Sony W960i manual

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1 Contents Contents Getting started ..... .............. 3 Getting to know the phone ....... ................ ......... 11 Calling ...... ................ ......... 21 Walkman® play er ............. 28 Messaging ..... ............. ...... 32 Imaging .... ................ ......... 38 Entertainmen t ................ ... 42 Connectivity ... ........[...]

2 Contents Gracenote Mobile Mus icID™. Grace note and Gracenote Mobile Mus icID are tra demarks or registered tra demarks of Grac enote, Inc. Sony, WALKMAN, the WA LKMAN logo and symbol are trademarks o r registered tr ademarks of So ny Corporation. Ericsson is a trad emark or regist ered trademark of Telefonakti ebolaget LM Eric sson. Bluetooth [...]

3 Getting started Getting started Instruction symbols These symbols appea r in the User guide: Additional help The complete user documentatio n for your phone consists of: • User gu ide – an ov erview of your phone with the information ne eded to get you started. • Help in the phone – your phone has built-in help. In most applications Help [...]

4 Getting started Phone overview 2 1 3 5 6 7 4 12 14 13 11 10 9 8 1 On/off button 2S t y l u s 3 Strap holder 4J o g D i a l 5 Multimedia key – play/stop 6 Multimedia key – previous 7 Back button 8 Silent key 9 Walkman key 10 C key (Clear) 11 Multimedia key – next 12 Screen 13 Front camera 14 Earspeaker This is the Internet version of th e Us[...]

5 Getting started 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 18 19 15 Vol ume up key 16 Vol ume down key 17 Camera key 18 Connector for cha rger and accessorie s 19 Indi cator ligh t 20 Microphone 21 Battery lid 22 Rear came ra 23 Cam era ligh t 24 Loud spea ker This is the Internet version of th e User's guide. © Print only for private us e.[...]

6 Getting started Package 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 1 1P h o n e 2C h a r g e r 3 Stereo portable handsfree 4 Battery 5U S B c a b l e 6P o u c h 7 Extra stylus 8 Documentation package 9 CD with Sony Ericsson PC Suite for Smartphones If your package does not include all the listed items then contact your retailer . This is the Internet version of th e User&a[...]

7 Getting started Connecting accessor ies To connect an accessory • Connect the accesso ry to the base of your phone. Before using yo ur phone Battery The phone battery is partly charged when you receive your phone. You need to charge the battery when the indicator light on the base of the phone flashes re d or when the low battery message a ppea[...]

8 Getting started 3 Connect the charger to the mains. To disconnect the charger • Remove the charge r by tilting the plug upwards. SIM card You receive a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card when you registe r with a network operator. The SIM card keeps track of your phone number, the services included in your subsc ription and phonebook informa[...]

9 Getting started compartment. You can also vi ew the number on the phone display. To view the IMEI number in your phone • From Standby enter *#06# . Care instructions • Use a moist cloth when y ou clean the screen. • Only use the stylus provided, or your fingertips, to tap the screen. For detailed car e instructions, se e Recommendations for[...]

10 Getting started Wizards There are wizard s available to help you set up your phone. • Setup wizard – he lps you to enter some basic settings for your phone. The wizard starts the first time you use your phone or you can find it in Main menu > Tools > Control panel > Other > Setup wizard . • Internet wizard – automatically dow[...]

11 Getting to know the phone Getting to know the phone Turning the phone on and of f Your phone has two modes of operation: • Phone on – full functionality. • Flight mode – limited functionality with network and radio functions switched off. You can use f light mode where mobile phones are prohibi ted, such as in hospitals and air crafts. T[...]

12 Getting to know the phone Navigation To navigate men us and select it ems, you can use the Jog Dial, back button, stylus, keyboard navigation keys, touch options and your fingertips. Jog Dial You can rotate the Jog Dial to scroll list s up and down and adjust sound volume. You can press the Jog Dial to select a highlighted item. Back butt on You[...]

