Sony Ericsson Z500a User manual

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Contents
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Assemble the phone, SIM card, battery, make a call.
Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . 10
Phone overview, use the menus, enter letters,
file manager.
Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Calls, phonebook, voice control, call options.
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Text messaging, picture messaging, email, My friends,
messaging glossary.
Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Camera, video recorder, pictures, screen saver.
Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Media player, sounds, themes, games.
Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Internet and email settings, synchronizing,
PC applications.
More features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Time and date, alarm clock, calendar, tasks,
SIM card lock, etc.
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want?
Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Sony Ericsson web site, technical assistance, safe and
efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.
Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Icon descriptions.
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Sony Ericsson Z500a

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Sony Ericsson
GSM 850/1800/1900
First edition (September 2004)
This manual is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile
Communications AB, without any warranty.
Improvements and changes to this manual
necessitated by typographical errors, inaccuracies of
current information, or improvements to programs
and/or equipment, may be made by Sony Ericsson
Mobile Communications AB at any time and without
notice. Such changes will, however, be incorporated
into new editions of this manual.
All rights reserved.
©Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, 2004
Publication number: AE/LZT 123 1761 R1A
Please note:
Some of the services in this manual 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.
The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the
Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by
Sony Ericsson is under license.
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.
PlayNow™ is a trademark or a registered trademark
of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB.
MusicDJ™ is a trademark or a registered trademark
of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB.
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™
J2ME™.
1Restrictions: Software is confidential copyrighted
information of Sun and title to all copies is retained
by Sun and/or its licensors. Customer shall not

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modify, decompile, disassemble, decrypt, extract,
or otherwise reverse engineer Software. Software
may not be leased, assigned, or sublicensed, in
whole or in part.
2Export 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.
3Restricted 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
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All rights reserved.
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Getting started
Getting started
Assemble the phone, SIM card, battery,
make a call.
More information and downloads are available at
www.SonyEricsson.com.
Instruction icons
The following instruction icons appear in this
user guide:
Assembly
Before you can use your phone you need to:
• Insert the SIM card.
• Attach and charge the battery.
SIM card
When you register as a subscriber with a service
provider, you get a SIM (Subscriber Identity
Module) card. The SIM card contains a computer
chip that keeps track of your phone number, the
services included in your subscription, and your
phonebook information, among other things.
SIM card and battery
information
Always turn off the phone and detach the charger
before you insert or remove a SIM card.
}Use the selection keys or the navigation key
to scroll and select.
%13 Navigating the menus.
%See also page ...
Important
Note
Contact your service provider for details.
If you have been using a SIM card in another phone,
make sure that your information is saved to the SIM
card before you remove it from the other phone. For
example, contacts may have been saved in the phone
memory %24 Phonebook.

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To insert the SIM card and charge
the battery
1Insert the SIM card.
2Make sure the SIM card is aligned and then
slide it under the metal holder.
3Place the battery on the back of the phone with
the label side up and the connectors facing
each other.
4Place the back 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 or the navigation key ( )
to activate the screen.
8Remove the charger by tilting the
plug upwards.
It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery icon
appears when charging.

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Getting started
PIN (Personal Identity Number)
You may need a PIN (Personal Identity Number) to
activate the services in your phone. Your PIN is
supplied by your service provider. When you enter
your PIN, the digits are hidden with an *, unless
your PIN starts with the same digits as an
emergency number, for example 112. This is so
that you can see and call an emergency number
without entering a PIN %24 Emergency calls.
If you make a mistake while entering your PIN,
delete the number by pressing .
Available services
Some services and functions described in this user
guide are network- or subscription-dependent.
Because of this, all menus may not be available in
your phone.
Please consult your service provider for more
information about your subscription.
If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row, the
SIM card is blocked and the message PIN blocked
appears. To unblock it, you need to enter your PUK
(Personal Unblocking Key), %80 SIM card lock.
Your PUK is supplied by your service provider.
This symbol indicates that a service or function is
network- or subscription-dependent.

