Contents
Sony Ericsson W550c
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Assembly, SIM card, battery, turning on, start-up menu,
calls.
Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Internet and email settings, synchronizing, Bluetooth,
infrared, USB cable, update service.
Getting to know your phone . . . . . . . . 9
Phone overview, icons, use the menus, entering letters,
file manager.
More features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Alarm clock, calendar, tasks, profiles, time and date,
SIM card lock, etc.
Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Calls, contacts, voice control, call options.
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Why doesnt the phone work the way I want?
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Text messaging, picture messaging, voice messaging,
email.
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Sony Ericsson Consumer Web site, safe and efficient
use, warranty, declaration of conformity.
Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Camera, video recorder, pictures.
Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
WALKMAN, radio, PlayNow, ringtones,
MusicDJ, VideoDJ, games and more.
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
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Sony Ericsson
GSM 900/1800/1900
This user guide is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile
Communications AB, 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 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,
2005
Publication number: EN/LZT 108 7810 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 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
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.
The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the
Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by
Sony Ericsson is under license.
QuickShare, PlayNow, MusicDJ, PhotoDJ and
VideoDJ are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB.
WALKMAN and the WALKMAN logo and symbol are
registered trademarks of Sony Corporation.
Microsoft, Windows and PowerPoint are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the U.S and other countries/regions.
Mac OS is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.,
registered in the U.S. and other countries/regions.
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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.
Java and all Java based trademarks and logos are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun
Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries/
regions.
End-user license 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/
regions. Customer agrees to comply strictly with
all such regulations and acknowledges that it has
the responsibility to obtain licenses 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/region 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.
Part of the software in this product is copyright '
SyncML initiative Ltd. (1999-2002). All rights
reserved.
Other product and company names mentioned herein
may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
Note: Sony Ericsson advised users to backup their
personal data information.
All illustrations are for illustration only and may not
accurately depict the actual phone.
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Assembly
Before you can use your phone you need to:
Attach and charge the battery.
Insert the SIM card.
SIM card and battery information
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 your phone number, the
services included in your subscription, and names
and numbers in your contacts, among other things.
If you have been using a SIM card in another phone,
make sure that your information is saved to the SIM
card before you remove it from the other phone.
For example, contacts may have been saved in the
phone memory.
Getting started
Getting started
Assembly, SIM card, battery, turning on, start-up
menu, calls.
More information and downloads are available at
www.SonyEricsson.com/cn.
Instruction symbols
The following instruction symbols appear in this
user guide:
Note
%
}
Indicates that a service or function is network- or
subscription-dependent. Contact your network
operator for details.
Refers to more information on another page.
Use a selection or navigation key to scroll and
select % 10 Keys and buttons.
Press the navigation key centre.
Press the navigation key up.
Press the navigation key down.
Press the navigation key to the left.
Press the navigation key to the right.
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To insert SIM card and battery
To charge the battery
Getting started
1 Remove the battery cover by sliding it as
shown in the picture.
2 Insert the SIM card in the slot with the cut off
corner first and the gold contacts facing down.
3 Place the battery with the label side up and the
connectors facing each other.
4 Place and slide the battery cover into place.
1 Connect the charger to the phone. The symbol
on the charger plug must face upwards.
2 It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery
icon appears on the screen.
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 pulling it out.
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Getting started
To remove the SIM card
Press the edge of the SIM card to release it from the
slot.
PIN
You may need a PIN (Personal Identity Number)
to activate the services in your phone. The PIN
is associated with your SIM card, and not with the
phone. Your PIN is provided by your network
operator. When you enter your PIN, each digit
appears as *, unless your PIN starts with the same
digits as an emergency number, for example 112.
The reason for this is to always let you make
emergency calls without entering a PIN.
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If you make a mistake while entering your PIN,
delete the number by pressing
If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row, the
SIM card is blocked and the message PIN blocked
appears. To unblock it, you need to enter your PUK
(Personal Unblocking Key) % 74 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
% 85 Battery use and care.
Turning on the phone and
making calls
Make sure that the phone is charged and your SIM
card is inserted before you turn it on. When you
have turned the phone on, you can use the setup
wizard to quickly and easily prepare your phone
for use.
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To turn on the phone
To open and close the phone
Getting started
.
1 Press and hold
2 Select whether you want to use the phone with
all functionality or the WALKMAN player
only % 7 Start-up menu.
3 Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested.
4 At first start-up, select the language you want
for your phone menus.
5 } Yes if you want the setup wizard to help you
get started, and follow the instructions that
appear. You can start the wizard from the menu
system at any time, } Settings } the General tab
} Setup wizard.
To open the phone,
rotate the top section
up until it clicks into
place.
To close the phone,
rotate the top section
down in the opposite
direction.
When you open the phone, rotate the top section
180 degrees to the left or right. Do not rotate the top
section more than 180 degrees. If you force the top
section more than 180 degrees in either direction,
the phone will be damaged.
Start-up menu
When the start-up menu is activated, each time you
turn on the phone, you can select to listen to music
only, instead of using the phone with full
functionality. This means all transmitters of the
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Getting started
phone are turned off, preventing disturbance of
sensitive equipment, for example, in an aeroplane
or in a hospital. You cannot make calls, receive
calls, or send messages, etc. You can only use the
WALKMAN player. If you have selected
Music only, you can still receive calendar and task
reminders, and the alarm can still signal.
Always follow regulations and any flight crew
instructions with respect to onboard use of electronic
devices.
To deactivate the start-up menu
1 } Settings } the General tab } Start-up menu.
2 Select Don·t show.
3 When the phone rings } Answer or } Busy to
reject the call. This can be done in either open
or closed mode.
Stereo handsfree headset
To make and receive calls
You can make and receive calls when the phone
is open or closed.
1 When open, enter the phone number (with
international prefix and area code if
applicable) } Call to make the call. } End call
to end the call.
the contact to call. Use
a number } Call.
2 When open or closed, } Contacts and select
or
to select
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You can connect compatible accessories using
a 3.5 mm jack, such as headphones, to your stereo
handsfree headset.
You can still answer calls and use the microphone
when other compatible accessories are in use.
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