Sony Ericsson K310a User manual

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Contents
Getting to Know Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
More Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
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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
t
o 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 8748 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.
All illustrations are for illustration only and may not accurately depict
the actual phone.
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.
QuickShare™, PlayNow™, PhotoDJ™ and Style-Up™ are trademarks
or registered trademarks of Sony Ericsson .
Microsoft® Windows® (Microsoft® Windows® Explorer) are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the
United States and/or other countries.
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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.
Java and all Java based trademarks and logos are trademarks or
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other countries. End-user license agreement for Sun™ Java™ JME™.
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Sun and title to all copies is retained by Sun and/or its licensors.
Customer shall not modify, decompile, disassemble, decrypt, extract,
or otherwise reverse engineer Software. Software may not be leased,
assigned, or sublicensed, in whole or in part.
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Act and its associated regulations, and may be subject to export
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Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the
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Getting to Know Your Phone
Selection key
Back key
Microphone
Activity menu
button
Navigation key
Selection key
C key
Stereo headset and
charger connector
Infrared port
Ear speaker On/off button
Camera
button
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Menu Overview
* Some menus are operator-, network- and subscription-dependent.
** The menu depends on which contacts are selected as default.
Alarms
One-Time Alarm
Recurrent Alarm
Alarm Signal
Internet Services* Entertainment
Online Services*
PlayNow™*
Media Player
Games
PhotoDJ™
Record Sound
Camera Messaging
Write New
Inbox
My Friends*
Email
Call Voicemail
Drafts
Outbox
Sent Messages
Saved Messages
Templates
Settings
Camera
Pictures
Organizer
File Manager
Calendar
Tasks
Notes
Calculator
Synchronization
Timer
Stopwatch
Code Memo
Contacts**
Options
Speed Dial
My Business Card
Groups**
SIM Contacts**
Special Numbers
Advanced
New Contact
Settings
General
Sounds & Alerts
Display
Calls
Connectivity
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Status Bar Icons
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 infrared port is turned on.
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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 service provider,
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 contacts
information, among other things.
% See also page ...
} Use the navigation key to scroll and select
%12 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 service provider for more
information.
Save contacts on your SIM card before you remove
it from another phone. Contacts may have been saved
in the phone memory %20 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.
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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.
PIN
You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) from
your service provider 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
%19 Emergency calls. Press to correct mistakes.
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 %67 Battery.
If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row,
the SIM card is blocked %54 SIM card lock.
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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 startup, select the language for phone menus.
4Select Yes if you want the setup wizard to help you
5with 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 an 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.
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Navigating the Menus
The main menus are shown as icons. Some submenus include
tabs that appear on the screen.
• Press (navigation key) to go to the main menu 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.
•}More to enter a list of options.
•}Info to get help on selected features.
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.
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Activity Menu
Open the activity menu to view and handle new events,
access bookmarks and shortcuts.
To open and close the activity menu
Press . Use or to scroll between tabs.
Activity menu tabs
•New Events – 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
Shut down the phone, lock keys, turn on silent mode or activate
a profile. For more information about profiles %51 Profiles.
To open and close the shut down menu
Press and select an option from the list.
File Manager
Files such as pictures, videos, sounds, themes, games and
applications are saved in folders in the phone memory.
To manage files and folders
1}Organizer }File Manager and select a folder.
2Scroll to a file }More }Manage Files and choose an option.
3Select a folder or }New Folder and name the folder }OK.
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To select several files
1}Organizer }File Manager and select a file }More }Mark,
select Mark Several or Mark All.
2Scroll and select more files by pressing Mark or Unmark.
To check memory status
}Organizer }File Manager }More }Memory Status.
File information
View file information by highlighting a file }More
}Information. Copyright-protected files cannot be copied
or sent.
Synchronizing items
For more information %45 Synchronizing.
Languages
Select the language for menus and when writing text.
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.
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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 .
4Continue writing your message. To enter a period or
other punctuation marks, press and then or
repeatedly. Accept and add a space by pressing .
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To add words to the T9™ Text Input
dictionary
1While entering letters }More }Spell Word.
2Edit the word by using multitap input. Press and
to navigate between letters. To delete a character, press
. To delete an 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.
Options when entering letters
}More to view options when entering letters.
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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 bottom
of the phone.
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
%9 To insert the SIM card and charge the battery.
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Calling
Making and receiving calls
Turn on the phone and make sure that you are within range of
a network to make and receive calls %11 To turn the phone
on and off. If your subscription includes the Caller ID 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 a 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.
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.
Do not hold the phone to your ear while waiting.
When a call connects, the phone gives a loud signal.
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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 or }No to do it later.
To change the Activity Menu settings %13 Activity Menu.
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 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 service provider may have saved
additional local emergency numbers on the SIM card.
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