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
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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
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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
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4Continue writing your message. To enter a full
stop or other punctuation marks, press and
then or repeatedly. Accept and add a
space by pressing .
To add words to the T9 Text Input
dictionary
1While entering letters }More }Spell word.
2Edit 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 .
3When 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.
Changing Style-up™ covers
Some kits may include additional Style-up™
covers. Follow these instructions to change covers.
To change the front cover
1Insert your thumbnail into the groove on the
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2Gently lift the front cover away from the
phone.
3Align the cover with the top of the phone as
shown.
4Snap the cover into place by gently pushing
down until it is lying flat.
To change the battery cover
1Apply pressure with the heel of one hand while
pushing away with the thumb of your other
hand. You may need to apply significant
pressure the first time you remove the battery
cover.
2Locate the notches along each side of the
phone. Using the notches as a guide, slide the
battery cover upward applying pressure with
the heel of your hand until it clicks in place.
Calling
Calls, contacts, voicemail, 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
(if defined) 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.
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Do not hold the phone to your ear while waiting.
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To answer or reject a call
}Answer to answer a call. }Busy to reject a call.
To change the ear speaker volume
During a call, press or to increase or
decrease the volume.
To select more options during a call
Press 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.
Missed calls
When you have missed a call, it appears in the
Activity menu if New events is set to Activity menu.
}Call to call the missed number.
If New events is set to Popup, Missed calls:
appears. }Yes to view the missed calls in the call
list now or }No to do it later. To change the
Activity menu settings %8 Activity menu.
Call list
Information about the last calls is saved in the call
list.
To call a number from the call list
1}Calls from standby and select a tab.
2Scroll to the name or number you want to call
}Call.
To add a call list number to contacts
1}Calls from standby and select a tab.
2Scroll to the number you want to add }More }
Save number.
3Select New contact to create a new contact, or
an existing contact to add the number to.
Emergency calls
Your phone supports the international emergency
numbers, for example 112 and 911. This means
that 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
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To make an emergency call
Enter, for example, 112 }Call.
To view your local emergency
numbers
}Contacts }Options }Special numbers }
Emergency nos..
Contacts
Choose your default contacts from one of the
following:
•Phone contacts – detailed information saved in
the phone memory.
•SIM contacts – names and numbers only on the
SIM card.
To select default contacts
1}Contacts }Options }Advanced }Default
contacts.
2Select Phone contacts or SIM contacts.
To check the memory status
}Contacts }Options }Advanced }Memory status.
Managing contacts
Save numbers, add pictures, ringtones and personal
information.
To add a contact
1}Contacts }New contact }Add.
2Enter the name }OK.
3Enter the number }OK.
4For phone contacts only, select a number type.
Scroll between the tabs and select fields to
enter more information. Except in phone
numbers, you can enter symbols such as @ }
More }Add symbol and select the symbol }
Insert.
5When you have entered all information }Save.
To add a picture or a ringtone to a
contact
1}Contacts and select the contact you want to
add a picture or personal ringtone to }More }
Edit contact.
2Select the relevant tab and then select a Picture
or Ringtone }Add. Select a picture or sound
and }Save.
The number of entries you can save depends on the
amount of memory available in the phone or on the
SIM card.
It is recommended to enter the + sign and country
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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 and select transfer method.
To call a phone contact
1Select Contacts and scroll to the contact you
want to call, or enter the first letters of the
contact.
2Use or to select a number }Call.
To call a SIM contact
• If SIM contacts is default }Contacts and select
the name and number from the list }Call.
• If Phone contacts is default }Contacts }
Options }SIM contacts and select the name and
number }Call.
To copy names and numbers to the
SIM card
1}Contacts }Options }Advanced }Copy to
SIM.
2Select Copy all or Copy a number.
To copy SIM contacts to phone
contacts
1}Contacts }Options }Advanced }Copy from
SIM.
2Select Copy all or Copy a number.
To always save to the SIM card
1}Contacts }Options }Advanced }Auto save
on SIM.
2Select On.
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.
2Scroll to the relevant tab and edit the
information }Save.
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To edit a SIM contact
1If SIM contacts is default }Contacts.
If Phone contacts is default }Contacts }
Options }SIM contacts.
2Select the name and number you want to edit.
3}More }Edit contact and edit the name and
number.
To delete a contact
}Contacts select a 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 set the default item for a contact
1}Contacts and scroll to a contact }More }
Default number.
2Select the phone number, email address or
Web address that you want to be displayed first
for the contact.
