Contents Getting Started.................. 4 Assembly, SIM card, battery, turning on, startup menu. Getting to know your phone........ 9 Phone overview, icons, menu overview, entering letters, file manager. Calling........................ 18 Calls, contacts, voice control, call options. Messaging..................... 30 Text messaging, picture messaging, voice messaging, email, My Friends. Imaging....................... 35 Camera, video recorder, pictures. Contents Sony Ericsson W300i Connectivity.................... 46 Internet and email settings, synchronizing, Bluetooth, infrared, USB cable, update service. More features................... 52 Alarm clock, calendar, tasks, profiles, time and date, SIM card lock, etc. Troubleshooting................. 57 Why doesn t the phone work the way I want? Important information............ 59 Sony Ericsson Consumer Web site, service and support, safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity. Index......................... 71 Entertainment.................. 38 Walkman, radio, PlayNow, ringtones, MusicDJ, VideoDJ, games and more. 1
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. Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, 2005 Publication number: AE/LZT 123 1818 R1A Please note: Some of the services in this user guide are not supported by all networks. This also applies to the GSM International Emergency Number 112. Please contact your network operator or service provider if you are in doubt whether you can use a particular service or not. Please read the Guidelines for safe and efficient use and the Limited warranty chapters before you use your mobile phone. Your mobile phone has the capability to download, store and forward additional content, e.g. ringtones. The use of such content may be restricted or prohibited by rights of third parties, including but not limited to restriction under applicable copyright laws. You, and not Sony Ericsson, are entirely responsible for additional content that you download to or forward from your mobile phone. Prior to your use of any additional content, please verify that your intended use is properly licensed or is otherwise authorized. Sony Ericsson does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of any additional content or any other third party content. Under no circumstances will Sony Ericsson be liable in any way for your improper use of additional content or other third party content. QuickShare, PlayNow, MusicDJ, PhotoDJ and VideoDJ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB. The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Sony Ericsson is under license. Memory Stick and Memory Stick Micro and M2 are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. The Walkman logo and symbol are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. Microsoft, Windows and PowerPoint are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S and other countries/regions. Mac OS is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. 2
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. Java and all Java based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. End-user license agreement for Sun Java JME. 1 Restrictions: Software is confidential copyrighted information of Sun and title to all copies is retained by Sun and/or its licensors. Customer shall not modify, decompile, disassemble, decrypt, extract, or otherwise reverse engineer Software. Software may not be leased, assigned, or sublicensed, in whole or in part. 2 Export Regulations: Software, including technical data, is subject to U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Act and its associated regulations, and may be subject to export or import regulations in other countries. Customer agrees to comply strictly with all such regulations and acknowledges that it has the responsibility to obtain licenses to export, re-export, or import Software. Software may not be downloaded, or otherwise exported or re-exported (i) into, or to a national or resident of, Cuba, Iraq, Iran, North Korea, Libya, Sudan, Syria (as such listing may be revised from time to time) or any country to which the U.S. has embargoed goods; or (ii) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nations or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Denial Orders. 3 Restricted Rights: Use, duplication or disclosure by the United States government is subject to the restrictions as set forth in the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software Clauses in DFARS 252.227-7013(c) (1) (ii) and FAR 52.227-19(c) (2) as applicable. Part of the software in this product is copyright SyncML initiative Ltd. (1999-2002). All rights reserved. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. 3
Getting Started Getting Started Assembly, SIM card, battery, turning on, startup menu. User guide symbols The following instruction symbols appear in this user guide: } Use the navigation key to scroll and select % 10 Navigating the menus. Press the navigation key center. Press the navigation key up. Press the navigation key down. Press the navigation key to the left. Press the navigation key to the right. % See also page... Note Indicates that a service or function is network- or subscription-dependent. Because of this, all menus may not be available in your phone. Consult your network operator for more information. Assembly First insert the SIM card, then insert and charge the battery to use your phone. Save contacts to your SIM card before you remove it from another phone. Contacts may have been saved in the phone memory % 19 Contacts. SIM card When you register as a subscriber with a network operator, you get a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card. The SIM card contains a computer chip that keeps track of your phone number, the services included in your subscription, and names and numbers in your contacts, among other things. 4
