Thank you for purchasing a Sony Ericsson W980 Walkman®
phone. Enjoy hours of music – up to 8000* tracks – and a sound
that is as true as possible to that of the original recording.
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*Assumes eAAC+ encoded files
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Accessories – More for your phone
Active Speaker MAS-100
Protective case with built-in speaker
and FM radio antenna: Bring and
share your music outdoors.
Bluetooth™ Car Speakerphone
HCB-105
A portable handsfree solution for use
in the car.
Music Desk Stand MDS-65
Designed for rich sound.
These accessories can be purchased separately but may not be available in every
market. To view the full range go to www.sonyericsson.com/accessories.
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Contents
Getting started ................... 6
Assembly .......................................... 6
Turning on the phone ....................... 7
Help .................................................. 8
Charging the battery ......................... 8
Phone overview ............................... 9
When the phone is closed .............. 11
When the phone is open................. 12
Navigation....................................... 14
Memory........................................... 15
Phone language.............................. 15
Entering text ................................... 15
Walkman® ........................ 17
Stereo portable handsfree ............. 17
Walkman® player ........................... 17
PlayNow™ ...................................... 21
TrackID™ ........................................ 21
Online music and video clips.......... 21
Video player .................................... 22
Radio ............................................. 22
MusicDJ™ ...................................... 23
Record sound ................................. 23
Transferring and handling
content .............................. 24
Handling content within the phone ....24
Sending content to another phone.....24
Transferring content to and
from a computer ............................. 24
Using the USB cable ...................... 25
Phone name.................................... 26
Using Bluetooth™ wireless
technology ..................................... 27
Backing up and restoring ............... 28
Calling .............................. 30
Making and receiving calls ............. 30
Contacts ........................................ 32
Call list ............................................ 35
Speed dial....................................... 35
Voicemail ........................................ 35
Voice control .................................. 35
More than one call .......................... 37
Restricted dialling ........................... 39
Call time and cost........................... 40
Showing or hiding your
phone number ............................... 40
Imaging ........................... 40
Viewfinder and camera keys .......... 40
Using the camera ........................... 41
Getting more from the camera ....... 41
Viewing and tagging pictures ......... 42
PhotoDJ™ and VideoDJ™ ............. 43
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Blogging.......................................... 44
Printing photos ............................... 45
Messaging ........................ 45
Text messages................................ 45
Picture messages ........................... 46
Message options ............................ 47
Templates ....................................... 47
Voice messages ............................. 48
Email .............................................. 48
My friends ....................................... 49
Area and cell information ............... 51
Internet .............................. 52
Bookmarks ..................................... 52
History pages.................................. 52
Getting more from the browser ...... 52
Internet security and certificates ... 53
Web feeds ...................................... 53
Synchronizing .................. 55
Synchronizing using
a computer ..................................... 55
Synchronizing using
an Internet service .......................... 56
More features ................... 58
Flight mode .................................... 58
Update service ............................... 58
Location services............................ 59
Alarms ............................................ 59
Calendar ........................................ 60
Notes ............................................. 61
Tasks ............................................. 62
Profiles............................................ 62
Time and date ................................ 63
Theme ............................................ 63
Main menu layout ........................... 63
Ringtones ....................................... 63
Screen orientation .......................... 64
Games ........................................... 64
Applications ................................... 64
Locks .............................................. 65
Troubleshooting ............... 67
Common questions ........................ 67
Error messages............................... 69
Important information ...... 71
Guidelines for Safe and
Efficient Use ................................... 73
Limited Warranty ............................ 77
FCC Statement ............................... 79
Declaration of Conformity
for W980 ......................................... 80
Index ................................. 81
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Sony Ericsson W980 Walkman®
UMTS HSDPA 2100 GSM EDGE 850/900/1800/
1900
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Please note:
Some of the services in this User guide are not
supported by all networks. This also applies to the
GSM International Emergency Number 112.
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 Important information 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
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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
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additional content or any other third party content.
Under no circumstances will Sony Ericsson be
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content or other third party content.
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T9™ Text Input is a trademark or a registered
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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
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Getting started
Assembly
Before you start using your phone, you
need to insert a SIM card and the
battery.
To insert the SIM card
To insert the battery
1 Insert the battery with the label side up
and the connectors facing each other.
2 Slide the battery cover into place.
1 Remove the battery cover.
2 Slide the SIM card into its holder with
the gold-coloured contacts facing
down.
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