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To unlock the screen

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Drag the floating circle to the bottom left corner of the screen. When the two circles

overlap, the screen is unlocked.

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Summary of Contents for A8i G

Page 1: ...Extended User guide Please read the user instructions before installation and use A8i G3 Phone ...

Page 2: ... Sound settings 15 Date time settings 15 Language and input method setting 16 Profile setting 16 Calibrating the touch screen 16 About phone 17 Security 17 Backup 18 Alarm clock 18 Getting to know your phone 19 Phone overview 19 Using the touch screen 20 Using the hardware keys 20 Status bar 20 Home screen 22 Entering text 23 Using the on screen keypad 23 Calling 25 Call options 25 Contacts 26 Man...

Page 3: ... still camera 35 Using the video mode 35 CMCC services 37 CMCC e100 37 Fetion 37 MM Mobile Application Market 37 139Mail 37 My PIM 37 Navigation 38 DCD 38 Mobile Stock 38 Mobile Music 38 Mobile TV 38 Search 40 WLAN 41 Bluetooth wireless technology 42 Updating your phone 43 Synchronising with the OPhone desk suite 44 Compass 45 Torch 46 IMEI 47 Troubleshooting 48 Common questions 48 3 This is an In...

Page 4: ...Error messages 49 Legal information 50 Index 51 4 This is an Internet version of this publication Print only for private use ...

Page 5: ...ntries 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 provider to determine availability of any specific service or feature and whether additional access or usage fees apply 5 This is an Internet version of this publication Print only for private use ...

Page 6: ...erience more Discover how Need help Get more do more Miss nothing Visit www sonyericsson com A8i to learn more about your phone 6 This is an Internet version of this publication Print only for private use ...

Page 7: ...e The extended User guide and more information is also available at www sonyericsson com support To access the User guide in your phone From the Home screen tap the applications bar then tap Manual 7 This is an Internet version of this publication Print only for private use ...

Page 8: ...ctors facing each other 2 Attach the battery cover Charging the battery The phone battery is partly charged when you buy the phone It may take a few minutes before the battery icon appears on the screen when you connect the phone to a power source You can still use your phone while it is charging The notification LED is red when the battery is charging and will turn green when fully charged 8 This...

Page 9: ...on YD T 1591 2006 a Communications Industry standard of P R China and the USB cable supplied with your phone The use of third party products may decrease the performance of your phone and or pose a risk to your health or safety You can charge the battery for more or less than 3 hours Interrupted charging does not damage the battery Performance depends on temperature signal strength usage patterns ...

Page 10: ...Press to activate the screen 2 Drag the floating circle to the bottom left corner of the screen When the two circles overlap the screen is unlocked 10 This is an Internet version of this publication Print only for private use ...

Page 11: ...Settings You can setup your mobile phone to meet your requirements 11 This is an Internet version of this publication Print only for private use ...

Page 12: ...input would lead to mobile SIM card locked which needs PUK2 code for unlocking However this will not affect you using other functions Please also save the area code when saving the fixed number To set voice call barring 1 Find and tap Settings in the Home screen 2 Tap Call settings in Settings 3 Tap Voice call barring 4 Tap Incoming call barring or Outgoing call barring to make the setting To set ...

Page 13: ...and tap IP call 4 Choose the pre set number 5 Tap Call To set the speed call 1 Find and tap Settings in the Home screen 2 Tap Call settings in Settings 3 Tap Speed call edit the corresponding phone numbers represented by 2 9 4 Tap Save To set SMS to drop call 1 Find and tap Settings in the Home screen 2 Tap Call settings in Settings 3 Tap SMS to drop call and edit its contents 4 Tap and it could b...

Page 14: ...int of the current network edit the current access point and create a new one Display setting To set the brightness 1 Find and tap Settings in the Home screen 2 Tap Display settings in Settings 3 Tap Auto brightness to set to auto brightness mode or tap Brightness to make the setting manually To set the font 1 Find and tap Settings in the Home screen 2 Tap Display settings in Settings 3 Tap Font s...

Page 15: ...1 Find and tap Settings in the Home screen 2 Tap Motion in Settings 3 Tap Turn over to switch off icoming call ringtone When there is an incoming call you could turn the screen face down to mute the ringtone The incoming call is not disconnected when the ringtone is mute Once you turn the screen face up the ringtone will resume Sound settings You could set the notification method and volume in Sou...