13 Getting to know the phone 2 Select the application you want a shortcut to. 3 Change the name and icon of the shortcut or use the default options. 4 Select Save . To replace a Shortcut 1 Select the shortcut you want to replace. 2 Select More > Replace . 3 Select the application you want a shortcut to. 4 Change the name and icon of the shortcut[...]

14 Getting to know the phone Main menu ov erview Multimedia* Web* Entertainment* Camera More applications RSS feeds PlayNow™ Picture gallery FM radio Video Online media MusicDJ™ Sound recorder Vijay Singh Pro Golf 3D QuadraPop Demo Phone Messaging WALKMAN Phone Call log Speed contacts Video phone Call voice mail Create ne w message Inbox Outbox[...]

15 Getting to know the phone Status bar The status bar contains i cons that indicate the status o f the current settings and activities. Status bar icons You can select an icon to get more information or to start an application. Status bar menu You can use the status bar menu to quickly access extra settings: • New call, SMS, MMS and more • Con[...]

16 Getting to know the phone • Volume • Time • Keylock To access the Status bar menu • Select in the status bar. Using the applicat ions To start an application • Select the application icon with the stylus or yo ur finger tips, or rotate the Jog Dial to high ligh t it and press the Jog Dial. To leave an application without closing it •[...]

17 Getting to know the phone Editing text The text editing op tions are access ed by selecting More when you are in text entry mode. To highlight the text wi th the stylus • Hold the stylus at the end of the text for a short while then dr ag the stylus across the text. Keypad prediction Keypad predictio n allows words to be entered by a single pr[...]

18 Getting to know the phone To write letters • Write lower case le tters below the arrow and upper case letters in line with the arrow. To write numbers • Write numbers abo ve the arrow. To write accented letters 1 Write the basic letter . 2 Write the accent above the arrow to form the accented letter. Text options Text options are acce ssed b[...]

19 Getting to know the phone To add words to M y words dictionary 1 Select My words . 2 Select Add . 3 Write the new word and se lect Done . 4 Select Save . To change 1st and 2nd dictionary languages for text predicti on 1 Select More > Text options and mark the Predictive text check box. 2 Select 1st language or 2nd language . 3 Select a langua[...]

20 Getting to know the phone • Transferring phonebo ok entries from a computer applic ation using the synchronize function. • Transferring phonebo ok entries from another phone usi ng Bluetooth™ wirele ss technology. Media memory The phone has a built-in 8GB flash Media memory fo r storage o f your files. This memory behave s like a normal di[...]

21 Calling Calling Networks Network coverage To make or re ceive a phone ca ll your phone must be within range of a network. Home network When you turn your phone on, it automatically selects your home network if it is within range. Roamin g If your home netw ork is not within range, you may use another network that is accepted by y our operator. T[...]

22 Calling To set a speed contact (number) 1 From Standby select Main menu > Phone > Speed contacts . 2 Scroll to an empty position and press the Jog Dial. 3 Select a contact in the l ist and select Save . To make a call to a speed contact 1 From Standby press one of the keys 1 to 9 that corresponds to the stored speed contact. 2 Select Call [...]

23 Calling Handling two or more calls You can handle multiple calls at the same time: • Put an ongoing call on hold and start a new one, or a nswer an incoming call. • Start a confer ence call during an ongoing cal l (operator-depende nt). • Extract one party in a conference call for a private talk a nd put the conference call on hold. • Re[...]

24 Calling Zoom You ca n zoom th e outgoi ng vide o feed captured with the rear camera. There are four zoom lev els. To zoom the video feed • Use the button to zoom out and the button to zoom in. Paused picture If the video feed i s stopped, a paused picture is sent to the other per son. If you have not set any paused picture, a default picture i[...]

25 Calling More featur es Some other features that your phone offers are: • Accept calls – ca ller filter . • Add to contacts – add contact data from the last call. • ALS – line settings, if your SIM card supports two lines. • Call meter – serv ice to keep track of the call costs. • Calling cards – calling via a calling card ser[...]