Getting Started To insert the SIM card To charge the battery 1 Slide the cover open and lift it off. 2 Insert the SIM card. Make sure the SIM card is placed under the silvery holders. 3 Place the battery in the phone with the label side up and the connectors facing each other. 4 Place the cover on the phone and slide it into place. 1 Connect the charger to the phone. The flash symbol on the charger plug must face upwards. 2 It may take 30 minutes for the battery icon to appear. 3 Wait approximately 2.5 hours or until the battery icon indicates that the battery is fully charged. For an indication of charging, press to activate the screen. 4 Remove the charger by pulling it out. 5
Getting Started Talk-time or standby time may become noticeably shorter due to wear and you may have to replace your battery. Only use approved batteries from Sony Ericsson % 63 Battery. Memory Stick Micro (M2 ) Use a memory card to store, for example, pictures. If you use a memory card you can select to automatically store all pictures on the card % 35 Camera options. The Memory Stick Micro (M2 ) media is generally compatible with the Memory Stick reader contained in this handset. The M2 media may not be compatible with all other devices or all features of other devices with Memory Stick capabilities. Operation of the M2 media on any other product is not guaranteed. To insert and remove the memory card BKB 193 199/y rrr S/N XXXXXXAABBCC yywwww BKB 193 199/y rrr S/N XXXXXXAABBCC yywwww 1 Slide the cover to open and lift it off. 2 Insert the memory card in the slot. 3 Press the edge of the memory card to release it from the slot. 6
Getting Started PIN You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) from your network operator to activate the services in your phone. Each PIN digit appears as *, unless it starts with emergency number digits, for example 112 or 911. The reason for this is to always let you make emergency calls without entering a PIN. % 19 Emergency calls. Press to correct mistakes. If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row, the SIM card is blocked % 55 SIM card lock. To turn the phone on and off 1 Press and hold to turn on or off. 2 Select whether you want to use the phone with all functionality or the Walkman player only % 8 Startup menu. 3 Enter your SIM card PIN, if you have one. 4 At first start-up, select the language for phone menus. 5 } Yes if you want the setup wizard to help you with instructions and tips or } No. The setup wizard is also available in the menu system, } Settings } General } Setup Wizard. 7
Getting Started Startup menu When the startup menu is activated, each time you turn on the phone, you can select to listen to music only, instead of using the phone with full functionality. This means all transmitters of the phone are turned off, preventing disturbance of sensitive equipment, for example, in an airplane or in a hospital. You cannot make calls, receive calls, or send messages, etc. You can only use the Walkman player. If you have selected Music Only, you can still receive calendar and task reminders, and the alarm can still signal. Always follow regulations and any flight crew instructions with respect to onboard use of electronic devices. Stereo Handsfree Headset You can still answer calls and use the microphone when other compatible accessories are in use. To deactivate the startup menu 1 } Settings } the General } Startup Menu. 2 Select Don t Show. To make and receive calls Enter the area code and phone number } Call to make the call. } End Call to end the call. When the phone rings } Answer to answer the call. For more information % 18 Making and receiving calls. 8
Getting to know your phone Phone overview, icons, menu overview, entering letters, file manager. 1 2 3 7 8 9 11 10 Getting to know your phone 1 Play/Pause and Volume Key 2 Left Selection Key 3 Back Key 4 Memory card 5 Walkman key 6 Microphone 7 Earpiece 8 Infrared Port 9 Right Selection Key 10 Navigation Key (quick camera access) 11 Clear Key 12 Power On/Off Key 13 Charger/USB Connection 4 5 6 13 12 9
Getting to know your phone Navigating the menus The main menus are shown as icons on the desktop. Some submenus include tabs that appear on the screen. Press the navigation key in the center or in a direction: Press to go to the desktop or to select items. Press,, or to move through menus and tabs. Press to go back one level in the menus or to end a function or application. Press and hold to return to standby. Press to select the options shown immediately above these keys on the screen. Press to delete items. Scroll to a menu item } Info to get help on selected features. } More to enter a list of options. Keys and Buttons Press to delete items, such as pictures, sounds and contacts. During a call, press and hold to mute the microphone. Press to open or minimize the Walkman player. Press to activate the camera. 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. Press multiple keys to quickly jump to that specific contact. - Press any of these keys and press Call to speed dial. 10
Getting to know your phone Press to increase the volume during a call, or when using the Walkman player. Press and hold to go forward or back one track. In standby, press to view status information. Quickly press twice to reject a call. Press once to turn off the ringtone when receiving a call. Press and hold to voice dial, alternatively say your magic word (if set). } 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. Press and hold to set the phone to silent. The alarm signals even if the phone is set to silent. Press once to turn off the ringtone when receiving a call. 11
Getting to know your phone Menu overview PlayNow * Internet Services* Entertainment Camera File Manager*** All Files In Phone On Memory Stick Messaging Write New Inbox My Friends* Email Call Voicemail Drafts Outbox Sent Messages Saved Messages Templates Settings Contacts** Options: Speed Dial My Business Card Groups SIM Contacts Special Numbers Advanced New Contact Online services* Games VideoDJ PhotoDJ MusicDJ Remote Control Record Sound Demo Tour WALKMAN Radio 12
