Sony Ericsson R306c User manual

R306c
User guide
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R306c. For additional phone content, go to
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Instruction symbols
The following instruction symbols appear in this User guide:
> Use the navigation key to scroll and select.
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.
Note
Tip
Warning
Indicates that a service or function is network- or
subscription-dependent. All menus or functions may not be
available in your phone. Consult your network operator for
more information.
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Preparing the phone
To insert the SIM card and battery
1Remove the battery cover.
2Slide the SIM card into its holder with the contacts facing down.
3Insert the battery with the label side up and the connectors facing
each other.
4Replace the battery cover.
Do not force the battery cover into place. Slide the battery cover
carefully onto the phone and close it.
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Charge the battery
Your phone battery is partly charged when you buy it.
Using the USB charger
To connect the charger and charge the battery (The illustrations are
for guidance only and may not accurately depict the actual phone)
1Connect the USB cable (you can get instruction for three conditions from
Note) plug to the AC adapter USB socket, as shown in the above
illustration. The USB cable is supplied with your phone.
2Connect the USB cable connector to your phone. Press a key to view
the charging status on the screen. It takes approximately 2.5 hours to
fully charge the battery.
It may take 30 minutes for the battery icon to appear on the screen.
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To remove the charger
1Charge your battery until the battery icon indicates a full charge.
2Tilt the USB charger connector upwards to remove it.
Note:
1If there are two USB cables in the kit (USB cable for charging and USB
cable for data transferring. See the illustrations as below), then the
USB cable for charging is only intended for charging your phone.
Do not use it for transferring data.
The USB cable for the USB charger is only intended for connection
to the AC adapter to charge your phone. It must not be used for
connection to a PC. It can only be used for charging your phone.
Never use it for charging accessories.
USB cable for charging USB cable for transferring
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2If there is only one USB cable in the kit, it is intended for charging your
phone as well as transferring data.
3If there is only one USB cable for the USB charger in the phone kit,
this USB cable is only intended for charging your phone.
4Sony Ericsson strongly recommends that you use only Sony Ericsson
branded original batteries, the part of power supply device in
accordance with YD/T 1591-2006 specifications of Communications
Industry Standards of P. R. China and the USB cable supplied with
your phone to charge the phone. The use of third-party products may
decrease the performance of your phone and/or pose a risk to your
health or safety.
You can charge the battery for more or less than 2.5 hours. Interrupted
charging will not damage the battery.
Performance depends on temperatures, signal strenth, usage
patterns, features selected and voice or data transmissions. The
stand-by time for this battery is up to xxx hours.
Use only Sony Ericsson branded original batteries intended for use
with your mobile phone. If you use other batteries you may not be
able to charge your phone.
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Turning on the phone
To turn on the phone
1Press and hold down .
2Enter your PIN if requested. To correct mistakes, press .
3Select OK.
4Select a language.
5Enter the time and date and select Save.
To turn off the phone
•Press and hold down .
Standby
After you have turned the phone on and
entered your PIN, the name of your operator appears on the screen.
This is called standby. You can now make and receive calls.
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SIM and PIN
SIM card
The SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card, which you get
from your network operator, contains information about your
subscription. Always turn off your phone and detach the
charger before you insert or remove the SIM card.
PIN code
You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) to activate the
services in your phone. Your PIN is supplied by your network operator.
Each PIN digit appears as *, unless it starts with emergency number
digits, for example, 112 or 911. You can call an emergency number
without entering a PIN.
You can save contacts on the SIM card before removing it from
your phone. Contacts may also be saved in the phone memory.
See Contacts on page 16.
If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row, this message
displayes, PIN blocked. To unblock, enter your PUK code provided
by your network operator. To unblock it, you need to enter your
PUK (Personal Unblocking Key).