26 Calling 4 Select Save . Editing contact s To add a field to a contact 1 From Standby select Main menu > Contacts . 2 Scroll to the desire d contact and press the Jog Dial. 3 Select More > Edit contact . 4 Select More > Add field and mark a field. 5 Select Add . To edit a contact on the SIM card 1 From Standby select Main menu > Conta[...]

27 Calling To copy contacts to the SIM card 1 From Standby select Main menu > Contacts . 2 Mark the desire d en tries in Contacts. 3 Select More > Add to > SIM . To copy contacts from the SIM card 1 From Standby select Main menu > Contacts . 2 Select More > View folder > SIM to open the SIM card. 3 Mark the desire d entries. 4 Sel[...]

28 Walkman® player Walkman® player Walkman® player suppo rts formats such as MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC, AAC+, and eAAC+. For a list of all supported media for mats, see the Web guide. To start the Walkman® player • Press . Updating y our tra cks The first time you open the Walkman® player, or when you have transf erred new tracks to the phone, you [...]

29 Walkman® player Walkman ov erview Transferring Musi c Media Manager computer software and USB drivers are incl uded on the CD that comes with the phone. Use Media Manager to transfer music from CDs or your comput er to the Media memory on the phone. Se e the Web guide for mor e informatio n. Playlists A playlist describe s which tracks to play [...]

30 Walkman® player 2 Select More > Manage > Add to > Playlist . Auto playlists Walkman® player cr eates automatic playlists based on, for example, how often you listen to the tracks or how you have rated th em. See the Web guide for more infor mation. Rating tracks and assigning moods You can rate and assig n moods to tracks. Tracks that[...]

31 Walkman® player • Title – alphabetically by title. • As adde d – tracks are sorted i n the order they were adde d to the playlist. • Smart – tracks are so rted first by artist, then by album and finally by track number or title. • File size – by file size. • Play count – by the number of times you have played the trac ks. ?[...]

32 Messaging Messaging Before you use Mes saging Before you can send or receive any messages (exc ept for SMS text messages) you nee d to set up the necessary acco unts. You can use the Internet and Email wizards provide d in the phone to downlo ad settings or do this manually. See the He lp in the phone or Setting up Internet, email and MMS in the[...]

33 Messaging • Outbox – contains messa ges ready to be sent. • Drafts – co ntains messages tha t are not ready to be sent. When you are creating a message , and exit the message bef ore sending it, you w ill be asked if you want to save it. If you select Yes , the message will automatically be st ored in this folder. • Sent – contains s[...]

34 Messaging An overview of MMS To create and send an MMS 1 From Standby select Main menu > Messaging . 2 Select Create new message > MMS . 3 Add picture, text and sound as desired. 4 Select and f ill in the recipient’ s details. To send a messa ge to several recipients, type a comm a between each address. 5 Select Done . 6 Select More >[...]

35 Messaging Email Before you use email To use email you re quire an Internet account and will need to download the necessary ema il se ttings.You can use the Email wizard avail able in the phone under Main menu > Tools > Control panel > Messaging > Email wizard or, if your operato r is not supported by this wizard, do this manually. Se[...]

36 Messaging To forward an email message 1 From your email account in Messaging scroll to the message y ou wish to forward. 2 Select More > Forward . Viewing messages You can choo se not to receive large messages and onl y to receive a header. To download headers 1 From Standby select Main menu > Tools > Control panel > Messaging > E[...]

37 Messaging Saving contact details When you receive a m essage, you can save the contact deta ils of the person who sent the message . To save a sender’s contact details 1 Select the sender’s phone number, name or email addr ess in the details tab or From: in the address tab. 2 Select Add to Contacts . Disconnecting from the Internet If your p[...]

