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SMS.................................................................. 47  
MMS ................................................................ 47  
Email ................................................................ 48  
More about Messaging..................................... 49  
Subscribing to RSS feeds................................. 69  
Reading news items.......................................... 69  
Updating feeds ................................................. 70  
Settings............................................................. 70  
Camera........................................................ 51  
Taking pictures and video clips........................ 52  
Viewing pictures and clips............................... 54  
Changing the settings ....................................... 55  
Media player............................................... 71  
Music................................................................ 71  
Video................................................................ 73  
FM radio........................................................... 75  
Online............................................................... 77  
Contacts ...................................................... 57  
Using Contacts ................................................. 57  
Creating and editing contacts........................... 58  
Managing contacts ........................................... 60  
PlayNow™................................................... 78  
Picture gallery and Picture editor ............ 79  
Picture gallery .................................................. 79  
Picture editor .................................................... 81  
Calendar ..................................................... 62  
Creating calendar entries.................................. 62  
Managing calendar entries ............................... 63  
Settings............................................................. 64  
Business card scanner................................ 83  
Scanning cards ................................................. 83  
Sound recorder........................................... 84  
Record .............................................................. 84  
Playback ........................................................... 84  
Manage recordings........................................... 84  
Preferences ....................................................... 84  
Web ............................................................. 65  
Working with pages ......................................... 65  
Settings menu .................................................. 66  
Views menu...................................................... 67  
Configuring the browser .................................. 67  
MusicDJ™................................................... 85  
RSS feeds .................................................... 69  
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Games .......................................................... 86  
Connecting to other devices ...................... 97  
Bluetooth wireless technology......................... 97  
Infrared port..................................................... 98  
USB port .......................................................... 98  
Wireless LAN .................................................. 99  
Connections manager....................................... 99  
Computer modem ............................................ 99  
Quickoffice and Pdf+ ................................. 87  
Quickoffice ...................................................... 87  
Pdf+.................................................................. 88  
Notes and Tasks.......................................... 89  
Notes................................................................ 89  
Tasks................................................................ 89  
Synchronization and backup .................. 100  
Local synchronization.................................... 100  
Backing up data ............................................. 101  
Restoring data ................................................ 101  
Remote synchronization ................................ 101  
Calculator and Converter.......................... 91  
Calculator......................................................... 91  
Converter ......................................................... 92  
Time, timer and stopwatch........................ 93  
Time................................................................. 93  
Timer................................................................ 93  
Stopwatch ........................................................ 93  
Setting up Internet, email and MMS ..... 102  
Setting up accounts........................................ 102  
Setting up Internet manually.......................... 103  
Setting up email manually ............................ 107  
Setting up MMS manually ............................ 110  
Managing files and applications................ 94  
File manager .................................................... 94  
Installing applications...................................... 95  
Storage wizard ................................................. 95  
Control panel............................................ 113  
Call settings .................................................. 113  
Accept calls.................................................... 113  
Add to Contacts ............................................. 113  
Calling cards .................................................. 114  
Call waiting.................................................... 115  
PC Suite....................................................... 96  
Installing PC Suite ........................................... 96  
Application launcher........................................ 96  
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Forward calls.................................................. 115  
Flag Call......................................................... 115  
Handsfree settings .......................................... 115  
Reject with SMS ............................................ 116  
Restrict calls................................................... 116  
Show or hide number ..................................... 116  
TTY Settings .................................................. 116  
Voice control.................................................. 116  
Voicemail ....................................................... 117  
ALS settings .................................................. 117  
Call meter ...................................................... 117  
Power save ..................................................... 126  
Screen saver ................................................... 126  
Sounds & alerts .............................................. 127  
Storage wizard................................................ 128  
Text input ....................................................... 128  
Themes ........................................................... 128  
Time & date.................................................... 129  
User greeting .................................................. 129  
Wallpaper ....................................................... 129  
Messaging settings........................................ 129  
Area information ............................................ 129  
Email accounts ............................................... 130  
MMS accounts ............................................... 130  
SMS ............................................................... 130  
Wap push........................................................ 130  
Connections................................................... 118  
Bluetooth wireless technology ....................... 118  
Infrared port ................................................... 120  
Internet accounts ............................................ 120  
Mobile networks............................................. 120  
USB................................................................ 120  
Wireless LAN................................................. 121  
Security.......................................................... 130  
Certificate manager and Java certificates....... 130  
Locks.............................................................. 131  
MIDlet settings............................................... 132  
VPN accounts................................................. 133  
Device ............................................................ 123  
Backlight ........................................................ 123  
Device management....................................... 124  
Flight mode .................................................... 125  
Hardware buttons ........................................... 125  
Location.......................................................... 126  
Number formats ............................................. 126  
Other.............................................................. 133  
Format disk..................................................... 133  
Install.............................................................. 133  
Language........................................................ 133  
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Master reset.................................................... 133  
Setup wizard .................................................. 134  
Uninstall......................................................... 134  
Troubleshooting........................................ 135  
Important information............................. 136  
Guidelines for safe  
and efficient use ........................................ 140  
End User License Agreement ........................ 143  
Limited Warranty........................................... 144  
Declaration of Conformity............................. 147  
Technical data........................................... 148  
Index .......................................................... 150  
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Welcome  
Thank you for purchasing the Sony Ericsson P990i the  
Web Guide – an up-to-date User’s Guide available  
on the Internet on www.sonyericsson.com/support.  
You can access this from your computer or the  
browser on your phone.  
all-in-one entertainment phone and PDA.  
Before you start to use your new phone please read these  
instructions carefully to enjoy maximum performance  
and a longer life service.  
This icon indicates that the function is network-  
or operator-dependent. The service may not  
always be available in all countries or when you  
are roaming. Please contact your operator for  
information  
The Getting to know your phone chapter in this User’s  
Guide gives a quick overview of the main functions of  
the phone, shortcuts and general information.  
The complete user documentation consists of the  
following parts:  
Quick Guide – the information needed to get you  
started.  
User’s Guide – an overview of the phone with  
detailed settings information.  
Help in the phone – your phone has built-in help  
texts that you can access with the flip open. In most  
applications, Help is available in the application  
menu. Some dialogs, for example, those where you  
make important settings, have specific Help  
available. To view this Help, tap  
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Getting to know your phone  
F. Strap  
G. Extra stylus  
H. Memory Stick adapter  
I. Flip replacement cover  
J. Flip replacement tool set  
Package  
A
N
M
L
B
K. CD with Sony Ericsson PC Suite (in the  
documentation package)  
L. Documentation package  
M. USB cable  
N. Memory Stick PRO Duoinserted in the Memory  
Stick slot. The Memory Stick contains Try and Buy  
applications.  
C
K
I
J
D
If your package does not include all the listed items  
above, please contact your retailer.  
H
Note: Before you can use your phone you need to insert  
the SIM card, and insert and charge the battery. Always  
detach the charger before you insert or remove the SIM  
card.  
E
F
G
A. Phone  
B. Battery  
C. Charger  
D. Desk stand  
E. Stereo headset  
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Overview  
I
T
S
R
I. Camera lens  
J
A
cover  
K
J. Camera lens  
H
B
K. External  
antenna  
L
connector  
Q
M
L. Loudspeaker  
M. Photo light  
C
G
N. Connector for  
accessories  
P
and charger  
O. Microphone  
F
D
P. Key and touch  
screen lock  
slider  
O
N
E
Q. Back button  
R. Jog Dial  
S. Media player button  
T. Stylus  
A. On/Off button  
B. Camera for video calls  
C. Screen  
D. Flip with keypad  
E. Camera button  
F. Slot for Memory Stick  
G. Internet button  
H. Infrared port  
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Battery  
Before using your phone  
To open the battery  
cover press it slightly  
on its upper part and  
slide it down the phone.  
Insert the battery and  
close the cover.  
SIM card  
You receive your SIM  
card when you register  
with a network  
operator. The SIM  
card keeps track of  
your phone number,  
the services included  
in your subscription  
and phonebook  
Before you use the  
phone for the first time,  
charge the battery for at  
least 4 hours. When the  
battery is new, or  
completely discharged,  
it may take up to 30 minutes before the battery icon  
appears on the screen.  
information, among  
other things.  
A PIN code is supplied  
Charging the battery  
You need to charge the battery when the indicator light  
with the SIM card and must be entered when switching  
on the phone for the first time.  
flashes red. Low battery is also indicated by a message  
on the screen and a beep.  
Remove the battery (if it is in place) and insert the SIM  
card into the SIM card holder.  
Make sure the battery is inserted and connect the charger  
to the phone, then connect the charger to the mains. The  
battery is charged when the indicator light shows a  
steady green light and the battery icon is full.  
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Care instructions  
Please take care of your phone and follow these advice:  
Turning the phone on and  
off  
Use a moist cloth when you clean the screen.  
Only use the stylus provided to tap the screen.  
For detailed care instructions, see Recommendations  
for safe use of product (mobile phone, battery,  
charger and other accessories) on page 140.  
Normal operation  
When you turn the phone on you will be prompted to  
choose between Phone On and Flight mode. For normal  
operation, choose Phone On.  
First time start-up  
Please read Guidelines for safe and efficient use on  
To turn the phone off, press the On/Off button and  
choose Power off.  
page 140 before you use your phone.  
Flight mode  
To switch on your phone press the On/Off button  
keeping the flip closed. Select Phone on when the  
Power menu opens.  
If you choose Flight mode, the phone’s radio functions  
are switched off. You can still use the organizer  
applications, and applications that use a wireless LAN  
connection.  
You will be prompted to select a language. Read more  
about selecting and installing languages in Language on  
page 133.  
Note: If you want to use wireless LAN in Flight mode,  
make sure that Flight mode is enabled before you choose  
wireless LAN, as wireless LAN is disabled by default in  
Flight mode.  
The first time you start the phone you have the option to  
run the Setup wizard. Open the flip and follow the  
instructions.  
Use Flight mode where mobile phones are prohibited,  
such as in hospitals and aircrafts. See Flight mode on  
page 125.  
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When the flip is open, the large touch-screen is revealed  
and the keyboard is available. To navigate menus and  
lists, see Navigation on page 15.  
Flip closed  
With the keypad flip closed, your phone can be used as  
a conventional mobile phone, using the keypad to dial  
and the Jog Dial to navigate. See Navigation on page 15.  
Screen areas  
When the flip is open the screen is touch-sensitive. The  
screen is divided into a number of areas that are used for  
different purposes.  
Screen areas  
When the flip is closed, the screen is not touch-sensitive.  
It is divided into the following areas:  
The areas and some terms are shown in the figure below:  
A. Status bar,  
A
A. Application  
title bar,  
A
containing status  
Notes  
F
Notes  
E
icons.  
B
C
containing  
the  
B. Application title  
B
bar.  
application  
C. Application area.  
menu  
.
D. Selection key bar.  
Many options are  
available from the  
More menu.  
B. Application  
area.  
D
New  
More  
C. Status bar,  
containing  
E
D
E. Context bar.  
Save  
Cancel  
status icons  
and the status  
bar menu  
C
Flip open  
You can open the flip to reach more applications, and to  
continue working with any active application.  
.
D. Selection key bar.  
E. Button bar.  
F. Context bar, containing tabs.  
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Closing the flip  
Importing phonebook  
entries  
You can import contact information in several ways:  
Closing the flip while an application is running generally  
ends the application and saves the data. Exceptions,  
among others, are voice/video phone calls, data sessions  
and multimedia applications, that will continue to run.  
Copy phonebook entries stored on your SIM card.  
See Copying contacts to and from a SIM card on  
page 60.  
Transfer phonebook entries from a computer  
application using the synchronize function. See  
Synchronization and backup on page 100.  
Beam phonebook entries from another phone using,  
for example, Bluetooth™ wireless technology. See  
Connecting to other devices on page 97.  
Flip removed  
The flip can be removed, which makes the organizer  
applications easier to access. When the flip is removed,  
your phone works as if the flip was open.  
Note: Turn the phone off before you remove the flip to  
avoid to damage your phone.  
To remove and attach the flip, refer to the separate  
instructions.  
Navigation  
You can navigate menus and select items in various  
ways. With the flip closed, you can use the Jog Dial,  
Back button or Back key, Navigation key, and Selection  
keys.  
Note: Sony Ericsson does not accept any liability for  
lost parts or product defects resulting from any  
disassembly or modification of the product.  
With the flip open, the Jog Dial, Back button and the  
stylus are accessible. There is also a handwriting  
recognition feature, so you can use the stylus to write on  
the screen.  
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Jog Dial  
Finding the applications  
Rotate the Jog Dial to scroll  
lists up and down, adjust  
sound volume or move  
through a multimedia  
message. Press the Jog Dial  
inwards to select a  
Activity menu  
Up  
The Activity menu is displayed whenever you switch on  
your phone and is the starting point for performing a  
variety of tasks whether you are working with the flip  
closed or flip open. The Activity menu is operator-  
dependent and is described in the Quick Guide.  
Inwards  
highlighted item.  
Down  
Back button  
Standby view  
The Back button  
functions as the Back key  
functions on page 19.  
on the side has the same  
on the flip, see Keypad  
The standby view is the first view in the Activity menu  
and is shown when no application is activated. Through  
shortcuts in the standby view you can directly reach the  
most commonly used applications. You can also select  
Keys on the flip  
The navigation keys on the flip are used when the flip is  
the shortcut  
Main menu.  
to take you to all the applications in the  
closed. See Keypad functions on page 19.  
Status bar  
The status bar contains icons that indicate the status of  
the current settings and activities. See Status bar icons  
on page 21.  
Stylus  
The stylus is used when the flip is open. Tap the screen  
to navigate and select required items. You can also use it  
to pan multimedia pictures.  
If you select the Status bar menu  
you get access to  
certain settings not shown in the status bar. From the  
Status bar menu you can also reach the Connections  
settings and some of the applications when the shortcut  
is invisible.  
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Main menu  
You can find all the phone’s applications in the Main  
menu, which can be shown either in a list or a grid view.  
Applications are categorized under folders as shown in  
the following overview.  
Messaging  
Radio  
Music  
Video  
Online  
Media player  
Phone  
Call log  
Video phone  
Speed contacts  
Phone  
Calendar  
Contacts  
Multimedia  
Camera  
Web  
RSS feeds  
PlayNowTM  
Picture gallery  
Sound recorder  
MusicDJTM  
QuadraPop  
Entertain-  
ment  
Vijay Singh Pro Golf 2005  
Demo  
Quickoffice  
Pdf  
Notes  
Office  
Tasks  
Business card scanner  
Control panel  
File manager  
Connections manager  
Remote sync  
Calculator  
Converter  
Tools  
Stopwatch  
Time  
Timer  
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Using the applications  
Task manager  
Task manager helps you switch between applications.  
Leaving an application via Task manager rather than  
closing it, lets you return to the same view when you  
switch back to the application. This is useful, for  
example, when cutting and pasting text from one  
application to another. To open Task manager:  
Starting an application  
You have the following options in the Main menu:  
Flip open rotate the Jog Dial to highlight an  
application. Press the Jog Dial, or tap the application  
icon/name, to start the application.  
Flip closed rotate the Jog Dial or press  
Flip open – tap  
Flip closed – press and hold the More key.  
in the status bar.  
or  
to highlight an application. Press the Jog  
to start the application.  
Dial or press  
With the flip open, select the Recent tab. You can switch  
to recently used applications, or select Main menu and  
open a new application from there. You can also switch  
directly to any ongoing call. To switch to an application  
in the list, tap it or highlight it and select Switch. These  
options are also available with the flip closed.  
Leaving an application  
You can leave an application in two ways:  
Close it by using the back key or the back button.  
All data is saved. The next time you open the  
application, it will open in the base view.  
Leave it open and switch to another application  
using Task manager, see Task manager on page 18.  
When you switch back to it, you will return to the  
same view you were in when you left it.  
With the flip open, you can also access some advanced  
features on the Open tab. This tab contains a list of all  
running applications, as well as those that are closed but  
still reserve memory. Highlight an application and select  
End to end the application and free up all the memory  
used by it. From the Task manager menu, you can sort  
the applications in the list by time, size or name.  
Closing an application  
Flip open – from the application base view, tap  
or press on the side of the phone.  
Flip closed – from the application base view, press  
on the keypad or  
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Clear key  
Keypad and keyboard  
functions  
Delete entered characters/digits one by one.  
Press and hold to delete entered words one  
by one.  
Delete an entry from, for example, Contacts  
or Calendar.  
Press and hold to mute the microphone  
during a call.  
Mute the ring signal during an incoming  
call.  
Keypad functions  
Navigation key  
Press the navigation key up, down, left or right  
to move in the required direction. Press for  
example right to open the right tab. Press the  
centre to perform the command that appears on  
the screen just above the key or to select a  
highlighted item.  
Star  
a/A  
Enter the character *.  
Press to switch between different input  
types (Abc, ABC ...).  
Press and hold to change between  
Predictive text and Multitap.  
In this User’s Guide  
means press navigation key up.  
, for example,  
Selection key  
The two keys are application-dependent  
and perform the command that appears on  
the screen just above the key.  
Hash  
Enter the character #.  
In text entry, press and hold to open the  
symbol selector table.  
Press and hold the right selection key to  
bring up Task manager.  
Terminate the input of PIN and security  
codes.  
Back key  
Return to the previous screen or menu.  
Dismiss a dialog.  
Send a busy signal to a calling party. It will  
not end a call.  
Retrieve a SIM card entry. Enter the  
memory position number (1-999) and then  
press  
.
Press and hold to put the phone into silent  
mode when your phone is in standby view.  
Press and hold to return to the standby view.  
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Numeric keys  
In standby view, if you press and hold any character key,  
the Contacts list will be displayed starting with the  
corresponding character.  
Enter digits.  
Enter associated characters or perform  
associated functions.  
to  
Press and hold “1” from the standby view to  
initiate a call to voicemail.  
Press and hold one of the keys 2 to 9 to open  
Contacts. 2 highlights the entry closest to  
“a” and 9 the entry closest to “w”.  
Keyboard functions  
With the flip open you can use some of the keyboard  
keys in all applications, not only when entering text.  
Press and hold to open the virtual keypad for  
instant dialing.  
Use the arrow keys for navigation within the  
or  
application. Press an arrow key, for  
example, to:  
Access the next or previous tab.  
Scroll through contacts with multiple  
telephone numbers.  
Press ALT + an arrow key to navigate up  
and down, for example, in lists.  
Press ALT + Shift/Caps simultaneously to  
bring up the application menu in the open  
application.  
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Icon Function  
Missed call notification  
Status bar icons  
Below is a selection of icons appearing in the status bar.  
With the flip open, you can tap an icon to get more  
information or start an application.  
MMS notification  
Muted microphone  
Predictive text activated  
Ring volume set to zero  
Signal strength, packet data available  
Silent mode  
Icon Function  
3G Available  
Battery strength  
Bluetooth headset connected  
Bluetooth on  
SMS notification  
Current line selection (when Alternate Line  
Service available on the SIM card)  
SMS overflow  
Forward all calls notification  
Email notification  
Flight mode  
Speakerphone activated  
Status bar menu  
Task manager  
Infrared on  
Wireless LAN active  
Voicemail notification  
Internet connection active (flashes when data is  
transferred)  
Key lock activated  
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You can rename and format Memory Sticks, and also  
organize data to and from the Memory Stick. See File  
manager on page 94.  
Memory Stick PRO Duo  
There are Try and Buy applications that represent a wide  
variety of business and entertainment applications pre-  
stored on the supplied Memory Stick PRO Duo. There  
you also find information on how to buy the  
Memory Stick adapter  
Your phone uses the shorter Memory Stick Duo or  
Memory Stick PRO Duo variants. Use the Memory Stick  
adapter when using your Memory Stick in a device  
equipped with a regular Memory Stick slot.  
applications. You can remove the pre-stored applications  
from the Memory Stick to free up storage space.  
The Memory Stick also provides extra storage space  
where you can store pictures, music, applications,  
documents and so forth.To insert the Memory Stick,  
open the cover and then insert it into the slot.  
To release the Memory  
Stick, first press its  
edge inwards and then  
release it.  
Important: Do not  
remove a “busy”  
Memory Stick. This  
may cause the phone to  
hang or corrupt the file  
system on the Memory  
Stick.  
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A. Connect the headset and other accessories to the  
Connecting the included  
accessories  
base of the phone.  
B. Connect the travel charger to the desk stand or to the  
base of the phone.  
C. Connect the desk stand to a USB connector on a  
computer.  
D. Connect the car holder antenna to the antenna  
connector at the rear of the phone.  
Tip You can use the stylus to remove the plastic cup  
covering the antenna connector.  
Fastening the wrist  
strap  
1.  
The wrist wrap can be  
threaded through the  
holes next to the  
connector at the  
bottom of the phone.  
2.  
C
3.  
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Zooming  
Updating software  
In most applications, you can select the Zooming option  
in the application menu. This allows you to zoom  
pictures or change the size of the screen fonts. You can  
choose between Small, Medium and Large.  
When an improved software version for your phone is  
introduced, you can update it using the Sony Ericsson  
Update Service on www.sonyericsson.com/support. The  
Web page has further instructions and will guide you  
through the process.  
Help in the phone  
Your phone has built-in help texts that you can access  
with the flip open. In most applications, Help is available  
in the application menu. Some dialogs, for example, in  
those where you make important settings, have specific  
To run an update, you need a PC with an Internet  
connection. You also need to have the Sony Ericsson PC  
Suite installed and a USB connection between your  
phone and the PC.  
Help available. To view this Help, tap  
corner.  
in the top right  
General functions  
Organizing information  
Send as  
Using the Folder menu  
From many applications it is possible to exchange items  
like appointments, contacts and images. Use the  
command Send as in the application menus to choose  
between the following transfer options:  
In some applications you use folders to organize  
information, for example, your contacts, task entries,  
notes entries, or RSS feeds.  
Note: These applications have their own set of folders.  
A folder created in one application is not visible in  
another application.  
SMS  
MMS  
Infrared  
Bluetooth  
Email  
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A. Folder menu.  
A. Phone memory  
Picture Gallery  
Notes  
All notes  
A
B
tab.  
B. All folder. When this  
is selected, entries  
from all folders are  
displayed.  
Camera folder  
Business cards  
B. Memory Stick  
Note A  
B
Unfiled  
A
tab.  
Edit folders  
C
D
In the respective  
application menu  
you can find  
Note: The All folder  
in Contacts does not  
display the entries  
on the SIM card.  
Clipart  
Frames  
functions for  
Plane  
C. Unfiled folder. Each  
application has its  
own default folder,  
so if you do not  
09:01, 30/05/05  
copying, moving,  
renaming, and  
deleting files.  
New  
When handling files you can select one or more files in  
a folder. You can also add, rename and delete folders.  
create folders of your own, your items will be stored  
in the Unfiled folder.  
D. Edit folders. Select this to rename, delete or add a  
new folder. You can only rename and delete folders  
you have created yourself. A folder can only be  
deleted if it is empty.  
Managing your files in File manager  
Using File manager, you can handle the content and  
organization of media, both in the phone memory and on  
the Memory Stick. See File manager on page 94.  
To display entries from a certain folder you select it in  
the folder menu. A new entry is created in the folder that  
is currently active in the application. You can later move  
an entry to another folder.  
Managing your multimedia files  
You can organize your media files directly in the  
respective multimedia application. The media folders  
are displayed on two tabs.  
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Add symbol – launch the symbols and punctuation  
marks table. Use the navigation key to select an  
item.  
Text Entry  
There are four ways to enter text in the phone:  
Note You can also open the symbol selector table by  
Flip closed  
pressing and holding the  
button.  
Use the keypad.  
Aa  
Input type – change the text input type between  
Flip open  
a
(initial uppercase, the rest lowercase),  
Use the virtual keyboard  
bar.  
located in the status  
A
(lowercase entry),  
(numeric entry only).  
(uppercase entry) and 12  
Write directly on the screen using the stylus.  
Use the keyboard below the screen.  
Note You can also change the input type by pressing  
a/A  
the  
button.  
Auto capitalization – switch Auto capitalization on  
and off.  
Entering text with the flip  
closed  
With the flip closed, you use the keypad keys to enter  
text.  
Predictive text – switch between Predictive text,  
in the status bar, and Multitap text entry. See  
below.  
When the Predictive text is selected you can also select:  
1st language – change the 1st language choice for  
the prediction dictionary.  
Editing text  
2nd language – change the 2nd language choice for  
the prediction dictionary.  
Spell word – spell a new word to be entered to the  
user dictionary.  
My words – view the user dictionary where you can  
add, edit or delete words.  
Word suggestions – switch the word suggestion list  
on and off.  
Select More to access editing functions like copy, paste  
and cut text, or if applicable to format text (size, style  
and alignment).  
Text options with the flip closed  
When you are editing text you can select More > Text  
options to open the Text options menu:  
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To enter words using Predictive Text  
Multitap text entry  
When you press a key, a pre-edit box with the different  
characters on that key is shown in the title area:  
1. Select, for example, Messages > Create new  
message > Create SMS.  
