Contents
Sony Ericsson W610c Additional information
Getting started  ................... 4
Assembly, SIM card, battery, turning 
on, help, Flight mode, calls, activity 
menu, PC Suite, camera.
Getting to know 
the phone .......................... 10
Keys, menus, navigation, icons, 
shortcuts, phone language, entering 
letters, file manager, memory card.
Calling  ............................... 25
Calls, contacts, call list, speed dial, 
voice control, call options, groups, 
business cards.
Messaging  ........................ 40
Text messaging, picture messaging, 
voice messaging, email, My friends.
Imaging  ............................. 52
Camera, video, pictures.
Entertainment  ................... 58
Handsfree, Walkman® player, Video 
player, TrackID™, PlayNow™, 
ringtones, MusicDJ™, VideoDJ™, 
sound recorder, games, applications.
Connectivity  .....................  68
Settings, Internet, RSS, synchronizing, 
Bluetooth™ technology, USB cable, 
update service.
More features ...................  80
Alarm clock, calendar, tasks, profiles, 
time and date, SIM card lock and 
more.
Troubleshooting ...............  87
Why doesn’t the phone work the way I 
want it to?
Important information ......  93
Sony Ericsson Consumer Web site, 
safe and efficient use, end user license 
agreement, warranty, declaration of 
conformity.
Index ...............................  101
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GSM 850/900/1800/1900
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2006
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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 Guidelines for safe and efficient use 
and the Limited warranty chapters before you use 
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% 14 Navigation.
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Press the upper part of the 
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Press the lower part of the 
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Press the left part of the 
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Getting started
Assembly, SIM card, battery, turning 
on, help, Flight mode, calls, activity 
menu, PC Suite, camera.
More information and downloads are 
available at www.sonyericsson.com/cn.
Assembly
To use your phone
1 Insert the SIM card and the battery.
2 Charge the battery.
3 Turn on your phone.
SIM card
When you register as a subscriber with 
a network operator, you get a SIM 
(Subscriber Identity Module) card. The 
SIM card contains a computer chip 
that keeps track of items such as your 
phone number, the services included 
in your subscription, and names and 
numbers in your contacts.
Save contact information on your SIM 
card before removing it from another 
phone. Contacts may have been saved in 
the phone memory.
PIN
You may need a PIN (Personal Identity 
Number) for your SIM card to start 
your phone and activate services. 
When you enter your PIN, each digit 
appears as *, unless it starts with the 
same digits as an emergency number, 
for example 112. This allows for 
emergency calls without entering a 
PIN. Press 
 to correct mistakes.
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) % 85 SIM card lock.
Battery
Some functions use more battery 
power than others and may cause a 
need for more frequent re-charging. If 
talk time or standby time becomes 
noticeably shorter, you may have to 
replace the battery. Only use 
approved batteries from Sony 
Ericsson % 94 Battery.
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SIM card and battery
To insert SIM card and battery
To charge the battery
1 Remove the battery cover by pressing 
and sliding it as shown in the picture.
2 Slide the SIM card into its holder with 
the contacts facing down.
3 Insert the battery with the label side up 
and the connectors facing each other.
4 Slide the battery cover into place.
1 Connect the charger plug to the phone 
with the symbol facing upwards.
2 It may take up to 30 minutes before 
the battery icon appears.
3 Wait approximately 2.5 hours or until 
the battery icon indicates that the 
battery is fully charged. Press a key to 
activate the screen.
4 Remove the charger by tilting the plug 
upwards.
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Turning on your phone
Make sure the phone is charged and a 
SIM card inserted before turning the 
phone on. After turning on, use the 
setup wizard to prepare the phone for 
use.
To turn on the phone
1 Press and hold 
. The first start-up 
may take a few minutes.
2 Select to use the phone in:
• Normal – full functionality or
• Flight mode – limited functionality with 
network, FM radio and Bluetooth™ 
transceivers off % 7 Flight mode 
menu.
3 Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested.
4 At first startup, select the language for 
your phone menus.
Standby
After you have turned the phone on 
and entered your PIN, the name of the 
network operator will appear on the 
screen. This is called standby mode.
Help in your phone
Help and information is available in 
your phone at any time.
To use the setup wizard
} Settings } the General tab 
} Setup wizard and select an option:
• Basic setup
• Tips and tricks
To view information about functions
Scroll to a function } More } Info, if 
available.
To view the phone demonstration
} Entertainment } Demo tour.
5 } Yes for the setup wizard to help you.
6 Follow instructions to complete setup. 
Predefined settings may already exist in 
your phone. 
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Flight mode menu
If you turn on the phone and Flight 
mode menu is activated, select from 
Normal with full functionality or Flight 
mode with limited functionality. Flight 
mode means that Network, Bluetooth 
transceivers and FM Radio are turned 
off to prevent disturbance to sensitive 
equipment. You can, for example, play 
music or write a text message to send 
later but not make calls.  
Making calls
The phone must be in normal mode 
(not flight mode).
To make a call
1 Enter a phone number (with 
international prefix and area code if 
applicable).
2 } Call to make a voice call.
3 } More for options during the call.
4 } End call to end the call.
Follow onboard regulations, flight crew 
instructions for use of electronic devices.
To join two calls into a conference 
call
To view Flight mode menu options
} Settings and scroll to the General 
tab } Flight mode and select an 
option.
1 Call the first person to include in the 
conference.
2 } More } Hold to hold the ongoing 
call.
3 Call the second person.
4 } More } Join calls.
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Activity menu
You can open the activity menu 
almost anywhere in the phone menus 
to view and handle new events, and 
access bookmarks and shortcuts.
To open and close the activity menu
Press 
.
PC Suite software
Enhance the experience of your phone 
by installing the PC Suite software on 
your computer. This allows you to, for 
example, synchronize your phone 
calendar with a computer calendar.
To install the PC Suite software
1 Turn on your computer and insert the 
CD that came with your phone into the 
CD drive of your computer. The CD 
starts automatically and the 
installation window opens.
2 Computer: Select a language and 
click OK.
3 Computer: Click Install in the PC Suite 
section and follow the instructions on 
the screen. When the installation is 
complete, the PC Suite icon appears 
on the desktop of your computer.
For the latest version of PC Suite, visit 
www.sonyericsson.com/cn.
 
Activity menu tabs
• New events – such as missed calls 
and messages. When a new event 
occurs, the tab appears. Press 
to dismiss an event from the event 
tab. New events can also be set to 
appear as pop-up text instead, 
} Settings } the General tab
} New events } Pop-up.
• Running apps – applications that 
are running in the background. 
Select an application to return to it 
or press 
 to end it.
• My shortcuts – add, delete and 
change the order of shortcuts. 
When you select a shortcut and the 
application opens, other programs 
are closed or minimized.
• Internet – your Internet bookmarks. 
When you select a bookmark and 
the browser opens, other programs 
are closed or minimized.
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