Sony F305 manual

F305 User guide This is the Internet version of the User guide. © Print only for private use.[...]

2 Congratulations on your purchase of the Sony Ericsson F305. For additional phone content, go to www.sonyericsson.com/fun . Register n ow to get free online storage an d special of fers at www .sonyericsson.com/myphone . For product support, go to www.sonyericsson.com/support . Instruction sym bols The following appear in this User guide: > Use[...]

3 Preparing the phone To insert the SIM card a nd battery 1 Remove the b attery co ver and batt ery if inse rted. S lide the SIM card into its holder wit h the contacts facin g down. 2 Insert the battery with the label side up and the connecto rs facing each other. Replace the batter y cover. Do not force the battery cover into place. Place the bat[...]

4 SIM card The SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card, which you get from your network oper ator, contains informa tion about your subscr iption. Always turn off your phone and detach the charger an d the battery before you insert or remove the SIM card. PIN code You may need a PIN (Per sonal Ident ification Number) to activate the services in your [...]

5 To insert a Memory Stick Micro™ ( M2™) • Open the cover and in sert the me mory card. To remove a M2™ • Open the cover a nd press the edge of the memory card t o release and remove it. Charging the battery The phone battery is pa rtly charged when yo u buy it. It takes approximately 2.5 hours to fully charge the battery. To charge the b[...]

6 To turn on the phone 1 Press and hold down . 2 Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested. 3 Select Yes to use the setup wizard to configure basic phon e settings such as Time & date , Phone la nguage and so on. Standby After you have turned on the phone a nd entered your PIN, the name of your operator appears on the screen. This is called standby[...]

7 Network coverage The network bars show the st rength of the GSM network in your area. Move t o another location if you have problems calling and network coverage i s poor. No net work means you are not in range of a network. Battery status = Good networ k cover age = Average network covera ge = The phone ba ttery is fully char ged = The phone bat[...]

8 Screen icons These icons may appear o n the scre en. Icon Description Missed call Handsfree connect ed Phone set to silent Text messag e received Picture mess age receive d Email message received Predictive text input activated Voice message rece ived Ongoing call FM radio playing Alarm activ ated Bluetooth functio n activated This is the Interne[...]

9 Phone overview 1 Circle gaming key 2 Selection keys 3 Call key 4 Connector for charger , handsfree an d USB cable 5 Gaming shortcut key 6 Navigation key, directional gaming keys 7 Cross gaming key 8 End key, on/off key 9 C key (Clear) 10 Centre selection key 11 Silent key 12 Ma in camera 13 St rap holder 14 Volume keys 15 Cam era key 16 Memory ca[...]

10 Navigation The main menus are shown as ico ns. Some subme nus include tabs. To navigate the phone menus 1 From standby select Menu . 2 Use the navigation key to move through the menu s. To scroll between the tabs • Press the navigation key left or ri ght. To go back one step in the menu • Select Back . To return to standby • Press . To set[...]

11 Menu overview PlayNow™* Internet* Homepage, Enter address, Bookmarks, History, Saved pages, InternetSettings Entertainment Games, TrackID™, Video player, Record sound Camera Messaging Write new, Inbox, Email, Drafts, Outbox, Sent messages, Call voicemail, Templates, Settings Music player File manager** Music, Camera album, Pictures, Video, O[...]

12 Settings** General Profiles Time & date Phone language Shortcuts Flight mode Security Phone status Reset all Sounds & alerts Ring volume Ringtone Silent mode Vibrating alert Message alert Key sound Display Wallpaper Themes Startup screen Screen saver Brightness Calls Speed dial Divert calls Manage calls Time & cost* Show/hide no. Han[...]

13 Games Gaming keys To play games • From standby press and select a game. Motion games In addition to standard Java™ ga mes, your phone also preloads several Java motion games . You can control the game by swinging or wielding the phone instead of pressing the keypa d. The phone recognises and responds to your movements through the camera, so [...]

14 Style-up™ covers Some kits may include a dditional Styl e-up™ covers. To change the front c over 1 Insert your thu mbnail into the gr oove and lift the c over away from the phone. 2 Align the new cover with the top of the phone. 3 Snap the cover into place by pushin g down. To change the battery cover 1 Remove the battery cov er. 2 Align the[...]

