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User guide
R306
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Congratulations on your purchase of the Sony Ericsson R306. For additional phone content, go to www.sonyericsson.com/fun. Register now to get free online storage and special offers at www.sonyericsson.com/myphone. For product support, go to www.sonyericsson.com/support. Instruction symbols The following instruction symbols appear in this User guide: > Use the navigation key to scroll and select. Press the navigation key centre. Press the navigation key up. Press the navigation key down. P
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Preparing the phone To insert the SIM card and battery 1 Remove the battery cover. 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 Replace the battery cover. Do not force the battery cover into place. Slide the battery cover carefully onto the phone and close it. 3 This is the Internet version of the User's guide. © Print only for private use.
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To charge the battery 1 The phone battery is partly charged when you buy it. Connect the charger to the phone. It takes approximately 2.5 hours to fully charge the battery. Press a key to illuminate the screen. 2 To remove the charger, tilt the plug upwards. You can use the phone during charging. You can charge the battery for more or less than 2.5 hours. Interrupted charging will not damage the battery. 4 This is the Internet version of the User's guide. © Print only for private use.
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Turning on the phone To turn on the phone 1 Press and hold down . 2 Enter your PIN if requested. To correct mistakes, press . 3 Select OK. 4 Select a language. 5 Enter the time and date and select Save. To turn off the phone • Press and hold down . Standby After you have turned the phone on and entered your PIN, the name of your operator appears on the screen. This is called standby. You can now make and receive calls. 5 This is the Internet version of the User's guide. © Print only for priva
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SIM and PIN SIM card The SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card, which you get from your network operator, contains information about your subscription. Always turn off your phone and detach the charger before you insert or remove the SIM card. You can save contacts on the SIM card before removing it from your phone. Contacts may also be saved in the phone memory. See Contacts on page 14. PIN code You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) to activate the services in your phone.
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Phone overview Ear speaker Screen Radio shortcut key Selection key Selection key Call key On/off key, End key C key Shortcut key Centre Silent key navigation key 7 This is the Internet version of the User's guide. © Print only for private use.
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Channel up & down keys Radio preset keys Stereo Speakers Camera Volume keys Audio enhancer key Connector for charger, handsfree and USB cable 8 This is the Internet version of the User's guide. © Print only for private use.
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Menu overview File manager, Alarm, Calendar, Tasks, Organizer Notes, Timer, Stopwatch, Calculator Internet Games, TrackID™, Record sound Entertainment Camera Write new, Inbox, Drafts, Outbox, Sent Messaging messages, Saved msgs, Call voicemail, Templates, Settings Radio Calls* All Answered Dialled Missed Myself, New contact Contacts Settings* General Sounds & Display Calls Connectivity alerts Some menus and icons in this document may vary depending on operator, network or subscription. * Yo
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Screen icons These icons may appear on the screen. Icon Description Battery icon. A completely green icon means that the battery is fully charged You have missed a call Divert calls is activated The phone is set to silent You have received a new text message You have received a new picture message The handsfree is connected An alarm is activated Ongoing call The loudspeaker is on The radio is playing The Bluetooth function is activated Average network coverage. Five bars means the phone is rec
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Shortcuts The main menus are shown as icons. Some submenus include tabs. To use navigation key shortcuts • Press to play the radio. • Press to write a new message. • Press to take a picture. • Press to open Contacts. •Press to Add, Delete, Move or use a shortcut. To change a standby shortcut, go to Menu > Settings > General > Shortcuts. The radio shortcut cannot be changed. To navigate the menus 1 From standby press to select Menu. 2Press , , , to move through the menu. To scroll betw
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Calling You must turn on the phone and be within range of a network. To make a call 1 From standby enter the area code and phone number. 2Press . To end a call •Press . To answer a call •Press . To reject a call •Press . To change the ear speaker volume during a call • On the left side of the phone, press the volume keys up or down. To turn off the ringtone when receiving a call • Press or volume key to turn off the ringtone without answering the call. To turn the loudspeaker on during a cal
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To make international calls 1 From standby press and hold down until a + sign appears on the screen. 2 Enter the country code, area code (without the first zero) and phone number. 3Press . To view a missed call • When Missed calls: is displayed, select Yes to view. To call back, scroll to the number and press . Call list You can view information about recent calls. To call a number from the call list 1 From standby press . 2 Scroll to the name or number and press . To clear the call list 1
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Contacts You can save contacts in the phone memory or on the SIM card. You can copy contacts from the phone memory to the SIM card or from the SIM card to the phone memory. See Entering text on page 29. To add a contact 1 From standby press . 2 Scroll to New contact and select Add. 3 Select Add to enter the name and select OK. 4 Scroll to New number: and select Add. 5 Enter the number and select OK. 6 Scroll to the type of the number and select Select. 7 Scroll between tabs and select the fie
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To edit a contact 1 From standby select . 2 Scroll to the contact and select Options > Edit contact. 3 Scroll between the tabs, edit information and select Save. To delete a contact 1 From standby select . 2 Scroll to the contact and press . To copy all contacts to the SIM card 1 From standby select . 2 Scroll to New contact and select to Options > Advanced > Copy to SIM > Copy all. To edit or view your own phone number 1 From standby select . 2 Scroll to New contact and select Options > Speci
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Radio Your phone has a radio and the handsfree works as an antenna. To listen to the radio 1 Connect the handsfree to the phone. 2 From standby select . To turn on the stereo speakers • When the radio is playing, select Options > Turn on spkr. Do not use your phone as a radio in places where this is prohibited. Audio enhancer The audio enhancer produces sound effects when playing the radio through the stereo speakers. To use concert sound 1 When the radio is playing, press and hold . 2 To d
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To switch to AM • When the radio is playing, select Options > Turn on AM. When you listen to AM or FM radio, you must use the handsfree included in the phone kit. To change the volume • When the radio is playing, press the volume keys on the left side of the phone up or down. Adjust the volume cautiously when using volume key to avoid volume levels that could damage your hearing. Searching for channels To automatically search for channels • When the radio is playing, press . To manually searc
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To select saved channels 1 From standby press . 2 Select Options > Channels > Channel list. 3 Select a radio channel. To save a radio channel to a radio preset key 1 When you have found a radio channel, select Options > Settings > Set radio key > Insert. 2 Select a radio key in the list > Add. 3 Select Add to add the channel to the list of channels. To select a radio channel saved to a radio preset key • Press any of the radio preset keys , or . • Press or to switch between preset radio chan
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This service is not available in all countries. Where available, you may only use this service for playback at a more convenient point in time. To play a radio clip • From standby select Menu > Organizer > File manager > Music > My radio recs > Open. To set the radio as alarm signal 1 From standby select Menu > Organizer > Alarm. 2 Scroll to an alarm and select Edit. 3 Scroll to the tab. 4 Scroll to the Alarm signal: > Edit. 5 Select Radio. 6 Select Save. Keep the handsfree inserted when you
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Messaging Text messages (SMS) You must have a service centre number, which is supplied by your service provider and saved on the SIM card. You may have to enter the number yourself. To set service centre number 1 From standby select Menu > Messaging > Settings > Text message > Service centre. The number is shown if it is saved on the SIM card. 2 If there is no number shown, enter the service centre number, including the international “+” sign and country code. 3 Select Save. See Entering t