Getting to know your phone Calls*** All Organizer Answered Alarms Dialed Calendar Missed Tasks Notes Calculator Synchronization Timer Stopwatch Applications Code Memo Settings General Sounds & Alerts Display Calls Connectivity Profiles Time & Date Language Update Service Voice Control Shortcuts Play/ Pause Button Startup Menu Locks Setup Wizard Tips and Tricks Phone Status Master Reset Ring Volume Ringtone Silent mode Increasing Ring Vibrating Alert Open Phone Snds Message Alert Key Sound Wallpaper Themes Startup Screen Screen Saver Brightness Sleep Mode Clock Edit Line Names* Forward Calls Switch to Line 2* Manage Calls Time & Cost Show/Hide My No. Open to Answer Handsfree * Some menus are operator-, network- and subscription-dependent. ** Options when phone contacts are set to default, options change when SIM contacts are set to default. *** Use the navigation key to move across tabs in submenus. Bluetooth Infrared Port USB Connection Synchronization Device Mgmt. Mobile Networks Data Comm. Internet Settings Streaming Settings Settings for Java Accessories 13
Getting to know your phone Icon Status bar icons Description Tells you the strength of the GSM network signal. GPRS network is within range and can be used. EDGE network is within range and can be used. Tells you the status of the battery. Tells you the status of the battery charging. You have missed an incoming call. You have received a voice message. Call and messaging function alerts are off, alarm is still on. You have received a text message. You have received an email message. You have received a picture message. You have an ongoing call. You have an appointment reminder. You have a task reminder. The magic word is activated. Shortcuts You can use keypad shortcuts to quickly go to a menu, and you can use predefined navigation key shortcuts to quickly reach certain functions. You can edit the navigation key shortcuts to suit your own needs. Using keypad shortcuts Enter the menus by pressing and then enter the number of the menu to which you want to go. For example, to reach the fifth menu item, press. To reach the tenth, eleventh and twelfth menu items, press, and respectively. To go back to standby, press and hold. Using navigation key shortcuts In standby, press,, or to go to a shortcuts menu, or directly to a function. 14
Getting to know your phone To edit a navigation key shortcut } Settings } General } Shortcuts and select which shortcut you want to edit } Edit. Shut down menu Use the shut down menu to shut down the phone, turn on silent or activate a profile. For more information about profiles % 52 Profiles. To open the shut down menu Press and select an option from the list. File manager Files such as pictures, videos, sounds, themes, games and applications are saved in folders in the phone memory. If you have a memory card inserted you can save the files on the memory card. Unrecognized files are saved in the Other folder. File manager menu tabs The file manager is divided into three tabs, and icons indicate where the files are saved. All Files all content in the phone and on the memory card. In Phone all content in the phone memory. On Memory Stick all content on the memory card. File information If a file is protected, you may not be able to copy or send the file. View file information by highlighting the file } More } Information. To move or copy a file 1 } File Manager. Select a folder and scroll to a file } More } Manage Files. 2 Select Move or Copy. 3 } Memory Stick or } Phone Memory. 4 Select a folder, or } New Folder name the folder } OK. 5 } Paste. To select several files 1 } File Manager and select a file } More } Mark. 2 } Mark Several or } Mark All. To select files, scroll and } Mark or } Unmark. To check memory status } File Manager } More } Memory Status. Formatting the memory card You can format a memory card if you want to delete all information from it, or if it has been corrupted. 15
Getting to know your phone To format the memory card } File Manager } More } Format M.S. } Yes and enter your phone lock code. For more information % 55 Phone lock. Transferring files For more information % 50 Transferring files. Languages Select the language for phone menus and for writing. To change the phone language } Settings } General } Language } Phone Language, select a language. From standby, Press 0000 for English, or press 8888 for Automatic language. To select writing languages 1 } Settings } General } Language } Writing Language. 2 Scroll and } Mark to select languages. } Save. Entering letters To enter letters using multitap text input Press until the desired character appears. Press to shift between capitals and lower case letters. Press and hold to enter numbers. Press to delete letters and numbers. Press to add a space. Press for the most common punctuation marks. Press and hold to change writing method. T9 Text Input The T9 Text Input method uses a built-in dictionary to recognize the most commonly used word for each sequence of key presses. This way, you press each key only once, even if the letter you want is not the first letter on the key. 16
Getting to know your phone To enter letters using T9 Text Input 1 Scroll to a function where text input is possible, for example, } Messaging } Write New } Text Message. 2 For example, if you want to write the word Jane, press,,,. 3 If the word shown is not the one you want, press or repeatedly to view alternative words. To accept a word and add a space, press. To accept a word without adding a space, press. 4 Continue writing your message. To enter a period or other punctuation marks, press and then or repeatedly. Accept and add a space by pressing. 3 When you have edited the word } Insert. The word is added to the T9 Text Input dictionary. Next time you enter this word using T9 Text Input, it will appear as one of the alternative words. To select another writing method Before, or while entering letters, press and hold to select another writing method. Options when entering letters } More to view options when entering letters. To add words to the T9 Text Input dictionary 1 While entering letters } More } Spell Word. 2 Edit the word by using multitap input. Navigate between the letters with and. To delete a character, press. To delete the entire word, press and hold. 17
