Sony Ericsson J100i User manual

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Contents
Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Assembling your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Navigating the phone menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Phonebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Sounds & Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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Sony Ericsson
GSM 900/1800
This user guide is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications
AB, 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 Mobile Communications AB 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: EN/LZT 108 8208 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.
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.
Other product and company names may be the trademarks of their
respective owners.
Sony Ericsson advises users to backup their personal data information.
All illustrations are for illustration only and may not accurately depict
the actual phone.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
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Getting to know your phone
1 Strength of GSM network 6 Stereo headset and battery
charger connector
2,8 Function of selection key 7 Battery status
3,9 Selection keys 10 Navigation key with
shortcuts
4 Call key 11 End/Clear and Power on/
off key
5 Keylock
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Before you start
Before you can use your phone you need to:
• Insert the SIM card.
• Attach and charge the battery.
User guide symbols
The following instruction symbols appear in this user guide:
% This arrow points you to a page with more
information.
} Use the navigation key to scroll and select.
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. Please
contact your network operator for more information.
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Keypad
• Press keypad Centre to go to the main menu.
• Press Left Right Up Down to navigate.
• Press to select the options shown immediately above
these keys on the display.
To end a function or go back one level
• Press to go back one level in the menus.
• Press to end a function.
• Press to correct mistakes.
Shortcuts
From standby, you can use the navigation keys to go directly
to a function:
• Press to write a text message.
• Press to select ring style.
• Press to set an alarm.
• Press to go to the phonebook.
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SIM card
When you register as a subscriber with a network operator,
you get a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card. The SIM card
keeps track of your phone number, the services included in
your subscription, and your phonebook information, among
other things.
PIN (Personal Identification Number)
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. This is so that you can
see and call an emergency number without entering a PIN
%16 Emergency calls. Press to correct mistakes.
If you have been using a SIM card in another phone,
make sure that your information is saved to the SIM card
before you remove it from the other phone.
If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row, the SIM
card is blocked and the message PIN blocked appears.
To unblock it, you need to enter your PUK (Personal
Unblocking Key) %38 Locks.
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Assembling your phone
Insert the SIM card, attach and charge the battery and turn
on your phone.
Insert the SIM card and battery
1Gently pull the cover away from the phone.
2Insert the SIM card. Make sure the SIM card is placed
under the silvery holders.
3Place the battery on the back of the phone with the label
side up and the connectors facing each other.
4Replace the cover as shown in the picture.
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Charge the battery
1Connect the charger to the phone. The red battery charging
lamp is on during charging.
2It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery icon appears
on the display.
3Wait approximately 2.5 hours or until the battery icon
indicates that the battery is fully charged. If you do not
see the battery icon after this time, press any key above
the number keys to activate the display.
4Remove the charger by pulling it out.
The time and date are reset when you remove the battery.
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Turn the phone on or off
1Press and hold to turn the phone on or off.
2Enter your PIN number, if requested }OK.
3When asked to set the time and date }OK.
4Enter the time and date }Save.
5Press to exit the setup menu.
Standby mode
After you have turned the phone on and entered your PIN, the
name of the network operator will appear on the display. This
is called standby mode – you can now make and receive calls.
%36 Networks for details.
If the display turns dark when you enter your PIN
number, press the right key to illuminate the
display. Press to delete entered characters.
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Navigating the phone menus
From standby, press to go to the main menu.
Messaging is the first menu you will see.
Press up or down to scroll through the menus.
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To turn the display light on
Press any key above the number keys to turn the display light on.
To lock or unlock the keypad
Lock the keypad to avoid dialling a number by accident:
• To lock the keypad, press }Lock.
• To unlock the keypad, press }Unlock.
%38 Locks for more information.
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Icons
These icons appear on the display to show status and new events .
* Some items may be operator-, network- and subscription-
dependent.
Icon Description
Shows the strength of the GSM network signal.
%36 Networks
Shows the battery status. %7 Assembling your phone
You have missed a call. %14 Calling
You have received a new text or voice* message.
%25 New message
The phone is in silent mode. %31 Sounds & Alerts
The keypad is locked. %38 Locks
An alarm is activated. %33 Alarms
*Line 1 is active. %19 Two voice lines
*Divert calls is activated. %16 Diverting calls
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Menu overview
Some additional operator-, network- and subscription-
dependent menus may occur.