2. If you want to write the word “tomorrow”, press  
TUV  
8
. During text entry, a  
suggestion list with word candidates is presented.  
The most frequently used word is shown where you  
are writing, and is also highlighted in the suggestion  
list.  
If the same key is pressed again, the next character in the  
pre-edit box will be selected.  
Note: To enter digits you can also press and hold the  
corresponding key.  
3. If the word shown is the word you want:  
The  
key deletes the character to the left of the  
Press  
or press the Jog Dial inwards to  
cursor. If continuously pressed, the key deletes several  
characters and then whole words.  
accept the word. (The word tomorrow only  
requires four key presses with the Predictive text  
method.)  
To accept the word and add a space, press  
Predictive text with the flip closed  
.
The Predictive text method uses up to two language  
dictionaries to recognize the most commonly used  
words for each sequence of key presses. In addition,  
word completion and next word prediction software is  
used to complete or predict words without requiring  
every letter to be entered. This way, you only need to  
press each key once at the most, even if the letter you  
want is not the first letter on the key.  
If the word shown is not the one you want:  
Scroll with the navigation key or the Jog Dial up  
or down to view alternative word suggestions.  
Press  
to accept the word.  
If you do not find the word you want:  
Select More > Text options > Spell word.  
Edit the word using Multitap text and select  
The following example shows how to start writing text.  
. The word is added to the user dictionary.  
The next time you enter the word, it will appear  
as one of the alternative words.  
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4. Continue writing your message.  
5. Press to enter a full stop. To enter other  
are editing text, select Text options in the application  
menu to:  
punctuation marks, scroll with the navigation key or  
Add symbol – launch the symbols and punctuation  
the Jog Dial to view the alternative symbols.  
marks table.  
Auto capitalization – switch Auto capitalization on  
and off.  
Predictive text – enable or disable Word complete  
Entering text with the flip  
open  
and Next word prediction,  
in the status bar.  
When the Predictive text is selected you can also select:  
Editing text  
1st language – change the 1st language choice for  
the prediction dictionary.  
Select the application menu to access editing functions  
like copy, paste and cut text, or if applicable to format  
text (size, style and alignment).  
2nd language – change the 2nd language choice for  
the prediction dictionary.  
My words – view the user dictionary where you can  
add, edit or delete words.  
Copy and cut  
To get access to copy or cut functions you must first  
highlight the text. To highlight text with the stylus, hold  
the stylus on the end of the text, wait a moment, and then  
drag the stylus across the text you wish to copy or cut.  
To highlight text with the, keyboard, see Highlighting  
text on page 30.  
Keyboard  
With the flip open  
you can use the  
keyboard to enter  
text and for  
navigation.  
Text options with the flip open  
The text options with the flip open are almost the same  
as with the flip closed with some exceptions. When you  
When you press a  
key, if there are  
additional  
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characters associated with that key, then these will be  
shown in a pre-edit box in the title area:  
A
All upper case  
Press  
twice for caps-lock. Any  
additional keys pressed will be  
displayed in uppercase until  
is  
If the same key is pressed again, the next character in the  
pre-edit box will be selected. (The pre-edit box will be  
displayed on screen for as long as you have the key  
depressed.) When the key is released, the highlighted  
character will be selected.  
pressed again to remove caps-lock.  
12 Press once followed by, for  
example, E to type the number 3. Any  
additional keys pressed will display the  
standard characters on the keys.  
Press  
the cursor. Press and hold  
characters and then whole words.  
to delete the character or spaces to the left of  
123  
All upper characters  
to delete several  
Press  
twice to lock the colored  
characters. Any additional keys pressed  
will type the colored characters until  
is pressed again.  
Press the  
to enter a character space to the right of  
the cursor.  
Changing input type  
You can change your text input type as described in the  
Note: Simultaneously pressing  
with a character  
key will insert an uppercase character. Releasing  
after this action will revert the case to lowercase. The  
list below. Icons are displayed in the status bar to show  
selected input type:  
same principle applies when  
to access a symbol from a key.  
and a key is pressed  
Aa  
First letter upper case  
Press  
once followed by, for  
Inserting symbols  
There are a number of ways to insert symbols with the  
keyboard.  
example, E to write a capital E. Any  
additional keys pressed will be  
displayed in lowercase.  
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Virtual  
keyboard.  
Notes  
Press the  
or  
keys to show additional  
symbols in the pre-edit box in the title area.  
Minutes of meeting  
B
C
Use the  
keys.  
to access the colored symbols on the  
A. Select this icon  
to open or close  
the virtual  
Done  
Minutes of meeting  
Press  
and to bring up the application  
keyboard.  
menu. Select Text options > Add symbol to open  
the symbol selector table. Use the Jog Dial to scroll  
within the table, and select the symbol by pressing  
the Jog Dial. You can also select a symbol by using  
the stylus.  
meeting meet meetings  
B. Drop down  
menu. Select  
cap  
> Setup to  
change the  
language of the  
virtual  
D
A
,
abc åäö  
?
@
123  
Navigating within text  
Press  
entry.  
or  
for horizontal navigation within text  
keyboard.  
C. The current input field. Tap the arrows or rotate the  
Press  
and  
or  
for vertical navigation  
Jog Dial to change the input field.  
within text entry.  
D. Character sets. abc - standard characters, àëó -  
international characters, 123 - numeric characters  
and currencies.  
Highlighting text  
Press  
and  
or  
simultaneously to highlight  
text to the left or the right of the cursor.  
Handwriting recognition  
Handwriting recognition translates stylus gestures into  
letters, numbers or other characters, and displays these  
characters as text. Handwriting recognition is only  
active in places where text can be entered.  
Indenting text  
Press  
and  
to indent the text (tab function).  
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Letters  
A. Arrow that splits  
the text mode  
A
Lowercase letters are written below the arrow and  
uppercase letters in line with the arrow.  
B
C
D
First name  
screen into an  
upper part and a  
lower part.  
Dan  
.
a
b
c
n
o
p
q
r
Mobile:  
Save  
B. Write numbers  
and symbols  
,
?
!
Cancel  
above the arrow.  
C. Write uppercase  
letters in line  
with the arrow.  
D. Write lowercase letters below the arrow.  
1
2
d
e
&
To select icons or buttons, tap and hold them using the  
stylus.  
2
1
@
s
f
Note: Most letters can be written using different stroke  
styles. See the tables below. The style does not determine  
case. The position on the screen decides case, not the  
style.  
1
g
'
t
2
h
i
u
v
w
x
y
z
"
2
1
2
1
2
1
j
1
2
1
2
k
l
m
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Accented letters  
Note: Start each stroke at the dotted end.  
Write the character as described above, then write the  
accent above the arrow. Other such characters, for  
example, ö and ü, follow the same principle.  
Numbers  
Numbers are written above the arrow.  
=
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
9
+
or  
.
*
S
,
Note: Start each stroke at the dotted end.  
*
/
\
(
)
Extended characters  
To write symbols and characters that are not shown in  
these tables, please consult the Extended characters  
section of the Handwriting recognition help topic in  
your phone or visit www.sonyericsson.com/support.  
Predictive text with the flip open  
7
You can use Predictive text when writing with the flip  
open in all three methods: Keyboard, Virtual keyboard  
and Handwriting recognition. The word or next word  
predictions are presented where you are writing and also  
in a predictive text suggestions window, but unlike Flip  
closed they are complementary. While entering text, you  
have the option to either select any of the word  
suggestions displayed, or to ignore them and continue  
entering text via your chosen method.  
Note: Start each stroke at the dotted end.  
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Note: If a prediction suggestion is displayed when you  
are sending or saving the text, this word will not be sent  
or saved.  
Locks  
The phone has four security locks that you can set from  
the Control panel. See Locks on page 131.  
Selecting words  
You select word suggestions in different ways  
depending on your chosen method:  
Key lock  
You can turn the key lock on and off by using the key and  
touch screen slider on the left side of the phone. For  
information about the Automatic key lock, see  
Automatic key lock on page 132.  
Handwriting recognition & Virtual keyboard –  
Tap the selected word with the stylus, or tap the  
small left and right arrows on either side of the  
Predictive text suggestions window to scroll through  
any additional words (if available).  
Keyboard – Press the  
key to select the primary  
Sound  
suggested word.  
To select the secondary and additional word suggestions  
Adjusting volume  
press  
key to highlight the word and press  
to  
During phone calls or when listening to music or the FM  
Radio, the easiest way to adjust the sound level is to  
rotate the Jog Dial. When using a Bluetooth headset, you  
can use either the Jog Dial or the volume control on the  
headset. If you are working with another application and  
you need to adjust the sound level of, for example, an  
select it.  
Note: The Jog Dial can be used in all text entry methods  
to highlight and select suggested words.  
ongoing call or music, select  
> Volume to open the  
volume dialog. When you are in standby view with the  
flip closed, select More > Volume.  
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Silent mode  
With the flip open, tap  
Volume and mark Silent mode. To exit silent mode, tap  
and unmark Silent mode. When the flip is closed,  
press and hold  
also select More > Turn on silent.  
Transferring data between  
phones  
If you are upgrading from an old smartphone, you can  
transfer data, such as calendar entries and tasks to your  
new smartphone.  
in the status bar, select  
from the standby view. You can  
To keep data when replacing an old smartphone  
Selecting sounds  
1. Using the old Sony Ericsson PC Suite, synchronize  
your old phone with the relevant computer  
applications and copy other required files to the  
computer.  
2. Uninstall the old Sony Ericsson PC Suite and restart  
your computer.  
Select  
> Volume > Settings from the status bar, or  
select Tools > Control panel > Device > Sounds and  
Alerts to access settings such as ringtones, button clicks  
and equalizer, see Sounds & alerts on page 127. You can  
also set individual ring signals for your contacts, see  
Managing contacts on page 60.  
3. Install the new Sony Ericsson PC Suite. For more  
information, see Installing PC Suite on page 96.  
Transferring sound  
During an ongoing call or audio playback, you can  
transfer the sound, for example, from the speaker to a  
Bluetooth headset. With the flip open, tap  
4. Using the new Sony Ericsson PC Suite, synchronize  
your new phone with the relevant computer  
applications and copy other required files to the  
phone. For more information, see Synchronization  
and backup on page 100.  
to open  
the status bar menu and select Volume > Transfer. With  
the flip closed and in standby view, select More >  
Volume > More > Transfer sound. The transfer function  
is also available from the menus within the relevant  
applications. It may not be possible to transfer sound  
during playback of copyright-protected material.  
All data from the old phone has now been transferred to  
the new one.  
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Phone  
You can use the Phone application with other functions  
of the phone, including applications from outside Sony  
Ericsson. Some special features are:  
keys, the phone application is launched automatically.  
Enter the desired number and select Call.  
Note: With the flip open, press and hold the space bar  
key on the keyboard to display the Phone applications  
virtual keypad. Enter the number and select OK.  
Personalized polyphonic ringtones.  
Multitasking – use other applications during a call.  
Handling of two lines on the SIM card (ALS).  
Handling of voice controlled calls.  
Features when dialing  
Some features available when dialing a number are:  
Making a call  
Delete characters – press  
to delete  
characters.  
You can make a call from many of the applications. This  
chapter mainly describes the Phone application calling  
options.  
International call prefix – press and hold  
to get the international call prefix.  
Hide/show ID – select the Call and hide ID/Call  
and show ID option in the Phone menu to hide or  
show your number for the called party. You can only  
select the option after entering the number but  
before initiating the call.  
Speed dial – press the number key corresponding to  
your speed contact and select Call to make a speed  
dial call.  
Making a call from the application  
Open Phone and enter the desired phone number on the  
keypad or, if the flip is open, use the virtual keypad.  
Select OK.  
Making a call from standby view  
When no application is open, you can make a call  
directly from the keypad. When you press the number  
Send DTMF tones – press keys on the keypad if  
you, for example, are calling a bank. See  
Controlling tone-based services on page 39.  
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More ways to make a call  
Receiving a call  
Making a call from other applications  
You can also make a phone call from other applications.  
Whenever a phone number is available as a link, you can  
select the number and immediately get a calling option.  
Handling an incoming call  
You can handle an incoming phone call in several ways:  
Answer – select Yes, or answer by using voice  
control. See Voice control on page 39.  
Making a call by using voice control  
Send Busy – reject the call by pressing  
or by  
If you have activated the voice control feature and made  
the necessary settings, you can make a call to a contact  
by saying the contact’s name. See Voice control on  
page 39.  
using voice control.  
Reject with SMS – reject the call by sending an  
SMS text message to the caller. Select Phone menu  
> Send SMS > Send. See Reject with SMS on  
page 116.  
Making an emergency call  
Reject and create a reminder – select No to reject  
the call and choose whether you want to create a  
reminder to follow up the call at a later date. See  
Flag Call on page 115.  
You can make an emergency calls as follows:  
Enter the emergency number from the keypad. Press  
the Jog Dial or select Call.  
Select a pre-defined SOS number in the Phone  
menu. Press the Jog Dial or select Call.  
Options during or after a call  
Usually no SIM card or PIN code is required for  
emergency calls, but this is something you need to check  
with your operator.  
You can find the following options in either of the Phone  
and More menus, or on selections keys:  
Mute the microphone – disconnect the microphone  
after you have answered.  
Speakerphone on – transfer the sound to the  
speakerphone during a call. See Speakerphone on  
page 38.  
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Show contact – display the corresponding entry in  
Contacts, or access DTMF tones sequences stored in  
Contacts.  
Add call/Hold/Retrieve – make a call during a call,  
put the active call on hold, or retrieve a held call.  
Transfer sound – transfer a call to a Bluetooth or a  
regular headset, or to the speakerphone. See  
Handsfree settings on page 115.  
Conference calls  
A conference call can be  
started when you have one  
active call and one on hold.  
Select Start conference call  
in the Phone menu to start the  
call. If you answer an  
Phone  
Conference  
2
1
3
Turn on tones/Turn off tones – choose whether you  
incoming call during a  
conference call, the  
conference call will be put on  
hold. The maximum number  
of conference parties is five.  
want to turn DTMF tones on/off.  
5:18 pm  
10.12  
Create task – create a task in Tasks.  
Make note – make a note in Notes. (Call data is  
automatically entered).  
Call voicemail – check the messages in your  
voicemail box. See Voicemail on page 117.  
Hold  
End call  
Note: Conference calls are only available if they are  
supported by your operator.  
Handling two or more calls  
Making a new call on another line  
When ALS (Alternate Line Service) is available on your  
SIM card, you have two lines and two phone numbers  
within your subscription. You can choose which line you  
want to use for outgoing calls. See ALS settings on  
page 117.  
You can handle more than one call at the same time, as  
follows:  
Put an ongoing call on hold and start a new one, or  
answer an incoming call.  
Start a conference call during an ongoing call.  
(operator-dependent)  
Extract one party in a conference call for a private  
talk and put the conference call on hold.  
One of the lines can be used for both data and voice,  
while the other can only be used for voice calls.  
Incoming calls can be received on both lines at the same  
time. The current line is shown by the ALS  
Make a call on another line (if ALS is available)  
Retrieve a held call, or release it.  
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icon,  
line, tap the icon.  
or  
, in the status bar. To switch to the other  
Rotate the Jog Dial to bring up the Transfer sound  
dialog. Select to transfer the sound to the  
speakerphone. (You can also adjust the volume).  
Select Speakerphone on/off in either of the Phone  
and More menus.  
Call log  
Note: The speakerphone does not work when the phone  
is in silent mode.  
All your calls are being logged in the application Call  
log. Here you can find call information, such as the type  
of calls, time, date, phone numbers and call lengths. You  
can choose any of the four tabs to display the logged  
information.:  
WARNING! The volume may be uncomfortably loud at  
the higher volume levels if the phone is close to your ear.  
This may also damage your hearing.  
All calls  
Setting up speed dial numbers  
Speed dial numbers are abbreviated numbers, number  
Answered calls only  
Dialed calls only  
Missed calls only  
keys  
to  
, which are used to reach your  
nine Speed contacts from the keypad. To set up your  
Speed contacts, see Creating a speed contact on  
page 59.  
You can also make phone calls and call notes directly  
from this application.  
Abbreviated numbers and shortcuts  
For a fast access to, for example, your voicemail and  
other features, you can use abbreviated numbers and  
shortcuts. See Keypad and keyboard functions on  
page 19.  
More features  
Speakerphone  
You can activate the speakerphone during a call in two  
ways:  
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Controlling tone-based services  
You can use your phone for phone banking services or  
other tone-based services that use DTMF (Dual Tone  
Multi Frequency).  
Voice control  
The voice control feature lets you manage calls by using  
your voice. With Voice answer you can use words  
recorded for “answer” and “busy” to answer, or to send  
a busy tone to an incoming call. With Voice dialing, you  
can make a call by saying a contact’s name.  
You can send tones during a call as follows:  
Press the keypad keys during an active call.  
Include a tone sequence when dialing.  
Use digit sequences stored in Contacts entries. See  
Adding a DTMF tone sequence on page 60.  
A ‘Magic word’ is used to activate the Voice dialing, to  
ensure that the phone does not call anybody whose name  
has just been mentioned by chance. (To read more about  
the Magic word, see Voice control on page 116). You can  
activate the Voice dialing feature in any of the following  
ways:  
To make it easier to use phone services, you can store  
tone sequences in fields in Contacts. Each tone sequence  
must start with a p and end with a space.  
Say the ‘Magic word’ (only supported when a  
Note: You should not store any secret personal codes in  
your phone, in case it gets stolen or lost.  
regular headset or a car kit is attached to the phone).  
Press and hold the call button on a headset, or press  
the button on a Bluetooth headset.  
Press and hold the Jog Dial from the standby view  
(also supported when no equipment is attached to  
the phone).  
One way to store a tone sequence in Contacts is that you  
make, for example, a banking call and use the Copy  
option in Phone and the Paste option in Contacts.  
To include a 3-second pause in a tone sequence, use the  
To make a call, wait for the tone to finish, and then say  
the voice command linked to the contact you want to  
call. For information about settings, see Voice control on  
page 116.  
letter p by pressing and holding  
with the flip  
a/A  
closed. Use as many p:s in a row as required.  
Tip Call your banks service number and time the length  
of the spoken instructions, so that you know how long the  
pauses you include in your tone sequence should be.  
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Calling cards  
Forwarding calls  
There are two main types of calling cards: corporate and  
commercial cards. With a corporate card you can use  
your phone as a corporate phone, and get access to  
special services since all your calls pass through a  
corporate switchboard.  
You can forward incoming calls to another number, if  
you for any reason are unable to answer. See Forward  
calls on page 115.  
Accepting calls  
You can specify who should be able to call you. All other  
callers will be blocked. See Accept calls on page 113.  
A commercial calling card is either a “real” plastic card,  
containing number information, or just a phone number  
provided over the Internet. The calls you make pass  
through a calling card server, which usually allows you  
to make international phone calls at a lower cost. See  
Calling cards on page 114.  
Restricting calls  
You can set restrictions for calls made from, or to, your  
phone. For example, you can prevent it to be used for  
long distance calls. See Restrict calls on page 116.  
Business phone services  
Call waiting  
Your mobile phone can be used with a corporate  
switchboard. For information about setting up business  
phone services, see Business phone services on  
page 114.  
You can choose whether you should be alerted or not  
when a new call is coming in during an ongoing call. See  
Call waiting on page 115.  
Call meter service  
Handsfree and Bluetooth  
The Call meter service allows you to keep track of the  
costs of calls, and to prevent you from making calls  
when a certain credit limit has been exceeded. See Call  
meter on page 117.  
You can choose whether you want to use a regular or a  
Bluetooth headset with your phone. See Handsfree  
settings on page 115 and Bluetooth wireless technology  
on page 118.  
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Note: The service is available only if it is supported by  
your operator.  
Support for TTY  
To use a teletype (TTY) device with the phone, connect  
the device at the base of the phone. See TTY Settings on  
page 116. For further information, refer to your TTY  
device supplier’s product information.  
Note: You can still make normal calls when the phone is  
in TTY mode, but other accessories, such as handsfree,  
will not work properly.  
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Video phone  
When you make a video call, you can see the person you  
are talking to on the screen. By using Video phone you  
can:  
A 3G network is available.  
Note: This function is network- or operator-dependent.  
The service may not always be available in all countries  
or when you are roaming. Please contact your operator  
for information about your subscription and video calls.  
Explore the application in Demo mode (off-line).  
Zoom the outgoing video.  
Show both incoming and outgoing video.  
Making a call from the application  
Select Video phone and choose the appropriate option:  
This chapter describes the use of the application with the  
flip open, unless otherwise stated.  
Flip closed enter the number from the keypad and  
select OK.  
Demo mode  
When you open Video phone, the application starts in  
demo mode (off-line), which means that you can explore  
the functionality without initiating a call. All options are  
available.  
Flip open tap  
to bring up the Virtual keypad.  
Enter the phone number and select OK.  
Making a call from standby  
You can make a video call from the standby view:  
Flip closed enter the number on the keypad and  
select Video call.  
Making a video call  
Flip open select the Phone shortcut  
and tap  
the video call tab  
OK.  
. Enter the number and select  
Before making a video call  
Before you make a video call make sure that:  
Both you and the called party have 3G SIM cards  
and 3G phones.  
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Other ways to make a video call  
Zoom  
You can also make a video call from other applications.  
Whenever a phone number is available as a link, you can  
select the number and immediately get a calling option.  
You can zoom the outgoing  
video feed in the large  
window between four zoom  
levels.  
Video phone  
Use the buttons  
and  
Receiving a video call  
to zoom. The magnifying  
glass is displayed when the  
picture is fully zoomed out.  
When you zoom, the current  
zoom level is displayed.  
When the phone indicates that you have an incoming  
video call, you can either accept or reject the call:  
05:37  
Accept select Yes. The front camera is switched  
on by default.  
Stop camera  
End call  
Reject select No to reject a video call.  
Pause picture  
Video call options  
If the outgoing video feed is stopped, a pause picture is  
sent to the other person. You can set a pause picture in  
Video phone menu > Advanced > Paused picture. You  
can use any picture that you have stored in the phone.If  
you do not set a pause picture, a default picture will be  
shown.  
Switch between front and rear camera  
The outgoing video feed is by default captured with the  
front camera and shown in the small window.  
If you select Camera from this default state, the  
outgoing video feed will instead be captured with the  
rear camera and shown in the large window, while the  
incoming video will be shown in the small window. If  
you select Camera again, the default state will return.  
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Create task – create a task in the Tasks application.  
Make note – make a note in the Notes application.  
Options in the Video phone menu  
You can find these options in the Video phone menu  
when you make a video call:  
Options in the Advanced menu  
You can make these settings in Video phone menu >  
Advanced, preferably before you use the application.  
Start camera/Stop camera – start or stop your  
outgoing video feed. When the camera is paused,  
the pause picture is sent.  
Switch pictures – switch the incoming and the  
outgoing video during a call. The large and the  
small picture change place.  
Use front camera/Use rear camera – select either of  
the cameras, front or rear, to be used for the  
outgoing video. The outgoing video feed is shown  
in the large picture.  
Answer mode – you can choose whether the camera  
should be started automatically when a call starts.  
You can also choose if the rear or front camera  
should be used as the default camera when a video  
call starts.  
Mirror image – your front camera image is reversed  
so that you see yourself as in a mirror. This does not  
affect the image that is sent to the other phone.  
Hide small picture/Show small picture – choose  
whether to remove the small picture from your  
display.  
Paused picture – you can choose an alternate pause  
picture from the pictures you have stored on the  
phone.  
Turn on night mode – use this option to get a  
brighter image when the lighting is poor.  
Share data – send a Vcard, SMS or MMS message.  
When you receive a video call, you can select extra  
options:  
Speakerphone off/Speakerphone on – turn the  
speakerphone on or off.  
Mute microphone/Unmute microphone –  
disconnect or connect the microphone.  
Transfer sound – choose one of the options to  
transfer the sound.  
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Messaging  
You can create, send, and receive different types of  
messages:  
Wap push messages, which make certain  
Internet content available in your phone’s  
browser.  
SMS (Short Message Service), which are text  
messages.  
Before using  
MMS (Multimedia Message Service), which, for  
example, can include text, pictures and sound.  
Before you can send and receive any messages (except  
for SMS) you need to set up the necessary accounts. See  
Setting up Internet, email and MMS on page 102, and  
sections describing SMS and area information setup in  
Messaging settings on page 129. You can also find  
additional settings in Control panel.  
Email messages.  
Beamed messages, which are files received via  
infrared or Bluetooth.  
Auto setup files for configuring Internet, email  
and MMS.  
Folders  
You can also receive these types of messages:  
The different types of messages are handled by different  
accounts. The default account, Messages, handles all  
messages except email. Email messages are handled by  
email accounts you create during setup. All accounts  
consist of a number of folders. You can also create your  
own, local, folders.  
Area information messages, which are text  
messages broadcast to all subscribers in a  
network area, for example, local road reports.  
(Area information services are not available  
from all service providers.)  
The following folders are used:  
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Inbox in Messages – contains all received messages  
except email messages. In Control panel, you can  
set how you will be notified when a message is  
received.  
