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User guide

Xperia

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E dual

C1605/C1604

Summary of Contents for Xperia E dual C1604

Page 1: ...User guide Xperia E dual C1605 C1604 ...

Page 2: ...enu 24 Typing text 24 Customizing your device 28 Memory 31 Using a headset with your phone 32 Internet and messaging settings 33 Controlling data usage 34 Selecting networks for data traffic 35 Mobile network settings 35 Google Play 37 Getting started with Google Play 37 Downloading from Google Play 37 Clearing your application data 38 Permissions 38 Installing applications not from Google Play 38...

Page 3: ...c to organize your tracks 60 Playlists 62 WALKMAN player widget 62 Protecting your hearing 63 TrackID technology 63 PlayNow service 64 FM radio 65 About the FM radio 65 Using your favorite radio channels 66 Sound settings 66 Identifying radio tracks using TrackID 66 Camera 67 About the camera 67 Taking photos with the still camera 68 Adding the geographical position to your photos 68 Still camera ...

Page 4: ...ur phone 95 Synchronizing with Google 95 Synchronizing your corporate email calendar and contacts 95 Synchronizing with Facebook 96 Synchronizing using SyncML 97 Maps and locations 99 About location services 99 Using GPS 99 Google Maps 99 Using Google Maps to get directions 100 Calendar and alarm clock 101 Calendar 101 Alarm clock 101 Support and maintenance 104 Updating your phone 104 Locking and...

Page 5: ...Important information 113 Important information leaflet 113 Limitations to services and features 113 Legal information 113 5 This is an Internet version of this publication Print only for private use ...

Page 6: ...Xperia E dual User guide 6 This is an Internet version of this publication Print only for private use ...

Page 7: ...d calendars from one place keep track of your appointments and engage in social networking Android phones are constantly evolving When a new software version is available and your phone supports this new software you can update your phone to get new features and the latest improvements Your Android phone is pre loaded with Google services To get the most out of the provided Google services you sho...

Page 8: ...k key 11 Touchscreen 12 Camera lens 13 Second microphone 14 Headset jack CTIA standard 15 Port for charger USB cable 16 Strap hole 17 Speaker 8 This is an Internet version of this publication Print only for private use ...

Page 9: ...ed contacts facing down To remove the memory card 1 Turn off the phone or unmount the memory card from Settings Storage Unmount SD card 2 Remove the battery cover 3 Press down on the plastic clip that holds the memory card in place While keeping the clip pressed down use a fingernail to slide the memory card out 9 This is an Internet version of this publication Print only for private use ...

Page 10: ... down To remove SIM card 1 1 Remove the battery cover and the battery 2 Place the tip of your finger on the SIM card and slide it out of its slot To remove SIM card 2 1 Remove the battery cover and the battery 2 Place the tip of your finger on the SIM card and slide it out of its slot To insert the battery 1 Remove the battery cover 2 Insert the battery with the battery usage labels facing up and ...

Page 11: ...wn the power key on the right side of the phone until the phone vibrates 2 If your screen goes dark briefly press the power key to activate the screen 3 To unlock the screen drag to the right across the screen 4 Enter your SIM card PIN when requested and select OK 5 Wait a while for the phone to start Your SIM card PIN is initially supplied by your network operator but you can change it later from...

Page 12: ...and services Sign in to your online service accounts from your phone and benefit from a range of services Combine services and get even more out of them For example collect contacts from your Google and Facebook accounts and integrate them into your phonebook so you have everything in one place You can sign up to online services from your phone as well as from a computer When you sign up for the f...

Page 13: ...ebook to work on your phone so that you can stay in touch from anywhere SyncML account Synchronize your phone with an Internet server using SyncML View and manage contacts calendar events and bookmarks from your phone just as easily as you would from a computer 13 This is an Internet version of this publication Print only for private use ...

Page 14: ... 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 charger cable to a power source such as a USB port or a phone charger You can still use your phone while it is charging Charging the phone over a long period of time for example overnight does not damage the battery or the phone The battery will...

Page 15: ...ooth and Wi Fi when you don t need these features You can turn them on and off more easily by adding the Quick settings widget to your Home screen You do not need to turn off 3G Set your synchronization applications used to synchronize your email calendar and contacts to synchronize manually You can also synchronize automatically but increase the synchronization intervals Check the battery usage m...

Page 16: ...display power saver notifications 1 From your Home screen tap 2 Find and tap Power Saver 3 Tap 4 Mark the Status bar checkbox Using the touchscreen A protective plastic sheet is attached to the screen of your phone when you buy it You should peel off this sheet before using the touchscreen Otherwise the touchscreen might not function properly When your phone is on and left idle for a set period of...