Calling Calling Calls, contacts, voice control, call options. Making and receiving calls Turn on the phone and make sure that you are within range of a network to make and receive calls % 7 To turn the phone on and off. If your subscription includes the Calling Line Identification service and the caller s number is identified, the number is displayed. If the number is saved in Contacts, the name, number, and picture are displayed. If the number is a restricted number, Withheld is displayed. To make a call Enter the phone number (with international country code and area code, if applicable) } Call to make the call. } End Call to end the call. To redial a number If the connection failed, Retry? is displayed } Yes. Do not hold the phone to your ear while waiting. When a call connects, the phone gives a loud signal. To answer or reject a call Open your phone or } Answer if your phone is already open. To reject a call Close your phone, } Busy or quickly press twice on the volume button. To select more options during a call } More and select an option. To turn off the microphone Press and hold. To resume, press and hold again. To use the loudspeaker during a voice call } More } Turn On Speaker or } Turn Off Speaker. Call list Information about the last calls is saved in the call list. To call a number from the call list } Calls from standby and select a tab. Scroll to a name or number you want to call } Call. 18
Calling To add a call list number to contacts 1 } Calls from standby and select a tab. Scroll to the number you want to add } More } Save Number. 2 Select a contact to add the number to or } New Contact. Emergency calls Your phone supports the international emergency numbers, for example, 112 and 911. These numbers can normally be used to make an emergency call in any country, with or without a SIM card inserted, if a GSM network is in range. In some countries, other emergency numbers may also be promoted. Your network operator may have saved additional local emergency numbers on the SIM card. To make an emergency call Enter, for example, 112 } Call. To view your local emergency numbers } Contacts } Options } Special Numbers } Emergency Nos. Contacts Choose Phone Contacts for detailed information saved in the phone memory or SIM Contacts for names and numbers only on the SIM card. To select default contacts 1 } Contacts } Options } Advanced } Default Contacts. 2 Select Phone Contacts or SIM Contacts. To add a contact 1 } Contacts } New Contact } Add. 2 Select Name: } Add enter the name } OK. 3 Select New Number: } Add enter the number } OK. 4 For phone contacts only, select a number type. Scroll between tabs and select fields to enter more information. To enter symbols such as @ } More } Add Symbol and select the symbol } Insert. To save the contact, } Save. Enter the + sign and country code with all numbers. 19
Calling To add a picture or a ringtone to a contact 1 } Contacts and select the contact } More } Edit Contact. 2 Select the relevant tab, then select Picture or Ringtone } Add. Select a file and } Save. To set the default number for a contact To set the phone number to be displayed first for a contact, } Contacts and scroll to the contact } More } Default Number and select a number. To add your own business card } Contacts } Options } My Business Card and enter the information for your business card } Save. To send your business card } Contacts } Options } My Business Card } Send My Card. To call a phone contact } Contacts. Scroll to, or enter the first letters of the contact you want to call. Use or to select a number } Call. To call a SIM contact If SIM Contacts is default, } Contacts select the name and number from the list } Call. If Phone Contacts is default, } Contacts } Options } SIM Contacts select the name and number from the list } Call. Managing contacts Copy contacts to and from the phone memory and the SIM card. To copy names and numbers to the SIM card 1 } Contacts } Options } Advanced } Copy to SIM. 2 Select Copy All or Copy a Number. When copying all contacts from the phone to the SIM card, all existing SIM card information is replaced. To copy SIM contacts to phone contacts 1 } Contacts } Options } Advanced } Copy from SIM. 2 Select Copy All or Copy a Number. 20
Calling To automatically save to the SIM card 1 } Contacts } Options } Advanced } Auto Save on SIM. 2 Select On. To back up contacts on memory card } Contacts } Options } Advanced } Back Up To M.S. } Yes. To restore contacts from memory card } Contacts } Options } Advanced } Restore From M.S. } Yes } Yes. To send contacts To send a selected contact, } More } Send Contact and select a transfer method. To send all contacts, } Contacts } Options } Advanced } Send All Contacts. To edit a phone contact 1 } Contacts and select a contact } More } Edit Contact. 2 Select a tab and edit the information } Save. To edit a SIM contact 1 If SIM Contacts is default, } Contacts or if Phone Contacts is default, } Contacts } Options } SIM Contacts. 2 Select the name and number you want to edit. 3 } More } Edit Contact and edit the name and number. To delete contacts To delete a selected contact, press. To delete all contacts, } Contacts } Options } Advanced } Delete All Contacts } Yes and } Yes. Names and numbers on the SIM card are not deleted. To check the memory status } Contacts } Options } Advanced } Memory Status. The number of entries you can save in the phone or on the SIM card depends on the available memory. Synchronizing contacts For more information, % 47 Synchronizing. 21
