Sony Ericsson Mobile phone User manual

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Contents 1
Contents
Getting to know your phone 4
Key functions, quick keys, entering letters.
Personalizing your phone 16
Download settings or choose from the phone.
Calling 24
Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.
Messaging 43
Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail.
Camera 51
Use the camera.
Setting up WAP and e-mail 54
All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.
Using WAP 62
WAP browser, bookmarks.
Transferring and exchanging information 64
Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.
More features 69
Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.
Security 76
SIM card lock, phone lock.
Troubleshooting 77
Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want?
Additional information 79
Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.
Icons 86
What do the icons mean?
Index 92

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2 Contents
Sony Ericsson
GSM 900/1800/1900
Third edition (May 2003)
This manual is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile
Communications AB, without any warranty.
Improvements and changes to this manual
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 manual.
All rights reserved.
©Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, 2002
Publication number: EN/LZT 108 6460 R3A
Please note:
Some of the services in this manual 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.
The BLUETOOTH trademarks are owned by
Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
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.
End-user license agreement for Sun™ Java™
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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.
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data, is subject to U.S. export control laws, including
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regulations, and may be subject to export or import
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embargoed goods; or (ii) to anyone on the U.S.
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Nations or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of
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and Computer Software Clauses in DFARS 252.227-
7013(c) (1) (ii) and FAR 52.227-19(c) (2) as
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Part of the software in this product is copyright ©
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4 Getting to know your phone
Getting to know your phone
About this user’s guide
The “Getting to know your phone” chapter gives a
quick overview of the main functions of the phone,
shortcuts and general information.
More information and software downloads are
available at www.SonyEricsson.com/.
Available services
Some services and functions described in this user’s
guide are network or subscription-dependent, which
means that all menus may not be available in your
phone.
This symbol indicates that a service
or function is network or subscription-
dependent.
Please consult your network operator for
more information about your subscription.
Assembly
Before you can use your phone you need to:
• Insert the SIM card.
• Attach and charge the battery. See “SIM card and
battery information” on page 5.
Note: Always turn off the phone and detach the
charger before you insert or remove a SIM card.
The 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 your Phonebook
information, among other things.
Tip: Check if your information is saved to the SIM
card before you remove it from another phone. For
example, Phonebook entries may be saved in the
phone memory.

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Getting to know your phone 5
SIM card and battery information
It may take up to 30 minutes before an icon
appears when charging.
1. Insert the SIM card. Slide the silvery holder over the
SIM card to lock it in place.
2. Place the battery on the back of the phone with the
connectors facing each other.
3. Place the back cover as shown in the picture and
slide it into place.
4. Connect the charger to the phone at the flash symbol.
The flash symbol on the charger plug must face
upwards.
5. It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery
charging icon appears in the display.
6. Wait approximately 4 hours or until the icon indicates
that the battery is fully charged. If you do not see the
battery icon after this time, press any key or the joystick
to activate the display.
7. Remove the charger by tilting the plug upwards.
Note: You have to insert the SIM card and charge
the battery before you can use the phone.
30 min.
4 h.

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Turning the phone on
To turn on the phone
Press the on/off button on the top of the phone.
Note: The first time you turn on the phone it takes up
to 40 seconds to begin operating.
• Enter your PIN (Personal Identity Number), if you
have one for your SIM card.
Your PIN is provided by your network operator.
If you make a mistake while entering your PIN,
delete the wrong number by pressing .
If your PIN starts with the same digits as an emergency
number, for example 112, the digits are not hidden with
an * when you enter them. This is so that you can see
and call an emergency number without entering a PIN.
See “Making emergency calls” on page 24.
Note: 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). Your PUK
is provided by your network operator.
To turn off the phone
Press and hold the on/off button at the top of the phone.
on/off
Wel

