Sony Ericsson U1i User manual

User guide
Satio™

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Getting started
Assembly
Before you start using your phone, you need to insert a SIM
(Subscriber Identity Module) card and the battery.
To insert the SIM card
1Remove the battery cover.
2Pull out the SIM card holder.
3Put the SIM card into its holder with the gold-coloured
contacts facing down.
4Push the holder back into place.
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To insert the battery
1Insert the battery with the label side up and the
connectors facing each other.
2Put the battery cover into place.
Turning on the phone
To turn on the phone
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1Press and hold down .
2Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested, and select OK.
3The first time you turn on the phone, follow the
instructions to use the setup wizard for basic settings and
useful tips.
Help
You can find Help on most applications in Organiser or you
can access Help from within a specific application by
selecting Options.
To access the general Help in your phone
•Select Menu > Organiser > Help.
To view Help when you are in an application
•Select Options > Help.
Updating your phone
You can view your phone software version, phone model
name, or update your software from a server.
To check for updates
1Select Menu > Settings > Phone > Phone
management > Device updates.
2Select Options > Check for updates.
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Phone overview
1 On/off key
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2 Loud speaker
3 Charging/message indicator
4 Proximity sensor
5 Ear speaker
6 Video call camera
7 Brightness sensor
8 Keylock key
9 Screen
10 Connector for charger,
handsfree and USB cable
11 Memory card cover
12 Call key
13 Main menu key
14 End key
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15 Main camera
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16 Xenon flash
17 Volume, digital zoom keys
18 LED light/AF assisting light
19 Video recording indicator
20 Camera brightness sensor
21 Camera view key
22 Camera mode key
23 Camera lens cover
24 Camera key
25 Strap holder
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Menu overview*
Messaging
Internet
Camera
Media
Photo, Music, Video
Contacts
PlayNow™
Entertainment
Radio, TrackID™,
Chat, Record sound
Location services
Google maps,
Location, Wisepilot
Calendar
Calls**
Organiser
File manager, My
applications, Clock,
RoadSync, Google,
Search, Notes,
Converter, Calculator,
Adobe PDF,
Quickoffice, Help
Settings
Personal
Profiles, Themes,
Standby
Phone
Date and time,
Language, Display,
Download settings,
Sensor settings,
Touch input,
Accessories,
Application sett.,
Phone mgmt.
Application mgr
Installed apps.,
Installation files, Install
settings
Calling
Call, Speed dialling,
Voicemail, Divert calls,
Call barring
Connectivity
Network, Wi-Fi,
Bluetooth, USB,
Destinations,
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Connection mgr, Data
transfer, Remote
drives, Video sharing,
Admin. settings
* Some menus are
operator-, network- and
subscription-dependent.
** You can use touch
functionality to scroll
between tabs in
submenus. For more
information, see
Navigation on page 11.
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Status icons
Status icons appear at the top of the screen. You can tap
status icons to view more information or change settings.
Battery fully charged
Network signal strength
Messages in the outbox
GSM available
Missed call
Handsfree connected
Call diverted
Text message received
New email received
Headphone inserted
GPS connected
Alarm activated
Bluetooth™ connected
Keylock activated
USB data transferring
Data synchronising
Flight mode activated
Secure Wi-Fi™ network connected
Wi-Fi™ network connected
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3G available
HSDPA available
EGPRS available
Navigation
You can move through menus with your fingertips or with a
stylus. Tap or double-tap an item to select or open it. You
can also switch between running applications.
To access the main menu
•Press the main menu key.
To lock or unlock the phone
•Slide the keylock key.
To view running applications
1Press and hold down the main menu key.
2To switch to a running application, tap it.
Leaving applications running in the background
increases the demand on battery power and reduces
the battery life.
To end a function
•In most cases, select Options > Exit.
To delete items
•In most applications, to delete items such as files, folders,
messages, or media files, select an item, and then select
Options > Delete.
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Standby
After you have turned on your phone and entered your PIN,
the name of the network operator appears. This view is
called standby. Your phone is now ready to use.
To return to standby
•Press and hold down the main menu key and select .
To end the current application and return to standby,
press .
Default standby theme
The default standby theme provides five different views:
Favourites view
Bookmarks view
Idle view
Photos view*
Shortcuts view
* The icon for Photos view changes based on the last photo
you took.
These five views are only available for the default
standby theme.
Idle view
After you turn on your phone, you reach Idle view. You can
access the standby music player and touchbar at the
bottom of the display. The standby music player is activated
when you play music in Media. The touchbar provides quick
access to four applications:
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Number entry – make calls
Media – go to Media
Messaging – send and receive messages
Search – search the phone
Favourites view
The Favourites view provides quick access to your favourite
contacts.
To add contacts to Favourites
1Tap .
2Tap and select the contacts you wish to add.
To call a favourite contact
1Tap .
2Tap a contact and select Call.
Bookmarks view
The Bookmarks view provides quick access to your
favourite websites. You can add and remove bookmarks.
You need the correct Internet settings to visit websites.
For cost information, contact your service provider.
To add bookmarks
1Tap .
2Tap and select the bookmarks you wish to add.
