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Contents

Getting started .............................................. 3

SIM card, battery, make a call

Getting to know your phone ........................ 6

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters

Personalizing your phone.......................... 20

Choose ring signal, theme and other settings

Calling.......................................................... 28

Use the phonebook, call options

Setting up WAP ........................................... 43

WAP browser

Messaging ................................................... 48

Text messaging

Using WAP................................................... 54

WAP browser, bookmarks

More features .............................................. 57

Alarm clock, stopwatch, calculator, calendar, games

Security........................................................ 60

SIM card lock, phone lock

Troubleshooting.......................................... 62

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

Additional information................................ 65

Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of
conformity

Icons............................................................. 73

What do the icons mean?

Index............................................................. 76

Sony Ericsson Z208

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Summary of Contents for Z208

Page 1: ...3 WAP browser Messaging 48 Text messaging Using WAP 54 WAP browser bookmarks More features 57 Alarm clock stopwatch calculator calendar games Security 60 SIM card lock phone lock Troubleshooting 62 Wh...

Page 2: ...gency Number 112 Please contact your network operator or service provider if you are in doubt whether you can use a particular service or not Please read the Guidelines for safe and efficient use and...

Page 3: ...nt Please consult your network operator for more information about your subscription Note Sony Ericsson advises users to back up their personal data information The SIM card When you register as a sub...

Page 4: ...ng upwards 5 It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery charging icon appears in the display 6 Wait approximately 4 hours or until the icon indicates that the battery is fully charged If you do n...

Page 5: ...hold 2 Enter your PIN if you have one for your SIM card To make and receive calls Enter the area code and phone number and press YES to make the call Press NO or close the phone to end the call When...

Page 6: ...in standby Press twice to reject an incoming call Press once to turn off the ring signal when receiving a call Infrared Exchange data via the IR port Battery status A red light indicates low battery e...

Page 7: ...key as an alternative to 5 Press for options or help Press and hold for WAP 6 Enter digits 0 9 and letters 7 Enter Shift between lower or upper case 8 Microphone 9 Press to end or reject a call go bac...

Page 8: ...nd hold or press YES reach a phonebook entry beginning with a specific letter press and hold any of the keys reach a phone number at a specific position press the position number and speed dial press...

Page 9: ...n the letter enter numbers press and hold any of the number keys delete letters and numbers press select multitap or T9 Text input methods press and hold select input languages and other character or...

Page 10: ...t an item press select Edit Online services Online services are customized services offered by network operators independently of mobile phones and mobile phone manufacturers A SIM card which supports...

Page 11: ...operator network and subscription dependent Organizer Connectivity Phonebook Settings Ongoing call Only available during a call or conference call Calendar Alarms Timer Stopwatch Calculator Online se...

Page 12: ...or alphabet that you want to use for entering letters and press for each language you want 3 Press YES to exit the menu When writing you can switch to one of your selected input languages by pressing...

Page 13: ...pressing until the character you want is displayed Alternatively you can enter the next stroke or Pinyin letter and a new set of characters will immediately be displayed in the candidate row To go bac...

Page 14: ...Hook Short Slope Down Long Left Slope Over Slope Short left Slope Dot Right Slope Down Curved Over Down Over Left Slope Over Left Slope Dot Down Lift Right Slope Hook Down Over Hook Down Over Curved H...

Page 15: ...troke of the desired character the component and character candidates that started with that stroke are displayed in the candidate row Using components is a fast method for entering complex characters...

Page 16: ...any of the other suggested Pinyin combinations scroll or to the desired combination then press YES 3 Select Input punctuations symbols and smilies Under input mode press and select Add symbol to see t...

Page 17: ...Scroll to Phonebook YES Add number YES Add new YES 2 Add the number YES 3 Press the appropriate key or repeatedly until the character you want appears in the display e g to enter an A press once to en...

Page 18: ...nput method for the text you are currently writing To enter letters using T9 Text Input 1 Scroll to Messaging YES Write new YES 2 For example if you want to write Jane press A list of alternative word...

Page 19: ...e Edit word For T9 Text Input only Edit the suggested word by using multitap text input Text format Edit size style alignment or start a new paragraph Language Select an input language Input method A...

Page 20: ...rovided your subscription supports the Calling Line Identification service See To add a picture to a phonebook entry on page 31 Enclose a black and white picture in a text message Send a picture via I...

Page 21: ...icture via Infrared 1 From standby press scroll to Turn on infrared YES 2 When you receive the picture press YES to save it in My pictures To receive a picture via a message When you receive a picture...

Page 22: ...nals Options available when composing a ring signal are Press a key to enter a note Press and hold the key to make it a long note Press to raise the note one octave Press once to raise the note one se...

Page 23: ...phone s vibrating alert to On On if silent or Off From Settings Sounds alerts you can also select Message alert when messages are received Key sound when using the keypad Minute minder to beep after e...

