Sony Ericsson Z300a User manual

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Contents
Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Personalizing your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
More features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
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Sony Ericsson
GSM 850/1900
This user guide is published by Sony Ericsson, 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 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, 2005
Publication number: AE/LZT 108 8175 R1A.
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.
Please contact Cingular or your 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.
Cingular and the graphic icon are the registered
Trademarks of Cingular Wireless, LLC. Raising The Bar is
a service mark of Cingular Wireless, LLC.
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;
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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.
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.
Other product and company names may be the trademarks
of their respective owners.
Sony Ericsson advises users to backup their personal data
information.
All illustrations are for illustration only and may not
accurately depict the actual phone.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
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Getting to know your phone
Speaker
Screen
No key
Power on/off
Menu access
(short press),
MEdia Net
access (long
press)
Clear key
Microphone
Volume keys
Option key
Yes key
Navigation key
Headset and charging port
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Assembling your phone
Before you can use your phone you need to:
• Insert the SmartChip.
• Attach and charge the battery.
User guide symbols
The following symbols appear in this user guide:
SmartChip and battery information
The SmartChip, which you get from Cingular, contains
information about your subscription and Address Book.
Always turn off the phone and detach the charger before
you insert or remove a SmartChip.
} Use the navigation key to scroll and select.
% Indicates a cross-reference to another page.
Important
Note
This symbol indicates that a service or function is
network – or subscription-dependent. Because of
this, all menus may not be available in your phone.
Please consult Cingular for more information.
If you have been using a SmartChip in another
phone, make sure that your information is saved to
the SmartChip before you remove it from the other
phone. %18 Address Book.
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To insert the SmartChip and charge the
battery
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1Remove the battery cover as shown in the picture.
2Insert the SmartChip. Make sure the SmartChip is placed
under the silvery holders.
3Place the battery on the back of the phone with the label
side up and the connectors facing each other.
4Place the battery cover as shown in the picture and slide
it into place.
5Connect the charger to the phone at the flash symbol.
The flash symbol on the charger plug must face upwards.
6It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery icon
appears on the screen.
7Wait approximately 4 hours or until the battery icon
indicates that the battery is fully charged. If you do not
see the battery icon after this time, press any key to
activate the screen.
8Remove the charger by tilting the plug upwards.
PIN
You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) to
activate the services in your phone. Your PIN is provided
by Cingular.
If you make a mistake while entering your PIN, delete
the number by pressing .
You must reset the time and date when you remove
the battery.
If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row, the
SmartChip is blocked and the message PIN blocked
appears. To unblock it, you need to enter your PUK
(Personal Unblocking Key), %57 SmartChip lock.
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To turn the phone on and off
• Open the phone. Press and hold .
• Enter your PIN, if requested.
• Press and hold to turn off the phone.
To make and receive calls
• Open the phone, enter the area code and phone number
}YES to make the call.
•}NO or close the phone to end the call.
• When the phone rings, open the phone to answer the call
or }YES.
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Icons
The following icons appear on the desktop and in standby.
Tells you the status of the battery.
Tells you the strength of the GSM network signal.
You have a new message.
You have a new voicemail message.
Alarms – alarm clock and recurrent alarm.
Calls – handling of call time, call cost information
and ongoing calls.
MEdia Net – gives you access to internet services.
My Stuff – games and applications.
Messaging – handling of text (SMS), multimedia
messaging (MMS) and voice messages.
Organizer – calendar, events and other extras.
Address Book – your personal phonebook.
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Navigating the menus
The main menus are shown as icons on the desktop.
• Press and hold to launch MEdia Net.
• Press (navigation key) to go to the desktop or to select
highlighted items.
•Press to move through the menus.
• Press NO to go back one level in the menus.
• Press and hold NO to return to standby.
Shortcuts
From standby, you can use to go directly to
a function.
Settings – personal settings including profiles,
display, language, connectivity, time and locks.
Cingular Mail – shop for ringtones, themes,
games, etc.
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To edit a standby shortcut
1}Settings }YES }My Menu }YES and select the shortcut
you want to edit }YES.
2Scroll to and select a shortcut }YES.
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Menu overview
*Please note that some menus are operator-, network- and
subscription-dependent.
1.Alarms 2.Messaging
Text Message
Multimedia Msg
Call Voicemail
Options
3.Calls
Missed Calls
Call List
Manage Calls
Time & Cost
Next Call
Options
4.MEdia Net
Homepage
Favorites
Push Inbox
Enter Address
Resume
Select Profile
Advanced
Options
5.Cingular Mall
Shop Tones
Shop Graphics
Shop Multimedia
Media Home
6.Organizer
Calendar
Timer
Stopwatch
Calculator
7.My Stuff
Games
My Pictures
More Pictures
My Sounds
More Sounds
Themes
Composer
8.Address Book
Find and Call
Add Number
Find and Edit
Picture
Personal Rings
Groups
Email Addresses
Options
Memory Status
Special Numbers
9.Settings
Sounds & Alerts
Profiles
Display
Language
Time and Date
Connect
Locks
Handsfree
Flip Functions
Status
Master Reset
My Menu
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Phone language
Most SmartChips automatically set the language used in the
menu to the language of the country where you bought your
SmartChip. If this is not the case, the predefined language
is English.
