape 1 From the Home screen drag upwards 2 Find and tap Timescape 3 Tap the tile filter icon on the top left corner 4 Select the types of events you...

Page 49: ...you want to clear then tap OK To schedule web service content updates in Timescape 1 From the Home screen drag upwards 2 Find and tap Timescape 3 Press then tap Settings Schedule updates 4 Tap the de...

Page 50: ...count from your phone Payment can be made with a credit debit or gift card Some vendors may also accept payment through your phone billing account It may not be possible to buy applications through An...

Page 51: ...e Checkout You can use your Google email account or create a new Google Checkout account 5 Once you are logged in follow the instructions in your phone to complete your purchase To open a downloaded a...

Page 52: ...tap Login Sign up 3 Enter your personal information and then tap Sign up Payment options There are two ways to pay for applications and other content you purchase from the PlayNow service Credit card...

Page 53: ...a variety of applications games and music To download an item from your phone 1 Open the PlayNow service and find an item you want to download by browsing categories or by using the search function 2...

Page 54: ...down and tap the desired date Tap Done 7 If you synchronise your phone calendar with multiple calendars tap Calendar then tap the desired calendar for the appointment and tap Done 8 Tap Reminder Tap a...

Page 55: ...th In the month view you can also tap the month selector at the top of the screen to change the month Calendar reminders To view an event reminder When the reminder icon appears in the status bar drag...

Page 56: ...Home screen tap 6 When you are finished press To view and edit a note 1 From the Home screen drag upwards 2 Find and tap Notes 3 Scroll to and tap the note you want to edit 4 Tap the note again and ed...

Page 57: ...the alarm To delete an alarm 1 From the Home screen drag upwards 2 Find and tap Alarm 3 Tap the desired alarm 4 Tap Delete To set the alarm signal 1 From the Home screen drag upwards 2 Find and tap Al...

Page 58: ...account in your phone on page 58 To set up a Sony Ericsson account in your phone 1 From the Home screen drag upwards 2 Tap Settings Accounts sync 3 Tap Add account Sony Ericsson Sync 4 Follow the reg...

Page 59: ...tomatically with your Google account make sure Auto sync is selected 6 Tap your newly created Google account and mark the checkboxes for the items you want to synchronise What items you can synchronis...

Page 60: ...me screen drag upwards 2 Find and tap RoadSync 3 Follow the on screen instructions to set up a Microsoft Exchange Server synchronisation 4 Once you have entered your account settings you can change th...

Page 61: ...rks are indicated by and secured networks are indicated by next to the Wi Fi network name 4 Tap a Wi Fi network to connect to it If you are trying to connect to a secure Wi Fi network you are asked to...

Page 62: ...drag upwards 2 Find and tap Settings Wireless networks Wi Fi settings 3 Tap the Wi Fi network that you are currently connected to The detailed network information will be displayed Wi Fi sleep policy...

Page 63: ...e you to transfer and install a security certificate in your phone See Connecting your phone to a computer on page 68 for more information on how to transfer content to your phone For detailed informa...

Page 64: ...the browsing history Open a menu to see more options To open the toolbar From the browser press Browsing the web Search and address bar Use the search and address bar to browse the web http www sonye...

Page 65: ...ly zoom in or out To reload the current web page 1 Press 2 Tap Refresh Managing web pages To create a shortcut to the current web page 1 When viewing a web page press 2 Tap More Add shortcut to Home 3...

Page 66: ...viewing a web page press 2 Tap More Find on page 3 Enter the search word and press Done 4 Matching characters will be highlighted in green Tap the left or right arrow to go to the previous or next mat...

Page 67: ...oad to open a menu 4 Tap Cancel download Browser settings To change your browser settings 1 From the Browser screen press 2 Tap More Settings Auto fitting web pages The auto fit option makes it easier...

Page 68: ...ur phone s memory card appears as an external disk in Windows Explorer 4 Computer Drag and drop the desired files between your phone and the computer Your phone cannot access the memory card while the...

Page 69: ...ansfer files between Media Go and your phone you must first connect a USB cable between your phone and a computer You must also enable your phone to connect to the computer See To drag and drop conten...

Page 70: ...you have turned on the Bluetooth function and your phone is set to visible To enter a phone name 1 Make sure the Bluetooth function is turned on 2 From the Home screen drag upwards 3 Find and tap Sett...

Page 71: ...rag upwards 2 Find and tap Settings Wireless networks Bluetooth settings 3 In the Bluetooth devices list touch and hold the Bluetooth device that you want to connect to your phone 4 Tap Connect To dis...

Page 72: ...ing item To receive items using Bluetooth 1 From the Home screen drag upwards 2 Find and tap Settings Wireless networks 3 Mark the Bluetooth checkbox appears in the status bar 4 Tap Bluetooth settings...

Page 73: ...and restore 3 Tap Back up 4 If you want to create a new backup file tap Add new enter a name for the backup file and tap Continue If you want to replace the content of a previous backup file tap the...

