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Added dimensions – Accessories 
from Sony Ericsson
Portable speakers MPS-60
Small yet powerful speakers that fit in your 
pocket.
Stereo portable hands-free HPM-85
Designed for powerful sound
Music cable MMC-70
Connects your music mobile phone to your 
stereo system.
The full range of accessories may not be available in every market. 
For more information visit www.sonyericsson.com/accessories.
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Contents
Getting started  ................... 4
Assembly, SIM card, battery, turning 
on, help, calls.
Getting to know the 
phone  .................................. 8
Phone overview, icons, menus, 
entering letters, activity menu, 
File manager, Memory Stick 
Micro™ (M2™).
Calling  ............................... 18
Calls, contacts, voice control, call 
options.
Messaging  ........................ 29
Text messaging, picture messaging, 
voice messaging, email, My friends.
Imaging  ............................. 37
Camera, pictures, PhotoDJ™.
Entertainment  ................... 40
Hands-free, Walkman®, Shake 
control, radio, TrackID™, PlayNow™, 
MusicDJ™, VideoDJ™, themes, 
games and more.
Fitness application  ..........  47
Step counter, calorie counter, laps, 
speed, advanced calibration, fitness 
options.
Connectivity  .....................  50
Settings, using Internet, RSS, 
synchronizing, Bluetooth™ device, 
infrared, USB cable, update service.
More features ...................  59
Alarm clock, calendar, tasks, profiles, 
time and date, SIM card lock.
Troubleshooting ...............  64
Why doesn’t the phone work the way 
I want it to?
Important information ......  67
Sony Ericsson Consumer Web site, 
service and support, safe and efficient 
use, end user licence agreement, 
warranty, declaration of conformity.
Index .................................  77
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Contents
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Sony Ericsson
GSM 850/900/1800/1900
This User guide is published by Sony Ericsson 
Mobile Communications AB or its local affiliated 
company, without any warranty. Improvements 
and changes to this User guide necessitated by 
typographical errors, inaccuracies of current 
information, or improvements to programs and/or 
equipment, may be made by Sony Ericsson Mobile 
Communications AB or its local affiliated company 
at any time and without notice. Such changes will, 
however, be incorporated into new editions of this 
User guide.
All rights reserved.
©Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, 2007
Publication number: EN/LZT 108 9304 R1A
Please note:
Some of the services in this User guide are not 
supported by all networks. This also applies to the 
GSM International Emergency Numbers 112 and 911.
Please contact your network operator or service 
provider if you are in doubt whether you can use 
a particular service or not.
Please read the Guidelines for safe and efficient use 
and the Limited warranty chapters before you use 
your mobile phone.
Your mobile phone has the capability to download, 
store and forward additional content, e.g. ringtones. 
The use of such content may be restricted or 
prohibited by rights of third parties, including but not 
limited to restriction under applicable copyright laws. 
You, and not Sony Ericsson, are entirely responsible 
for additional content that you download to or 
forward from your mobile phone. Prior to your use 
of any additional content, please verify that your 
intended use is properly licensed or is otherwise 
authorized. Sony Ericsson does not guarantee 
the accuracy, integrity or quality of any additional 
content or any other third party content. Under no 
circumstances will Sony Ericsson be liable in any 
way for your improper use of additional content or 
other third party content.
Bluetooth™ is a trademark or registered trademark 
of Bluetooth SIG Inc.
The marble logo, PlayNow, TrackID, Music DJ, 
PhotoDJ and VideoDJ are trademarks or 
registered trademarks of Sony Ericsson Mobile 
Communications AB.
The WALKMAN® name and logo, Sony, Memory 
Stick Micro™ and M2™ are trademarks or 
registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. 
Ericsson is a trademark or registered trademark 
of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson.
Adobe™ and Photoshop™ are trademarks or 
registered trademarks of Adobe Systems incorporated 
in the United States and/or other countries.
Microsoft, Windows and PowerPoint are either 
registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft 
Corporation in the U.S and other countries.
Mac OS is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., 
registered in the U.S. and other countries.
T9™ Text Input is a trademark or a registered 
trademark of Tegic Communications. T9™ Text 
Input is licensed under one or more of the following: 
U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,818,437, 5,953,541, 5,187,480, 
5,945,928, and 6,011,554; Canadian Pat. No. 
1,331,057, United Kingdom Pat. No. 2238414B; 
Hong Kong Standard Pat. No. HK0940329; Republic 
of Singapore Pat. No. 51383; Euro.Pat. No. 0 842 
463(96927260.8) DE/DK, FI, FR, IT, NL, PT, ES, SE, 
GB; and additional patents are pending worldwide.
Smart-Fit Rendering is a trademark or registered 
trademark of ACCESS CO., LTD. in Japan and 
other countries.
Java and all Java based trademarks and logos 
are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun 
Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.
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Instruction symbols
The following appear in the User guide:
Note
A service or function is network- 
or subscription-dependent. 