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First-time use
Make sure that the phone is charged before you
turn it on.
To turn on the phone
1Press and hold until the phone vibrates.
This indicates that it is powering up.
2Enter your PIN, if you have one for your
SIM card.
3At first start-up, select the language you want
for your phone, that is, the language for
the menus.
4}Yes if you want the setup wizard to help you
get started. Follow the instructions that appear.
When you have turned the phone on, you can use a
setup wizard to quickly and easily prepare your
phone for use.
Setup wizard
You can use the setup wizard to help you get
started with the basic settings in your phone. If you
do not want help the first time you turn on your
phone, you can select to use the wizard later.
You can also select to start the wizard from the
menu system at any time. The wizard gives you tips
on how to use the keypad and guides you through
the settings.

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Getting started
To start the setup wizard from the
menu system
1}Settings }the General tab }Setup Wizard.
2Select language for your phone.
3Follow the instructions that appear to complete
the setup.
To make and receive calls
• Enter the area code and phone number }Call to
make the call. }End Call to end the call.
• When the phone rings }Yes.
To enter the desktop
• Press the center select key ( ).

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Getting started
To replace the outer covers
1Hold the phone as shown in Illustration 1.
2Apply pressure with the heel of one hand while
pushing away with the thumb of your other
hand. You may need to apply significant
pressure the first time you remove the cover.
3Slide the cover away from the hinge.
4Remove the cover.
5Locate the notches along each side of the
phone. Using the notches as a guide, slide the
back cover upward applying pressure with the
heel of your hand.
6Click the flip cover into place.
Use these instructions to replace the other
outer cover.

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Getting to know your phone
Getting to know your
phone
Phone overview, use the menus, enter letters,
file manager.
Flip open view
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
1Internal display.
2Press and hold to activate the camera and
video recorder.
3, 9 Selection key for menu items shown at the
bottom of the screen.
4Side volume buttons (see “Flip closed views”
on page 10).
5Press once to go back one level in the menus.
Press and hold to return to standby.
6Internet button.
7Speaker.
85-way navigation key. Press the center select
to enter the desktop menu. Move through
menus, lists and text by pressing right, left,
up or down.
10 Right side key (may be customized).
11 Delete numbers, letters or an item from a list.
12 Microphone.
13 Press and hold to turn the phone on/off.

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Flip closed views
camera
external
display
lens
internal
antenna*
left
view
right
right
view
Upper side
volume
Lower side
volume
Camera/video
recorder button
internal
antenna*
side
key
* Your phone is equipped with an internal antenna. For best reception,
try to hold your phone so your hand does not cover the internal antenna.
See the diagram above for the location of the antenna.

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Getting to know your phone
Overview, menu
1. Sony Ericsson*
or
1. PlayNow™*
2. Internet Services* 3. Entertainment 4. Camera 5. Messages
Write New
Inbox
My Friends
Call Voicemail
Email
Drafts
Templates
Outbox
Sent Messages
Saved Messages
Settings
6. Calls**
Games
MusicDJ™
Record Sound
7. File Manager 8. Phonebook*** 8. Phonebook*** 1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
10 11 12
9. Media Player
Pictures
Sounds
Videos
Themes
Games
Applications
Other
Contacts
Options
Speed Dial
My Business Card
Groups
SIM Numbers
Special Numbers
Advanced
SIM Numbers
Options
Speed Dial
My Business Card
Contacts
Special Numbers
Advanced
10. Connect 11. Organizer 12. Settings
Online Services
Synchronization
Mobile Networks
Data Comm.
Internet Settings
Streaming Setting
Accessories
Calendar
Tasks
Notes
Applications
Alarm Signal
Timer
Stopwatch
Calculator
Code Memo
General
Profiles
Time & Date
Language
Voice Control
Phone Status
Shortcuts
Locks
Setup Wizard
Master Reset
Sounds & Alerts
Ring Volume
Ringtone
Silent Mode
Vibrating Alert
Message Alert
Key Sound
Calls
Forward Calls
Manage Calls
Time & Cost
Show or Hide No.
Handsfree
Display
Wallpaper
Themes
Startup Screen
Screen Saver
Light
*** The menu depends on which phonebook is selected as default.
* Please note that some menus are operator, network and subscription dependent.
** Some operators may have enabled an Instant Messaging client (Sony Ericsson refers to this as My Friends)