Inbox in an email account – contains the received  
email messages for that particular account. In  
Control panel, you can set how you will be notified  
when a message is received.  
Outbox – contains messages ready to be sent. You  
can move a message from this box to the Drafts  
folder.  
Drafts – contains messages that are not ready to be  
sent. When you are creating a message, and exit the  
message before sending it, you will be asked if you  
want to save it. If you select Yes, the message will  
automatically be stored in this folder.  
The figure shows  
the main view in  
Messaging.  
Messaging  
F
Call Voicemail  
Create new message  
A
A. Shortcuts to  
call voicemail  
and to create a  
new message.  
B. Account for all  
message types  
except email.  
B
C
D
Messages  
Inbox  
Email  
Inbox  
Home  
Inbox  
0 unread  
0 unread  
1 unread  
E
C. Folder line.  
Select the  
arrow to change folder. Select the folder name to  
open the folder.  
D. Email account. You can have as many email  
accounts as you like.  
Sent – contains messages you have sent.  
SIM – a folder located on your SIM card.  
E. A new message has been received.  
F. Messaging menu. Select the title to find menu  
You may also find the following types of folders:  
options.  
Local folders that you have created yourself.  
Remote email folders on your email server that you  
have subscribed to (these require that you have  
selected connection type IMAP during setup).  
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Creating and sending MMS  
SMS  
Select Messaging >  
Create new  
MMS  
G
F
A message can contain up to 160 characters. If you  
create a longer message it will be sent as two or more  
separate messages (concatenated), but will usually be  
received as one message. If you add pictures, sounds and  
other items to your message it becomes an EMS  
(Enhanced Message Service) message.  
1/1  
5
1 KB  
message > MMS, or  
New > MMS, if you  
have opened the  
Messages account.  
Select template  
Picture  
Text  
A
B
Scribble  
Sound  
Video  
Take picture  
Record sound  
Make video  
A. Menu options.  
You can select a  
template, or  
You can answer an SMS with an MMS. You can also  
receive a delivery report, see SMS on page 130.  
C
D
select what you  
want to add to the  
message. (If the  
MMS  
menu is not open, select  
.)  
Multimedia messages can include pictures, video clips,  
animations and sound, organized like a slide  
presentation with time-based control of the playback.  
You can answer with an SMS.  
B. Entry field (on the detail tab). Create your message  
here.  
C. Playback buttons.  
D. New page icon. Select this to open a new page.  
E. Time view icon. Select this to open a view where  
you can adjust when and for how long your added  
items will be shown.  
If the sending or receiving of messages is interrupted,  
the sending or receiving will resume when it is possible,  
without losing information.  
F. Address tab. Select this to enter the recipient and  
other details.  
G. Attachments tab. Select this to add attachments.  
(The tab is only visible if Creation mode is set to  
Free or Warning. See Send tab on page 111.)  
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You can edit pictures you have added. While you are  
creating a message you can leave it to take a picture or a  
video film, and then return to the message to add the  
picture or film.  
D. Address tab. You  
can enter the  
Email  
E
D
address here and  
other details, such  
as message  
A
B
To:  
Subject:  
priority.  
C
When you are ready, select Send.  
E. Attachments tab.  
Select this to add  
attachments.  
Incoming MMS  
Select the new message. The first time you open the  
message it plays automatically. After that, you have to  
use the playback buttons to play it. You can forward and  
reply to a multimedia message.  
When you are ready,  
select Send. You will  
have the option to  
Send  
Cancel  
send the message immediately, or to save it to Outbox.  
Receiving email  
Email  
Email messages must be fetched from the email server  
on the Internet or at your office. This can be done  
manually using the Get & send option or automatically  
by setting your phone to check for new email at certain  
times.  
You can create email messages from each email account.  
Creating and sending email  
Select Messaging > Create new message > your email  
account, or New, if you have opened an email account.  
If you have a special IMAP account, you have the  
possibility to automatically receive messages from your  
server. This service is service provider-dependent.  
A. Address field. Select this to enter the address.  
B. Subject field. Select this to enter message subject.  
C. Entry field (on the detail tab). Write the message  
here.  
When you forward an email message, you can choose  
whether to forward the attachment. Large attachments  
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increase the size of an email and the connection time  
needed to send it.  
More about Messaging  
Some common messaging and email functions are  
described below.  
You can choose not to receive large messages and only  
to receive a header.  
Finding messages  
To view the body of an open HTML-mail message with  
MHTML-formatting, select Settings > Display MHTML.  
To fit the text to the width of the screen also select  
Settings > Always fit to screen.  
Select Messaging menu > Find message to search  
through the subject lines, senders’ details and the text of  
the message. In an open message, Find message  
searches through the message.  
You will see the priority of the messages in the different  
inboxes.  
Get and send  
To view an attachment you need a viewer for that type of  
file. Your phone comes with pre-installed viewers for  
Microsoft® Word®, Excel®, PowerPoint®, and  
Adobe® Acrobat® files.  
To get and send messages for all your accounts, the  
default Messages and all your email accounts, select  
Messaging menu > Get & send. To get and send  
messages from a specific account, for example an email  
account, first open the account and then select your  
account menu > Get & send.  
Deleting email  
You can delete a message both locally and on your email  
server. When you delete it locally, the message body and  
attachments are deleted but the heading remains. You  
can fetch the message again later with the Get & send  
option. When you delete the message in your server, it is  
deleted both in your phone and on your server.  
Saving contact details  
When you receive a message, you can save the contact  
details of the person who sent the message.  
Entering more than one recipient  
When you create a message, and want to send it to  
several recipients, type a comma between each address.  
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You can also add addresses and address lists from  
Contacts.  
calendar will be updated automatically. You can also  
reply to and forward an invitation.  
Full screen view  
Push email  
You can view and edit your email messages and MMS in  
full screen view.  
You can install a push email application on your phone.  
With push email, email messages received in your  
ordinary mailbox will automatically be sent to your  
phone. You can send messages from your phone, and  
also use Calendar and Contacts as if you were using the  
ordinary email application in your computer. Please  
consult your email service provider for further details.  
Disconnecting from the Internet  
Select a connection icon, for example  
, in the status  
bar. In Connections manager, select your connection and  
then Close connection.  
Email synchronization accounts  
With these accounts you can create email messages in  
your phone and let your computer send them. An  
account for synchronized email is automatically created  
in your phone when you set up an email synchronization  
with your computer. When you have created an email  
message in your phone, it will automatically be sent by  
your computer the next time you synchronize.  
Invitations  
If you receive an invitation to an appointment via an  
email message, you can choose to accept or decline the  
appointment using your phone. If you accept, your  
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Camera  
Your phone has a digital camera that also works as a  
video clip recorder. You can take pictures, record video  
clips, store them on a Memory Stick or in phone  
memory, view them and send them directly as an MMS  
message. You can also send pictures and clips using  
Send as, see Send as on page 24.  
You can take pictures with overlay frames, with filter  
effects such as sepia toning, or black and white pictures  
by changing the camera settings.  
Use the camera with the flip open or closed. This guide  
describes using it with the flip closed.  
To activate the camera  
You can activate the camera in two ways:  
Exposure control is automatic, with manual  
compensation so that you can adjust picture brightness.  
Open the lens cover.  
Press the camera button.  
You can set the camera to focus automatically. A macro  
mode setting allows you to take extreme close-ups.  
See Overview on page 11, all the way down. It also  
activates when you select Multimedia > Camera. An  
indicator next to the camera button lights while the  
camera is activating. When you activate the camera it  
will be set to the shoot mode (of the four available: still  
pictures, video recording, burst of four pictures, pictures  
with frames) last chosen with Settings > Shoot mode.  
The zoom level is adjustable from 100 to 250 percent.  
You can save pictures and clips in different frame sizes,  
(pixel resolutions). This allows you to choose the quality  
of a picture or clip in relation to its use. The number of  
pictures and clips that you can save on the Memory Stick  
or in the phone will vary with the frame sizes of your  
pictures and clips.  
The built-in photo light is useful when taking still  
pictures in poor lighting conditions. A Night Mode  
setting is also available.  
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C. Shows the exposure compensation.  
Taking pictures and video  
clips  
Press  
decrease.  
to increase brightness,  
to  
D. Shows the type of picture or recording the camera is  
When the camera is activated you can see the following  
information:  
set to. Use the Jog Dial to switch between video  
recorder  
, and single-shot pictures  
.
To take a burst of four still pictures in rapid  
100%  
succession  
or a picture with a frame  
, you  
+0.0  
A
must change the Shoot mode setting, see Changing  
the settings on page 55  
E. Shows steady green when the camera is ready:  
Press the camera button half-way to focus a  
single-shot picture.  
B
C
An audible signal and the  
the camera is focused.  
icon indicate that  
D
E
500+  
Press the camera button all the way to take the  
picture or clip.  
Press the Jog Dial to pause or resume a video  
recording.  
Press the camera button all the way to stop a  
video recording.  
F
A. Shows the zoom setting:  
Press  
to increase zoom level,  
to  
decrease zoom level when taking a picture or clip.  
B. Shows the remaining number of pictures or  
recording time for the current storage location,  
frame size and quality settings.  
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F. A row of indicator icons give a quick overview of  
Pictures and clips can be saved to the  
Memory Stick, or to phone memory  
with the Save to setting.  
your current settings:  
The Frame size (resolution) for still pictures can be:  
1600 x 1200 (UXGA)  
There are five possible White balance settings for  
different lighting conditions:  
1280 x 960  
Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Bulb,  
or Auto.  
640 x 480 (VGA)  
320 x 240 (QVGA)  
When taking still pictures:  
The photo light will light when you  
take the picture.  
The Frame size (resolution) when recording video  
clips can be:  
128 x 96 (SQCIF)  
160 x 120 (QQVGA)  
176 x 144 (QCIF)  
When recording video clips:  
The camera is set to record a clip  
suitable for sending by MMS.  
Set with Video length > Messaging.  
The Self-timer is set.  
320 x 240 (QVGA)  
When you press the camera button the  
icon flashes as the timer is counting  
down.  
The Quality setting can be:  
Fine, Normal or Economy.  
The number of pictures or video  
recording time available for the  
current storage location (Memory  
Stick or phone memory) will vary  
with this setting.  
Night mode is on. Exposure times are  
longer to compensate for bad lighting  
conditions, but the camera is also  
more sensitive to movement.  
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pictures and clips after they are taken, select  
Auto review > On.  
When taking still pictures:  
Settings >  
The camera is set to focus the lens  
automatically at normal distances.  
The camera is set to focus the lens  
automatically for extreme close-ups  
(Macro mode).  
Sharing pictures and clips  
Select Send when viewing a picture or clip to send it as  
an MMS message using Messaging, launching the MMS  
message editor. You can also send the picture or clip  
using Send as, select More > Send as.  
When recording video clips:  
The microphone is muted, no audio  
will be recorded.  
Options  
Select More for a menu of options. You can rotate the  
picture, zoom, send it using Send as, take a new clip or  
picture, or hide all icons.  
To hide all icons  
Press  
to hide all icons. Press  
to show  
them again.  
When you zoom a picture you can rotate the Jog Dial to  
change the zoom level, and pan to a part of the picture  
using the navigation key to view the zoomed part of the  
picture.  
Taking a self-portrait  
Hold the camera so that you can see your reflection in  
the circular mirror next to the lens. You can use the self  
timer. Select Settings >  
Self-timer > On to set it.  
You can press the Jog Dial to play, pause and stop video  
clips.  
Viewing pictures and clips  
Editing a picture in Picture editor  
View the picture with the flip open and select  
More > Edit to open the picture for editing, see Picture  
editor on page 81.  
You can view pictures or video clips stored in the current  
camera folder (on the Memory Stick or in the phone)  
directly in the camera. Select View and rotate the Jog  
Dial to scroll through the pictures and clips in playback  
view. To set the camera to automatically play back  
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White balance – Select a white balance option  
Changing the settings  
Select Settings to show a scrollable list of camera  
settings. Rotate the Jog Dial to move through the list and  
see the options for each setting.  
that matches the lighting conditions.  
Select Bulb for normal indoor artificial lighting  
conditions.  
Light – Only for still pictures:  
Select Info to see a short description of the setting.  
Select On to enable the photo light.  
Microphone mute – Only for recording Video  
To change a setting, press and then rotate the Jog Dial to  
highlight the desired option, then press again.  
clips:  
Select Muted to turn off sound recording.  
You settings will remain until you change them, even if  
you have switched the camera or your phone off  
Effects – Set and view different effects before  
you take a picture.  
Shoot mode – Select what sort of pictures to  
Quality – Select a quality level, Fine, Normal or  
Economy, suitable for your use of the clip or  
picture.  
take:  
Burst4: Take four pictures in rapid succession.  
With frame: Overlays a frame on top of single-  
shot pictures.  
Night mode – Increases the exposure time for  
conditions where the lighting is poor.  
Frame size – Select what picture or video size  
to use. Choose from four still picture and four  
video clip sizes  
Save to – Select if pictures and clips will be  
saved to the Memory Stick or the phone. If you  
select Memory Stick preferred they will be  
stored on the phone when there is no room left  
on the Memory Stick  
Auto focus – Allows the camera to  
automatically focus the camera lens.  
Select Macro for extreme close-ups.  
Auto review – Switches the camera to review  
mode automatically after picture or clip has  
been taken.  
Video length – Select Messaging to limit the  
length and size of video clips (when recording)  
so that they can be sent by MMS.  
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Shutter sound – Select (or mute) a shutter  
sound. The Muted option may not be available  
since there may be legal requirements that all  
cameras give an audible indication that a  
picture is being taken.  
Self-timer – Select On to take pictures and clips  
with a time delay.  
Reset file number – Resets the file number for  
pictures and clips in the currently set storage  
location.  
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Contacts is your personal phonebook where you can  
store names, phone numbers, email addresses, photos,  
and other contact information.  
Detail view – shows a contact’s details.  
Edit view – allows you to add to, and change, the  
contact’s information.  
To change from the list view to the detail view, with the  
flip open, tap a contact’s name. To proceed to the edit  
view, select Contacts menu > Edit contact.  
Information stored on the SIM card is also accessible.  
SIM card entries can be copied to and from Contacts.  
Tip Press and hold a key on the keypad, or the keyboard,  
to open Contacts.  
Using Contacts  
Each entry in Contacts can be viewed in four tabs:  
Contacting others from Contacts  
Phone calls, video phone calls and messages can be  
handled directly from Contacts.  
Links tab – contains fields for name, photo,  
phone and pager numbers, title, emails, and Web  
pages.  
Making a call from Contacts  
Choose the appropriate option:  
Address tab – contains fields for addresses,  
birthday, city, postcode, company and job title.  
Flip open – scroll to an entry in the list. Tap the  
name, to open it. Tap a phone number to make a  
call.  
Notes tab – make personal notes for each  
contact.  
Flip closed – scroll to an entry in the list. Press the  
Jog Dial to open it. Scroll to a phone number, then  
press the Jog Dial to make a call.  
Audio tab – set a personal ringtone, and a voice  
command to be used for voice dialing.  
You can handle the contacts in three views:  
List view – shows an alphabetical list of contacts.  
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Making a call from the SIM card  
My numbers  
Choose the appropriate option:  
You can store your own phone numbers so that you can  
look them up, whenever you need to. To make the  
Flip open – select Contacts folder menu  
> SIM,  
settings, select Contacts folder menu  
> SIM > SIM  
to open the SIM card. Make a call in the same way  
as from Contacts.  
menu > My numbers.  
Flip closed – select More > View folder > SIM, to  
open the SIM card. Make a call in the same way as  
from Contacts.  
Creating and editing  
contacts  
Note: The All folder does not include SIM card entries.  
Sending an SMS or an MMS message  
To send an SMS or an MMS message to a contact you  
Creating a new contact  
can tap the  
view.  
icon next to a phone number, in the detail  
To manually enter the contact data, choose the New  
contact option from either of the Contacts and More  
menus. Use either of the keyboard, virtual keyboard, or  
the keypad, to enter the data.  
Creating an owner card  
You can make your own electronic business card that  
you can send to another device. Create a new contact and  
enter your own details. Select Contacts menu > Settings  
> Set as My card.  
You can also use contact data from a recent call. See Add  
to Contacts on page 113.  
Tip If you save your contacts’ numbers in the  
international number format, starting with +, you can  
call directly from Contacts when you are abroad.  
Service numbers  
Some operators have stored their Service numbers on the  
SIM cards. To find these, select Service numbers in the  
Contacts folder menu.  
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Creating a speed contact  
To speed up dialing, or the  
sending of messages, you can  
create 1-9 shortcuts for  
contacts that you call often.  
Editing a contact  
Speed contacts  
Adding a field to a contact  
Select the links tab  
field. Mark a field in the list and select Add.  
. Select Contacts menu > Add  
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Shu  
Karen  
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Editing a field  
Select the appropriate tab, and highlight the field you  
want to edit. Some useful editing commands are  
available in the field dropdown menu. For more  
information about text entry, see Text Entry on page 26.  
Select Speed Contacts in the  
folder menu. Highlight the one  
you want to create. Select  
Contacts menu > Edit  
speedcontact and select a  
contact in the list. Select Done.  
Anna  
Marcel  
Lars  
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Peter  
Nadja  
Adding or editing a contact on the SIM card  
To add a contact on your SIM card, select Contacts  
Note: Copyright-protection may prevent pictures from  
being displayed in Speed contacts. See Protected files on  
page 94.  
folder menu  
> SIM > New. To edit a contact on your  
SIM card, select Contacts folder menu > SIM. Highlight  
the desired contact and press and hold the Jog Dial.  
Select SIM menu > Edit contact.  
Adding a voice dialing command  
To use the Voice dialing feature, you need to record and  
store the names of the contacts you want to call by voice  
control. Select the audio tab  
to make the settings.  
Adding a photo or a picture to a contact  
If you want to add a photo or a picture to a contact’s  
Picture field, you can select a picture from Picture  
gallery.  
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Adding a birthday reminder  
Select the address tab  
and enter the date in the  
To list all entries (except SIM card entries), select All  
from the Contacts folder menu . You can sort the  
contact’s birthday field. You will then get the option to  
set a birthday reminder in Calendar. See Creating  
calendar entries on page 62.  
contacts according to first name, last name, or company.  
They can also be filtered by folder or group.  
Adding a note to a contact  
Select the notes tab  
want the note to be included when you send, beam, or  
synchronize the contact, mark the Private check box.  
and enter the text. If you do not  
Creating a group of contacts  
To create a group, select Contacts menu > New group.  
Select the contacts that should be included in the group  
by marking them, and select Done. Enter the name of the  
group and select Save.  
Adding a personal ringtone to a contact  
You can store a link to a ringtone for each of your  
contacts, so that all the contacts can have different ring  
tones. Select the audio tab  
ringtone.  
to set the desired  
Copying or deleting a contact  
To copy a contact, highlight the contact and select  
Contacts menu > Add to > desired folder. To delete a  
contact, highlight it and select Contacts menu > Delete.  
Adding a DTMF tone sequence  
You can add a DTMF tone sequence to a contact’s phone  
number, or store it in a separate field. You can for  
example store your bank account numbers, to make your  
phone banking easier. Always start a tone sequence with  
p and end it with a space. To send tones during a call,  
open the corresponding Contacts entry and select a  
stored tone sequence. See Controlling tone-based  
services on page 39.  
Copying contacts to and from a SIM card  
To copy entries from Contacts to the SIM card  
1. Mark the entries in Contacts.  
2. Select Contacts menu > Add to > SIM.  
To copy entries from the SIM card to Contacts  
1. Select Contacts folder menu > SIM, to open the SIM  
card.  
2. Mark the entries.  
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3. Select SIM menu > Copy to Contacts.  
With the flip closed, use the More menu instead, and  
follow the same procedure. To open the SIM card, select  
More menu > View folder > SIM.  
Note: Only 3G SIM card entries can contain multiple  
phone numbers.  
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Calendar  
Calendar helps you to keep track of appointments,  
reminders, all day events and anniversaries. You can use  
anniversaries for annual reminders of important dates,  
such as birthdays or celebrations. You can set reminder  
alarms for the entries.  
Select a day that already has entries to display the Day  
view. It can be displayed with or without empty slots.  
Select an entry to display the entry details.  
You can quickly switch to any date in the calendar:  
With the flip closed you select More > Go to date  
and enter the desired date in the entry fields in the  
displayed dialog.  
With the flip open you can tap on the week-, month-  
or year-heading above the sheet. Then scroll by  
tapping the right or left arrows above the calendar  
sheet in the displayed dialog. You can also select a  
month by tapping on the year and the month.  
You can invite attendees to appointments or all day  
events. The invitations are sent via email and when  
recipients open them in Messages, they can accept them  
and add them to Calendar, or decline them.  
Note: Before you can invite attendees you must set up  
your email account in the phone, see Setting up email  
manually on page 107.  
Creating calendar entries  
Viewing calendar entries  
Select New and then one of the entry types:  
With the flip closed you select More > Set view to  
switch between Month view and Week view. Scroll  
by using the navigation key or the Jog Dial.  
Appointment  
Anniversary  
, Reminder  
. You can add comments on the  
, All day event  
or  
tab.  
With the flip open you can switch between the views  
Note: In Contacts, if you enter a contacts birthday, you  
have the possibility to create a birthday anniversary  
entry at the same time. See Editing a contact on page 59.  
by selecting month view  
the Jog Dial to scroll. Select  
to the current day.  
or week view  
. Use  
to move the focus  
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Invitations  
Managing received invitations  
If the entry is an appointment or an all day event you can  
You might receive invitations to appointments when you  
are fetching email messages from the email server. You  
have the possibility to accept or decline the invitations  
and if you accept Calendar is updated automatically. See  
Email on page 48.  
invite others to the appointment on the  
tab. You  
invite attendees by entering their email addresses.  
Recipients will get invitations that they can accept or  
decline. If accepted, the current calendar application (for  
example Calendar or Outlook) is updated. An invitation  
receipt will be generated.  
Synchronization and backup  
You can synchronize Calendar with a corresponding  
application in your computer. You can also perform a  
remote synchronization over the telephone network.  
Select More > Calendar manager > Synchronize, see  
Remote synchronization on page 101.  
Note: An invitation receipt from an attendee will be  
received as a normal email.  
To see if an invitation is accepted open the invitation  
details and select More > Response status.  
Note: Information about which folders you use to  
organize the entries will not be synchronized.  
Managing calendar entries  
As a complement to the “normal” Backup application,  
see Backing up data on page 101, you can backup  
calendar entries on the Memory Stick. Select More >  
Calendar manager > Back up.  
You can search for a certain entry by entering a search  
text. You can delete a single entry or all entries in a  
defined period of time. You can copy entries from one  
date to another in Calendar and move entries to Tasks.  
You can send an entry or a whole category of calendar  
entries to other devices, see Send as on page 24.  
Note: If you select the note tab, you can mark a calendar  
entry as Private in the More menu. Such entries are  
excluded when sending.  
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Settings  
You can, for example, set default values for the alarm,  
Day view and the duration of appointments. Select More  
> Settings > Alarm & display.  
Note: By specifying the first day of your week you can  
change the display of both Week and Month. Select  
Tools > Control panel > Device > Time & date > Time &  
date > Set workdays.  
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Web  
The integrated browser is the entry-point to the Internet  
in your phone. It supports both frames and JavaScript™.  
Working with pages  
Use the browser with the flip open. Select Multimedia >  
You can easily switch from portrait to landscape view,  
and change from normal to full screen presentation. The  
browser can fit the contents of the page to the width of  
the screen.  
Web to open the browser:  
A Sony Ericsson homepage is shown if no page has  
been set remotely.  
Web  
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You can save pages to view them offline.  
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The browser has separate download managers for files  
that need secure download and for other files. The secure  
downloads manager is especially useful for  
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downloading commercial media objects.  
You can set up the browser to block pop-ups.  
The browser can provide a secure encrypted link to the  
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Web site. The  
icon in the context bar of the browser  
window shows when a secure connection is established.  
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Note: Before you can use the Web application to access  
the Internet you must set up your Internet accounts in the  
phone, see Setting up accounts on page 102.  
A. Page icons are shown in the context bar. The icons  
change when the page has finished loading.  
Tap to switch page.  
Tap and hold for a menu of options for the  
current page. Select Close page to close a page.  
The browser can remember a username-password pair  
that you enter when you log in to a site so that you can  
use it later.  
B. Go back.  
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C. Open web page.  
Working with bookmarks  
D. Go to the previous page.  
E. Go to the next page.  
To open a list of bookmarks in the bookmarks view  
select  
in the main view. Select an entry in the list to  
open it.  
F. Refresh  
or Stop  
loading the page.  
G. Find (on the Internet or in the current page).  
H. Go to the Bookmarks view.  
I. Progress bar, shows the loading progress.  
J. Select the title to find menu options.  
Navigation is quick and simple:  
When you highlight a bookmark in the list you can use  
the options in the Web menu to delete it, edit it, or set it  
to always open in a new page. Use the Folder menu  
to organize it in a folder.  