Page 17: ...ether to zoom out or spread them apart to zoom in Use the zoom function when viewing photos and maps or when browsing the web Scrolling Scroll by moving your finger up or down on the screen On some web pages you can also scroll to the sides Dragging or flicking will not activate anything on the screen To scroll Drag or flick your finger in the direction you want to scroll on the screen To scroll m...

Page 18: ...ll Home screen Your phone s Home screen is the equivalent of the desktop on a computer It s the gateway to your phone s main features You can customize your Home screen with widgets shortcuts folders themes wallpaper and other items The Home screen extends beyond the regular screen display width so you need to flick left or right to view content in one of the screen s four extensions shows which p...

Page 19: ...ferent parts of your Home screen are now displayed in one view When all Home screen widgets are combined in one view tap on any widget to go to the part of the Home screen containing that widget Timescape Feed widget The Timescape Feed widget shows all your most recent Timescape events in one view You can flick up or down within the widget to view the full content of every event You can also tap a...

Page 20: ... the folder to open it 2 Touch the folder s title bar to show the Folder name field 3 Enter the new folder name and tap Done Changing the background of your Home screen Adapt the Home screen to your own style using wallpapers and different themes To change your Home screen wallpaper 1 From your Home screen press 2 Tap Wallpaper then select a wallpaper You can use a photo you have taken or an anima...

Page 21: ...From your Home screen tap 2 Touch and hold an application until it appears on your Home screen then drag the item to 3 Select an option and confirm if necessary You can now share the applications you like with your friends so they can download and use them Opening and closing applications To open an application From your Home screen or the Application screen tap the application To close an applica...

Page 22: ... To uninstall an application from the Application screen 1 From your Home screen tap 2 Tap All uninstallable applications are marked with a icon 3 Tap the application you want to uninstall then tap OK Status and notifications The status bar at the top of your screen shows what s going on in your phone To the left you get notifications when there is something new or ongoing For example new message ...

Page 23: ... such as the music player To open the Notification panel Drag the status bar downwards To close the Notification panel Drag the tab at the bottom of the Notification panel upward To open a running application from the Notification panel Tap the icon for the running application to open it To dismiss a notification from the Notification panel Place your finger on a notification and flick left or rig...

Page 24: ...el 1 Drag the status bar downwards 2 Tap To enable or disable data traffic from the Notification panel 1 Drag the status bar downwards 2 Tap Phone settings menu View and change your phone settings from the Settings menu To access the phone settings 1 From the Home screen tap 2 Tap Settings Typing text On screen keyboard Tap the keys of the on screen QWERTY keyboard to enter text conveniently Some ...

Page 25: ...aracter variant touch and hold a regular keyboard character to get a list of available options then select from the list For example to enter é touch and hold e until other options appear then while keeping your finger pressed on the keyboard drag to and select é To shift between upper case and lower case letters Before you enter a letter tap to switch to upper case or vice versa To turn on the ca...

Page 26: ...nly available when you use the on screen keyboard To enter text using the Gesture input function 1 When you enter text using the on screen keyboard slide your finger from letter to letter to trace the word you want to write Lift up your finger when you ve finished entering a word 2 The phone suggests a word based on the letters you have traced If necessary select the correct word in the candidate ...

Page 27: ...6 Open the input settings menu to change for example the Writing languages This key also changes the writing language when more than one input language is selected 7 Enter a carriage return or confirm text input 8 Delete a character before the cursor All illustrations are for illustration purposes only and may not accurately depict the actual phone To open the Phonepad for the first time 1 Tap a t...

Page 28: ...t tap or touch and hold if you have already selected more than one input language 2 Tap Writing languages and select the languages you want to use for writing 3 If you have selected more than one input language tap to switch between the selected writing languages To switch keyboards 1 When you enter text drag the status bar downward to open the Notification panel 2 Tap Select input method and sele...

Page 29: ...tch SIM cards automatically at a set time That way all communications are made from the SIM card you select during the hours you want To set the phone to switch SIM cards automatically 1 From the Home screen tap 2 Find and tap Settings Dual SIM card 3 Mark the Call Messaging and Data traffic checkboxes 4 Under Auto switch select an option 5 Tap a SIM card and set the time period Adjusting the volu...

