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Draft for Internal Use Only - PA1 Contents Instruction symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Assemble the phone, SmartChip, battery, make a call. Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Media player, Hit Picks, ringtones, MusicDJ™, VideoDJ™, sound recorder, themes, games. Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . 12 Phone overview, use the menus, enter letters, and access My Stuff. Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 Sony Ericsson GSM 850/900/1800/1900 This user guide is published by Sony Ericsson, without any warranty. Improvements and changes to this user guide necessitated by typographical errors, inaccuracies of current information, or improvements to programs and/or equipment, may be made by Sony Ericsson at any time and without notice. Such changes will, however, be incorporated into new editions of this user guide. All rights reserved.
Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 T9™ Text Input is a trademark 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. No. 1,331,057, United Kingdom Pat. No. 2238414B; Hong Kong Standard Pat. No. HK0940329; Republic of Singapore Pat. No. 51383; Euro.Pat. No. 0 842 463(96927260.8) DE/DK, FI, FR, IT, NL, PT, ES, SE, GB; and additional patents are pending worldwide.
Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 Hit Picks Terms and conditions (T&C) Your mobile phone has Hit Picks, a unique entertainment service from Cingular Wireless and Sony Ericsson. With Hit Picks, you can, for example, listen to music tones before you download them to your phone. In some countries/regions you may be able to purchase e.g. music tones from some of the world's top musical artists ("Purchase"). Hit Picks may not be available in all countries/regions.
Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 Further payment terms will be determined by your subscription agreement with your operator. The cost for your connection to the Hit Picks client via GPRS to download the Content is incremental and not included in the approximate price quoted in the phone display. Cancellation and withdrawal Once you have accepted a price quoted in the phone display along with these terms and conditions you have confirmed your Purchase and cancellation is not possible.
Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 SONY ERICSSON BE LIABLE FOR ANY USER ERROR, OR FOR THE AVAILABILITY, FAILURE OR NON-PERFORMANCE OF THE NETWORK SERVICE ON WHICH THE SONY ERICSSON DEVICE OPERATES. Support Sony Ericsson and its agents or representatives hereby reserve the right to refer the consumer to the relevant operator if the reason for the error is exclusively due to non-availability or non-functionality of the operator’s services.
Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 Instruction symbols The following instruction symbols appear in this user guide: Note Indicates that a service or function is network- or subscription-dependent. Contact your network operator for details. % See also page... } Use the selection keys or the navigation key to scroll and select, % 14 Keys and navigation. Press the navigation key center. Press the navigation key up. Press the navigation key down. Press the navigation key to the left.
Getting started SmartChip and battery information Always turn off the phone and detach the charger before you insert or remove a SmartChip. To insert SmartChip and battery Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 3 4 Place the battery on the back of the phone with the label side up and the connectors facing each other. Locate the notches along each side of the phone. Using the notches as a guide, slide the back cover upward until it clicks in place. % 10 Replacing Style-Up™ covers.
Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 1 2 3 4 Connect the charger to the phone. The symbol on the charger plug must face upwards. It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery icon appears on the screen. Wait approximately 4 hours or until the battery icon indicates that the battery is fully charged. If you do not see the battery icon after this time, press a key to activate the screen. Remove the charger by pulling it straight out.
Getting started To turn on the phone Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 To make and receive calls Enter the phone number (with international prefix and area code if applicable) } Call to make the call. } End Call to end the call. When the phone rings } Answer. Replacing Style-Up™ covers To replace the front covers 1 2 3 4 5 10 Open the flip. Press and hold . Enter your SmartChip PIN, if requested. At first startup, select the language you want for your phone menus.
Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 3 4 Getting started Locate the notches on the bottom of the front cover and the slots on the bottom of the frame of the phone. Place the notches into the slots and snap the cover in place. To replace the back cover 1 2 3 Use your thumbs to slide the slide back cover away from the hinge. Remove the back cover. Locate the notches along each side of the phone. Using the notches as a guide, slide the back cover upward until it clicks in place.
Getting to know your phone Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 Getting to know your phone 1 Ear speaker 2 Screen Phone overview, use the menus, enter letters, and access My Stuff.