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Getting to know your phone
Navigating the menus
The main menus are shown as icons on the desktop.
Some submenus include tabs that appear on the
screen. Scroll to a tab with the navigation key and
select an option.
External display
Your phone’s external display shows the service
provider, time, date, signal strength, and the battery
charge level.
Relevant status information is shown on the
external display. When the camera button is
pressed and held with the flip closed, the external
display functions as a view finder. Zoom is
controlled with the upper and lower side
volume keys.
1Left selection key. Press to select the option
displayed on the bottom left of the screen.
24-way navigation with center select.
Press to go to the desktop.
Press to select highlighted items.
Move , , , through menus and tabs.
2
3
1
4
5
3Press to go back one level in the menus.
Press and hold to return to standby.
4Right selection key. Press to select the option
displayed on the bottom right of the screen.
5Press to delete an item or character of text.
Press and hold to delete more than one
character of text.

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Phone language
Most SIM cards automatically set the language
used in the menu to the language of the country
where you bought your SIM card. If this is not the
case, the predefined language is English. If you use
the setup wizard to help you get started with your
phone, you will be asked to select phone language,
%7 Setup wizard.
To change the phone language
1}Settings }the Settings tab }Language
}Phone Language.
2Select a language.
Help texts
More information, explanations or tips about
selected features, menus or functions are available
in your phone.
To get help
Scroll to the menu item }Info.
Shortcuts
A quicker way to move through the menus is to use
shortcuts. You can use keypad shortcuts, or you
can create your own shortcuts from standby.
Using keypad shortcuts
Enter the menus by pressing and then enter the
number of the menu to which you want to go. For
example, to reach the fifth menu item, press .
To reach the tenth menu item, press ; to reach
the eleventh menu item, press ; and to reach
the twelfth menu item, press . To get back to
standby, press and hold .
Creating standby shortcuts
You can create your own shortcuts and use to go
directly to that function.
To create a standby shortcut
1Press in a direction for which there is no
predefined shortcut. }Yes when you are asked
if you want to create a shortcut.
2Scroll to a function that you want to create a
shortcut to }Shortcut.
You can always choose Automatic language by
pressing 8888 in standby.
You can always choose English by pressing 0000
in standby.

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To edit a standby shortcut
1}Settings }the General tab }Shortcuts and
select which shortcut you want to edit }Edit.
2Scroll to a function that you want to create a
new shortcut to }Shortcut.
More options
}More to enter a list of options. There are different
alternatives in the list of options depending on
where you are in the menus.
Entering letters
There are two ways of entering letters, for example,
when writing a message or writing a name in
the phonebook:
• Multitap text input
You press each key as many times as needed to
show the letter you want.
• 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.
Writing languages
Before you start entering letters, you need to select
the languages that you want to use when writing.
When writing, you can switch to one of your
selected languages by pressing and holding .
To select writing language
1}Settings }the General tab }Language
}Writing Language.
2Scroll to the language that you want to use for
entering letters and mark each language you
want. }Save to exit the menu.
To enter letters using multitap
text input
1To enter text, you have to be in a function
where text input is possible, for example
}Messages }Write New }Text Message.
2Press the appropriate key, - ,
or , repeatedly until the character you
want appears on the screen.

