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User guide
Z258c
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Congratulations on your purchase of the Sony Ericsson Z258c. For additional phone content, go to www.sonyericsson.com/ cn/fun. Register now to get free online storage and special offers at www.sonyericsson.com/cn/myphone. For product support, go to www.sonyericsson.com/cn. Instruction symbols The following instruction symbols appear in this User guide: > Use the navigation key to scroll and select. Press the navigation key up. Press the navigation key down. Press the navigation key to the le
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Prepare the phone Always turn off your phone and detach the charger before you insert or remove the SIM card. To insert the SIM card and battery 1 Remove the battery cover by sliding the battery release latch down. 2 Slide the SIM card into its holder with the contacts facing down. 3 Insert the battery with the label side up and the connectors facing each other. 4 Slide the battery cover into place and close the battery release latch. 3 This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © P
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Charge the battery Your phone battery is partly charged when you buy it. It may take 30 minutes for the battery icon to appear on the screen. Non-USB Charger (old type) USB Charger (new type) A1 A B1 A AC adapter B A1 AC adapter A2 B2 connector A2 AC adapter USB socket BUSB cable B1 USB cable connector B2 USB cable plug 4 This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use.
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Using the USB charger To connect the charger and charge the battery 1 Connect the USB cable plug to the AC adapter USB socket, as shown in the above illustration. The USB cable is supplied with your phone. 2 Connect the USB cable connector to your phone. Press a key to view the charging status on the screen. It takes approximately 2.5 hours to fully charge the battery. To remove the charger 1 Charge your battery until the battery icon indicates a full charge. 2 Tilt the USB charger connect
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Note: 1 The USB cable for the new USB charger shown in the illustration on page four (Part. B in the new-type charger illustration) is only intended for charging your phone. Do not use it for transferring data. 2 The USB cable for the USB charger shown in the illustration (Part. B in the new-type charger illustration) is only intended for connection to the AC adapter (Part. A in the new-type charger illustration) to charge your phone. It must not be used for connection to a PC. 3 Sony E
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Turn the phone on 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 At first start-up, select Yes to use the setup wizard to make a phone setup. Select No to use the setup wizard later. After you have turned the phone on and entered your PIN, the name of your operator appears on the screen. This view or screen is called standby. You can now make and receive calls. To turn off the phone • Press and hold
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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 if from your phone. Contacts may also be saved in the phone memory. See Contacts on page 19. PIN code (SIM card lock) The PIN (Personal Identification Number) code is a SIM card lock that protects your subsc
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Menu overview Calls Internet Games Camera Messaging File manager Write new Camera album Inbox Pictures Call voicemail Ringtones Drafts Themes Outbox Bookmarks Sent messages Games Saved messages Applications Templates Other Settings Organizer Contacts Settings Online services Options General Alarm New contact Sounds & alerts Applications Display Calendar Calls Tasks Connectivity Notes Calculator Timer Stopwatch Some menus and icons described in this document may vary depending on operator, netwo
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Phone overview Network Battery status coverage Function for Function for left selection right selection key key Calls Menu Internet key Navigation key Left selection Right selection key key Camera key Volume buttons Back key C key (Clear) On/off key Charging (USB Infrared port connector) Microphone 10 This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use.
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Network coverage The network bars show the strength of the GSM network. Move to another location if you have network problems. No netw. coverage means you are out of range. = Good network coverage = Average network coverage Battery status = The phone battery is fully charged = The phone battery is empty The outside Camera lens Icon display 11 This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use.
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Icons These icons may appear in your phone. Icon Description Battery charging, appears with battery icon. You have missed a call. See Calling on page 17. The phone is set to silent. You have received a new text message. You have received a new picture message. Ongoing call. Divert calls is activated. An alarm is activated. The loudspeaker is on. The infrared port is activated. The stopwatch is activated. 12 This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use.
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Shortcuts From standby you can use the navigation keys to go directly to a function: • Press to start the camera. • Press to write a message. • Press to go to your contacts. To change a standby shortcut, go to Menu > Settings > General > Shortcuts. The camera shortcut cannot be changed. To navigate the menus • From standby select Menu and press , , or . • Press to go back one step in the menu. • Press and hold down to return to standby. • Press or to move between tabs. To delete it
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Messaging Your phone supports various messaging services. See Entering text on page 31 for instructions on how to enter text and numbers. Text messages You need a service centre number from your network operator to be able to send text messages. To view and set the service centre number 1 From standby select Menu > Messaging > Settings > Text message > Service centre. 2 If there is no number, select New ServiceCentre, enter the number including the international “+” prefix and country/ regio
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To create and send a picture message 1 From standby select Menu > Messaging > Write new > Picture msg. 2 Select More and select an item to follow your message. 3 Write the message and select OK > Continue. 4 Select Enter phone no., enter the number and select OK. 5 Select Send. To save an item in a picture message 1 In the message, select More > Save items. 2 Select an item and where to save it. To delete all sent messages 1 From standby select Menu > Messaging > Sent messages. 2 Select More >
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Receiving messages To view and save a message from the inbox 1 From standby select Menu > Messaging > Inbox. 2 Scroll to a message and select View. If you want to save the message, select More > Save message > Saved messages (SIM card) or > Templates (phone). To delete messages from the inbox 1 From standby select Menu > Messaging > Inbox. 2 Select More > Delete all msgs > All > Yes to delete all messages. To delete one message, scroll to the message and select More > Delete > Yes. 16 This i
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Calling Your phone must be on and within range of a network. To make a call 1 From standby enter the area code and phone number. 2 Select Call. To make an emergency call • From standby enter 112 (the international emergency number) and select Call. You can make emergency calls without a SIM card and without entering a PIN. To make an international call 1 From standby press until a + sign appears. 2 Enter the country/region code, area code (without the first zero), phone number and select Call
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To turn the loudspeaker on during a call • Select More > Turn on speaker. Do not hold the phone to your ear when using the loudspeaker. This could damage your hearing. To change the ear speaker volume during a call •Press or . To turn off the microphone during a call • Press and hold down . To resume, press and hold down again. Call list You can view information about recent calls. To call a number from the call list 1 From standby select Calls and scroll to a tab. 2 Scroll to the name or nu
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Contacts In Contacts you can save contact information with name, numbers, addresses, picture, ringtone, title, personal information and birthday. See Entering text on page 31 for instructions on how to enter text and numbers. To add a contact 1 From standby select Menu > Contacts. 2 Scroll to and select New contact > Add. 3 Enter the name and select OK. 4 Scroll to New number: and select Add. 5 Enter the number and select OK. 6 Scroll to and select the contact type. 7 Select Save. Enter the
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To delete a contact 1 From standby select Menu > Contacts. 2 Scroll to the contact and press . To edit a contact 1 From standby select Menu > Contacts. 2 Scroll to the contact and select More > Edit contact. 3 Scroll to the contact information and select Edit. 4 Enter information or select a picture or ringtone. 5 Confirm and select Save. To send all contacts • From standby select Menu > Contacts > Options > Advanced > Send all contacts and select a transfer method. To copy contacts between t
