Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot K818c User manual

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1Contents
Contents
Getting started ................... 4
SIM card, battery, turning on, help,
calls.
Getting to know the phone 7
Phone overview, menus, navigation,
entering letters, activity menu, file
manager.
Calling ............................... 16
Calls, contacts.
Messaging ........................ 21
Text messaging, picture messaging,
email, My friends.
Imaging ............................. 25
Camera, video, blog, pictures.
Entertainment ................... 30
Handsfree, Music and Video player,
radio, PlayNow™.
Connectivity ...................... 34
Internet, RSS, USB cable, Update
service.
Important information ...... 38
Index ................................. 48
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2Contents
Sony Ericsson
GSM 900/1800/1900
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,
2007
Publication number: EN/LZT 108 9382 P1C
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.
Your mobile phone has the capability to download,
store and forward additional content, for example,
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.
The marble logo, BestPic, PlayNow, TrackID,
MusicDJ, PhotoDJ and VideoDJ are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Sony Ericsson Mobile
Communications AB.
Sony, Cyber-shot, Memory Stick Micro and M2 are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony
Corporation. Ericsson is a trademark or registered
trademark of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson.
Bluetooth™ is a trademark or registered trademark
of Bluetooth SIG Inc.
Real is a trademark or a registered trademark of
RealNetworks, Inc. RealPlayer® for Mobile is
included under license from RealNetworks, Inc.
Copyright 1995-2004, RealNetworks, Inc. All rights
reserved.
Adobe® Photoshop® Album Starter Edition is a
registered trademark of Adobe Systems
Incorporated.
Microsoft, Windows and PowerPoint are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the U.S and other countries.
Mac OS is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.,
registered in the U.S. and other countries.
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.
Smart-Fit Rendering is a trademark or registered
trademark of ACCESS CO. LTD. in Japan and other
countries.
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3Contents
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
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.
Customers agree 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
252.227-7013(c) (1) (ii) 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 trademarks of their respective
owners.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are
reserved.
All illustrations are for guidance only and may not
accurately depict the actual phone.
Instruction symbols
The following appear in the user guide:
Note
A service or function is network-
or subscription-dependent.
Contact your network operator
for details.
%See also page...
}Use a selection or navigation
key to scroll and select %11
Navigation.
Press the navigation key centre.
Press the navigation key up.
Press the navigation key down.
Press the navigation key left.
Press the navigation key right.
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4Getting started
Getting started
SIM card, battery, turning on, help,
calls.
SIM card and battery
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.
To charge the battery
1Connect the charger plug to the phone
with the symbol facing upwards.
2It may take up to 30 minutes before
the battery icon appears.
3Wait approximately 2.5 hours or until
the battery icon indicates a full charge.
Press a key to activate the screen.
4Pull out the charger plug by tilting the
plug upwards.
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5Getting started
Turning on your phone
Make sure the phone is charged and a
SIM card inserted before turning it on.
After turning on, use the setup wizard
to quickly and easily prepare for use.
To turn on the phone
1Press and hold down . The first
startup may take a few minutes.
2Select to use the phone in:
•Normal mode – full functionality
•Flight mode – limited functionality with
network, FM radio, Bluetooth™
transceivers off.
3Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested.
4At first startup, select the language for
your phone menus.
5}Yes for the setup wizard to help you.
6Follow the instructions to complete
setup.
Help in your phone
Help and information is available in
your phone at any time.
To use the setup wizard
}Settings }the General tab }Setup
wizard and select an option:
•Settings download
•Basic setup
•Tips and tricks
To view information about functions
Scroll to a function }More }Info, if
available.
To view the phone demonstration
}Entertainment }Demo tour.
Making and receiving calls
The phone must be in normal mode.
If predefined settings exist in your
phone, you may not need more settings.
If you use Settings download, you must
register the phone at Sony Ericsson. A
text message is sent. 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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6Getting started
To make a call
Enter a phone number (with
international prefix and area code if
applicable) }Call to make the call.
