Sony Ericsson GSM 850 User manual

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Sony Ericsson
GSM 850/1800/1900
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,
2006
Publication number: AE/LZT 108 8400 PA
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.

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Menu overview Status bar icons
* Some menus are operator-, network- and subscription-dependent.
** The menu depends on which contacts are selected as default.
Alarms*
Alarm
Recurrent alarm
Alarm signal
Internet
services* Entertainment
Online services*
PlayNow™*
Games
VideoDJ™
PhotoDJ™*
MusicDJ™
Remote control
Record sound
Camera Messaging
Write new
Inbox
My friends*
Email
Call voicemail
Drafts
Outbox
Sent messages
Saved messages
Templates
Settings
Camera pictures
File manager
Pictures
Videos
Sounds
Themes
Web pages
Games
Applications
Other
Contacts**
Options
Speed dial
My business card
Groups
SIM contacts
Special numbers
Advanced
New contact
Media player
Calendar Organizer
Tasks
Notes
Alarms
Calculator
Synchronization
Timer
Stopwatch
Applications
Code memo
Settings
General
Sounds & alerts
Display
Calls
Connectivity
Icon Description
Tells you the strength of the GSM network signal.
GPRS 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.
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 received a voice message.
You have an ongoing call.
You have an appointment reminder.
You have a task reminder.
The magic word is activated.
Bluetooth™ wireless technology is turned on.
The infrared port is turned on.

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Contents
Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Calls, contacts, voicemail, voice control, call options.
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Text messaging, picture messaging, voice messaging,
email.
Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Camera, video recorder, pictures, VideoDJ™,
PhotoDJ™.
Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Media player, Disc2Phone, PlayNow™, ringtones,
sounds, MusicDJ™, themes, games, Java™ and more.
Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Internet and email settings, synchronizing, Bluetooth™,
infrared, USB cable, update service.
More features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Alarm clock, time and date, profiles, calendar, tasks,
stopwatch, calculator, SIM card lock, keypad lock etc.
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want?
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Sony Ericsson Consumer Web site, safe and efficient
use, warranty, declaration of conformity.
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

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Getting to know your phone
Phone overview, assembly, SIM card, battery, turning on, use the menus, activity menu, file manager,
language, entering letters, Style-up™ covers.
Earpiece
Infrared port
Camera key
Screen
Navigation
key
Selection
key
Back key
Microphone
On/off key
Activity
menu key
Selection
key
Clear key
Stereo headset
and charger
connector
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External antenna
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Camera

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User guide symbols
The following instruction symbols appear in this
user guide:
Assembling your phone
Insert the SIM card and attach the battery to use
your phone.
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 your
phonebook information, among other things.
% See also page ...
} Use the navigation key to scroll and select
%8 Navigating the menus.
Note
This symbol 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.
Save contacts to your SIM card before you remove it
from another phone. Contacts may have been saved in
the phone memory %14 Contacts.

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To insert the SIM card and charge the
battery
1Slide the cover open and lift it off.
2Insert the SIM card. Make sure the SIM card is
placed under the silvery holders.
3Place the battery in the phone with the label
side up and the connectors facing each other.
4Place the cover on the phone and slide it into
place.
5Connect the charger to the phone. The symbol
on the charger plug must face upwards.
6It may take 30 minutes for the battery icon to
appear.
7Wait 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.
8Remove the charger by pulling it out.
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Some functions use more battery power than others
and may cause a need for more frequent re-charging.
However 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 %60 Battery.

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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. This is so that you can see
and call an emergency number without entering a
PIN %13 Emergency calls. Press to correct
mistakes.
To turn the phone on and off
1Press and hold to turn on or off.
2Enter your SIM card PIN, if you have one.
3At first start-up, select the language for phone
menus.
4Select 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.
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.
If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row, the
SIM card is blocked %51 SIM card lock.
If you press shortly when the phone is on, the
shut down menu will be displayed %9 Shut down
menu.

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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 centre 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.
Shortcuts
From standby, you can use , , , to go
directly to a function.
To create a standby shortcut
1If, for example, has no predefined shortcut
}Yes.
2Scroll to a function to create a shortcut to }
Shortcut.
To edit a standby shortcut
1}Settings }General }Shortcuts and select an
existing shortcut you want to edit }Edit.
2Scroll to and select a function }Shortcut.
Help texts
Help texts exist in your phone. To access help texts
}Info.
More options
}More to enter a list of options.
Activity menu
Open the activity menu from almost anywhere in
the phone to view and handle new events, and
access bookmarks and shortcuts.
To open and close the activity menu
Press . Use or to scroll between the tabs.

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Activity menu tabs
•New events – such as missed calls and messages.
•My shortcuts – applications that are running in
the background and your shortcuts. You can add,
delete and change the order of shortcuts.
•Bookmarks – your Internet bookmarks.
• If you want new events to appear as pop-up text
instead of in the activity menu, }Settings }
General }New events }Popup.
Shut down menu
Open the shut down menu from almost anywhere
in the phone. You can use it to shut down the
phone, turn on silent or activate a profile. For more
information about profiles %48 Profiles.
To open and close the shut down
menu
Press and select an option from the list.
File manager
Items are saved in folders. Create subfolders to
move items to. Access camera pictures by selecting
the desktop icon Camera pictures. Unrecognized
items are saved in the Other folder.
To manage items and folders
1}File manager and select a folder.
2Scroll to an item }More }Manage files }
Move.
3Select the folder you want to move the item to,
or New folder and name the folder }OK.
To select several items
1}File manager and select an item }More }
Mark, select Mark several or Mark all.
2Scroll and select more items by pressing Mark
or Unmark.
To check memory status
}File manager }More }Memory status.
File information
View information for items. Copyright protected
items cannot be copied or sent.
Synchronizing items
For more information %42 Synchronizing.
Languages
Select the language for phone menus and the
languages that you may use when writing.

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To change the phone language
•}Settings }General }Language }Phone
language, select a language.
• From standby, press:
0000 for English or
8888 for Automatic language (SIM
dependant).
To select writing languages
1}Settings }General }Language }Writing
language.
2Scroll and select languages by pressing Mark or
Unmark. }Save to exit the menu.
To switch between writing languages
Press and hold when writing.
Entering letters and
characters
To enter letters using multitap text
input
• Press – until the desired character
appears.
• To shift between capitals and lower case letters,
press .
• To enter numbers, press and hold – .
• To add a space, press .
• For the most common punctuation marks, press
.
• To enter the + sign, press .
• To change input method, press and hold .
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.
To enter letters using T9™ Text Input
1}Messaging }Write new }Text message.
2For example, if you want to write the word
“Jane”, press , , , .
3If the word shown is the one you want, press
to accept and add a space. To accept a
word without adding a space, press . If the
word shown is not the one you want, press
or repeatedly to view alternative words.
Accept a word and add a space by pressing
.