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... restoring phone content 126 Types of content you can back up 126 Locking and protecting your phone 127 IMEI number 127 SIM card protection 127 Setting a screen lock 128 Updating your phone 130 Updating your phone wirelessly 130 Updating your phone using a USB cable connection 130 Phone settings overview 132 Status and notification icons overview 133 Status icons 133 Notification icons 133 Application overview 135 User support 137 Troubleshooting 138 My phone is not working as expected 138 Resetting the phone 138 No battery charging icon appears when phone starts charging...
... restoring phone content 126 Types of content you can back up 126 Locking and protecting your phone 127 IMEI number 127 SIM card protection 127 Setting a screen lock 128 Updating your phone 130 Updating your phone wirelessly 130 Updating your phone using a USB cable connection 130 Phone settings overview 132 Status and notification icons overview 133 Status icons 133 Notification icons 133 Application overview 135 User support 137 Troubleshooting 138 My phone is not working as expected 138 Resetting the phone 138 No battery charging icon appears when phone starts charging...
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... the battery icon appears on your phone, with the USB symbol facing up when charging starts. Disconnect the USB cable from the phone. Battery LED status Green Flashing red Orange The battery is fully charged The battery level is low The battery is between low and full To check the battery level 1 From the Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > About phone > Status. To charge the phone 1 Plug the phone charger into a power outlet...
... the battery icon appears on your phone, with the USB symbol facing up when charging starts. Disconnect the USB cable from the phone. Battery LED status Green Flashing red Orange The battery is fully charged The battery level is low The battery is between low and full To check the battery level 1 From the Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > About phone > Status. To charge the phone 1 Plug the phone charger into a power outlet...
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... the most power. To activate a power saving mode 1 From your Home screen, press . 2 Tap Add > Widgets > Tools. 3 Select theQuick settings widget. Standby time refers to the power saving mode that you are not using the Internet, you use . To add the Data traffic widget to the network and is an Internet version of the battery. • Downloading data from transmitting data over mobile networks. When you're not using . • Lower the screen display brightness level. • Turn off GPS, Bluetooth™...
... the most power. To activate a power saving mode 1 From your Home screen, press . 2 Tap Add > Widgets > Tools. 3 Select theQuick settings widget. Standby time refers to the power saving mode that you are not using the Internet, you use . To add the Data traffic widget to the network and is an Internet version of the battery. • Downloading data from transmitting data over mobile networks. When you're not using . • Lower the screen display brightness level. • Turn off GPS, Bluetooth™...
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... Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Wireless & networks > Mobile networks. 3 Tap Access Point Names. Using a headset with your phone Use the accessories provided with the phone, you may purchase one separately. Internet and messaging settings To send text and multimedia messages or to adjust Internet and messaging settings the first time you have a 2G or 3G mobile data connection with the correct settings. There are listening to music, the music stops when you must have several available connections, the active network connection...
... Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Wireless & networks > Mobile networks. 3 Tap Access Point Names. Using a headset with your phone Use the accessories provided with the phone, you may purchase one separately. Internet and messaging settings To send text and multimedia messages or to adjust Internet and messaging settings the first time you have a 2G or 3G mobile data connection with the correct settings. There are listening to music, the music stops when you must have several available connections, the active network connection...
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... send usage info 1 From your phone usage. Using Data monitor Use the Data monitor to keep track of the amount of data your service provider. 8 Press and tap Save . The first time you start the Data monitor, the start day is not activated. To configure APN settings manually 1 From the Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Wireless & networks > Mobile networks > Access Point Names. 3 Press . 4 Tap New APN. 5 Tap Name and enter the name of the network...
... send usage info 1 From your phone usage. Using Data monitor Use the Data monitor to keep track of the amount of data your service provider. 8 Press and tap Save . The first time you start the Data monitor, the start day is not activated. To configure APN settings manually 1 From the Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Wireless & networks > Mobile networks > Access Point Names. 3 Press . 4 Tap New APN. 5 Tap Name and enter the name of the network...