Page 74: ...restore then tap Continue You may be asked to restart your phone for the restore procedure to take effect To delete a backup file from the memory card 1 From your Home screen drag upwards 2 Find and t...

Page 75: ...ideos and other files Just connect your phone to a computer with a USB cable and use one of the following methods Use a file manager application for example Windows Explorer See To drag and drop conte...

Page 76: ...track 8 Go to the next track in the current play queue or fast forward 9 View the current play queue To browse your audio content 1 From the Home screen tap If does not appear on the Home screen drag...

Page 77: ...en browsing your tracks in the Walkman player library touch and hold a track title 2 Tap Delete You can also delete albums and playlists this way To delete one or more tracks at the same time 1 In the...

Page 78: ...can be copied from the memory card or created in the application When you connect the phone to your computer using the USB cable the memory card appears in the Media Go application To play smart playl...

Page 79: ...1 In the Walkman player tap 2 Flick left or right to view results on available online services operator dependent 3 To return to the Walkman player press Podcasts Podcasts consist of media content for...

Page 80: ...a search and also in a history list When a track has been recognised by TrackID technology you can purchase the track mark it as your favorite recommend it or find related content for the track on th...

Page 81: ...ble handsfree or headphones which work as the antenna FM radio overview 94 0 93 3 SR P2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Scan for new channels 2 The tuned frequency 3 Radio on off key 4 Move downwards to the next favo...

Page 82: ...rent location you can start a new scan for radio channels Any favourites you have saved are not affected by a new scan To start a new search for channels When the radio is open tap The radio scans the...

Page 83: ...ecting your phone to a computer on page 68 for more general information about connecting your phone and transfering files Using the video player To browse videos 1 From the Home screen drag upwards 2...

Page 84: ...videos in the video player library press 2 Tap Send several 3 Tap one or more videos that you want to share 4 Tap Send 5 Select an available transfer method and follow the on screen instructions You m...

Page 85: ...amera Take photos Record videos 2 Switch to video camera still camera 3 Go back one step or exit the camera 4 Select a scene still camera 5 Switch to still camera video camera 6 Select video format vi...

Page 86: ...When appears geotagging is turned on and the geographical location is available so your photo can get geotagged When neither of these two symbols appears geotagging is turned off To turn geotagging o...

Page 87: ...the still camera is not selected tap 3 Tap the active scene key at the bottom right in the viewfinder for example 4 Tap a scene and take the photo Tips when using the camera Rule of thirds Don t plac...

Page 88: ...lick left or right to browse the photos and videos Videos are identified by To record a video suitable for multimedia messages MMS 1 Activate the camera 2 If the video camera is not selected tap 3 Tap...

Page 89: ...he photo viewer controls In the photo viewer tap the screen To zoom a photo 1 When you are viewing a photo in the photo viewer touch and hold an area on the screen until the magnifying symbols appear...

Page 90: ...ess technology email or MMS Multimedia Messaging Service or upload them to web services for example Picasa or YouTube The YouTube application and the YouTube service are not supported in all countries...

Page 91: ...To help the search stand still and do not cover the GPS antenna The position of the GPS antenna is shown in the image below The first time you use the GPS receiver it may take up to 10 minutes before...

Page 92: ...riving directions The Wisepilot application gives you turn by turn voice instructions on how to get places It also helps you manage trips and share routes and locations with friends via SMS Twitter or...

Page 93: ...ximum number of attempts allowed your SIM card will become blocked You need to enter your PUK Personal Unblocking Key and then a new PIN Your PIN PIN2 and PUK are supplied by your network operator To...

Page 94: ...pattern 1 From the Home screen drag upwards 2 Find and tap Settings Location security Set unlock pattern 3 Follow the instructions in your phone You will be asked to select a security question that wi...

Page 95: ...lication The PC Companion application is available when you connect your phone to a computer with a USB cable See PC Companion on page 68 for more information on how to start PC Companion To download...

Page 96: ...orm a reset make sure to back up any important data saved on your phone To reset the phone 1 From the Home screen drag upwards 2 Find and tap Settings Privacy 3 Tap Settings reset to reset application...

Page 97: ...where you are The SIM card is not working properly Insert your SIM card in another phone If this works it is probably your phone that is causing the problem In this case contact the nearest Sony Erics...

Page 98: ...herein are reserved All other trademarks are property of their respective owners All illustrations are for illustration only and may not accurately depict the actual phone This product is protected b...

Page 99: ...35 join contact information 38 linking to web service contacts 48 picture 39 89 sending 39 sharing 39 creating playlists 78 cropping photos 90 D data protection 94 data traffic 29 date format 26 dele...

Page 100: ...ring 86 90 taking 85 86 taking using Scenes 87 uploading to a web album 90 using as a contact picture 89 using as wallpaper 90 viewing 86 89 viewing on a map 86 zooming in photo viewer 89 PIN 24 93 pl...

Page 101: ...turning off 9 turning on 9 Twitter 46 logging in to 47 status update 47 U update status 47 updating phone 95 USB connection 68 V vibration 27 56 video camera 85 88 video player browsing videos 83 89 e...

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