To add a bookmark for a page, select  
Select a link or a bookmark to navigate.The  
homepage is always the first bookmark in the  
bookmarks list.  
Tap and hold a link to open a menu of options based  
on the type of link.  
Web > Current page > Add to bookmarks  
Working with text  
To be able to select text on a page, select Web > Settings  
and mark Select text mode. Select Web > Edit for text  
editing options on the selected text.  
If the link is to an RSS feed (see RSS feeds on  
page 69) RSS Feeds opens so that you can  
subscribe to the feed.  
Use the Jog Dial to scroll a page up or down. Links  
will be highlighted as you scroll.  
When you want to log in to a site and the username  
and password fields are highlighted with yellow  
boxes, you can select Web > Log in to use the  
username-password pair you saved earlier.  
When not in text mode you can slide a page up or  
down, left or right, with the stylus.  
To change the zoom level select Web > Zoom, rotate  
the Jog Dial and then select Save.  
Settings menu  
Select Web > Settings to find options that you may want  
change while working with pages. You can switch the Fit  
to screen, Full screen, and Landscape modes on or off.  
You can also select text mode.  
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There is no notification when a download has been  
completed. Return to the appropriate list view to check  
the status of your downloads. Select Web > Views >  
Downloads > Secure downloads or Web > Views >  
Downloads > Other downloads to return.  
Views menu  
Select Web > Views to open list views where you can  
work with saved pages, history or downloads.  
Saving pages  
You can save the current page to open it later offline.  
Select Web > Current page > Save page to save the  
page.  
Configuring the browser  
Select Web > Settings > Configuration to open a dialog  
where you can change the browser’s configuration  
settings:  
Select Web >Views > Saved pages to see a list of your  
saved pages. You can open a page in the list, delete it or  
rename it.  
On the General tab you can choose to:  
Add or delete prefixes and suffixes to the list that  
the browser uses when it suggests a Web address.  
Enable or disable JavaScript. Disabling JavaScript  
can make pages load faster, but some pages may not  
function properly.  
Using the History list  
To open a page you have visited earlier select Web >  
Views > History. A list is displayed allowing you to view  
the details and open the page.  
Enable the browsers pop-up blocking feature.  
Downloading  
On the Display tab you can choose to:  
When you select a download link in the browser and  
accept the download you will see a new entry in the  
appropriate download list: Secure downloads or Other  
downloads.  
Load and display pictures or not. Pages will load  
faster if you do not display pictures  
Switch off the presentation of animations.  
Enable or disable plug-ins.  
You can pause and resume the download if required (if  
the server supports this).  
On the Advanced tab you can choose to:  
Allow cookies.  
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Configure the cache handling. You can choose  
cache size as well as have the cache emptied every  
time you disconnect.  
Delete all cookies.  
Set browser to show a warning dialog before  
submitting a form over an insecure Internet  
connection.  
To delete private data  
Select Web > Settings > Delete private data to open a  
dialog where you can mark check boxes to delete:  
All history data (includes internal security data and  
the list of previously entered Web addresses).  
The contents of the cache.  
All cookies.  
All username-password pairs that you have stored.  
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RSS feeds  
RSS provides a way for Web sites to distribute their  
content outside of a Web browser. A news Web site  
might have an RSS feed which contains breaking stories,  
while a magazine Web site may provide an RSS feed  
with excerpts of their latest articles.  
Tip An easy way to subscribe to a new feed is to navigate  
to an RSS/XML link in the Web browser. Select the link  
and the Add feed dialog is opened with the Web address  
of the feed already entered.  
An RSS feed is a file containing a list of information  
items, each of which has a title, a description and a link  
to the Web page.  
Reading news items  
When you start the  
RSS feeds  
application a list of  
your subscribed RSS  
feeds is displayed..  
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The RSS feeds application enables you to get  
information from the Internet into an easy-to-view  
format without browsing the Web sites. You can browse  
information from dozens, or hundreds, of Web sites  
without ever visiting them.  
FUN&downloads  
13:34  
(8)  
Sony Ericsson News  
(10)  
13:33  
A. Title of a  
subscribed RSS  
feed and time of  
last update.  
Note: Before you can use the RSS feeds application you  
must set up your Internet accounts in the phone, see  
Setting up accounts on page 102.  
B. Numbers that  
appear in  
Update all  
parentheses  
indicate unread  
feeds.  
Subscribing to RSS feeds  
To add an RSS feed to your application you select  
Multimedia > RSS feeds > RSS feeds > Add feed and  
enter the Web address of a feed.  
C. Feeds with new news items are displayed in bold.  
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Select the RSS feed  
you are interested in to  
display the news items  
list. Then select a news  
item headline to  
To schedule the updates you select Settings > Schedule  
updates. You can choose to update the feeds by time or  
by interval. When the feeds are updated automatically a  
RSS feeds  
FUN & downloads  
Software and services  
Expand your capabilities with  
software and services for  
your Sony Ericsson mobile  
phone.  
RSS  
status bar icon  
appears. Tapping the status bar icon  
launches the RSS application.  
Transform your personal  
communication.  
display the full  
headline and  
description.  
Settings  
A
B
Select Settings > RSS options to access the following  
A. Move backwards  
and forwards  
between the news  
items.  
options:  
Save items for – set how long the items should be  
saved.  
B. Launch more details about the news story in the  
Internet account – set the Internet connection to be  
used.  
Web browser.  
Tip Set the Internet account to the same connection as  
the Web browser.  
Updating feeds  
You can update feeds manually or by scheduled updates.  
Select Update all to update all feeds at the same time.  
Tip Update all can take a while if you have a lot of RSS  
feeds. You can switch to another application during the  
update which continues in the background.  
When the news item list of a certain feed is displayed  
you can select Update to update the current feed.  
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Media player  
Media player works as a music player, video player and  
FM radio all-in-one. You can play music and video clips  
that are stored on your phone. You can also receive  
streaming video and music from the Internet. For a list  
of supported media formats, see Media formats on  
page 149.  
Memory Stick with a lot of sound files. You can select if  
this update should be performed automatically each time  
you open the Media player, or if you want to do it  
manually. If you select to do it manually, the command  
Update will be available as a button and in the menu.  
You can also select which types of sound files an update  
should search for. See Preferences on page 73.  
You can start the Music player or the FM radio simply  
by pressing and holding the media player button  
For information on how to configure the media player  
button, see Hardware buttons on page 125.  
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All tracks, including those that do not contain any album  
or artist information, can be found under Tracks.  
My recordings contain clips that you have recorded with  
Sound recorder. To further organize your music files,  
you can create Playlists.  
Music  
Playlists  
Note: Copyright-protection may prevent content from  
A playlist is simply a list of links to some of your music  
files, and it describes which songs to play and in which  
order. This also means that when you remove a track  
from a playlist, the sound file itself is not deleted.  
being copied, modified or transferred. If a file is  
copyright-protected, or if an access key has expired or is  
unavailable, an icon is displayed at the file name.  
Select Media player > Music. The first time you open  
Music, tap the Update button, or select More > Update  
music with the flip closed, to search the phone memory  
and the Memory Stick for sound files. This process may  
take a while, especially if you have a high capacity  
A playlist can contain links to tracks both in the phone  
and on a Memory Stick, and you can add a track to more  
than one playlist.  
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If a playlist contains links to tracks stored on a Memory  
Stick that you have removed from the phone, the track  
titles are displayed in italics and the tracks are skipped.  
To pause playback press the media player button, tap  
with the flip open, or select the Pause softkey when the  
flip is closed.  
Playlists can be moved or copied between the phone  
memory and a Memory Stick using the File manager.  
The playlists that you create on the phone are stored in  
\Music\playlists.  
Tap and drag the progress indicator to move within a  
track.  
When playback is paused, rotating the Jog Dial will  
browse the tracks from the current playlist, album or  
artist.  
To create a playlist  
Open Playlists and select New Playlist.  
You can leave Music and continue to listen to music by  
To add tracks to a playlist  
tapping  
. With the flip closed, select More >  
Scroll to the desired track and select Music > Manage >  
Add to playlist. With the flip closed, select More >  
Manage > Add to playlist.  
Minimize. Playback will also continue when you switch  
to another application via the task manager.  
When Music is minimized, start and pause playback by  
pressing the media player button. To return to Music, tap  
in the status bar, or open it via Main menu or Task  
manager.  
You can add several tracks at once. See Manage tracks  
on page 73.  
In playback view, you can add the track you are currently  
listening to by selecting Music > Add to playlist. With  
the flip closed, select More > Add to playlist.  
Playback will also pause when you make or receive a  
call, or if you open another application that uses the  
audio output. You can select if Music should resume  
automatically when the call is ended. See Preferences on  
page 73.  
Playback  
To start playback, select an album, artist, playlist or  
individual track and press the Jog Dial or select the Play  
button or touch option. You can also simply tap on an  
individual track to play it.  
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by, for example, an incoming phone call. Automatic  
means playback resumes automatically when you  
have finished the call. Manual requires that you  
press the media player button or switch back to the  
media player and resume playback from there.  
Adjust volume and tone  
During playback, rotate the Jog Dial to adjust volume.  
You can further adjust the sound by selecting Music >  
Settings > Equalizer or by tapping  
. When the flip is  
closed, select More > Settings > Equalizer.  
Files  
File update – select if you want the media player to  
automatically search for new sound files each time  
you open Media player, or if you want to do this  
manually.  
Filter files – set a filter to exclude small files or file  
types with low sound quality from the search.  
Ringtones and other sounds that are stored in the  
\Music\sounds folder are always excluded.  
Full update – a normal update only searches for new  
sound files. A full update will rebuild the tracks list  
and look for changes made to existing files, for  
example, new artist and album information.  
Manage tracks  
If you want to select several tracks at once, scroll to one  
of the tracks and select Music > Manage > Mark. If the  
flip is closed, select More > Manage > Mark. You can  
now select additional tracks by tapping the check boxes  
or by scrolling to the desired track and pressing the Jog  
Dial. With the flip closed, press the Mark softkey.  
Within a category, you can sort tracks in different ways.  
Preferences  
Select Music > Settings > Preferences to access the  
following options:  
Video  
Play  
Note: Copyright-protection may prevent content from  
being copied, modified or transferred. If a file is  
copyright-protected, or if an access key has expired or is  
unavailable, an icon is displayed at the file name.  
Shuffle – the tracks in a playlist, album or artist are  
shuffled randomly before playback begins.  
Loop – restart the playlist when the last track has  
been played.  
Resume Audio – this setting determines how  
playback should resume after it has been interrupted  
You can watch clips stored on your phone or Memory  
Stick as well as streaming video from the internet.  
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To play a video clip  
1. Open the flip and select Media player > Video  
2. Navigate to the clip you want to watch. The first  
folder in the list contains clips you have recorded  
with the camera.  
When playback is paused, tap the arrows in the playback  
area, or rotate the Jog Dial, to select another clip in the  
current folder.  
Playback options  
In playback view, select Video > Playback options to  
3. Tap the clip or press the Jog Dial to start playback.  
To play streaming video  
access the following settings:  
Provided you have an Internet account set up, you can  
also watch video streams from the internet. Select Video  
> Manage > Open URL and enter the address to the  
stream. You can save shortcuts to streaming content.  
These will be stored in the Online folder that you see  
when you open the Media player.  
Continuous play – play all clips in the current  
folder.  
Loop – keep repeating the current clip.  
Manage clips  
Select how the clips are sorted in Video > Preferences.  
To move, copy, delete or rename clips, select Video >  
Manage.  
Playback controls  
Rotate the Jog Dial to adjust the sound level.  
Settings  
Tap  
to pause playback. Tap  
to resume playback.  
In playback view, select Video > Settings to access the  
following options:  
You can also switch between play and pause by pressing  
the Jog Dial.  
Display tab  
Tap  
to switch to full screen view. You can also tap  
Default view – select if you want video clips to open  
in portrait or landscape view.  
directly on the playback area.  
Tap on the progress bar or tap and drag the progress  
indicator to move backwards and forwards within the  
clip.  
Size – video clips intended for larger displays will  
always be scaled down to fit within the screen of the  
phone. If you select Fit to screen, videos that are  
smaller than the phone’s screen will also be  
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stretched to use as much of the screen as possible,  
without changing the aspect ratio.  
The sound from the radio can be used as an alarm signal  
(provided your handsfree is connected.). The sound will  
automatically be transferred to the loudspeaker. Set the  
alarm time in the Time application, see Setting alarms  
on page 93.  
Buffering tab  
Media buffer – controls the amount of data that is  
saved before playback of a stream begins. Normally  
you would use the default setting. Selecting a higher  
setting can improve playback, at the expense of  
higher memory usage.  
Cache – cache memory is used to temporarily store  
streaming video so that data does not have to be  
downloaded again if you rewind and watch a clip  
again. Select Clear cache to free up memory.  
Note: You must switch your phone on to use the radio.  
(You cannot use it in Flight Mode.) Do not switch it on  
in areas where mobile phones are prohibited. See Flight  
mode on page 13.  
You can use the FM  
Radio with the flip  
closed or open –  
this describes how  
to use it with the  
flip closed. The  
picture shows a  
typical radio FM  
radio base dialog  
with indicators and  
controls:  
FM radio  
Proxy tab  
E
AF  
RDS  
TA  
NEWS  
Use the Internet settings unless you have instructions  
from, for example, your operator or company IT  
department to use manual configuration.  
STEREO  
A
B
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SR P1  
D
C
FM radio  
Your phone features an FM radio with RDS (Radio Data  
System) functionality. You can save up to 20 favorites as  
presets.  
Save  
More  
Search  
You can switch to another application and still listen to  
the radio in the background.  
A. Status for RDS, AF, TA and NEWS. If no indicator  
is visible the function is off. See Using the RDS  
functions on page 77.  
Your handsfree acts as the antenna and must be  
connected before you start the radio.  
B. Stereo/Mono indicator.  
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C. Shows the number in the list of presets of the preset  
You can also press the button on the handsfree to go  
up the list of preset channels.  
Select More > Set frequency and enter the desired  
frequency. The figures you enter will be adjusted  
automatically to a valid frequency.  
station currently playing.  
D. Station name (or the tuned frequency).  
E. Signal strength indicator.  
To start listening to the radio  
Saving channels  
To use the radio you must connect the handsfree to your  
phone. The handsfree acts as an antenna. Open  
Media Player and select Radio. The first time you use  
the radio it will ask you if you want to do an automatic  
search for stations (Auto store).  
To store the current channel as a preset, select Save. You  
can use the Jog Dial to scroll in the Select position list.  
You have these options:  
Highlight an empty slot and select Insert.  
Highlight a preset that you want to replace. Select  
Replace.  
Tuning in to a channel  
Select More > Auto store to automatically search for  
and store up to 20 channels. The radio indicates each  
channel that it finds and asks for confirmation before it  
writes over a previous stored list of presets.  
You can search for channels automatically or manually  
and save up to 20 favorites as presets. You have these  
options:  
Select Search to automatically search for the next  
channel on the band.  
Managing presets  
Press and hold  
along the band in 0.1 MHz steps until you release  
the key.  
or  
to move manually  
Select More > Presets to manage the list of preset  
channels. You can highlight an entry in the list to move  
it, delete it, or rename it using the options in the More  
menu. If a position in the list is occupied, you can  
replace it with another preset.  
Press  
or  
to go up and down between  
the preset channels that you have saved. The  
number of the preset in the list of stored presets is  
shown in the display.  
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To switch to another application with the radio in the  
background  
You can listen to the radio while using other  
applications:  
Using the RDS functions  
The RDS functionality lets you set the radio to  
automatically switch to a channel when it is  
broadcasting a traffic announcement (TA) or news  
announcement (NEWS). The radio can also re-tune to the  
alternative frequency that gives the best reception for the  
channel you have set (AF).  
Select More > Minimize. The radio continues to play  
in the background and the phone switches to the  
standby screen.  
Alternatively, select More > Task manager to open  
the Task manager, from where you can switch to  
other applications.  
Select More > Settings > RDS options in the menu. In  
the dialog you can turn the RDS, TA and NEWS  
functions on or off and set the volume level for  
interrupting announcements.  
Online  
To read the RDS radio text information sent out over the  
current channel, open the flip and tap the text. Up to 64  
characters will be displayed.  
Online contains the streaming media links that you have  
saved from within Video. Media links may also have  
been preloaded by your operator. Select a link and tap  
Open link, or select Online > New link and enter the Web  
address. You must enter the full path to the streaming  
content.  
While listening to the radio  
To adjust the volume  
Rotate the Jog Dial to adjust the volume.  
To transfer the sound  
To transfer the sound to the device you want to use, for  
example the speaker or a Bluetooth headset, select  
More > Settings > Transfer sound to open the Transfer  
sound dialog, see Transferring sound on page 34.  
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PlayNow™  
With PlayNow™ you can download top music hits,  
videos, games and pictures to your phone. You can then  
set downloaded files as alarm signals, ringtones,  
wallpapers, and screen savers, or add them to your  
contacts.  
Free memory in your phone.  
To preview the content  
1. To open PlayNow select Multimedia > PlayNow™.  
2. Select the Web link you wish to preview. The  
content is downloaded to your phone and images  
and ringtones can be previewed. Press Continue.  
All content of the PlayNow service is available on a Web  
page that is updated regularly by Sony Music  
Entertainment. Before deciding to purchase, you can  
preview most of the content.  
Tip You can return to the PlayNow start page from  
wherever you are in the PlayNow website by pressing  
.
To purchase the content  
Note: Copyright-protection may prevent content from  
being copied, modified or transferred. If a file is  
copyright-protected, or if an access key has expired or is  
unavailable, an icon is displayed by the file name.  
1. If you wish to purchase the content, select Yes. Your  
phone bill or prepay phone card will be charged by  
your network operator, and you will receive a text  
message confirming that the item is paid for and  
made available. The content is automatically saved  
to the folder for that media type.  
2. Depending on the type of file, you will be asked  
whether you wish to install, play or use it now.  
SelectYes and then choose how to use it.  
Before using PlayNow  
Before you can use PlayNow please ensure that you  
have the following:  
A phone subscription that supports GPRS or 3G  
data transmission. Alternatively, you can have a  
wireless LAN connection.  
An Internet account and the correct settings in your  
phone, see Setting up Internet, email and MMS on  
page 102.  
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Picture gallery and Picture editor  
A. Select one of  
G
A
B
Picture gallery  
Picture gallery  
two tabs and  
see either the  
folders and  
pictures stored  
on the  
Memory Stick  
or those stored  
internally on  
the phone.  
(With the flip  
closed, use  
In Picture gallery you can view, send and organize all the  
pictures saved in your phone’s internal and external  
memory. The pictures can be taken with the phone  
camera or loaded from elsewhere. Picture gallery  
supports image types with file extensions .jpg, .bmp, .gif  
(including animated GIFs), .mbm (SymbianOS Multi  
BitMap Image), .png and .wbmp. You can do any of the  
following:  
Camera folder  
Business cards  
Clipart  
Frames  
C
D
Plane  
F
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09:01, 30/05/05  
or  
Send the pictures to others (using MMS messaging  
or Send as).  
Add pictures to the contacts in your phonebook.  
Use a picture as a background image (wallpaper) or  
screensaver.  
Show a series of pictures in a slide show.  
to switch tabs.  
B. Camera still pictures and video clips are stored in  
the Camera folder.  
C. Rotate the Jog Dial to move through folders and  
files in the list. To open a detail view of a picture  
highlighted in the list, press the Jog Dial.  
You can also start Picture editor from Picture gallery in  
order to edit a picture.  
D. Copyright-protection may prevent content from  
being copied, modified or transferred. If a file is  
To open Picture gallery select Main menu > Multimedia  
> Picture gallery.  
copyright-protected, or if an access key has expired  
or is unavailable, an icon is displayed.  
E.  
send a highlighted picture by MMS  
messaging. This is also available in the detail view  
of a picture.  
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F. The list can be sorted by name, size, type, or date, in  
ascending or descending order. Select Picture  
gallery > Sort by to change the sorting  
Open Picture editor to create a new picture.  
Create a new folder.  
Copy, move, rename and delete files.  
Copy and move (Import and Export) pictures to and  
from the Camera folder on a Memory Stick and the  
internal Camera folder.  
G. Select the title to find menu options.  
Options for using picture files  
You will find options for using pictures under Picture  
gallery > Use.  
Open File manager. For more information, see File  
manager on page 94.  
Send as – see Send as on page 24.  
Edit picture – open a picture in Picture editor.  
Remote screen – mark the check box to beam  
pictures that you open in detail view to an external  
device.  
Set as wallpaper – open a picture in Wallpaper to  
set it as the background wallpaper.  
Set as screensaver – open the Screen saver dialog  
where you can set the picture as screensaver.  
Set as contact picture – open a dialog to set the  
picture as contact picture.  
Slideshow settings – open the Slide show settings  
dialog where you can set how the content of the  
current folder will be presented as a slide show.  
Detail view  
Highlight and select a picture in the list to show the  
detail view. Select  
to expand the view to full screen.  
To enable Zoom in detail view, mark Zoom in the  
Picture gallery menu. If the picture is expanded, tap  
and mark Zoom in the popup menu. Rotate the Jog Dial  
to change the zoom level. The Zoom indicator thumbnail  
shows the part of the whole picture that is shown  
zoomed. You can move the thumbnail to pan. Unmark  
Zoom to disable zoom.  
Slide shows  
You can show the contents of a folder as a slide show,  
moving from picture to picture automatically or  
manually. Slide shows can have an accompanying sound  
track and you can choose from different transition styles  
between the pictures.  
Options for managing picture files  
Select Picture gallery > Manage files for a menu with  
options for managing selected files and folders. From  
this menu you can:  
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A. When you select a  
mode in the tool  
bar the set of  
Sending pictures using MMS messaging  
To send selected pictures as well as a picture in detail  
Picture editor  
holiday.jpg  
C
B
view using MMS messaging, select  
.
available tools  
changes  
Picture editor  
The editor can be started from Picture gallery,  
A
Messaging and Camera.  
B. The set of  
available tools  
changes according  
to the mode:  
Using Picture editor, you can crop, rotate and resize  
images. You can add fun layers such as clipart and  
frames. There are tools for drawing on the image using  
the stylus with different pen sizes and colors available,  
as well as a text tool for formatting and inserting text  
into the image. There are a number of filters for effects  
and picture correction.  
Save  
Cancel  
Scribble – set the pen width with  
color with the color palette or the color  
dropper  
, choose  
.
Select rectangle – fix red-eye removal  
copy a selected part of the picture  
the picture  
,
, or crop  
When you create MMS messages, you use  
Picture editor for editing inserted images with .jpg,  
.png, .gif and .bmp file extensions as well as for creating  
simple .jpg images from scratch.  
.
Zoom – zoom in  
or zoom out  
.
C. Select the title to find menu options.  
You use Picture editor with the flip open.  
Correcting images  
Select Picture editor > Correction to adjust the  
brightness, contrast, intensity, or color balance of a  
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picture. Color balance is adjusted automatically, use the  
Jog Dial to adjust the others.  
Adding effects  
Select Picture editor > Effects to filter a picture. You  
can choose between these effects:  
Zoom mode  
Emboss  
Frosted glass  
Warp  
Solarize  
Sepia  
The Zoom indicator thumbnail view shows the part of  
the whole picture that is shown zoomed. You can use the  
stylus to drag the picture on the screen. You can capture  
the visible part of the picture: select Picture editor > Edit  
> Crop.  
Black & white  
Negative  
Editing options  
For some of the filters you can adjust the level of the  
effect.  
Select Picture editor > Edit for a menu of editing  
options. You can rotate, mirror or flip a picture, paste the  
contents of the clipboard into the picture, and resize it  
for different uses such as MMS image or as wallpaper  
Preferences  
Select Picture editor > Preferences to set the size,  
background color and quality (Good, Medium or High -  
this will affect the file size) for new pictures that you  
create with Picture editor.  
You can undo your changes.  
Adding clipart, text or frames  
Select Picture editor > Add to add clipart, formatted text  
or a frame to a picture. When you have chosen the clipart  
or formatted the text you can place it in the picture and  
adjust its position with the set of tools provided in the  
tool bar. Frames are applied to the whole picture.  
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Business card scanner  
With Business card scanner you can scan a business card  
that is handed to you, and add the contact details to your  
contacts.  
4. If the picture is good enough you can choose either  
to process it as a contact entry or to leave it and  
process it later.  
When you process the picture of a business card, most of  
the text will be displayed in appropriate fields in the  
contact entries. If there is information that the business  
card scanner cannot place into a field, you can find it in  
A. Select Card Scanner  
menu to set the  
Card scanner  
ENG/CHI card  
A
B
language to be used.  
B. The currently selected  
language(-s).  
the  
tab of the contact’s entry. From there you can  
C. Start the Camera.  
copy text to the appropriate fields in the contact entry.  
D. Browse for business  
cards that you have  
already captured.  
See more in Creating and editing contacts on page 58.  
C
D
Processing batches of captured cards  
You can process batches of pictures of business cards as  
contact entries.  
