Sony Mobile Communications Inc A3880065 User Manual

Elm

™

User guide

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User guide in the phone

An extended User guide is available in your phone.

To access the User guide in your phone

•

Select Menu > Settings > User help > User guide.

Phone overview

1 Ear speaker

6
7

2 Light sensor
3 Connector for charger, handsfree,

and USB cable

4 Screen
5 Selection keys
6 Call key
7 Activity menu key
8 Navigation key
9 Keylock key

10 Video call camera*
11 End key, On/off key
12 C key (Clear)
13 Silent key
14 Microphone

15 Microphone

16 Flash light
17 Volume, digital zoom key
18 Main camera lens
19 Camera key
20 Speaker
21 Strap hole

* The video call camera may not be available in your phone.

Getting started

To insert the SIM card

Remove the battery cover.

Slide the SIM card into its holder with the gold-coloured

contacts facing down.

To insert the battery

Insert the battery with the label side up and the

connectors facing each other.

Attach the battery cover.

Turning on the phone

To turn on the phone

Press and hold down

Enter your SIM card PIN (Personal Identification Number),

if requested, and select OK.

Select a language.

Follow the instructions that appear.

If you want to correct a mistake when you enter your

PIN, press

Help

In addition to this User guide, Feature guides and more

information are available at

www.sonyericsson.com/support

There are also help functions in your phone. See the

following instructions on how to access them.

To view tips and tricks

•

Select Menu > Settings > User help > Tips and

tricks.

To view information about functions

•

Scroll to a function and select Info, if available. In some

cases, Info appears under Options.

To view the phone status

•

Press the volume key. Phone, memory and battery

information is shown.

Supported services and features

Some of the services and features described in this
User guide are not supported by all networks and/or
service providers in all areas. Without limitation, this
applies to the GSM International Emergency Number
112. Please contact your network operator or service
provider to determine availability of any specific

service or feature and whether additional access or
usage fees apply.

Charging the battery

The phone battery is partly charged when you buy it.

To charge the battery

Connect the charger to the phone.

Remove the charger by tilting the plug upwards.

Maximising battery performance

•

Charge your phone often. The battery lasts longer if you

charge it frequently.

•

If you are in an area with no coverage, your phone

repeatedly scans for available networks. This consumes

power. If you cannot move to an area with better

coverage, turn off your phone temporarily.

•

Turn off 3G, Bluetooth™ wireless technology, any active

Wi-Fi™ connection, and GPS when you do not need

these functions.

•

Do not cover the phone antenna when you are engaged

in a call.

Go to

www.sonyericsson.com/support

to learn more

about how to maximise the battery performance.

Navigation

To access the main menu

•

When Menu appears on the screen, press the centre

selection key to select Menu.

•

If Menu does not appear on the screen, press

, and

then press the centre selection key to select Menu.

To navigate the phone menus

•

Press the navigation key upwards, downwards, left or

right to move through the menus.

To end a function

•

Press

To return to standby

•

Press

To delete items

•

Press

to delete items such as numbers, letters,

pictures and sounds.

Shortcuts

You can use the navigation key shortcuts to go directly to

functions from standby.

To use navigation key shortcuts

•

Press the navigation key upwards, downwards, left or

right to go directly to a function.

To edit a navigation key shortcut

Select Menu > Settings > General > Shortcuts.

Scroll to an option and select Edit.

Scroll to a menu option and select Shortc..

Activity menu

The activity menu gives you quick access to:

• New events – missed calls and new messages.

• Running apps – applications that are running in the

background.

• My shortcuts – add your favourite functions to access

them quickly.

• Internet – connect conveniently to the Internet.

To open the activity menu

•

Press

Memory card

You may have to purchase a memory card separately.

Your phone supports a microSD™ memory card, adding

more storage space to your phone. This type of card can

also be used as a portable memory card with other

compatible devices.

You can move content between a memory card and the

phone memory.

To insert a memory card

•

Remove the battery cover and insert the memory card

with the gold-coloured contacts facing down.

To remove a memory card

•

Remove the battery cover and slide the memory card to

remove it.

Entering text

You can use multitap text input or Quick text input to

enter text. The Quick text input method uses a dictionary

application in your phone.

To change the writing language

•

When you enter text, press and hold down

To change the text input method

•

When you enter text, press and hold down

To shift between upper- and lower-case letters or numbers

•

When you enter text, press

To enter numbers

When you enter text, press

repeatedly until

appears at the top of the screen.

To enter a number, press

To enter a number from text input mode, you can

press and hold down

–

To enter punctuation marks and symbols

When you enter text, press

briefly.

Scroll to a symbol and select Insert.

To select from the most commonly used punctuation

marks, you can also press

To enter text using Quick text input

Select, for example, Menu > Messaging > Write new >

Message.

If is not displayed, press and hold down

change to Quick text input.

Press each key only once, even if the letter you want is

not the first letter on the key. For example, to write the

word “Jane”, press

. Write the

whole word before looking at the suggestions.

To view word suggestions, press

or press the

navigation key downwards.

Press

to accept a suggestion and add a space.

To enter text using the multitap method

Select, for example, Menu > Messaging > Write new >

Message.

If is displayed, press and hold down

to change

to multitap text input.

Press

–

repeatedly until the desired letter

appears.

Press

to add a space.