To receive a call
When the phone rings }Answer or }
Busy to reject the call.
To end a call
}End call.
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7Getting to know the phone
Getting to know the phone
Phone overview, menus, navigation, entering letters, activity menu, file manager.
Phone overview
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8Getting to know the phone
1Ear speaker
2Photo key: (left) from standby, view camera album pictures in full view or
(lower) with the camera for shoot modes.
3Play/stop button
4 Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) slot
5 Screen
6Selection key
7Internet key
8Back key
9Navigation key/Music player control
10 Power on/off button
11 Photo key: (right) from standby, view camera album thumbnail pictures
or (upper) with the camera for camera scenes/video night mode.
12 Volume, camera digital zoom buttons
13 Selection key
14 Activity menu key
15 Camera button
16 Clear key
17 Infrared port
18 Silent key
19 Connector for charger, handsfree and USB cable
20 Active camera lens cover
For more information %11 Navigation
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9Getting to know the phone
Menu overview
PlayNow™* Internet* Entertainment
Online services*
Games
TrackID™
Video player
VideoDJ™
PhotoDJ™
MusicDJ™
Remote control
Record sound
Demo tour
Cyber-shot™ Messaging Music player
Write new
Inbox
Email
RSS reader
Drafts
Outbox
Sent messages
Saved messages
My friends*
Call voicemail
Templates
Settings
Now playing
Artists
Tracks
Playlists
File manager** Contacts Radio
Camera album
Music
Pictures
Videos
Themes
Web pages
Games
Applications
Other
New contact
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10 Getting to know the phone
Calls** Organizer
All Answered Dialled Missed
Alarms
Applications
Calendar
Tasks
Notes
Synchronization
Timer
Stopwatch
Calculator
Code memo
Settings**
General
Profiles
Time & date
Language
Update service
Voice control
New events
Shortcuts
Flight mode
Security
Setup wizard
Phone status
Master reset
Sounds & alerts
Ring volume
Ringtone
Silent mode
Increasing ring
Vibrating alert
Message alert
Key sound
Display
Wallpaper
Themes
Start-up screen
Screen saver
Clock size
Brightness
Sleep mode clock
Edit line names*
Calls
Speed dial
Divert calls
Switch to line 2*
Manage calls
Time & cost*
Show/hide my no.
Handsfree
Connectivity*
Bluetooth
Infrared port
USB
Synchronization
Device management
Mobile networks
Data communication
Internet settings
Streaming settings
Accessories
* Some menus are operator-, network- and subscription-dependent.
** Use the navigation key right and left to move between tabs in submenus. For more information %11 Navigation.
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11Getting to know the phone
Navigation
The main menus are shown as icons.
Some submenus include tabs. Scroll
to a tab by pressing the navigation key
left or right and selecting an option.
Navigation keys
Key
Go to the main menus or to select highlighted items.
Move through the menus and tabs.
Select options shown immediately above these keys on the screen.
Go back one level in the menus.
Press and hold down to return to standby or to end a function.
Delete items, such as pictures, sounds and contacts.
During a call, press and hold down to mute the microphone.
Open the browser.
Open the activity menu %14 Activity menu.
Open or pause the Music player.
Press and hold down to take a picture or record a video clip.
Press and hold down to call your voicemail service (if set).
- Press and hold down any of these keys to reach a contact beginning
with a specific letter.
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12 Getting to know the phone
Entering letters
Enter letters in one of the following
ways (text input methods), for
example, when writing messages:
•Multitap text input
•T9™ Text Input
To change the text input method
Before, or when entering letters, press
and hold down to change the
method.
Options when entering letters
}More for options when writing a
message.
- Press a number key and }Call to speed dial.
Turn off the ringtone when receiving a call.
Press and hold down to set the phone to silent. The alarm sounds
even if the phone is set to silent.
View status information in standby.
Increase the volume during a call, or when using the Music player.
Zoom out when using the camera or viewing pictures.
