Sony Ericsson WT18i G3 User manual

Extended User guide
Please read the user instructions before installation and use
WT18i G3 Phone

Contents
Experience more. Discover how.................................................5
User guide in the phone...............................................................6
Getting started..............................................................................7
Charging the battery...........................................................................7
Notes on USB cable usage and battery charging................................8
Settings.........................................................................................9
Settings for calling, messaging and the Internet.................................10
Call settings......................................................................................10
Mobile network setting......................................................................12
Display setting...................................................................................12
Home settings...................................................................................12
Sound settings..................................................................................13
Date & time settings..........................................................................13
Language and input method setting..................................................13
About phone.....................................................................................14
Security.............................................................................................14
Backup.............................................................................................15
Alarm clock.......................................................................................15
Getting to know your phone......................................................17
Phone overview.................................................................................17
Using the touch screen.....................................................................18
Using the hardware keys...................................................................18
Status bar.........................................................................................18
Home screen...............................................................................20
Widgets............................................................................................20
Rearranging your Home screen.........................................................20
Entering text...............................................................................22
Using the on-screen keypad.............................................................22
Calling..........................................................................................23
Call options.......................................................................................23
Contacts......................................................................................24
Managing contacts...........................................................................24
Backing up contacts.........................................................................24
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Text and multimedia messages................................................25
Email............................................................................................26
Calendar......................................................................................27
Music...........................................................................................28
Using the Walkman™ player.............................................................28
TrackID™ Application................................................................30
Radio...........................................................................................31
Recording....................................................................................32
My Favorites...............................................................................33
Videos...............................................................................................33
Pictures.............................................................................................33
All files...............................................................................................33
G+ Game..........................................................................................33
Camera........................................................................................34
Viewfinder and camera keys..............................................................34
Using the still camera........................................................................35
Using the video mode.......................................................................35
CMCC services...........................................................................36
CMCC e100......................................................................................36
Fetion................................................................................................36
MM (Mobile Application Market)........................................................36
My PIM.............................................................................................36
Navigation.........................................................................................36
Mobile Music.....................................................................................37
Mobile TV..........................................................................................37
Search.........................................................................................39
WLAN...........................................................................................40
Bluetooth™ wireless technology..............................................41
Updating your phone.................................................................42
Synchronising with the desk suite............................................43
Compass.....................................................................................44
IMEI..............................................................................................45
Troubleshooting.........................................................................46
Common questions...........................................................................46
Error messages.................................................................................47
Legal information.......................................................................48
Index............................................................................................49
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Important information
Please read the Important information leaflet before you use your mobile phone.
Some of the services and features described in this User guide are not supported in all countries/
regions or by all networks and/or service providers in all areas. Without limitation, this applies to
the GSM International Emergency Number 112. Please contact your network operator or service
provider to determine availability of any specific service or feature and whether additional access
or usage fees apply.
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Experience more. Discover how.
Need help? Get more, do more. Miss nothing. Visit www.sonyericsson.com/WT18i to learn
more about your phone.
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User guide in the phone
An extended User guide is available in your phone. The extended User guide and more
information is also available at www.sonyericsson.com/support.
To access the User guide in your phone
•From the Home screen, tap the applications bar, then tap Emanual.
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Getting started
To insert the SIM card and the storage card
1Remove the battery cover.
2Slide the SIM card and the storage card into the holders with the gold-coloured
contacts facing down.
To insert the battery
1Insert the battery with the label side up and the connectors facing each other.
2Attach the battery cover.
Charging the battery
The phone battery is partly charged when you buy the phone. It may take a few minutes
before the battery icon appears on the screen when you connect the phone to a power
source. You can still use your phone while it is charging.
The notification LED is orange when the battery is charging and will turn green when fully charged.
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Notes on USB cable usage and battery charging
•If there are two USB cables in the kit (a USB cable for charging and a USB cable for data
transfer), 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 computer. It can only be used for charging your phone. Never use it for charging
accessories.