Getting to know your phone Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 Overview, menu 1. Mobile Email* AIM Y! Messenger ICQ 2.Messaging Create New Msg. Inbox IM* Email Call Voicemail Drafts Outbox Sent Messages Saved Messages Templates Settings 3. Calls 4. MEdia Net 5. Cingular Mall Shop Ringtones Shop Games Shop Graphics Shop Multimedia Shop Applications Hit Picks MEdia Net 6. PTT Menu 10. Camera PTT Contacts 11.
Getting to know your phone Keys and navigation Standby screen and main menu and status bar The standby screen is displayed when you are not calling or using the menus. This is where you can see, for example, the name of your operator, the time and the date. From standby, press or Menu to enter the main menu, where the menus are shown as icons. Some submenus include tabs. Scroll to a tab using the navigation key and select an option.
Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 Press to delete items, such as pictures, sounds and contacts. During a call, press and hold to mute the microphone. Delete text when composing messages or setting up accounts. Press and release to access your PTT contact list. Press and hold to start PTT conversation. Release to stop. Press and hold to call your voicemail service (if set). – Press and hold any of these keys to reach a contact beginning with a specific letter.
Getting to know your phone } Info Get more information, explanations or tips about selected features, menus or functions available in your phone. Scroll to a menu item } Info. } More Enter a list of options. There are different alternatives in the list of options depending on where you are in the menus. Phone language Most SmartChips automatically set the language used in the menu to the language of the country where you bought your SmartChip.
Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 Writing languages Before you start entering letters, select the languages you want to use when writing. When writing, you can switch to one of your selected languages by pressing and holding . To select writing language 1 } Settings } the General tab } Language } Writing Language. 2 Scroll to each language that you want to use and mark it. } Save to exit the menu.
Getting to know your phone To enter letters using T9™ Text Input 1 To enter text, you have to be in a function where text input is possible, for example } Messaging } Create New Msg. } Text Message. 2 For example, if you want to write the word “Jane”, press , , , . 3 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 . Accept a word and add a space by pressing . 4 Continue writing your message.
Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 saved as files in folders. All files that the phone cannot recognize are saved in the Other folder. You can create your own subfolders in some predefined folders, to which you can move your saved files. When handling files, you can select several or all files in a folder at the same time. To use a file from My Stuff 1 } My Stuff } Pictures or Sounds folder. Choose a file. 2 } More } Use As. Select what you want to use the file for.
Calling % 64 Light effects. Please note that the light effects could be distracting when driving at night. Please exercise caution. To turn off the light effects, go to Settings } Sounds & Alerts } Light Effects } Preferences. Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 Calling Calls, contacts, voice control, call options. Making calls Before you can make or receive any calls, you must turn on the phone and be within range of a network. % 9 Turning on the phone and making calls.
Calling Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 To make a call 1 Enter the phone number (with international country code and area code if applicable). 2 } Call to make the call. 3 } End Call to end the call. To mute the microphone 1 Press and hold or } More } Mute Microphone. 2 To resume the conversation, press again or } More } Unmute Mic.. To change the ear speaker volume Press or to increase or decrease the ear speaker volume during a call.
Calling or • Quickly press either side volume key twice. Missed calls If you have missed a call, and the activity menu is set to off, Missed Calls: appears in standby, indicating the number of missed calls. To view the missed calls in the call list } Yes. If you want to view the missed calls later } No. To check your missed calls 1 From standby } Calls and scroll to the missed calls tab. Use or to scroll between the tabs. 2 Use or to scroll to a number and } Call to call a number.
Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 without a SmartChip inserted, if a GSM network is within range. In some countries, other emergency numbers may also be promoted. Your network operator may therefore have saved additional local emergency numbers on the SmartChip. To make an emergency call Enter the emergency number } Call. To view your local emergency numbers } Address Book } Options } Special Numbers } Emergency Nos..
Calling amount of memory available on the SmartChip, see Address Book } Options } Advanced } Memory Status. Contact Cingular for more information. To add a phone contact 1 } Address Book } New Contact } Add. 2 Enter the name directly or press Add and enter the name } OK. 3 Enter the number directly or press Add and enter the number } OK. 4 Select a number type. 5 Scroll between the tabs and select fields to enter more information.