Page 30: ...atic date time checkbox if it is marked 4 Tap Set time 5 Scroll up or down to adjust the hour and minute 6 If applicable scroll up to change AM to PM or vice versa 7 Tap Set To set the time zone 1 From your Home screen tap 2 Find and tap Settings Date time 3 Unmark the Automatic time zone checkbox if it is marked 4 Tap Select time zone 5 Select an option Ringtone settings To set a phone ringtone 1...

Page 31: ...n Then select the entry beside and select the first entry in the following menu You can then select the language you want Flight mode In Airplane mode your phone s network and radio transceivers are turned off to prevent disturbance to sensitive equipment However you can still play games listen to music watch videos and other content as long as all this content is saved on your memory card or inte...

Page 32: ...is can prevent damaging the memory card or losing data stored on the memory card To unmount the memory card 1 From your Home screen tap 2 Find and tap Settings Storage Unmount SD card Formatting the memory card You can format the memory card in your phone for example to free up memory This means that you erase all data on the card All content on the memory card gets erased when you format it Make ...

Page 33: ...ome screen tap 2 Find and tap Settings Xperia Internet settings 3 Select the SIM card or SIM cards for which you want to download Internet and messaging settings To view the current Access Point Name APN 1 From the Home screen tap 2 Find and tap Settings More Mobile networks 3 Tap Select SIM card then select the SIM card for which you want to check the APN 4 Tap Access Point Names If you have seve...

Page 34: ...p Settings Data usage 4 Select a SIM card 5 To set the warning level drag the lines to the desired values You receive a warning notification when the amount of data traffic approaches the level you set To set a data usage limit 1 Make sure that you have turned on data traffic 2 From your Home screen tap 3 Find and tap Settings Data usage 4 Select a SIM card 5 Mark the Set mobile data limit checkbo...

Page 35: ...ifferent SIM cards as required You can only set a data traffic period when both SIM cards are enabled in your phone Mobile network settings Your phone automatically switches between mobile networks depending on what mobile networks are available in different areas You can also manually set your phone to access a particular mobile network type for example WCDMA or GSM To select a network type 1 Fro...

Page 36: ...a traffic 1 From your Home screen tap 2 Find and tap Settings More Mobile networks 3 Unmark the Mobile data traffic checkbox Data roaming Depending on your network operator it might be possible to allow mobile data connections via 2G 3G outside of your home network roaming Please note that data transmission charges may apply Contact your network operator for more information Applications may somet...

Page 37: ... view its details and follow the instructions to complete the installation 3 If the application you want to download requires access to your data or control of any functions on your phone an additional screen appears with details Read this screen carefully because the functionality of your phone may be seriously affected if you proceed Tap OK if you agree or Cancel if you wish to cancel the downlo...

Page 38: ...tealing or deleting data or reporting your location Make sure you only install and give permissions to applications you trust To view permissions of an application 1 From your Home screen tap 2 Find and tap Settings 3 Tap Apps 4 Tap the desired application 5 Scroll down to view the relevant details under Permissions Installing applications not from Google Play Installing applications of unknown or...

Page 39: ...lly dialing a phone number by tapping a number saved in your phone s contact list or by tapping the phone number in your call log view When you make a call your phone s main microphone works together with the second microphone to suppress noise and background sound Do not cover the second microphone while making a call To make a call by dialing 1 From your Home screen tap 2 Find and tap Phone 3 En...

Page 40: ...mber directly tap the number To edit a number before calling touch and hold the number then tap Edit number before call You can also call a number by tapping Call back To add a number from the call log to your contacts 1 From your Home screen tap 2 Find and tap Phone The call log view appears on the upper part of the screen 3 Touch and hold the number then tap Add to Contacts 4 Tap the desired con...

Page 41: ... put the current call on hold tap the desired number or contact To end the ongoing call and return to the next call on hold Tap Conference calls With a conference or multiparty call you can have a joint conversation with two or more people To make a conference call 1 During an ongoing call tap 2 Dial the number of your second participant and tap 3 If the second participant answers the first call i...

Page 42: ...ct a second call with a predefined message When you hear repeated beeps during a call drag Reject with message upward then select a message To edit the message used to reject a call 1 From your Home screen tap 2 Find and tap Settings Call settings Reject call with message 3 Tap the message you want to edit then make the necessary changes 4 When you re done tap OK Forwarding calls You can forward c...

Page 43: ...alls To enable or disable fixed dialing 1 From the Home screen tap 2 Find and tap Settings Call settings Select SIM card 3 Select a SIM card 4 Tap Fixed dialing numbers Activate fixed dialing or Deactivate fixed dialing 5 Enter your PIN2 and tap OK To access the list of accepted call recipients 1 From the Home screen tap 2 Find and tap Settings Call settings Select SIM card 3 Select a SIM card 4 T...

