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Getting started

Getting started

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

More information and downloads are available 
at 

www.SonyEricsson.com/support.

Instruction icons

The following instruction icons appear in this 
user guide:

Assembly

Before you can use your phone you need to:
• Insert the SIM card.
• Attach and charge the battery.

SIM card

When you register as a subscriber with a service 
provider, you get a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) 
card. The SIM card contains a computer chip that 
keeps track of your phone number, the services 
included in your subscription, and your phonebook 
information, among other things.

SIM card and battery 

information

Always turn off the phone and detach the charger 
before you insert or remove a SIM card.

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Use the selection keys or the navigation key 
to scroll and select.

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13 Navigating the menus

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Important

Note

Contact your service provider for details.

If you have been using a SIM card in another phone, 
make sure that your information is saved to the SIM 
card before you remove it from the other phone. For 
example, contacts may have been saved in the phone 
memory 

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24 Phonebook

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This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use.

Summary of Contents for Z502a

Page 1: ...Z502a This is the Internet version of the user s guide Print only for private use...

Page 2: ...screen saver Entertainment 62 Media player sounds themes games Connectivity 67 Internet and email settings synchronizing PC applications More features 72 Time and date alarm clock calendar tasks SIM c...

Page 3: ...rademark or a registered trademark of Tegic Communications T9 Text Input is licensed under one or more of the following U S Pat Nos 5 818 437 5 953 541 5 187 480 5 945 928 and 6 011 554 Canadian Pat N...

Page 4: ...S has embargoed goods or ii to anyone on the U S Treasury Department s list of Specially Designated Nations or the U S Commerce Department s Table of Denial Orders 3 Restricted Rights Use duplication...

Page 5: ...ack of your phone number the services included in your subscription and your phonebook information among other things SIM card and battery information Always turn off the phone and detach the charger...

Page 6: ...phone at the flash symbol The flash symbol on the charger plug must face upwards 6 It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery icon appears on the screen 7 Wait approximately 4 hours or until the...

Page 7: ...mber by pressing Available services Some services and functions described in this user guide are network or subscription dependent Because of this all menus may not be available in your phone Please c...

Page 8: ...you have one for your SIM card 3 At first start up select the language you want for your phone that is the language for the menus 4 Yes if you want the setup wizard to help you get started Follow the...

Page 9: ...to use the keypad and guides you through the settings To start the setup wizard from the menu system 1 Settings the General tab Setup Wizard 2 Select language for your phone 3 Follow the instructions...

Page 10: ...t the first time 3 Slide the cover away from the hinge 4 Remove the cover 5 Locate the notches along each side of the phone Using the notches as a guide slide the back cover upward applying pressure w...

Page 11: ...me buttons see Flip closed views on page 10 5 Press once to go back one level in the menus Press and hold to return to standby 6 Internet button 7 Speaker 8 5 way navigation key Press the center selec...

Page 12: ...ower side volume Camera video recorder button Internal antenna side key Your phone is equipped with an internal antenna For best reception try to hold your phone so your hand does not cover the intern...

Page 13: ...ine Services Synchronization Mobile Networks Data Comm Internet Settings Streaming Setting Accessories Calendar Tasks Notes Applications Alarm Signal Timer Stopwatch Calculator Code Memo General Profi...

Page 14: ...al display functions as a view finder Zoom is controlled with the upper and lower side volume keys 1 Left selection key Press to select the option displayed on the bottom left of the screen 2 3 1 4 5...

Page 15: ...ypad shortcuts or you can create your own shortcuts from standby Using keypad shortcuts Enter the menus by pressing and then enter the number of the menu to which you want to go For example to reach t...

Page 16: ...ch sequence of key presses This way you press each key only once even if the letter you want is not the first letter on the key Writing languages Before you start entering letters you need to select t...

Page 17: ...If the word shown is the one you want press to accept and add a space To accept a word without adding a space press If the word shown is not the one you want press or repeatedly to view alternative w...

Page 18: ...ctures melodies and sounds Spell Word for T9 Text Input only Edit the suggested word by using multitap text input Text Format change style size and alignment Writing Language a list of available langu...

Page 19: ...appear to inform you about this You can also select to view information for the file Your mobile phone has the capability to download store and forward additional content e g ringtones The use of such...

Page 20: ...back to standby or end a function press and hold Making and receiving calls Make an emergency call enter the international emergency number Call Set the phone to silent press and hold or press More T...

Page 21: ...s then the letter Delete letters and numbers press Shift between multitap or T9 Text Input methods press and hold Shift between writing languages press and hold Enter numbers press and hold any of the...

Page 22: ...led roaming You can select the network you want to use or you can add a network to your list of preferred networks You can also change the order in which networks are selected during an automatic sear...