Calling Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 To call a phone contact 1 } Address Book. Scroll to, or enter the first letter or letters of the contact you want to call. 2 When the contact is highlighted, press or to select a number } Call. To call a SmartChip contact 1 } Address Book. If SmartChip contacts are set as default, select the name and number you want to call from the list } Call.
Calling To delete all contacts 1 } Address Book } Options } Advanced } Delete All Contacts. 2 } Yes and enter the phone lock code } OK. The default phone lock code is 0000. Names and numbers that are saved on the SmartChip are not deleted. Default items for phone contacts A default item is displayed in the first position for a phone contact, and is therefore quicker to access. You can set the default item – a phone number, email address or a Web address – to be displayed first for each contact.
Calling Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 2 If you have more than one account, select which account to use } Select. If you do not have an account in the phone, % 72 To enter the remote synchronization settings. Copying contacts You can copy names and numbers to and from your phone contacts and the SmartChip. Choose if you want to copy all numbers, or a single number. When you select to copy all contacts from the phone to the SmartChip, all existing information on the SmartChip will be replaced.
Calling 2 3 Scroll to the number you want to add } More } Save Number. } New Contact to create a new contact, or select an existing contact to add the number to. To clear the call list } Calls and scroll to the tab with all calls } More } Delete All. Speed dialing You can save the phone numbers that you want to reach easily in positions 1-9 in your phone. To speed dial From standby, enter the position number and } Call. To set or replace speed dialing numbers 1 } Address Book } Options } Speed Dial.
Calling Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 from each other, % 31 Tips when recording and using voice commands. Before voice dialing You must first activate the voice dialing function and record your voice commands. An icon appears next to a phone number that has a voice command. Phone numbers must be in your contact list before adding voice commands. An icon next to the contact name indicates a voice command is associated with that contact.
Calling The name is played back to you and the call is connected. To make a call with a handsfree From standby, press the handsfree button, or the Bluetooth headset button. The magic word You can record a magic word and use it as a voice command to allow totally handsfree access to voice dialing. Instead of pressing and holding a volume button to voice dial, you say the magic word and then one of your recorded voice commands. The magic word is especially suitable when using a car handsfree kit.
Calling Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 To answer a call using voice commands When the phone rings, say “Answer” and the call is connected. To reject a call using voice commands When the phone rings, say “Busy”. The call is rejected. The caller is forwarded to voicemail, if activated, or hears a busy tone. Editing your voice commands You can edit all your voice commands saved in Address Book. Select the contact you want to edit a voice command for } More } Edit Contact.
Calling You can choose between the following forward options: • Always Forward – forward all calls. • When Busy – forward calls if you are already on the phone. • Not Reachable – forward calls if your phone is turned off or if you are unreachable. • No Reply – forward calls that you do not answer within a specified time limit. To activate a call forward 1 } Settings } the Calls tab } Forward Calls. 2 Select a call type and then one of the forward options } Activate.
Calling Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 Handling two voice calls When you have one ongoing call and one call on hold, you can do the following: • More } Switch Calls to switch between the two calls. • Press } Join Calls to join the two calls into a conference call. • Press } Transfer Call, to connect the two calls. You are disconnected from both calls. • } End Call to end the ongoing call, then press Yes to retrieve the held call. • } End Call twice to end both calls (operator dependent).
Calling To select a line for outgoing calls } 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 View, add and edit your own phone numbers. To check your phone numbers } Address Book } Options } Special Numbers } My Numbers and select one of the options. Accept calls With the accept calls service, you can choose to receive calls only from certain phone numbers.
Calling Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 • Inc. When Roaming – All incoming calls when you are abroad (when roaming). To activate or deactivate a call restriction 1 } Settings } the Calls tab } Manage Calls } Restrict Calls and select an option. 2 Select Activate or Deactivate, enter your password } OK. Fixed dialing The fixed dialing function allows calls to be made only to certain numbers saved on the SmartChip. The fixed numbers are protected by your PIN2.
Calling Additional calling functions Tone signals You can use telephone banking services or control an answering machine by sending tone signals during a 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 the call, press in standby and select Disable Tones or Enable Tones. Notepad You can use the phone to make a note of a phone number during a call.
Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 4 Repeat step 3 to add more numbers. } Done. Push to Talk (PTT) Push to Talk (PTT) Business cards Setting up PTT service, making and receiving PTT calls, PTT settings. To add your own business card } Address Book } Options } My Business Card and add information for your business card } Save. Your phone supports Push to Talk service. Both your SIM card and account must be enabled for PTT service. Please contact Cingular for more information, or visit www.SonyEricsson.
Push to Talk (PTT) 3 Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 when accepting your contact or group invitation. } Save. A message informs you that initialization has begun. Initialization may take several minutes. After initializing, a screen appears to notify you that PTT is ready for use. An icon appears next to the signal indicator on your standby screen. After initialization completes, begin adding your family, friends and co-workers who are also Cingular PTT subscribers. Any PTT icon except is on.
Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 Push to Talk (PTT) Icons Individual contact availability Personal availability View your availability to others from the standby screen. Your availability is located beside the signal strength indicator. This indicates the availability your PTT contacts will see. Available – indicates the contact is available to talk. Available – is your availability after PTT initializes.
Push to Talk (PTT) Group availability Available – indicates at least one member of the group is available to talk. Unavailable – indicates no group members are logged in. Do Not Disturb – indicates no available or silent members in the group and at least one member has Do Not Disturb on. Silent/Vibrate – indicates all available group members are in Silent Mode. Invitation in Progress – indicates you created a new group or modified an existing group, but the invited group members have not yet accepted.
Push to Talk (PTT) Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 PTT Contacts Before making a PTT call, add your PTT contacts. To add a PTT contact After initializing PTT, add individuals or groups to the PTT contact list. Contacts must also subscribe to PTT service or you will not be able to add them. 1 Press } the PTT Menu tab} Add Contact. Use or to scroll between tabs. 1 Create a PTT nickname for the contact and enter the 10-digit PTT Phone number.
Push to Talk (PTT) To edit an existing contact or group 1 Press to access your contact list. 2 Highlight the contact or group you want to edit and press More. • For groups you created, you may add or remove members and rename or delete the group. • For a group that you join, you may leave or rename the group. • For a single contact, you can rename or delete the contact. PTT calls To make a PTT call 1 Press to access the PTT contacts list.
Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 To end a PTT call Either wait for the call to time out from inactivity or end the call by pressing More } End Call. To make a Quick Group Call Make a PTT group call without previously creating a PTT group. 1 } to access your contact list. 2 Highlight the first member of the Quick Group. 3 Select Quick Grp } Mark Sev. 4 Mark each contact you want in the quick group call. 5 Press Continue. 6 Press and hold to call.
Push to Talk (PTT) Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 Call Waiting While on a PTT call, you will be notified of incoming PTT calls. When you receive an incoming cellular or PTT call, you can do the following: • Answer – accepts the incoming PTT call and places the first call on hold. • Busy – rejects the incoming cellular call and forwards it to voicemail. • Replace Active Call – answers the incoming call and ends the previous call.
Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 To send a Voice Message to a group To send a message to multiple contacts, create a Quick Group and select Voice Message. To search for contacts Use the search function to quickly locate PTT contacts. 1 Press to bring up the contact list 2 Press a number on the keypad that corresponds to the first letter of the contact’s name. For example, press 5 to jump to contacts beginning with the letter J.
Messaging • Edit Group Name – Change the name of the group. The name change appears only on your phone. PTT settings To change your nickname You can change the name displayed to other Push to Talk users. 1 Press . 2 Settings } Set Your Name. To alter your availability 1 Press } the PTT Menu tab, } Settings } My Availability. 2 } Available or Do Not Disturb. To edit a contact alert Contact Alerts inform you of changes to a contact’s availability. 1 From standby, select PTT Menu } Settings } Contact Alerts.
Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 2 is saved on the SmartChip, it is shown in the list. 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, % 17 Writing languages. To write and send a text message 1 } Messaging } Create New Msg. } Text Message. 2 Write your message } Continue. If you want to save the message for later, press . } Yes to save it in Drafts. 3 } Enter Phone No.
