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User guide
R300a
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Congratulations on your purchase of the Sony Ericsson R300a. For additional phone content, go to www.sonyericsson.com/fun. Register now to get free online storage and special offers at www.sonyericsson.com/myphone. For product support, go to www.sonyericsson.com/support. Instruction symbols The following instruction symbols appear in this User guide: > Use a navigation or selection key to scroll and select. Press the navigation key centre. Press the navigation key to the left. Press the
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Preparing the phone To insert the SIM card and battery 1 Remove the battery cover. Slide the SIM card into its holder with the contacts facing down. 2 Insert the battery with the label side up and the connectors facing each other. Replace the battery cover as shown in the picture. Do not force the battery cover into place. Place the battery cover carefully onto the phone and close it. 3
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To charge the battery 1 The phone battery is partly charged when you buy it. Connect the charger to the phone. It takes approximately 2.5 hours to fully charge the battery. Press a key to illuminate the screen. 2 To remove the charger, tilt the plug upwards. You can use the phone during charging. You can charge the battery for more or less than 2.5 hours. Interrupted charging will not damage the battery. 4
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To turn on the phone 1 Press and hold down . 2 Enter your PIN if requested. To correct mistakes, press . 3 Select OK. 4 Select a language. 5 Enter the time and date and select Save. To turn off the phone • Press and hold down . Standby After you have turned on the phone and entered your PIN, the name of your operator appears on the screen. This is called standby. You can now make and receive calls. 5
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SIM and PIN SIM card The SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card, which you get from your network operator, contains information about your subscription. Always turn off your phone and detach the charger before you insert or remove the SIM card. You can save contacts on the SIM card before removing it from your phone. Contacts may also be saved in the phone memory. See Contacts on page 15. PIN code You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) to activate the services in your phone.
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Phone overview Ear speaker Volume keys Navigation key with shortcuts Screen Selection key Selection key On/off key, End key Call key C key Shortcut key Keylock Silent key Connector for charger, handsfree Audio enhancer key and USB cable Camera Radio Loud- preset speaker keys 7
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Network coverage Network Battery coverage status The network bars show the strength of the GSM network in your area. Try moving to another location if you have trouble calling and network coverage is poor. No network means you are not in range of a network. = Good network coverage = Average network coverage Battery status = The phone battery is fully charged = The phone battery is empty 8
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Menu overview File manager, Alarms, Calendar, Tasks, Organizer Notes, Timer, Stopwatch, Calculator Internet TrackID™, My games, Sound recorder Entertainment Camera Write new, Inbox, Call voicemail, Drafts, Messaging Outbox, Sent messages, Saved msgs, Templates, Settings FM radio Calls* All Answered Dialled Missed New contact Contacts Settings* General Sounds & Display Calls Connectivity alerts Some menus and icons in this document may vary depending on operator, network or subscription. * Yo
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Screen icons These icons may appear on the screen. Icon Description Battery icon. A completely green icon means the battery is fully charged You have missed a call Divert calls is activated The phone is set to silent The keypad is locked You have received a new text message You have received a new picture message The handsfree is connected An alarm is activated Ongoing call The loudspeaker is on The radio is playing The Bluetooth function is activated 10
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Navigation The main menus are shown as icons. Some submenus include tabs. To navigate the menus 1 From standby press to select Menu. 2Press , , , to move through the menus. To select actions on the screen • Press any of the selection keys, or . To scroll between the tabs • Scroll to a tab by pressing or . To return to standby •Press . To lock the keypad • Press and select Lock. Calls to the international emergency number 112 can still be made, even when the keypad is locked. To unlock the
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To set the phone to silent • Press and hold down . To delete items • Press to delete items such as numbers, letters and pictures. Shortcuts You can use keypad shortcuts to go directly to a menu. To use the navigation key shortcuts • Press to create messages. • Press to go to the camera. • Press to play the radio. • Press to go to your contacts. To use the shortcut key •Press to Add, Delete, Move or use shortcuts. 12
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Calling You must turn on the phone and be within range of a network. To make a call 1 From standby enter the area code and phone number. 2Press . To end a call •Press . To answer a call •Press . To reject a call •Press . To change the ear speaker volume during a call • On the left side of the phone, press the volume keys up or down. To mute the microphone during a call • Press and hold down . • Press and hold down again to resume. To turn off the ringtone when receiving a call • Press without
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To make international calls 1 From standby press and hold down until a + sign appears on the screen. 2 Enter the country code, area code (without the first zero) and phone number. 3Press . To view a missed call • When Missed calls: is displayed, select Yes. To call back, scroll to the number and press . Call list You can view information about recent calls. To view the call list • From standby press . To call a number from the call list 1 From standby press . 2 Scroll to the name or number
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Contacts You can save contacts in the phone memory or on the SIM card. You can copy contacts from the phone memory to the SIM card or from the SIM card to the phone memory. See Entering text on page 29. To add a contact 1 From standby select . 2 Scroll to New contact and select Add. 3 Select Add to enter the name and select OK. 4 Scroll to New number: and select Add. 5 Enter the number and select OK. 6 Select a number option. 7 Scroll between tabs and select the fields to add information. 8 Se
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To edit a contact 1 From standby press . 2 Scroll to the contact and select Options > Edit contact. 3 Scroll between the tabs, edit the information and select Save. To delete a contact 1 From standby press . 2 Scroll to the contact and press . To copy all contacts to the SIM card 1 From standby press . 2 Scroll to New contact and select Options > Advanced > Copy to SIM > Copy all. To view and edit your phone numbers 1 From standby press . 2 Scroll to New contact and select Options > Special n
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Radio Your phone has a radio and the handsfree works as an antenna. To listen to the radio 1 Connect the handsfree to the phone. 2 From standby press . To turn the loudspeaker on • When the radio is playing, select Options > Turn on spkr. Do not use your phone as a radio in places where this is prohibited. To switch to AM • When the radio is playing, select Options > Turn on AM. When you listen to AM radio, you must use the handsfree included in the phone kit. To change the volume • When the
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Searching for channels To automatically search for channels • When the radio is playing, press . To manually search for channels • When the radio is playing, press or . To switch between preset channels • When the radio is playing, press or . Saving channels You can save up to 20 preset channels. To save a radio channel to the list of channels 1 When you have found a radio channel, select Options > Channels > Save. 2 Select Insert. To select saved channels 1 From standby press . 2 Select Opti
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To use concert sound • When the radio is playing, press . • To deactivate Concert sound and switch to Normal effect, press again. Use Concert sound for a better listening experience. To use volume boost • When the radio is playing, select Options > Turn on spkr and press . • To deactivate Volume boost and switch to Normal effect, press again. Use Volume boost in noisy environment to maximize the volume from the loudspeaker. Adjust the volume cautiously when using Volume boost to avoid vol
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To set the radio as alarm signal 1 From standby select Menu > Organizer > Alarms. 2 Scroll to an alarm and select Edit. 3 Scroll to the tab. 4 Scroll to Alarm signal: > Edit. 5 Select Radio. The latest used radio channel will be used as alarm signal. 6 Select Save. Keep the handsfree inserted when you select radio as alarm signal. The radio alarm signal will sound through the loudspeaker. To exit the radio • When the radio is playing, press . To minimize the radio on the screen • Select Opti
