Experience more. Discover how. Please read the Important information before you use your mobile phone. Fill it with pop and let it rock. Share your life in pictures. Or why not go online for the latest updates? Your new phone is the key to a wider world.
Getting started Assembly Before you start using your phone, you need to insert a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card and the battery. To insert the SIM card 1 Remove the battery cover. 2 Pull out the SIM card holder. 3 Put the SIM card into its holder with the gold-coloured contacts facing down.
To insert the battery 1 Insert the battery with the label side up and the connectors facing each other. 2 Put the battery cover into place. Turning on the phone To turn on the phone...
1 Press and hold down 2 Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested, and select OK. 3 The first time you turn on the phone, follow the instructions to use the setup wizard for basic settings and useful tips. Help You can find Help on most applications in Organiser or you can access Help from within a specific application by selecting Options.
Phone overview 1 On/off key 2 Loud speaker 3 Charging/message indicator 4 Proximity sensor 5 Ear speaker 6 Video call camera 7 Brightness sensor 8 Keylock key 9 Screen 10 Connector for charger, handsfree and USB cable 11 Memory card cover 12 Call key 13 Main menu key 14 End key...
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15 Main camera 16 Xenon flash 17 Volume, digital zoom keys 18 LED light/AF assisting light 19 Video recording indicator 20 Camera brightness sensor 21 Camera view key 22 Camera mode key 23 Camera lens cover 24 Camera key 25 Strap holder...
Menu overview* Adobe PDF, Messaging Quickoffice, Help Internet Settings Camera Personal Profiles, Themes, Media Standby Photo, Music, Video Phone Date and time, Contacts Language, Display, Download settings, PlayNow™ Sensor settings, Entertainment Touch input, Radio, TrackID™, Accessories, Chat, Record sound Application sett., Phone mgmt.
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Connection mgr, Data ** You can use touch transfer, Remote functionality to scroll drives, Video sharing, between tabs in Admin. settings submenus. For more information, see * Some menus are Navigation on page 11. operator-, network- and subscription-dependent.
Status icons Status icons appear at the top of the screen. You can tap status icons to view more information or change settings. Battery fully charged Network signal strength Messages in the outbox GSM available Missed call Handsfree connected Call diverted Text message received New email received Headphone inserted...
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3G available HSDPA available EGPRS available Navigation You can move through menus with your fingertips or with a stylus. Tap or double-tap an item to select or open it. You can also switch between running applications. To access the main menu •...
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Standby After you have turned on your phone and entered your PIN, the name of the network operator appears. This view is called standby. Your phone is now ready to use. To return to standby • Press and hold down the main menu key and select To end the current application and return to standby, press Default standby theme...
Number entry – make calls Media – go to Media Messaging – send and receive messages Search – search the phone Favourites view The Favourites view provides quick access to your favourite contacts. To add contacts to Favourites 1 Tap 2 Tap and select the contacts you wish to add.
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To set a photo as wallpaper 1 Tap 2 Tap a photo and select Set as wallpaper. Shortcuts view The Shortcuts view provides a list of shortcuts to different applications and bookmarks. You can personalise the shortcuts you wish to show. To change shortcut settings 1 Tap 2 Tap...
1 Connect the charger to the phone. It takes approximately 2.5 hours to fully charge the battery. Activate the screen with a tap to view the charge status. 2 Remove the charger by tilting the plug upwards. You can use your phone while it is charging. You can charge the battery at any time and for more or less than 2.5 hours.
3 To remove the memory card, press and select Remove memory card, and then press the edge of the memory card to release and remove it. Entering text You can enter letters, numbers and special characters using the on-screen keyboard, alphanumeric keypad or handwriting recognition.
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When using Mini QWERTY keyboard, tap and hold to move the input window around the screen When using handwriting recognition, tap to open the symbol table When using handwriting recognition, tap to switch to number input mode Tap to turn predictive text input modes on or off, change the character case, and switch between letter and number modes When using handwriting recognition, tap to switch...
Viewbar and touchbar You can use the viewbar and touchbar to navigate through different views and manage your media files. • Viewbar – a bar that appears at the top of the screen after you select an application in Media. Using this bar, you can navigate to play view, to various list views within the same application, or to the main Media menu.
