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Thank you for purchasing a Sony Ericsson W980 Walkman®
phone. Enjoy hours of music – up to 8000* tracks – and a sound
that is as true as possible to that of the original recording.
For additional phone content, go to www.sonyericsson.com/fun.
Register now to get a suite of tools, free online storage, special
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*Assumes eAAC+ encoded files
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Accessories – More for your phone Active Speaker MAS-100 Protective case with built-in speaker and FM radio antenna: Bring and share your music outdoors. Bluetooth™ Car Speakerphone HCB-105 A portable handsfree solution for use in the car. Music Desk Stand MDS-65 Designed for rich sound. These accessories can be purchased separately but may not be available in every market. To view the full range go to www.sonyericsson.com/accessories. This is the Internet version of the User's guide. © Pri
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Contents Sending content to another phone.....24 Getting started ................... 6 Transferring content to and Assembly .......................................... 6 from a computer ............................. 24 Turning on the phone ....................... 7 Using the USB cable ...................... 25 Help .................................................. 8 Phone name.................................... 26 Charging the battery......................... 8 Using Bluetooth™ wireless Phone
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Blogging.......................................... 44 Calendar ........................................ 60 Printing photos ............................... 45 Notes ............................................. 61 Tasks .............................................62 Messaging ........................ 45 Profiles............................................ 62 Text messages................................ 45 Time and date ................................ 63 Picture messages .......................
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Under no circumstances will Sony Ericsson be Sony Ericsson W980 Walkman® liable in any way for your improper use of additional UMTS HSDPA 2100 GSM EDGE 850/900/1800/ content or other third party content. 1900 Smart-Fit Rendering is a trademark or a registered This User guide is published by Sony Ericsson trademark of ACCESS Co., Ltd. Mobile Communications AB or its local affiliated Bluetooth is a trademark or a registered trademark company, without any warranty. Improvements of Bluetooth
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T9™ Text Input is a trademark or a registered standard (“AVC video”) and/or (ii) decoding MPEG- trademark of Tegic Communications. T9™ Text 4 or AVC video that was encoded by a consumer Input is licensed under one or more of the following: engaged in a personal and non-commercial activity U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,818,437, 5,953,541, 5,187,480, and/or was obtained from a video provider licensed 5,945,928, and 6,011,554; Canadian Pat. No. by MPEG LA to provide MPEG-4 and/or AVC video. 1,331,057, Unite
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export prohibition list that may be maintained from Instruction symbols time to time by the United States Government, These symbols may appear in the including but not limited to the U.S. Commerce Department’s Denied Persons List or Entity List, User guide. or the U.S. State Department’s Nonproliferation Sanctions List. Note Restricted Rights: Use, duplication or disclosure by the United States government is subject to the Tip restrictions as set forth in the Rights in Technical Data an
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Getting started To insert the battery Assembly Before you start using your phone, you need to insert a SIM card and the battery. To insert the SIM card 1 Insert the battery with the label side up and the connectors facing each other. 2 Slide the battery cover into place. 1 Remove the battery cover. 2 Slide the SIM card into its holder with the gold-coloured contacts facing down. 6 Getting started This is the Internet version of the User's guide. © Print only for private use.
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your subscription. Always turn off your Turning on the phone phone and detach the charger before To turn on the phone you insert or remove the SIM card. You can save contacts on the SIM card before you remove it from your phone. See To copy names and numbers to the SIM card on page 33. PIN You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) to activate the services in your phone. Your PIN is supplied by your network operator. Each PIN digit appears as *, unless it starts with emergen
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To charge the battery Help In addition to this User guide, Getting started guides and more information are available at www.sonyericsson.com/support. Help and information are also available in your phone. To view tips and tricks 1 From standby select Menu > Settings > the General tab > Setup wizard. 2 Select Tips and tricks. To view information about functions • Scroll to a function and select Info, if available. In some cases, Info appears under Options. 1 Connect the charger to the pho
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Phone overview 1 Video call camera 2 Screen 3 Selection keys 4 Call key 5 Activity menu key 6 Walkman® key 7 Connector for charger, handsfree and USB cable 8 Ear speaker 9 End key 10 C key (Clear) 11 On/off key 12 Navigation key Getting started 9 This is the Internet version of the User's guide. © Print only for private use.
