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Basic settings

Accessing settings

You can view and change settings directly on your SmartWatch 3 via the Settings

menu. You can access the Settings menu using the power key, voice commands or

the home screen.

To open the Settings menu using the power key

1

Make sure that the screen is active on your SmartWatch 3.

2

Press and hold down the power key until the app menu appears.

3

Find and tap 

Settings

.

To open the Settings menu using voice commands

1

Make sure that the screen is active on your SmartWatch 3.

2

Say "OK Google". If the command is recognised, the "Speak now" screen

opens.

3

Say "Settings".

To open the Settings menu by tapping the screen

1

Make sure that the screen is active on your SmartWatch 3.

2

Swipe once from right to left.

3

Find and tap 

Settings

.

To open the Settings menu, you can also swipe downwards from the top of the home screen

and then swipe from right to left twice and tap  .

Screen settings

You can adjust the screen brightness and select to always display a dimmed watch

face when the screen is idle by activating the Always-on screen function. You can

also change the type of watch face that displays on your home screen.

To adjust the screen brightness

1

From the Settings menu on your SmartWatch 3, find and tap 

Adjust brightness

.

2

Scroll up or down to select the desired brightness level.

To turn the Always-on screen function on or off

From the Settings menu on your SmartWatch 3, find and tap 

Always-on screen

accordingly to turn the function on or off.

To change the watch face directly on the SmartWatch 3

1

From the Settings menu on your SmartWatch 3, find and tap 

Change watch

face

.

2

Swipe left or right to view the watch faces available, then tap the watch face

that you want to use.

You can also touch and hold the home screen to change the watch face.

To change the watch face via the phone or tablet

1

On your phone or tablet, open the Android Wear application.

2

Under 

Watch faces

, select an option, or tap 

More

 to view more watch faces

and then select an option.

To access more watch face options using third-party apps on Google Play™, scroll down to

the bottom of the screen and tap 

Get more watch faces

.

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Summary of Contents for SWR50

Page 1: ...User guide SmartWatch 3 SWR50 ...

Page 2: ...settings 15 Accessing settings 15 Screen settings 15 Airplane mode 16 Theatre mode 16 Restarting and resetting 17 Using your SmartWatch 3 18 Staying organised with your SmartWatch 3 18 Contacts 18 Handling text messages 18 Handling emails 19 Handling incoming calls 20 Navigation 20 Viewing your outdoor activities 20 Music 21 Finding your phone or tablet 22 Reminders 22 Notes 23 Agenda 23 Getting q...

Page 3: ...on your phone or tablet 27 Selecting applications for voice actions 27 Installing suggested applications 27 Connecting and reconnecting 27 Pairing with another wearable device 28 Adjusting settings for your SmartWatch 3 28 Android Wear help 29 Important information 30 Using your accessory in wet and dusty conditions 30 Legal information 31 3 This is an Internet version of this publication Print on...

Page 4: ...es where the connection between your SmartWatch 3 and phone or tablet gets lost By doing this both devices can stay synced as long as they have access to a Wi Fi network The SmartWatch 3 works with any Android smartphone or tablet running Android version 4 3 or higher To see if your Android device is compatible for use with Android Wear go to http g co WearCheck from your phone or tablet To extend...

Page 5: ...omputer 3 Make sure the charger or computer is connected to an active power source To view the battery level Swipe downwards from the top of the home screen Attaching or detaching the wrist band To attach the SmartWatch 3 to the wrist band Make sure that you don t apply strong force to the frame of the wrist band as this may cause damage 1 Slide the top of the SmartWatch 3 into the frame 2 Push on...

Page 6: ...ur SmartWatch 3 For your SmartWatch 3 accessory to work properly you must first install the latest version of the Android Wear application on your Android phone or tablet and then pair and connect the phone or tablet with your accessory There are two ways to perform this setup You can use NFC which automatically links you to a download page for Android Wear on Google Play Alternatively if your pho...

Page 7: ... another phone or tablet you have to reset your SmartWatch 3 before pairing it with a new phone or tablet For more information about resetting see To perform a factory data reset on page 17 To set up your SmartWatch 3 manually 1 Make sure that your Android phone or tablet is connected to a Wi Fi network and that it maintains a Wi Fi connection throughout the setup procedure 2 Turn on your SmartWat...

