Sony Ericsson K510a User manual

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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
to 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, 2005
Publication number: AE/LZT 108 8400 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
aparticular service or not.
Please read the Guidelines for safe and efficient
use and the Limited warranty chapters before you
use your mobile phone.
Sony Ericsson K510a

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Menu Overview Status Bar Icons
* 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?*
Games
VideoDJ?
PhotoDJ?*
MusicDJ?
Remote Control
Record Sound
Camera Messaging
Write New
Inbox
My Friends*
Email
Call Voicemail
Drafts
Outbox
Sent Messages
Saved Messages
Templates
Settings
Camera Pictures
File Manager
Pictures
Videos
Sounds
Themes
Web Pages
Games
Applications
Other
Contacts**
Options
Speed Dial
My Business Car
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Groups
SIM Contacts
Special Numbers
Advanced
New Contact
Media Player
Calendar Organizer
Tasks
Notes
Alarms
Calculator
Synchronization
Timer
Stopwatch
Applications
Code Memo
Settings
General
Sounds & Alerts
Display
Calls
Connectivity
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 magic word is activated.
Bluetooth™ wireless technology is turned on.
The infrared port is turned on.

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Contents
Contents
Getting to Know Your Phone . . . . . . . 4
Phone overview, assembly, SIM card, battery,
turning on, use the menus, activity menu, file manager,
language, entering letters, Style-up™ covers.
Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Calls, contacts, voicemail, voice control, call options.
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Text messaging, picture messaging, voice messaging,
email.
Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Camera, video recorder, pictures, VideoDJ™,
PhotoDJ™.
Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Media player, Disc2Phone, PlayNow™, ringtones,
sounds, MusicDJ™, themes, games, Java™ and more.
Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Internet and email settings, synchronizing, Bluetooth™,
infrared, USB cable, update service.
More Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Alarm clock, time and date, profiles, calendar, tasks,
stopwatch, calculator, SIM card lock, keypad lock etc.
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want?
Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Sony Ericsson Consumer Web site, safe and efficient
use, warranty, declaration of conformity.
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

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Getting to Know Your Phone
Getting to Know Your Phone
Phone overview, assembly, SIM card, battery, turning on, use the menus, activity menu, file manager,
language, entering letters, Style-up™ covers.
Earpiece
Infrared port
Camera key
Screen
Navigation
key
Selection
key
Back key
Microphone
On/off key
Activity
menu key
Selection
key
Clear key
Stereo headset
and charger
connector
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External antenna
connector behind mirror
Camera

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Getting to Know Your Phone
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 phonebook information, among other things.
% See also page ...
} Use the navigation key to scroll and select
%8 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 to your SIM card before you remove
it from another phone. Contacts may have been saved
in the phone memory %14 Contacts.