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Phone overview
Call key
Selection key
Selection key
Shortcut key
Centre navigation
key
Screen
C key
Ear speaker
Radio shortcut
key
Silent key
On/off key,
End key
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Volume keys
Camera
Connector for charger,
handsfree and USB
cable
Radio preset
keys
Channel up &
down keys
Stereo Speakers
Audio enhancer key
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Menu overview
Organizer File manager, Alarm, Calendar, Tasks,
Notes, Timer, Stopwatch, Calculator
Monternet
Entertainment Games, TrackID™, Record sound
Camera
Messaging Write new, Inbox, Drafts, Outbox, Sent
messages, Saved msgs, Call voicemail,
Templates, Settings
Radio
Calls*
All Answered Dialled Missed
Contacts Myself, New contact
Settings*
General Sounds &
alerts
Display Calls Connectivity
Some menus and icons in this document may vary depending
on operator, network or subscription.
* You can use the navigation key to scroll between tabs in sub
menus.
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Screen icons
These icons may appear on the screen.
Icon Description
Battery icon. A completely green icon means that the battery
is fully charged
You have missed a call
Divert calls is activated
The phone is set to silent
You have received a new text message
You have received a new picture message
The handsfree is connected
An alarm is activated
Ongoing call
The loudspeaker is on
The radio is playing
The Bluetooth function is activated
Average network coverage. Five bars means the phone
is receiving a full signal
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Shortcuts
The main menus are shown as icons. Some submenus include tabs.
To use navigation key shortcuts
•Press to play the radio.
•Press to write a new message.
•Press to take a picture.
•Press to open Contacts.
•Press to Add, Delete, Move or use
a shortcut.
To navigate the menus
1From standby press to select Menu.
2Press , , , to move through the menu.
To scroll between the tabs
•Scroll to a tab by pressing or .
To return to standby
•Press .
To delete items
•Press .
To set the phone to silent
•From standby press and hold down .
To change a standby shortcut, go to Menu > Settings > General
> Shortcuts.
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Calling
You must turn on the phone and be within range of a network.
To make a call
1From standby enter the area code and phone number.
2Press .
To end a call
•Press .
To answer a call
•Press .
To reject a call
•Press .
To change the ear speaker volume during a call
•On the left side of the phone, press the volume keys up or down.
To turn off the ringtone when receiving a call
•Press or volume key to turn off the ringtone without answering
the call.
To turn the loudspeaker on during a call
•Press SpkrOn.
Do not hold the phone to your ear when using the loudspeaker.
This could damage your hearing.
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To make international calls
1From standby press and hold down until a + sign appears on the
screen.
2Enter the country/region code, area code (without the first zero) and
phone number.
3Press .
To view a missed call
•When Missed calls: is displayed, select Yes to view. To call back,
scroll to the number and press .
Call list
You can view information about recent calls.
To call a number from the call list
1From standby press .
2Scroll to the name or number and press .
To clear the call list
1From standby press .
2Scroll to the All tab and select Options > Delete all.
To make an emergency call
•From standby enter 112 (the international emergency number) and
press .
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Contacts
You can save contacts in the phone memory or on the SIM card.
You can copy contacts from the phone memory to the SIM card or
from the SIM card to the phone memory.
To add a contact
1From standby press .
2Scroll to New contact and select Add.
3Select Add to enter the name and select OK.
4Scroll to New number: and select Add.
5Enter the number and select OK.
6Scroll to the type of the number and select Select.
7Scroll between tabs and select the fields to add information.
To call a phone contact
When Chinese has been selected as the phone language
To call a contact written in Chinese characters
1Menu > Contacts. Press and hold down to switch the search
language to Chinese. Then enter the entire multi-letter name, pure
initial or mixed initial pinyin of Chinese contacts you want to call.
2When the contact is highlighted, press or to select a number
and press .
To call a contact written in Latin characters
1Menu > Contacts. Press and hold down to switch the search
language to English. Then enter the first letters or all letters of the
contact you want to call (a maximum of 10 letters).