•If there is only one USB cable in the kit, it is intended for charging your phone as well as
transferring data.
•If there is only one USB cable for the USB charger in the phone kit, this USB cable is only
intended for charging your phone.
•To charge your phone, Sony Ericsson strongly recommends that you use only
Sony Ericsson branded original batteries, a power supply which is in accordance
with specification YD/T 1591-2006 (a Communications Industry standard of P. R.
China), and the USB cable supplied with your 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 3 hours. Interrupted charging does not damage
the battery. Performance depends on temperature, signal strength, usage patterns, features
selected and voice or data transmissions. The standby time for this battery is up to 200 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.
To turn on the phone
1Press and hold down the key on the top of the phone.
2Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested, and select OK.
Your PIN is supplied by your network operator. If you want to correct a mistake made while
entering your SIM card PIN, press .
To turn off the phone
1Press and hold until the options menu opens.
2In the options menu, tap Power off.
To unlock the screen
1Press to activate the screen.
2Drag the floating object to the bottom left corner of the screen. When the two objects
overlap, the screen is unlocked.
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Settings
You can setup your mobile phone to meet your requirements.
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Settings for calling, messaging and the Internet
In order to make calls, send messages and use the Internet you will need a 2G/3G mobile
data connection. You can also send emails and access the Internet by connecting to a
WLAN network. For most mobile phone networks and operators, settings for calling,
messaging and the Internet will be preinstalled on the phone.
You can use a WLAN connection to access the Internet wirelessly with your phone. You can
browse the Internet at home (personal WLAN networks) or in public access zones (hot spots).
Personal WLAN networks are usually protected. A pass phrase or a key is then required from
the WLAN network administrator. Hot spots are usually non-protected but often require you to
log on to the operator’s service before you get Internet access.
Call settings
Basic call settings
To activate the Fixed Dialing Number
1Find and tap Settings in the Home screen.
2Tap Call settings in Settings.
3Tap Fixed dialing number.
4Tap FDN is disabled, you could activate it by inputting correct PIN2 code.
You have only two chances for entering PIN2, and wrong input would lead to mobile SIM card
locked, which needs PUK2 code for unlocking. However, this will not affect you using other
functions.
Please also save the area code when saving the fixed number.
To set voice call barring
1Find and tap Settings in the Home screen.
2Tap Call settings in Settings.
3Tap Voice call barring.
4Tap Incoming call barring or Outgoing call barring to make the setting.
To set voice call forwarding
1Find and tap Settings in the Home screen.
2Tap Call settings in Settings.
3Tap Voice call forwarding, and select the conditions for the Voice call
forwarding.
During the voice call forwarding, you could set it to Always forward/Forward when busy/
Forward when unanswered/Forward when unreachable, and then input the number you wish
to forward the call to.
You could also enable or disable Call waiting/Auto answer/Auto redial functions in Other basic
settings.
Setting video call
To set fall back to voice call
1Find and tap Settings in the Home screen.
2Tap Call settings in Settings.
3Tap Fall back to voice call, and choose one of the settings.
To set video call barring
1Find and tap Settings in the Home screen.
2Tap Call settings in Settings.
3Tap Video call barring to set the Incoming video call barring or Outgoing video
call barring.
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To set video call forwarding
1Find and tap Settings in the Home screen.
2Tap Call settings in Settings.
3Tap Video call forwarding, and select the conditions for the Video call
forwarding.
To set video call alternative picture
1Find and tap Settings in the Home screen.
2Tap Call settings in Settings.
3Tap Alternative picture.
When the video camera is off, the default picture or other pictures could be used as your portrait
during the video call.
To set my caller number
1Find and tap Settings in the Home screen.
2Tap Call settings in Settings.
3Tap My caller number, input the Name and Number of this mobile phone.
To set dialing prefix number
1Find and tap Settings in the Home screen.
