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Contents Set up your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Phone overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Key functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Phone language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Entering letters and characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Sony Ericsson K205a GSM 850/1900 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
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The Liquid Identity logo is a trademark or registered trademark of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB. Sony is a trademark or registered trademark of Sony Corporation. Ericsson is a trademark or registered trademark of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. 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,
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Set up your phone Insert the SIM card and battery 1 Gently pull the battery cover away from the phone. 2 Insert the SIM card. Make sure the SIM card is placed under the silver holders and that the contacts of the SIM card face downwards. 3 Place the battery on the back of the phone with the label side up and the connectors facing each other. 4 Replace the battery cover. If you have been using a SIM card in another phone, make sure that your information is saved to the SIM card before you r
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Charge the battery 2.5 h 1 Connect the battery charger to the phone. It takes approximately 2.5 hours to fully charge the battery. Press a key to view the screen. 2 Remove the battery charger by tilting it upwards. The time and date are reset when you remove the battery. 5 This is the Internet version of the User's guide. © Print only for private use.
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Turn on the phone 1 Press and hold down until the screen lights up. 2 Enter your PIN (Personal Identification Number) code if requested and select OK. Each digit appears as *. Press the right selection key to correct mistakes. If the screen turns dark, press any key to illuminate the screen. 3 Scroll to a language and select Save. 4 Enter the time and select Save. 5 Enter the date and select Save. If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row, the SIM card is blocked. To unblock it % 2
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Phone overview 1 Infrared port 6 Keylock Strength of GSM network Headset and battery 2 (Five bars mean full 7 charger connector network coverage) Battery status (a 3,9 Function of selection key 8 green battery means fully charged) Navigation key with 4,10 Selection keys 11 shortcuts 5 Call key 12 End and On/Off key 7 This is the Internet version of the User's guide. © Print only for private use.
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Key functions To go to the main menu • From standby press to select Menu. The first menu you see is Messaging. To navigate the menus • Press the navigation key up or down to scroll. To use the selection keys • Press to select the options shown immediately above these keys on the screen. To go back one level or end a function • Press the right selection key to go back one level in the menus. • Press to end a function and go to standby. To turn the screen light on • Press any key. Shor
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• Press to set the ring volume. • Press to go to your contacts. To set the ringtone to silent • From standby press and select Silent. To lock or unlock the keypad • To avoid dialling a number by accident, press and select Lock keys. • To unlock the keypad, press and select Unlock. You can still answer a call, and call the international emergency number 112 when the keypad is locked. Icons These icons appear on the screen to show status and new events. Icon Description You have receive
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Icon Description An alarm is activated. % 18 Alarms Divert calls* is activated. % 13 Diverting calls For more information, go to www.sonyericsson.com/support. * Some items may be operator-, network- and subscription-dependent. Phone language To change the phone language • From standby select Menu } Settings } Language and select a language. Entering letters and characters You can enter letters and characters using either the Multitap or the T9™ Text Input method. T9 text input uses a dictio
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To enter letters using multitap text input 1 Press – repeatedly until the desired letter appears. 2 When a word is finished, press to add a space. To enter letters using T9 Text Input 1 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 . 2 Accept a word and add a space by pressing . To accept a word without adding a space, press . If the word shown is not the one you want, press or repeatedly to vi
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To make an emergency call • Enter, for example, 112 and press . Press the right selection key to correct mistakes. To check your missed calls 1 When Missed calls: is displayed, select Details to display the missed calls. 2 To call a number, scroll to the number and press . To change the ear speaker volume during a call • Press to increase the volume and to decrease the volume. To set the vibrating alert • From standby select Menu } Settings } Sound & alerts } Vibration and select an option
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Diverting calls If you cannot answer incoming calls, you can divert them to another number, for example, your answering service. To activate a call divert 1 From standby select Menu } Calls } Call settings } Divert all calls. 2 Scroll to one of the divert options and select Activate. 3 Select an option. Voice messages If your subscription includes an answering service, callers can leave a voice message when you cannot answer a call. To call your voicemail service • From standby press and hold
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To call a contact 1 From standby press . 2 Scroll to the contact and press . Contact options When a contact is selected you can use Options, for example, to delete it. Text messages Text messages can be sent to a mobile phone number or to a contact. To receive text messages 1Read now? appears. Select View. 2 Scroll to the unread message and select Read. To read text messages 1 From standby select Menu } Messaging } Text message } Inbox. 2 Scroll to a message and select Read. To write and sen
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Text message options When a text message is displayed you can use Options, for example, to delete it. Picture messages Picture messages are used in a similar way as text messages but can also contain pictures or camera pictures. If settings are not in your phone % 22 Why can’t I use Internet or picture messages?. Sending and receiving phones must have subscriptions that support picture messaging. To save an item in a received picture message 1 Scroll to the item and select Options. 2 Sele
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To save a picture • When you have taken a picture, select Save. The picture is saved in Camera } Camera pics. When the memory is full, you need to delete items before you can save the picture. To delete a picture 1 When you have taken a picture, select Delete. 2 Delete picture? appears. Select Yes. Picture options When you view a saved picture you can use Options, for example, to delete or send it. Infrared port You can use infrared to send, for example, pictures to another phone or to a co
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To connect two devices 1 Turn on infrared in both devices. 2 Make sure the infrared port on your phone is facing the infrared port on the other device with a <20 cm (8 in) maximum distance of 20 cm (8 in). To transfer items using infrared 1 Select an item to transfer. 2 Select Options } Send via IR. Internet If settings are not in your phone % 22 Why can’t I use Internet or picture messages?. You need a phone subscription that supports data transmission. To select an Internet profile
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To stop browsing • When you browse, select Back until you exit the Internet. Internet options When you browse you can select Options, for example, to create bookmarks. Sounds & Alerts Your phone comes with a number of standard and polyphonic melodies which can be used as ringtones. Do not hold the phone to your ear when using high ringtones as this can damage your hearing. To select a ringtone 1 From standby select Menu } Settings } Sound & alerts } Ringtone. 2 Select a ringtone. The sound
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To turn an alarm off when it sounds • Select Stop or Snooze to snooze for 9 minutes. Snooze is automatically turned on if you do not press any key. To disable an alarm • From standby select Menu } Extras } Alarm clock } Alarm off. Settings To select a wallpaper 1 From standby select Menu } Settings } Wallpaper and select an option. 2 Preview and select. To select a theme • From standby select Menu } Settings } Theme and select a theme. To set the date 1 From standby select Menu } Settings }
