User's Manual

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Table Of Contents

Contents
Getting started
- About this User guide
- Overview
- Assembly
- Starting your device for the first time
- Why do I need a Google™‎ account?
- Charging your device
Learning the basics
- Using the touchscreen
- Locking and unlocking the screen
- Home screen
- Application screen
- Navigating applications
- Small apps
- Widgets
- Shortcuts and folders
- Background and themes
- Taking a screenshot
- Recording your screen
- Notifications and quick settings
- Icons in the status bar
- Application overview
Downloading applications
- Downloading applications from Google Play™‎
- Downloading applications from other sources
Internet and networks
- Browsing the web
- Internet and MMS settings
- Wi-Fi®
- Sharing your mobile data connection
- Controlling data usage
- Selecting mobile networks
- Virtual private networks (VPNs)
Synchronising data on your device
- Synchronising with online accounts
- Synchronising with Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®
- Synchronising with Outlook® using a computer
Basic settings
- Accessing settings
- Sound, ringtone and volume
- SIM card protection
- Using multiple SIM cards
- Screen settings
- Daydream
- Screen lock
- Language settings
- Date and time
- Enhancing the sound output
Typing text
- On-screen keyboard
- Phonepad
- Entering text using voice input
- Editing text
- Personalising the Xperia keyboard
Calling
- Making calls
- Receiving calls
- Ongoing calls
- Using the call log
- Forwarding calls
- Restricting calls
- Multiple calls
- Conference calls
- Voicemail
- Emergency calls
Contacts
- Transferring contacts
- Searching and viewing contacts
- Adding and editing contacts
- Adding medical and emergency contact information
- Favourites and groups
- Sending contact information
- Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts application
- Backing up contacts
Messaging and chat
- Reading and sending messages
- Organising your messages
- Calling from a message
- Messaging settings
- Instant messaging and video chat
Email
- Setting up email
- Sending and receiving email messages
- Email preview pane
- Organising your email messages
- Email account settings
- Gmail™‎
Music
- Transferring music to your device
- Listening to music
- Walkman® home screen menu
- Playlists
- Sharing music
- Enhancing the sound
- Visualiser
- Recognising music with TrackID™‎
- Music Unlimited online service
FM radio
- Listening to the radio
- Favourite radio channels
- Sound settings
Mobile TV
- Using the Mobile TV application
- Getting started
- Settings
Camera
- Taking photos and recording videos
- Face detection
- Using Smile Shutter™‎ to capture smiling faces
- Adding the geographical position to your photos
- General camera settings
- Still camera settings
- Video camera settings
Photos and videos in Album
- Viewing photos and videos
- Sharing and managing photos and videos
- Editing photos with the Photo editor application
- Editing videos with the Movie Creator application
- Hiding photos and videos
- Album home screen menu
- Viewing your photos on a map
Videos
- Watching videos in the Movies application
- Transferring video content to your device
- Managing video content
Connectivity
- Mirroring the screen of your device wirelessly on a TV
- Sharing content with DLNA Certified™‎ devices
- Bluetooth® wireless technology
Smart apps and features that save you time
- Controlling accessories and settings with Smart Connect
Travel and maps
- Using location services
- Google Maps™‎ and navigation
- Using data traffic when travelling
- Airplane mode
Calendar and alarm clock
- Calendar
- Alarm and clock
Support and maintenance
- Support for your device
- Computer tools
- Updating your device
- Finding a lost device
- Finding the identification number of your device
- Battery and power management
- Memory and storage
- Managing files using a computer
- Backing up and restoring content
- Running diagnostic tests on your device
- Restarting and resetting
- Recycling your device
- Limitations to services and features
- Legal information

Basic settings

Accessing settings

View and change settings for your device from the Settings menu. The Settings menu

is accessible from both the Application screen and the Quick settings panel.

To open the device settings menu from the Application screen

From your Home screen, tap

Tap Settings.

To view information about your device

From your Home screen, tap

Find and tap Settings > About phone.

To open the Quick settings panel

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Using two fingers, drag the status bar downwards.

To select which settings to display on the Quick settings panel

Using two fingers, drag the status bar downwards, then tap Edit.

In the bar at the bottom of the screen, touch and hold the icon for the quick

setting that you want to add, then drag and drop it in the upper part of the

screen.

To rearrange the Quick settings panel

Using two fingers, drag the status bar downwards, then tap Edit.

Touch and hold an icon, then move it to the desired position.

Tap Done.

Sound, ringtone and volume

You can adjust the ringtone volume for incoming calls and notifications as well as for

music and video playback. You can also set your device to silent mode so that it

doesn't ring when you're in a meeting.

To adjust the volume levels

From your Home screen, tap

Find and tap Settings > Sound > Volumes.

Drag the volume sliders to the desired position.

You can also press the volume key up or down to adjust the ringtone and media play volume

levels even when the screen is locked.

To set your device to vibrate mode

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Press the volume key down until appears in the status bar.

To set your device to silent mode

Press the volume key down until the device vibrates and appears in the

status bar.

Press the volume key down again. appears in the status bar.

Press the volume key up to exit silent mode.

To set your device to vibrate and ring mode

From your Home screen, tap .

Find and tap Settings > Sound.

Mark the Vibrate when ringing checkbox.