15 Music Player The file types supported are: MP3, MP4, 3GP, A AC, AMR, MIDI, IMY, EMY and WAV (16 k Hz maximum sample rate). To play music 1 From standby select Menu > Music player > Options > My music > Tracks . 2 Scroll to a title and select Play . To stop playing music • Press the centre nav igation key. Transferring music You can[...]

16 To transfer files in Mass storage mode 1 Connect the USB cable to the phone and th e computer. 2 Phone: From standby selec t Menu > Settings > the Connectivity tab > USB > Mass storage . 3 Computer: Wait until the phone memory and memory card appear as external disks in Mic rosoft Windows Explor er. 4 Computer: On the com puter deskt[...]

17 Playlists You can creat e playlists to orga nise media files saved in file manager. To create a playlist 1 From standby select Menu > Music player > Options > My music > My playlists > New playlist > Add . 2 Enter a nam e and select OK . 3 Scroll to a track and select OK . Do not remove the USB cable from the phone or computer [...]

18 PlayNow™ With PlayNow™ you can previe w, buy and download music using the Internet. You can find PlayNow™ in Menu > PlayNow™ . TrackID™ TrackID™ is a music re cognition serv ice. You can search for song titles, artists and album names. To search for song information • When you hear a song thro ugh a loudspeaker, from standby sel[...]

19 Radio Your phone has a radio and the handsfree works as an ante nna. To listen to the radio 1 Connect the handsfree to th e phone. 2 From standby select Menu > Radio . To control the radio • Press or to search for FM radio channels. To save an FM radio channel 1 Select Options > Save . 2 Press and hold down – . The FM radio channel is [...]

20 Imaging Camera and video recorder You can take pictures and record video clips to view , save or send. You can find your saved pictures and video clips in Menu > File manager > Camera album . To take a picture 1 From standby press to ac tivate the came ra. 2 Press or to scroll to . 3 Press to take a picture. 4 The picture is automa tically[...]

21 To record a video clip 1 From standby pres s to activate th e camera. 2 Press or to scroll to . 3 Press fully dow n to start recording. To stop recording • Press . The video clip is automatically saved. To use zoom in or out • Press the volume keys up or down. Transferring pictures You can use Bl uetooth™ wireless technology and the USB ca[...]

22 Calling You must turn on the phone an d be within range of a ne twork. To make a call 1 From standby enter the area code, if applicable , and the phone number. 2 Press . To end a call • Press . To answer a call • Press . To reject a call • Press . To change the ear speaker volume during a call • Press the volume key up or down. To turn t[...]

23 To make international calls 1 From standby press and hold down until a + sign appears. 2 Enter the co untry code , area code (without the f irst zero) and phone number. 3 Press . Call list You can vie w information about recent calls. To call a number from the call list 1 From standby press . 2 Scroll to a name or number and press . To delete a [...]

24 Messaging Text messages (SMS) You must have a service cent re number, which is supplied by your service prov ider and saved on the SI M card. You may ha ve to enter the number yourse lf. To write and send a text message 1 From standby select Me nu > Messaging > Write new > Text message . 2 Write the messa ge and select Cont. 3 Select an[...]

25 Picture messages (MMS) Picture me ssages can contain tex t, pictures, s ound recordings , video clips and attachm ents. To create and send a picture message 1 From standby select Menu > Mess aging > Write new > Picture msg . 2 Enter text. To add items to the me ssage, press , scroll and select an item. 3 Select Cont. 4 Select an option.[...]

26 Contacts You can save contac ts in the ph one memor y or on th e SIM card. You ca n copy contact s from the phone memor y to the SIM card or from the SIM card to the phone memory. Default contacts You can cho ose which co ntact info rmation is sho wn as defaul t. If Phone cont. is selected as defaul t, your contac ts show all the information sav[...]

27 Phone contacts To add a phone contact 1 From standby select Menu > Contacts > New contact > Add . 2 Scroll to Last name : and select Add . 3 Enter the name and sele ct OK . 4 Scroll to Firs t name: and select Add . 5 Enter the name and sele ct OK . 6 Scroll to New number: and s elect Add . 7 Enter the number and select OK . 8 Select a n[...]