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13 Music sync light 14 External navigation key 15 External display 16 Indicator light 17 Camera lens 18 Volume keys 19 External applications key 20 Key lock 10 Getting started This is the Internet version of the User's guide. © Print only for private use.
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To use an application When the phone is closed • Press the external navigation key. The following applications are available when the phone is closed: External navigation key response • Walkman® player You can set if the phone should sound • Standby or vibrate when you press the external • Radio navigation key. To activate the external display To set the external navigation key response • If the phone is open, close it. 1 From standby select Menu > Settings • If the phone is closed, press t
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When the phone is open The menu is available from standby when the phone is open. Menu overview PlayNow™* Internet* Entertainment Online services* TrackID™ Location services Games VideoDJ™ PhotoDJ™ MusicDJ™ Remote control Record sound Demo tour Camera Messaging Media Write new Photo Inbox Music Email Video Drafts Games Outbox TV Sent messages Web feeds Saved messages Settings My friends* Call voicemail Templates Manage messages Settings Radio Contacts WALKMAN Myself New contact 12 Getting star
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Calls** Organizer File manager** Alarms All Answered Dialled Missed Applications Video call Calendar Tasks Notes Synchronization Timer Stopwatch Calculator Code memo Settings** General Sounds & alerts Display Calls Connectivity Profiles Ring volume Wallpaper Speed dial Bluetooth Time & date Ringtone Main menu layout Smart search USB Language Silent mode Theme Divert calls Phone name Update service Increasing ring Startup screen Switch to line 2* Network sharing Voice control Vibrating alert Scre
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To navigate your media Navigation 1 From standby select Menu > Media. To navigate the phone menus 2 Scroll to a menu item and press the navigation key right. 3 To go back, press the navigation key left. To delete items • Press to delete items such as numbers, letters, pictures and sounds. Tabs Tabs may be available. For example, 1 From standby select Menu. Settings have tabs. 2 Use the navigation key to move through the menus. To select actions on the screen • Press the left, centre or rig
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To edit a navigation key shortcut To open the activity menu 1 From standby select Menu > Settings •Press . > the General tab > Shortcuts. 2 Scroll to an option and select Edit. Memory 3 Scroll to a menu option and select You can save content in the phone Shortc. memory and on the SIM card. Images, text messages, picture messages and Main menu shortcuts contacts are saved in the phone Menu numbering starts from the top memory. You can choose to save text left icon and moves across and then
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To change text input method 3 Press each key only once, even if the letter you want is not the first letter on • When you enter text, press and hold the key. For example, to write the down . word “Jane”, press , , , To shift between capitals and lower- . Write the whole word before case letters looking at the suggestions. • When you enter text, press . 4 Use or to view suggestions. 5 Press to accept a suggestion. To enter numbers • When you enter text, press and hold To enter text usin
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To move between tracks Walkman® •Press or . You can listen to music, audio books and podcasts. Use Sony Ericsson To browse your music Media Manager to transfer content to • Press . and from your phone. See Transferring To minimize the player content to and from a computer on • When the phone is open and you page 24 for more information. listen to music, select Options > Minimize. Stereo portable handsfree To set light effects To use the handsfree 1 From standby press and select • Conn
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with a flick of your wrist to go to the To change the volume next track. To go to the previous track, use the same action to the left. To shuffle tracks 1 When the phone is closed and the music is playing, hold the phone out in front of you facing upwards. 2 Press and hold down and bend • When the phone is closed and the your arm upwards towards you to music is playing, press and hold down increase the volume. To decrease the and shake your phone. volume, repeat the action in the opp