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Getting to know your phone 7
Navigating the menus
The main menus are shown as icons on the desktop.
To go to the desktop, press the joystick.
Example
To set an alarm
1. Use the joystick to scroll to Organizer, and press the
left key to select it.
2. Use the joystick to scroll down to Alarms, and press
the left key to select this function. Press the left
key again to select Alarm.
3. Enter the time and press the left key to save
your entry.
Throughout this user’s guide instructions such as
those above will be given in a shorter form, as follows:
To set an alarm
1. Scroll to Organizer, Alarms, Alarm.
2. Enter the time, Save.
To make and receive calls from standby
• Enter the area code and phone number, press Call.
• Press End call to end the call.
• When the phone rings, press Yes to answer the call.
Desktop
Press to go back
one level in the
menus.
Press and hold to
return to standby.
Press to go to
the desktop.
Move up,
down, left,
right through
menus.
Press to select
highlighted
items.
Press to select
the options shown
above these keys in
the display.

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Key functions
Press once to activate camera
function. Press again to take
a picture.
Volume keys increase/decrease
the earpiece volume during a
call. Enter the Status menu in
standby. Press twice to reject
an incoming call. Press once
to turn off the ring signal
when receiving a call.
Press to select the options
that appear in the display
immediately above these keys.
Press once to go back one level
in the menus. Press and hold to
return to standby.
Enter *. Shift between
lower upper case.
Infrared port.
Press and hold to switch the
phone on or off.
Press to go directly
to Vodafone live!
Move through the menus,
lists and texts.
Delete numbers, letters or
an item from a list. Press
and hold to turn off the
microphone (during calls)
or turn off sound.
1-9, 0 Enter digits, 0–9, and letters.
Press and hold to enter
the international prefix +.
Enter # or a space.
Press to go directly to
Vodafone live!

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Getting to know your phone 9
Quick keys
Useful key combinations are described below.
To... When in standby:
make an emergency call enter the emergency
number and press Call
enter Call contact press
enter Favourites press
voice dial press and hold a volume
key or say your magic word
enter Call list press Calls
call your voice mail press and hold
enter the +sign press and hold
turn off the ring signal
when receiving a call press , or press a volume key once
set the phone to silent press , Turn on silent
reach a contact beginning
with a specific letter press and hold any of the keys -
reach a phone number
at a specific position. press the position number and
speed dial press any of the number
keys - and
Call
write a new text message press
enter the main menu press or press the
centre of the joystick
enter the menu to see
today’s date, the profile
in use and the model
name of the phone
press a volume key once
change the language
to Automatic
press 8888
change the language
to English press 0000
reject a call quickly press a volume key
twice when receiving a call
or press No
To... During a call:
put a call on hold press Hold
retrieve a call press Retrieve
turn off the microphone press and hold
enter a quick options menu press More
To... When in the menus:
move through menus or lists press (and hold) a volume
key or use the joystick
delete an item press and hold
when in lists
go back to standby press and hold
To... When in standby:

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To... When entering letters
using multitap text input:
reach the second letter
or character of a key press the volume
key and press any of
the number keys
reach the third letter
or character of a key press the volume
key and press any of
the number keys
shift between capital
and lower-case letters press , then the letter
enter numbers press and hold any of the
number keys
enter a space press
delete letters and numbers press
shift between multitap
or T9 Text input methods press and hold
shift between input
languages (including
character or numeric)
press and hold
To... When entering letters
using T9 Text Input:
view alternative words press or
accept a word and add
aspace press
enter a full stop press
shift between capital
and lower-case letters press , then the letter
enter numbers press and hold any of the
number keys
delete letters and numbers press
shift between multitap or
T9 Text input methods press and hold
shift between input
languages (including
character or numeric)
press and hold
To... When entering letters
using T9 Text Input:

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Getting to know your phone 11
Help texts
More information, explanations or tips about selected
menus or functions are available in your phone.
To get help
Select the menu or function and press Info.
Delete and edit
If you add items, for example, a contact, a note,
an appointment or a WAP bookmark, you can
delete or edit them.
To delete an item
Select an item and press .
To edit an item
Select an item, press More, and choose from the list
of options.
Online services
Online services are customized services offered by
network operators, independently of mobile phones
and mobile phone manufacturers.
A SIM card which supports Online services works
in the same way as a normal SIM card. When you have
inserted your SIM card and turned on your phone, your
network operator can download data to your SIM card.
When you restart your phone after the first data
download, a new submenu appears under the menu.
To enter your new menu system
Scroll to Connectivity, Online services.
Note: This menu only appears if your SIM card
supports this service. Some operators may not use
the name “Online services”. Your phone may not
support all of the services offered.

