User's Manual

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Messaging
R1A Draft for US FCC approval only
Messaging
Text messaging, picture messaging, email, My
friends, messaging glossary.
Text messaging
Text messages are sent via SMS (Short Message
Service). Text messages can contain pictures,
animations, melodies and sound effects. Text
messages can be sent to one person, several
recipients or to a group of recipients that you have
saved in the phonebook
% 36 Groups.
Before you start
First make sure that the number of your service
centre is set. The number is supplied by your
service provider and is usually saved on the SIM
card.
To set the service centre number
1 } Messaging } Settings } Text message }
Service centre. If the service centre number is
saved on the SIM card, it is shown in the list.
2 If there is no number in the list } Add and enter
the number, including the international “+”
sign and country code
} Save.
Sending text messages
For information about entering letters % 11
Entering letters.
To write and send a text message
1 } Messaging } Write new } Text message.
2 Write your message } Continue. If you want to
save the message for later, press } Yes to
save it in Drafts.
Your phone supports various messaging services.
Please contact your service provider for details on
which services you can use. For more information
about messaging, please visit
www.SonyEricsson.com/support.
If you send a text message to a group, you are charged
for each member of that group.
Some languages-specific characters use more space.
For some languages you can deactivate National chars.
to save space. % 13 Options when entering letters.