Page 44: ...ses with existing entries Contacts screen overview 1 Tap this icon to create a contact 2 Contact search field 3 Tap a contact to view its details 4 Tap a contact thumbnail to access the quick contact menu 5 Shortcut tabs Transferring contacts to your new phone There are several ways to transfer contacts to your new phone Select a transfer method that best suits your situation Transferring contacts...

Page 45: ...ronization accounts such as Google Sync Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync or Facebook If you have synced the contacts in your old device or your computer with an online account you can transfer your contacts to your new device using that account For more detailed information about synchronization see Synchronizing your corporate email calendar and contacts on page 95 To synchronize your phone contacts...

Page 46: ...ate edit and synchronize your contacts in a few simple steps You can select contacts saved in different accounts and manage how you display them in the phone If you synchronize your contacts with more than one account you can join contacts in your phone to avoid duplicates Some synchronization services for example some social networking services do not allow you to edit contact details To view you...

Page 47: ...he top of the contact list then tap Edit contact 3 Enter the new information or make the changes you want 4 When you are done tap Done Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts application If you synchronize your contacts with a new account or import contact information in other ways you could end up with duplicate entries in the Contacts application If this happens you can join such duplicates t...

Page 48: ...tters appear The quick contact menu Tap a contact s thumbnail to view quick communication options for a particular contact Options include calling the contact sending a text or multimedia message and starting a chat using the Google Talk application For an application to appear as an option in the quick contact menu you may need to set up the application in your device and be logged in to the appl...

Page 49: ...your Home screen tap then tap 2 Press then tap Back up contacts Memory Card 3 Tap OK To export contacts to a SIM card 1 From your Home screen tap then tap 2 Press then tap Back up contacts SIM card 3 Mark the contacts you want to export or tap Mark all if you want to export all your contacts 4 Tap Back up 5 Select Add contacts if you want to add the contacts to existing contacts on your SIM card o...

Page 50: ...ished adding recipients tap Done 5 Tap Write message and enter your message text 6 If you want to add a media file tap and select an option 7 If you want to add or remove recipients before 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 8 To send the message tap Send If you exi...

Page 51: ...t in your contacts tap To save a file contained in a message you receive 1 From your Home screen tap then tap Messaging 2 Tap the desired conversation 3 If the message has not been downloaded yet tap and hold the message then tap Download message 4 Touch and hold the file you want to save then select the desired option Text and multimedia message options To view and edit notification settings for ...

Page 52: ... 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 downwards then tap the message and begin to chat 52 This is an Internet version of this publication Print only for private use ...

Page 53: ...e Active Sync as the account type 5 When you are prompted enter a name for your email account so that it is easily identifiable The same name shows in the emails you send from this account When you are finished tap Next You can set up more than one email account To set an email account as your default account 1 From your Home screen tap 2 Find and tap 3 Press then tap Settings 4 Tap the account yo...

Page 54: ... Or you can go online and create an account at www google com accounts To open theGmail application 1 From the Home screen tap 2 Find and tap Gmail Using e mail To create and send an email message 1 From your Home screen tap then find and tap The inbox of your default email account appears If you want to use another email account that you have set up on your phone tap the bar containing then selec...

Page 55: ... up on your phone tap the bar containing then select the account you want to check 3 Find and tap the desired message in your email inbox Emails with attachments are identified by 4 Tap the attachment tab in the email body All attachments appear in a list 5 Tap Load below an attachment item 6 When the attachment is downloaded tap View or Save To save a sender s email address to your contacts 1 Fro...

Page 56: ...mail 1 From your Home screen tap 2 Find and tap The inbox of your default email account appears If you want to check another email account that you have set up on your phone tap the bar containing then select the account you want to check 3 Mark the checkbox for the email you want to star then tap To unstar an email check it then tap To view all starred emails 1 From your Home screen tap then find...

Page 57: ...screen tap 2 Find and tap 3 Press then tap Settings 4 If you are using several email accounts tap the account you want to adjust 5 Tap Inbox check frequency and select an option 57 This is an Internet version of this publication Print only for private use ...

Page 58: ... the current play queue or fast forward 6 Total time length of the track 7 Elapsed time of current track 8 Progress indicator drag the indicator or tap along the line to fast forward or rewind 9 Play Pause button 10 Go to the previous track in the current play queue or rewind Copying media files to your memory card Copy all your favorite media content from computer to phone and start using your ph...