1. Select Browse to view the list of captured business  
cards. (Already processed cards have contact  
names.)  
2. Mark the cards you want to process and select Done.  
The contacts names from the processed batch are  
displayed in Contacts. They are categorized in a  
folder named Business cards n, where n is the  
serial number of the batch.  
Capture Browse  
Scanning  
cards  
1. Select Office > Business card scanner.  
2. Select Capture or tap the large central Business card  
scanner icon to start the camera.  
3. Hold the business card in front of the camera and  
take a picture of the card, see Camera on page 51. A  
few camera settings are available. The picture is  
displayed in the Business card scanner application.  
Tip To delete pictures of business cards, see Picture  
gallery on page 79 or File manager on page 94.  
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Sound recorder  
Select Multimedia > Sound recorder. You can use the  
sound recorder with the flip closed or open. The  
description below assumes the flip is closed. With the  
flip open, you can reach most commands from the  
Sound recorder menu and you can tap the screen  
buttons to record, play, pause and stop.  
Playback  
Scroll to the desired clip and select Play. If the flip is  
open, you can tap and drag the progress indicator to  
navigate within the recording.  
Rotate the Jog Dial to adjust the playback volume.  
Tip You can assign the Internet button to launch the  
Sound recorder and to start and stop recording. See  
Hardware buttons on page 125.  
Manage recordings  
On the More menu you find commands to rename, send  
and delete recordings.  
Record  
All recordings that you make with the Sound recorder  
are also available in Media player under Music > My  
recordings.  
To start a new recording, select New recording and press  
Rec. Recording starts after the beep.  
You can also continue previous recordings. Scroll to the  
desired clip and select Rec. Recording will resume at the  
end of the previously recorded material.  
Tip You can use recordings as ringtones.  
Preferences  
Press Stop when you are finished recording.  
Select More > Preferences. You can choose where to  
save your recordings. Memory Stick preferred means  
that the recordings are saved on the Memory Stick if one  
is inserted. Otherwise the recordings will be stored on  
the phone memory.  
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MusicDJ™  
With MusicDJ™ you can compose melodies to use as  
ringtones. MusicDJ™ is only accessible with the flip  
open.  
bars by rotating the Jog Dial, or selecting MusicDJ™ >  
Go to and entering the numbers of the desired track and  
bar.  
TM  
.A melody consists of four  
tracks: Drums, Bass, Chords  
and Accents. You compose  
the melody by adding pre-  
arranged sound samples to the  
tracks. Each sample is one bar  
long. The samples are  
From the MusicDJ™ menu you can also save, open and  
send melodies.  
MusicDJ  
1
5
2
5
3
4
5
6
13 13 13 13  
14 14  
1
9
14 14 14 14  
10 10  
grouped into Intro, Verse,  
Chorus and Break.  
To compose a melody  
1. Select Entertainment >  
MusicDJ™.  
2. Select MusicDJ™ > Set tempo and adjust the tempo  
of the melody in beats per minute (BPM).  
3. Tap a bar in one of the tracks and select a sample to  
insert. When you tap previously inserted samples  
you can choose to copy, paste, delete or insert a new  
sample from the pop-up menu.  
Use the transport bar to play, pause, stop, fast forward or  
rewind. When composing you can also move between  
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Games  
Your phone comes with two games preloaded in the  
Entertainment folder.  
Vijay Singh Pro Golf 2005™ is a 3D game that lets you  
play golf on one of the most spectacular 18-hole golf  
courses on the American circuit, the Harbour Town Golf  
Links at Sea Pines Resort. The game has a built-in  
tutorial.  
Quadrapop is a puzzle game. Select Entertainment >  
Quadrapop > Help to learn more.  
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Quickoffice and Pdf+  
Quickoffice™ and Pdf+ are found in the Office folder.  
With Quickoffice you can view and edit Microsoft  
Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents as well as text  
documents. With Pdf+ you can view Adobe Acrobat  
(PDF) documents.  
When you open existing documents you need to select  
Edit to enable editing. To save a document after making  
changes, tap Save.  
Quickword has a Format toolbar, which you enable by  
selecting View > Format toolbar.  
Quicksheet  
To create a new Quicksheet™ document, select Office >  
Quickoffice  
In Quickoffice you can see a list of all the Quickoffice or  
text documents in a folder. Use the tabs to display a list  
of a certain Quickoffice document type. Use the Phone  
memory menu to switch between phone memory and  
Memory Stick. You can sort, move, copy and delete  
documents, and create and delete folders.  
Quickoffice > New > Quicksheet.  
There are two toolbars available in Quicksheet, the Edit  
toolbar and the Format toolbar. A quick way to enable  
the Edit toolbar is to double tap a spreadsheet cell.  
To save a spreadsheet after making changes, tap Save.  
Select View to specify how to view the document. You  
can view documents in Landscape or Full screen mode.  
Quickpoint  
You can use Quickpoint™ to view Microsoft  
PowerPoint presentations and to edit text in them, but  
you cannot create new presentations in Quickpoint.  
Quickword  
To create a new Quickword™ document, select Office >  
Quickoffice > New > Quickword. Enter the name and  
location of the new document. You can save documents  
in Word (.doc) or text (.txt) format.  
Quickpoint contains three different views of a slide  
presentation: Slide, Notes and Outline view.  
To display a presentation via presentation hardware,  
select Quickpoint > Start presentation.  
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Displays the Find dialog.  
Pdf+  
In Pdf+ you use the two tabs on the top to switch  
between phone memory and Memory Stick.  
Goes to the next link in the document.  
In an open PDF document you can control the viewing  
from the toolbar at the bottom of the screen:  
Displays the next part of the screen. If you have  
selected Display > Column mode the top of the  
next column of a page will be displayed. A  
column is defined as the width of the screen.  
Displays the Bookmarks view if the document  
contains bookmarks. Select a heading to go to  
the corresponding page. You can also use the Jog  
Dial to select a bookmark, and then use the  
button below to go to the corresponding page.  
Takes you to the selected page.  
Returns you to the page view.  
Full screen.  
To return to the normal view, select the menu  
icon and unmark the Full screen check box.  
Wraps the document. The text fits the screen, but  
images and line drawings are not visible.  
Unwraps the document.  
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Notes and Tasks  
Drawing sketches  
Notes  
Select the  
tab and use your stylus as a pen to draw  
Notes is a notebook where you can write notes and draw  
sketches. You can separate notes into different folders,  
for example work and personal notes.  
sketches. Set the pen width with  
color with the color palette  
eraser. Tap the eraser a second time to go back to the pen.  
and choose the  
. Tap to change to an  
Creating and managing notes  
Select Office > Notes > New. A notes entry consists of  
Tasks  
two tabs,  
When you create a note, use  
and  
tab for text and  
tab for sketches.  
With Tasks you can make a list of things you need to do.  
You can separate task entries into different folders, for  
example, work and personal activities.  
to make the text bold  
to make a bulleted list. The first words of your  
notes are displayed in your list of notes.  
Creating and managing task entries  
Select Office > Tasks > New. A task entry consists of two  
Select a note from the list to view or edit it. With the flip  
closed, you can read and edit the text but not the  
sketches.  
tabs,  
tab for details about the task and  
tab for  
notes.  
Use the menu commands to search through the notes,  
sort them into folders, edit, copy and paste notes, delete  
notes, select text options among other things. You can  
send notes to other devices using Send as. See Send as  
on page 24. Send as SMS will send the text only.  
When you create a task entry, enter a description of the  
task. The beginning of this description is displayed in  
your list of entries. In addition to giving each entry a  
description you can also choose any of the following:  
Priority – assign a priority.  
Start date – set a start date.  
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Due date – set a deadline by which it must be  
As a complement to the “normal” Backup application,  
see Backing up data on page 101, you can back up task  
entries on the Memory Stick. Select Tasks manager >  
Backup.  
completed. (Overdue entries are displayed in bold.)  
Alarm – set an alarm time and date.  
Folder – select a folder or create a new one.  
Select a task from the list to view or edit it. Use the menu  
commands to search through the task entries, copy and  
paste entries, delete entries, select text options among  
other things. You can also move entries between Tasks  
and Calendar, which is useful when scheduling task  
entries.  
You can send a folder with task entries to other devices  
using Send this folder, see Send as on page 24.  
If you select the  
tab, you can mark a task as Private  
in the Tasks menu. Such entries are excluded when they  
are sent as messages.  
Synchronization and backup  
You can synchronize Tasks with a corresponding  
application in your computer. You can also perform a  
remote synchronization over the telephone network.  
Select Tasks manager > Synchronize, see Remote  
synchronization on page 101.  
Note: The Folders will not be synchronized.  
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Calculator and Converter  
Key  
Functionality  
Calculator  
MR  
Tap once to retrieve a value from the memory  
and enter it into the screen.  
Tap twice to clear the memory.  
You can add, subtract, multiply, divide and calculate  
square roots and percentages. It also has a memory  
function.  
M+  
Tap once to store an entered value in the  
memory.  
If you have already entered a value in the  
memory, tap once to add the value on the  
screen to the value in the memory.  
Select Tools > Calculator. All  
calculations, except  
percentage calculations, are  
performed in the order they  
are entered, for example:  
5+5x5=50, not 30.  
Calculator  
0
MR M+ M-  
C
:
M-  
C
Tap once to subtract the entered value from  
the value in the memory. The memory is  
adjusted but not displayed.  
7
4
1
8
5
2
.
9
6
+
Percentage calculations are  
performed backwards. To  
calculate, for example, 10% of  
50, enter 50x10%. The result  
is displayed when you tap the  
%-key.  
3
Tap once to delete the last digit you entered.  
Tap once to reset the screen to 0.  
=
+/-  
%
You can copy and paste values to and from other  
applications.  
Values stored in the memory are retained while using  
other applications.  
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Entering exchange rates  
The default exchange rates in Converter are set to 0. You  
have to enter the current rates manually.  
Select Tools > Converter > Currencies > Currencies >  
Exchange rate to enter the current exchange rate for a  
currency for example Japanese yen in US dollar.  
Converter  
With Converter you can convert different values of the  
following categories; Distances, Volumes, Weights,  
Temperatures, Speeds, Areas and Currencies.  
You can add further currencies to the list of currencies to  
convert and you can enter the exchange rate of different  
currencies.  
Adding currencies  
When the phone is delivered Converter contains a few  
commonly used currencies. Select Tools > Converter >  
Currencies > Currencies > Add currencies to add  
further currencies and their exchange rates to the  
currency list.  
Converting units of measurement  
If you for example want to convert distances from  
kilometers to nautical miles, you select Tools >  
Converter > Distances, and then the Metric tab where  
you enter the value. Select Convert and then the  
Nautical tab to see the result.  
Setting converter decimals  
You can set the number of decimals for all categories,  
select Decimals in the Converter menu.  
Converting currencies  
Select Tools > Converter > Currencies and select the  
convert from and convert to currencies from the  
currency list. Enter the amount of the currency you want  
to convert and select Convert.  
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If you select Default melody, the settings from Tools >  
Control panel > Device > Sounds & alerts > Alarms will  
be used.  
Time  
Select Tools > Control panel > Device > Time & date to  
set the time and date. For more information, see Time &  
date on page 129.  
Alarms require that the phone is turned on.When the  
alarm goes off you can select Snooze to postpone the  
alarm for five minutes or Silence to turn off the alarm.  
To turn off the alarm completely, tap Done.  
Setting alarms  
You can set three different alarms in your phone.  
To set a new alarm, tap one of the alarm slots. You can  
specify when and how often the alarm will go off.  
Timer  
Use Tools > Timer if you need to be reminded within a  
certain amount of time. A message is displayed and a  
sound is played exactly when the time has passed. Select  
Continue to stop the alarm.  
You have three possibilities for what happens when an  
alarm goes off:  
A sound is played. Choose between one of the  
sounds stored in your phone.  
The FM radio starts. This function works just like a  
clock radio.  
Stopwatch  
Important: You must connect the handsfree to your  
phone, which acts as an antenna. When the alarm goes  
off the radio will be played in the speaker.  
Use Tools > Stopwatch if you want to measure how long  
time an event takes.  
If you select New lap you can measure the time  
individually for nine separate events, for example a lap  
in a race or individual contestants in a race.  
A silent alarm. A message is displayed on the  
screen.  
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Managing files and applications  
Sharing data with other devices  
File manager  
Your phone creates its own folder structure on the  
Memory Stick. Other devices must access the same  
folder structure to interact with your phone files. On a  
computer you can browse to the required folder on the  
Memory Stick. With a device that does not allow you to  
browse folders (for example, a camera) you use File  
manager to put the required file into a folder accessible  
by that device.  
File manager is used to manage content and organize  
media, both within the phone memory and on Memory  
Sticks. The File manager view is displayed in two tabs;  
tab for the phone memory and  
Memory Stick.  
tab for the  
Protected files  
Downloaded or received files may be copyright-  
protected. Copyright-protection may prevent content  
from being copied, modified or transferred. If a file is  
copyright-protected, or if an access key has expired or is  
unavailable, an icon is displayed by the file name.  
Launching media files  
You can launch media files direct from File manager by  
selecting them.  
Renaming a Memory Stick  
Handling files and folders  
With File manager you can view, rename, copy, move  
and delete files and folders. Select Tools > File manager.  
You can rename a Memory Stick to give it a name that is  
meaningful to you. This name will be shown in the  
folders menu. Select Tools > File manager > File  
manager > Device > Format Memory Stick > Rename  
Many operations in File manager can also be launched  
from Tools > Control panel > Other.  
Formatting a Memory Stick  
New Memory Sticks are normally formatted the first  
time they are inserted in a phone.  
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Note: Do not remove a Memory Stick during formatting,  
which may take some time.  
Note: Only install applications where the vendor  
identity and file integrity can be verified. To be sure that  
a certificate has not been revoked, you can select  
Security, mark Enable revocation check and enter the  
URL-address where the certificate can be checked.  
Select Tools > File manager > File manager > Device >  
Format Memory Stick > Format  
Note: All information on the Memory Stick will be  
deleted during formatting.  
Removing applications  
Select Tools > File manager > File manager > Device >  
Uninstall. Select the application you want to uninstall  
and select Yes.  
Installing applications  
You can install the following two types of applications  
in your phone:  
Storage wizard  
Applications specially intended for your phone or  
compatible with the Symbian operating system.  
These installation files have the extension .sis.  
JavaTM applications compatible with the Symbian  
operating system. These installation files have the  
extension .jar or .jad.  
The Low on storage space dialog is displayed when  
your phone has no more storage space available to save  
or store information. From that dialog you can start  
Storage wizard to clean up storage space by removing  
unwanted applications and files.  
Install an application by selecting Tools > File manager  
> File manager > Device > Install. Select the required  
application and select Details to view information about  
the certificate. If the signature details are OK, select  
Install and follow the instructions in the phone. The  
application will be installed in Tools folder. You can  
move it to another folder if you desire.  
Whenever required you can also launch Storage wizard  
from Tools > File manager > File manager > Device >  
Storage wizard or from Tools > Control Panel > Device  
> Storage wizard.  
Note: Before you clean up storage space, make sure you  
have a backup copy of important information.  
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PC Suite  
Note: If you are replacing an old smartphone and want  
to keep data, see Transferring data between phones on  
page 34.  
Installing PC Suite  
Note: Make sure that no Sony Ericsson equipment is  
connected to your computer when starting the  
installation.  
The Sony Ericsson PC Suite is a set of computer  
software tools delivered with your phone. These tools  
can be used for a variety of tasks, including:  
Install the Sony Ericsson PC Suite on your computer by  
inserting the supplied CD. The installation normally  
starts automatically, otherwise you can start it by  
executing the start.exe file located on the CD.  
Synchronizing, for example, contacts, email, and  
calendar events between the phone and a computer.  
Backing up phone data to a computer and restoring  
data to the phone from a backup on the computer.  
You can also download the Sony Ericsson PC Suite from  
www.sonyericsson.com/support.  
Installing new software and languages in the phone.  
Connecting a computer to the Internet via the phone.  
Managing phone files from a computer and  
exchanging files between the phone and the  
computer.  
Application launcher  
The individual applications in the Sony Ericsson PC  
Suite are started from an application launcher. To reach  
this, select Start > Programs > Sony Ericsson > Sony  
Ericsson PC Suite for Smartphones.  
For further information on synchronizing, making  
backups, and restoring from backups, see  
Synchronization and backup on page 100.  
A connection to the phone can be made using Bluetooth,  
the infrared port, or the USB cable. Some applications  
may require a specific connection to be used.  
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Connecting to other devices  
When you want to exchange information between your  
phone and another device, connect them together using  
Bluetooth, an infrared link, or a USB cable.  
See Bluetooth wireless technology on page 118 for  
information on how to make the Bluetooth settings.  
Item exchange  
With such a connection you can, for example:  
From any application with a Send as option, you can  
send a file via Bluetooth without first having to pair with  
the receiving device. To send a file, select Send as >  
Bluetooth and your phone will search for available  
devices. Select one of them.  
Send a file (a picture, for example) to a computer or  
to another phone.  
Use a Bluetooth headset in a phone call.  
Synchronize calendar events and contacts with the  
corresponding applications on a computer.  
Back up phone data onto a computer.  
Use your phone as a computer modem.  
If another Bluetooth device sends a file to your phone, a  
dialog may appear (operator-dependent) with options for  
accepting or rejecting the file transfer. When the transfer  
is complete, select the file name and choose where to  
store the file. If you select Save instead you will not get  
any option to decide where to store the file. You then  
have to look under Messaging to find it. If the device is  
paired with your phone, you can mark Trust this device  
to allow it to connect to your phone again in the future  
without confirmation.  
For more information on synchronizing and making  
backups, see Synchronization and backup on page 100.  
Bluetooth wireless  
technology  
The Bluetooth™ wireless technology uses radio waves  
to connect devices at a range of up to ten meters. The  
connection may be improved if there are no solid objects  
between your phone and the other Bluetooth device.  
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Infrared port  
When you connect your phone to another device using  
an infrared link, the ports of both devices have to be  
within one meter from each other, in line of sight, and at  
an angle of no more than about 30 degrees.  
With a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable, you can  
connect your phone to the USB port of another device.  
See USB on page 120 for information on how to make  
the USB settings.  
See Infrared port on page 120 for information on how to  
activate the infrared port.  
Note: Before connecting the USB cable to a computer,  
install the Sony Ericsson PC Suite on the computer.  
WARNING! Never point an active infrared port at  
somebodys eye, or at the port of other infrared devices  
than the one you are connecting to.  
USB connection, with the Phone mode setting, is  
required for phone data backup to a computer and for  
restoring data from a backup.  
USB connection, with the File transfer setting, is  
required when using the Sony Disc2Phone and Adobe  
Photoshop Album SE computer applications to transfer  
music and image files respectively to and from the  
phone.  
Sending and receiving files  
From any application with a Send as option, you can  
send a file over the infrared port. To send a file, select  
Send as > IR.  
When the transfer of a file sent to your phone is  
complete, select the file name and choose where to store  
the file. If you select Save instead you will not get any  
option to decide where to store the file. You then have to  
look under Messaging to find it.  
Note: During data transfer over USB, do not change the  
USB settings or disconnect the phone from the other  
device, as this may cause data loss.  
Charging battery over USB  
When your phone is connected to, for example, a  
computer over a USB connection you can  
simultaneously charge the phone’s battery.  
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Note: For battery charging from a USB hub, only use a  
hub with its own external power supply.  
To view the details about a connection or a log, select the  
connection or log. If you, for example, want to reset a  
log, mark it and select Reset log in the Connections  
mgr menu.  
Wireless LAN  
From any application using the Internet (for example,  
Web) you can use a Wireless LAN (WLAN) for access.  
The simplest way to reach the Internet from an  
application is to connect to a Hot spot wireless LAN (no  
setup necessary), or you can connect to a wireless LAN  
for which an account has already been created in your  
phone.  
Computer modem  
Through the Sony Ericsson PC Suite, a computer can use  
your phone as a modem for connecting to the Internet.  
Note: In France, you are only allowed to use wireless  
LAN indoors.  
See Wireless LAN on page 121 for information on how  
to connect to a wireless LAN.  
Connections manager  
Connections manager lets you view and close all open  
Internet connections and view the logs for both open and  
closed connections.  
Select Tools > Connections mgr to display the  
connections and the logs.  
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Synchronization and backup  
The Sony Ericsson PC Suite lets you synchronize your  
phone with common computer applications (local  
synchronization) and make backups of data.  
Bluetoo
Infrared  
Without using the Sony Ericsson PC Suite you can  
synchronize your phone over a mobile network with a  
remote server (remote synchronization).  
USB cab
Local synchronization  
Local synchronization is between your phone and a  
connected computer. Email, contacts, calendar events,  
tasks, notes (text only), and browser bookmarks can be  
synchronized this way.  
On the computer, select Start > Programs > Sony  
Ericsson > Sony Ericsson PC Suite for Smartphones  
to open the Sony Ericsson PC Suite. In the File menu,  
select Sync Manager.  
Note: The Sony Ericsson PC Suite must be installed on  
the computer and the chosen connection method must  
have been configured.  
Synchronization settings  
In the Sync Manager window, select Settings to define  
what is to be synchronized and how.  
To synchronize, connect your phone to the computer  
using a USB, Bluetooth or infrared connection.  
Starting synchronization  
In the Sync Manager window, select Synchronize now  
to start synchronizing. After each synchronization, you  
can view the results by displaying the summary.  
Note: If you are using a USB connection, select the  
Phone mode setting.  
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Backing up data  
Remote synchronization  
Use the Sony Ericsson PC Suite to make backups of  
phone user data. Your backups are stored on the  
wireless LAN,  
HSCSD or CSD  
computer and can later be restored to the phone. Make  
backups on a regular basis, and always before having the  
phone upgraded since upgrading clears all the user data.  
Note: Even copyright-protected files are included when  
backing up data, but the access keys to such files are not.  
If you, for example, make a Master Reset after a backup  
you will lose any access keys. You will then have to  
reorder these keys (and pay for them once again) to be  
able to use the files.  
PIM App
Internet/Intranet  
Remote synchronization is between your phone and a  
synchronization server on the Internet or an intranet.  
This is a way to keep your phone synchronized while on  
the move. To set up and start remote synchronization, go  
to Tools > Remote sync.  
Restoring data  
To restore phone data, select Backup Manager as when  
making a backup, but then select the restore option  
instead. You can restore data manually or have a wizard  
assist you.  
Synchronization services may be offered by mobile  
operators, third-party service providers or as added  
capability to corporate applications for personal  
information management (PIM).  
Important: All the phone data is overwritten during the  
restore process. You may damage your phone if you  
interrupt the restore process.  
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Setting up Internet, email and MMS  
With your phone you can access the Internet, send and  
receive email, and send and receive MMS messages. To  
do this you need to set up Internet accounts.  
WLAN – uses a wireless LAN to connect to the  
Internet.  
Important: To use the browser or send and receive  
email messages you must include the Internet account in  
an Internet group account, see Group accounts on  
page 106. To use MMS, you must NOT include the  
Internet account for MMS in a group account.  
Setting up accounts  
You access the Internet using an Internet Service  
provider (ISP). You need to set up an Internet account to  
do any of the following:  
You can create new accounts automatically or manually.  
The Internet account may already be set up when you  
buy the phone.  
Access the Internet.  
Send and receive email messages.  
Send and receive MMS messages.  
Set up and use a Virtual Private Network (VPN).  
Before setting up  
From your service provider, you should have received  
all the details about the accounts that you have to enter,  
for example the email account name and password.  
There are four types of Internet accounts:  
Data – uses a packet data connection, either on a 3G  
or a GSM/GPRS network. You are charged for the  
amount of data you download or send.  
Dial up (CSD or HSCSD) – establishes a circuit-  
switched data connection. You are charged for the  
length of time you are connected to the Internet.  
Bluetooth PAN – uses a Bluetooth Personal Area  
Network profile to connect to a device (for example  
a computer) that is connected to the Internet.  
Setting up accounts automatically  
A convenient way of setting up an account is to ask your  
service provider to send you an auto setup message.  
Contact your service provider to find out if such a  
service is available. You can also visit  
www.sonyericsson.com/support where you find setup  
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wizards that can configure accounts with many of the  
major service providers.  
Address – enter the Internet address of your ISP’s  
access point.  
Username – if required by your ISP, mark the  
Username and password required check box and  
enter the user name that you have received from  
your ISP.  
You will find the auto setup messages in Messaging >  
Messages > Inbox. To start an auto setup, select the  
message and follow the instructions on the screen.  
Password – enter your password.  
To make further settings, select the account and follow  
the instructions below.  
Setting up Internet  
manually  
To enter the details manually, or to edit an existing  
account, select Tools > Control panel > Connections >  
Internet accounts.  
Select Data account menu > TCPIP > IP config.  
IP config  
Select IP version – Automatically, IPv4, IPv6, IPv4  
compatible or IPv4 mapped.  
IP address – an IPv4 address consists of four 3-digit  
boxes and valid input is between 000 and 256 in  
each box.  
