Sony Ericsson Z310a User manual

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Contents
Getting to Know your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
More Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
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Sony Ericsson
GSM 850/1800/1900
This User guide is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile
Communications AB or its local affiliated company, 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 or its local
affiliated company 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, 2006
Publication number: AE/LZT 108 9013 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 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.
All illustrations are for illustration only and may not accurately depict
the actual 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.
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PlayNow™ and MusicDJ™ are trademarks or registered trademarks
of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB.
Bluetooth™ is a trademark or registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG Inc.
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.
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™
JME™.
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.
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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) 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
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Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
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User Guide Symbols
The following instruction symbols appear in this User guide:
} Use the navigation key to scroll and select
%14 Navigating the menus.
Press the navigation key center.
Press the navigation key up.
Press the navigation key down.
Press the navigation key to the left.
Press the navigation key to the right.
% See also page ...
Note
Indicates that a service or function is network- or
subscription-dependent. Because of this, all menus
may not be available in your phone. Consult your
service provider for more information.
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Getting to Know your Phone
Charger and USB connector
Volume
buttons
Selection key
Back key
Activity
menu key
Navigation key
Selection key
C key
On/off key
Infrared port
Microphone
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The icon display lights up when the phone is in
silent mode and shows information about new
events and battery charging. The external display
shows information such as time. Press a volume
button to activate the external display.
External
display
Camera lens
Icon display
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Menu Overview
PlayNow™* Internet* Entertainment
Online Services*
Games
MusicDJ™
Record Sound
Camera Messaging Camera Album
Write New
Inbox
Email
RSS Reader
Drafts
Outbox
Sent Messages
Saved Messages
My Friends*
Call Voicemail
Templates
Settings
File Manager Contacts** Alarms
Camera Album
Ringtones
Pictures
Themes
Web Pages
Games
Applications
Other
New Contact
Calls*** Organizer Settings
All tab
Answered tab
Dialed tab
Missed tab
Applications
Calendar
Tasks
Notes
Calculator
Synchronization
Timer
Stopwatch
Code Memo
General
Sounds & Alerts
Display
Calls
Connectivity*
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Status Bar Icons
*Some menus are operator-, network- and subscription-dependent.
**Options when phone contacts are set to default. Options change
when SIM contacts are set to default.
***Use the navigation key to move across tabs in submenus.
For more information %14 Navigating the menus.
Icon Description
GSM network signal strength.
Battery status.
Battery charging, appears with battery status icon.
Missed an incoming call.
Call and messaging alerts off, alarm on.
Text message received.
Email message received.
Picture message received.
Ongoing call.
Calendar reminder.
Task reminder.
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Assembling your Phone
Insert the SIM card and the battery to use your phone.
SIM card
When you register as a subscriber with a service provider,
you get a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card. The SIM
card keeps track of your phone number, the services included
in your subscription, and your contacts information, among
other things.
To insert SIM card and battery
1Remove the battery cover.
2Slide the SIM card into its holder with the contacts
facing down.
3Insert the battery with the label side up and the
connectors facing each other.
4Slide the battery cover into place.
Save contacts information on your SIM card before
you remove it from another phone. Contacts may have
been saved in the phone memory %21 Contacts.
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To charge the battery
1Connect the charger plug to the phone and to the
electrical outlet. The flash symbol on the charger plug
must face upwards.
2It may take 30 minutes for the battery icon to appear on
the screen.
3Wait approximately 2.5 hours or until the battery icon
indicates a full charge.
4Remove the charger plug by tilting it upwards.
Some functions use more battery power than
others so that your phone need more frequent
charging.Talk time or standby time may become
shorter in time and you may need a new battery.
Only use Sony Ericsson - approved batteries.
%72 Battery.
≈30 min
≈2.5 h
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PIN
You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) from
your service provider for your SIM card. When you enter
the PIN, each digit appears as *, unless it starts with
emergency number digits, for example 112 or 911. This is
so you can make emergency calls without entering a PIN.
%21 Emergency Calls. Press to delete numbers.
To turn the phone on and off
1Press and hold to turn the phone on and off.
2Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested.
3At first startup, select the language for phone menus.
4}Yes if you want the setup wizard to help you with
instructions and tips. You have now reached standby
and are ready to make and receive calls.
If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row,
the SIM card is blocked %60 SIM Card Lock.
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Shut down menu
Use the shut down menu to turn off the phone, turn silent
mode on or activate a profile. For more information about
profiles %57 Profiles.
To open the shut down menu
Press and select an option from the list.
Making calls
During an incoming call, the keypad and outer rim of the
phone light up %46 Light effects.
To make and receive calls
•Enter an area code and phone number. }Call to make
the call. }End Call to end the call.
•When the phone rings }Answer to answer the call.
Help in your phone
Help and information are available in your phone
at any time.