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Menu overview
Favourites Vodafone
live!
My shortcuts Camera Messaging Games Pictures &
sounds
Write new
Picture
My pictures
Select profile
Edit shortcuts
Picture
Te x t
Album
Call voice mail
E-mail
Messenger
Chat
WA P p us h
Area info
Options
Games & more
Other games
My pictures
My sounds
Themes
Picture editor
Music DJ
Record sound
Phonebook Calls Connectivity Organizer Settings
Call contact
Find and send**
Add contact
Manage contact
Pictures
Personal rings
Voice commands
Special numbers
Advanced
Options
Missed calls
Calling local*
Call list
Switch to line 1*
Divert calls
Manage calls
Time and cost
Next call
Options
Online services*
Bluetooth
Infrared port
WAP options
Synchronization
GSM Networks
Data comm.
Accessories
Calendar
Notes
Alarms
Timer
Stopwatch
Calculator
Code memo
Sounds and
alerts
Display
Profiles
Language
Time and date
Voice control
Locks
Handsfree
Master reset
* Please note that
some menus are
operator, network
and subscription
dependent.
** Only visible
during calls

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Entering letters
You can enter letters, for example, when you add
names to the Phonebook, write text messages or
enter WAP addresses.
Apart from the way you normally enter letters in
your phone, using multitap text input, you can use
T9™ Text Input for entering text messages and e-mail,
for example, if the input language you select supports
this. T9™Text Input is a predictive input method and is
a quicker way to write texts. See “T9™ Text Input” on
page 14.
Input languages
Before you start entering letters, you need to select the
input languages that you want to use when writing.
To select input languages
1. Scroll to Settings, Language, Input.
2. Scroll to the language that you want to use for entering
letters and check each language you want.
3. Press Ok to exit the menu.
When writing, you can switch to one of your selected
input languages by pressing More and then selecting
Language. See “The list of options” on page 15.
Multitap text input
When saving names in the Phonebook or when writing
WAP addresses, you enter letters using multitap text
input. You press each key as many times as needed to
show the letter you want. In the following example,
we are going to write a name in the Phonebook.
To enter letters using multitap text input
1. Scroll to Phonebook, Add contact.
2. Press Add and then the appropriate key, – ,
or , repeatedly until the character you want
appears in the display.
See the table of the Latin alphabet below:
Press… to get…
. , - ? !’ @ : ; / ( ) 1
A B C Å Ä Æ à Ç 2 Γ
D E F è É 3 ∆ Φ
G H I ì 4
J K L 5 Λ
M N O Ñ Ö Ø ò 6
P Q R S ß 7 Π Σ
T U V Ü ù 8

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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.
Tip: You can also use the volume keys as a
shortcut to certain letters:
To enter a ‘B’, press the volume key and
press .
To enter a ‘C’, press the volume key and
press .
T9™Text Input
You can use T9™ Text Input when writing, for
example, text messages and e-mail. The T9™
Text Input method uses a built-in dictionary that
recognizes 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 shift from multitap to T9 text input method
Press and hold .
To enter letters using T9™ Text Input
1. Scroll to Messaging, Text, Write new.
2. For example, if you want to write the word “Jane”,
press , , , .
3. 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 (candidates). Accept a word and add a
space by pressing .
W X Y Z 9
+ 0
Space ↵ ¶
More for an options list
to delete letters and numbers
to shift between capital and lower-
case letters
- press and hold to enter numbers
Press… to get…