To change the phone language
1}Settings }YES }Language }YES }Menus }YES.
2Select a language }YES.
More options
Press to enter a list of options. There are different
alternatives in the list of options depending on where you
are in the menus.
Delete and edit items
Two ways to delete items
• Select an item and press .
• Select an item, press }Delete.
To edit items
Select an item, press }Edit.
You can always choose Automatic by pressing 8888
in standby mode.
You can always choose English by pressing 0000
in standby.
You can press instead of the YES key to select an
item.
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Entering letters and characters
When writing messages and notes there are two ways to enter
letters and characters:
• Multitap text input
• T9™ Text Input
To enter letters using multitap input
• Press - until the desired character appears on
the screen.
• Press to shift between capital and lower-case letters.
• Press and hold - to enter numbers.
• Press to delete letters and numbers.
• Press for the most common punctuation marks.
• Press to add a space.
T9™ Text Input
The T9™ Text Input method uses a built-in dictionary to
recognize the most commonly used word for each sequence
of key presses. This way, you press each key only once, even
if the letter you want is not the first letter on the key.
To enter letters using T9 Text Input
1For example, if you want to write the word “Jane”, press
, , , .
2If the word shown is the one you want, press to accept
and add a space. To accept a word without adding a space,
press . If the word shown is not the one you want,
press or repeatedly to view alternative words.
3Continue writing your message. To enter a period or
other punctuation marks, press and then or
repeatedly. Accept and add a space by pressing .
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To switch between writing methods
Before, or while entering letters, press and hold to
switch between writing methods.
Options list
Press to enter a list of options that offers different
alternatives when writing a message.
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Calling
Making and receiving calls
Before you can make or receive calls, you must turn on the
phone and be within range of a network, %8 To turn the
phone on and off.
If your subscription includes the Calling Line Identification
service and the caller’s number is identified, the number is
displayed. If you have saved the number in the Address Book,
the name and number are displayed. If the number is a restricted
number, Withheld is displayed.
To make a call
Open the phone, enter the area code and phone number }YES
to make the call.
Close the phone or }NO to end the call.
To re-dial a number
If the connection failed and Retry? is displayed }YES.
To answer a call
Open the phone }YES,or simply open the phone if Open to
Answer is on. %17 To activate or deactivate open to answer
To reject a call
When the phone is open, }NO or close the phone.
When the phone is closed, quickly press a volume button
twice.
Do not hold the phone to your ear while waiting.
When the call is connected, the phone gives a
loud signal.
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To activate or deactivate open to answer
1}Settings }YES }Open to Answer }YES.
2}On or Off }YES.
To change the speaker volume during a call
Press or .
To check your missed calls
1When Missed Calls: is displayed, }YES to display the
missed calls.
2To call a number, scroll to the number }YES.
To make international calls
1Press and hold until a + sign appears on the screen.
2Enter the country code, area code (without the leading
zero) and phone number }YES.
Emergency calls
Your phone supports the international emergency numbers,
112, 911 and 08. These numbers can normally be used to
make an emergency call in any country, with or without a
SmartChip inserted, if a GSM network that supports these
numbers is within range. Cingular may have saved additional
local emergency numbers on the SmartChip.
To make an emergency call
Enter, for example, 112 (the international emergency number)
}YES.
Some network operators may require that a SmartChip
is inserted, and in some cases that the PIN has been
entered as well.
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To view your local emergency numbers
}Address Book }YES }Special Numbers }YES
}Emergency Nos. }YES.
Call list
The numbers of the last calls that you have made or received
are saved in the call list.
To call a number from the call list
}YES from standby and scroll to the name or number you
want to call }YES.
To clear the call list
}Calls }YES }Options }YES }Clear Call List }YES.
Address Book
Your phone has an Address Book in which you can save
numbers and accompanying names (an entry).
To save a number together with a name
1}Address Book }YES }Add Number }YES.
2Select Add New? or select any of the numbers from the
list by pressing YES.
3Enter the phone number that you want to save }YES.
4Enter a name that you want to associate with the phone
number }YES, %14 Entering letters and characters.
5}YES again to save the entry in the suggested position.
Pictures and personal rings
You can add a picture and a ringtone to Address Book entries.
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To add a picture to an Address Book entry
1}Address Book }YES }Picture }YES.
2}Add New? }YES.
3}YES to go to the Address Book }YES.
4This takes you to Pictures. Select a picture }YES.
To add a ringtone to an Address Book entry
1}Address Book }YES }Personal Rings }YES.
2}Add New? }YES.
3Press to go to the Address Book }YES.
4This takes you to Personal Rings. Select a ringtone }YES.
To call a number saved in the Address Book
1}Address Book }YES }Find and Call }YES.
2Enter the name or the first letter of the name }YES.
3If the name displayed is not the one you want, press
or until you find the correct name and number.
4}YES to make the call.
Speed dialing
You can save the phone numbers that you wish to reach
easily in positions - in your phone.
To speed dial
From standby, enter the position number }YES.
Shortcuts to Address Book entries
When in standby, press and hold the keys - to
find an entry beginning with the first letter on that key, or
the closest following.
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