Page 59: ...automatically tap and select a style To turn on the Surround sound 1 When the Walkman player is open press 2 Tap Sound enhancements More Headphone surround 3 Select a setting 4 Tap OK To view the current play queue While a track is playing in the WALKMAN player tap the album art and then tap To minimize the WALKMAN player When the WALKMAN player is playing press to go to the previous screen or pre...

Page 60: ...cover audio content that is related to the artist you are listening to by tapping the infinite button You can also search for audio content related to a particular artist while you re browsing the Walkman player The Walkman player searches for and lists the following types of results Music videos on YouTube Artist info on Wikipedia Lyrics on Google Karaoke videos on YouTube Extension searches on t...

Page 61: ... vibrates then drag the item to You can t delete the following tabs Tracks Albums Artists Playlists Music Unlimited Friends music and SensMe channels To update your music with the latest information 1 In the Walkman player tap MY MUSIC then press 2 Tap Download music info Start Your phone searches online and downloads the latest available album art and track information for your music The SensMe c...

Page 62: ... When browsing the Walkman player library touch and hold the name of the artist or the title of the album or track you want to add 2 Tap Add to playlist 3 Tap the name of the playlist to which you want to add the artist album or track The artist album or track is added to the playlist To play your own playlists 1 In the WALKMAN player tap MY MUSIC 2 Tap 3 Under Playlists tap a playlist 4 Tap a tra...

Page 63: ...in all areas To open the TrackID application 1 From your Home screen tap 2 Find and tap TrackID You can also use the TrackID widget to open the TrackID application To search for track information using TrackID 1 When the TrackID application is open hold the phone toward the music source 2 Tap If the track is recognized by the TrackID service the results appear on the screen To return to the TrackI...

Page 64: ...ay vary per country The PlayNow service is not available in all countries To start PlayNow 1 From the Home screen tap 2 Find and tap Before you download 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 When you download content to your phone you might be charged for the amount of data trans...

Page 65: ...ap FM radio The available channels appear as you scroll through the frequency band When you start the FM radio available channels appear automatically If a channel has RDS information it appears a few seconds after you start listening to the channel Moving between radio channels You can move between radio channels along a frequency band by Flicking up and down Dragging Tapping a channel or if avai...

Page 66: ...le frequency band and all available channels are displayed Sound settings Switching between the speaker and the handsfree You can choose to listen to the radio either through the portable handsfree or headphones or through the speaker in the phone To switch between the speaker and handsfree 1 When the radio is open press 2 Tap Play in speaker 3 To play the sound through the portable handsfree or h...

Page 67: ... a third of the way in you achieve a better result Hold it steady Avoid blurry photos by holding the camera steady Try to steady your hand by leaning it against a solid object Get closer By getting as close as possible to your subject you can fill the camera screen view with your subject Consider variety Think about different angles and move towards the subject Take some vertical photos Try differ...

Page 68: ...eos Videos are identified by In step 1 you can also flick the thumbnails from right to left and then select the one you want to view To delete a photo 1 Open the photo you want to delete 2 Tap Adding the geographical position to your photos Turn on geotagging to add the approximate geographical location a geotag to photos when you take them The geographical location is determined either by wireles...

Page 69: ...me the camera must be held still or placed on a stable surface Sports Use for taking photos of fast moving objects Short exposure time minimizes motion blurring Exposure value Determine the amount of light in the photo you want to take A higher value indicates an increased amount of light White balance The white balance setting adjusts the color balance according to the lighting conditions Auto Ad...

Page 70: ...release your finger Touch capture Identify a particular focus area by touching the camera screen with your finger The photo is taken as soon as you release your finger This applies only when focus mode is set to touch focus Camera key only Take a photo only using the hardware camera key The photo is taken as soon as you release your finger Recording videos To record a video using the camera key 1 ...

Page 71: ...ap one of the settings icons on the left of the screen 4 To display all settings press 5 Select the setting you want to adjust then make your changes To customize the video camera settings panel 1 When the video camera is open press to display all settings 2 Touch and hold the setting you want to move and drag it to the desired position If you drag the setting outside of the settings panel the cha...

Page 72: ...e in the video You can also use the self timer to avoid shaking the camera when recording videos On 10 sec Set a 10 second delay from when you tap the camera screen until the video begins to record On 2 sec Set a 2 second delay from when you tap the camera screen until the video begins to record Off The video begins to record as soon as you tap the camera screen Capturing method Select the method ...

