Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray User guide

Xperia™ray
Startup guide
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
SE-221 88 Lund, Sweden
www.sonyericsson.com
1250-1259.1

Welcome
Important information
Please read the Important information leaflet
before you use your mobile phone.
Assembly
To remove the battery cover
Use a thumb nail so that you can lift up the
cover with more force.
To insert the SIM card and the battery
To attach the battery cover

Phone basics
Phone overview
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1. Front camera lens
2. Ear speaker
3. Power key
4. Headset connector
5. Light sensor
6. Proximity sensor
7. Touch screen
8. Notification LED/Battery
status
9. Menu key
10. Home key
11. Back key
12. Camera LED light
13. Main camera lens
14. Second microphone
15. Connector for charger/
USB cable
16. Strap hole
17. Main microphone
18. Speaker
19. Volume key/Zoom key

Turning on the phone
To turn on the phone
It may take a while for the phone to start up.
Waking up the screen
To activate the screen
•Press or press briefly.
To unlock the screen
•Drag the icon to the right across the screen.
Using the keys
Back
•Go back to the previous screen
•Close the on-screen keypad, a dialog box,
an options menu, or the Notification panel
Home
•Go to the Home screen
•Activate the screen if the screen goes dark
•Press and hold to open a window showing
your most recently used applications
Menu
•Open a list of options available in the current
screen or application

Set up your phone
What is Android?
Android is your phone's operating system. Since it's
developed by Google™, your phone is preloaded
with several Google™ services, such as Google
Maps™ and Google™ web search. To use some of
the services provided by Google™, you need a
Google account. With a Google account you can
access Android Market™ – an application store
providing both free and paid applications for easy
download to your phone.
What is different about Android?
Android™ is an open system, which means that
you're not limited to using applications and services
from only one provider.
Google™ account
Use Gmail™ to send emails, Google Talk™ to chat
with friends, and Android Market™ to download
applications.
To add an account
1From your Home screen, tap .
2Tap Settings > Accounts & sync > Add
account.
3Tap the account type you want to add and then
follow the registration wizard.
Basic settings
The first time you start your phone, a setup guide
explains basic phone functions and helps you enter
essential settings. You can also access the setup
guide later.
To access the setup guide
1From the Home screen, tap .
2Find and tap Setup guide.

Transferring contacts
from your old phone
When you buy a new phone, one of the first
challenges is to transfer your contacts and phone
numbers from your old phone. This procedure can
sometimes be complicated. In this section we give
you the big picture and outline solutions based on
the type of your old phone. We also tell you where
you can find detailed step-by-step instructions.
My old phone is a non-
Android™ phone
Sony Ericsson
Transfer the contacts from your old Sony Ericsson
phone to your new phone in a few steps:
1New phone: Connect your new phone to an
Internet-connected PC using a USB cable.
2New phone: If prompted, tap the screen to launch
the installation of PC Companion on the PC.
3PC: In PC Companion, select the option to
transfer or synchronise your contacts.
4With your old phone and its USB cable at hand,
follow the instructions on the PC screen to transfer
your contacts from the old phone to your new one.
To view detailed step-by-step instructions, visit
www.sonyericsson.com/support/contacts.
Nokia
Transfer the contacts from your old Nokia
Symbian™ phone to your new phone in a few steps.
This method only works for Nokia phones using
the S60 platform.
1New phone: Connect your new phone to an
Internet-connected PC using a USB cable.
2New phone: If prompted, tap the screen to launch
the installation of PC Companion on the PC.
3PC: In PC Companion, select the option to
transfer or synchronise your contacts.
4With your old phone and its USB cable at hand,
follow the instructions on the PC screen to transfer
your contacts from the old phone to your new one.

To view detailed step-by-step instructions, visit
www.sonyericsson.com/support/contacts.
iPhone™
Transfer your iPhone™ contacts to your new phone
via a Google™ account:
1Connect your iPhone to a PC and start the
iTunes™ application. Click the Info tab in
iTunes™ and select to sync the phone with
Google™ Contacts.
If you use a Mac® computer, you need to export
your contacts in vCard format from the Mac®
Address Book into a vCard file, and then import
the vCard file into your Google™ account.
2Once your iPhone contacts are moved to your
Google™ account, you need to synchronise your
new phone with your Google™ account.
To view detailed step-by-step instructions, visit
www.sonyericsson.com/support/contacts.
Other phone
Transfer the contacts from your old phone to a
computer and then use Google Sync™ to transfer
the contacts to your new phone.
1Old phone: Transfer the contacts from your old
phone to a computer. The most practical way to
do this is by using a memory card.
2Make a note of where you copy the contacts file.
This kind of file is usually in vCard (.vcf) or a .csv
format.
3Computer: Go to www.google.com/contacts and
sign in, or create a new Google™ account. Click
Import and browse to the location of the contacts
file, then click Open. Your contacts are now
stored in your Google account.
4New phone: Set up your Google account to work
in the phone and then synchronise your contacts.
You can also use a mobile phone management
software application to transfer the contacts to
a computer.
To view detailed step-by-step instructions, visit
www.sonyericsson.com/support/contacts.
My old phone is an
Android™ phone
Transfer the contacts from your old Android phone
directly to your new phone with Google sync™:
1Synchronise the contacts from your old phone
with your Google™ account, if you haven't done
so already. You can only synchronise contacts
that are saved as Google™ account contacts.
2Set up your Google account to work in the new
phone. As part of the setup, your contacts get

downloaded to the phonebook application in the
phone.
If you have contacts in your phonebook that are
not saved as Google™ account contacts, you
must first export them to a memory card and
then import them again and save them as
Google™ account contacts in your phone.
To view detailed step-by-step instructions, visit
www.sonyericsson.com/support/contacts.

Finding your way
Home screen
Your phone Home screen is the equivalent of the
desktop on a computer. You can customise your
Home screen with widgets, shortcuts, folders,
themes, wallpaper and other items.
The Home screen extends beyond the regular
screen display width, so you need to flick left or right
to view content in one of the screen's four
extensions.
The items in the bar at the bottom of the screen are
always available for quick access.
To go to the Home screen
•Press .
To browse the Home screen
•Flick right or left.
To change your Home screen wallpaper
1From your Home screen, press .
2Tap Wallpaper, then select a wallpaper.
Widgets
Widgets are small applications that you can use
directly on your Home screen. For example, the
Music player widget allows you to start playing
music directly and the Sony Ericsson Timescape™
widget displays incoming messages.
Application screen
The Application screen, which you open from your
Home screen, contains the applications that come

installed with your phone as well as the applications
you download.
The Application screen extends beyond the regular
screen width, so you need to flick left and right to
view all content.
To open the Application screen
•From your Home screen, tap .
To open an application
•From your Home screen or the Application screen,
tap the application.
Applications
An application is a phone program that helps you
perform a task. For example, there are applications
to make calls, take photos and download more
applications.
Status and notifications
The status bar at the top of your screen shows
what's going on in your phone. For example, new
message and calendar notifications appear here.
Checking notifications and
ongoing activities
You can drag down the status bar to open the
Notification panel and get more information. For
example, open a new message or view a calendar
event from the Notification panel. You can also open
running applications, such as the music player.