Page 8: ... To connect to a preferred Wi Fi network 1 Make sure that the home screen is active on your SmartWatch 3 2 Swipe once from right to left 3 Tap Settings 4 Find and tap Wi Fi Settings 5 Make sure that Wi Fi is set to Wi Fi Automatic 6 Scroll down through the available networks then select the network that you want to connect to Your SmartWatch 3 cannot connect to Wi Fi networks that take you to a lo...

Page 9: ...right to left 3 Tap Settings 4 Find and tap Wi Fi Settings Advanced Power save after 5 Scroll down and select an option Cloud sync The Android Wear cloud sync service lets you share data between your SmartWatch 3 and your Android phone or tablet over the Internet The data is saved on the Android Wear cloud sync server Before you can use Wi Fi on your SmartWatch 3 you need to turn on the cloud sync...

Page 10: ...e screen When your SmartWatch 3 is on and left idle for a period of time the screen dims automatically You can also dim the screen manually and wake it up at any time To wake up the screen Perform one of the following actions When the SmartWatch 3 is on your wrist turn it towards you Tap the screen or briefly press the power key To dim the screen manually Perform one of the following actions Place...

Page 11: ...Acts like a tap or cancels a voice action Pivot up Go back one menu or cancel a voice action Shake wrist Go to home screen or cancel a voice action Before you can use wrist gestures you must activate this function See To activate the wrist gesture function on page 11 To activate the wrist gesture function 1 Make sure that the home screen is active on your SmartWatch 3 2 Swipe once from right to le...

Page 12: ...flick it back towards you Cards Much of the information that you need appears on the screen of your SmartWatch 3 as cards Depending on the information shown a card can be compared to a notification or reminder an update a pop up message or a thumbnail You can view cards that show the weather of the day your daily step count incoming text messages and the answer to a simple question that you want t...

Page 13: ... phone or tablet runs Android version 5 0 you can adjust the interruption settings to select which types of notification cards are allowed on your SmartWatch 3 If your phone or tablet runs Android version 4 3 or 4 4 you can mute or unmute your SmartWatch 3 to control whether notification cards appear on your SmartWatch 3 To adjust the interruption settings for your SmartWatch 3 1 Make sure that yo...

Page 14: ...example the connection status of your accessory and the battery charge status Status icons If your phone or tablet runs Android version 4 3 or 4 4 the following status icons may appear on the home screen of your SmartWatch 3 Your SmartWatch 3 is disconnected from your phone or tablet Theatre mode is activated Your SmartWatch 3 is muted The battery is charging Airplane mode is activated If your pho...

Page 15: ...e screen is idle by activating the Always on screen function You can also change the type of watch face that displays on your home screen To adjust the screen brightness 1 From the Settings menu on your SmartWatch 3 find and tap Adjust brightness 2 Scroll up or down to select the desired brightness level To turn the Always on screen function on or off From the Settings menu on your SmartWatch 3 fi...

Page 16: ...n Airplane mode the Bluetooth and Wi Fi functions of your SmartWatch 3 are turned off and your SmartWatch 3 is disconnected from your phone or tablet However you can still use some basic features For example you can set a timer or an alarm In Airplane mode you must tap the screen to navigate your SmartWatch 3 and perform tasks Voice commands are not available To turn on off Aeroplane mode From the...

Page 17: ...ns where your SmartWatch 3 stops functioning properly To restart your SmartWatch 3 using the power key Press and hold down the power key until your SmartWatch 3 vibrates once and restarts To force your SmartWatch 3 to shut down Press and hold down the power key until your SmartWatch 3 vibrates three times in quick succession and turns off Ignore any other single vibrations or restart attempts as y...

Page 18: ...ownloadable apps that support Android Wear go to Google Play It s recommended to check on Google Play regularly as new apps are added all the time Messaging Email Calendar The Music application from Sony and other standard Android music players Lifelog Google applications such as Google Keep Google Maps and Gmail You might need to update these applications to the latest version in order to achieve...

Page 19: ... Select an emoji or swipe from left to right and try drawing another one yourself 5 If desired add more emoji 6 To delete an emoji tap to select all the emoji characters that you have drawn then tap again to select the particular one that you want to delete and then tap 7 To send the message tap You can also choose emoji by tapping on the emoji drawing screen Handling emails When an email message ...