2Tap Call settings in Settings.
3Tap the Dialing prefix number, edit the pre-fix number added before the number
you want to dial.
To find the dialing prefix number
1Find and tap Phone in the Home screen.
2Input the number of the called party.
3Press , and tap IP call.
4Choose the pre-set number.
5Tap Call.
To set the speed call
1Find and tap Settings in the Home screen.
2Tap Call settings in Settings.
3Tap Speed call, edit the corresponding phone numbers represented by 2-9.
4Tap Save.
To set SMS to drop call
1Find and tap Settings in the Home screen.
2Tap Call settings in Settings.
3Tap SMS to drop call, and edit its contents.
4Tap Save and it could be saved automatically.
To set the in-call timer
1Find and tap Settings in the Home screen.
2Tap Call settings in Settings.
3Tap In-call timer, and select the time to be counted.
4Tap OK.
During the call, you will hear a notification tone when the time has reached the limit you set.
To activate the outgoing call connected notification
1Find and tap Settings in the Home screen.
2Tap Call settings in Settings.
3Tap Vibration notification.
When making a phone call, you mobile phone will vibrate when the receiving party is connected.
You could answer the call at this time, which will reduce the waiting time, and thus it will reduce
the harm caused by the mobile phone.
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Mobile network setting
According to the availability of 2G and 3G network, the mobile phone could switch between
the networks and you could also manually switch between the networks.
To view the current network
1Find and tap Settings in the Home screen.
2Tap Mobile networks in Settings.
3Tap Current network.
To set the search mode
1Find and tap Settings in the Home screen.
2Tap Wireless & networks in Settings, then tap Mobile networks.
3Tap Search mode, and choose Manual or Auto.
4Tap OK.
To set the network mode
1Find and tap Settings in the Home screen.
2Tap Mobile networks in Settings.
3Tap Network mode, and select the mode you want to set to.
4Tap OK.
Data connection setting
During the data connection process, you could make the data connection setting while
switching on the mobile phone and roaming. You could also check the access point of the
current network, edit the current access point and create a new one.
Display setting
To set the brightness
1Find and tap Settings in the Home screen.
2Tap Display settings in Settings.
3Tap Auto brightness to set to auto brightness mode, or tap Brightness to make
the setting manually.
To set the font
1Find and tap Settings in the Home screen.
2Tap Display settings in Settings.
3Tap Font settings, and select a size from Big, Normal and Small.
To set the screen timeout
1Find and tap Settings in the Home screen.
2Tap Display settings in Settings.
3Tap Screen timeout, and you could choose any time from the time list. If you don’t
want to lock the screen, you could select Never timeout.
Home settings
You could set unlock icon in the home settings. When the screen is locked, the selected
pictures will be displayed on the screen in a cyclic manner.
To set the unlock icon
1Find and tap Settings in the Home screen.
2Tap Security in Settings.
3Tap Phone lock settings, then tap Change unlock icon.
4In Unlock icon, tap Add image.
5Tap Insert new picture, and choose one from the existing images.
6Tap Save.
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To set Take picture as the unlock icon
1Find and tap Settings in the Home screen.
2Tap Security in Settings.
3Tap Phone lock settings, then tap Change unlock icon.
4In Unlock icon, tap Add image.
5Tap Take camera picture to take a picture.
6In the picture review window, tap OK.
Sound settings
You could set the notification method and volume in Sound settings. In addition, you could
also set the incoming call notification tone and message notification tone, using the music
you like as the tones.
Date & time settings
To set date
1Find and tap Settings in the Home screen.
2Tap Date & time in Settings.
3Tap Set date, and scroll the number bar up or down to choose the year, month and
day you want.
4Tap Save.
To set time
1Find and tap Settings in the Home screen.
2Tap Date & time in Settings.
3Tap Set time, and scroll the number bar up or down to choose the hour and minute
you want.
4Tap Save.