Messaging able to receive new messages. Messages that you have saved on the SmartChip remain there until you delete them or until your SmartChip memory is full. To delete a message 1 } Messaging and select a folder. 2 Select the message that you want to delete and press . To save a message to the SmartChip } Messaging } Inbox } More } Save Message } Saved Messages. Long messages The number of characters that a text message can contain depends on the language you are writing in.
Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 To create a template 1 } Messaging } Templates } New Template } Add } Text. 2 Write the message } OK. 3 Enter a title for the message } OK. To save a message that you are writing as a template: } Messaging } Create New Msg. } Text Message } More } Add Item } Templates. Message options You can set a default value for several message options or choose the settings each time you send a message.
Messaging operator or from www.SonyEricsson.com/support. Creating and sending MMS messages When composing an MMS message, you can select different items such as: Picture, Text, Sound, Video, Sound Recording and Signature. You can also select Use Camera to take a new picture or record a new video clip. Before sending an MMS message, you can select from different options to adjust and enhance your message. To create and send an MMS message 1 } Messaging } Create New Msg.
Messaging Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 Receiving MMS messages When you receive an automatically downloaded MMS message, a message alert sounds. } Yes to read or play the message. } Stop to stop the message. When you have read the message, select Reply to reply immediately or select More to view a list of options. Press to close the message. You can select a message from the list of messages and press to delete the entire message.
Messaging 52 Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 supports picture messaging, and the receiver of the voice message must also have support for picture messaging. When you have listened to the voice message } More to view a list of options. Press to close the message. To record and send a voice message 1 } Messaging } Create New Msg. } Voice Message. The sound recorder starts. 2 Record your message. } Stop to end the recording. 3 } Send to send the message. 4 } Enter Phone No.
Messaging Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 To write and send an email message 1 } Messaging } Email } Create New Msg.. 2 Write the subject for your message } Continue and then write the text } Continue. 3 } Enter Email Addr. to enter an email address or } Contacts Lookup to retrieve an address from Contacts. 4 Select Send to send your email message or select More to view a list of options for your message.
Messaging 4 } More } Save Messages. To delete an email message (POP3 users) 1 } Messaging } Email } Inbox and select the message } More. 2 } Mark for Deletion. The message is deleted the next time you connect to your email server. If you want to delete several messages } Mark Several. Scroll and select more messages by pressing Mark or Unmark. } More } Mark for Deletion. To delete an email message (IMAP4 users) 1 } Messaging } Email } Inbox and select the message } More. 2 } Mark for Deletion.
Imaging Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 Status You can change your status shown to others. You can also choose to display it for your contacts only or for all users on the IM server. Imaging To change your own status } Messaging } IM } Myself } Change. Your phone has a digital camera which also works as a digital video recorder. You can take pictures, record video clips, save and view them and send them as email attachments or in MMS messages via picture messaging.
Imaging To take pictures and video clips 1 } Camera } Capture (to take a picture) or Record (record a video) 2 Press to return to the viewfinder. Press Send to send the picture as a multimedia message. Press Stop to stop recording the video. If you try to record a strong light source such as direct sunlight or a lamp, the screen may black out or the picture may be distorted. To switch between video and photo Press or . To use the zoom Use the navigation key to zoom in and zoom out.
Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 Sending pictures and video clips When you have taken a picture or recorded a video clip, you can send it as an MMS message if the file size has not exceeded the limit. To exchange pictures and video clips using other transfer methods % 58 Exchanging pictures. To send a picture When you have taken a picture } Send to send the picture. To send and play video clips When you have finished your recording, } Send to send the video clip.
Imaging screen, or use it as a screen saver. The screen saver is activated automatically when the phone has been in idle mode for a few seconds. After a few more seconds, the screen saver changes to sleep mode, to save power. Press any key on the keypad and the screen turns on again. If you have a picture as wallpaper, this picture is shown in standby mode. You can select wallpaper both for the screen and for the external display.
Draft for Internal Use Only - PA2 Entertainment Media player, Hit Picks, ringtones, MusicDJ™, VideoDJ™, sound recorder, themes, games. Media player The media player works as a music player and video player all in one. You can play music and video clips that you receive in an MMS message, or that you download to your phone. The following file types are supported by the media player: MP3, MIDI, SP-MIDI, AAC, AMR and WAV (with 16 kHz as maximum sample rate).