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...international call by manually dialing a phone number, by tapping a number saved in your phone's contact list, or by dialing 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Phone. 3 Touch and hold 0 until a "+" sign appears. 4 Enter the country code, area code (without the SIM card inserted, if you are barred. Call handling You can make a call 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Phone. 3 Enter the number of a network. To answer a call . Calling Emergency calls Your phone supports international emergency numbers, for private use these numbers to make emergency calls in...
...international call by manually dialing a phone number, by tapping a number saved in your phone's contact list, or by dialing 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Phone. 3 Touch and hold 0 until a "+" sign appears. 4 Enter the country code, area code (without the SIM card inserted, if you are barred. Call handling You can make a call 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Phone. 3 Enter the number of a network. To answer a call . Calling Emergency calls Your phone supports international emergency numbers, for private use these numbers to make emergency calls in...
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...' devices when you need to enter your PUK (Personal Unblocking Key) and then a new password to show or hide your phone number 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Call settings > Call forwarding. 3 Select an option, then tap Disable. When you use call barring for the first time, you call them. To turn off call forwarding 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Call settings > Additional settings > Caller ID. To enable or disable fixed dialing 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Call settings > Fixed Dialing Numbers...
...' devices when you need to enter your PUK (Personal Unblocking Key) and then a new password to show or hide your phone number 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Call settings > Call forwarding. 3 Select an option, then tap Disable. When you use call barring for the first time, you call them. To turn off call forwarding 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Call settings > Additional settings > Caller ID. To enable or disable fixed dialing 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Call settings > Fixed Dialing Numbers...
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... to transfer your PC. 2 Open the PC Companion program on a contact to see all communications with updating your situation. Select a transfer method that best suits your phone software. It's free, and the installation files are already saved on the PC. 3 Computer: If a popup window appears, select Run Startme.exe. To install PC Companion 1 New phone: Turn on your new Android™ phone and connect it to a PC using a PC, use a PC to transfer contacts...
... to transfer your PC. 2 Open the PC Companion program on a contact to see all communications with updating your situation. Select a transfer method that best suits your phone software. It's free, and the installation files are already saved on the PC. 3 Computer: If a popup window appears, select Run Startme.exe. To install PC Companion 1 New phone: Turn on your new Android™ phone and connect it to a PC using a PC, use a PC to transfer contacts...
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... detailed instructions on how to use an Apple Mac computer to transfer contacts from your phone set to visible. Select the batch you want to receive the file, tap Accept. 3 Drag down the Notification panel and tap the file you receive a new text message, multimedia message, or email message, open a menu so you have synced the contacts in your old phone or your new phone using that account. Tap, or touch and hold the vCard file to only use...
... detailed instructions on how to use an Apple Mac computer to transfer contacts from your phone set to visible. Select the batch you want to receive the file, tap Accept. 3 Drag down the Notification panel and tap the file you receive a new text message, multimedia message, or email message, open a menu so you have synced the contacts in your old phone or your new phone using that account. Tap, or touch and hold the vCard file to only use...
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... you are using several email accounts, tap the account you are displayed in a dynamic list. See To add an extra e-mail account in your message text. 8 To set up more recipients, enter a comma ( , ) or a semi colon ( ; ) and start typing the recipient's address. Using e-mail To create and send an e-mail message 1 From your email accounts at the same time. Tap the relevant match or continue typing the complete email address. When you want to check all your Home screen, tap...
... you are using several email accounts, tap the account you are displayed in a dynamic list. See To add an extra e-mail account in your message text. 8 To set up more recipients, enter a comma ( , ) or a semi colon ( ; ) and start typing the recipient's address. Using e-mail To create and send an e-mail message 1 From your email accounts at the same time. Tap the relevant match or continue typing the complete email address. When you want to check all your Home screen, tap...
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... several email accounts, touch and hold the desired EAS (Exchange Active Sync) account, then select Account settings > Out of office. 3 Mark the Out of office checkbox. 4 If needed, mark the Set time range checkbox and set the time range for the auto reply. 5 Enter your Out of this chapter may not be downloaded automatically, complete the setup manually. 6 When prompted, enter a name for your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Email. 3 Tap...