Page 20: ...y OK Google If the command is recognised the Speak now screen opens 3 Say Navigate and then say your destination Alternatively say something like Navigate to the nearest hotel If your command is registered properly the route appears on your SmartWatch 3 On the navigation screen swipe from right to left to view route information such as time and distance to the location To find a place or business ...

Page 21: ... 3 is 50 or higher or make sure that a charger is connected to your SmartWatch 3 2 From the main application screen on your Android phone or tablet find and tap Music 3 To open the Music home screen menu drag the left edge of the screen to the right 4 Tap Playlists then select the playlist that you want to download to your SmartWatch 3 5 Drag the slider beside Sync to SmartWatch 3 to turn on the d...

Page 22: ...re that your SmartWatch 3 is connected with a Bluetooth headset 2 Make sure that the home screen is active on your SmartWatch 3 3 Swipe once from right to left 4 Find and tap Play Music Play on Wear The Google Play Music application card appears 5 To listen to music saved on your SmartWatch 3 swipe upwards and select a playlist or album You cannot use voice commands if the SmartWatch 3 is disconne...

Page 23: ... for viewing swipe upwards or downwards 5 To open a note and view its details tap the note Agenda Details of upcoming events that are saved in the main Calendar application on your phone or tablet appear automatically on your SmartWatch 3 as cards You can also speak to your SmartWatch 3 to check your schedule that is to view your agenda To view your agenda 1 Make sure that the home screen is activ...

Page 24: ...h the Fit application from Google you can view your daily step count and the total amount of steps that you have taken over the last seven days on the display of your SmartWatch 3 To view your step count 1 Make sure that the home screen is active on your SmartWatch 3 2 Say OK Google If the command is recognised the Speak now screen opens 3 Say Show me my steps or Start Fit The Step count view open...

Page 25: ... tap Checking flight and hotel reservations When incoming notifications about flight reservations or hotel bookings are received via Gmail or via the Inbox by Gmail application on your Android phone or tablet they automatically appear as cards on your SmartWatch 3 Getting traffic information You can view cards showing traffic information which let you know how long it will take to get home or to w...

Page 26: ...eep a record of your outdoor activities View your step count Change the watch face Turn Airplane mode on or off Some of the features described above require the download and installation of the relevant applications for example a music player app or a fitness training app 26 This is an Internet version of this publication Print only for private use ...

Page 27: ...s when you tap on a voice action this voice action is not available You may need to install a compatible application separately for example from the list of suggested applications Installing suggested applications You can browse and install applications that Android Wear suggests for you for example Google Keep or some third party applications that add functionality and allow you to do more with y...

Page 28: ...pen the Android Wear application on your Android phone or tablet then tap 2 To access the specific settings for each accessory tap the accessory name under Device settings Settings overview Setting name What you can do Block app notifications Tap to stop showing notifications from specific applications on the SmartWatch 3 Always on screen Select this option if you want a dimmed watch face to appea...

Page 29: ...an get online help about Android Wear on your Android phone or tablet To get help about Android Wear 1 Open the Android Wear application on your Android phone or tablet tap Help feedback 2 Select the relevant help item 29 This is an Internet version of this publication Print only for private use ...

Page 30: ...y especially the cover for the Micro USB port using fresh water Normal wear and tear along with damage to your accessory can reduce its ability to resist dust or moisture After using the accessory in water dry off the areas around the cover for the Micro USB port The GPS tracking accuracy may be affected by condensation building up between the device and the user s wrist To avoid such an impact re...

Page 31: ...tion or improvements to programs and or equipment may be made by Sony Mobile Communications Inc at any time and without notice Such changes will however be incorporated into new editions of this User guide All rights reserved 2014 Sony Mobile Communications Inc Interoperability and compatibility among Bluetooth devices varies Device generally supports products utilizing Bluetooth spec 1 2 or highe...

Page 32: ...ositivo no cause interferencia perjudicial y 2 este equipo o dispositivo debe aceptar cualquier interferencia incluyendo la que pueda causar su operación no deseada Para consultar la información relacionada al número del certificado refiérase a la etiqueta del empaque y o del producto Alimentación 5 0 Vcc Industry Canada Statement This device complies with RSS 210 of Industry Canada Operation is s...

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