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Added dimensions – Accessories
from Sony Ericsson
Bluetooth™ Headset HBH-PV702
Small and powerful hands-free solution
offering great value for money.
Stereo Portable Hands-free HPM-75
A sleek and discreet way to enjoy your
favourite music and handle calls.
Bluetooth™ Car Speakerphone
HCB-100
Simplicity and high performance hands-free
- in the car, in your office or at home.
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, PlayNow™, MusicDJ™,
VideoDJ™, themes, games and more
Connectivity ..................... 46
Settings, using Internet, RSS,
synchronizing, Bluetooth™ device,
infrared, USB cable, update service
More features ................... 55
Alarm clock, calendar, tasks, profiles,
time and date, SIM card lock
Troubleshooting ............... 62
Why doesn’t the phone work the way
I want it to?
Important information ...... 65
Sony Ericsson Consumer Web site,
service and support, safe and efficient
use, end user licence agreement,
warranty, declaration of conformity.
Index ................................. 75
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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 9281 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, Music DJ, PhotoDJ and
VideoDJ are trademarks or registered trademarks
of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB.
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 center.
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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Contents
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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 % 68 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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Getting started
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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
start-up may take a few minutes.
2 Select to use the phone in:
Normal mode – full functionality.
Flight mode – limited functionality with
network and Bluetooth™ transceivers
off % 7 Flight mode.
3 Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested.
4 At first start-up, select the language.
5 Select Yes for the set-up wizard to
help you.
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.
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) % 60 SIM card lock.
6 Follow instructions to complete
set-up.
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Getting started
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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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