Sony Ericsson J200i 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 16
• Troubleshooting on page 65
• Index on page 77
You can find support, information, content downloads
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support
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Contents
Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Quick keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Personalizing your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
More features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
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Sony Ericsson
GSM 900/1800/1900
Third 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.
Al l rights reserved.
©Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, 2004
Publication number: EN/LZT 108 7301 R3A.
Pl ea se not e:
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;
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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.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
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Getting to know your phone
Navigation
key
YES and
NO keys
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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.
%20 Phonebook.
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To insert the SIM card and charge the battery
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1 Remove the batt ery 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), %62 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.
• Press NO 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 serv ice s
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. Mess aging
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 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 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.
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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 hol d 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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Quick keys
Useful key combinations are described below.
Navigating menus
Enter the main menu and
select menu items
Navigate in the menu and in
lists
Access the Internet directly press and hold
Delete an item press when in lists
Enter a list of options press
Change the language to
Automatic
8888
Change the language to
English
0000
Go back to standby press and hold NO
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Making and receiving calls
Make an emergency call enter the international
emergency number }YES
Set the phone to silent press and hold
Call your voicemail press and hold
Enter the call list }YES
Reach a contact begi nning
with a specific letter
press and hold any of the
keys -
Speed dial press any of the keys -
and }YES
Reject a call }NO
Turn off the ringtone
when receiving a call
press
Turn off the microphone
during a call
press and hold
Enter a list of options press
Put a call on hold press YES
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Calling
Making and receiving calls
Before you can make or receive calls, you must turn on the
phone and be within range of a network, %9Toturnthe
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 you have saved the number in the
phonebook, the name and number are displayed. If the
number is a restricted number, Withheld is displayed.
To make a call
Enter the area code and phone number }YES to make the call.
}NO to end the call.
To re-dial a number
If the connection failed and Retry? is displayed }YES.
To answer or reject a call
}YES to answer a call. }NO to reject a call.
To change the speaker volume during a call
Press or .
To check your missed calls
1 When Missed calls: is di splayed, }YES t o display the
missed calls.
2 To call a number, scroll to the number }YES.
Do not hold the phone to your ear while waiting.
When the call is connected, the phone gives a
loud signal.
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To make international calls
1 Press and hold until a + sign appears on the screen.
2 Enter the country code, area code (without the leading
zero) and phone number }YES.
Emergency calls
Your phone supports the international emergency numbers,
112, 911 and 08. 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 that supports these
numbers i s within range. Your network operator may have
saved additional local emergency numbers on the SIM card.
To make an emergency call
Enter, for example, 112 (the international emergency
number) }YES.
To view your local emergency numbers
}Phonebook }YES }Special numbers }YES
}Emergency nos. }YES.
Call list
The numbers of the last calls that you have made or received
are saved in the call list.
To call a number from the call list
}YES from standby and scroll to the name or number you
want to call }YES.
Some network operators may require that a SIM card
is inserted, and in some cases that the PIN has been
entered as well.
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