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Accessories – More for your phone Stereo Bluetooth™ Headset HBH- DS200 Enjoy wireless music without missing a call. Stereo Portable Handsfree HPM-83 Street-style neck band headset with superior audio performance. Portable Bluetooth™ Speaker MBS-100 A wireless sphere of music. 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 an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for privat
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Contents Getting started......................5 Messaging...........................28 Assembly........................................5 Receiving and saving Turning on the phone.....................6 messages.....................................28 Help in your phone.........................7 Text messages.............................29 Charging the battery.......................7 Picture messages.........................30 Phone overview..............................8 Message options...........
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Music and video controls.............40 Troubleshooting..................63 TrackID™.....................................43 Common questions......................63 Radio............................................44 Error messages............................65 PlayNow™....................................44 Ringtones and melodies...............45 Important information.........66 MusicDJ™....................................45 Sony Ericsson Consumer Sound recorder............................46 Web
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in any way for your improper use of additional Sony Ericsson W890i content or other third party content. UMTS 2100 GSM EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 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 and of Bluetooth SIG Inc. and any use of such mark by changes to this User guide necess
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To insert the battery Getting started 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 and lock it. 1 Unlock the battery cover locks on both sides. 2 Remove the battery cover. 3 Slide the SIM card into its holder with the gold-coloured contacts facing down. Getting started 5 This is an Internet version of this publ
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phone and detach the charger before Turning on the phone you insert or remove the SIM card. To turn on the phone 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 20. 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 emergency number digits, for example, 112 or 911. You can
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To charge the battery Help in your phone Help and information are available in your phone. See Navigation on page 12. To use the setup wizard 1 From standby select Menu > Settings > the General tab > Setup wizard. 2 Select an option. 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 demonstration • From standby select Menu > Entertainment > Demo tour. To view status information 1 Connect the char
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Phone overview 1 On/off key 1 10 2 Video call camera 11 3 Walkman® key 2 4 Selection keys 5 Call key 12 6 Connector for charger, handsfree 3 and USB cable 7 Activity menu key 4 8 Memory card slot (under the cover) 9 Keylock key 13 10 Ear speaker 14 11 Screen light sensor 15 5 12 Screen 6 16 7 13 End key 8 14 C key (Clear) 9 15 Navigation key, Walkman® player control 16 Silent key 8 Getting started This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.
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17 Main camera 17 18 Battery cover locks 18 19 Volume, digital zoom keys 19 20 Camera key 21 Strap hole 20 21 Getting started 9 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.
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Menu overview PlayNow™ Contacts Media Myself New contact Camera WALKMAN Organizer Radio Settings** File manager ** Alarms General Calls** Applications Profiles Video call Time & date All Calendar Language Tasks Update service Answered Notes Voice control Synchronization New events Dialled Timer Shortcuts Stopwatch Flight mode Missed Calculator Security Code memo Setup wizard Internet Accessibility* Phone status Entertainment Messaging Online services* Master reset Write new Games Inbox TrackID™
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Screen saver Clock size Brightness Edit line names* Calls Speed dial Smart search Divert calls Switch to line 2* Manage calls Time & cost* Show/hide my no. Handsfree Connectivity Bluetooth USB Phone name Network sharing Synchronization Device management Mobile networks Internet settings Streaming settings Message settings* Accessories * Some menus are operator-, network- and subscription- dependent. ** You can use the navigation key to scroll between tabs in submenus. For more information, see N
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To scroll between the tabs Navigation • Scroll to a tab by pressing the The main menus are shown as icons. navigation key left or right. Some submenus include tabs. To return to standby To navigate the phone menus • Press . To end a function • Press . To navigate your media 1 From standby select Menu > Media. 2 Press the navigation key right to select an item. 3 To go back, press the navigation key left. To delete items • Press to delete items such as numbers, letters, pictures and sounds. 1 Fr
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To edit a navigation key shortcut Memory card 1 From standby select Menu > Settings Your phone supports Memory Stick > the General tab > Shortcuts. Micro™ (M2™) memory card adding 2 Scroll to an option and select Edit. more storage space to your phone. It 3 Scroll to a menu option and select can also be used as a portable memory Shortc.. card with other compatible devices. To insert a memory card Activity menu The activity menu gives you quick access to certain functions. To open the activity me
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To remove a memory card Handling files You can move and copy files between your phone, a computer and a memory card. Files are saved on the memory card first and then in the phone memory. Unrecognized files are saved in the Other folder. You can create subfolders to move or copy files to. You can select more than one or all the files in a folder at the same time for all folders except Games and Applications. If the memory is full, delete some content to create space. File manager tabs The file m
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To move a file in the file manager Entering text 1 From standby select Menu > You can use multitap text input or T9™ Organizer > File manager. Text Input to enter text. The T9 Text 2 Find a file and select Options > Input method uses a built-in dictionary. Manage file > Move. To change text input method 3 Select an option. • When you enter text, press and hold To select more than one file in a folder down . 1 From standby select Menu > To shift between capitals and lower- Organizer > File manag
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5 Press to accept a suggestion. Calling To enter text using multitap Making and receiving calls 1 From standby select, for example, You need to turn on your phone and be Menu > Messaging > Write new > Text within range of a network. message. 2 If is displayed, press and hold down To make a call to change to multitap text input. 1 From standby enter a phone number 3 Press – repeatedly until the (with international country code and desired letter appears. area code, if applicable). 4 When a w
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To re-dial a number Networks • When Retry? appears select Yes. Your phone switches automatically between GSM and 3G (UMTS) Do not hold your phone to your ear when networks depending on availability. waiting. When the call connects, your Some network operators allow you to phone gives a loud signal. switch networks manually. To answer a call To switch networks manually • Press . 1 From standby select Menu > Settings To reject a call > the Connectivity tab > Mobile networks > GSM/3G networks. • Pr
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To view your local emergency Information can be saved in the phone numbers memory or on the SIM card. 1 From standby select Menu > Default contacts Contacts. You can choose which contact 2 Scroll to New contact and select information is shown as default. If Options > Special numbers > Phone contacts is selected as default, Emergency nos.. your contacts show all the information Video call saved in Contacts. If you select SIM See a person on the screen during contacts as default, your contacts cal