Page 73: ... information see Connecting your phone to a computer on page 91 Album tab overview The following tabs are available in Album Pictures view all photos and videos saved to the memory card Maps view your geotagged photos and video clips on a world map Online view your online albums To open Album 1 From your Home screen tap 2 Find and tap Album If the screen orientation does not change automatically w...

Page 74: ...o to view it 4 Flick left to view the next photo or video Flick right to view the previous photo or video If the screen orientation does not change automatically when you turn the phone sideways mark the Auto rotate screen checkbox under Settings Display To view photos and videos in list view 1 From your Home screen tap 2 Find and tap Album Pictures 3 Tap Folders containing photos and videos shot ...

Page 75: ...l the photos in an album 2 Tap a photo to end the slideshow To rotate a photo 1 When you are viewing a photo press 2 Select Rotate left or Rotate right The photo is saved in the new orientation To crop a photo 1 When you are viewing a photo press then tap Crop 2 To adjust the crop frame touch and hold the edge of the crop frame When the squares at the edges disappear drag inward or outward to resi...

Page 76: ... to YouTube To play a video 1 Open the Pictures tab in Album 2 Using grid view or list view locate the video that you want to open 3 Tap the video to play it 4 If the playback controls are not displayed tap the screen to display them To hide the controls tap the screen again To pause a video 1 When a video is playing tap the screen to display the controls 2 Tap To fast forward and rewind a video 1...

Page 77: ...able location detection 1 From your Home screen tap 2 Find and tap Settings Location services 3 Mark the GPS satellites and or Google s location service checkboxes To view geotagged photos on a map in Album 1 From your Home screen tap 2 Find and tap Album Maps 3 Tap a photo to view it in full screen 4 If several photos were taken at the same location only one of them appears on the map The total n...

Page 78: ... albums 2 Active online service 3 Name of an online album 4 Number of items in the online album To view photos from online services in Album 1 Make sure you are signed in to the relevant online service for example Facebook 2 From your Home screen tap 3 Find and tap Album Online All your available online albums are displayed 4 Tap any album to view its contents then tap a photo in the album 5 In th...

Page 79: ...ebook While viewing a photo or video from one of your Facebook albums tap the screen to display the toolbars then tap to show that you Like the item on Facebook 79 This is an Internet version of this publication Print only for private use ...

Page 80: ...n a movie is playing press then tap Share 2 In the menu that opens tap the application that you want to use to share the selected video then follow the relevant steps to send it To get movie information manually 1 From your Home screen tap 2 Find and tap Movies All movies are displayed in a grid 3 Press then make sure that the Online mode checkbox is marked and that your phone has a data connectio...

Page 81: ...ancel the download of the current web page Sometimes the search and address bar is not displayed after a web page finishes downloading It appears again if you flick downwards on the screen To go to a web page 1 Tap the search and address text field to activate the keypad 2 Enter a web address 3 Tap Go To search a web page 1 Tap the search and address text field to activate the keypad 2 Enter a sea...

Page 82: ...le browsing the web page press 2 Tap Request desktop site Once you choose to view the desktop version of a web page in a window any other web pages that you view later in the same window will also show their desktop versions Tap Request desktop site again to change the setting back To share a link to the current web page 1 While browsing press 2 Tap Share page 3 Select an available transfer method...

Page 83: ...marked webpage to your Home screen 1 When the browser is open flick downward on the screen to make the search and address bar appear 2 Tap next to the search and address bar then tap 3 Tap and hold a bookmark that you want to add to your Home screen 4 In the menu that appears tap Add shortcut to home To delete a bookmark 1 When the browser is open flick downward on the screen to make the search an...

Page 84: ...ved Multiple windows Your browser can run up to 16 different windows at the same time You can for example log in to your webmail in one window and read the daily news in another You can easily switch from one window to another If you want to browse the web with more privacy you can use the incognito tab to open a window that saves no personal information or cookies while you re connected through i...

Page 85: ...ess 2 Tap Settings To change the text size on web pages 1 When the browser is open press 2 Tap Settings Accessibility 3 Adjust the text size settings as desired To clear the cache memory from your phone 1 When the browser is open press 2 Tap Settings Privacy security 3 Tap Clear cache then tap OK to confirm To clear your browser cookies 1 When the browser is open press 2 Tap Settings Privacy secur...

Page 86: ...ms for example your name and address 5 When you re done tap Save Plugin settings You can adjust how a plugin functions on a web page For example you can enable plugins to get optimal visual effect when you view a web page Alternatively to increase browsing speed you can configure your browser to only run plugins on demand or you can disable plugins completely To enable plug ins on demand 1 When th...