28 To delete a contact 1 From standby select Menu > Contacts . 2 Scroll to a contact. 3 Select Options > Delete . To copy a contact t o the SIM card 1 From standby select Menu > Contacts . 2 Scroll to a contact. 3 Select Options > More > Copy t o SIM . Contacts memory The number of entries you can s ave in Contacts depends on the cap[...]

29 More functions Bluetooth™ wireless technology Bluetooth™ wireless tec hnol ogy allows wireless connection to other B luetooth devices. Fo r example, yo u can: • connect to handsfree devices. • connect to several de vices at the same time. • exchange item s. To turn on the Bluetooth function • From standby select Menu > Settings &g[...]

30 To receive an item 1 From standby select Menu > Settings > the Connectivity tab > Bluetooth > Turn on . 2 When you rece ive an item, f ollow the instr uctions that appear. To send an item using Bluetooth 1 From standby sele ct, for example, Menu > File manager > Camera album . 2 Scroll to a pictu re and select Options > Send[...]

31 Themes and ringtones You can change the appearance of your screen by selec ting themes. You can also sele ct ringtones. To select a theme • From standby select Menu > Settings > the Display tab > Themes and select a theme. To select a ringtone • From standby select Menu > Settings > the Sounds & alerts tab > Ringtone an[...]

32 File manager Yo can handle files saved in th e phone memory or on a memory card. You can create subfolders to move files to. To move a file in the file manager 1 From standby select Menu > File manager . 2 Scroll to a file and select Options > Move to folder . 3 Open a folder and select Paste . Entering text There are two meth ods you can [...]

33 To enter text using multitap • Press – unt il the character you want appears. • Press to add a space. • Press to e nter full stop s and comm as. • Press to shift between upper and lower case letters. • Press and hold down – to enter numbers. To change text input methods • When you write the me ssage, press and hold down . To dele[...]

34 Locks SIM card lock Your PIN and PUK are supplied by your network operator. To unblock your SIM card 1 When PIN blocked is displayed, select Unlock . 2 Enter your PUK and sele ct OK . 3 Enter a new PIN and s elect OK . 4 Re-enter the new PIN and sele ct OK . To turn on the SIM card lock 1 From standby select Menu > Settings > the General t[...]

35 Phone lock You can stop una uthorised use of your phone. Change the phone lock code (0000 by defa ult) to any four-d igit code . To turn on the phone lock 1 From standby select Menu > Settings > the General tab > Security > Locks > Phone protection > View code . 2 Enter the phone lock code and select OK . 3 Select On . To edit [...]

36 Troubleshooting Some problems require you to call your ne twork operator. Fo r more support go to www.sonyericsson.com/support . Master reset If you exper ience problem s with yo ur phone, such as sc reen flickering, scr een freezing or navigation proble ms, you should reset the phone. If you select Reset a ll , all user data such as contacts, m[...]

37 • Check if the SIM car d is damaged. • Contact your networ k operator to get a new SIM card. I cannot turn on the phone Try charging the phone unt il it has finished chargi ng. Attach the charger (mak e sure the power icon on the charger is fac ing upwards) and charge the phone for 2.5 hou rs. The battery icon on the scr een may n ot appear [...]

38 Declaration of conformity for F305 We, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB of Nya Vattentorn et SE-221 88 Lund , Sweden declare under our sole responsibility tha t our product Sony Ericsson type A AC-1052161-BV and in combinat ion with our acce ssories, to which this declaration relat es is in conformity with the appropriate standard s EN 301[...]

39 This equipment ge nerates, uses and c an radiate radio frequ ency energy and, if not installed an d used in accordance with the in structions, may ca us e harmful interference to radio communi cations. Ho wever, there is n o gua rante e that interf erence will not occur in a particular inst allation. If this equip ment does ca use harmful interf[...]

40 Please read the Important information before you use your mobile phone. All illustrations are for illustr ation only and may not accur ately depict the actual phone. Yo ur mobile phone has the capabilit y to downlo ad, store and forward ad ditional conten t, e.g. ringtone s. The use of such content may be restricted or proh ibited by rights of t[...]

41 Export Regulations: This product, including any software or t echnical data contained in or accompanyin g the pro duct, may b e subject to U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Act and its associ ated regulations and the U.S. sanctions pro grams administered by the U.S. Treasury Departm ent’s Office of Foreign Asse[...]

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