An IPv6 address consists of eight 4-digit boxes in  
hexadecimal format between 0 and ffff. In  
hexadecimal numbers you may use the numbers 0-  
9and the letters a, b, c, d, e, f.  
Create the Internet account as described in the following  
sections. When you are ready you will be asked to save  
the account in a group account. Tap Yes, select a group  
account and then tap Save.  
New Data account  
To create a data account, select Internet accounts menu  
Select Data account menu > TCPIP > IP DNS address  
> New account > Data and make the data account  
settings.  
IP DNS address  
Select IP version – Automatically, IPv4, IPv6, IPv4  
compatible or IPv4 mapped.  
Primary DNS address, Secondary DNS address –  
the Domain Name Server (DNS) address is used to  
Data account  
Account name – give the account a name for your  
own reference, for example the name of your ISP.  
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translate number-based IP addresses to character-  
based names. Some ISPs use a secondary DNS  
server as backup if there are any problems with the  
primary DNS server.  
Phone number – enter the phone number to your  
ISP’s dial up service. To avoid having to change the  
phone number when you travel abroad use the  
international dialing format starting with + and the  
appropriate country code.  
Username – enter the username that you have  
received from your ISP.  
Select Data account menu > Proxy  
Proxy  
Password – enter your password.  
Use proxy server – mark this check box. A proxy  
server is a computer connected between your phone  
and the computer you communicate with.  
Proxy server address – enter the proxy server’s  
name.  
When you have selected Save you will be prompted to  
include the Dial up account in a group account. See  
Group accounts on page 106.  
Proxy server port – enter a number between 0 and  
To make further changes to the account, select the new  
account and then select Dial up account menu.  
65535.  
Proxy exceptions – if you use a proxy server you  
can still specify a list of Web sites that are accessed  
from their original location. Enter the Internet  
address of each Web site on a separate line.  
Dial up account menu  
TCPIP – enter the same information as for Data  
accounts, described earlier in this chapter.  
Proxy – enter the same information as for Data  
When you have selected Save you will be prompted to  
include the Data account in a group account. See Group  
accounts on page 106.  
accounts, described earlier in this chapter.  
Speed – specify the speed of your local phone  
connection.  
New Dial up account  
To create a Dial up account, select Internet accounts  
Log in – specify what should happen when you have  
logged in with the account.  
menu > New account > Dial up.  
Server – if the server you connect to uses call back,  
you can specify this in this dialog.  
Dial up account  
Account name – give the account a name for your  
own reference, for example the name of your ISP.  
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New Bluetooth PAN account  
To create a Bluetooth Personal Area Network (PAN)  
account, select Internet accounts menu > New account  
> Bluetooth Internet (PAN), if you want to create an  
account to connect to the Internet via, for example, a  
suitable configured computer.  
Prompt me if all the devices in the list fail, or list is  
empty – on the Settings tab, mark this check box if  
you want to be prompted as described.  
Add device – on the Devices tab, select this to start  
searching for devices that you can connect to. Mark  
the devices and tap Done.  
When you have selected Save you will be prompted to  
include the Bluetooth PAN account in a group account.  
See Group accounts on page 106.  
Bluetooth Internet (PAN) account  
Account name – on the Settings tab, give the  
account a name for your own reference.  
To make further changes to the account, select the new  
account and then select Bluetooth Internet (PAN) or  
Bluetooth Local (PAN) menu.  
Prompt me if all the devices in the list fail, or list is  
empty – on the Settings tab, mark this check box if  
you want to be prompted as described.  
Add device – on the Devices tab, select this and  
start searching for the Bluetooth device (usually a  
computer) that you want to use to connect to the  
Internet. Mark the device and tap Done.  
Bluetooth Internet (PAN) and Bluetooth Local (PAN)  
menu  
TCPIP > IP config – see below.  
TCPIP > IP DNS address – enter the same  
information as for Data accounts, described earlier  
in this chapter.  
Proxy – enter the same information as for Data  
accounts, described earlier in this chapter.  
Select Internet accounts menu > New account >  
Bluetooth Local (PAN), if you want to create an account  
to use locally.  
Bluetooth Local (PAN) account  
Roles – select roles.  
Account name – on the Settings tab, give the  
account a name for your own reference.  
Local role – select if the role of your phone  
should be Client, Server or Unknown.  
Peer role – select if the role of the device you  
want to connect to should be Access point,  
Client, Server or Unknown.  
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connection. If, for example, a wireless LAN connection  
fails the phone will automatically try to connect using  
the next account in the group, which could be a 3G data  
account.  
Select IP version – Automatically, IPv4, IPv6, IPv4  
compatible or IPv4 mapped.  
IP address – an IPv4 address consists of four 3-digit  
boxes and valid input is between 000 and 256 in  
each box.  
An IPv6 address consists of eight 4-digit boxes in  
hexadecimal format between 0 and ffff. In  
hexadecimal numbers you may use the numbers 0-9  
and the letters a, b, c, d, e, f.  
The phone contains a preconfigured preferred group  
account called Internet. This group account cannot be  
deleted or renamed. When you add a new Internet  
account you can add it to the Internet group account.  
You can also create your own group account and set it as  
preferred.  
Gateway – only used when the selected IP version is  
IPv4.  
Netmask – only used when the selected IP version is  
To create new group accounts  
IPv4.  
1. Select Tools > Control panel > Connections >  
Internet accounts > Internet accounts menu > New  
account > Group account on the Internet accounts  
menu.  
New WLAN account  
See Wireless LAN on page 121.  
2. Enter a name to identify the account and then select  
Group accounts  
Next.  
A group account is a collection of Internet accounts.  
When you connect to the Internet or set up an email  
account you must specify the connection using a group  
account. If you have one wireless LAN account at work  
and another at home you can add both to a group  
account.  
3. Select Add new account and mark the Internet  
accounts you want to include in the group account.  
Select Done.  
4. Tap an Internet account to set the connection  
priority. Select Done.  
5. Tap Save to save the group account.  
The order of the accounts within a group account  
determines the order the phone uses when making a  
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Setting a group account as preferred  
To specify which group account should be preferred,  
select Internet accounts > Preferred group. Select an  
account and tap Save.  
The Email accounts view displays a list of email  
accounts on your phone. You can add a new account to  
the list and delete an account. To edit an existing  
account, select it and make your changes.  
Deleting group accounts  
On the Groups tab, tap the group account you want to  
delete and select Edit menu > Delete group.  
From the Email accounts menu, you can also select your  
preferred email account. This account is used when you  
select Send as > email from within an application.  
Note: If you delete a group account, the Internet  
accounts in the group will not be deleted.  
Select New to open the dialog used for email settings.  
You make the settings on three different tabs, and also  
dialogs you open from the Email account menu.  
Setting up email manually  
Before you make the email settings you must have a  
connection to the Internet, see Setting up accounts on  
page 102.  
From your email service provider, you should have  
received all details about your account which you now  
have to enter.  
Basic tab  
The email account you wish to set up must support the  
POP3 or IMAP protocol for receiving email, and the  
standard SMTP protocol for sending email.  
Account name – give the account a name for your  
own reference, for example Home or Office.  
Your name – enter the name you want to appear on  
your outgoing messages.  
Email address – this is your email address as  
supplied by your email service provider. The  
address always contains the @ character.  
Web-based email services cannot be handled by  
Messaging. Use the Internet browser to access such  
services.  
Connection type – POP3 and IMAP are connection  
protocols used when receiving email from the email  
server. POP3 is the most common. IMAP has  
expanded functionality, for example, it makes it  
To enter the details manually, or to edit an existing  
account, select Tools > Control panel > Messaging >  
Email accounts.  
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possible to subscribe to server-based folders. Ask  
your email service provider which protocol they  
support.  
Allow IMAP idle – if you have an IMAP account,  
your phone can check for new messages in your  
mailbox on the server. If there are new messages,  
these will be sent to your phone.  
Limit number of messages – select this to limit the  
total number of messages held in your inbox in your  
phone at any one time. If your inbox is full and you  
download a new message, the oldest message in  
your inbox will be removed from your phone. Note,  
that the message header will remain in the phone,  
and the whole message will remain on the server.  
Limit is set to – enter a limit for messages in your  
inbox, if you have selected Limit number of  
messages above.  
Receive using group – select which Internet group  
account you want to use to connect to the email  
server for incoming email messages. If you select  
Preferred group, the phone will use the preferred  
Internet group account. See Setting a group account  
as preferred on page 107.  
Inbox tab  
Incoming server address – enter the name or IP  
address of your email service provider’s server for  
incoming email messages. This address identifies  
the computer where your incoming email messages  
are stored. Common formats are pop.example.org  
and 123.123.123.123.  
Username, Password – your email service provider  
supplies you with a username and password for your  
email account.  
Outbox tab  
Outgoing server address – enter the name or IP  
address of your email service provider’s server for  
outgoing email messages (SMTP server). This  
address identifies the computer through which your  
outgoing messages are sent. Common formats are  
smpt.example.org and 123.123.123.123.  
Use SMTP authentication – some SMTP servers  
require authentication also when sending email. If  
so, mark this check box and enter your Username  
and Password.  
Download restrictions – select this to set rules for  
how messages shall be downloaded and how many  
messages can be stored in your inbox. If you want to  
limit the data traffic, you can choose to receive Just  
headers (the sender, subject, and date only) or set a  
size limit, Emails smaller than (if a message is  
larger than the limit, only the headers are  
downloaded). You will be prompted to download  
the rest of a message when you open it.  
Smaller than – enter the message size limit, if you  
have selected Emails smaller than above.  
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Use Inbox login details – if the SMTP server  
accepts using your Inbox login information for  
authentication, mark this check box.  
Send using group – select which Internet group  
account you want to use to connect to the email  
server for outgoing email messages. If you select  
Preferred group – the phone will use the preferred  
Internet group account. See Setting a group account  
as preferred on page 107.  
Advanced Incoming tab  
Secure socket – your ISP will tell you if you can  
use a Secure socket or Secure password  
authentication (see below).  
A secure socket means that all information  
(including your username, password, and all  
messages) is encrypted to maximize security while  
you are connected to the Internet.  
Incoming mail port – normally 110 for POP3  
servers and 143 for IMAP servers. Use the default  
value unless your email service provider specifies  
something else.  
Secure password authentication – in contrast to  
Secure socket (see above), secure password means  
that only your password is encrypted.  
Select your email account > your email account menu >  
Scheduled download to set up automatic downloads of  
messages.  
Scheduled download  
Schedule download – mark and select either By  
interval and select download intervals between 1  
minute and 999 minutes, or By time and specify up  
to three downloads a day.  
Note: If you schedule downloads, you should  
normally also unmark Show connection dialog in  
Tools > Control panel > Connections > Internet  
accounts > Internet accounts menu > Options.  
Otherwise each scheduled download will stop at the  
Connect to Internet dialog and wait until you select  
Connect.  
Advanced Outgoing tab  
Secure socket – see the Incoming tab above.  
Outgoing mail port – normally 25. Use port 25  
unless your email service provider specifies  
something else.  
Use MIME encoding – MIME encoding is a  
standard that allows non-textual information (for  
example graphics) and accented characters to be  
sent in email messages.  
Select your email account > your email account menu >  
Advanced to make additional settings.  
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Proxy server address – enter the proxy server  
Setting up MMS manually  
To set up MMS manually, first create an Internet account  
for MMS, and then proceed with the actual MMS  
settings. To edit existing MMS accounts, follow the  
same procedure.  
address.  
Proxy server port – enter the proxy server port  
number.  
Proxy exceptions – normally you do not need to  
enter anything here. Your MMS service provider  
will specify if you do.  
Internet account for MMS  
Select Save. You will be prompted to add the account to  
a group account. Choose No. If you add the account to  
an Internet group account, the automatic selection of  
Internet accounts will not work properly. See Group  
accounts on page 106.  
Select Tools > Control panel > Connections > Internet  
accounts > Internet accounts menu > New account >  
Data.  
Data account  
Account name – give the account a name for your  
own reference, for example, the name of your MMS  
service provider.  
Address – enter the Internet address of your MMS  
service provider’s access point.  
MMS account  
Select Tools > Control panel > Messaging > MMS  
account to set up the MMS account.  
MMS account  
Username – if required by your MMS service  
provider, mark the Username and password  
required check box and enter the username that you  
have received from your MMS service provider.  
Service centre address – this is the Internet address  
to the server handling your multimedia messages.  
Your MMS service provider can provide you with  
the service centre address.  
Internet account – select the account you have  
created for MMS.  
Password – enter your password.  
Select Data account menu > Proxy.  
Auto download – select one of the following:  
Proxy  
Use proxy server – mark this check box.  
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Home only – messages are downloaded  
automatically when you are connected to your  
home network.  
On – messages are also downloaded  
automatically when you are roaming outside  
your home network.  
Off – automatic download is off, you will receive  
notifications of incoming messages and have to  
download them manually.  
Priority – give your messages low, normal, or high  
priority.  
Creation mode – allow the phone to check content  
(these settings are service provider-dependent):  
Free – no restrictions.  
Warning – a warning message is displayed  
whenever you add a non-conformant item to a  
multimedia message. You can send anyway.  
Restricted – the message will not be sent in the  
situation described above.  
Download size – set whether to have a size limit for  
incoming messages:  
Delivery report – requests a delivery notification  
from recipients of your message.  
Read report – requests a read notification from  
recipients of your message.  
Hide number – prevents the sent message from  
showing your number.  
Reply with history – includes the original with your  
reply.  
No restrictions – the size of the incoming  
messages does not matter, all messages will be  
received.  
Smaller than – messages smaller than the limit  
will be received, larger messages will be  
deflected.  
MMS account – advanced settings  
Select MMS account menu > Advanced settings to  
make more settings. The values you give the settings on  
the Send tab, will be the default for all multimedia  
messages that you send. You can choose other values for  
an individual message in Messaging.  
The following settings apply to multimedia messages  
that you receive:  
Receive tab  
Full screen – make the phone play received  
messages in full screen.  
Delivery notification – make the phone send a  
notification message when you have received a  
multimedia message.  
Send tab  
Validity period – set for how long your messages  
should be available to the recipient.  
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Read notification – make the phone send a  
notification message when you have read a received  
multimedia message.  
Exclude – filter the reception of incoming messages  
by message type. Mark check boxes to filter the  
following:  
Advertisements – broadcast advertisements.  
Information – other broadcast information.  
Anonymous senders – senders not listed in  
Contacts.  
To only receive multimedia messages from senders  
listed in your Contacts, mark all check boxes.  
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Control panel  
Tools > Control panel is the location for all the main  
settings on your phone that are system-wide and often  
affect more than one application. This is where you go to  
initially set up your phone, and to change the settings at  
any point after that.  
Listed callers only – only persons (phone numbers)  
that you have entered in the accepted callers list can  
reach you.  
Contacts – only persons in your Contacts  
phonebook can reach you.  
Speed dial – only contacts from your Speed  
contacts can reach you.  
Note: Some settings can be locked or hidden by your  
No-one – no one can reach you.  
operator.  
List tab  
Call settings  
Accept calls  
Make a list of accepted callers. Select Add and then  
select from Contacts, or enter a name and a number.  
Add to Contacts  
Select Tools > Control panel > Call settings > Add to  
Contacts and mark the check box if you want to be  
asked to save a new contact every time a new number is  
used or received.  
Select Tools > Control panel > Call settings > Accept  
calls to specify who should be able to reach you, and  
who should not, by setting the accepted callers.  
Controls tab  
Specify whether your phone should reply by sending  
busy signal or by hanging up.  
Accept calls from  
All callers – everyone calling you can reach you.  
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Verification code – enter the verification code.  
International prefix – enter the international prefix  
used by the server.  
Calling cards  
With a calling card account, your calls go via a calling  
card server. This means that your phone can act as a  
corporate telephone. Since your calls will then go  
through a private company switchboard, PABX features,  
services such as conference calls, will be available.  
Set up tab  
Sending order – select if the phone number or  
verification code should be sent first.  
Delay for number/code – set the time the phone  
should wait before it sends the number or code.  
Select Tools > Control panel > Call settings > Calling  
Use direct access number – if marked, you are  
allowed to use a direct access number, if the calling  
card is a PBX type.  
cards to make the settings.  
Enter the phone lock code (the default phone lock code  
is 0000) and make the following settings:  
Business phone services  
Calling card mode – select how to use the selected  
You can set up business phone services by importing a  
.pbx configuration file that you receive from your  
Telephony/IT department.  
calling card.  
Calling cards – a list of your calling cards.  
Active card – set the active calling card.  
Please consult your calling card supplier for more  
details.  
To set up business phone services  
1. Create a folder called Calling cards in the  
Document folder of your phone or Memory Stick  
and copy the .pbx configuration file to that folder.  
Creating a new calling card  
2. Select Tools > Control panel > Call settings >  
Select New and enter the following account information.  
Calling cards > Import.  
Access tab  
3. Select the .pbx file you want to import and tap  
Name – enter a name for the calling card account.  
Import.  
Access number – enter the phone number of the  
calling card server.  
4. Activate the card by setting the Calling Card Mode  
to Call directly, Always use calling card or Prompt  
before call.  
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The calling card icon  
will now be visible in the  
Select Tools > Control panel > Call settings > Forward  
calls and choose which type of calls that should be  
forwarded and then where to forward them.  
status bar. The .pbx file may be set up so that you can  
send commands to the switchboard by tapping the  
calling card icon.  
Forward options  
A phone number field in which you enter a phone  
number to be used for forwarding calls.  
Lookup in contacts – select an entry from the  
Contacts phonebook.  
Call waiting  
You can choose if you want the phone to alert you when  
you receive an incoming call during an ongoing call.  
Off – your incoming calls will not be forwarded.  
Select Tools > Control panel > Call settings > Call  
waiting and set this option to On/Off, both for voice and  
video calls.  
All the forward settings are made in the network. Select  
Refresh to receive the current settings.  
If ALS (two lines on the SIM card) is available, you can  
set this option to On/Off on two separate voice lines.  
Flag Call  
Select Tools > Control panel > Call settings > Flag call  
and choose whether you want to follow up a rejected call  
later. If you mark the check box your phone will set up a  
task and prompt you to initiate a call after a pre-defined  
time that you can select in the drop-down menu.  
The settings are made in the network. Select Refresh to  
receive the current settings.  
Forward calls  
The phone can forward incoming calls to another  
number if you are busy, not reachable or do not reply.  
You can also choose to forward all calls.  
Handsfree settings  
Select Tools > Control panel > Call settings >  
Handsfree to set how to answer to an incoming call  
when handsfree equipment is connected.  
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Answering mode  
Show or hide number  
You can choose whether you want the called party to see  
your phone number. Select Tools > Control panel > Call  
settings > Show or hide number to make the settings.  
Network default leaves the decision to the network.  
Normal – answer calls as normal.  
Any key – press any key (except  
to answer.  
After 5 seconds – the phone answers automatically  
after five seconds.  
) on the keypad  
Always route answered calls to Bluetooth – mark  
the check box to route answered calls to a Bluetooth  
headset.  
TTY Settings  
A TTY is a text phone; an aid for deaf and speech-  
impaired people.  
Reject with SMS  
If for some reason you want to reject a call, for example  
during a meeting, you can set up the phone to send an  
SMS with a predefined message to the calling party.  
Voice control  
You can dial and receive calls by using voice commands.  
Select Tools > Control panel > Call settings > Voice  
control to make the settings.  
Select Tools > Control panel > Call settings > Reject  
with SMS to make the settings.  
Recording voice commands  
Restrict calls  
To make settings in this dialog you must previously have  
recorded the voice command words for answer, busy,  
and the magic word. Otherwise, you will get prompted  
to do so.  
You can set restrictions for incoming and outgoing calls.  
For example, you can prevent your phone from being  
used for long distance calls or when roaming. You need  
a special PIN code from your operator to make the  
settings in Tools > Control panel > Call settings >  
Restrict calls.  
The magic word is a word that is used to initiate voice  
dialing when a regular headset, or a car kit, is attached to  
the phone. You must say the word before you say a  
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contact’s name, so that the phone “starts listening” for  
the contact’s name. Choose a long unusual word, which  
can easily be distinguished from background speech.  
You can choose whether the virtual keypad should be  
displayed during calls to voicemail.  
Select Edit > Record to record a highlighted voice  
command. Select Edit > Play to listen to a highlighted  
ALS settings  
ALS (Alternate Line Service) means that you have two  
separate lines (two phone numbers) on your SIM card.  
command. The icon  
next to a word indicates that a  
voice command has been recorded and stored.  
Voice control settings  
Portable handsfree – voice control, with a  
Call meter  
handsfree kit connected.  
Select Control panel > Call settings > Call meter to  
Portable car – voice control, with a car kit  
connected.  
make the Call meter settings.  
Voice answer – answer by voice control (recorded  
This service (also called Advice of Charge, or AoC, by  
some operators) makes it possible to:  
words for “answer” and “busy”.  
Play caller name – the phone plays the recorded  
name of the calling party, if it is stored in Contacts.  
Keep track of the cost of calls.  
Automatically stop outgoing chargeable calls, if a  
certain credit limit has been exceeded.  
Voicemail  
Call meter has two tabs, Credit and Tariff.  
Select Tools > Control panel > Call settings > Voicemail  
and enter the number your phone will call to access the  
voicemail server. Your voicemail is a service provided  
by your operator, and works as your private “answering  
machine”.  
Credit tab  
Your setting options on this tab are:  
Limited credit – if you mark the check box, all your  
outgoing chargeable calls will be stopped if the set  
credit limit has been exceeded. Unmarked check  
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box means unlimited credit, and the call cost is  
displayed on the screen during a call.  
Remaining credit – you can edit this field and set a  
credit limit. If a credit limit is set, the remaining  
credit is displayed on the screen during a call.  
Bluetooth wireless  
technology  
Select Tools > Control panel > Connections >  
Bluetooth to make the Bluetooth settings and connect to  
other Bluetooth devices.  
Tariff tab  
Your setting options on this tab are:  
Note: Only connect to trusted devices.  
Display cost in – select Currency or Units.  
Tariff – set a number between 0.01 and 9999999.  
Currency – select the currency type (three letter  
code)  
For all tasks, except for a single file transfer, it is  
necessary to set up a permanent and trusted relationship  
between your phone and the other device. This is called  
pairing (or bonding). Paired devices are remembered by  
your phone so you do not need to pair with these again.  
This simplifies future connections and makes them  
secure, as paired devices have already authenticated  
each other.  
To be saved, the settings must be followed by entering of  
valid PIN 2 code, provided by your network operator.  
Note: The Call meter service does not work if you have  
roamed to a network that does not provide charging  
information.  
Settings tab  
This is where you make all the Bluetooth settings of your  
phone.  
Connections  
The connection settings control how your phone  
communicates with other devices.  
My phone name – enter the name you want to be  
displayed when your phone is presented to other  
Bluetooth devices.  
Bluetooth on – activates Bluetooth.  
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Visible to other devices – makes it possible for  
other Bluetooth devices to find your phone.  
When you select a device from the list, a list of options  
opens:  
Enable power saving – saves power by limiting the  
activity of your phone. Your phone will no longer  
accept requests for additional connections from  
other Bluetooth devices after a Bluetooth  
connection has been established, but it will still be  
able to discover other Bluetooth devices and request  
connections to them.  
Device options  
Device name – select to change the name of the  
device. This only affects how the device is presented  
in your phone.  
Trust this device – allows the device to connect to  
your phone without your confirmation every time.  
Enable as audio – to use the device (for example, a  
Devices tab  
Bluetooth headset) in audio applications. Devices  
This is where all devices that your phone has already  
paired with are listed, even if they are not within reach  
and Bluetooth-activated for the moment.  
enabled for audio are listed in the audio tab  
.
Bluetooth services  
The services (sometimes called profiles) supported by  
the connected device are listed in the detail view for the  
Pairing with a device  
Select New device to pair with a new device. The phone  
device. On the  
tab, select the device and then select  
will then search for visible Bluetooth devices within  
range. To pair with one of the devices, select it in the list  
and enter the passcode (also called passkey) if you are  
asked to. Ask the person owning or providing the other  
device for the passcode.  
the right Services tab.  
For more information on Bluetooth connections, see  
Bluetooth wireless technology on page 97.  
Audio tab  
This is where all paired devices that are marked Enable  
as audio are listed. You can later disable a device for  
audio to prevent your phone from accidentally  
transferring sound to it.  
If you are pairing with a Bluetooth headset, the headset  
may have auto pairing functionality. This means you do  
not have to initiate pairing, as the headset does so when  
switched on. It also means you do not have to enter a  
passcode, but you must still confirm the pairing.  
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Mobile networks menu  
Infrared port  
Select network – start a search for a network.  
New search – search for the next network in the  
preferred list.  
Select Tools > Control panel > Connections > Infrared  
to activate the infrared port.  
Infrared options  
Preferred list tab  
On or On for 10 minutes – switches the port on.  
Off – switches the port off.  
You can set a list of preferred networks. Your phone will  
select the network with the highest priority, if it is found.  