Page 23: ...the phone number 2 Call to make the call 3 Press 4 Turn On Speaker To turn off speakerphone during a call 5 Press 6 Turn off Speaker Receiving calls When you receive a call the phone rings and Answer...

Page 24: ...list scroll to the number Call Automatic redialing The phone redials the number up to ten times or until The call is connected You press Cancel You receive a call Automatic redialing is not available...

Page 25: ...information to a contact the information is organized under five tabs Use and to scroll between the tabs and their information fields SIM numbers On your SIM card you can save entries as a name with a...

Page 26: ...nebook Pictures and personal ringtones You can add a picture and a personal ringtone to a phonebook contact When that person calls the picture is displayed provided your subscription supports the Call...

Page 27: ...tacts To activate ask to save in contacts Phonebook Options Advanced Ask To Save On Updating the phonebook When needed you can easily update and edit any information in your phonebook To edit a contac...

Page 28: ...s and the SIM card Choose if you want to copy all SIM numbers or a SIM number To copy names and numbers to the SIM card 1 Phonebook Options Advanced Copy to SIM 2 Select Copy All or Copy a Number To c...

Page 29: ...also shows the numbers of answered and missed calls In addition to the call list with all numbers there are also separate lists for dialed answered and missed calls organized under tabs To call a num...

Page 30: ...oicemail service by pressing and holding If your voicemail number has not already been set you will be asked if you want to enter the number Yes to enter the number You get the number from your servic...

Page 31: ...ok Yes If not No and repeat step 3 5 To record another voice command for a contact Edit Names New Voice Cmd again and repeat steps 2 5 above Caller name You can choose whether you want to hear the rec...

Page 32: ...ng your voice when using a portable handsfree or a car handsfree kit To activate voice answering and record voice answer commands 1 Settings the General tab Voice Control Voice Answer Activate 2 Instr...

Page 33: ...a voice command More Replace Voice 3 Lift the phone to your ear wait for the tone and say the command Tips when recording and using voice commands If your phone cannot detect speech one of the followi...

Page 34: ...ind the contact in your phonebook OK To deactivate call forwarding Scroll to the forward option Deactivate To check all forward options Settings the Calls tab Forward Calls Check All More than one cal...

Page 35: ...of the first two calls or joining them into a conference call Conference calls In a conference call you can have a joint conversation with up to five other people You can also put a conference call o...

Page 36: ...lect a line Settings the Calls tab and select line 1 or 2 To change the name of a line Settings the Display tab Edit Line Names and select one of the lines to edit the name My numbers You can view add...

Page 37: ...Roam All incoming calls All Incoming All incoming calls when you are abroad when roaming Inc When Roaming To activate or deactivate a call restriction 1 Settings the Calls tab Manage Calls Restrict C...

Page 38: ...unction allows calls to be made only to certain numbers saved on the SIM card Fixed dialing requires a SIM card that allows fixed numbers to be saved The fixed numbers are protected by your PIN2 Calls...

Page 39: ...total amount of money that can be used for making calls When the amount reaches zero no more calls can be made Please note that the credit limit is only an estimated value To set a credit limit 1 Sett...

Page 40: ...call To send the tones press the keys or To clear the screen after the call is finished press To turn the tones on or off during a call press and select Turn Off Tones or Turn On Tones Notepad You ca...

Page 41: ...he group Continue 3 New Number Add to find the contact in your phonebook 4 Select a number from the contact 5 Repeat steps 3 4 to add more numbers to the group Done to save the group Business cards Yo...

Page 42: ...ng the international sign and country code by pressing and holding Save Sending text messages For information about entering letters 15 Entering letters To write and send a text message 1 Messages Wri...

Page 43: ...w paragraphs To format the text in a text message 1 Messages Write New Text Message 2 While writing your message More Text Format Then select Text Size Text Style Alignment or New Paragraph 3 Select a...

Page 44: ...e a sound Save Sound Long messages The number of characters that a text message can contain depends on the language you are writing in You can send a longer message by linking two or more messages Ple...

Page 45: ...sage View More View Details Picture messages Picture messages can contain text pictures video clips camera pictures and sound recordings and are sent via MMS Multimedia Messaging Service You must have...

Page 46: ...essage and pressing the left selection key 3 When you have finished writing your message More Send 4 Enter Phone No and enter the recipient s phone number or Phonebook LookUp to retrieve a number or a...

Page 47: ...age you can save items from the message More Save Items and select an item from the list that appears Delete picture messages Picture messages are saved in the phone memory When the phone memory is fu...

Page 48: ...your service provider s Always Ask you will always be asked if you want to download messages regardless of used network Off new messages appear in the inbox as icons Select the message View Yes to do...