Contact your network operator 
for details.
 % See also page...
 }
Use a selection or navigation 
key to scroll and select 
% 12 Navigation.
Press the navigation key centre.
Press the navigation key up.
Press the navigation key down.
Press the navigation key left.
Press the navigation key right.
End-user licence agreement for Sun™ Java™ J2ME™.
1 Restrictions: Software is confidential copyrighted 
information of Sun and title to all copies is retained 
by Sun and/or its licensors. Customer shall not 
modify, decompile, disassemble, decrypt, extract, 
or otherwise reverse engineer Software. Software 
may not be leased, assigned, or sublicensed, in 
whole or in part.
2 Export Regulations: Software, including technical 
data, is subject to U.S. export control laws, including 
the U.S. Export Administration Act and its associated 
regulations, and may be subject to export or import 
regulations in other countries. Customer agrees 
to comply strictly with all such regulations and 
acknowledges that it has the responsibility to obtain 
licences to export, re-export, or import Software. 
Software may not be downloaded, or otherwise 
exported or re-exported (i) into, or to a national 
or resident of, Cuba, Iraq, Iran, North Korea, Libya, 
Sudan, Syria (as such listing may be revised from 
time to time) or any country to which the U.S. has 
embargoed goods; or (ii) to anyone on the U.S. 
Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated 
Nations or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table 
of Denial Orders.
3 Restricted Rights: Use, duplication or disclosure 
by the United States government is subject to the 
restrictions as set forth in the Rights in Technical 
Data and Computer Software Clauses in DFARS 
252.227-7013(c) (1) (ii) and FAR 52.227-19(c) (2) as 
applicable.
Other product and company names mentioned herein 
may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
All illustrations are for illustration only and may not 
accurately depict the actual phone.
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Battery
To charge the battery 
≈ 2.5 h
Getting started
Assembly, SIM card, battery, turning 
on, help, calls.
Assembly
Before you start using your phone, you 
need to insert a new SIM card and the 
battery.
SIM card and battery
To insert SIM card and battery 
Do not connect the charger unless the 
battery is inserted.
1 Connect the charger to the phone. 
Wait approximately 2.5 hours or 
until the battery icon indicates a full 
charge before removing the charger. 
2 Remove the charger plug by pulling up 
and out.
Some functions use more battery 
power than others and may require 
more frequent recharging. If talk time 
or stand-by time becomes noticeably 
shorter, replace the battery. Only 
use approved batteries from 
Sony Ericsson % 70 Battery.
1 Turn off the phone. Remove the 
battery cover by sliding the battery 
release latch down.
2 Slide the SIM card into its holder with 
the contacts facing up.
3 Insert the battery with the label side up 
and the connectors facing each other.
4 Slide the battery cover into place.
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Turning on the phone
Charge the phone and insert the SIM 
card before turning the phone on. Use 
the set-up wizard to prepare for use.
To turn on the phone 
1 Press and hold down 
. The first 
startup may take a few minutes.
2 Select to use the phone in:
 Normal mode – full functionality.
 Flight mode – limited functionality with 
network, FM radio and Bluetooth™ 
transceivers off % 7 Flight mode.
3 Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested.
4 At first startup, select the language.
5 Select Yes for the set-up wizard to 
help you.
6 Follow instructions to complete 
set-up.
SIM card
The SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) 
card, which you get from your network 
operator, contains information about 
your subscription. The SIM card keeps 
track of information such as your 
phone number and names and 
numbers in your contacts.
Save contacts on your SIM card before 
removing it from the phone.
PIN
You may need the PIN (Personal 
Identity Number) for your SIM card to 
start phone services. When entering 
the PIN, each digit appears as *, 
unless it starts with the digits of an 
emergency number, like 112 or 911. 
Press 
 to correct mistakes.
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If you enter the wrong PIN three times in 
a row, PIN blocked appears. To unblock 
it, you need to enter your PUK (Personal 
Unblocking Key) % 62 SIM card lock.
Stand-by
After you turn your phone on and enter 
your PIN, the name of the network 
operator appears on the display. This 
is called stand-by.
Help in the phone 
Help is available in your phone.
To use the set-up wizard
 From stand-by select Menu } Settings 
} the General tab } Setup wizard and 
select an option.
Download settings
You can set up functions in your 
phone that use the Internet, such 
as Internet, picture messaging, email, 
and Sony Ericsson Update Service.
You can use Settings download if 
your SIM card supports the service, 
your phone is connected to a network, 
it is started in normal mode and does 
not already have settings. 
If settings exist in your phone, you may 
not need more settings. If you use 
Settings download, you must agree 
to register the phone at Sony Ericsson. 
No personal data will be transferred 
to or processed by Sony Ericsson. 
Contact your network operator or 
service provider for more information.
To view information about functions
 Scroll to a function and select More 
} Information (if available).
To view the phone demonstration
 From stand-by select Menu 
} Entertainment } Demo tour.
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Getting started
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