To add a network to the list, select Add and select a  
network. Set the desired priority and select Done. To  
delete a network from the list, select the network and  
select Delete. Confirm with Yes.  
Internet accounts  
See Setting up Internet, email and MMS on page 102.  
Mobile networks menu  
Mobile networks  
Filter networks – set filter criteria, to choose the  
network type(s) that should be shown in the list. Choose  
between GSM, 3G and Both.  
Select Tools > Control panel > Connections > Mobile  
networks to set the way your phone should choose  
available network, when you are outside your operator’s  
coverage area. Mobile networks has two tabs, Search  
and Preferred list.  
Note: Your operator may not allow you to access all  
available networks.  
Search tab  
The phone searches for a network. You can choose  
between Automatic or Manual search.  
USB  
Select Tools > Control panel > Connections > USB to  
display the USB settings of your phone.  
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Activating wireless LAN  
USB functionality options  
Phone mode – allows synchronization, backup,  
restore, file handling, and modem usage.  
Note: In France, you are only allowed to use wireless  
LAN indoors.  
File transfer – allows transfer of music files and  
images to and from the phone using computer  
applications like Sony Disc2Phone and Adobe  
Photoshop Album SE. It also allows using your  
phone as a general storage device for a connected  
computer.  
To activate wireless LAN, mark Enable WLAN in the  
WLAN menu. To save battery, disable wireless LAN  
when you not need it.  
Note: If you want to use wireless LAN in Flight mode,  
make sure that Flight mode is enabled before you choose  
wireless LAN, as wireless LAN is disabled by default in  
Flight mode.  
Mark Allow USB charging to enable phone battery  
charging over USB. It is recommended not to use this  
function when connecting to an un-powered USB hub or  
to a device only using battery power.  
Finding a network  
Select Scan to find available wireless LAN networks.  
The networks found are listed in alphabetical order, with  
icons indicating network quality and type:  
Note: During data transfer over USB, do not change the  
USB settings or disconnect the phone from the other  
device, as this may cause a data loss.  
Good connection quality  
Medium connection quality  
Low connection quality  
Wireless LAN  
Select Tools > Control panel > Connections > WLAN to  
activate your phone for wireless LAN, to find and access  
a wireless LAN, and to create a wireless LAN account.  
You can also create and maintain wireless LAN accounts  
from Internet accounts on the Connections panel, see  
Setting up accounts on page 102 for more information.  
The network is configured and the phone has an  
account for it  
The network is a secured network, requiring  
encryption keys for access  
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To use a specific network, select it and tap  
.
Select Tools > Control panel > Connections >  
WLAN and then select New account in the WLAN  
menu.  
Connect to a network for which no account exists  
and the setup is automatically initiated.  
Finding a specific network  
Use Find SSID in the WLAN menu to find a specific  
network instead of scanning for it. This way you can find  
networks whose names are not publicly visible. Looking  
for an SSID is also useful when there are more networks  
in your vicinity than the phone is able to display, and a  
network you require is not listed after scanning.  
The WLAN menu, mentioned above, is also where you  
go to find the MAC address of the phone.  
The account setup includes a number of steps, described  
below.  
Kinds of networks  
The kind of network decides how the phone will connect  
to it (regardless of any Internet group accounts in the  
phone):  
Note: Information on authentication methods,  
encryption and other network configuration settings  
must be supplied by the wireless LAN provider.  
First step: Basic information  
The first setup screen defines basic information for the  
account:  
Hot spot – connects temporarily, using an account  
that is automatically created in the background.  
Configured network – connects using an existing  
account.  
Not configured network – starts the account setup,  
since an account for the network is needed.  
Account name – enter a name for your account.  
Network name (SSID) – unless the network is  
already filled in, enter an SSID or select  
for networks and select one of them.  
to scan  
Wireless LAN account setup  
There are several ways to start the account setup for a  
wireless LAN, for example:  
Authentication – choose an authentication mode.  
Network mode – when connecting to a wireless  
access point, select Infrastructure.  
Select Tools > Control panel > Connections >  
Internet accounts and then select New account >  
WLAN in the Internet accounts menu.  
Ad hoc channel – only for the Ad hoc network  
mode, which is when a phone connects directly to  
another device.  
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Second step: Authentication and encryption  
Disconnecting from a network  
The next step depends on the authentication mode  
To disconnect from a network, tap  
in the status bar.  
selected in the previous step. Certain modes require  
further parameters for encryption and authentication to  
be defined.  
Highlight your connection and select Close connection  
in the Connections mgr menu. To save battery, also  
unmark Enable WLAN from Tools > Control panel >  
Connections > WLAN.  
Third step: Confirming setup and changing advanced  
settings  
On the last screen, confirm your settings. If needed, use  
For more information on wireless LAN connections, see  
Wireless LAN on page 99.  
the WLAN setup menu to view and edit, for example, the  
IP address of your phone and the DNS addresses.  
Device  
Select Advanced in the same menu to enable power  
saving and change the RTS threshold value. Power  
saving is recommended to be on, but in certain  
situations, the available wireless LAN access point  
requires it to be off to ensure a reliable throughput.  
Backlight  
You can select how the display and keyboard backlight  
should behave for handheld use and when the phone is  
in a car holder. The lower the brightness you choose, the  
longer the battery will last before it needs charging. Set  
the car holder levels low enough so that you sustain  
natural night vision.  
Tip These advanced settings are available during the  
entire setup process, not just from this screen.  
Editing a wireless LAN account  
To modify an existing wireless LAN account, select  
Tools > Control panel > Connections > Internet  
accounts. Then select the account and make your  
changes.  
Select Tools > Control panel > Device > Backlight to  
make the settings.  
Note: If you change authentication, its detail settings  
have to be configured.  
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To enter the settings or manage software in the phone, a  
device management session is setup between the phone  
and a device management server. The session can be  
initiated from the phone by you or from the server.  
Settings tab  
Auto – backlight switches on when you tap the  
screen, press a key or receive an incoming call.  
After a short time of inactivity the light switches off.  
On – backlight is always on, but after about a short  
time of inactivity it fades to the dimmed level that  
you can adjust on the Brightness tab.  
Device management dialog  
Select Tools > Control panel > Device > Device  
management. The device management server profiles,  
if any, are listed. The profiles settings describe how the  
profile will handle the start of a Device management  
session and the notifications given during the session. In  
the device management dialog you can:  
Brightness tab  
Select the backlight mode from the drop-down menu,  
tap Brightness and adjust the level with the slider or the  
Jog Dial.  
Select Default to reset all light levels to the factory  
values.  
Initiate the phone management session by  
highlighting a profile and selecting Connect.  
Create a new device management server profile  
manually by selecting New.  
Initiate reconfiguration for a new operator by  
selecting Clear ACL. This might be necessary if  
your phone is already configured for another  
operator.  
Device management  
Device management enables the remote distribution of  
settings for your phone, for example Internet, email,  
SMS and MMS. It also makes it possible to manage (list,  
install, update and uninstall) themes and client software  
on the phones. Device management is useful if an  
enterprise has, for example, defined a set of standard  
software that should be used on all employees’ phones.  
Edit or delete device management server profiles.  
Note: A profile may be locked by the operator. If it is,  
you cannot edit or delete the profile or clear ACL.  
The device management dialog consists of two tabs, the  
Details tab and the Settings tab. In the Details tab you  
edit details for the connection, like user name for the  
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account on the device management server and the server  
ID and address. In the Settings tab you set the behavior  
of the device management session.  
Hardware buttons  
You can personalize the function of the shortcut button  
and the media player button. Select Tools > Control  
panel > Device > Hardware buttons to make the  
settings.  
Flight mode  
In Flight mode, the phone’s radio functions and FM  
radio are switched off. You can still use the organizer  
applications, and applications that can use a wireless  
LAN connection.  
The Internet button can be set to open any of the  
following: Activity menu, Internet, Main menu, Media  
player, Sound recorder, Task manager or Video  
telephony.  
Note: If you want to use wireless LAN in Flight mode,  
make sure that Flight mode is enabled before you choose  
wireless LAN, as wireless LAN is disabled by default in  
Flight mode.  
The setting for the Media player button determines what  
should happen when you press and hold it, and neither  
the Music player nor the FM radio is running. You have  
three choices: Play music, Play radio or Play last. Play  
last means that when you press and hold the button, the  
phone will start either the radio or play music depending  
on which of these two applications you used last.  
Playing will resume in the background, so any other  
application you are currently using will remain active.  
Select Tools > Control panel > Device > Flight mode  
and choose whether you want to be prompted or not to  
choose between Flight mode or Phone on whenever you  
press the On/Off button.  
In Flight mode the Flight mode icon  
is visible in the  
status bar. To change mode, you can either tap this icon  
or, when in Phone mode, the Signal strength icon  
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Location  
Power save  
Select Tools > Control panel > Device > Location to set  
Current time zone and Zone of interest which appear  
with their current time and date in the application Time.  
Select the required field and select a time zone or a city  
in the time zone you want to display.  
Select Tools > Control panel > Device > Power save to  
set power save behavior.  
If you have set Tools > Control panel > Device >  
Backlight to Auto, the phone will automatically turn the  
backlight off to save power. If you have set Backlight to  
On, you can still save power by selecting Power save  
enabled. This will make the screen go blank after a  
period of inactivity.  
Home time zone is not actually displayed in Time but  
makes it easier to reset your current time zone when you  
return home.  
Active after determines how long after you stop using  
the phone that the screen should go blank.  
Location menu options  
Set updates – when you travel across time zones, your  
phone can receive information from the network and  
automatically set its clock to show the local time.  
Screen saver  
Select Tools > Control panel > Device > Screen saver  
to select the type of screen saver you want. You can use  
the default screen saver or select a picture. You can also  
select a folder of pictures to be used as a slide show.  
Number formats  
Select Tools > Control panel > Device > Number  
formats to set the format used to display distances,  
decimal separator, thousands separator, currency and  
symbol position. The default values depend on the  
language you have selected.  
Set a time for the automatic input lock if you wish to  
activate the keyboard lock after a period of inactivity.  
You can set a time between 1 and 30 minutes.  
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phone is turned on. If you want to hear alarms but not be  
disturbed by incoming calls or messages, set the phone  
in Flight mode.  
Sounds & alerts  
Ringtones  
Note: The FM radio is disabled in Flight mode, so if you  
choose the FM radio as alarm and enter flight mode, the  
default alarm sound will play instead.  
Select Tools > Control panel > Device > Sounds &  
alerts > Ringtones to choose ringtones for incoming  
voice and data & fax calls in the drop-down menus. Tap  
and drag the volume slider, or rotate the Jog Dial, to  
adjust the ringtone level. To preview a sound tap  
you select Increase ring the ring signal will start out low  
Vibrating alerts  
. If  
Select Tools > Control panel > Device > Sounds &  
alerts > Vibrating alerts and then select for which events  
the phone should vibrate. On if silent means the phone  
will vibrate only when it has been set to silent mode. For  
more information, see Silent mode on page 34  
and gradually increase in volume.  
You can further personalize your phone by assigning  
different ringtones to different contacts, see Adding a  
personal ringtone to a contact on page 60.  
Buttons & screen  
Message alerts  
Select Tools > Control panel > Device > Sounds &  
alerts > Buttons & screen and then select sounds for  
when you press keys and buttons and tap the screen.  
Select Tools > Control panel > Device > Sounds &  
alerts > Message alerts to select sounds to be played  
when you get different kinds of messages. If you select  
Display notification, a dialog will be displayed on the  
screen when a message arrives.  
Equalizer  
The equalizer changes the frequency balance of the  
sound from the Media player. Select Tools > Control  
panel > Device > Sounds & alerts > Equalizer to make  
the settings. The drop-down menu contains presets for  
Alarms  
Select Tools > Control panel > Device > Sounds &  
alerts > Alarms to select sounds and adjust the volume  
for calendar and clock alarms. Alarms require that the  
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different music genres. Mega Bass is a setting that  
provides more powerful bass tones regardless of  
volume.  
The JotPro software takes handwriting input  
simultaneously with the keyboard. You may install  
third party handwriting recognition software, but  
keyboard input will only be supported if it is  
enabled in that software. If the software has a setup  
option you will be able to access it through the  
Setup button.  
Virtual keyboard – select this if you want the virtual  
keyboard to be available when entering text with the  
flip open. Use the Setup button to select language  
for the keyboard layout.  
Storage wizard  
See Storage wizard on page 95.  
Text input  
Flip closed keypad – select your preferred software  
for text input with the flip closed.  
Select Tools > Control panel > Device > Text input to do  
the following:  
Change the settings in the text options menu of the  
text entry applications, see Text Entry on page 26.  
Themes  
Select and setup text input software.  
You can select a theme to personalize the appearance of  
your phone. Themes control, for example, the color of  
the screen and text, the icons, the wallpaper and skins.  
Themes also include a set of sounds to use as ringtones  
and SMS and MMS alerts.  
Predictive text – select languages for predictive text  
entry and select if you want predictive text to be  
active when the flip is closed and/or open.  
If predictive text is active with the flip closed, you  
can select whether you want a word suggestion  
choice list to be displayed.  
Auto capitalization – select if you want auto  
capitalization to be active when the flip is closed  
and/or open.  
Select Tools > Control panel > Device > Themes to  
choose a theme from the list and view it. Select Use  
theme to apply the theme.  
Select Themes menu to either Delete theme or Send  
theme. It is not possible to delete a theme that is  
currently in use or a pre-defined theme.  
Handwriting – select if you want a software for  
handwriting recognition to be active. The Jot Pro  
software is delivered with the phone and is default.  
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copied, modified or transferred. If a file is copyright-  
protected, or if an access key has expired or is  
unavailable, an icon is displayed at the file name.  
Wallpaper  
Select Tools > Control panel > Device > Wallpaper to  
set a background picture for the standby view. You can  
set different background pictures for flip open and flip  
closed. Select Replace and browse to the picture you  
want to use.  
Time & date  
Select Tools > Control panel > Device > Time & date to  
set the current time and date. You can also select the date  
and time format. Select the required field and make the  
settings.  
Use the slider to adjust the size of the image or mark the  
Tile check box to fill the screen with additional copies of  
the chosen image.  
Wallpaper menu options  
Time & date menu options  
Remove picture – remove the background picture.  
Picture from theme – select a picture from a theme.  
Set updates – when you travel across time zones,  
your phone can receive information from the  
network and automatically set its clock to show the  
local time.  
Set workdays – specify the workdays and the first  
day of the week.  
Messaging settings  
Area information  
Area information messages are text messages broadcast  
to all subscribers in a network area, for example  
information from your service provider or weather  
reports. This is a service provider-dependent service.  
Using the settings described below, you can subscribe to  
and activate different information channels.  
User greeting  
Select Tools > Control panel > Device > User greeting  
to choose whether you want a user greeting to be  
displayed every time the phone is turned on. The  
maximum number of characters that can be entered is  
32.  
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Select Tools > Control panel > Messaging settings >  
Area information and enter the settings.  
Always ask – select this to be notified that a service  
loading is available for loading. Service indication  
messages also give a notification.  
Never - All Wap push service loading messages are  
Email accounts  
See Setting up Internet, email and MMS on page 102.  
ignored.  
Security  
MMS accounts  
Certificate manager and  
Java certificates  
See Setting up Internet, email and MMS on page 102.  
SMS  
Digital certificates are used to verify the origin of the  
Web pages you visit or any software you install. Select  
Tools > Control panel > Security > Certificate manager  
to view current Certificate Authority certificates and  
your user certificate in your phone. Select Tools >  
Control panel > Security > Java certificates to view the  
current Java certificates. The certificates have been  
created and issued by an independent organization that  
ensures their authenticity.  
Select Tools > Control panel > Messaging settings >  
SMS account to set up text messaging, SMS and EMS.  
Wap push  
Select Tools > Control panel > Messaging settings >  
Wap push to set the way your phone handles incoming  
Wap push service loading messages.  
WAP push  
Automatically – select this to always have a service  
loading message received and the subscribed  
content loaded automatically in the Web browser if  
possible. If the browser is not available a  
notification is given.  
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At power on – you will be requested to enter your  
Locks  
PIN code every time you turn the phone on.  
The phone has four security locks that you can set from  
the control panel by selecting Tools > Control panel >  
Security > Locks.  
Off – the lock is turned off; no code will be  
requested.  
An error message informs you if an incorrect PIN code  
has been entered. Usually, the SIM card will be blocked  
after three incorrect attempts (the number of attempts is  
operator-dependent). To unblock the SIM card you must  
use your PUK code.  
Phone lock  
This is a lock code that you can use to protect your phone  
from unauthorized use. When you start the phone for the  
first time, the lock code is 0000, but you can change it to  
any four-to-eight digit code in the Locks menu. Your  
Phone lock setting options are:  
The PUK code consists of eight digits. When you have  
entered the right PUK code you must enter a new PIN  
code. You have ten attempts to enter the PUK code. If all  
ten attempts fail, the SIM card will be unusable and you  
need to contact your operator. You cannot change the  
PUK code.  
At power on – you will be requested to enter the  
code every time you turn the phone on.  
Off – the lock is turned off; no code will be  
requested.  
When SIM changed – the code will only be  
requested if the SIM card has been changed.  
The PIN2 code  
Some special SIM card services, such as Call meter and  
Fixed Numbers, can be protected by a secondary code  
feature, the PIN2 code. The code properties are:  
SIM card lock  
Your PIN (Personal Identification Number) code  
consists of four to eight digits and is used to protect your  
SIM card against unauthorized use. It is needed for the  
access of the SIM card. You get it from your operator  
with the SIM card, but you can change it in the Locks  
menu. Your SIM card lock setting options are:  
PIN2 cannot be disabled, but the four-to-eight digit  
code can be changed in the Locks menu.  
PIN2 will be blocked after three incorrect attempts.  
To unblock the code, a PUK2 code must be entered.  
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After 10 unsuccessful PIN2 unblocking attempts,  
the card can still be used, but access to the PIN2-  
protected SIM features is permanently barred.  
MIDlet settings  
A MIDlet suite is a Java application package.  
Not every SIM card has a PIN2 lock.  
Sometimes MIDlets may want to initiate actions that  
require your permission. This could be actions such as  
Inactivity lock  
opening a connection  
automatically starting the MIDlet in response to an  
incoming connection  
If you mark the Inactivity lock check box and enter the  
requested Phone lock code, this lock will be activated.  
It protects the screen from accidentally being pressed,  
and from unauthorized use, when the flip is open or with  
the flip removed. The screen will automatically become  
locked after a 60 seconds period of inactivity. To open it,  
touch any key to bring up a dialog where you must enter  
the Phone lock code.  
sending an SMS  
A MIDlet permission request dialog is displayed where  
you allow or deny the request, perhaps because they  
involve privacy or network charges.  
Select Tools > Control panel > Security to access the  
two applications where you enter MIDlet settings in the  
phone; MIDlet accounts and MIDlet permissions.  
Automatic key lock  
If you mark the Automatic key lock check box, the  
keypad becomes automatically locked after a period of  
inactivity. This is to prevent you from accidentally  
pressing any key. To unlock the key lock, use the  
MIDlet accounts  
A MIDlet Suite can be tied to a certain Internet account.  
In MIDlet accounts the currently installed MIDlet Suites  
are listed. You can change the Internet account of a  
MIDlet Suite by selecting it and choosing between the  
Internet accounts and VPN accounts that are set up in the  
phone.  
hardware slider or select  
> Unlock.  
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MIDlet permissions  
Language  
In MIDlet permissions you have the possibility to set the  
conditions under which a request will be raised in your  
phone when a MIDlet Suite wants to initiate a certain  
action. You can change a MIDlet Suite permission by  
selecting it and modifying the User Permissions and  
how you wish the phone to respond to that user  
permission, the Interaction mode.  
Select a language from the list to change the language in  
your phone. The language currently in use is  
highlighted. You can delete all languages except  
English.  
You can download additional languages from  
www.sonyericsson.com/support.  
Master reset  
VPN accounts  
Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a secure way to  
provide access to an organization's network via the  
Internet. Select Tools > Control panel > Security > VPN  
Accounts to create a VPN account.  
Use Master reset to reset your phone  
Important: All user data, as well as pre-installed media  
files and application data files (including, for example,  
backgrounds, ringtones and pictures), will be deleted  
and settings will be set to the state they were after you  
selected the language. The selected local language will  
be restored.  
Other  
If you have backed up your user data, you can restore it  
from the backup, see Restoring data on page 101.  
Format disk  
See Formatting a Memory Stick on page 94.  
You can restore media files and application data files  
from www.sonyericsson.com/support.  
Install  
See Installing applications on page 95.  
If you want to keep installed applications, unmark the  
Delete user installed applications check box.  
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Setup wizard  
Setup wizard is normally run the first time you start your  
phone. It guides you through basic phone settings and  
shows some useful tips. Setup wizard can also be  
accessed from Control panel > Other > Setup wizard at  
any time. When opened from Control panel, Setup  
wizard will also include a step to calibrate the screen.  
Uninstall  
See Removing applications on page 95.  
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Troubleshooting  
To find suggestions for solving possible problems with  
your phone we advise you to visit  
www.sonyericsson.com/support. Select your Region,  
Location and phone to find helpful information.  
Your phone also has built-in help texts that you can  
access with the flip open. In most applications, Help is  
available in the application menu. Some dialogs, for  
example those where you make important settings, have  
specific Help available. To view this Help, tap  
.
To improve performance, you can update the software of  
your phone. See Updating software on page 24.  
If you need to hand in your phone for repair, please note  
that you may lose information and content that you have  
saved in your phone. You are advised to make a copy of  
such information, see Backing up data on page 101.  
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Important information  
You can also contact our Call Centers. See the phone  
number for the nearest Call Center in the list below. If  
your country/region is not represented in the list, please  
contact you local dealer. (The phone numbers below  
were correct at the time of going to print. On  
www.sonyericsson.com you can always find the latest  
updates.)  
Sony Ericsson Consumer Web site  
On www.sonyericsson.com/support there is a support  
section where help and tips are only a few clicks away.  
Here you find the latest computer software updates and  
tips on how to use your product more efficiently.  
Service and support  
From now on you will have access to a portfolio of  
exclusive service advantages such as:  
In the unlikely event that your product needs service  
please contact the dealer from whom it was purchased or  
one of our service partners. Save your original proof of  
purchase, you will need it if you need to claim warranty.  
Global and local websites providing support.  
A global network of Call Centers.  
An extensive network of Sony Ericsson service  
partners.  
For a call to one of our Call Centers you will be charged  
according to national rates, including local taxes, unless  
the phone number is a toll-free number.  
A warranty period. Learn more about the warranty  
conditions in this User’s Guide.  
On www.sonyericsson.com, under the support section in  
the language of your choice, you will find the latest  
support tools and information, such as software updates,  
Knowledgebase, Phone setup and additional help when  
you require it.  
For operator-specific services and features, please  
contact your network operator for more information.  
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Australia  
Argentina  
Austria  
Phone number  
1-300 650 050  
800-333-7427  
0810 200245  
02-7451611  
Email address  
questions.AT@support.sonyericsson.com  
Belgium  
Brazil  
4001-0444  
Canada  
1-866-766-9374  
+27 112589023  
123-0020-0656  
4008100000  
Central Africa  
Chile  
China  
Colombia  
Croatia  
18009122135  
062 000 000  
Czech Republic  
Denmark  
Finland  
844 550 055  
33 31 28 28  
09-299 2000  
0 825 383 383  
0180 534 2020  
France  
Germany  
Greece  
801-11-810-810  
210-89 91 919 from mobile  
Hong Kong  
8203 8863  
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Hungary  
India  
Phone number  
Email address  
06 1 437 7300  
39011111  
(Add STD code when dialing from  
a GSM connection)  
Indonesia  
Ireland  
Italy  
021-2701388  
1850 545 888  
06 48895206  
1-800-889900  
Malaysia  
Mexico  
01 800 000 4722  
(national toll free number)  
Netherlands  
New Zealand  
Norway  
0900 899 8318  
0800-100150  
815 00 840  
Philippines  
Poland  
02-6351860  
0 (prefix) 22 6916200  
808 204 466  
Portugal  
Romania  
Russia  
(+4021) 401 0401  
8(495) 787 0986  
67440733  
Singapore  
Slovakia  
02-5443 6443  
0861 632222  
South Africa  
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Country  
Phone number  
902 180 576  
Email address  
Spain  
Sweden  
013-24 45 00  
0848 824 040  
02-25625511  
Switzerland  
Taiwan  
Thailand  
02-2483030  
Turkey  
0212 47 37 777  
(+380) 44 590 1515  
43 919880  
Ukraine  
United Arab Emirates  
United Kingdom  
United States  
Venezuela  
08705 23 7237  
1-866-766-9374  
0-800-100-2250  
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Guidelines for safe  
and efficient use  
Please read this information before using your  
mobile phone.  
• Do not expose your product to extreme high or  
low temperatures. Do not expose the battery to  
temperatures above +60°C (+140°F).  
These instructions are intended for your safety.  