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If you do not find the word you want by pressing
or :
•Press
More to go to a list of options.
• Select Spell word.
• Press and hold to delete the entire word,
or delete one letter at a time by pressing
repeatedly.
• Write the new word using multitap text input
and press Insert.
The word is added to the dictionary. The next
time you enter the word, it appears as one of
the alternative words.
4. Continue writing your message. See “Sending text
messages” on page 43. Press to enter a full stop.
To enter other punctuation marks, press and
then or repeatedly. Accept by pressing .
Press and hold to select an input language.
The list of options
If you press More when writing, you enter a list
of options:
•Add symbol – Symbols and punctuation marks such
as ?and, are shown. Move between the symbols by
using the joystick.
•Insert item – Pictures, melodies and sounds.
•Spell word – Change the suggested word by using
multitap text input.
•Text format – Change style, size and alignment.
•Input language – Change input language.
•Input method – Change input method.
•Word suggestions – Select to show a list of
suggested words.
My words – A list of words you have added to
the dictionary.
•Help.

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16 Personalizing your phone
Personalizing your phone
You can adjust the phone settings to suit your own
requirements.
Note: If you change a setting which is included
in a profile, the active profile is also changed. See
“Profiles” on page 23.
Themes
You can change the appearance of the display, for
example, the colours and background picture, by
using themes. Your phone comes with some pre-set
themes. You cannot delete these, but you can create
new themes and download them to your phone.
To download a theme
1. Scroll to Pictures & sounds.
2. Select a link.
To send a theme
You can exchange themes via IR, Bluetooth wireless
technology, picture message or e-mail. Please note
that you are not allowed to exchange copyright-
protected material. For more information on sending
themes in messages, see “Messaging” on page 43.
1. Scroll to Pictures & sounds, Themes.
2. Select a theme, press More.
3. Select Send.
4. Select a transfer method.
To receive and save a theme
1. Scroll to Connectivity, Bluetooth, Turn on.
Or Connectivity, Infrared port, On.
2. When you receive the theme, press Save to save it.
Pictures
Your phone comes with a number of pictures. You can:
• Download more pictures to your phone.
• Have a picture as wallpaper when in standby mode.
• Assign a picture to a contact in the Phonebook.
When that person calls, the picture appears in the
display (provided your subscription supports the
Calling Line Identification service). See “To add a
picture to a phonebook contact” on page 27.
• Insert a picture in a text message.
All pictures are saved in My pictures, in the
Pictures & sounds menu.
You can also save animations in your phone.
These are handled like pictures.

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Personalizing your phone 17
Handling pictures
You can add, edit, or delete pictures in My pictures.
The number of pictures that can be saved depends on
the size of the pictures. File types supported are GIF,
JPEG and WBMP.
The pictures are shown in thumbnail view. To get
a full view, press View.
To view your pictures
Scroll to Pictures & sounds, My pictures.
To download a picture
1. Scroll to Pictures & sounds.
2. Select a link.
To turn wallpaper on or off
Scroll to Settings, Display, Wallpaper, Activate.
To set a picture as wallpaper
1. Scroll to Settings, Display, Wallpaper, Set picture.
2. Select a picture.
Tip: You can select Wallpaper by pressing
More when viewing pictures in My pictures.
To edit and save a picture
1. Scroll to Pictures & sounds, My pictures.
2. Scroll to the picture you want, More.
3. Scroll to Edit.You can now start to edit the picture.
4. Press More, select Save picture. The picture is saved
in My pictures.
Note: To edit pictures taken with the camera,
you must select 120x160 as picture size.
To draw a picture
1. Scroll to Pictures & sounds, Picture editor.
2. Select a type.
3. Select Tool and choose the tool you want to work with.
When editing or drawing a picture:
Press… to…
move the cursor up and left.
move the cursor up.
move the cursor up and right.
move the cursor left.
activate the current drawing tool.