38 Imaging Imaging Camera The 3.2 megapixel camera can take both still pict ures and video clips. You can store them in the phone or send them as MMS. Expo sure contro l is automatic and in bad light conditions you can use the camera light. To take a picture or a video clip 1 Press the c amera ke y to activate the camera. 2 Change the settings if n[...]

39 Imaging Smart zoom When higher fram e sizes are selec ted, the camera will auto ma tically drop to a lower frame s ize when zoo ming in order to prevent dist ortion of the captured picture. The points at which the frame size is reduced is dependent on the current frame size set and are marked on the zoom ba r. Changing the camera settings Most o[...]

40 Imaging Select Info to see a short description of a highlighted setting. To view pictures and clips 1 Select View . 2 Use the Jog Dial to scroll thro ugh the pictures and clips . Use the touch options to manage the viewer. More provides some useful options. Tapping the screen while pl aying a video clip will paus e the clip. To send a picture or[...]

41 Imaging 2 Select Yes . Picture gallery In Picture galler y you can view, send and use pictures sav ed in your Phone memory or on the Media me mory. To use a picture 1 From Standby select Main menu > Multimedia > Picture gallery . 2 Select a pictur e. 3 Select More > Use as . 4 Select an option. To show pictures as a slide show 1 From St[...]

42 Entertainment Entertainment PlayNow™ PlayNow™ is an ente rtainment download service. Y ou can preview content before purcha se. Before you use PlayNow™ To use PlayNow™ you need an Internet connection. See Setting up Internet, email and MMS in the Web guide. Previewing content You can download a preview sample for most conten t available [...]

43 Entertainment To minimize the radio • When FM radi o is open select . The radio will continue pla ying in the background. To return to the radio • Select in the st atus bar. To turn the radio off • When the FM radio is open s elect Off . Tuning and memory presets To search for radio channels • When FM radio is open select or . To tune ma[...]

44 Entertainment TrackID™ servic e is free, but your service provi der may charg e for the data traffic. Before you use TrackID™ To use Trac kID™ you need an Interne t connection. See Setting up Internet, email and MMS in the Web guide . To identify a song on the radio • When the radio is open, se lect More > TrackID™ . To identify a s[...]

45 Entertainment To resume playback from a bookmark 1 Select a v ideo clip. 2 Select Resume . Web The Web browser supports both frames and JavaSc ript™. You can switch between portrait and landscape view, and cha nge from normal to full scr een presentation. Before you use We b To use Web you need an Internet connection. See Setting up Internet, [...]

46 Entertainment RSS feeds RSS (Really Simple Syndica tion) feeds allow you to see when Web sites have added new content. You can, for example, get the latest headlines without having to visit the Web site. You can add feeds dire ctly in the RSS reader. An easie r wa y, however, is to add feeds from within the Web browser. Before you use RSS feeds [...]

47 Connectivity Connectivity You can exchan ge informati on between your phone and another device using, for example, Bluetooth™ wireless technology or a USB cable. PC Suite The Sony Ericsson PC Suite for Smartphones softwa re is delivered with your phone. Install it from the CD or go to www.sonyericsson.com/ support for the latest version. You c[...]

48 Connectivity • Non-configured network – the network is un-known to your phone. You will be asked to set up an account. • Configured network – an account that you have previously set up will be used. To activate your phone for WLAN 1 From Standby select Main menu > Tools > Control panel > Connections > WLAN . 2 Select More >[...]

49 Connectivity computer substantially faster compared to nor mal mode. However, in fast file tra nsf er mode only the Media memory (n ot the Phone memory) is a vailable from Mi crosoft® Windows® Explorer. The Medi a memory is displayed as an exte rnal disk. Also, as long as the phone is connected in fast f ile transfer mode, none of the phone ap[...]

50 Connectivity Synchronization To synchronize your phone using PC Suite 1 Connect the USB cable to your phone and computer. 2 Phone : Select Normal mode . 3 Computer : Start PC Suite . 4 Wait until your phone is connected, that is, the Synchroniz e Now button lights green. 5 When you have made all the synchronization settings, click Synchronize No[...]