Synchronizing contacts
For more information, %42 Synchronizing.
Speed dialling
Save phone numbers that you want to reach easily
in positions 1-9 in your phone.
To set or replace speed dialling
numbers
1}Contacts }Options }Speed dial.
2Scroll to the position }Add or }Replace and
select a phone number.
To speed dial
From standby, enter a speed dial number 1-9 }Call.
Voicemail
If your subscription includes an answering service,
callers can leave a voice message when you cannot
answer a call.
To save your voicemail number
Press and hold }Yes enter the number }OK.
You can get the number from your service
provider.
To call your voicemail service
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To check your voicemail number
}Messaging }Settings }Voicemail number.
Voice control
Manage calls with your voice and a handsfree.
Create voice commands to voice dial, answer or
reject calls. Voice commands cannot be saved on
the SIM card.
To activate voice dialling and record
names
1}Settings }General }Voice control }Voice
dialling }Activate }Yes }New voice. Select a
contact.
2Select the phone number to add the voice
command to. Record a voice command such as
“John mobile”.
3Instructions appear. Lift the phone to your ear,
wait for the tone and say the command that
you want to record. The voice command is
played back to you.
4If the recording is ok select Yes, if not No and
record again. You can change the recording
later by selecting Edit names or New voice }
Add.
To activate voice answering and
record voice answer commands
1}Settings }General }Voice control }Voice
answer }Activate.
2Instructions appear. }Continue and lift the
phone to your ear. Wait for the tone and say
“Answer”, or another word. If the recording is
ok }Yes. If not }No and record again.
3Say “Busy”, or another word }Yes.
Follow the instructions that appear, save when
finished.
The magic word
Record and use a voice command as a magic word
to activate voice control without pressing any keys.
Turn the Media player off before using voice dialling.
Scroll to the Media player and press to turn off.
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The magic word can only be used with a handsfree
or a Bluetooth™ headset.
To activate and record the magic
word
1}Settings }General }Voice control }Magic
word }Activate.
2Follow the instructions that appear, save when
finished.
To use voice dialling
• Without a handsfree: from standby, press and
hold Calls and say the name.
• With a handsfree: say your magic word or press
the call handling button. Wait for the tone and
say the name you recorded earlier, for example
“John mobile”, the call connects.
To answer or reject a call
When the phone rings, say “Answer” or say
“Busy”.
Play caller name
Hear your recorded voice commands for contacts
names when receiving a call.
To turn the caller name on or off
}Settings }General }Voice control }Play caller
name.
To edit your voice commands
}Contacts select the contact }More }Edit contact.
Scroll to the relevant tab and edit your voice
command.
Diverting calls
Divert calls, for example, to an answering service.
To activate a call divert
1}Settings }Calls }Divert calls.
2Select a call type and divert option }Activate.
3Enter a phone number to divert your calls to, or
}Look up to find a contact }OK.
To deactivate a call divert
Scroll to the divert option }Deactivate.
To check all divert options
}Settings }Calls }Divert calls }Check all.
When the Restrict calls function is activated, some
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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 }Select.
To make a second call
1}More }Hold to hold the ongoing call.
2Enter the number to call }Call.
Receiving a second call
When you receive a second call, select one of the
following options:
• To answer and put the ongoing call on hold, }
Answer.
• To reject and continue the ongoing call, }Busy.
• To answer and end the ongoing call, }Replace
active call.
Handling two calls
If you have calls ongoing and on hold, select one of
the following options:
• To switch between the two calls, }More }
Switch.
• To join the two calls, }More }Join calls.
• To connect the two calls, }More }Transfer call.
You are disconnected from both calls.
• To retrieve the held call, }End call }Yes.
• To end both calls, }End call }No.
Conference calls
Start a conference call by joining an ongoing call
and a call on hold. You then 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.
You cannot answer a third call without ending one of
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4Repeat the procedure to include more
participants.
To release a participant
}More }Release part 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 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
the line to edit.
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
Receive calls only from certain phone numbers.
To add numbers to the accepted
callers list
1}Settings }Calls }Manage calls }Accept
calls }Only from list.
2}Edit }New }Add. Select a contact.
To accept all calls
}Settings }Calls }Manage calls }Accept calls }
All callers.
Restricted dialling
Restrict outgoing and incoming calls when at home
or abroad. You need a password from your service
provider.
The following calls can be restricted:
•All outgoing – all outgoing calls.
If you divert incoming calls, you cannot activate some
Restrict calls options.