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Getting to know your phone
Example:
•Toenteran‘A’, press once.
•Toentera‘B’, quickly press twice.
• To shift between capital and lower-case letters,
press , then enter the letter.
• You can use the volume buttons as a shortcut to
certain letters: To enter a ‘B’, press and hold
and press . To enter a ‘C’, press and hold
and press .
To enter letters using T9 Text Input
1}Messages }Write New }Text Message.
2For example, if you want to write the word
“Jane”, press , , , .
3If 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.
Accept a word and add a space by
pressing .
4Continue writing your message. To enter a
period or other punctuation marks, press
and then or repeatedly. Accept by
pressing .
Press… to get…
. , - ? !’ @ : ; / ( )1
A B C Å Ä Æ à Ç 2 Γ
D E F è É 3 ∆ Φ
G H I ì 4
J K L 5 Λ
M N O Ñ Ö Ø ò 6
P Q R S ß 7 Π Σ
T U V Ü ù 8
W X Y Z 9
+ 0 Θ Ξ Ψ Ω
space ↵ ¶
to delete letters and numbers
to shift between capital and
lower-case letters
- press and hold to enter numbers

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To add words to the T9 dictionary
1While entering letters }More }Spell Word.
2Edit the word by using multitap input.
Navigate between the letters with and .
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 dictionary. Next time
you enter this word using T9, it will appear as
one of the alternative words.
To select another writing method
Before, or while entering letters, press and hold
to select another writing method.
Options when entering letters
}More to view a list of options. The list may
contain some or all of the following:
•Add Symbol – symbols and punctuation marks
such as ?and ,are shown. Move between the
symbols by using , , , and .
•Add Item – pictures, melodies and sounds.
•Spell Word – for T9 Text Input only. Edit the
suggested word by using multitap text input.
•Text Format – change style, size and alignment.
•Writing Language – a list of available languages
is shown.
•Dictionary (T9) – turn T9 Text Input on or off.
•Word Suggestions – select to view, or not, word
suggestions when writing a word.
•My Words – manage the words that you have
added to the dictionary.
•Help – assistance with how to use T9 and
Multitap text input.
File manager
Items such as pictures, videos, sounds, themes,
applications, and games are saved as files in
folders. All files that the phone cannot recognize
are saved in the Other folder. The phone has several
predefined folders. Items such as pictures, sounds,
videos, themes, games and applications are saved
as files in folders.
When handling files, you can select several files at
the same time to delete, send or move to a folder.

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To move a file to a folder
1}File Manager and select a folder.
2Scroll to a file, for example, a picture that
you want to move }More }Manage Files
}Move to Folder.
3Select the folder you want to move the file to,
or select New Folder and name the folder }OK.
To create a subfolder
1}File Manager and select a folder.
2}More }Manage Files }New Folder and enter
a name for the folder.
3}OK to save the folder.
To select several files
1}File Manager and select a file }More
}Mark Several.
2Scroll and select more files by pressing Mark
or Unmark.
File information
Items that are downloaded, text or picture messages
may be copyright-protected. If a file is protected,
you may not be able to copy or send that file –
a message will appear to inform you about this.
You can also select to view information for the file.
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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Quick keys
Useful key combinations are described below.
Navigating menus
Enter the main menu
and select menu items
Navigate in the menu
and lists
Delete an item press when in
lists
Enter a list of options }More
Enter the status menu to
see, for example, date,
profile, free memory
and model name
press a volume
button once
Change the language to
Automatic 8888
Change the language to 0000
Go back to standby or
end a function
press and hold
Making and receiving calls
Make an emergency call enter the
international
emergency number
}Call
Set the phone to silent press and hold
or press More }Turn
On Silent
Mute the ringer press the or
key
Send the call directly to
voice mail
double-press the
or key or }No
Call your voicemail press and hold
Enter call list }Calls
Voice dial press and hold a
volume button or say
your magic word
Reach a contact
beginning with a
specific letter
press and hold any of
the keys -