Page 16: ...vocabulary by yourself Profile setting To choose the current profile you want 1 Find and tap Settings from the Home screen 2 Tap Profiles 3 Tap the profile you want then press 4 Tap Select To set the current profile you want 1 Find and tap Settings from the Home screen 2 Tap Profiles 3 Tap the profile you are using at the moment and edit the options you want to change 4 Press tap Save To create a ...

Page 17: ... and tap Setting in the Home 2 Tap Security in Setting 3 Tap SIM lock settings activate Lock SIM enter the SIM PIN 4 Tap Change PIN code 5 Input the old PIN code and tap OK 6 Input the new PIN code and tap OK To change PIN2 code 1 Find and tap Setting in the Home 2 Tap Security in Setting then tap Change PIN2 3 Input the old PIN2 code 4 Input the new PIN2 code 5 Input the new PIN2 code again to co...

Page 18: ...clock To set the alarm clock 1 Find and tap Alarm clock in the Home 2 Tap one of the alarm clocks 3 Tap Time 4 Tap a number field and scroll up or down to choose the time you want 5 Tap Save To set the sound of the alarm 1 Find and tap Alarm clock in the Home 2 Tap one of the alarm clocks 3 Tap Alarm sound 4 Choose one of the options 5 Tap OK To set the volume of the alarm signal 1 Find and tap Al...

Page 19: ...tor for charger USB cable 5 Notification LED 6 Proximity sensor 7 Light sensor 8 Ear speaker 9 Video call camera lens 10 Back key 11 Home key 12 Menu key 13 14 15 16 18 17 13 Camera lens 14 Camera light 15 Volume keys zoom keys 16 Camera key 17 Strap hole 18 Speaker hole 19 This is an Internet version of this publication Print only for private use ...

Page 20: ...r to the applications panes from any application or screen Open the recently used applications window Back key Go back to the previous screen Close the onscreen keypad a dialog box an options menu or the Notifications panel Status bar A status bar at the top of the screen displays phone status information and notifications Notification icons appear on the left side of the status bar Phone status i...

Page 21: ...e Missed call New text message New multimedia message New email message GPS is activated The Bluetooth function is activated An alarm is set SIM card missing Airplane mode is activated Vibrate mode Phone speaker is mute No signal Signal strength 21 This is an Internet version of this publication Print only for private use ...

Page 22: ... Home screen When the screen is unlocked press To add a Home screen item 1 From the Home screen press and tap Add 2 In the Add to Home screen menu select the item you want to add You can scroll between tabs Application Shortcut Native tool etc in submenus by tapping different buttons To delete a Home screen item 1 Touch and hold the item until it spins and the phone vibrates appears to the right o...

Page 23: ...h between symbol and letter input modes 7 Tap to switch between Chinese and English Tap and hold this icon to change the input method 8 Tap to switch between upper and lower case Tap and hold this icon to turn on the Caps lock To enter text 1 Tap any text input field For example select Messaging New and tap in the area of the screen under the To field 2 A text input window opens To change the inpu...

Page 24: ... A window pops up 2 Select Copy 3 To paste the text move the cursor to where you want the text be inserted then tap and hold on the target text field 4 Select Paste from the popup window You can also copy all text in the text field Tap and hold on a text field and select Copy all 24 This is an Internet version of this publication Print only for private use ...

Page 25: ...es that support video calls and 3G services as well as having access to 3G coverage with a compatible subscription In order for your face to be seen by the other party during a video call you need to look into the video call camera lens on your phone To make an international call 1 From the Home screen find and tap Phone 2 Touch and hold 0 until a sign appears 3 Enter the country code area code wi...

Page 26: ...umber of the contact To delete contacts 1 From the Home screen tap Contacts 2 Press and tap 3 Mark the contacts you want to delete or tap Select all if you want to delete all contacts 4 Tap Delete To search for a contact 1 From the Home screen tap Contacts 2 Enter the first few letters of the contact name in the search field All contacts beginning with those letters appear Backing up contacts You ...