To set time zone
1Find and tap Settings in the Home screen.
2Tap Date & time in Settings.
3Tap Select time zone, and scroll the number bar down to choose the time zone
you want.
To set the date format
1Find and tap Settings in the Home screen.
2Tap Date & time in Settings.
3Tap Select date format, and choose the format you want.
Language and input method setting
To set the language
1Find and tap Settings in the Home screen.
2Tap Language and input.
3Tap Select language, select the language you want.
To set the input method
1Find and tap Settings in the Home screen.
2Tap Language and input.
3Tap Enable favorite input method, select the input method you want, and it is
possible to set the input method you have selected or define the vocabulary by
yourself.
The default input method is sogou input.
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About phone
To view the equipment information
1Find and tap Settings from the Home screen.
2Tap About phone.
You can also check information such as product model, hardware version and software version.
Security
SIM lock could only protect your subscription, and your mobile phone could still be used
together with a new SIM card. If you want to unlock the SIM card, you have to input the
PIN （Personal Identification Number）code. If the number of wrong input of the PIN code
surpasses the maximum attempts allowed, the SIM card will be locked. You could input
the PUK （Personal Unlocking Number）code, and key in the new PIN code.PIN code,
PIN2 code and PUK code are provided by your network operator.
To unlock the locked PIN code
1Find and tap Settings in the Home.
2Tap Security in Settings, and tap SIM lock settings.
3Tap Lock SIM.
4Input PIN code, and tap OK.
To change PIN code
1Find and tap Settings in the Home.
2Tap Security in Settings.
3Tap SIM lock settings, activate Lock SIM, enter the SIM PIN.
4Tap Change PIN code.
5Input the old PIN code and tap OK.
6Input the new PIN code and tap OK.
To change PIN2 code
1Find and tap Settings in the Home.
2Tap Security in Settings, then tap Change PIN2.
3Input the old PIN2 code.
4Input the new PIN2 code.
5Input the new PIN2 code again to confirm.
To lock the mobile phone
1Find and tap Settings in the Home.
2Tap Security in Settings, then tap Phone lock settings.
3Tap Set up screen lock.
4Tap Password.
5Input your password and tap OK.
To change the phone lock code
1Find and tap Settings in the Home.
2Tap Security in Settings, then tap Phone lock settings.
3Tap Change screen lock.
4Input the old password and tap OK.
5Tap Password.
6Input the new password and tap OK, then confirm your password and tap OK.
To change the call barring password
1Find and tap Settings in the Home.
2Tap Security in Settings, then tap Change call barring password.
3Input the old password and tap OK.
4Input the new password and tap OK.
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Backup
You could use the backup application pre-installed in your mobile phone to backup
information such as phonebook, SMSs and settings etc. to the storage card. On the other
hand, you could also restore the original information saved on the storage card.
To backup material
1Find and tap Backup in the Home.
2Tap Backup option, and tick information you want to backup in the Backup option.
3Tap To storage card, so as to backup the information to the mobile storage card.
To restore the information
1Find and tap Backup in the Home.
2Tap Restore option, tap the backup file you want to restore in the Restore option.
3Tick the data you want to restore, and tap Restore.
Alarm clock
You could use the mobile phone as an alarm clock, and set the ringtone as the alarm signal.
The mobile phone has pre-installed several alarm clocks for fast activation. You could
change the setting of the pre-installed alarm clock or create a new alarm clock.
To set the alarm clock
1Find and tap Clock in the Home, then tap Alarm clock.
2Tap one of the alarm clocks.
3Tap Time.
4Tap a number field, and scroll up or down to choose the time you want.
5Tap Save.
To set the sound of the alarm
1Find and tap Clock in the Home, then tap Alarm clock.
2Tap one of the alarm clocks.
3Tap Alarm ringtone.
4Choose one of the options.
5Choose the alarm ringtone, then tap OK.