Photo You can view, send and manage photos in your phone. You can also edit and arrange your online photo albums. To view a photo in full screen 1 Select Menu > Media > Photo. 2 Select a view option and tap a thumbnail to view the photo.
Playback controls The following playback controls may appear in your music player and video player: Pause Play Touch and hold to rewind. Tap to go to the previous track or video clip Touch and hold to fast forward. Tap to go to the next track or video clip Additional music controls The following music controls may appear in your music...
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To change the volume • Press the volume key up or down. To minimise the music player 1 When the music player is open, tap 2 To restore the music player on the screen, tap may appear as the album cover of the current track. Playlists You can create playlists to organise your music.
Transferring and handling content You can transfer and handle content such as pictures and music. You are not allowed to exchange some copyright- protected material. File manager You can use File manager in your phone to handle content saved in the phone memory or on a memory card. If the memory is full, delete some content to create space.
3 Computer: Wait until the memory card in your phone ® ® appears as the external disk in Microsoft Windows Explorer. 4 Computer: On the computer desktop, double-click the My Computer icon. 5 Computer: To launch the PC Companion installer from the memory card, double-click the icon representing your memory card and double-click Startme.exe under the folder pccompanion.
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Before using a USB cable Only use a USB cable supported by your phone. Do not remove the USB cable from your phone or computer during transfer as this may corrupt the memory card or the phone memory. To use mass storage 1 Connect the USB cable to the phone and the computer.
To use PlayNow™ 1 Select Menu > PlayNow™. 2 Surf through PlayNow™ arena and follow the instructions to preview and purchase content. TrackID™ TrackID™ is a music recognition service. You can search the title, artist and album name for a track you hear playing through a loudspeaker.
2 Press You can call numbers from your contacts and call lists. To end a call • Press To answer a call • Press To reject a call • Press To change the ear speaker volume during a call • Press the volume key up or down. Emergency calls Your phone supports international emergency numbers, for example, 112 or 911.
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You can save names, phone numbers and personal information in Contacts. Information can be saved in the phone memory or on the SIM card. You can synchronise your contacts using the Sony Ericsson PC Suite. To add a new contact 1 Select Menu > Contacts. 2 Tap 3 Add contact information.
Using the camera Your phone has a 12.1 megapixel camera and a 3.5 nHD touch display with touch capture, face detection, smile detection, Xenon flash and image stabiliser functions. To activate the camera • Open the camera lens cover. You can also activate the camera by pressing Do not take photos when a strong light source is in the background.
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Viewfinder 1 Zoom in or out 2 View photos and video clips 3 Switch between photo mode and video mode 4 Take photos/Record video clips To close the camera • Close the camera lens cover. To take a photo 1 Activate the camera. 2 To use auto focus, press halfway down.
3 When turns green, press fully down to take the photo. The photo is automatically saved. To take a photo more quickly, you can skip step 2 and press fully down. To record a video clip 1 Activate the camera and press to switch to video mode.
To set face detection 1 Activate the camera. 2 Tap 3 Select Photo > Focus > Face detection. Face detection is not available in Landscape, Document or Twilight landscape scenes. Smile detection Smile detection is a technology that detects a person’s smile and automatically takes the photo.
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5 Tap a thumbnail to view the photo in the viewfinder, and tap again to mark the photo. Tap to save marked photos. You can mark and save more than one photo. Panorama The panorama feature helps you take wide panorama photos automatically.
3 Tap within the white border to select the focus point. A photo is then taken automatically. Do not touch the viewfinder until you want to take a photo. Image stabiliser The image stabiliser compensates for small movements of the hand to ensure steady photos. When you turn on this function, appears in the viewfinder.
4 Tap the text field and input your text. 5 Select Options > Add content and add a picture, video clip and sound, as desired. 6 Select to send the message. When manually entering the phone numbers of multiple recipients, use a semicolon to separate their numbers.
do not cover the GPS antenna, which is located in the upper-right part of the phone. The first time you use the GPS, it may take up to 10 minutes before your location is found. Locks SIM card lock This lock only protects your subscription. Your phone will work with a new SIM card.
It is important that you remember your new code. If you forget it, you need to take your phone to your local Sony Ericsson retailer. To turn on the phone lock 1 Select Menu > Settings > Phone > Phone management >...
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