User's Guide

Finding your way
Home screen
Your phone Home screen is the equivalent of the
desktop on a computer. You can customise 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.
The items in the bar at the bottom of the screen are
always available for quick access.
To go to the Home screen
•
Press .
To browse the Home screen
•
Flick right or left.
To change your Home screen wallpaper
1
From your Home screen, press .
2
Tap Wallpapers, then tap the application that you
want to work with and select an option.
Widgets
Widgets are small applications that you can use
directly on your Home screen. For example, the
Music player widget allows you to start playing music
directly.
Application screen
The Application screen, which you open from your
Home screen, contains the applications that come
installed with your phone as well as the applications
you download.
The Application screen extends beyond the regular
screen width, so you need to flick left and right to
view all content.
To open the Notification panel
•
Drag the status bar downwards.
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.
More basics
Calling
To make a call by dialling
1
From your Home screen, tap .
2
Find and tap Phone.
3
Enter the number of the recipient and tap Call. To
delete a number, tap .
To end a call
•
Tap End call.
To answer a call
•
Drag to the right across the screen.
Multimedia and text
messaging
To create and send a message
1
From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap
.
2
Tap .
3
To add a recipient, tap , then find and mark the
checkbox next to the recipient name. To add more
than one recipient, mark the checkboxes for the
desired recipients. You can also enter the full
number in the search field manually, then tap Add.
4
When you are finished 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
To send the message, tap Send.
Troubleshooting
My phone is not responding
If your phone hangs, or if you cannot restart it
normally, you can force restart the phone.
To force restart your phone
1
Press and hold both the volume up key and the
power
key for five seconds.
2
After your phone vibrates once, release the keys.
The phone restarts automatically.
Legal information
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User guide
A User guide is available in the Help application in
your phone and at www.sonymobile.com.
Support in the phone
Get user support directly in your phone using the
Help application.
To access the Help application
1
From your Application screen, find and tap .
2
Find and tap the required support item.
Support on the web
Visit www.sonymobile.com to access a range of
support and get the most from your phone.
Customer support
Customer support – if all else fails. Access the
relevant support number at www.sonymobile.com by
clicking the Contact us link at the bottom of the page.
You can also find the relevant support number in the
supplied Important information leaflet.
www.sonymobile.com
To open the Application screen
•
From your Home screen, tap .
To open an application
•
From your Home screen or the Application
screen, tap the application.
Applications
An application is a phone program that helps you
perform a task. For example, there are
applications to make calls, take photos and
download more applications.
Status and notifications
The status bar at the top of your screen shows
what's going on in your phone. For example, new
message and calendar notifications appear here.
A notification light also gives you battery status
information and some notifications. For example, a
flashing blue light means there is a new message
or a missed call. The notification light may not
work when the battery level is low.
Checking notifications and
ongoing activities
You can drag down the status bar to open the
Notification panel and get more information. For
example, you can use the panel to open a new
message or view a calendar event. You can also
open some applications that run in the
background, such as the music player.
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