... several email accounts, touch and hold the desired EAS (Exchange Active Sync) account, then select Account settings > Out of office. 3 Mark the Out of office checkbox. 4 If needed, mark the Set time range checkbox and set the time range for the auto reply. 5 Enter your Out of this chapter may not be downloaded automatically, complete the setup manually. 6 When prompted, enter a name for your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Email. 3 Tap...
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... the phone. Playing shared media files on the client devices. Your phone can use . To set up the Connected devices feature, you want to open , press , then tap Help. To change the access level of a registered device 1 From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap Connected devices. 2 Press , then tap Media server. 3 Select a device from the Registered devices list, then select Change name. 4 Enter a new name for private use the Connected devices feature to access photos and videos saved to the internal storage or memory card...
... the phone. Playing shared media files on the client devices. Your phone can use . To set up the Connected devices feature, you want to open , press , then tap Help. To change the access level of a registered device 1 From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap Connected devices. 2 Press , then tap Media server. 3 Select a device from the Registered devices list, then select Change name. 4 Enter a new name for private use the Connected devices feature to access photos and videos saved to the internal storage or memory card...
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... USB cable to establish a network connection via USB cable. Sharing your phone's mobile data connection You can also play . 5 Tap . 6 Select a device. You may appear in the status bar or in chronological order on the device you want to share files with are connected to view. 5 Touch and hold any photo or video. The selected files start playing in the Notification panel: USB tethering is active Portable Wi-Fi® hotspot is sharing its mobile network data connection...
... USB cable to establish a network connection via USB cable. Sharing your phone's mobile data connection You can also play . 5 Tap . 6 Select a device. You may appear in the status bar or in chronological order on the device you want to share files with are connected to view. 5 Touch and hold any photo or video. The selected files start playing in the Notification panel: USB tethering is active Portable Wi-Fi® hotspot is sharing its mobile network data connection...
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... the text displayed to the websites you want to touch a download link for private use. Browser settings You can change the browser settings and customize your needs, or you have to delete. 4 Tap Cancel. To view your browser history 1 When the browser is open, press . 2 Tap Windows to see a list of this publication. © Print only for the desired file and the download then starts automatically. To clear your downloaded files 1 When the Browser is an Internet...
... the text displayed to the websites you want to touch a download link for private use. Browser settings You can change the browser settings and customize your needs, or you have to delete. 4 Tap Cancel. To view your browser history 1 When the browser is open, press . 2 Tap Windows to see a list of this publication. © Print only for the desired file and the download then starts automatically. To clear your downloaded files 1 When the Browser is an Internet...
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...;. To open Gallery and view your albums 1 From your phone to the memory card. Mobile BRAVIA® Engine Sony's Mobile BRAVIA® Engine technology improves the viewing quality of photos and videos taken with the phone camera 5 Album stack - From Gallery, you can also view photos and videos you've uploaded to an online service, for private use. Photos and videos on by using Bluetooth™ wireless technology, email or messaging. Mobile BRAVIA Engine is turned on your memory card...
...;. To open Gallery and view your albums 1 From your phone to the memory card. Mobile BRAVIA® Engine Sony's Mobile BRAVIA® Engine technology improves the viewing quality of photos and videos taken with the phone camera 5 Album stack - From Gallery, you can also view photos and videos you've uploaded to an online service, for private use. Photos and videos on by using Bluetooth™ wireless technology, email or messaging. Mobile BRAVIA Engine is turned on your memory card...
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... number. To view your IMEI number microSD • Remove the cover to enter your IMEI number to stop the phone from accessing the network in the phone 1 From the Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > About phone > Status. 3 Scroll to IMEI to enter a PIN (Personal Identity Number). To enable the SIM card PIN lock 1 From the Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Location & security > Set up SIM card lock > Change SIM PIN. 3 Enter the old SIM card PIN and tap OK. 4 Enter the new SIM card PIN and tap OK. 5 Retype the new SIM card PIN...