To use the setup wizard
From standby select Menu }Settings }General
}Setup Wizard and select an option:
• Settings Download or
•BasicSetupor
• Tips and Tricks.
Select Settings Download to automatically receive the
settings you need for MMS and Internet usage. No
personal data will be transferred to or processed by
Sony Ericsson. Contact your network operator or
service provider for more information.
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To view information about functions
Scroll to a function }Info if available.
Navigating the menus
The main menus are shown as icons. Some submenus
include tabs.
•Press the center of the navigation key to go to the
main menus from standby or to select menu items.
•Press , , or to scroll through menus and tabs.
•Press to go back one level in the menus or to end
a function or application.
•Press and hold to return to standby.
•Press to select the options shown immediately
above these keys on the screen.
•Press to delete items.
•Scroll to a menu item }Info to get help on selected
features.
•}More to enter a list of options.
Shortcuts
From standby you can use the predefined shortcuts to go
directly to a function:
•Press to start the camera.
•Press to write a new text message.
•Press to add a new contact.
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To edit a standby shortcut
1From standby select Menu }Settings }General
}Shortcuts.
2Select a shortcut you want to edit }Edit.
3Scroll to and select a function }Shortcut.
Activity menu
Use the activity menu to view and handle new events,
and access bookmarks and shortcuts.
To open the activity menu
Press and use and to select a tab.
Activity menu tabs
• New Events – such as missed calls and new messages.
• Running Apps – applications that are running in the
background.
•MyShortcuts– shortcuts you can add, delete and put in
a different order.
•Internet– access the Internet and your bookmarks.
•If you want new events to appear as pop-up text instead
of in the activity menu, Menu }Settings }General
}New Events }Pop-up.
File Manager
Files such as pictures, sounds, themes, games and
applications are saved in folders in the phone memory in
the file manager. Unrecognized files are saved in the Other
folder.
File information
If a file is protected, you may not be able to copy or
send it. View file information by highlighting the file
}More }Information.
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To move or copy a file
1From standby select Menu }File Manager. Select
a folder and scroll to a file }More }Manage File.
2Select Move or Copy.
3Select a folder or }New Folder.
4Name the folder }OK.
5}Paste.
To select several files
1From standby select Menu }File Manager and select
a file }More }Mark.
2}Mark Several or }Mark All. To select files scroll and
}Mark or }Unmark.
To check memory status
From standby select Menu }File Manager }More
}Memory Status.
Transferring files
For more information %54 Transferring Files.
Languages
Select the language for phone menus and for writing.
To change the phone language
•From standby select Menu }Settings }General
}Language }Phone Language select a language.
•From standby press 0000 for English or press
8888 for Automatic language.
To select writing languages
1From standby select Menu }Settings }General
}Language }Writing Language.
2Scroll and }Mark to select languages }Save.
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Entering Letters
To enter letters using multitap text input
Scroll to a function where text input is possible, for
example, Menu }Messaging }Write New }Text
Message.
•Press – until the desired character appears.
•Press to shift between capitals and lower-case
letters.
•Press and hold – to enter numbers.
•Press to delete letters and numbers.
•Press to add a space.
•Press for the most common punctuation marks.
•Press and hold to change writing method.
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
1Scroll to a function where text input is possible, for
example, Menu }Messaging }Write New }Text
Message.
2For example, if you want to write the word “Jane”,
press , , , .
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3If the word shown is not the one you want, press
or repeatedly to view alternative words. To accept
a word and add a space, press . To accept a word
without adding a space, press .
4Continue writing your message. To enter a punctuation
mark, press and then or repeatedly. Accept
and add a space by pressing .
To add words to the T9 Text Input dictionary
1While entering letters }More }Spell Word.
2Edit the word by using multitap input. Use and
to navigate between letters. To delete a character, press
. To delete the entire word, press and hold .
3When you have edited the word }Insert. The word is
added to the T9 Text Input dictionary. Next time you
enter this word using T9 Text Input, it appears as in the
alternative words.
To select another writing method
Press and hold to select another writing method.
Options when entering letters
}More to view options when entering letters.
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Calling
Making and Receiving Calls
Turn on the phone and make sure that you are within range
of a network to make and receive calls %12 To turn the
phone on and off.
•If your subscription includes a Caller ID service and the
caller’s number is identified, the number is displayed.
•If the number is saved in Contacts, details such as the
name, number, picture and light effect (if assigned) are
displayed.
•If the number is a restricted number, Withheld is
displayed.
To make a call
1Enter a phone number (with international country code
and area code, if applicable) }Call to make the call.
2Close the phone or }End Call to end the call.
To redial a number
If the connection failed, Retry? is displayed }Yes.
To answer a call
Open your phone or }Answer if your phone is already open.
To reject a call
Close your phone, }Busy or press a volume button twice.
To change the ear speaker volume
During a call, press or to increase or decrease the
volume.
Do not hold the phone to your ear while waiting.
When a call connects, the phone gives a loud signal.
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