Sony Ericsson J220i User manual

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Contents
Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Personalizing your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
More features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

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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 8126 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;

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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.
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
NO key
Power on/off
Navigation
key
Clear key
Option key
YES key

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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.
%17 Phonebook.

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To insert the SIM card and battery

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1Press to release the cover as shown in the picture.
2Gently pull the cover away from the phone.
3Insert the SIM card. Make sure the SIM card is placed
under the silvery holders.
4Place the battery on the back of the phone with the label
side up and the connectors facing each other.
5Replace the cover as shown in the picture.
6Press to close the cover.
To charge the battery
1Connect the charger to the phone. The flash symbol on
the charger plug must face upwards.
2It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery icon
appears on the screen.
3Wait 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.
4Remove the charger by pulling it out.
The time and date are reset when you remove the
battery.

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PIN
You may need a PIN (Personal Identification 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 .
To turn the phone on and off
• Press and hold .
• Enter your PIN, if requested.
• Press and hold 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.
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), %58 SIM card lock.

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Icons
The following icons appear on the desktop and in the status bar.
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.
Alarms – Alarm clock and recurrent alarm.
Fun & Games – Games and applications.
Messaging – Handling of text (SMS), picture (MMS)
and voice messages.
Silent – Set the phone to silent. The alarm clock
rings even if the phone is set to silent.
Organizer – Calendar, tasks, timer and other extras.
Phonebook – Your personal phonebook.
Settings – Personal settings including profiles,
display, language, connectivity, time and locks.

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Main menu view
Change the main menu view from multiple to single icons.
To change the main menu view
1}Settings }YES }Display }YES }Main menu view
}YES.
2Select Grid view or List view.
Navigating the menus
• Press (navigation key) to go to the desktop.
•Press to move through the menus.
• Press NO to go back one level in the menus.
• Press and hold NO to return to standby.
Shortcuts
From standby, you can use the navigation key to go directly
to a function.
• Press to write a message.
• Press to access My shortcuts.
• Press to set an alarm.
• Press to enter the phonebook.
To create a shortcut
1}Settings }YES }My shortcuts }YES }Navigation key
up }YES.
2Scroll to and select a shortcut }YES.
To access your shortcut, press .

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Menu overview
* Network- and subscription- dependent.
1.Calls
Missed calls
Call list
Manage calls
Time and cost
Switch to line 2*
Clear call list
2.Internet services
Sony Ericsson
Bookmarks
Enter address
Push inbox
Options
3.Alarms
Alarm
Recurrent alarm
4.Fun & Games
Games
My pictures
More pictures
My sounds
More sounds
Themes
Composer
5.Messaging
Text message
Picture message
Call voicemail
Options
6.Silent
Turn on silent
Silent off?
7.Organizer
Calendar
Tasks
Timer
Stopwatch
Calculator
8.Phonebook
Find and call
Add number
Find and edit
Memory status
Options
9.Settings
Sounds & alerts
Time and date
Display
Profiles
Language
Locks
Handsfree
Connectivity
My shortcuts
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.
2Select a language }YES.
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.
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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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.
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
1For example, if you want to write the word “Jane”,
press , , , .
2If 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.
3Continue writing your message. To enter a full stop or
other punctuation marks, press and then or
repeatedly. Accept and add a space by pressing .

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To switch between writing methods
Before, or while entering letters, press and hold to
switch between writing methods.
Options list
Press to enter a list of options that offers different
alternatives when writing a message.

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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, %8 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 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 a call
}YES.
To reject a call
}NO.
To change the speaker volume during a call
Press or to increase or decrease the speaker volume
during a call.
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 check your missed calls
1When Missed calls: is displayed, }YES to display the
missed calls.
2To call a number, scroll to the number }YES.
To make international calls
1Press and hold until a + sign appears on the screen.
2Enter 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 is 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 }Options }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.
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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To call a number from the call list
}YES from standby and scroll to the name or number you
want to call }YES.
To clear the call list
}Calls }YES }Clear call list }YES.
Phonebook
Your phone has a phonebook in which you can save numbers
and accompanying names (an entry).
To save a number together with a name
1}Phonebook }YES }Add number }YES.
2Select Add new? to enter the phone number that you
want to save, or select any numbers from the list by
pressing YES.
3Enter a name that you want to associate with the phone
number }YES, %13 Entering letters and characters.
4}YES again to save the entry in the suggested position.
Pictures and personal rings
You can add a picture and a ringtone to phonebook entries.
To add a picture to a phonebook entry
1}Phonebook }YES }Options }YES }Picture }YES.
2}Add new? }YES.
3}YES to go to the phonebook. Scroll to the phonebook
entry you want }YES.
4This takes you to Picture. Select a picture }YES.

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To add a ringtone to a phonebook entry
1}Phonebook }YES }Options }YES }Personal rings
}YES.
2}Add new? }YES.
3Press to go to the phonebook. Scroll to the phonebook
entry you want }YES.
4This takes you to Personal rings. Select a ringtone }YES.
To call a number saved in the phonebook
1}Phonebook }YES }Find and call }YES.
2Enter the name or the first letter of the name }YES.
3If the name displayed is not the one you want, press
or until you find the correct name and number.
4}YES to make the call.
Speed dialling
You can save the phone numbers that you wish to reach
easily in positions - in your phone.
To speed dial
From standby, enter the position number }YES.
Shortcuts to phonebook entries
When in standby, press and hold the keys - to find
an entry beginning with the first letter on that key, or the
closest following.
Ask to save
If Ask to save is on, you are asked if you want to save any
called or answered number that is not already saved in your
phonebook.
Your subscription must support the Calling Line
Identification Service, if you want to save answered
numbers.

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To turn the Ask to save function on or off
}Phonebook }YES }Options }YES }Ask to save }YES
select On or Off }YES.
To edit an entry in the phonebook
1}Phonebook }YES }Find and edit }YES.
2Enter the name or the first letter of the name }YES.
3}YES to select the entry.
4}Edit }YES.
5When you have finished editing }YES to save your
changes.
To delete an entry from the phonebook
1}Phonebook }YES }Find and edit }YES.
2Enter the name or the first few letters of the name }YES.
When the entry you want to delete is highlighted }YES.
3}Delete }YES.
Sort order
You may change the sort order of your phonebook entries, so
that they are sorted according to their position number instead
of the name.
To choose a sort order
1}Phonebook }YES }Options }YES }Sort order }YES.
2Select a sort order }YES.
Phonebook memories
Phonebook entries are saved on your SIM card. The number
of entries you can save depends on your SIM card. You can
still access them if you use the card with another phone.
You can also save your entries in the phone memory when
all SIM positions are occupied.