Photos view
The Photos view provides quick access to your 200 most
recently taken photos. The most recently taken photo is
displayed in the centre of the screen. All photos are reduced
and then cropped to 360x360 pixels.
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To set a photo as wallpaper
1Tap .
2Tap a photo and select Set as wallpaper.
Shortcuts view
The Shortcuts view provides a list of shortcuts to different
applications and bookmarks. You can personalise the
shortcuts you wish to show.
To change shortcut settings
1Tap .
2Tap .
3Select a shortcut and tap Options > Change.
4When Shortcut type: appears, select Application or
Bookmark.
5Double-tap an item.
6To save your settings, select Back.
To charge the battery
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1Connect the charger to the phone. It takes approximately
2.5 hours to fully charge the battery. Activate the screen
with a tap to view the charge status.
2Remove the charger by tilting the plug upwards.
You can use your phone while it is charging. You can
charge the battery at any time and for more or less
than 2.5 hours. You can interrupt the charging without
damaging the battery.
Memory card
You may have to purchase a memory card separately.
Your phone supports memory cards, adding more storage
space to your phone. The memory card can also be used
with other compatible devices.
You can move content between the memory card and the
phone memory.
To insert or remove a memory card
1Open the memory card cover.
2Insert the memory card with the gold-coloured contacts
facing down.
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3To remove the memory card, press and select
Remove memory card, and then press the edge of the
memory card to release and remove it.
Entering text
You can enter letters, numbers and special characters using
the on-screen keyboard, alphanumeric keypad or
handwriting recognition. You can switch between these
input methods.
Text input icons
These icons may appear in the text input window.
Tap to accept the text in the input window and
close the on-screen keyboard view
Tap to open the input options menu to change,
for example, the Writing language, or view Help
Tap to switch character cases
Tap to display numbers and symbols
, Tap to move the cursor left or right
Tap to delete a character
Tap to enter a space
Tap to insert a carriage return
Tap to change to another input method: Mini
QWERTY keyboard, Fullscr. QWERTY
keyboard, Alphanumeric keypad or
Handwriting
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When using Mini QWERTY keyboard, tap and
hold to move the input window around the screen
When using handwriting recognition, tap to open
the symbol table
When using handwriting recognition, tap to switch
to number input mode
Tap to turn predictive text input modes on or off,
change the character case, and switch between
letter and number modes
When using handwriting recognition, tap to switch
character case
To copy and paste text
1Tap to place the cursor at the beginning of the text you
want to select for copying. Then drag your fingertip or
stylus to the end of the text.
2To copy the selected text, tap and select Copy.
3To paste the text within the same text field, move the
cursor to where you want the text be inserted, tap and
select Paste.
To paste the text to another text field, go to that text
field, move the cursor to where you want to insert the
text and select Options > Paste.
Media
You can manage media files in your phone or on your
memory card. You can also manage photos in albums on
the web.
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Viewbar and touchbar
You can use the viewbar and touchbar to navigate through
different views and manage your media files.
•Viewbar – a bar that appears at the top of the screen after
you select an application in Media. Using this bar, you
can navigate to play view, to various list views within the
same application, or to the main Media menu.
•Touchbar – a bar at the bottom of the screen where you
can manage your media files or go back to the previous
level.
To get tips for an icon in the bars, touch and hold the
icon.
To update media libraries manually
•Tap in the touchbar.
Your media libraries update automatically when you
use Media for the first time.
To go to the play view
•Tap at the top of the screen.
To view more commands in the touchbar
•Tap in the touchbar.
Mark mode
You can mark several files and manage them in batches.
To mark media files
1When in list or grid view of the files, tap in the touchbar.
2Tap the files to highlight them as marked.
3To exit mark mode, tap .
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Photo
You can view, send and manage photos in your phone. You
can also edit and arrange your online photo albums.
To view a photo in full screen
1Select Menu > Media > Photo.
2Select a view option and tap a thumbnail to view the
photo.
3To view the next or previous photo, flick left or right.
To edit a photo
1When viewing a photo, tap > .
2Select Options and select an item.
Photo tags
You can manage your photos easily by creating tags for
them.
Only photos with EXIF info can be tagged.
To create a tag
1When viewing a photo, tap > .
2Tap , enter a new name and select OK.
3Select a tag icon.
4Select the created tag to add it to your photo.
To tag a photo
1When in play view or mark mode, tap > .
2Select a tag.
Music
You can listen to music, audiobooks, podcasts and your
recordings.
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Playback controls
The following playback controls may appear in your music
player and video player:
Pause
Play
Touch and hold to rewind. Tap to go to the previous
track or video clip
Touch and hold to fast forward. Tap to go to the next
track or video clip
Additional music controls
The following music controls may appear in your music
player:
Turn on shuffle to play tracks in the current playlist
in a random order
Turn off shuffle
Repeat all tracks in the current playlist
Repeat the current track several times
Disable repeating tracks
To play music or other audio tracks
1Select Menu > Media > Music.
2Browse for tracks in Artists, Albums, Tracks, Playlists,
Audiobooks, Podcasts and My recordings.
3Tap a track.
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