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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