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Exchanging pictures
You can exchange pictures via IR, Bluetooth wireless
technology, picture message or e-mail. Please note that
you are not allowed to exchange copyright-protected
material. For more information on sending pictures
in messages, see “Messaging” on page 43. Save the
address of an image service on the Internet and you
can save pictures in that media album if you send the
pictures as attachments.
To send a picture
1. Scroll to Pictures & sounds, My pictures. Scroll to
the picture you want, More.
2. Select Send.
3. Select a transfer method.
If you use infrared make sure that the infrared ports
are facing each other.
To receive and save a picture
1. Scroll to Connectivity, Bluetooth, Turn on.
2. When you receive the picture, press Save to save it
in My pictures.
When you receive a picture in a text message or
a picture message, a new message appears in your
Inbox. To save the picture in My pictures, highlight
the picture by moving the joystick to select it and
press Save.
move the cursor right.
move the cursor down and left.
move the cursor down.
move the cursor down and right.
More view an options menu.
press and hold to exit the picture editor.
undo the last action.
select tool.
select a colour.
Press… to…

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Screen saver
The phone has a screen saver, which is activated
automatically when the phone has been in idle mode
for a few seconds. After a few more seconds, the
screen saver changes to sleep mode to save power.
To turn the screen saver On or Off, scroll to Settings,
Display, Screen saver, Activate.
To use a picture as the screen saver
You select a picture saved in the phone and use it as
the screen saver.
1. Scroll to Settings, Display, Screen saver, Set picture.
2. Scroll to and select the picture you want to use as the
screen saver.
3. Press Yes to accept.
Ring signals and melodies
Your phone comes with a number of ring signals
and melodies. You can edit your own ring signals
and melodies and send them to a friend in a text
message. It is also possible to exchange melodies
via WAP, Bluetooth wireless technology, IR or
cable. Please note that you are not allowed to
exchange copyright-protected material. You can
also download ring signals to your phone.
To select a ring signal
Scroll to Settings, Sounds and alerts, Ring signal.
To download a ring signal
1. Scroll to Pictures & sounds.
2. Select a link.
To set the ring signal volume
1. Scroll to Settings, Sounds and alerts, Ring volume.
2. Press or to increase or decrease the volume.
3. Press Save to save the setting.
• To turn the ring signal on or off, press and hold
from standby.
All signals except the alarm signal are turned off.
To compose a ring signal or melody
1. Scroll to Pictures & sounds,Music DJ.
2. Choose to insert a selection of pre-recorded music
blocks. You can choose from four different selections.
3. Copy and paste these blocks to build up your melody.
4. Select More to play the melody and view other options.
Note: To edit your own melody, scroll to Pictures &
sounds, My sounds, select the melody and press More.
Select Edit.

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To send a melody
1. Scroll to Pictures & sounds, My sounds.
2. Scroll to a melody, More.
3. Select Send.
4. Select a transfer method.
Note: To send a ring signal or melody in a text
message, see “To insert an item in a text message”
on page 43.
Receiving melodies
You can receive a sound or melody via IR, Bluetooth
wireless technology, text, picture message, or
download it via Vodafone live! When you receive the
sound or melody, press Save to save it in My sounds.
Increasing ring
You can choose a ring signal that rises in steps from
the lowest volume to the highest.
To turn increasing ring On or Off,
Scroll to Settings, Sounds and alerts, Increasing ring.
Specific ring signals for personal calls
If you subscribe to the Two Line Service,
you can set different ring signals for the
two voice lines. Line 1 and Line 2 are
displayed instead of Voice calls.
If your subscription includes the Calling Line
Identification (CLI) service, you can assign a
personal ring signal to up to ten callers.
To set a specific ring signal for a caller
1. Scroll to Phonebook, Personal rings, New contact.
2. Enter the first letters of the contact, Ok.
3. Select a contact.
4. Select a ring signal.
Sound and alerts
You can choose to be notified of an incoming call
by the buzzing of the vibrating alert. You can set
the phone’s vibrating alert to one of the following:
•On – all the time.
•On if silent – on when the ring volume is turned
off or when you have set the phone to silent.
•Off – all the time.