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User guide
J132/J132a
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Congratulations on your purchase of the Sony Ericsson J132/J132a. For product support, go to www.sonyericsson.com/support. 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 left. Press the navigation key to the right. Tip Note Warning Indicates that a service or function is network- or subscription-dependent. All menus or fu
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Turning on the phone To turn on the phone 1 Press and hold down . 2 Enter your PIN if requested. To correct mistakes, select Clear. 3 Select OK. 4 Select a language. 5 Enter the time and date and select OK. If the screen turns dark when you enter your PIN, press the left selection key to turn on the screen light. Standby After you have turned on the phone 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
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Charging the battery Your phone battery is partly charged when you buy it. It takes approximately 3 hours to fully charge the battery. It may take 30 minutes for the battery icon to appear on the screen. To charge the battery 1 Connect the charger to the phone. Press a key to view the charging status on the screen. 2 To remove the charger, pull the plug straight out. You can use the phone during charging. You can charge the battery for more or less than 3 hours. Interrupted charging will no
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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 it from your phone. Contacts may also be saved in the phone memory. See Contacts on page 20. PIN code (SIM card lock) The PIN (Personal Identification Number) code is a SIM card lock that protects your subsc
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Phone overview Network coverage Battery status Function for left Function for right selection key selection key Menu Contacts Volume keys Navigation key with shortcuts (Up/down) Left selection key Right selection key Call key End key, On/off key Keylock Torch Battery charger Stereo handsfree connector connector 6 This is the Internet version of the User guide. © Print only for private use.
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Menu overview Text message, Inbox, Sent messages, Messaging Drafts, Saved messages, Delete messages, Messaging tips, Settings * SIM card function. Menu is operator SIM toolkit* and subscription dependent. Alarm clock, Reminders, Birthdays, Extras Calendar, Timer, Stopwatch, Calculator, Games, Torch View contacts, Add contact, My number, Contacts Voicemail, Delete, Speed dial, SIM contacts, Service numbers, Contacts tips, Settings Call list, Call timer, Call tips, Call settings Calls
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Screen icons Network coverage The network bars show the strength of the GSM network. Move to another location if you have network problems. No network 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 8 This is the Internet version of the User guide. © Print only for private use.
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These icons may appear in your phone. Icon Description Battery charging, appears with battery icon. You have missed a call. The phone is set to silent. You have received a new text message. You have received a new voice message. Ongoing call. Divert calls is activated. An alarm is activated. The loudspeaker is on. Predictive text input is used (dictionary). The keypad is locked. The radio is playing in the background. Some services may be operator-, network- and subscription-dependent. 9 This i
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Shortcuts From standby you can use the navigation keys to go directly to a function: • To go to contacts, press . • To write a text message, press . • To set the alarm, press . • To play the radio, press . 10 This is the Internet version of the User guide. © Print only for private use.
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To navigate the menus • From standby select Menu and press , , or . • Select Back to go back one step in the menu. • Press to return to standby. • Press or to move between tabs. To select actions on the screen • Press one of the selection keys. To lock the keypad • Press and select Lock. To unlock the keypad • Press and select Unlock. Calls to the international emergency number can still be made, even when the keypad is locked. To set the phone to silent • Press and hold down to set si
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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. 2Press . To make an emergency call • From standby enter the international emergency number, for example, 112 and press . You can make emergency calls without a SIM card and without entering a PIN. In some countries, other emergency numbers are promoted, for example, 911. To view your local emergency numbers • From standby select Menu > Calls > Call settings > Emerg
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To reject a call •Press . To view missed calls • When Missed call is displayed, select View. To call back, scroll to a number and press . To turn on the loudspeaker during a call • Select Options > 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 • Select Options > Turn off mic. To resume, select Options > Turn on mic. To view opti
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Call list You can view information about recent calls. To call a number from the call list 1 From standby press . 2 Scroll to the name or number and press . To add a number to contacts 1 From standby press . 2 Scroll to the number and select Options > Save number. 3 Enter the contact information and select Continue > Save. To delete a number from the call list 1 From standby press . 2 Scroll to the number and select Options > Delete > Yes. Call time During a call, the duration of the call is sho
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Messaging Text messages You need a service centre number from your network operator to be able to send text messages. Text messages can contain simple pictures, sound effects, animations, and melodies. See Entering text on page 18 for instructions on how to enter text and numbers. To view and set the service centre number 1 From standby select Menu > Messaging > Settings > Service centre. 2 To change the number, select Clear. Enter the number including the international “+” prefix and coun
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To add a symbol to a text message 1 When you write the message, select Options > Add symbol. 2 Select a symbol. To add an item to a text message 1 When you write the message, select Options > Add item. 2 Select an item. Receiving text messages You are notified when you receive a text message. Received messages are saved in Inbox. When Inbox is full, they are automatically saved on the SIM card. When both Inbox and the SIM card are full, you must delete messages to be able to receive new mess
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To save a phone number from a text message 1 When you view the message, select Options > Save number. 2 Enter a name for the contact and select Continue > Save. To reply to a text message 1 When you view the message, select Options > Reply. 2 Write the message and select Options > Send message. 3 Select Send. To forward a text message 1 From standby select Menu > Messaging > Inbox. 2 Scroll to the message and select View > Options > Forward > Options > Send message. 3 Select an option. 4 Selec
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Entering text There are two input methods you can use to enter text; multitap or predictive text input. By using predictive text input you only have to press each key once. Continue writing a word even if it appears to be wrong. The phone uses the dictionary to recognize the word when all letters are entered. To enter text using multitap (no dictionary) • Press – until the letter appears. • Press to add a space. • Press to enter punctuation marks. To enter text using predictive text inpu
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To use the keys • Press to enter symbols, for example, the + sign. •Press repeatedly to shift between upper case and lower case letters. • Select Clear to delete characters. • Press and hold down – to enter numbers. To change writing language 1 Before inputting text, select Options > Writing language. 2 Select a language. 19 This is the Internet version of the User guide. © Print only for private use.
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Contacts Contacts are automatically saved in the phone memory. You can copy contacts from the phone memory to the SIM card. The number of contacts you can save in the phone or on the SIM card depends on available memory. See Entering text on page 18 for instructions on how to enter text and numbers. To add a contact 1 From standby select Contacts > Add contact. 2 Enter the name and select Continue. 3 Enter the number and select Save. Enter the + sign and country code with all phone numbers.