To set the volume of the alarm signal
1Find and tap Clock in the Home, then tap Alarm clock.
2Tap one of the alarm clocks.
3Tap Alarm ringtone.
4Choose one of the options.
5Scroll the volume key up or down.
The changed alarm volume will be applicable to all the alarm clocks.
To repeat the alarm
1Find and tap Clock in the Home, then tap Alarm clock.
2Tap one of the alarm clocks.
3Choose the alarm repeat type.
You could tap Repeat to make detailed alarm repetition setting.
To activate or de-activate the alarm clock
1Find and tap Clock in the Home, then tap Alarm clock.
2Tap one of the alarm clocks.
3Mark or unmar Turn on alarm checkbox..
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To delete alarm clock
1Find and tap Clock in the Home, then tap Alarm clock.
2Tap the alarm clock that need to be deleted.
3Press , tap Delete.
4Tap OK.
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Getting to know your phone
Phone overview
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1 Mobile TV antenna
2 Power key/screen lock
3 3.5 mm headset connector
4 Walkman™
5 Ear speaker
6 Proximity sensor
7 Light sensor
8 Video call camera lens
9 Notification LED
10 Connector for charger/USB cable
11 Back key
12 Home key
13 Menu key
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14 Camera lens
15 Volume keys/zoom keys
16 Volume keys/zoom keys
17 Speaker hole
18 Camera key
19 Microphone
20 Strap hole
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Using the touch screen
To open or highlight an item
•Tap the item.
To mark or unmark options
•Tap the relevant checkbox to mark or unmark a particular option.
Marked checkbox
Unmarked checkbox
Marked list option
Unmarked list option
Using the hardware keys
Menu key
Open a list of options available in the current screen or application
Home key
•Go to the Home screen or to the applications panes from any application or
screen
•Open the recently used applications window
Back key
•Go back to the previous screen
•Close the onscreen keypad, a dialog box, an options menu, or the
Notifications panel
Status bar
A status bar at the top of the screen displays phone status information and notifications.
Notification icons appear on the left side of the status bar. Phone status icons appear on
the right side. From the status bar you can access the notification panel.
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Phone status icons
The following status icons may appear on your screen:
The battery is charging
Edge available
3G available
Missed call
New text message
New multimedia message
New email message
GPS is activated
The Bluetooth function is activated
An alarm is set
SIM card missing
Airplane mode is activated
Vibrate mode
Phone speaker is mute
No signal
Signal strength
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Home screen
The Home screen is the starting point of your phone. You can compare the Home screen
to the desktop on your computer. You can customise your Home screen with widgets,
shortcuts, and other features. The Home screen extends beyond the screen width, so you
need to flick left or right to view content in one of the screen's four extensions.
To go to the Home screen
•When the screen is unlocked, press .
To browse the Home screen
•Flick right or left.
Widgets
Widgets are small applications that you can use directly on your Home. For example, the
Music widget allows you to start playing music directly and the Messaging widget displays
incoming messages.
To add widgets to the Home screen
1From your Home, press .
2Tap Add > Widgets.
3Tap a widget.
Rearranging your Home screen
Change the appearance of your Home screen and what to access from it. For example,
change the background, move items around, create folders and add shortcuts to contacts,
bookmarks and more.
Replace the items at the bottom of your Home screen with the items you access most frequently.
To add a shortcut to the Home screen
1From your Home, press .
2Tap Add > Shortcuts.
3Find and select a shortcut.
Add application shortcuts directly from the Application screen by touching and holding the
application.
To add a folder to the Home screen
1From your Home, press .
2Tap Add > Folders.
3Enter a name for the folder, select an icon and tap Done.
To add items to a folder
•Touch and hold an item until it magnifies and the phone vibrates, then drag the item
to the folder.
To rename a folder
1Tap the folder to open it.
2Touch and hold the folder's title bar to show the Folder name field.
3Enter the new folder name and tap Done.
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