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PlayNow™ service

You can use the PlayNow™ service to download applications, games, and music. The

PlayNow™ service offers both free and non-free downloads. You can download items from

your phone, or from your computer.

The PlayNow™ service is not available in all countries.

Before you download applications and content

Before you download, make sure that you have an Internet connection. Also, you may need

to have a memory card inserted in your phone to download content, such as music,

ringtones and themes.

When you download content to your phone, you might be charged for the amount of data

transferred. Contact your operator for information about data transfer rates in your country.

To start PlayNow™

1

From the Home screen, drag   upward.

2

Find and tap  .

Registering for a PlayNow™ account

You can download content from the PlayNow™ service without registering for an account,

but registration will give you some benefits. You will be able to pay using your credit card,

and review your purchase and download history. You can also download all your music

twice; once to your mobile and once in high-quality MP3 format to your computer. By

registering, you will be able to redeem vouchers.

To register a PlayNow™ account

1

Tap  , then press  .

2

In the menu, 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

 – pay with your credit card. You need to be logged in to your PlayNow™

account to be able to pay with your credit card. If you pay by credit card, the price will be

lower than if you pay using Premium SMS. All your personal data is securely transferred

using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption. When your purchase has been validated,

the download will start automatically.

Premium SMS

 – pay using SMS when you are in your home country. You do not have to

be a registered user to pay for content using the Premium SMS method. Your purchased

items will be automatically downloaded to your phone.

Both payment options are not always available in all countries, or with all service providers.

Vouchers

Vouchers are codes to access content such as music, applications and games offered in

a campaign.
You can access the vouchers option, when you register for PlayNow. Ask your network

operator for more information on voucher offerings and their codes in a specific campaign.

Vouchers and campaigns are not available in all countries and on all networks. The vouchers

option will still be visible in your phone, even if the voucher service is not available in your country.

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Summary of Contents for Xperia W8 Walkman E16

Page 1: ...X10 mini 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: ...2 Registering for a PlayNow account 52 Payment options 52 Downloading from the PlayNow service 53 Getting organized 54 Calendar 54 Calendar month view 55 Calendar reminders 55 Synchronizing your calen...

Page 4: ...your memory card 76 Using the music player 76 Podcasts 79 TrackID technology 79 FM radio 81 FM radio overview 81 Moving between radio channels 81 Using your favorite radio channels 81 Making a new se...

Page 5: ...6 My phone is not working as expected 96 Resetting the phone 96 No battery charging icon appears when I start charging the phone 96 The battery performance is low 96 I can t transfer content between m...

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: ...the phone To insert the SIM card and the memory card Remove the battery cover then insert the SIM card and the memory card in the relevant slots To attach the battery cover 1 Place the cover over the...

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: ...synchronization 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 synchronized then you should import these contacts from th...

Page 11: ...era light 15 Strap hole 16 3 5 mm headset connector 17 Connector for charger USB cable To attach a strap to the strap holder 1 Remove the cover 2 Wrap the strap around the strap holder 3 Attach the co...

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: ...ercent 1 2 To charge the phone using the power adapter Connect the phone to a power outlet using the USB cable and the power adapter To charge the phone using a computer 1 Connect the phone to a USB p...

Page 14: ...he item To mark or unmark options Tap the relevant 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...

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: ...allpaper and the 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 bookmar...

Page 17: ...o interchange an item between different 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 yo...

Page 18: ...applications panes are not shortcuts to 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 actua...

Page 19: ...recognition service Video View videos 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 locat...

Page 20: ...Find and tap Settings 3 Tap Applications Manage applications 4 Tap the desired application 5 Tap Clear cache It is not possible to clear the cache for some applications To delete an installed applica...

Page 21: ...ap Settings Applications 3 Mark the Unknown sources checkbox Status bar A status bar at the top of the screen displays phone status information and notifications Notification icons appear on the left...

Page 22: ...ong is playing Problem with sign in or synchronization 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 cable...

Page 23: ...d on pending notifications If it is flashing green there is a pending message for you or a missed call If the phone battery level is low pending notifications are not indicated by the LED Entering tex...

Page 24: ...t is not in the list tap Spell make any necessary changes and tap Save To edit text 1 When you enter text touch and hold the text field until the Edit text menu appears 2 Select an option SIM card The...

Page 25: ...key If you are listening to music it stops when you receive a call and resumes when the call has ended 3 To end a call press the call handling key If a portable handsfree is not included with the pho...

Page 26: ...d and tap Settings Date time 3 Unmark the Automatic checkbox if it is marked 4 Tap Set time 5 Tap or to adjust the hour and minute 6 Tap AM to change to PM or vice versa 7 Tap Set If you want to use A...

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

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

Page 29: ...o 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 Dat...

Page 30: ...ct 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 m...

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: ...the 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 c...

