Sony Ericsson K608i User manual

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Contents
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Assemble the phone, SIM card, battery, make a call.
Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . . 9
Phone overview, use the menus, enter letters, activity
menu, file manager.
Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Calls, video calls, contacts, voice control, call options.
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Text messaging, picture messaging, voice messaging,
email.
Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Camera, video recorder, pictures, PhotoDJ™.
Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Media player, radio, ringtones, MusicDJ™, VideoDJ™,
sound recorder, themes, games.
Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Internet and email settings, browsing, synchronizing,
Bluetooth, infrared, USB cable.
More features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Time and date, alarm clock, calendar, tasks, Java™
applications, SIM card lock, etc.
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want?
Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Sony Ericsson Consumer Web site, safe and efficient
use, warranty, declaration of conformity.
Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Icon descriptions
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
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Sony Ericsson
UMTS-GSM 900/1800/1900
First edition (June 2005)
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 7393R1A
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.
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.
The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the
Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by
Sony Ericsson is under license.
3GPP is a trademark of ETSI in France and other
jurisdictions.
QuickShare™, MusicDJ™, PhotoDJ™ and
VideoDJ™ are trademarks or registered trademarks
of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB.
Real is a trademark or a registered trademark of
RealNetworks, Inc.
Microsoft, Windows and PowerPoint are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the U.S and other countries/regions.
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Mac OS is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.,
registered in the U.S. and other countries/regions.
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 registered trademarks of Sun
Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries/
regions.
End-user license agreement for Sun™ Java™
J2ME™.
1Restrictions: Software is confidential copyrighted
information of 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.
2Export Regulations: Software, including technical
data, is subject to U.S. export control laws,
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its associated regulations, and may be subject to
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goods; or (ii) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury
Department's list of Specially Designated Nations
or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of
Denial Orders.
3Restricted Rights: Use, duplication or disclosure
by the United States government is subject to the
restrictions as set forth in the Rights in Technical
Data and Computer Software Clauses in DFARS
252.227-7013(c) (1) (ii) and FAR 52.227-19(c) (2)
as applicable.
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Part of the software in this product is copyright ©
SyncML initiative Ltd. (1999-2002). All rights
reserved.
Contains Macromedia® Flash™ technology by
Macromedia, Inc. Copyright © 1995-2003
Macromedia, Inc. All rights reserved.
Macromedia, Flash, Macromedia Flash, and
Macromedia Flash Lite are trademarks or registered
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and other countries/regions.
Other product and company names mentioned herein
may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
All illustrations in this user guide are for illustration
only and may not accurately depict the actual phone.
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Getting started
Getting started
Assemble the phone, SIM card, battery, make
a call.
More information and downloads are available at
www.SonyEricsson.com/support.
Instruction symbols
The following instruction symbols appear in this
user guide:
Assembling the phone
Before you can use your phone you need to:
• Insert the SIM card.
• Attach and charge the battery.
SIM card
When you register as a subscriber with a network
operator, 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 names
and numbers in your contacts, among other things.
Note
Indicates that a service or function is
network- or subscription-dependent. Contact
your network operator for details.
%
See also page ...
}
Use the selection keys or the navigation
key to scroll and select, %12 Keys and
navigation.
Press the navigation key centre.
Press the navigation key up.
Press the navigation key down.
Press the navigation key to the left.
Press the navigation key to the right.
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.
For example, contacts may have been saved in the
phone memory.
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SIM card and battery
information
Always turn off the phone and detach the charger
before you insert or remove a SIM card.
To insert SIM card and battery
1Remove the battery cover by sliding the
two catches on the side of the phone and lifting
it away as shown in the picture.
2Slide the SIM card into its holder. Make sure
that the gold contacts of the SIM card
are facing down, and the cut off corner is
correctly aligned.
3Place the battery on the back of the phone
with the label side up and the connectors
facing each other.
It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery icon
appears when charging.
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4Place the battery cover as shown in the picture
and slide the two catches back into place.
To charge the battery
1Connect the charger to the phone. The symbol
on the charger plug must face upwards.
2It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery
icon appears on the screen.
3It takes approximately 2 hours until the battery
icon indicates that the battery is fully charged.
If you do not see the battery icon after
this time, press a key to activate the screen.
4Remove the charger by tilting the
plug upwards.
PIN (Personal Identification Number)
You may need a PIN (Personal Identification
Number) to activate the services in your phone.
The PIN is associated with your SIM card, and not
with the phone. Your PIN is provided by your
network operator. When you enter your PIN, each
digit appears as *, unless your PIN starts with the
same digits as an emergency number, for example
112. This is so that you can see and call an
emergency number without entering a PIN.
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), %84 SIM card lock.
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Turning on the phone and
making calls
Make sure that the phone is charged and your
SIM card is inserted before you turn it on.
When you have turned the phone on, you can use
the setup wizard to quickly and easily prepare your
phone for use.
To turn on the phone
1Press and hold .
2Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested.
3At first start-up, select the language you want
for your phone menus.
4}Yes if you want the setup wizard to help you
get started, and follow the instructions that
appear. You can start the wizard from the menu
system at any time, }Settings }the General tab
}Setup wizard.