Calling Speed dialing Save phone numbers that you want to reach easily in positions 1-9 in your phone. To set or replace speed dialing numbers 1 } Contacts } Options } Speed Dial. 2 Scroll to a position } Add or Replace and select a phone number. To speed dial From standby, enter a speed dial number (1-9) } Call. Groups Create a group of numbers and email addresses to send messages to several recipients at the same time. You can also use groups (with numbers) when you create accepted callers lists. To create a group of numbers and email addresses 1 } Contacts } Options } Groups } New Group } Add. 2 Enter a name for the group } Continue. 3 New } Add to find and select a contact number. 4 Repeat step 3 to add more numbers. } Done. Voicemail If your subscription includes an answering service, callers can leave a voice message when you cannot answer a call. To enter your voicemail number Press and hold } Yes enter the number } OK. You get the number from your service provider. To call your voicemail service If you have entered your voicemail number, press and hold. To check your voicemail number } Messaging } Settings } Voicemail Number. Voice control Manage calls with your voice by creating voice commands to: Voice dial call someone by saying the name. Activate voice control by saying a magic word. Answer and reject calls when using a handsfree. 22
Calling Before voice dialing Activate the voice dialing function and record your voice commands. An icon appears next to a phone number that has a voice command. To activate voice dialing and record names 1 } Settings } General } Voice Control } Voice Dialing } Activate } Yes } New Voice Cmd. and select a contact. 2 If the contact has more than one number, use and to view the numbers. Select the number to add the voice command to. Record a voice command such as John mobile. 3 Instructions appear. Wait for the tone and say the command that you want to record. The voice command is played back to you. 4 If the recording sounds ok } Yes. If not } No and repeat step 3. To record another voice command for a contact } New Voice Cmd. } Add again and repeat steps 2-4 above. Voice dialing tips Follow these tips for recording voice commands. If your phone cannot detect your voice command, try re-recording by: recording the command in a quiet environment, with minimal background noise. speaking loudly and clearly. holding the phone away from your face. Caller name Hear your recorded contact name when you receive a call from that contact. To turn the caller name on or off } Settings } General } Voice Control } Play Caller Name. Voice dialing Start voice dialing from standby using the phone, a portable handsfree, a Bluetooth headset or by saying your magic word. 23
Calling To make a call 1 From standby, press and hold one of the volume buttons. 2 Wait for the tone and say a recorded name, for example John mobile. The name is played back to you and the call is connected. To make a call with a handsfree From standby, press and hold the handsfree button, or press the Bluetooth headset button % 49 To add a Bluetooth headset. The magic word Record and use a voice command as a magic word to activate voice control without pressing any keys. The magic word can only be used with a handsfree. Choose a long, unusual word or phrase that can easily be distinguished from ordinary background speech. To activate and record the magic word 1 } Settings } General } Voice Control } Magic Word } Activate. 2 Instructions appear. } Continue. Wait for the tone and say the magic word. 3 } Yes to accept or } No for a new recording. 4 Instructions appear. } Continue and select the environments in which you want your magic word to be activated. Voice answering Answer or reject incoming calls by using your voice, when using a handsfree. You can only use a MIDI, WAV (16 khz), EMY or IMY file as a ringtone with voice answering. To activate voice answering and record voice answer commands 1 } Settings } General } Voice Control } Voice Answer } Activate. 2 Instructions appear. } Continue. Wait for the tone and say Answer, or another word. 3 } Yes to accept or } No for a new recording. 4 Instructions appear } Continue. Wait for the tone and say Busy, or another word. 5 } Yes to accept or } No for a new recording. 6 Instructions appear. } Continue and select the environments in which you want voice answering to be activated. 24
Calling To answer or reject a call using voice commands When the phone rings, say: Answer to connect the call or Busy to reject the call. To deactivate a call forward Scroll to the forward option } Deactivate. To check all forward options } Settings } Calls } Forward Calls } Check All. To edit your voice commands } Contacts select the contact } More } Edit Contact. Scroll to the relevant tab. To re-record a voice command 1 } Settings } General } Voice Control } Voice Dialing } Edit Names. 2 Select a command } More } Replace Voice. 3 Wait for the tone and say the command. Forwarding calls Forward calls, for example, to an answering service. When the Restrict calls function is activated, some Forward calls options are not available. To activate a call forward 1 } Settings } Calls } Forward Calls. 2 Select a call type and forward option } Activate. 3 Enter the phone number to forward your calls to } OK, or } Look up to select a contact. More than one call Handle more than one call simultaneously. Call waiting service When activated, you hear a beep if you receive a second call. To activate the call waiting service } Settings } Calls } Manage Calls } Call Waiting } Activate. To make a second call } More } Hold to hold the ongoing call. Enter the number you want to call } Call. Receiving a second call When you receive a second call, you can: } Answer and put the ongoing call on hold. } Busy to reject and continue the ongoing call. } Replace Active Call to answer and to end the ongoing call. 25