Page 27: ...ead a text message 1 From the Home screen tap Messaging 2 Select a message thread from the list 3 If the received message is a multimedia message tap Download if you have not enabled automatic downloads 4 If the received message contains music or video tap to play this content When you receive a text or multimedia message appears in the status bar To read the message you can also drag the status b...

Page 28: ...the account type is POP3 or IMAP To create and send an email message 1 From the Home screen tap Mail 2 If you have several accounts select the account you want to access 3 tap New 4 Enter the email address of the recipient 5 If you want to add a Cc or Bcc recipient press and tap Add Cc Bcc 6 Enter a subject 7 Enter text 8 To attach a file tap and select a file 9 Tap Send To receive and open email ...

Page 29: ...ny time in the month or week view 3 Tap Event name name and then input one name 4 Tap From and To and then tap a number field scroll up or down to choose the date hour and minute you need 5 Tap Event location then input the location of this event 6 Tap Event description then give a description of this event 7 Tap Add reminders then choose the time when a notification is needed for the event 8 Tap ...

Page 30: ...player and video player Play Pause Go to the previous track in the current play queue or rewind Go to the next track in the current play queue or fast forward Stop To change the volume Press the volume keys up or down Pictures You can view and manage all photos and pictures saved on your storage card To browse pictures by category 1 From the Home screen find and tap My favourites Pictures 2 Press ...

Page 31: ...rites G Game 2 Browse the Internet to find the games you want Theme You could change the outlook of your screen with different options for example change to different colors or backgrounds You could also create new themes and download them To set the theme 1 Find and tap Theme in the Home screen 2 You could view the previous theme by sliding the touch screen to the left hand side and view the next...

Page 32: ... as the antenna of the FM radio When you open the FM radio the channels that you could listen to will be displayed automatically If there were RDS information on certain channel the information will be displayed several seconds after you start listening Do not listen to the radio in areas where the use of mobile phone is forbidden To turn on the radio Find and tap FM Radio in the Home screen The p...

Page 33: ...a voice memo or a call The recorded sound could also be set as a ringing tone The laws in some countries regions or provinces demand the permission of the other party if you want to record the call To record a sound 1 Find and tap Recorder from the Home screen 2 Tap 3 Tap to stop recording To record a call Tap Record during the call To listen to the recording 1 Tap during the recording process 2 T...

Page 34: ...m in or out 3 Select capturing settings Still camera 4 Flash 5 Adjust brightness 6 Take photos with a time delay 7 Digital zoom 8 Go back to the standby screen 9 Switch to video camera 10 Take a photo 11 View recently taken photos 12 Select capture settings Video camera 13 Adjust brightness 14 Select video length 15 Go back to the standby screen 16 Switch to still camera 17 Record a video clip 18 ...

Page 35: ...re photos 1 Press the camera key to activate the camera 2 In the viewfinder of the camera tap to browse your photo or video 3 Press tap Multiselect 4 Check the photos you want to share 5 Tap Share 6 Choose the picture sharing mode To activate the geographical information tag 1 Press the camera key to activate the camera 2 Tap on the top left corner of the viewfinder 3 Tap GPS Setting then tap On T...

Page 36: ... the camera 2 If video mode is not chosen tap 3 Tap 4 Tap MMS 5 Press the camera key or tap to start recording but the record length of this video format is limited It is most suitable for sending via MMS 36 This is an Internet version of this publication Print only for private use ...

Page 37: ...communications service that lets you send text and voice messages from both your mobile phone and computer For example you can log in to Fetion on your mobile phone and send messages or start conversations with friends who have logged in to Fetion on their PCs For the PC users this is a convenient fast and cost effective method You can download and install Fetion PC client to your computer from ww...

Page 38: ...ything from weather and lifestyle news to current affairs and fashion You can organise and remove channels as desired Mobile Stock Mobile Stock is a service provided by China Mobile It includes real time quotes online transaction capability and professional stock market information aimed at helping subscribers stay at the forefront of market trends Mobile Music With Mobile Music you can listen to ...

Page 39: ...ges or check details of the package you are already subscribed to Service management Activate the Mobile TV service For details dial 10086 or 4006005577 Programme Search Input keywords to search for your desired programmes My Video View your recorded video files Programme List Update Refresh the channel list Settings Set general settings and MBBMS Mobile Broadcast Business Management System settin...