Page 87: ...ake sure the Wi Fi function is on Tap Wi Fi 4 Available Wi Fi networks are displayed The available networks may be open or secured Open networks are indicated by and secured networks are indicated by next to the Wi Fi network name 5 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 enter a password is displayed in the status bar once you a...

Page 88: ...bout a connected Wi Fi network 1 From the Home screen tap 2 Find and tap Settings Wi Fi 3 Tap the Wi Fi network that you are currently connected to Detailed network information is displayed Wi Fi sleep policy By adding a Wi Fi sleep policy you can specify when to switch from Wi Fi to mobile data If you are not connected to a Wi Fi network the phone uses mobile data connection to access the Interne...

Page 89: ...hotspot checkbox To rename or secure your portable hotspot 1 From the Home screen tap 2 Find and tap Settings More Tethering portable hotspot 3 Tap Configure Wi Fi hotspot 4 Enter the Network SSID for the network 5 To select a security type tap the Security field 6 If required enter a password 7 Tap Save Bluetooth wireless technology Use the Bluetooth function to send files to other Bluetooth comp...

Page 90: ...passcode the next time you connect to a paired Bluetooth device Some Bluetooth devices for example most Bluetooth headsets require you to both pair and connect with the other device You can pair your phone with several Bluetooth devices but you can only connect to one Bluetooth profile at the same time To pair your phone with another Bluetooth device 1 Make sure that the device you want to pair yo...

Page 91: ...d passcode 4 When you are notified of an incoming file to your phone drag the status bar downward and tap the notification to accept the file transfer 5 Tap Accept to start the file transfer 6 To view the progress of the transfer drag the status bar downward 7 To open a received item drag the status bar downward and tap the relevant notification To view files you have received using Bluetooth 1 Fr...

Page 92: ...er mode is enabled on your phone It is normally enabled by default 2 Connect your phone to the computer using a USB cable 3 Computer Once the phone name appears on the screen click Network configuration and follow the instructions to pair the computer 4 When you are finished pairing disconnect the USB cable from both devices The above instructions only work if Windows 7 is installed on your comput...

Page 93: ... Internal storage connected appears 3 Computer Open the PC Companion application on the PC first In PC Companion click Media Go to start the Media Go application In some cases you may have to wait for Media Go to install 4 Using Media Go drag and drop files between your computer and phone Scanning barcodes with the NeoReader application About scanning with the NeoReader application Use your phone ...

Page 94: ...d barcodes View information about the NeoReader application Read more about different barcode types and about how to use NeoReader Select your personal settings such as language or country This information is used to personalize barcode content Also you can select preferences for how you use the NeoReader application Send a text message to invite a friend to download the NeoReader application 94 T...

Page 95: ... Google account in your phone for automatic synchronization 1 From your Home screen tap 2 Tap Settings Accounts sync 3 Make sure that synchronization is turned on so that applications can synchronize data automatically 4 Tap Add account Google 5 Follow the registration wizard to create a Google account or sign in if you already have an account 6 Tap Next 7 Tap your newly created Google account the...

Page 96: ...rporate email calendar and contacts 1 From your Home screen tap 2 Tap Settings Accounts sync and select your corporate account 3 Tap Account settings then tap the corporate account you want to edit 4 Change the desired settings To set a synchronization interval for a corporate account 1 From your Home screen tap 2 Tap Settings Accounts sync and select your corporate account 3 Tap Account settings ...

Page 97: ...ur phone with an Internet server using SyncML View and manage contacts calendar and bookmarks from your phone just as easily as you would from a computer To set up a SyncML account in your phone 1 From your Home screen tap 2 Find and tap Settings Accounts sync 3 Make sure that synchronization is turned on so your data synchronizes automatically according to the interval you set 4 Tap Add account S...

Page 98: ...phone 1 From your Home screen tap 2 Tap Settings Accounts sync then tap your SyncML account 3 Press then tap Remove account 4 Tap Remove account again to confirm 98 This is an Internet version of this publication Print only for private use ...

Page 99: ...rom your Home screen tap 2 Tap Settings Location services 3 Mark the GPS satellites checkbox Getting the best performance The first time you use the GPS it can take 5 to 10 minutes for your location to be found To help the search make sure you have a clear view of the sky Stand still and don t cover the GPS antenna the highlighted area in the image The GPS signals can pass through clouds and plast...