Calling Handling two calls If you have an ongoing call and a call on hold, you can: } More } Switch to switch between the two calls. } More } Join Calls to join the two calls. } More } Transfer Call, to connect the two calls. You are disconnected from both calls. Contact your network operator to check if this function is supported. } End Call } Yes to retrieve the held call. } End Call } No to end both calls (operator dependent). You cannot answer a third call without ending one of the first two calls or joining them into a conference call. Conference calls Start a conference call by joining an ongoing call and a call on hold. Put the conference on hold to call and add up to five participants or just to make another call. To join the two calls into a conference call } More } Join Calls. To add a new participant 1 } More } Hold to put the joined calls on hold. 2 } More } Add Call and call the next person. 3 } More } Join Calls. 4 Repeat the procedure to include more participants. To release a participant } More } Release Party and select the participant. To have a private conversation 1 } More } Talk to and select the participant. 2 } More } Join Calls to resume the conference call. Two voice lines Make separate calls with different phone numbers if your subscription supports alternate line service. To select a line } Settings } Calls and select line 1 or 2. To change the name of a line 1 } Settings } Display } Edit Line Names and select one of the lines to edit the name. 2 } Join Calls to resume the conference call. 26
Two voice lines If you have a subscription that supports an alternate line service, your phone may have two voice lines with different phone numbers. To select a line for outgoing calls } Settings } Calls and select line 1 or 2. To change the name of a line } Settings } Display } 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 } Contacts } 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. Other calls are automatically rejected by a busy tone. If the call forward option When Busy is activated, calls are forwarded instead of rejected by a busy tone. The phone numbers of calls you have rejected are saved in the call list. Calling To add numbers to the accepted callers list 1 } Settings } Calls }Manage Calls } Accept Calls } Only from List } Edit } Add. Select a contact. 2 To add a group of contacts to the accepted callers list } Groups (requires that you have created groups, % 22 Groups). To accept all calls } Settings } Calls } Manage Calls } Accept Calls } All Callers. Restricted dialing You can use the restrict calls service to restrict outgoing and incoming calls. You need a password which you get from your service provider. If you forward incoming calls, you cannot activate some Restrict calls options. The following calls can be restricted: All Outgoing All outgoing calls. Outgoing Intl. All outgoing international calls. Outgoing Intl Roam All outgoing international calls except to your home country. All Incoming All incoming calls. Inc. When Roaming All incoming calls when you are abroad (when roaming). 27
Calling 28 To activate or deactivate a call restriction 1 } Settings } Calls } 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 SIM card. The fixed numbers are protected by your PIN2. You can still call the international emergency numbers even when the fixed dialing function is activated. Partial numbers can be saved. For example, saving 0123456 allows calls to be made to all numbers starting with 0123456. When fixed dialing is activated, you cannot view or manage any phone numbers that are saved on the SIM card. To activate or deactivate fixed dialing 1 } Contacts } Options } Special Numbers } Fixed Dialing and select Activate or Deactivate. 2 Enter your PIN2 } OK and then } OK again to confirm. To save a fixed number } Contacts } Options } Special Numbers } Fixed Dialing } Fixed Numbers } New Number: and enter the information. Call time During a call, the duration of the call is shown on the screen. Check the duration of your last call, outgoing calls and the total time. To check the call time } Settings } Calls } Time & Cost } Call Timers. Closed user groups If your network supports closed user groups, you may be able to call at lower costs. You can save up to ten groups. An index number is required from your network operator. To add a group } Settings } Calls } Manage Calls } Closed Groups } Edit List } New Group } Add. Enter the name of the user group } Continue. Enter the index number } Save.
Calling To call outside a closed user group } Settings } Calls } Manage Calls } Closed Groups } Open Calls } On. To only call within the group } Off. Tone signals Use telephone banking services or control an answering machine by sending tone signals during a call. To send the tones, press -, or. To clear the screen after the call is finished, press. To turn the tones on or off during a call, } More and select Disable Tones or Enable Tones. Showing or hiding your number If your subscription supports the Calling Line Identification Restriction, you can hide your phone number when making a call. To always show or hide your phone number 1 } Settings } Calls } Show/Hide My No. 2 Select Show Number, Hide Number or Network Default. Notepad Note down a phone number during a call. When you end the call, the number remains on the screen to call or save. 29
Messaging Messaging Text messaging, picture messaging, voice messaging, email, My Friends. Your phone supports various messaging services. Contact your service provider about the services you can use, or for more information see www.sonyericsson.com/support. If you send a message to a group, you are charged for each member of that group. If there is no memory available, you must delete messages or emails before you can receive new ones % 31 Long messages. Text messaging (SMS) Text messages can contain simple pictures, animations, melodies and sound effects. Before you start A service center number is provided by your network operator to send and receive text messages. It may already be saved on the SIM card or you can add the number yourself. To set the service center number 1 } Messaging } Settings } Text Message } Service Center. The number is shown if it is saved on the SIM card. 2 If there is no number } New ServiceCenter and enter the number, including the international + sign and country code } Save. To write and send a text message 1 } Messaging } Write New } Text Message. 2 Write your message. To insert an item in your message, } More } Add Item. 3 } Continue. (To save the message for later, press and } Yes to save in Drafts.) 4 Select Enter Phone No. to enter the recipient s number, or Contacts Lookup to retrieve a number or group from Contacts. You can also select from the last used recipients list. 5 To change the default options for your message, for example request a read report, } More } Advanced select an option } Edit and select a setting } Done } Send. You can convert your text message to a picture message. While writing } More } To Picture Msg. 30