Press and hold down to go back one track.
Press twice to reject a call.
Decrease the volume during a call, or when using the Music player.
Zoom in when using the camera or viewing pictures.
Press and hold down to go forward one track.
Use left or right photo keys to view camera album pictures from
standby, for full or thumbnail views.
}Info Find more information, explanations or tips about selected features,
menus or functions available in your phone %5 Help in your phone.
}More Enter a list of options. There are different alternatives in the list of
options depending on where you are in the menus.
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To enter letters using multitap input
•Press - repeatedly until the
desired character appears.
•Press to shift between capital
and lower-case letters.
•Press and hold down - to
enter numbers.
•Press to delete letters or
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
1To enter text, you have to be in a
function where text input is possible,
for example, }Messaging }Write
new }Text message.
2For example, 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 the message. To
enter a punctuation mark, press
and then or repeatedly, press
to accept and add a space.
To add words to the T9 Text Input
dictionary
1When entering letters }More }Spell
word.
2Edit the word by using multitap input.
Use and to move the cursor
between the letters. To delete a
character, press . To delete the
entire word, press and hold down
.
When 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 in alternative words.
Next word prediction
When writing a message, you can use
T9 Text Input to predict the next word,
if previously used in a sentence.
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14 Getting to know the phone
To turn next word prediction on/off
When entering letters }More }
Writing options }Next word pred..
To use next word prediction
When entering letters, press to
accept or continue.
Activity menu
You can open the activity menu
almost anywhere in the phone to view
and handle new events, and access
bookmarks and shortcuts.
To open and close the activity menu
Press .
Activity menu tabs
•New events – such as missed calls
and messages. When a new event
occurs, the tab appears. Press
to dismiss an event from the event
tab. New events can also be set to
appear as pop-up text instead, }
Settings }the General tab }New
events }Pop-up.
•Running apps – applications that
are running in the background.
Select an application to return to it
or press to end it.
•My shortcuts – add, delete and
change the order of shortcuts.
When you select a shortcut and the
application opens, other programs
are closed or minimized.
•Internet – your Internet bookmarks.
When you select a bookmark and
the browser opens, other programs
are closed or minimized.
File manager
Use the file manager to handle items
such as pictures, videos, music,
themes, Web pages, games and
applications saved in the phone
memory or on a Memory Stick Micro™
(M2™) memory card.
You can also move and copy files
between the phone, a computer and a
memory card.
Create subfolders to move or copy
files to. Games and applications can
be moved within the Games and
Applications folders and from the
phone memory to a memory card.
Unrecognized files are saved in the
Other folder. When handling files, you
can select several or all files in a folder
You may have to separately purchase a
memory card for your phone.
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at the same time for all items except
Games and Applications.
All files are automatically saved in the
phone memory. If all available memory
is full, you cannot save any files until
content is removed.
File manager menu tabs
The file manager is divided into three
tabs, and icons are included to
indicate where the files are saved.
•All files – all content in the phone
memory and on a Memory Stick
Micro™ (M2™).
•On Memory Stick – all content on a
Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™).
•In phone – all content in the phone
memory.
File information
View file information by highlighting it
}More }Information.
To use a file from the file manager
1}File manager and open a folder.
2Scroll to a file }More.
To move or copy files to a computer
%35 Transferring files using the USB
cable.
To create a subfolder
1}File manager and open a folder.
2}More }New folder and enter a
name for the folder.
3}OK to save the folder.
To select several files
1}File manager and open a folder.
2}More }Mark }Mark several.
3Scroll to select files }Mark or
Unmark.
To select all files in a folder
}File manager and open a folder }
More }Mark }Mark all.
To delete a file or a subfolder from
the file manager
1}File manager and open a folder.
2Scroll to a file }More }Delete.
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16 Calling
Calling
Calls, contacts.
Making and receiving calls
Before you can make or receive any
calls, you must turn on your phone
and be within range of a network. %5
Turning on your phone.
