Sony Ericsson J200c User manual

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Helpful hints
To find information easily, go directly to one of the
following:
• Phone overview on page 5
• User guide symbols on page 6
• Desktop icons on page 10
• Navigating the menus on page 11
• Menu overview on page 12
• Quick guide to key functions on page 23
• Troubleshooting on page 74
• Index on page 87
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Contents
Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Quick keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Personalizing your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
More features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Sony Ericsson J200c
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Sony Ericsson
GSM 900/1800/1900
Second edition (October 2004)
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, 2004
Publication number: EN/LZT 108 7302 R2A.
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.
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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.
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.
Other product and company names may be the trademarks
of their respective owners.
Sony Ericsson advises users to back up their personal data
information.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
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Getting to know your phone
Navigation
key
YES and
NO keys
O
ption
k
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Assembling your phone
Before you can use your phone you need to:
• Insert the SIM card.
• Attach and charge the battery.
User guide symbols
The following symbols appear in this user guide:
SIM card and battery information
The SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card, which you get
from your network operator, contains information about your
subscription and phonebook. Always turn off the phone and
detach the charger before you insert or remove a SIM card.
}
Use the navigation key to scroll and select.
%
See also page.xx
Important
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
consult your network operator for more information.
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.
%27 Phonebook.
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To insert the SIM card and charge the battery
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1 Remove the battery cover as shown in the picture.
2 Insert the SIM card. Make sure the SIM card is placed
under the silvery holders.
3 Place the battery on the back of the phone with the label
side up and the connectors facing each other.
4 Place the battery cover as shown in the picture and slide
it into place.
5 Connect the charger to the phone at the flash symbol.
The flash symbol on the charger plug must face upwards.
6 It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery icon
appears on the screen.
7 Wait approximately 4 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 to
activate the screen.
8 Remove the charger by tilting the plug upwards.
PIN (Personal Identity Number)
You may need a PIN (Personal Identity Number) to activate
the services in your phone. Your PIN is provided by your
network operator.
If you make a mistake while entering your PIN, delete the
number by pressing .
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), %71 SIM card lock.
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To turn the phone on and off
• Press and hold NO.
• Enter your PIN if you have one for your SIM card.
• Press and hold NO to turn off the phone.
To make and receive calls
• Enter the area code and phone number }YES to make the
call. }NO to end the call.
• When the phone rings }YES.
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Icons
The following icons appear on the desktop and in standby.
Tells you the status of the battery.
Tells you the strength of the GSM network signal.
Calls – handling of call time, call cost information
and ongoing calls.
Internet services – gives you access to Internet
services.
My shortcuts – create your own menu for the
functions you use most often.
Fun & Games – games and applications.
Messaging – handling of text (SMS) and voice
messages.
Organizer – calendar, events, alarm clock and other
extras.
Connectivity – networks and data communication
settings, receive items via infrared
Phonebook – your personal phonebook.
Settings – personal settings including profiles,
display, language, time and locks.
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Navigating the menus
The main menus are shown as icons on the desktop.
•Press (navigation key) to go to the desktop or to select
highlighted items.
•Press to move through the menus.
•PressNO to go back one level in the menus.
• Press and hold NO to return to standby.
Keypad shortcuts
You can use keypad shortcuts, or you can create your own
shortcuts from standby.
Enter the menus by pressing and then enter the number
of the menu to which you want to go. For example, to reach
Games quickly, press and then press . To get back
to standby, press and hold NO.
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Menu overview
(* Please note that some menus are operator-, network- and
subscription-dependent.)
1.Calls
Missed calls
Call list
Manage calls
Time and cost
Next call
Options
2.Internet services
Sony Ericsson
Bookmarks
Push inbox
Enter address
Resume
Select profile
Advanced
Options
3.My shortcuts
Write new
Add number
Ring volume
My numbers
Edit shortcuts
4.Fun & Games
Games
My pictures
My sounds
Themes
Composer
Sony Ericsson
5.Messaging
Write new
Inbox
Call voice mail
Unsent
Templates
Sent items
Options
Area info
SMS memory
6.Organizer
Calendar
Alarms
Timer
Stopwatch
Calculator
7.Connectivity
Online services*
Infrared port
GSM Networks
Data comm.
8.Phonebook
Find and call
Add number
Find and edit
Pictures
Personal rings
Groups
Email addresses
Options
Memory status
Special numbers
9.Settings
Sounds & alerts
Profiles
Display
Language
Time and date
Locks
Handsfree
Status
Master reset
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Phone language
Most SIM cards automatically set the language used in the
menu to the language of the country/region where you bought
your SIM card. If this is not the case, the predefined language
is English.
