User's Manual

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.
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 your Home screen, tap .
2
Tap Settings.
You can also drag the status bar downwards
on the Home screen and tap to access
the phone 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 New message.
3
Tap Write message and enter your message text.
4
To add a recipient, tap Add recipient, then select
a contact or enter the full number manually.
5
If you want to add a media file, tap
and select
an option.
6
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.
7
To send the message, tap Send.
Troubleshooting
My wired headset does not
work
•
Make sure the wired headset that you are using
complies to the CTIA standard. Your phone
supports the CTIA standard, and may not be fully
compatible with other standards such as OMTP.
•
If you have a wireless headset that is compatible
with your phone, try using that instead.
Legal information
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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
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support and get the most from your phone.
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Customer support – if all else fails. Access the
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