Page 49: ...ve an email service contact your service provider to get all the necessary settings For details about the settings 55 Messaging glossary Default email account If you have both an office and a home ema...

Page 50: ...1 Select the email address or phone number that you want to save More 2 If you have selected to save an email address Use Save Email If you have selected to save a phone number Save Number To save an...

Page 51: ...e messages are deleted the next time you connect to your email server POP3 Post Office Protocol 3 is the most recent version of a standard protocol for receiving email in which email is received and h...

Page 52: ...Friends Myself More Accounts Edit Auto Login On To edit the My Friends account Messages My Friends Myself More Accounts and edit your settings If you have more than one account you will first have to...

Page 53: ...can change or remove pictures About Me Write a short text about yourself Availability Select what to show others when you are online Available Busy Away or Invisible If you select Invisible you will...

Page 54: ...ates a message from a stranger You can add the stranger to your list of contacts or you can block the stranger If you do not perform any action the stranger disappears when you log out from the My fri...

Page 55: ...om 1 Messages My Friends More Start chatroom 2 Select contacts to invite to the chatroom from your list of contacts Continue 3 Enter a short invitation text to the chatroom Continue Send Online contac...

Page 56: ...necting to a specific email account Copy Outgoing select if you want email messages sent from your phone also to be sent to an email address of your choice This way your sent messages are copied and c...

Page 57: ...age in the Outbox folder Set Priority set the message priority select High Normal or Low Signature select if you want to add your business card to your email messages SMS Type the phone supports diffe...

Page 58: ...nsmission and picture messaging in order to receive and show the picture or video clip Before you send a picture or video clip using MMS make sure that The Internet settings are entered in your phone...

Page 59: ...tart the recording To use the zoom Press to zoom in on the subject if the Picture Size is set to Small or Medium Check your Picture Size setting by Camera More Picture Size To adjust brightness Use th...

Page 60: ...for your pictures When changed all pictures taken will have the new default name Video options When the video recorder is activated More to view more options View All view all your video clips Switch...

Page 61: ...To exchange pictures and video clips using other transfer methods 61 Exchanging pictures To take and send a picture 1 Activate the camera Press to switch to camera if the video recorder is activated 2...

Page 62: ...nd BMP To view your pictures 1 File Manager Pictures 2 The pictures are shown in thumbnail view To get a full view View Editing pictures When editing pictures press or use the keys as follows To edit...

Page 63: ...Wallpaper Picture and select the picture you want to use as wallpaper Entertainment Media player sounds themes games Media player The media player works as a music player and video player all in one Y...

Page 64: ...cations and functions in the phone Random change the playback order of songs in order or randomized Send Song Send Video send a sound or video file using text or picture messages or email Online music...

Page 65: ...ssign a personal ringtone to up to ten callers 25 To add a picture or a personal ringtone to a contact Vibrating alert You can choose to be notified of an incoming call by the buzzing of the vibrating...

Page 66: ...melody More Use Edit Sending and receiving You can send and receive melodies in email text or picture messages To send a melody 1 File Manager Sounds and select a melody 2 More Send and select a trans...

Page 67: ...e the colors and wallpaper by using themes Your phone comes with some predefined themes You cannot delete these but you can create new themes and download them to your phone For more information visit...

Page 68: ...and email A phone subscription that supports data transmission Settings entered in your phone You may also have to register as an Internet and email user with your network operator or service provider...

Page 69: ...Internet settings information Then you can simply use the wizard in your phone to help guide you through the relevant settings Using Internet Your phone has a browser that uses WAP Wireless Applicatio...

Page 70: ...Send Link send a link to the current site to another phone Status display current status information for example profile access type connection time data rate security address Make a Call End Call if...

Page 71: ...rofile per the instructions below If your Internet profile is an HTTP profile the connection will automatically be secure if the URL starts with https The icon indicates that a secure Internet connect...

Page 72: ...n data cable For more information please refer to the synchronization software online help Remote synchronization with Internet programs Contact your service provider for more information about the pr...

Page 73: ...date alarm clock calendar tasks SIM card lock etc Time and date The time is always displayed in standby To set the time Settings the General tab Time Date Time Enter the time Save To set the time form...

Page 74: ...days that you want the alarm to recur by scrolling and pressing Mark Done to exit the menu To select an alarm signal Organizer Alarm Signal Alarm Signal Calendar You can use the calendar to keep trac...

Page 75: ...Use the navigation key to move between days or weeks In the monthly and weekly views you can also use the keypad as follows Calendar settings Organizer Calendar More and select one of the options Vie...