To change the phone language
1}Settings }YES }Language }YES }Menus }YES.
2 Select a language }YES.
My shortcuts
You can place your favourite functions that you want to reach
quickly and easily in the My shortcuts menu.
To reach a shortcut from standby
Press to enter the first shortcut in My shortcuts.
To add a function to my shortcuts
1}My shortcuts }YES }Edit shortcuts }YES.
2 Select a function from the list by pressing .
3 Enter the position number you want for this function in
your menu }YES.
4}YES to save and exit the list.
You can always choose Automatic by pressing 8888
in standby mode.
You can always choose Chinese by pressing 0008
in standby.
You can always choose English by pressing 0000
in standby.
You can press instead of the YES key to select an
item.
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More options
Press to enter a list of options. There are different
alternatives in the list of options depending on where you are
in the menus.
Delete and edit items
Two ways to delete items
• Select an item and press .
• Select an item, press }Delete.
To edit items
Select an item, press }Edit.
Entering letters and characters
When writing messages and notes there are two ways to enter
letters and characters:
• Multitap text input
•T9™ Text Input
To enter letters using multitap input
•Press – until the desired character appears on the
screen.
•Press to shift between capital and lower-case letters.
• Press and hold – to enter numbers.
•Press to delete letters and numbers.
•Press for the most common punctuation marks.
•Press to add a space.
Multitap input only applies when Latin characters are
selected as writing language
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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 For example, if you want to write the word “Jane”, press
, , , .
2 If 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 .
3 Continue writing your message. To enter a full stop or
other punctuation marks, press and then or
repeatedly. Accept by pressing .
To switch between writing methods
Before, or while entering letters, press and hold to
switch between writing methods.
Options when entering letters
Press to enter a list of options that offers different
alternatives when writing a message.
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Chinese input
This mobile phone has different input methods for entering
Chinese characters:
•Strokeinput
• Pinyin input
You can use these methods, for example, to enter Chinese
names and Chinese short messages.
Switching between Chinese input methods
In the Chinese editing mode, you can select and switch quickly
to another input method by pressing and holding .
General instructions
Regardless of which input method you choose, your phone
has a function to speed up the entry of Chinese characters.
Whenever you enter a stroke or a Pinyin letter, a candidate
row of the most frequently used characters containing that
stroke or relating to that letter appears at the bottom of the
screen.
If the character you want is not displayed in the candidate
row, press to present another candidate row. Continue
pressing until the character you want is displayed.
Alternatively, you can enter the next stroke or Pinyin letter
and a new set of characters will immediately be displayed in
the candidate row. To go back to the previous row, press .
To select a character in the candidate row, press the navigation
key.
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Stroke input
A Chinese character is built up of strokes. There are more
than 30 basic strokes, which are grouped into 5 stroke
categories. Each category is represented on the keypad by
one of the keys - . The Wild Card key , is used
when you are not sure of which stroke to use %20 For
example, to enter “ 信息 ”and %21 Example of using the
wild card key.
Stroke categories
The 5 stroke categories are defined in the table below:
Number
Key
Stroke
Category
Basic
Stroke Stroke Name Character
Over 王 十 在 七 天
Lift 海 红 牡 状 习
Down 中 业 上 门 丑
Down-Hook 小 水 打 子 承
Short
Slope Down
直 真 质 草
Long Left Slope 八 九 丹 风 片
Over Slope 香 千 匕 后 丢
Short left Slope 而 页 面 学 殷
Dot 六 学 雷 心 性
Right Slope 人 火 又 送 林
Down-Curved-
Over
四 西 酉 酸
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Down-Over 山 巨 屯 母 凶
Left Slope-Over 么 去 公 约 能
Left Slope-Dot 女 要 好 巡 巢
Down-Lift 衣 以 饭 收 长
Right Slope-
Hook
我 或 民 成 伐
Down-Over-
Hook
心 必 思 忘
Down-Over-
Curved-Hook
电 也 毛 兄 孔
Down-Over-Left
Slope
专 传 转
Down-Over-
Down-Hook
马 与 张 号 费
Down-Over-
Down
鼎 鼐
Over-Hook 写 字 皮 通 免
Over-Down 口 已 户 书 骨
Over-Down-
Hook
力 习 也 同 永
Over-Left Slope 又 之 登 多 社
Over-Down-
Over-Left Slope
及 极 廷 建
Number
Key
Stroke
Category
Basic
Stroke Stroke Name Character
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