Messaging Write new
Inbox
Call voicemail
Drafts
Outbox
Templates
Area info
Settings
Call list Missed calls
Dialled calls
Answered calls
Sounds &
alerts
Ringtone
Ring style
Ring volume
Key sound
Message alert
Alarm signal
Alarms Alarms
Games Ball
Memory
Settings Display
Time and date
Language
Locks
Calls
Network
Master reset
Extras Calculator
Stopwatch
Phonebook
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Calling
Making and receiving calls
Turn on the phone and make sure you are within range of
a network to make and receive calls %9 Turn the phone on
or off.
If your subscription includes the Calling Line Identification
service and the caller’s number is identified, the number is
displayed. If you have saved the number in the phonebook,
the name is displayed with an incoming call.
To make a call
1Enter the area code and phone number.
2Press to call. Press to end the call.
To answer a call
Press to answer a call.
Press to reject a call.
To turn off the ringtone when receiving a call
Press left right up or down on the navigation
key to turn off the ringtone when receiving a call.
You can also press Answer or Reject.
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To change the speaker volume during a call
Press to increase the volume and to decrease the volume.
To select more options during a call
}More and select an option.
To make international calls
1Press and hold until a + sign appears on the display.
2Enter the country code, area code (without the leading
zero), phone number and press .
To put a call on hold
}Hold during a call to put it on hold.
}Resume to resume the call.
To turn off the microphone during a call
1}More }Mute to turn off the microphone during a call.
2}Unmute to resume.
To check your missed calls
1When Missed calls is displayed, }View to display the
missed calls.
2To call a number, scroll to the number and press .
Do not hold the phone to your ear when using high
ringtones as this can damage your hearing.
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Call list
Information about the last 10 calls is saved in Call list.
To call a number from the call list
1Press from standby and select one of the call lists.
2Scroll to the name or number and press .
To clear a number from a call list
1}Call list and select a call list.
2Select a number }More }Delete }Yes.
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.
To make an emergency call
Dial, for example, 112 and press .
Diverting calls
If you cannot answer incoming calls, you can divert them
to another number, for example, your answering service.
In some countries, your network operator may have
saved additional local emergency numbers on the
SIM card.
When the Restrict calls function is activated, some
Divert calls options are not available.
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To activate a call divert
1}Settings }Calls }Manage calls }Divert calls
}Voice calls.
2Select one of the divert options }Activate.
3Enter the phone number you want your calls to be diverted
to, or }Look up to find the contact.
4}OK.
To deactivate a call divert
Scroll to the divert option }Cancel.
Call waiting service
When call waiting is activated, you hear a beep if you receive
a second call.
To activate or deactivate the call waiting
service
1}Settings }Calls }Manage calls }Call waiting.
2Select On or Off.
Receiving a second call
When call waiting is activated and you receive a second call,
you can:
•}Answer and put the ongoing call on hold.
•}Reject to reject and continue the ongoing call.
Handling two calls
If you have an ongoing call and a call on hold, you can:
•}Switch to switch between the two calls.
•}More }Join calls to join the two calls.
• Press to end the current call.
•}More }End call on hold to end the held call.
•}More }Transfer call to connect the two calls. You are
disconnected from both calls.
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• Press twice to end both calls.
• You cannot answer a third call without ending one of the
first two calls or joining them into a conference call.
To make a second call
1}Hold to put the ongoing call on hold.
2Enter the number you want to call and press .
3Press to end the second call.
4}Resume to continue the first call.
Conference calls
In a conference call you can talk to more than one person
at the same time. A conference call is started by joining an
ongoing call and a call on hold. You then put the conference
on hold to call and add up to six 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}Hold to put the joined call on hold.
2Call the next person.
3}More }Join calls to add a new participant.
4Repeat steps 1-3 to include more participants.
To have a private conversation
1}More }Talk to and select the participant.
2}More }Join calls to resume the conference call.
Contact your network operator to check if this
function is supported.
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Two voice lines
Separate business and private calls on two lines with different
numbers if your subscription supports alternate line service.
To select a voice line
}Settings }Calls }Manage calls }Switch to line 1 or Switch
to line 2.
My number
You can view and edit your own phone number(s).
To check your own phone number
1}Phonebook and scroll to any entry.
2}More }Advanced }My number. If your number is not
saved on your SIM card, you can enter it yourself.
Restricted dialling
Restrict outgoing and incoming calls when at home or abroad.
You need a password from your service provider.
To activate call restriction
1}Settings }Calls }Manage calls }Restrict calls and
select an option.
2Enter your password }OK.
The following calls can be restricted:
•Outgoing intl – All outgoing international calls.
•Outg.int.roam – All outgoing international calls except
to your home country.
This service is network- and subscription-dependent.
If you divert incoming calls, you can not activate some
restricted dialling options.
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