Page 34: ...dialing 4 Enter your PIN2 and tap OK To access the list of accepted call recipients 1 From the Home screen drag upwards 2 Find and tap Settings Call settings Fixed Dialing Numbers Fixed dialing numbe...

Page 35: ...the contacts to your SIM card or to a memory card You can get existing contact information into your phone using several methods Use a synchronization service such as Sony Ericsson Sync or Google Syn...

Page 36: ...to edit contact details To select which contacts to display 1 From the Home screen tap 2 Press then tap Contacts to view 3 In the list that appears mark and unmark the desired options If you have syn...

Page 37: ...lete 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 drag...

Page 38: ...ntact 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 Fr...

Page 39: ...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 a new photo and...

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: ...t 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 upward 2 Find and tap E mail 3 Find and tap th...

Page 44: ...te 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 organize email messages After you set up your Google accoun...

Page 45: ...tart Google Talk 1 From the Home screen drag upward 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: ...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 w...

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 synchronize 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: ...nth 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 dra...

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 e...

Page 57: ...pwards 2 Find and tap Alarm 3 Tap the desired alarm 4 Tap Alarm signal 5 Select an option 6 Tap Done To set a recurring alarm 1 From the Home screen drag upwards 2 Find and tap Alarm 3 Tap the desired...

Page 58: ...he following menu options are available in the NeoReader application Click to scan the bar code manually using a higher image resolution Enter the bar code numbers manually This option can be used if...

Page 59: ...account in your phone on page 59 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 60: ...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 synchronize What items you can synchroniz...

Page 61: ...Home screen drag upwards 2 Find and tap RoadSync 3 Follow the on screen instructions to set up a Microsoft Exchange Server synchronization 4 Once you have entered your account settings you can change...

Page 62: ...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 63: ...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 64: ...e you to transfer and install a security certificate in your phone See Connecting your phone to a computer on page 69 for more information on how to transfer content to your phone For detailed informa...

Page 65: ...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 66: ...kly 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...

Page 67: ...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 68: ...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 69: ...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 70: ...fer 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 content b...

Page 71: ...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 upward 3 Find and tap Setti...

Page 72: ...drag upward 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 73: ...oming item To receive items using Bluetooth 1 From the Home screen drag upward 2 Find and tap Settings Wireless networks 3 Mark the Bluetooth checkbox appears in the status bar 4 Tap Bluetooth setting...

Page 74: ...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 75: ...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 76: ...ods Use a file manager application for example Windows Explorer See To drag and drop content between your phone and a computer on page 69 Use the Media Go computer application See Media Go on page 70...

Page 77: ...player tap To listen to the music player while using other applications 1 Press or to leave the music player 2 Open and use other applications while the music player is playing in the background Alter...

Page 78: ...playlist by tapping its name 4 Tap Playlists The music player automatically creates smart playlists on the playlist tab in the audio library The music player also creates a playlist called Top tracks...

Page 79: ...one using the Media Go application on your computer If you install an RSS reader in your phone you can also start a subscription to a site which has audio feeds For more information see Connecting you...

Page 80: ...keys in the track information screen to purchase recommend or view the track on the YouTube service 2 To open the track information screen from the history list tap a track To open the track informati...

Page 81: ...rtable 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 f...

Page 82: ...t location you can start a new scan for radio channels Any favorites 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 who...

Page 83: ...nnecting your phone to a computer on page 69 for more general information about connecting your phone and transferring files Using the video player To browse videos 1 From the Home screen drag upwards...

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: ...vate the camera Take photos Record video 2 Switch between still and video camera 3 Go back one step or exit the camera 4 Select a scene still camera 5 Switch between still and video camera 6 Select vi...

Page 86: ...but the geographic position has not been found When appears geotagging is turned on and the geographic location is available so your photo can get geotagged When neither of these two symbols appears g...

Page 87: ...s when using the camera Rule of thirds Don t place your subject in the middle of the frame By placing it a third of the way in you achieve a better result Hold it steady Avoid blurry photos by holding...

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: ...aximum 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 69 for more information on how to start PC Companion To download...

Page 96: ...your personal data and downloaded applications It is possible to reset the phone to the state it was in before you first turned it on But before you perform a reset make sure to back up any important...

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 by...

Page 99: ...orting from SIM card 35 join contact information 38 linking to web service contacts 48 picture 39 89 sending 39 sharing 39 cropping photos 90 D data protection 94 data traffic 29 date format 26 deleti...

Page 100: ...photos 86 89 90 add to contact 39 adding the geographic position 86 cropping 90 deleting 89 sharing 86 90 taking 85 86 taking using Scenes 87 uploading to a web album 90 using as a contact picture 89...

Page 101: ...searching for track information 79 using results 80 troubleshooting 96 turning off 9 turning on 9 Twitter 46 logging in to 47 status update 47 U update status 47 updating phone 95 USB connection 69 V...

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