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Contents Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Personalizing your phone . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Sony Ericsson GSM 900/1800 This user guide is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, 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 at any time and without notice. Such changes will, however, be incorporated into new editions of this user guide. All rights reserved. © Sony Ericsson Mo
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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 l
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Getting to know your phone YES key NO key Power on/off Navigation Option key key Clear key 4 This is the Internet version of the user’s guide © Print only for private use.
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Assembling your phone Before you can use your phone you need to: Insert the SIM card. Attach and charge the battery. User guide symbols The following symbols appear in this user guide: } Use the navigation key to scroll and select. % See also page.xx 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 your network operator for more information. SIM card and
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To insert the SIM card and battery 6 This is the Internet version of the user’s guide © Print only for private use.
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1 Press to release the cover as shown in the picture. 2 Gently pull the cover away from the phone. 3 Insert the SIM card. Make sure the SIM card is placed under the silvery holders. 4 Place the battery on the back of the phone with the label side up and the connectors facing each other. 5 Replace the cover as shown in the picture. 6 Press to close the cover. To charge the battery 1 Connect the charger to the phone. The flash symbol on the charger plug must face upwards. 2 It may take up to 30
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PIN You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) to activate the services in your phone. Your PIN is provided by your network operator. If you make a mistake while entering your PIN, delete the number by pressing . 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), % 62 SIM card lock. To turn the phone on and off Press and hold . Enter your PIN, if requ
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Icons The following icons appear on the desktop and in the status bar. Tells you the status of the battery. Tells you the strength of the GSM network signal. Calls Handling of call time, call cost information and ongoing calls. Internet services Gives you access to Internet services. Alarms Alarm clock and recurrent alarm. Fun & Games Games and applications. Messaging Handling of text (SMS), picture (MMS) and voice messages. Radio Listen to the radio. Organizer Calendar, task
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Main menu view Change the main menu view from multiple to single icons. To change the main menu view 1 } Settings } YES } Display } YES } Main menu view } YES. 2 Select Grid view or List view. Navigating the menus Press (navigation key) to go to the desktop. Press to move through the menus. Press NO to go back one level in the menus. Press and hold NO to return to standby. Shortcuts From standby, you can use the navigation key to go directly to a function. Press to play the rad
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Menu overview 1.Calls 2.Internet services 3.Alarms Missed calls Sony Ericsson Alarm Call list Bookmarks Recurrent alarm Manage calls Enter address Time and cost Push inbox Switch to line 2* Options Clear call list 4.Fun & Games 5.Messaging 6.Radio Games Text message My pictures Picture message More pictures Call voicemail My sounds Options More sounds Themes Composer 7.Organizer 8.Phonebook 9.Settings Calendar Find and call Sounds & alerts Tasks Add number Time and date Timer Find and edit Disp
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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. You can always choose Automatic by pressing 8888 in standby mode. You can always choose English by pressing 0000 in standby. To change the phone language 1 } Settings } YES } Language } YES } Menus } YES. 2 Select a language } YES. You can press instead of the YES key to select an item.
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Entering letters and characters When writing messages and notes there are two ways to enter letters and characters: Multitap text input T9 Text Input To enter letters using multitap input Press - until the desired character appears on the screen. Press to shift between capital and lower-case letters. Press and hold - to enter numbers. Press to delete letters and numbers. Press for the most common punctuation marks. Press to add a space. T9 Text Input The T9 Text Inpu
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To switch between writing methods Before, or while entering letters, press and hold to switch between writing methods. Options list Press to enter a list of options that offers different alternatives when writing a message. 14 This is the Internet version of the user’s guide © Print only for private use.
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Calling Making and receiving calls Before you can make or receive calls, you must turn on the phone and be within range of a network, % 8 To turn the phone on and off. If your subscription includes the Calling Line Identification service and the callers number is identified, the number is displayed. If you have saved the number in the phonebook, the name and number are displayed. If the number is a restricted number, Withheld is displayed. To make a call Enter the area code and phone numb
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To check your missed calls 1 When Missed calls: is displayed, } YES to display the missed calls. 2 To call a number, scroll to the number } YES. To make international calls 1 Press and hold until a + sign appears on the screen. 2 Enter the country code, area code (without the leading zero) and phone number } YES. Emergency calls Your phone supports the international emergency numbers, 112, 911 and 08. These numbers can normally be used to make an emergency call in any country, with or witho
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Call list The numbers of the last calls that you have made or received are saved in the call list. To call a number from the call list } YES from standby and scroll to the name or number you want to call } YES. To clear the call list } Calls } YES } Clear call list } YES. Phonebook Your phone has a phonebook in which you can save numbers and accompanying names (an entry). To save a number together with a name 1 } Phonebook } YES } Add number } YES. 2 Select Add new? to enter the phone number
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To add a ringtone to a phonebook entry 1 } Phonebook } YES } Options } YES } Personal rings } YES. 2 } Add new? } YES. 3 Press to go to the phonebook. Scroll to the phonebook entry you want } YES. 4 This takes you to Personal rings. Select a ringtone } YES. To call a number saved in the phonebook 1 } Phonebook } YES } Find and call } YES. 2 Enter the name or the first letter of the name } YES. 3 If the name displayed is not the one you want, press or until you find the correct name and nu
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To turn the Ask to save function on or off } Phonebook } YES } Options } YES } Ask to save } YES select On or Off } YES. To edit an entry in the phonebook 1 } Phonebook } YES } Find and edit } YES. 2 Enter the name or the first letter of the name } YES. 3 } YES to select the entry. 4 } Edit } YES. 5 When you have finished editing } YES to save your changes. To delete an entry from the phonebook 1 } Phonebook } YES } Find and edit } YES. 2 Enter the name or the first few letters of the name } Y