Page 24: ...in standby The time can be displayed in a 12 hour or a 24 hour clock Note If you select the 12 hour clock you can alternate between am and pm by pressing when setting the time To set the time Scroll...

Page 25: ...opening the phone pressing any key except the NO key or setting the phone to answer the call automatically To select answering mode Scroll to Settings YES Handsfree YES Answering mode YES Flip functi...

Page 26: ...tings to the default or the way they were set when you bought your phone for example Normal Accessories may change the selected profile in your phone automatically For example when using a portable ha...

Page 27: ...code if you have changed it and press YES The infrared IR port The infrared port can be used to transfer and exchange information with another device equipped with an infrared port See Getting to kno...

Page 28: ...e microphone must be turned on to change the speaker volume during a call To change the speaker volume Press the volume keys to change the speaker volume To turn off the microphone during a call 1 Pre...

Page 29: ...ge Note Some network operators may require that a SIM card is inserted or in some cases that a correct PIN is entered in order to make an emergency call In some countries regions other emergency numbe...

Page 30: ...me if the call occurred on the same day Otherwise only the date appears for older missed calls To check your missed calls 1 When Missed calls 1 is displayed open the phone and press YES to display the...

Page 31: ...ry region code the area code and the phone number Press and hold to enter the sign To save a number together with a name 1 Scroll to Phonebook YES Add number YES 2 Select Add new or any of the numbers...

Page 32: ...mber 4 Press YES to make the call Speed dialling You can call the phone numbers that you have saved in positions 1 9 by entering the position number in standby and then pressing YES Example Press and...

Page 33: ...rm Sort order You may change the sort order of your phonebook entries so that they are sorted according to their position number instead of the name This means that you search for the position number...

Page 34: ...that position You now have two options Press YES to replace the number with the new one Press NO if you do not want to replace the old number Enter a new position and press YES Checking the status of...

Page 35: ...Add new YES Voice mail If your subscription includes an answering service callers can leave a voice mail message when you cannot answer a call Receiving a voice mail message Depending on your network...

Page 36: ...ls YES Time and cost YES Call costs and select an option YES Select Clear total cost to reset the call cost meter Setting the call cost You can use the Tariff function to specify the price per call un...

Page 37: ...ert calls if your phone is turned off or if you are unreachable No reply divert calls that you do not answer within a specified time limit operator dependent To turn on a call divert 1 Scroll to Calls...

Page 38: ...e a number from the phonebook You can also reach different options by pressing To receive a second call To answer the second call and put the ongoing call on hold press YES To reject the second call a...

Page 39: ...private conversation You can have a private conversation with one of the participants and put the other participants on hold To start a private conversation 1 Press then select Extract part to select...

Page 40: ...PIN2 You can save partial numbers or numbers with question marks Partial numbers Saving 0123456 allows calls to be made to all numbers starting with 0123456 Numbers with question marks Saving 01234567...

Page 41: ...ted by a busy tone The phone numbers of calls you have rejected are saved in the Call List To add numbers to the accepted callers list 1 Scroll to Calls YES Manage calls YES Accept calls YES Accepted...

Page 42: ...YES When you end the call the number remains in the display You can then call the number by pressing YES Showing or hiding your number If your subscription supports the Calling Line Identification Res...

Page 43: ...MS To install settings When the message arrives New settings received Install appears Press YES to install the new settings If settings already exist in your phone you can either keep or replace them...

Page 44: ...ettings for different purposes The main setting for a data account is the Account type connection method Tip If there are no data account or WAP profile settings in your phone you can enter data accou...

Page 45: ...M settings include some settings that are similar to GPRS settings and some that are GSM specific as follows Phone number the phone number of your Internet service provider Data rate select the speed...

Page 46: ...o change the network connection To enter WAP profile settings manually 1 Make sure you have a data account set up between your phone and the Internet server as described in Data account settings on pa...

Page 47: ...l to WAP services YES Options YES WAP profiles YES 2 Select the profile to be used YES 3 Select Advanced YES Security YES 4 Select On YES Trusted certificates To establish a secure connection when usi...

Page 48: ...s Your phone also features enhanced messaging services EMS that allow you to add pictures animations sounds and melodies to text messages To check the number to your service centre 1 Scroll to Messagi...

Page 49: ...e to a group You can send text messages to groups that you have specified and saved in your phonebook see Groups on page 35 You will be charged for each group member To send a text message to a group...

Page 50: ...r message cannot be delivered for example if the recipient has turned off the phone your service centre can save the message to send it later Request reply Include a reply request if you want the reci...

Page 51: ...e and cost YES SMS counter YES Reset counter Receiving a message When you receive a message the phone beeps and the message New messages appears in the display If the sender of the message wants you t...

Page 52: ...and press YES To read the next message 1 When you have read the message press YES 2 Select Read next and press YES To delete a message 1 When you have read the message press YES 2 Select Delete and pr...