Page 100: ...you travel by foot public transportation or car You can add a shortcut to a destination on your Home screen to get quick directions from wherever you are When you view a map you make an Internet connection and data is transferred to your phone So it s a good idea to download and save maps to your phone before you take a trip This way you can avoid high roaming costs Sony does not warrant the accur...

Page 101: ...esired select another option under Repetition 5 Select a reminder for the event To add a new reminder for the event tap 6 Tap Save When the appointment time approaches your phone plays a short sound to remind you Also appears in the status bar To view a calendar event 1 From your Home screen tap then tap Calendar 2 Tap the event you want to view To change the calendar settings 1 From your Home scr...

Page 102: ...Set alarm 4 Unmark the checkbox next to the alarm you want to deactivate To activate an existing alarm 1 From your Home screen tap 2 Find and tap Clock 3 Tap Set alarm 4 Mark the checkbox next to the alarm you want to activate To delete an alarm 1 From your Home screen tap 2 Find and tap Clock 3 Tap Set alarm 4 Touch and hold the alarm you want to delete 5 Tap Delete alarm then tap OK To set the r...

Page 103: ...t alarm 4 Tap the alarm you want to edit 5 Mark the Vibrate checkbox then tap OK To set alarms to sound when the phone is in silent mode 1 From your Home screen tap 2 Find and tap Clock 3 Tap Set alarm 4 Press then tap Settings 5 Mark the Alarm in silent mode checkbox To snooze an alarm when it sounds When the alarm sounds tap Snooze To turn off an alarm when it sounds When the alarm sounds tap Di...

Page 104: ...p Update Center 3 Select the desired application or system update and tap Download or tap Update all to download all application updates Application updates launch automatically after download With system updates wait for your phone to restart then install the update manually Also you may incur data connection charges when downloading updates over 3G mobile networks To activate automatic software ...

Page 105: ...phone and searches for new phone software 4 Computer If a new phone software update is detected a popup window appears Follow the on screen instructions to carry out the relevant software updates The Bridge for Mac application can be downloaded from Bridge for mac Locking and protecting your phone IMEI number Every phone has a unique IMEI International Mobile Equipment Identity number You should k...

Page 106: ...ny times the SIM card becomes blocked If this happens contact your service provider to get a new SIM card Setting a screen lock To set a screen lock 1 From your Home screen tap Settings Security Screen lock 2 Select an option It is very important that you remember your screen unlock pattern PIN or password If you forget this information it may not be possible to restore important data such as cont...

Page 107: ...er and confirm your password 6 If necessary tap to minimize the keyboard 7 Tap OK To disable the screen unlock password 1 From your Home screen tap Settings Security Screen lock 2 Enter your password and tap Next 3 Tap Slide Finding your device There are several ways to find and protect your device if you ever lose it Using the my Xperia service you can Look for your device on a map Sound an alert...

Page 108: ...t an old phone lying around the house Why not recycle it By doing so you will help us reuse its materials and components and you ll protect the environment too Find out more about the recycling options in your region at blogs sonymobile com about us sustainability commitment overview 108 This is an Internet version of this publication Print only for private use ...

Page 109: ...other media with audio and to make related adjustments Display Enable your phone screen to switch orientation when you rotate your phone You can also set the brightness font size wallpaper and screen timeout Storage Check out the available space in your phone s internal storage and on the SD card You can also erase the SD card or unmount it for safe removal Battery View your phone battery and see ...

Page 110: ...ons overview Status icons The following status icons may appear on your screen Signal strength No signal Roaming GPRS is available EDGE is available 3G is available Sending and downloading GPRS data Sending and downloading EDGE data Sending and downloading 3G data Battery status The battery is charging GPS is activated Flight mode is activated The Bluetooth function is activated The SIM card is no...

Page 111: ...r appointments Use the camera to take photos and record video clips Use the Contact application to manage phone numbers email address and other information related to your contacts Access your downloaded applications Use the Email application to send and receive emails through both private and corporate accounts Use the Facebook application to engage in social networking with friends family member...

Page 112: ...restaurants and cafés Optimize phone settings to suit your own requirements Use the Setup guide application to learn about basic functions and to get help setting up the phone Use the Google Talk application to chat with friends online Identify music tracks that you hear playing in your surroundings and get artist album and other info Use the Help application to access user support directly in the...

Page 113: ...vices may require separate registration with the third party provider and may be subject to additional terms of use For applications accessed on or through a third party Web site please review such Web sites terms of use and applicable privacy policy in advance Sony does not warrant or guarantee the availability or performance of any third party websites or offered services Remove the battery to s...

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