To add words to the phone dictionary

When you enter text using Quick text input, select

Options > Spell word.

Write the word using multitap input and select Save.

Calling

You need to turn on your phone and be within range of a

network.

Making and answering calls

To make a call

Enter a phone number (with international country code

and area code, if applicable).

Press

You can call numbers from your contacts and call list.

To end a call

•

Press

To make international calls

Press and hold down

until a “+” sign appears.

Enter the country code, area code (without the first zero)

and phone number.

Press

To answer a call

•

Press

To reject a call

•

Press

To change the ear speaker volume during a call

•

Press the volume keys up or down.

To mute the microphone during a call

Press and hold down

. appears.

Press and hold down

again to resume.

To turn on the loudspeaker during a call

•

Select Spkr on. appears.

Do not hold the phone to your ear when using the

loudspeaker. This could damage your hearing.

Background music

You can add background music to an ongoing call. When

activated, background music can be heard by all

participants. When the microphone is muted, the

background music continues to play.

To start playing background music during a call

•

During the call, select Music.

See To play music on page 21.

To stop playing background music during a call

•

Press the centre selection key.

To change the background music volume during a call

•

Press the volume key up or down.
Only the music volume can be changed when the

music is playing.

Call sound quality

The Noise shield filters out sound around you that can make

it difficult for the other party to hear your voice, while the

Clear Voice function helps you hear better in a crowded

environment. You can enable or disable these functions

during a call.

To turn off the Noise shield

•

During a call, select Options > Noise shield off. The

status icon

on the screen changes to

To turn on Clear Voice

•

During a call, select Options > Clear Voice on.

Emergency calls

Your phone supports international emergency numbers, for

example, 112 or 911. You can normally use these numbers

to make emergency calls in any country, with or without the

SIM card inserted, if you are within range of a network.

In some countries, other emergency numbers may also
be promoted. Your network operator may therefore
have saved additional local emergency numbers on the
SIM card.

To make an emergency call

•

Enter 112 (the international emergency number) and

press

To view your local emergency numbers

Select Menu > Contacts.

Scroll to New contact and select Options > Special

numbers > Emergency numbers.

Call list

You can view information about answered , dialled

and missed or rejected calls.

To call a number from the call list

Press

and scroll to a tab.

Scroll to a name or a number and press

Contacts

You can save names, phone numbers and personal

information in Contacts. Information can be saved in the

phone memory or on the SIM card.

You can synchronise your contacts using the

Sony Ericsson PC Suite.

To add a phone contact

Select Menu > Contacts.

Scroll to New contact and select Add.

Enter the name and select OK.

Scroll to New number: and select Add.

Enter the number and select OK.

Select a number option.

Scroll between the tabs and add information to the fields.

Select Save.

Calling contacts

To make a call using Smart search

Press

–

to enter a sequence of (at least two)

digits. All entries that match the sequence of digits, or

corresponding letters, are shown in a list.

Scroll to a contact or a phone number and press

To turn on or off Smart search

Select Menu > Settings > Calls > Smart search.

Select an option.

Imaging

You can take photos and record videos to view, save or

send. You can find saved photos and videos in Media and

in File manager.

Viewfinder and camera keys

1 2

Zoom in or out

Indicates photo mode

View photos and video clips

Indicates video mode

Activate the camera/Take photos/Record video

clips

To activate the camera

•

Press

Using the still camera

To take a photo

Activate the camera and press the navigation key to scroll

to .

Press

halfway down to use auto focus.

When the dot and focus frame are green, press

fully

down to take a photo. The photo is automatically saved.

To take another photo, press

to return to the

viewfinder.

To use zoom

•

Press the volume key.

To adjust brightness

•

Press the navigation key left to decrease the brightness.

Press the navigation key right to increase the brightness.

The level of brightness appears beside the

Using the video camera

To record a video

Activate the camera and press the navigation key to scroll

to .

Press

fully down to start recording.

To stop recording, press

fully down. The video is

saved automatically.

To return to the viewfinder and to record another video,

press

Working with photos

You can view, enhance and organise photos and videos on

your computer by installing the Adobe™ Photoshop™

Album Starter Edition application. It is available for

download at

www.sonyericsson.com/support

Use theMedia Go™ application to transfer content to and

from your phone.

Using photos

You can add a photo to a contact, use the photo during

phone startup, as a wallpaper in standby, or as a screen

saver.

To use photos

Select Menu > Media > Photo > Camera album.

Select a month.

Scroll to a photo and select View.

Select Options > Use as.

Select an option.

Accessing videos in your phone

You can browse and play videos using the video player from

Media and File manager. You can find videos you

recorded using the camera under Camera album. You can

access other videos from Videos.

To play videos

Select Menu > Media > Video > Videos or Camera

album.

Scroll to a title and select Play.

Music

You can listen to music, audio books and podcasts. Use

the Media Go™ application to transfer content to and from

your phone. For more information, see Transferring content

to and from a computer on page 27.

Stereo portable handsfree

Music player

To play music

Select Menu > Media > Music.

Browse by category using the navigation key.

Scroll to a title and select Play.

Within a category, you can press

–

to go to

entries beginning with a specific letter.

To stop playing music

•

Press the centre selection key.

To fast forward and rewind

•

Press and hold down the navigation key right or left.

To move between tracks

•

Press the navigation key right or left.

To change the volume

•

Press the volume keys up or down.