Sony Ericsson V800 User manual

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Table of Contents
Introduction ....................................................... 3
Congratulations ................................................. 3
Legal information .............................................. 3
Instruction symbols ........................................... 6
What’s in the box ..............................................6
Basics ................................................................. 7
Getting to know your phone ............................... 8
Menu overview ............................................... 10
Getting started ................................................ 11
Keys and navigation ........................................ 14
Calling ............................................................ 17
Video call ....................................................... 20
Entering text ................................................... 22
My Items ........................................................ 24
Phonebook ..................................................... 26
Call list ........................................................... 31
Speed dialling ................................................. 31
Voicemail ....................................................... 32
Voice control ................................................... 32
Diverting calls ................................................. 35
More than one call .......................................... 36
More call features ........................................... 38
Messaging ........................................................ 43
Text messages (SMS) ...................................... 43
Picture messages (MMS) ................................. 46
Postcard ......................................................... 50
Email .............................................................. 50
Messenger ..................................................... 52
Area and cell information ................................. 57
Messages glossary .......................................... 57
Pictures and sounds ........................................ 59
Introduction to camera and video recorder ........ 60
Taking pictures and recording videos ............... 61
Pictures .......................................................... 65
Composing melodies ....................................... 68
Sound recorder ............................................... 69
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Vodafone live! and Internet ............................. 70
Vodafone live! ................................................. 70
Internet .......................................................... 70
Downloading ................................................... 74
Media player ................................................... 75
Connectivity ..................................................... 78
Synchronizing ................................................. 78
Bluetooth™ wireless technology ...................... 80
Infrared port ................................................... 83
Transferring files using the USB cable .............. 84
Settings ............................................................ 84
Setup wizard ................................................... 84
Time and date ................................................ 85
Start-up screen and power save ...................... 85
Themes .......................................................... 85
Ringtones and melodies .................................. 86
Profiles ........................................................... 87
SIM card lock .................................................. 88
Phone lock ..................................................... 88
More features ................................................... 89
Calendar ........................................................ 89
Tasks ............................................................. 91
More useful features ....................................... 92
Online services ............................................... 95
Troubleshooting ............................................... 96
Master reset ................................................... 96
Solutions ........................................................ 96
Icons shown in standby ................................... 98
Health & Safety ..............................................101
Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use .............. 101
Limited Warranty ........................................... 104
Declaration of Conformity .............................. 107
Index ............................................................... 108

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Introduction
Introduction
In this part of the user guide you find a table of contents which
offers a general outline of the guide. To find more specific
information about your phone´s functionality, please refer to the
index at the back of the user guide.
You will also find information about what is included in the box
when you unpack your phone.
Congratulations
Congratulations and thank you for choosing the Sony Ericsson
V800 (customized for Vodafone live!).
We hope that you will be pleased with this new 3G phone.
It will bring you the best of mobile telephony, including faster
3G access to Vodafone live!, video calling, video messaging,
video and music clip download (saved to your phone or
streamed to your phone to view now).
Legal information
Sony Ericsson
UMTS-GSM 900/1800/1900
Second edition (July 2004)
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, 2004
Publication number: EN/LZT 108 7344 R3A
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.

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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.
Memory Stick™ and Memory Stick Duo™ are trademarks
or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation.
Motion Eye™ is a trademark or a registered trademark
of Sony Corporation.
MusicDJ™ is a trademark or a registered trademark
of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB.
Windows is either a registered trademark or a trademark
of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S.
Mac OS is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered
in the U.S. and other countries.
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.

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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™ J2ME™.
1. Restrictions: 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.
2. Export Regulations: Software, including technical data,
is subject to U.S. export control laws, including the U.S.
Export Administration Act and its associated regulations,
and may be subject to export or import regulations in other
countries. Customer agrees to comply strictly with all such
regulations and acknowledges that it has the responsibility
to obtain licenses to export, re-export, or import Software.
Software may not be downloaded, or otherwise exported
or re-exported (i) into, or to a national or resident of, Cuba,
Iraq, Iran, North Korea, Libya, Sudan, Syria (as such listing
may be revised from time to time) or any country to which
the U.S. has embargoed 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.
3. Restricted 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.
Part of the software in this product is copyright © SyncML
initiative Ltd. (1999-2002). All rights reserved.
Other product and company names mentioned herein
may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

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Instruction symbols
The following instruction symbols appear in this user guide:
Please also see %14 Keys and navigation for more useful
information.
What’s in the box
In the box you will find:
• a phone
• a battery cover
• a battery
• a Memory Stick Duo™
• a Memory Stick Duo™ adaptor
•acharger
• a USB cable
• a portable stereo handsfree headset
• a cleaning pad
• a CD including PC software
• a user guide (you are reading it now)
%11 Getting started for information on how to assemble and
start using your phone.
}Use the selection keys or the navigation key to scroll
and select.
%See also page ...

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Basics
Basics
This chapter gives you the basics for getting started with your
phone. You’ll learn how to assemble and turn on your phone,
and then you can use the setup wizard to quickly set up your
phone.
You’ll learn how to use call functions such as making voice or
video call, how to use the phonebook and how to enter text.
There’s also a quick overview of the parts of your phone, the
main functions of the keys, and what’s available in the menus.

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Getting to know your phone Overview, phone closed
For more information on keys and navigation, %14 Keys and
navigation.
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1Light
2 Camera lens
3 Volume buttons
4 External display
5 Network and battery indicator light
6 Loudspeaker
7 Infrared port
8 Handsfree connector
9 Camera button. Press and hold to activate
the camera.
10 Light button
11 USB port
12 Charger connector

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Overview, phone open
For more information on keys and navigation, %14 Keys and
navigation.
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1 Speaker
2Screen
3,10 Selection keys
4Backkey
5 Video call key
6 Voicemail key
7Starkey
8 Power on/off
9 Navigation key
11 Clear key
12 Media player key
13 Menu key
14 Silent key
15 Microphone

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Menu overview
1 Games
2 Vodafone live!
(select to connect to
Vodafone live!)
3 Media Player
4 Camera
5 Messaging
Create messagez
Inbox
Drafts
Outbox
Sent messages
Saved messages
Templates
Email
Messenger
Call voicemail
Settings
6 My Items
Pictures
Videos
Sounds
Themes
Web pages
Games
Applications
Other
7 Organizer
Online services
Applications
Calendar
Tasks
Notes
Alarms
Timer
Stopwatch
Record sound
MusicDJ™
Calculator
Code memo
8 Phonebook
Options
New contact
9 Favourites*
10 Connectivity
Online services
Bluetooth
Infrared port
Synchronization
Mobile networks
Data comm.
Internet settings
Streaming settings
Settings for Java™
Accessories
11 Calls
12 Settings
General
Profiles
Time & date
Power save
Language
Voice control
Shortcuts
Locks
Setup wizard
Phone status
Format Memory Stick
Master reset
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
10 11 12
Sounds & alerts
Volume
Ringtone
Silent mode
Increasing ring
Vibrating alert
Message alert
Key sound
Display
Main wallpaper
External wallpaper
Themes
Start-up screen
Sleep mode clock
Screen saver
Light
Calls
Divert calls
Manage calls
Time & cost
Show or hide no.
Open to answer
Handsfree
* Use this menu to connect directly to the online pages of the Vodafone live! service you want, without having to navigate through the portal.
This menu is offline, so no online connection is created until you click on one of the links.
Note: Some of the menus
are network operator
specific. Available menu
items may vary, please
review the menus in your
phone to get a complete
overview.