2When the contact is highlighted, press or to select a number
and press .
See Entering text on page 27.
You can enter the + sign and country/region code with all phonebook
numbers. They can then be used abroad or at home. See To make
international calls on page 15.
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When English has been selected as the phone language
To call a contact written in Chinese characters
1Menu > Contacts. Scroll to the contact you want to call.
2When the contact is highlighted, press or to select a number
and press .
To call a contact written in Latin characters
1Menu > Contacts. Scroll to, or enter the first letters or all letters of the
contact you want to call (a maximum of 10 letters).
2When the contact is highlighted, press or to select a number
and press .
To edit a contact
1From standby press .
2Scroll to the contact and select Options > Edit contact.
3Scroll between the tabs, edit information and select Save.
To delete a contact
1From standby press .
2Scroll to the contact and press .
To copy all contacts to the SIM card
1From standby press .
2Scroll to New contact and select to Options > Advanced
> Copy to SIM > Copy all.
To edit or view your own phone number
1From standby press .
2Scroll to New contact and select Options > Special numbers
> My numbers.
3Select to edit or view My mobile.
4Select Save.
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Radio
Your phone has a radio and the
handsfree works as an antenna.
To listen to the radio
1Connect the handsfree to the
phone.
2From standby press .
To turn on the stereo speakers
•When the radio is playing, select
Options > Turn on spkr.
Audio enhancer
The audio enhancer produces sound effects when playing the radio
through the stereo speakers.
To use concert sound
1When the radio is playing, press and hold .
2To deactivate Concert sound and switch to Normal effect, press
again.
To turn on the speaker
1When the radio is playing, select Options > Turn on spkr.
2To activate Volume boost press and hold , to switch to Concert
sound press again.
3To deactivate Volume boost and switch to Normal effect, press
again.
To switch to AM
•When the radio is playing, select Options > Turn on AM.
Do not use your phone as a radio in places where this is prohibited.
When you listen to AM or FM radio, you must use the handsfree
included in the phone kit.
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To change the volume
•When the radio is playing, press the volume keys on the left side of the
phone up or down.
Searching for channels
To automatically search for channels
•When the radio is playing, press .
To manually search for channels
•When the radio is playing, press or .
To switch between preset channels
•When the radio is playing, press or .
Saving channels
You can save up to 20 preset channels.
To save a radio channel to the list of channels
1When you have found a radio channel, select Options > Channels
> Save.
2Select Insert.
To select saved channels
1From standby press .
2Select Options > Channels > Channel list.
3Select a radio channel.
To save a radio channel to a radio preset key
1When you have found a radio channel, select Options > Settings
> Set radio key > Insert.
2Select a radio channel in the list to add the channel to the list of channels.
To select a radio channel saved to a radio preset key
•Press any of the radio preset keys , or .
•Press or to switch between preset radio channels.
Adjust the volume cautiously when using volume key to avoid volume
levels that could damage your hearing.
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To turn the radio off when minimized
•From standby press and select .
To record from the radio
1When the radio is playing, select Options > Record radio to start.
2Select Save to save the recording.
3The radio recording can be accessed by Options > My radio recs.
To play a radio clip
•From standby select Menu > Organizer > File manager > Music
> My radio recs > Open.
To set the radio as alarm signal
1From standby select Menu > Organizer > Alarm.
2Scroll to an alarm and select Edit.
3Scroll to the tab.
4Scroll to the Alarm signal: > Edit.
5Select Radio.
6Select Save.
To minimize the radio on the screen
1Select Options > Minimize.
2To restore the radio on the screen, from standby press .
Press and hold any preset key to turn on or turn off the radio.
Select Options > Settings > Record quality and select between
Normal quality or High quality.
This service is not available in all countries/regions. Where available,
you may only use this service for playback at a more convenient
point in time.
Keep the handsfree inserted when you select radio as alarm signal.
The radio alarm signal will sound through the loudspeaker.
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