Messaging To check the delivery status of a sent message } Messaging } Sent Messages and select a message } View } More } Details. To call a number in a message Select the phone number displayed in the message, } Call. To save an item in a text message 1 While reading a message, select the item } More. 2 Select Use (the phone number you have selected appears) to save a phone number, or Save Picture to save a picture, or Save Bookmark to save a Web address. To save messages To save a selected message, } More } Save Message } Saved Messages (SIM card) or } Templates (phone). To save several messages in a folder, select a message } More } Mark Several. Scroll and } Mark to select messages. } More } Save Messages. To delete messages To delete a selected message, press. To delete several messages in a folder, select a message } More select Delete all Msgs or Mark Several. When marking several messages, scroll and } Mark to select messages. } More } Delete Messages. Long messages The number of characters allowed in a text message depends the writing language. You can send a longer message by linking two or more messages. You are charged for each of the messages linked in a long message. You may not receive all parts of a long message at the same time. Check with your service provider for the maximum number of messages that can be linked. To turn on long messages } Messaging } Settings } Text Message } Max. Msg. Length } Max. Available. 31
Messaging Picture messaging (MMS) Picture messages can contain text, pictures, video clips, camera pictures, sound recordings, and signatures. They are sent via MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) to a mobile phone or via email. Sending and receiving phones must have subscriptions that support picture messaging. Before you start If settings are not already in your phone % 46 Settings. Creating and sending picture messages Select to write text and add pictures, sounds, videos, more pages, a signature and attachments. To create and send a picture message 1 } Messaging } Write New } Picture Msg. 2 } More to add an item to the message. When writing, } OK } More to insert an item. 3 } More to add more items to the message. When you are ready to send, continue as when sending a text message % 30 To write and send a text message. You have the same options for picture messages as for text messages % 30 Text messaging (SMS). To create your own signature for picture messages 1 } Messaging } Settings } Picture Message. 2 } Signature } New Signature and create your signature as a picture message. To save an item in a picture message 1 While reading a message, select the item } More. 2 Select Use to save a phone number, or Save Bookmark to save a Web address, or Save Items to save, for example, a picture or sound. Automatic download Select how to download your picture messages. } Messaging } Settings } Picture Message } Auto Download to select one of the following: Always automatically download messages. Ask in roaming ask to download other network messages. 32
Messaging Not in Roaming do not download other network messages. Always Ask ask to download messages. Off new messages appear in the inbox as icons. Select the message } View to download. Voice messages Send and receive a sound recording as a voice message. Sending and receiving phones must have subscriptions that support picture messaging. To record and send a voice message 1 } Messaging } Write New } Voice Message. 2 Record your message } Stop. 3 } Send to send the message. 4 Select Enter Email Addr. to enter an email address, or Enter Phone No. to enter the recipient s number, or Contacts Lookup to retrieve a number or group from Contacts, or select from the last used recipients list. } Send. Email Connect to a POP3 or IMAP4 mail server to send and receive email messages with your phone. You can use the same email settings in your phone as in your computer email program. With a POP3 email account, messages are downloaded to each computer or device used for access. With an IMAP4 email account, messages can be kept on the server. Before you start If settings are not already in your phone % 46 Settings. To write and send an email message 1 } Messaging } Email } Write New. 2 } Add to enter the To: field. Select Enter Email Addr. to enter an email address, or Contacts Lookup to find an address in Contacts. You can also select from the last used recipients list. 3 To add more recipients, select To, Cc or Bcc. 4 When finished selecting recipients } Done. 5 Write the subject } OK. Write the text } OK. 33
Messaging 6 To add an attachment, } Add and select the attachment } Done. 7 } Continue. Select Send or More to view options. To receive and read email messages 1 } Messaging } Email } Inbox. 2 If the inbox is empty } Send&Rec. If the inbox not is empty } More } Send & Receive. 3 Select a message } View to read it. To reply to an email message 1 Open the email message } Reply. 2 Select Write New or Include Message. 3 Write your message } OK } Continue } Send. To save an item or attachment in an email message To save an email address, a phone number or a Web address, select the item } More and select to save the item. To save an attachment, select the message } More } Attachments. Select the attachment } More and select an option. To delete email messages To delete a selected message, press. To delete several messages in a folder, select a message } More } Mark Several. Scroll and } Mark to select messages. } More } Delete Messages. The marked messages are deleted the next time you connect to your email server. For IMAP4 users, } More } Clear Inbox and select With Send & Rec. or No Send & Rec. to delete messages the next time you connect to the server. My friends For more information, contact your service provider or see www.sonyericsson.com/support. 34