To make and receive calls
Enter the phone number (with international prefix
and area code if applicable) }Call to make the call,
or press and hold to make a video call. }End
call to end the call. When the phone rings }Answer.
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Getting to know your phone
Getting to know your
phone
Phone overview, use the menus, enter letters,
activity menu, file manager.
Phone overview
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5
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10
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12 17 18
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1Infrared port
2Ear speaker
3Screen
4Video call key
5, 10 Selection keys
6Back key
7Power on/off button
8Video call camera
9Planet 3 button
11 Navigation key
12 Clear key
13 Silent key
14 Camera button
15 Camera zoom, volume buttons
16 USB port
17 Microphone
18 Stereo headset and charger connector
For more information on keys and navigation, %12 Keys
and navigation.
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Planet 3* Quick menu* Entertainment
Media player
Online services*
Games
VideoDJ™
PhotoDJ™
MusicDJ™
Remote control
Record sound
Demo tour
Camera Messaging Radio
Write new
Inbox
Email
Call voicemail
Drafts
Outbox
Sent messages
Saved messages
Templates
Settings
File manager Contacts Video call
Pictures
Videos
Sounds
Themes
Web pages
Games
Applications
Other
Contacts**
Options:
Speed dial
My business card
Groups**
SIM contacts**
Special numbers
Advanced
New contact
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Calls Organizer
All Answered Dialled Missed
Alarms
Applications
Calendar
Tasks
Notes
Synchronization
Timer
Stopwatch
Light
Calculator
Code memo
Settings
General
Profiles
Time & date
Language
Voice control
New events
Phone status
Shortcuts
Start-up menu
Locks
Setup wizard
Tips and tricks
Master reset
Sounds & alerts
Ring volume
Ringtone
Silent mode
Increasing ring
Vibrating alert
Message alert
Key sound
Display
Wallpaper
Themes
Start-up screen
Screen saver
Brightness
Sleep mode clock
Edit line names*
Calls
Divert calls
Switch to line 2*
Manage calls
Time & cost
Show or hide no.
Handsfree
Connectivity
Bluetooth
Infrared port
Synchronization
Device mgmt.
Mobile networks
Data comm.
Internet settings
Streaming settings
Settings for Java™
Accessories
* Please note that some menus are operator-, network- and subscription-dependent. In some countries/regions, Quick menu may be
replaced by Internet services.
**The menu depends on which contacts application is selected as default.
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Keys and navigation
Standby screen and main menu and
status bar
The standby screen is displayed when you are not
calling or using the menus. This is where you can
see, for example, the name of your operator, the
time and the date.
From standby, press to enter the main menu,
where the menus are shown as icons. Some
submenus include tabs. Scroll to a tab using the
navigation key and select an option. To get more
information, explanations or tips about selected
features, menus or functions available in your
phone, scroll to a menu item }Info. To enter a list
of options }More. There are different alternatives
in the list of options depending on where you are in
the menus.
The status bar at the top of the screen contains
icons, which give information related to the phone
and its activities, %102 Icons.
Keys and buttons
Press to enter the main menu from
standby.
Press to select highlighted items.
During a call, press to view a list of
options.
Move through menus and tabs.
Press to select the options shown
immediately above these keys on
the screen.
Press to go back one level in the
menus.
Press and hold to return to standby
or end a function.
Press to delete items, such as
pictures, sounds and contacts.
During a call, press and hold to
mute the microphone.
Press and hold to make a video call
or to enter video call mode.
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Press and hold to access Planet 3.
Press to take a picture or to record a
video clip.
Press and hold to call your
voicemail service (if set).
- Press and hold any of these keys to
reach a contact beginning with a
specific letter.
- Press any of these keys and press
Call to speed dial.
In standby, press to view status
information.
To reject a call, quickly press twice
when receiving a call.
Press once to turn off the ringtone
when receiving a call.
During a call, press to increase the
volume.
When using the media player (also
when minimized), press to increase
the volume. Press and hold to go
back one track.
When using the camera, press to
zoom in.
Press and hold to voice dial,
alternatively say your magic word
(if set), %34 Voice dialling.
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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 }the General tab }Language
}Phone language.
2Select a language.
Shortcuts
A quicker way to move through the menus is to use
shortcuts. You can use keypad shortcuts to quickly
go to a menu, and you can use predefined
navigation key shortcuts to quickly reach certain
functions. You can edit the navigation key
shortcuts to suit your own needs.
In standby, press to view status
information.
To reject a call, quickly press twice
when receiving a call.
Press once to turn off the ringtone
when receiving a call.
During a call, press to decrease the
volume.
When using the media player (also
when minimized), press to decrease
the volume. Press and hold to go
forward one track.
When using the camera, press to
zoom out.
When using the camera, press to
turn on the photo light.
Press and hold to set the phone to
silent. Press once to turn off the
ringtone when receiving a call.
You can always choose language according to SIM by
pressing 8888 in standby.
You can always choose English by pressing 0000
in standby.
You can always choose Chinese by pressing 0008
in standby.