Page 40: ...mation To perform a search in your phone 1 From the Home screen tap Device Search 2 Enter your search text in the search field and tap again To perform a web search 1 From the Home screen tap Web Search 2 Enter your search text in the search field and tap again 40 This is an Internet version of this publication Print only for private use ...

Page 41: ...the Home screen tap the applications bar 2 Tap Settings Wireless Lan Settings 3 Mark the WLAN checkbox The phone will now scan for available WLAN networks It may take a few seconds before the WLAN connection is enabled 41 This is an Internet version of this publication Print only for private use ...

Page 42: ...iscoverable checkbox The phone will now be visible to other devices for 120 seconds To pair the phone with another Bluetooth device 1 From the Home screen find and tap Settings Bluetooth settings 2 Tap Scan for devices The Bluetooth devices found will be listed under Bluetooth devices 3 Tap the Bluetooth device that you want to pair with your phone 4 Enter a passcode if required 5 You can now star...

Page 43: ... using a 2G 3G mobile data connection to connect to the Internet from your phone data transmission charges may apply Contact your network operator for more information Make sure you back up and save all data contained in your phone before you start updating the phone To download software updates wirelessly 1 From the Home screen tap DM Service 2 Tap Software update and follow the on screen instruc...

Page 44: ...rresponds to your PC operating system 3 Finish the installation according to the on screen instructions 4 Restart the PC To synchronize your contacts 1 Using the USB cable connect the mobile phone to the PC 2 Phone Select Sync mode in the menu that appears on the screen 3 PC Run the mobile phone package suite on the PC 4 PC Click the Sync option to synchronize contacts saved on your mobile phone w...

Page 45: ...al you need to turn you mobile phone to different directions otherwise the data on the compass will not be accurate Keep you mobile phone parallel to the ground use the needle shaped base line as your direction in relation to the mobile phone The dial of the compass will rotate automatically and N will point to the north 45 This is an Internet version of this publication Print only for private use...

Page 46: ...ind and tap Torch in the Home screen 2 Tap On 3 Tap Off it will be switched off You could also set the torch On for 1 minute after which it will be switched off automatically If you need emergency help tap SOS 46 This is an Internet version of this publication Print only for private use ...

Page 47: ...IMEI To view your IMEI number You can find the IMEI number under the battery 47 This is an Internet version of this publication Print only for private use ...

Page 48: ...re you reset the phone To reset the phone 1 From the Home screen tap the applications bar 2 Tap Settings Master clear reset Master reset 3 Input your password 4 Follow the instructions I cannot charge the phone or battery capacity is low The charger is not properly connected or the battery connection is poor Remove the battery and clean the connectors The battery is worn out and needs to be replac...

Page 49: ...ks then it is probably your phone that is causing the problem In this case contact the nearest Sony Ericsson service centre Emergency calls only You are within range of a network but you are not allowed to use it However in an emergency some network operators allow you to call the international emergency number 112 SIM card is locked You have entered your PIN incorrectly SIM card is PUK locked You...

Page 50: ...third party website please review such websites terms of use and applicable privacy policy in advance Sony Ericsson does not warrant or guarantee the availability or performance of any third party websites or offered services Remove the battery to see regulatory information such as the CE mark The Liquid Identity logo and A8i are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communic...

Page 51: ... method 23 pasting 24 F Fetion 37 finding a file 31 G G Game 31 games 31 GPS 38 H home screen 22 adding an item 22 deleting an item 22 pages 22 I IMEI 47 international calls 25 Internet settings 12 K keyboard 23 L locks IMEI 47 PIN 49 PUK 49 screen 10 M Magic Box 31 maps 38 marking options 20 media 30 messages multimedia 27 picture 27 receiving a message 27 sending a message 27 settings 12 text 27...

Page 52: ...s 15 status bar 20 symbols 23 synchronising contacts 44 T text entry 23 input method 23 messages 27 Theme 31 Torch 46 TrackID 32 troubleshooting 48 turning off the phone 9 35 turning on the phone 9 TV 38 U unlocking the screen 10 updating the phone 43 V video calls 25 videos 31 W WLAN 41 52 This is an Internet version of this publication Print only for private use ...

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