Page 76: ...need to do You can save up to 80 tasks depending on the size of each item You can choose to add a new task or use an old one as a template by copying and editing it You can also set a reminder for a t...

Page 77: ...rganizer Notes and a list of notes appears 2 Select the note that you want to handle More to edit show a note in standby or hide it send or delete a note Exchanging notes You can send and receive note...

Page 78: ...a profile Settings the General tab Profiles Edit Profile Profile Name To reset all profile settings Settings the General tab Profiles Reset Profiles Stopwatch Your phone has a stopwatch that can save...

Page 79: ...t the display light Settings the Display tab Light Start up screen When you turn your phone on or off the Sony Ericsson start up screen appears Your service provider s own start up screen may appear i...

Page 80: ...eral tab Locks SIM Lock Change PIN To turn the SIM card lock on or off 1 Settings the General tab Locks SIM Lock Protection and select On or Off 2 Enter your PIN OK Phone lock The phone lock protects...

Page 81: ...to your codes you must enter a checkword When you enter your passcode to open the code memo the checkword is shown for a short time If the passcode is correct the correct codes are shown If you enter...

Page 82: ...st now reset the code memo To reset code memo 1 More Reset 2 Reset code memo is displayed Yes The code memo is reset and all entries are cleared The next time you enter the code memo you must start at...

Page 83: ...tings all contacts messages personal data and content that you have downloaded received or edited will also be deleted To reset the phone 1 Settings the General tab Master Reset 2 Reset Settings or Re...

Page 84: ...e service providers allow you to call the international emergency number 112 24 Emergency calls No network There is no network within range or the received signal is too weak Moving to a new location...

Page 85: ...stance safe and efficient use warranty declaration of conformity Sony Ericsson consumer web site On www SonyEricsson com there is a support section where help and tips are only a few clicks away Here...

Page 86: ...und at www sonyericsson snc com Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use Please read this information before using your mobile phone Recommendations Always treat your product with care and keep it in a c...

Page 87: ...es 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 acco...

Page 88: ...n external antenna supports the installation Always give full attention to driving and pull off the road and park before making or answering a call if driving conditions so require Personal medical de...

Page 89: ...ug will not fit into the outlet have a proper outlet installed by a qualified electrician Emergency calls Mobile phones operate using radio signals which cannot guarantee connection under all conditio...

Page 90: ...y Ericsson Mobile Communications AB S 221 88 Lund Sweden Sony Ericsson provides this Limited Warranty for your mobile phone and original accessory delivered with your mobile phone hereinafter referred...

Page 91: ...uct shall be warranted for the remaining time of the original warranty period or for ninety 90 days from the date of repair whichever is longer Repair or replacement may involve the use of functionall...

Page 92: ...MERCIAL LOSS TO THE FULL EXTENT THOSE DAMAGES CAN BE DISCLAIMED BY LAW Some countries states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or limitation of the durati...

Page 93: ...Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause unde...

Page 94: ...age sounds alerts and specific settings for calls Gives you access to Internet services Calendar alarm clock and other extras Settings for networks Internet streaming accessories Operator services Gam...

Page 95: ...ecure Internet connection is established You have received a text message You have received an email message Icon Description You have received a picture message You have received a voice message You...

Page 96: ...95 Icons The media player is running Data is being downloaded to the phone A Java application is running Icon Description This is the Internet version of the user s guide Print only for private use...

Page 97: ...C calculator 78 calendar 73 75 call costs 37 38 call list 28 call priority 38 call time 37 call waiting 33 calling from call list 28 from phonebook 25 numbers in message 43 using voice dialing 30 call...

Page 98: ...rgency numbers 24 F file manager 17 fixed dialing 37 formatting text in messages 42 G games 67 glossary messaging 55 groups 40 H help texts in phone 14 hiding number 39 I icons in display 93 instant m...

Page 99: ...playing 62 MusicDJ 65 My friends 51 53 N network operator services 81 networks selecting 21 notepad 39 notes 76 number hiding 39 my own 35 O on if silent 64 online services 81 P passcodes code memo 80...

Page 100: ...ones 65 notes 76 pictures 61 62 tasks 75 76 themes 66 setup wizard 8 shortcuts 14 19 21 SIM card copying to from 27 inserting 5 lock 78 phonebook 24 saving numbers on 24 unblocking 79 SIM numbers 24 2...

Page 101: ...alert 64 video clips 62 video recorder 57 60 voice answering 31 32 voice control 29 32 voice dialing 30 31 voicemail 29 volume changing 22 setting ringtone 64 vibrating alert 64 W WAP See Internet 67...

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Page 105: ...www SonyEricsson com Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB SE 221 88 Lund Sweden AE LZT 123 1784 R1A This is the Internet version of the user s guide Print only for private use...

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