Page 53: ...l to Messaging YES Area info YES Message list YES Add new YES 2 Enter the new code and press YES Receiving an area message When you receive an Area Information message the message automatically appear...

Page 54: ...essage To start browsing First select the WAP profile you want to use Scroll to WAP services YES Select profile YES Then select one of the following Open your homepage for example Sony Ericsson Go to...

Page 55: ...the homepage of the WAP profile you are using Using bookmarks You use bookmarks in your mobile phone just as you do with a PC Internet browser You can have up to a maximum of 25 bookmarks To work with...

Page 56: ...e Scroll to WAP services YES Options YES Common YES Push access YES and select one of the following settings On You allow push messages to be automatically loaded Prompt You allow push messages but on...

Page 57: ...es Alarm clock stopwatch calculator calendar games Alarm clock The alarm can be set to ring at a specific time within 24 hours or recurrently at a specific time on several days You can have both these...

Page 58: ...uracy of the calculator function is limited To use the calculator 1 Scroll to Organizer YES Calculator YES 2 Enter digits with the keypad then press or to get x a decimal point or to delete the figure...

Page 59: ...endar YES 2 Select View today View all tasks View week or View month Press YES To delete a task Scroll to the task that you want to delete press To delete all tasks Scroll to Organizer YES Calendar YE...

Page 60: ...locked This is indicated by the message PIN blocked To unblock it you need to enter your PUK Personal Unblocking Key Your PIN and PUK are supplied by your operator To unblock your SIM card 1 PIN block...

Page 61: ...until a different SIM card is inserted in the phone To set the phone lock 1 Scroll to Settings YES Locks YES Phone lock YES Protection YES 2 Select an alternative and press YES 3 Enter the phone lock...

Page 62: ...t This chapter lists some problems that you might encounter while using your phone Some problems require that you call your service provider but most of the problems you can easily correct yourself Th...

Page 63: ...ncorrectly See SIM card and battery information on page 4 Insert correct SIM card The phone is set to work only with certain SIM cards Insert the correct SIM card Inactive SIM The SIM card is not acti...

Page 64: ...operator You entered your personal unblocking key code PUK incorrectly 10 times in a row Contact your network operator or service provider Phone locked The phone is locked To unlock the phone see Phon...

Page 65: ...the notches of the new front cover into the corresponding slots on the phone Slide and push the front cover up until it locks into place Sony Ericsson Consumer web site On www SonyEricsson com cn the...

Page 66: ...not use your product when in or around aircraft or areas posted turn off two way radio Do not use your product in an area where a potentially explosive atmosphere exists Do not place your product or...

Page 67: ...This is because the mobile phone is designed to use the minimum power required to reach the network Variations in SAR below the radio frequency exposure guidelines do not mean that there are variatio...

Page 68: ...CHOKING HAZARD DISPOSING OF THE PRODUCT Your mobile phone should not be placed in municipal waste Please check local regulations for disposal of electronic products POWER SUPPLY Connect the AC power...

Page 69: ...ntended for use with your mobile phone Other chargers may not charge sufficiently or may produce excessive heat Using other batteries and chargers could be dangerous Do not expose the battery to liqui...

Page 70: ...aired or replaced CONDITIONS 1 The warranty is valid only if the original proof of purchase issued to the original purchaser by an for this Product Sony Ericsson authorised dealer specifying the date...

Page 71: ...ls on the Product will void the warranty 7 THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL OTHER THAN THIS PRINTED LIMITED WARRANTY ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPL...

Page 72: ...sole responsibility that our product Sony Ericsson type AAB 1021021 CN and in combination with our accessories to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the appropriate standards 3GPP T...

Page 73: ...and other extras Receive items via infrared networks and data communications settings Create your own menu for the functions you use most often Standby Tells you the strength of the GSM network signal...

Page 74: ...ring is currently not being provided by the network The network is preferred and can be used Icon Description The network is forbidden and cannot be used Your home network is within range and can be u...

Page 75: ...ls A missed call in the call list An answered call in the call list A dialled number in the call list Fun Games A standard melody saved in My sounds A polyphonic melody saved in My sounds Icon Descrip...

Page 76: ...ject 30 restrict 39 Cell information 53 Charging battery 4 Chinese input 12 Conference calls 38 Contrast display 24 D Declaration of conformity 72 Display contrast 24 icons 73 light 24 Diverting calls...

Page 77: ...O Online services 10 Own number 25 P Personal ring signal 31 Phone lock 61 Phonebook 31 ask to save 32 call from 32 card memory 33 check the memory 34 delete a phone number 33 edit a name 33 edit a p...

Page 78: ...unblock 60 SMS See Text messages Sony Ericsson web site 65 Speed dial 32 Stopwatch 58 Stroke input 13 T T9 Text input 18 Templates 50 Text messages call phone number 52 delete 52 forward 52 insert ite...

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