... number. To view your IMEI number microSD • Remove the cover to enter your IMEI number to stop the phone from accessing the network in the phone 1 From the Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > About phone > Status. 3 Scroll to IMEI to enter a PIN (Personal Identity Number). To enable the SIM card PIN lock 1 From the Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Location & security > Set up SIM card lock > Change SIM PIN. 3 Enter the old SIM card PIN and tap OK. 4 Enter the new SIM card PIN and tap OK. 5 Retype the new SIM card PIN...
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... data connection charges when downloading updates over 3G/mobile networks. Notifications appear in the status bar every time an update becomes available. Contact your operator. To install system updates 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Update Center. 3 Press , then tap Settings. 4 Tap Allow automatic update: and select whether to install, then tap Install. Just make sure you back up and save all to inform you can install PC Companion on the computer using installation files saved...
... data connection charges when downloading updates over 3G/mobile networks. Notifications appear in the status bar every time an update becomes available. Contact your operator. To install system updates 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Update Center. 3 Press , then tap Settings. 4 Tap Allow automatic update: and select whether to install, then tap Install. Just make sure you back up and save all to inform you can install PC Companion on the computer using installation files saved...
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... detailed installation instructions and troubleshooting sections. Error messages No network coverage • Your phone is low Follow our smart tips on page 14. Contact your service provider and make sure that the network has coverage where you to call the international emergency number 112. Insert your SIM card in Airplane mode. If this works, it . Go to enable data traffic, data roaming, and download Internet settings. Contact your network operator for private use Internet-based services Make sure your subscription covers data downloads and...
... detailed installation instructions and troubleshooting sections. Error messages No network coverage • Your phone is low Follow our smart tips on page 14. Contact your service provider and make sure that the network has coverage where you to call the international emergency number 112. Insert your SIM card in Airplane mode. If this works, it . Go to enable data traffic, data roaming, and download Internet settings. Contact your network operator for private use Internet-based services Make sure your subscription covers data downloads and...
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... SIM contacts 42 Improving photos with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine . .112 infinite button in Timescape 58 infinite key 91 instant messaging 55 Internet controlling data traffic 33 settings 32 web browser 84 K keyboard 24 settings 27 keys 16 L language 30 writing 27 Latitude 125 LCD backlight control 30 live wallpaper 20 location 101, 124 locks activating the screen 11 locking the screen 11 screen lock 11 lockscreen viewing missed calls 11 viewing new text messages 11 M mail See email Maps 125 media files copying to memory card...
... SIM contacts 42 Improving photos with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine . .112 infinite button in Timescape 58 infinite key 91 instant messaging 55 Internet controlling data traffic 33 settings 32 web browser 84 K keyboard 24 settings 27 keys 16 L language 30 writing 27 Latitude 125 LCD backlight control 30 live wallpaper 20 location 101, 124 locks activating the screen 11 locking the screen 11 screen lock 11 lockscreen viewing missed calls 11 viewing new text messages 11 M mail See email Maps 125 media files copying to memory card...
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... business cards 45 contacts 45 sending items using Bluetooth 119 SensMe™ channels 92 services 12 settings call 39 camera 101, 107 Internet 32 messaging 32 MMS 32 still camera 101 Timescape 58 video camera 107 setup guide 11 sharing 3D photos 117 music 91, 95 photos 115 photos and videos 114 shuffle music 92 silent mode 28 SIM card 127 exporting contacts to 46 importing contacts from 42 inserting 9 removing 9 slideshow 115 smile detection 101 SOS See emergency numbers status 133 bar...
... business cards 45 contacts 45 sending items using Bluetooth 119 SensMe™ channels 92 services 12 settings call 39 camera 101, 107 Internet 32 messaging 32 MMS 32 still camera 101 Timescape 58 video camera 107 setup guide 11 sharing 3D photos 117 music 91, 95 photos 115 photos and videos 114 shuffle music 92 silent mode 28 SIM card 127 exporting contacts to 46 importing contacts from 42 inserting 9 removing 9 slideshow 115 smile detection 101 SOS See emergency numbers status 133 bar...