Networks
When you turn on the phone, it
automatically selects your home
network if this is within range. If it is
not within range, you may use another
network, provided your network
operator has an agreement that allows
you to do so. This is called roaming.
Select the network to use, or you can
add a network to your preferred
networks. You can also change the
order in which networks are selected
during an automatic search.
To view available network options
}Settings and use or to scroll to
the Connectivity tab }Mobile
networks.
To make a call
1Enter a phone number (with
international country code and area
code, if applicable).
2}Call to make a voice call or }More
to view options, such as Save
number.
3}End call to end the call.
To make international calls
1Press and hold down until a
+signappears.
2Enter the country code, area code
(without the first zero) and phone
number }Call.
To re-dial a number
If a call connection fails and Retry?
appears }Yes.
To answer or reject a call
}Answer or }Busy.
To turn off the microphone
1Press and hold down .
2To resume the conversation, press
and hold down again.
You can call numbers from your contacts
and call list %17 Contacts, and %20
Call list.
Do not hold the phone to your ear when
waiting. When the call connects, the
phone gives a loud signal, unless muted.
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17Calling
To turn the loudspeaker on or off
during a voice call
}More }Turn on speaker or Turn off
speaker.
To change the ear speaker volume
Press to increase or to
decrease the ear speaker volume
during a call.
Missed calls
When the activity menu is set to
default, missed calls appear in the
New events tab in standby. If pop-up
is set to default, Missed calls: appears
in standby %14 Activity menu.
To check missed calls from standby
•If activity menu is set to default:
Press and use or to scroll
to the New events tab and use or
to select a number }Call to call.
•If pop-up is set to default:
}Calls and use or to scroll to
the Missed tab. Scroll or to
select a number }Call to call.
Emergency calls
Your phone supports international
emergency numbers, for example,
112, 911. These numbers can
normally be used to make emergency
calls in any country, with or without a
SIM card inserted, if a GSM network is
within range.
To make an emergency call
Enter 112 (the international emergency
number) }Call.
To view your local emergency
numbers
}Contacts }More }Options }
Special numbers }Emergency nos..
Contacts
You can save your contact information
in the phone memory or on a SIM
card. The following is available:
You can choose which contact
information – Phone contacts or SIM
contacts – is shown as default.
Do not hold the phone to your ear when
using the loudspeaker. This could
damage your hearing.
In some countries, other emergency
numbers may also be promoted. Your
network operator may therefore have
saved additional local emergency
numbers on the SIM card.
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18 Calling
For useful information and settings }
Contacts }More }Options.
Default contacts
If Phone contacts is selected as
default, your contacts show all the
information saved in Contacts. If you
select SIM contacts as default, your
contacts show information depending
on the SIM card.
To select default contacts
1}Contacts }More }Options }
Advanced }Default contacts.
2}Phone contacts or SIM contacts.
Phone contacts
Save contacts in the phone with
names, phone numbers and personal
information. You can also add pictures
and ringtones to contacts. Use , ,
and to scroll between tabs and
their information fields.
To add a phone contact
1If Phone contacts is selected as
default, }Contacts }New contact }
Add.
2Enter the name }OK.
3Enter the number }OK.
4Select a number option.
5Scroll between tabs and select the
fields to add information. To enter
symbols such as @, }More }Add
symbol and select a symbol }Insert.
6When all information is added }Save.
SIM contacts
Save contacts on your SIM card.
To add a SIM contact
1If SIM contacts is selected as default,
}Contacts }New contact }Add.
2Enter the name }OK.
3Enter the number }OK and select a
number option. Add more information,
if available }Save.
To delete a contact
1}Contacts and scroll to a contact.
2Press and select Yes.
To delete all phone contacts
}Contacts }More }Options }
Advanced }Delete all contacts }Yes
and }Yes. Names and numbers on
the SIM card are not deleted.
To automatically save names and
phone numbers on the SIM card
}Contacts }More }Options }
Advanced }Auto save on SIM and
select On.
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