Please follow these guidelines. If the product has  
been subject to any of the conditions listed bellow  
or you have any doubt of the proper function make sure to have  
the product checked by certified service partner before charging  
or using it. Failure to do so might lead to risk for product  
malfunction or even a potential hazard to your health.  
• Do not expose your product to open flames or lit  
tobacco products.  
• Do not drop, throw or try to bend your product.  
• Do not paint your product.  
• Do not attempt to disassemble or modify your  
product. Only Sony Ericsson authorized  
personnel should perform service.  
Important: To avoid hearing impairment when you  
answer calls, lower the volume before placing the phone  
to your ear.  
• Do not use your product near medical equipment  
without requesting permission.  
Recommendations for safe use of product  
(mobile phone, battery, charger and other  
accessories)  
• Always treat your product with care and keep it in a clean and  
dust-free place.  
• Do not use your product when in, or around aircraft, or areas  
posted “turn off two-way radio”.  
• Do not use your product in an area where a potentially  
explosive atmosphere exists.  
• Do not place your product or install wireless equipment in the  
area above your car’s air bag.  
WARNING! May explode if disposed of in fire.  
CHILDREN  
• Do not expose your product to liquid or moisture or humidity.  
KEEP OUT OF CHILDRENS REACH. DO NOT  
ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY WITH YOUR  
MOBILE PHONE OR ITS ACCESSORIES.  
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THEY COULD HURT THEMSELVES OR OTHERS, OR  
COULD ACCIDENTALLY DAMAGE THE MOBILE PHONE  
OR ACCESSORY. YOUR MOBILE PHONE OR ITS  
ACCESSORY MAY CONTAIN SMALL PARTS THAT  
COULD BE DETACHED AND CREATE A CHOKING  
HAZARD.  
application usage patterns, features selected and voice or data  
transmissions when using the mobile phone.  
Turn off your mobile phone before removing the battery. Do not  
allow the battery to be put into the mouth. Battery electrolytes  
may be toxic if swallowed. Do not let the metal contacts on the  
battery touch another metal object. This could short-circuit and  
damage the battery. Use the battery for the intended purpose  
only.  
Power supply (Charger)  
Connect the AC power adapter only to designated power sources  
as marked on the product. Make sure the cord is positioned so  
that it will not be subjected to damage or stress. To reduce risk of  
electric shock, unplug the unit from any power source before  
attempting to clean it. The AC power adapter must not be used  
outdoors or in damp areas. Never alter the cord or plug. If the  
plug will not fit into the outlet, have a proper outlet installed by  
a qualified electrician.  
Personal medical devices  
Mobile phones may affect the operation of cardiac pacemakers  
and other implanted equipment. Please avoid placing the mobile  
phone over the pacemaker, e.g. in your breast pocket. When  
using the mobile phone, place it at the ear opposite the  
pacemaker. If a minimum distance of 15 cm (6 inches) is kept  
between the mobile phone and the pacemaker, the risk of  
interference is limited. If you have any reason to suspect that  
interference is taking place, immediately turn off your mobile  
phone. Contact your cardiologist for more information.  
For other medical devices, please consult your physician and the  
manufacturer of the device.  
Use only Sony Ericsson branded original chargers intended for  
use with your mobile phone. Other chargers may not be designed  
to the same safety and performance standards.  
Battery  
We recommend that you fully charge the battery before you use  
your mobile phone for the first time. A new battery or one that  
has not been used for a long time could have reduced capacity  
the first few times it is used. The battery should only be charged  
in temperatures between +5°C (+41°F) and +45°C (+113°F).  
Use only Sony Ericsson branded original batteries intended for  
use with your mobile phone. Using other batteries and chargers  
could be dangerous.  
Driving  
Please check if local laws and regulations restrict the use of  
mobile phones while driving or require drivers to use handsfree  
solutions. We recommend that you use only Sony Ericsson  
handsfree solutions intended for use with your product.  
Please note that because of possible interference to electronic  
equipment, some vehicle manufacturers forbid the use of mobile  
phones in their vehicles unless a handsfree kit with an external  
antenna supports the installation.  
The talk and standby times depend on several different  
conditions such as signal strength, operating temperature,  
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Always give full attention to driving and pull off the road and  
park before making or answering a call if driving conditions so  
require.  
comprehensive international safety guidelines, developed by  
scientific organizations, e.g. ICNIRP (International Commission  
on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection) and IEEE (The Institute  
of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.), through periodic  
and thorough evaluation of scientific studies. These guidelines  
establish permitted levels of radio wave exposure for the general  
population. The levels include a safety margin designed to assure  
the safety of all persons, regardless of age and health, and to  
account for any variations in measurements.  
Emergency calls  
Mobile phones operate using radio signals, which cannot  
guarantee connection under all conditions. Therefore you should  
never rely solely upon any mobile phone for essential  
communications (e.g. medical emergencies).  
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is the unit of measurement for  
the amount of radio frequency energy absorbed by the body  
when using a mobile phone. The SAR value is determined at the  
highest certified power level in laboratory conditions, but the  
actual SAR level of the mobile phone while operating can be  
well below this value. This is because the mobile phone is  
designed to use the minimum power required to reach the  
network.  
Variations in SAR below the radio frequency exposure  
guidelines do not mean that there are variations in safety. While  
there may be differences in SAR levels among mobile phones,  
all Sony Ericsson mobile phone models are designed to meet  
radio frequency exposure guidelines.  
For phones sold in the U.S., before a phone model is available  
for sale to the public, it must be tested and certified to the FCC  
that it does not exceed the limit established by the government-  
adopted requirement for safe exposure. The tests are performed  
in positions and locations (that is, at the ear and worn on the  
body) as required by the FCC for each model. For body worn  
operation, this phone has been tested and meets FCC RF  
exposure guidelines when the handset is positioned a minimum  
of 15 mm from the body without any metal parts in the vicinity  
Emergency calls may not be possible in all areas, on all cellular  
networks, or when certain network services and/or mobile phone  
features are in use. Check with your local service provider.  
Antenna  
This phone contains a built in antenna. Use of antenna devices  
not marketed by Sony Ericsson specifically for this model could  
damage your mobile phone, reduce performance, and produce  
SAR levels above the established limits (see below).  
Efficient use  
Hold your mobile phone as you would any other phone. Do not  
cover the top of the phone when in use, as this affects call quality  
and may cause the phone to operate at a higher power level than  
needed, thus shortening talk and standby times.  
Radio frequency (RF) exposure and SAR  
Your mobile phone is a low-power radio transmitter and  
receiver. When it is turned on, it emits low levels of radio  
frequency energy (also known as radio waves or radio frequency  
fields). Governments around the world have adopted  
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of the phone or when used with the original Sony Ericsson body  
worn accessory intended for this phone. Use of other accessories  
may not ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines.  
A separate leaflet with SAR information for this mobile phone  
model is included with the material that comes with this mobile  
phone. This information can also be found, together with more  
information on radio frequency exposure and SAR, on:  
www.sonyericsson.com.  
please contact your local city office, your household waste  
disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.  
Disposing of the battery  
Please check local regulations for disposal of  
batteries or call your local Sony Ericsson Call  
Center for information.  
The battery should never be placed in municipal  
waste. Use a battery disposal facility if available.  
Accessible Solutions/Special Needs  
For phones sold in the U.S., you can use your TTY terminal with  
your Sony Ericsson mobile phone (with the necessary  
accessory). For information on Accessible Solutions for  
individuals with special needs call the Sony Ericsson Special  
Needs Center at 877 878 1996 (TTY) or 877 207 2056 (voice),  
or visit the Sony Ericsson Special Needs Center at  
www.sonyericsson-snc.com.  
End User License  
Agreement  
This wireless device, including without limitation any media  
delivered with the device, (“Device”) contains software owned  
by Sony Ericsson Mobile  
Communications AB and its affiliated companies (“Sony  
Ericsson”) and its third party suppliers and licensors  
(“Software”).  
Disposal of old electrical &  
electronic equipment  
As user of this Device, Sony Ericsson grants you a non-  
exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable license to use the  
Software solely in conjunction with the Device on which it is  
installed and/or delivered with. Nothing herein shall be  
construed as a sale of the Software to a user of this Device.  
You shall not reproduce, modify, distribute, reverse engineer,  
decompile, otherwise alter or use any other means to discover  
the source code of the Software or any component of the  
Software. For avoidance of doubt, you are at all times entitled to  
transfer all rights and obligations to the Software to a third party,  
This symbol on the product or on its packaging  
indicates that this product shall not be treated as  
household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to  
the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and  
electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is disposed of  
correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences  
for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be  
caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. The  
recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources.  
For more detailed information about recycling of this product,  
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solely together with the Device with which you received the  
Software, provided always that such third party agrees in writing  
to be bound by these rules.  
You are granted this license for a term of the useful life of this  
Device. You can terminate this license by transferring all your  
rights to the Device on which you have received the Software to  
a third party in writing. If you fail to comply with any of the  
terms and conditions set out in this license, it will terminate with  
immediate effect.  
Sony Ericsson and its third party suppliers and licensors are the  
sole and exclusive owner of and retain all rights, title and interest  
in and to the Software. Sony Ericsson, and, to the extent that the  
Software contains material or code of a third party, such third  
party, shall be entitled third party beneficiaries of these terms.  
The validity, construction and performance of this license shall  
be governed by the laws of Sweden. The foregoing shall apply to  
the full extent permitted by, when applicable, statutory consumer  
rights.  
Our warranty  
Subject to the conditions of this Limited Warranty, Sony  
Ericsson warrants this Product to be free from defects in design,  
material and workmanship at the time of its original purchase by  
a consumer, and for a subsequent period of one (1) year.  
What we will do  
If, during the warranty period, this Product fails to operate under  
normal use and service, due to defects in design, materials or  
workmanship, Sony Ericsson authorized distributors or service  
partners, in the country/region* where you purchased the  
Product, will, at their option, either repair or replace the Product  
in accordance with the terms and conditions stipulated herein.  
Sony Ericsson and its service partners reserve the right to charge  
a handling fee if a returned Product is found not to be under  
warranty according to the conditions below.  
Please note that some of your personal settings, downloads or  
other information may be lost when your Sony Ericsson Product  
is repaired or replaced. At present Sony Ericsson may be  
prevented by applicable law, other regulation or technical  
restrictions from making a backup copy of certain downloads.  
Sony Ericsson does not take any responsibility for any lost  
information of any kind and will not reimburse you for any such  
loss. You should always make backup copies of all the  
information stored on your Sony Ericsson Product such as  
downloads, calendar and contacts before handing in your Sony  
Limited Warranty  
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, S-221 88 Lund,  
Sweden, (Sony Ericsson), provides this Limited Warranty for  
your mobile phone and original accessory delivered with your  
mobile phone (hereinafter referred to as “Product”).  
Should your Product need warranty service, please return it to  
the dealer from whom it was purchased, or contact your local  
Sony Ericsson Call Center (national rates may apply) or visit  
www.sonyericsson.com/support to get further information.  
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dark dots on the display. These are called defective pixels  
and occur when individual dots have malfunctioned and can  
not be adjusted. Two defective pixels are deemed  
acceptable. Minor variations in camera image appearance  
may occur between phones. This is nothing uncommon and  
is not regarded as a defective camera module.  
Conditions  
1. The warranty is valid only if the original proof of purchase  
issued to the original purchaser by a Sony Ericsson  
authorized dealer, specifying the date of purchase and serial  
number**, for this Product, is presented with the Product to  
be repaired or replaced. Sony Ericsson reserves the right to  
refuse warranty service if this information has been  
removed or changed after the original purchase of the  
Product from the dealer.  
2. If Sony Ericsson repairs or replaces the Product, the  
repaired or replaced Product shall be warranted for the  
remaining time of the original warranty period or for ninety  
(90) days from the date of repair, whichever is longer.  
Repair or replacement may involve the use of functionally  
equivalent reconditioned units. Replaced parts or  
components will become the property of Sony Ericsson.  
3. This warranty does not cover any failure of the Product due  
to normal wear and tear, or due to misuse, including but not  
limited to use in other than the normal and customary  
manner, in accordance with the Sony Ericsson instructions  
for use and maintenance of the Product. Nor does this  
warranty cover any failure of the Product due to accident,  
software or hardware modification or adjustment, acts of  
God or damage resulting from liquid. A rechargeable  
battery can be charged and discharged hundreds of times.  
However, it will eventually wear out – this is not a defect.  
When the talk-time or standby time is noticeably shorter, it  
is time to replace your battery. Sony Ericsson recommends  
that you use only batteries and chargers approved by Sony  
Ericsson. Minor variations in display brightness and color  
may occur between phones. There may be tiny bright or  
4. Since the cellular system on which the Product is to operate  
is provided by a carrier independent from Sony Ericsson,  
Sony Ericsson will not be responsible for the operation,  
availability, coverage, services or range of that system.  
5. This warranty does not cover Product failures caused by  
installations, modifications, or repair or opening of the  
Product performed by a non-Sony Ericsson authorized  
person.  
6. The warranty does not cover Product failures which have  
been caused by use of accessories or other peripheral  
devices which are not Sony Ericsson branded original  
accessories intended for use with the Product.  
7. Tampering with any of the seals on the Product will void the  
warranty.  
8. THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES, WHETHER  
WRITTEN OR ORAL, OTHER THAN THIS PRINTED  
LIMITED WARRANTY. ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES,  
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED  
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS  
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED TO  
THE DURATION OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY. IN  
NO EVENT SHALL SONY ERICSSON OR ITS  
LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR  
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE  
WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO  
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LOST PROFITS OR COMMERCIAL LOSS; TO THE  
FULL EXTENT THOSE DAMAGES CAN BE  
DISCLAIMED BY LAW.  
FCC Statement  
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules.  
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:  
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and  
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including  
interference that may cause undesired operation.  
Some countries/states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of  
incidental or consequential damages, or limitation of the  
duration of implied warranties, so the preceding limitations or  
exclusions may not apply to you.  
The warranty provided does not affect the consumer's statutory  
rights under applicable legislation in force, nor the consumer’s  
rights against the dealer arising from their sales/purchase  
contract.  
Bluetooth wireless technology  
Bluetooth Qualified Design ID is B011112.  
*EUROPEAN UNION (EU)  
If you have purchased your Product in an EU country you can  
have your Product serviced, under the conditions set out above,  
within the warranty period in any EU country where an identical  
Product is sold by an authorized Sony Ericsson distributor. To  
find out if your Product is sold in the EU country you are in,  
please call the local Sony Ericsson Call Center. Please observe  
that certain services may not be possible elsewhere than in the  
country of original purchase, for example due to the fact that  
your Product may have an interior or exterior which is different  
from equivalent models sold in other EU countries. It may not be  
possible to repair SIM-locked Products.  
** In some countries/regions additional information is  
requested. If so, this is clearly shown on the valid proof of  
purchase.  
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Declaration of Conformity  
We, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB of  
Nya Vattentornet  
S-221 88 Lund, Sweden  
declare under our sole responsibility that our product  
Sony Ericsson type FAD-3022011-BV  
and in combination with our accessories, to which this  
declaration relates is in conformity with the appropriate  
standards 3GPP TS 51.010-1, EN 301908-1, EN 300328, EN  
301489-7, EN 301489-17, EN 301489-24, EN 60950, following  
the provisions of Radio Equipment and Telecommunication  
Terminal Equipment directive 99/5/EC with requirements  
covering EMC directive 89/336/EEC, and Low Voltage  
directive 73/23/EEC.  
Lund, March 2006  
0682  
Shoji Nemoto  
Head of Product Business Unit GSM/UMTS  
We fulfill the requirements of the R&TTE Directive (99/5/EC).  
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Technical data  
General  
Connectivity  
Size  
114 x 57 x 25 mm  
Cable  
Fast port  
USB 2.0 compliant, low speed (1.5  
Mbps) and full speed (12 Mbps)  
Weight  
155 g with battery and flip  
System and  
power class  
E-GSM 900 Class 4  
GSM 1800 Class 1  
GSM 1900 Class 1  
UMTS 2100 Class 3  
Wireless LAN 802.11b compliant  
Bluetooth™  
wireless  
This product is manufactured to  
comply with the Bluetooth  
specification 2.0  
technology  
Operating  
system  
Symbian OS v9.1 with UIQ 3.0 user  
interface and applications  
environment  
Infrared  
IrDA-SIR and IrObex supported  
Internal user  
storage  
Up to 60 MB user data  
Additional  
storage  
Memory Stick PRO Duo, up to 8 GB  
supported.  
64 MB Memory Stick PRO Duo  
supplied.  
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Media formats  
Document formats  
Image  
BMP (.bmp), GIF (.gif, including  
animated), JPEG (.jpg), MBM  
(.mbm), PNG (.png), WMBMP  
(.wbm)  
Microsoft Word 97, 2000, 2002 (XP), 2003  
Microsoft Excel 97, 2000, 2002 (XP), 2003  
Microsoft  
PowerPoint  
97, 2000, 2002 (XP), 2003  
Audio  
Video  
3GPP (.3ga), AAC-LC (.aac), AAC+  
(.aac), E-AAC+ (.aac), AMR-NB  
(.amr), AU (.au), iMelody (.imy),  
MIDI (.mid), SP-MIDI (.mid), MP3  
(.mp3), Beatnik (.rmf), WAV (.wav),  
XMF (.mxmf), DLS, Real Audio  
(.ra), M3U playlists  
Adobe Acrobat 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6  
(PDF)  
Rear camera  
Resolution  
2 Megapixels  
3GPP (.3gp), MP4 (.mp4), Real  
Media (.ram, .rm)  
Auto focus  
range  
Normal: ~40 cm - infinity  
Macro: ~12 cm - infinity  
FM radio frequency range  
87.5-108.0 MHz  
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Index  
A
- charging 120  
Calls  
- accepted 40  
- conference call 37  
- emergency call 36  
- forwarding 40  
- incoming 36  
- making 35  
- more than one 37  
- outgoing 35  
- receiving 36  
- charging via USB 98, 121  
Beamed messages 45  
Bluetooth 97, 118  
- headset 40  
- PAN accounts 105  
- services 119  
Bluetooth wireless technology, see  
Bluetooth 118  
Bonding 118  
Browser, see Web 65  
Business card scanner 83  
Business card, see owner card 58  
Button settings 125  
Accept calls 113  
Accepted calls 40  
Accessories, connecting 23  
Add to contacts 113  
Alarms 93, 127  
ALS settings 117  
Application launcher 96  
Applications  
- installing 95  
- overview 17  
- removing 95  
- start and leave 18  
- switching between 18  
Area information 45  
- settings 129  
Auto pairing 119  
Auto setup 45, 102  
- restricting 40  
- video, see Video phone 42  
- waiting 40  
Camera 51  
- changing the settings 55  
- macro (extreme close-up) setting  
55  
- Viewfinder indicator icons 53  
Card scanner 83  
Certificate manager 130  
Charging the battery 12, 98, 120  
Clock radio 75, 93  
Clock, see Time 93  
Compose a melody 85  
Computer modem 99  
C
Calculator 91  
Calendar 62  
- invitations 63  
Call log 38  
Call meter 117  
Call settings 113  
Call waiting 115  
Calling cards 40  
- settings 114  
B
Back light 123  
Backing up data 101  
Backup 100, 101  
Backup Manager 101  
Battery 12  
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Conference calls 37  
Connecting accessories 23  
Connections 118  
Connections manager 99  
Contacts 57  
Device management 124  
Device settings 123  
Dial up accounts 104  
Digital business card, see Owner  
card 58  
Flip closed 14  
Flip open 14  
Flip removed 15  
FM radio 75  
- preset channels 76  
Folders 45  
- menu 24  
- copy to and from SIM card 60  
- creating 58  
Document viewers 87  
Downloading files 67  
- editing 59  
- importing entries 15  
- managing 60  
- owner card 58  
- photos in contacts 59  
- voice dialing 59  
Control panel 113, 124  
- call settings 113  
- connections 118, 124  
- device settings 123  
- messaging settings 129  
- other settings 133  
- security 130  
Formats 126  
Forward calls 115  
Forwarding calls 40  
E
Email 48  
- push email 50  
G
- settings 102, 107  
- synchronization accounts 50  
Emergency calls 36  
EMS, see SMS 47  
Entering text 26, 28  
- handwriting recognition 30  
- keyboard 28  
Games 86  
Group accounts 106  
H
Handsfree 40  
- settings 115  
Handwriting recognition 30, 128  
Help texts in the phone 24  
Hide number 116  
Hot spot 122  
- virtual keyboard 30  
Equalizer 73, 127  
- sounds and alerts 127  
Converter 92  
F
Fax 47  
HTML-mail 49  
File manager 94  
D
I
File transfer 96, 98, 120  
Finding a network, WLAN 121  
Flag call 115  
Data, transferring between phones  
34  
Date 129  
Declaration of Conformity 147  
Icons 21  
IMAP account 46, 48  
Infrared port 98, 120  
Inserting SIM card 12  
Flight mode 13, 125  
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Installing applications 95  
Internet  
- renaming 94  
Messaging 45  
MusicDJ 85  
My card 58  
- accounts 102  
- browsing 65  
- settings 102  
- area information 45  
- area information settings 129  
- auto setup 102  
- email 48  
- email settings 102, 107  
- folders 45  
- HTML-mail 49  
- IMAP account 46, 48  
- MMS 47  
- MMS settings 102, 110  
- settings 129  
N
Navigation 15  
Notes 89  
Number formats 126  
J
Java certificate 130  
Jog Dial 16  
Jotter, see Notes 89  
O
On/Off 13  
Online 77  
K
On-screen keyboard 30  
Organizing information  
- file manager 94  
- folder menu 24  
- multimedia files 25  
Other settings 133  
Overview 11  
Keyboard 28  
- virtual 30  
Keyboard functions 20  
Keypad functions 19  
- SMS 47  
- SMS settings 130  
MIDlet settings 132  
Migrating data 34  
MMS 47  
- settings 102, 110  
Mobile networks 120  
Modem, use telephone as 99  
Multimedia files 25  
Music  
- adjusting sound 73  
- managing track 73  
- playback 72  
- playing 71  
- playlist 71  
L
Languages 133  
Local synchronization 100  
Location 126  
Owner card 58  
P
Locks 131  
Pairing 97, 118  
- pairing devices 119  
- passcode 119  
- passkey 119  
PC Suite 96  
Pdf+ 88  
M
Master reset 133  
Media player 71  
Meeting request, see Invitations 63  
Memory Stick PRO Duo 22  
- formatting 94  
Phone 35  
- business phone services 40  
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- calling cards 40  
- shortcuts 38  
- speed dial 38  
Restrict calls  
Streaming media 77  
Synchronization 100  
- local 100  
- settings 116  
Restricting calls 40  
RSS feeds 69  
- TTY 41  
- remote 101  
- voice control 36, 39  
Phone mode 98, 99, 100, 120  
Phone settings 113  
Phonebook, see Contacts 57  
Pictures 79  
- managing picture files 80  
Playback 72  
Playlist 71  
S
T
Screensaver 126  
Security 130  
Send as 24, 97  
Services, Bluetooth 119  
Setup wizard 134  
Silent mode 34  
SIM card 12  
Slideshows 80  
SMS 47  
- answering with MMS 47  
- delivery report 47, 130  
- settings 130  
Software, updating 24  
Sony Ericsson PC Suite, see PC  
Suite 96  
Sound in the phone 33  
Sound recorder 84  
Speakerphone 38  
Speed dial 38  
SSID, finding 122  
Stopwatch 93  
Task manager 18  
Tasks 89  
Technical data 148  
Text entry 26, 28  
Text input 128  
Text messages, see SMS 47  
Themes 128  
Time 93, 129  
Time & date 129  
Time zones 126  
Timer 93  
To do, see Tasks 89  
Tone-based services 39  
Transferring data 34  
Troubleshooting 135  
Trusting a device 97  
Try and Buy applications 22  
TTY 41  
PlayNow 78  
Power save 126  
Power saving 123  
Predictive text 128  
Predictive text input  
- flip closed 27  
- flip open 32  
Q
Quickoffice 87  
R
RDS functions 77  
- settings 116  
Remote synchronization 101  
Resetting phone 133  
Restoring data 101  
U
Updating software 24  
Storage wizard 95  
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Upgrading 34  
Warranty 144  
USB 98, 120  
Web  
- charging battery 121  
USB port 98  
User greeting 129  
- accounts 102  
- blocking popups 67  
- bookmarks 66  
- browsing 65  
- delete private data 68  
- history list 66  
- secure (https) connection 65  
- settings 102  
- viewing pages offline 67  
Wireless LAN 99, 121, 123  
WLAN, see Wireless LAN 99, 121  
Wrist strap, fastening 23  
V
Vibrating alerts 127  
Video  
- managing clips 74  
- playing 73  
Video calls  
- incoming 43  
- outgoing 42  
- preferences 44  
Video phone 42  
Viewers 87  
Z
Zooming 24  
Virtual keyboard 30, 128  
Voice control 36, 39, 116  
Voice dialing 59  
Voice mail 117  
VPN  
- accounts 133  
- settings 102  
W
Wallpaper 129  
Wap push 130  
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