Imaging Imaging Camera, video recorder, pictures. Camera and video recorder Your phone has a digital camera which also works as a digital video recorder. Take pictures and record video clips to save, send or use. Use a picture as a screen saver, wallpaper or for a contact. To take pictures and record video clips 1 Press from standby to start the camera. 2 Press or to switch between video and photo. 3 } Capture to take a picture } Record to start a video recording. 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 use the zoom Press and to zoom in and zoom out. Zoom is not possible when picture size is set to Large (1280x1024). To adjust brightness Use the volume button to increase or decrease brightness. Camera options When the camera is activated } More to view options: View All Clips (video). Shoot Mode (video) select For Picture Msg or High-Quality Video. Video Size select Large 176x144 or Small 128x96. Night Mode enhance picture or video quality in poor lighting conditions with longer exposure time. Effects select different effects for your picture or video. View All Pictures (pictures). 35
Imaging 36 Shoot Mode (pictures) select Normal for no frame, Panorama to combine a few pictures into one wide picture, Frames to add a frame to your picture, or Burst to take a few pictures in rapid succession. Picture Size select Large 640x480, Medium 320x240, Small 160x120 or Extended (for a digitally enlarged picture). Self-Timer (pictures) the picture is taken a few seconds after you press the camera button. Picture Quality select Normal or Fine picture quality. Shutter Sound (pictures) select different shutter sounds. Reset File Number (pictures) reset the file number counter for pictures stored on the memory card. Save to select Memory Stick or Phone Memory. Saving and sending pictures and video clips When you have taken a picture or recorded a video clip, it is saved in the phone memory or on the memory card. You can send the picture or video clip instantly in a picture message. To exchange pictures and video clips using other transfer methods % 37 Exchanging pictures and video clips. Pictures and video clips Your phone comes with one or more pictures and video clips, which you can delete to free memory. All pictures and videos are saved in File Manager. You can use a picture as a screen saver, wallpaper, or for a phone contact % 20 To add a picture or a ringtone to a contact. You can send and receive pictures and video clips using a transfer method. The number of pictures or video clips that you can save depends on the size of the files. There is support for GIF, JPEG, WBMP, BMP, PNG, SVG-Tiny, MP4 and 3GP. Animations are handled like pictures. To view your pictures and video clips 1 } File Manager and select Pictures or Videos. Pictures are shown in thumbnail. 2 Select a picture or video clip } View. 3 For video clips, } Play to start the video clip. To search camera pictures by time line 1 } File Manager } Pictures } Camera Pictures. 2 } More } Time Line Search. Now you can browse the camera pictures, sorted by date in a time line.
Imaging Exchanging pictures and video clips Exchange pictures and video clips with friends using one of the available transfer methods. You may not be allowed to exchange copyright-protected material. You can also transfer pictures and video clips to a computer % 50 Transferring files. To send a picture or video clip 1 } File Manager and select Pictures or Videos. 2 Select a picture or video clip } More } Send. Select a transfer method. To use a picture 1 } File Manager } Pictures and select a picture. 2 } More } Use As and select an option. PhotoDJ and VideoDJ Visit www.sonyericsson.com/support for information on how to use PhotoDJ and VideoDJ in your phone. To receive and save a picture or video clip From a message containing the file, % 30 Messaging. Via another transfer method, make sure the transfer method is activated and follow the instructions that appear. Screen saver and wallpaper The screen saver activates automatically when the phone is idle for a few seconds. After a few more seconds sleep mode activates, to save power. If you have a picture as wallpaper, this picture is shown in standby mode. 37
Entertainment Entertainment Walkman, radio, PlayNow, ringtones, MusicDJ, VideoDJ, games and more. Walkman player Play music and video clips that you download or receive in a picture message or transfer from your computer. The following file types are supported: MP3, MP4, 3GP, AAC, AMR, MIDI, IMY, EMY and WAV (16 khz maximum sample rate). You can also use streamed files that are 3GPP compatible. AMR and MIDI files are only visible and possible to play with the Walkman player if they are DRM-protected. You can, however, listen to other AMR and MIDI files using the file manager. Install, transfer and play music Your phone works with the Disc2Phone computer software, included on the CD that comes with the phone. Use Disc2Phone to transfer music from CDs or your computer. This way the music files are transferred in an automatic Artist-Album-Title order. Follow the procedures below to start using the Walkman player. To install the USB drivers 1 Turn on your computer and insert the CD that came with your phone into the CD drive of your computer. If the PC Suite installation window opens, simply close it as it is not needed here. 2 Turn on your phone and connect the USB cable to a USB port on the computer and to the phone. The Found New Hardware Wizards starts on the computer. 3 Computer: Click Install the software automatically and click Next. 4 The wizard should find the USB software drivers automatically. Click Finish. 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 until all five drivers are installed. To install Disc2Phone 1 Turn on your computer and insert the CD that came with your phone into the CD drive of your computer. The CD starts automatically and the installation window opens. 2 Computer: Select a language and click OK. 3 Computer: Click Install Disc2Phone and follow the instructions on the screen. When the installation is complete, the Disc2Phone icon appears on the desktop of your computer. 38