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Using keypad shortcuts
Enter the menus by pressing and then enter the
number of the menu to which you want to go. For
example, to reach the fifth menu item, press .
To reach the tenth, eleventh and twelfth menu
items, press , and respectively. To
go back to standby, press and hold .
Using navigation key shortcuts
In standby, press , , or to go directly to
a function. The first time you press , you can
choose the function you want to use as a shortcut.
To edit a navigation key shortcut
}Settings }the General tab }Shortcuts and select
which shortcut you want to edit }Edit. Press
if you want to delete the shortcut.
Entering letters
There are two ways of entering letters, for example,
when writing a message or writing a name in
contacts:
• Multitap text input
You press each key as many times as needed to
show the letter you want.
• 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.
Writing languages
Before you start entering letters, you need to select
the languages that you want to use when writing.
When writing, you can switch to one of your
selected languages by pressing and holding .
To select writing language
1}Settings }the General tab }Language
}Writing language.
2Scroll to each language that you want to use
and mark it. }Save to exit the menu.
To enter letters using multitap text
input
1To enter text, you have to be in a function
where text input is possible, for example
}Messaging }Write new }Text message.
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2Press the appropriate key, – ,
or , repeatedly until the character you
want appears on the screen. You can see which
characters you can choose in the box in the top
right corner of the screen.
Example:
• To enter an ‘A’, press once.
• To enter a ‘B’, quickly press twice.
• To shift between capital and lower-case letters,
press , then enter the letter.
• You can use the volume buttons as a shortcut to
certain letters. To enter a ‘B’, press and hold the
volume button and press . To enter a
‘C’, press and hold the volume button and
press .
To enter letters using T9™ Text Input
1To enter text, you have to be in a function
where text input is possible, for example
}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 to view alternative words. Accept a word
and add a space by pressing .
4Continue writing your message. To enter a full
stop or other punctuation marks, press
and then or repeatedly. Accept by
pressing .
To add words to the T9 Text Input
dictionary
1While entering letters }More }Spell word.
2Edit the word by using multitap input.
Navigate between the letters with and .
To delete a character, press . To delete the
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.
Multitap input only applies when Latin characters are
selected as writing language.
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To select another writing method
Before, or while entering letters, press and hold
to select another writing method.
Options list
Before, or while entering letters, }More to view a
list of options. The list may contain some or all of
the following:
•Add symbol – symbols and punctuation marks
such as ?and, are shown. Move between the
symbols by using , , and .
•Add item – pictures, melodies, sounds, templates
and animations.
•Spell word – for T9 Text Input only. Edit the
suggested word by using multitap text input.
•Writing language – a list of available languages
is shown.
•Writing method – a list of methods available for
the current language is shown.
•Dictionary (T9) – turn T9 Text Input dictionary on
or off.
•Word suggestions – select to view, or not, word
suggestions when writing a word.
•My words – manage the words that you have
added to the dictionary.
Chinese input
This mobile phone has different input methods for
entering Chinese characters:
• Stroke input
• 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,
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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 or
press and hold the key corresponding to the number
above the character you want to enter.
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.
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
Down-Over 山 巨 屯
母 凶
Left Slope-
Over
么 去 公
约 能
Left Slope-
Dot
女 要 好
巡 巢
Number
Key
Stroke
Category
Basic
Stroke
Stroke
Name Character
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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
Number
Key
Stroke
Category
Basic
Stroke
Stroke
Name Character
Over-Down-
Over-
Left Slope
及 极 廷
建
Over-
Left Slope-
Curved-
Hook
阿 队 陈
那 部
Over-Down-
Over-Hook
乃 透 鼐
隽 杨
Over-Down-
Over-Down
凸
Curved-
Hook
狗 豹 家
逐 狂
Over-Down-
Curved-
Hook
乙 九 瓦
飞 风
Over-Down-
Over
投 沿 船
凹
Over-Down-
Lift
话 计 认
讯
? (Wild card key)
Number
Key
Stroke
Category
Basic
Stroke
Stroke
Name Character
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Components
The basic building units of Chinese characters are
components that are made up of strokes. After
entering the first two strokes of the desired
character, the component and character candidates
that started with that stroke are displayed in the
candidate row.
Using components is a fast method for entering
complex characters.
For example, to enter “
信息 ”
1Enter “ ”, “ ” and “ ”.
2Move the cursor to “ 信”, press .
3Press , and to select “ 息”.
Example of using the wild card key
The wild card key , is used to supplement
unclear strokes in entering characters. If you want
to enter “ 互”, but you only know that “ 一” is the
first and the last stroke of the character and that the
total number of strokes is four, enter , ,
, . The character is displayed in the
candidate row.
Pinyin input
Press the keys containing the required Pinyin
letters, and the phone will make various proposals
on the screen, according to the pronunciation rules
of Mandarin.
Below is the key mapping of Pinyin letters on
the keypad.
The smaller candidates surrounded by dotted frames
are components, and the bigger candidates without
dotted frames are characters.
Number Key Pinyin Letter
a b c
d e f
g h i
j k l
m n o
p q r s
t u ü
w x y z
On the keypad, the letter ü is replaced by v.
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