51 More features More features Business c ard scann er With Business card scanner you can scan a business card and add the contact details to your contacts. To scan a business card 1 From Standby select Main menu > Organizer > Business card scanner . 2 Select Captu re to activate the camera. 3 Take a picture of the bus iness card by pressing [...]

52 More features Transferring files from a computer You can acces s the Media memory as a USB mass sto rage device fr om a computer. This wa y you can browse the Media memory fo lders and transfer files to them. Launching media files You can launch media files direct from File manager by selecting them. Renaming the Media memory You can rename the [...]

53 More features 2 Select the applicati on and select Uninstall . Master r eset To reset the phone 1 From Standby select Main menu > Tools > Control panel > Other > Master reset . 2 If you want to keep installe d applications, unmark Delete all user installed applications . 3 Select Delete . 4 Select Yes . 5 Enter the phone lo ck code a[...]

54 Important inform ation Important information Sony Ericsson Consumer Web site On www.sonyericsson.com/supp ort there is a suppor t section where h elp and tips are only a few clicks away . Here you will find the l atest computer software updates an d tips on how to use your product more efficie ntly. Service and support From now on you will have [...]

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56 Important inform ation Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use Please re ad this i nformat ion before using your mobile phone. These instru ctions are in tended for your safety. Please follow these guidelines. If the pr oduct has been subject to any of the conditions listed below or you have any doubt a s to its proper function make sure you have [...]

57 Important inform ation A new battery o r one that has not been u sed for a long time cou ld have re duced capacit y the first few times it is u sed. The batt ery should only be char ged in temperat ures betwee n +5°C (+41 °F) and +45°C (+113° F). Use only Sony Ericsson branded original batter ies intended for use with your mobile pho ne. Usi[...]

58 Important inform ation levels of radio frequenc y energy (also known as radio waves or radio fre quency fields). Government s around th e wo rld have adopted comprehensive int ernational safety gui delines, developed by scientific org anizations, e.g. ICNIRP (Internation al Commission on Non-Ionizin g Radiation Protection) and IEEE (The Instit u[...]

59 Important inform ation Disposing of the battery Please c heck loc al regul ations for disposal of batter ies or call your local Sony Ericsson Ca ll Center for information. The battery shou ld never be p laced in municipal waste. Use a battery disp osal facility if available. Protection of personal information To safeguard your pr ivacy and preve[...]

60 Important inform ation Limited warranty Sony Ericsson Mobile Communicat ions AB, Nya Vattentornet , SE-221 88 Lund, S weden (Sony Ericsson), or its local af filiated company, provides this Limit ed Warranty fo r your mobi le phone, original accessory delive red with your mobile phone, and/or your mo bile computing pr oduct (hereinafter r eferred[...]

61 Important inform ation time to replace your battery. Sony Ericsson recommends that you u se only batteries and chargers approved by Sony Ericsson . Minor variations in display brightness and colour may occur between th e phones. There may be tiny bright or dark dots o n the display. The se are called defective pixel s and occur when indi vidual [...]

62 Important inform ation FCC Stateme nt This device complies with Part 15 o f the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the followi ng two cond itions: (1) This device may not cau se harmful interf erence, and (2) This device must ac cept any interferen ce received, inclu ding interfer ence that may ca use undesired operat ion. Bluetooth wireless tec[...]

63 Index Index B Back button .......................................... 12 Backup of phone data .......................... 47 Battery .................................................... 7 Bluetooth™ wireless technology .......... 47 Bookmarks ............................................ 30 Business card scanner ......................... 51 C Cal[...]

64 Index Phone overview .......................... ............ 4 Picture editor ........................................ 41 Picture gallery ....................................... 41 Playlists ................................................ 29 PlayNow™ ............................................ 42 Power save ................................. [...]