Sony Ericsson S312 manual

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    S312 User guide This is the Internet version of the User guide. © Print only for private use.[...]

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    2 Thank you for purchasin g the Sony Eric sson S312. For additional phone content , go to www.sonyericsson.com/fun . Register now to get a suite of tools, free online storage, special offers, news an d competitions at www.sonyericsson.com/myphone . For product support, go to www.sonyericsson.com/support . Instruction symbols The following symbols m[...]

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    3 SIM card The SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card, which you get from your network operator, cont ains information about your subscription. Al ways turn off your phone and detach the charger and the battery before you insert or remove t he SIM card. PIN code (SIM card lock) You may need a PIN (Per sonal Identification Number) to activa te the se[...]

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    4 Memor y card Your phone supports a Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) memory card, adding m ore storage s pace to yo ur phone. It can also be used as a portable memory card with other compatible device s. You can move content between the memory card and the phone memory. See Enter tainm ent on page 14 and Bl uetooth™ wireless technology on page 30. [...]

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    5 Charging the battery The phone battery is partly charged when you buy it. To charge the battery 1 Connect the charger to the phone with the power icon on the charger facing upwa rds. It t akes appro ximate ly 3.5 hours to fully charge the battery. Press a key to vie w the screen and see the cha rging status. 2 To remove the charger, til t the plu[...]

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    6 T urning on the phone To turn on the phone 1 Press and hold down . 2 Enter your PIN, if requested. 3 Select OK to use the setup wizard. Stand by After you have t urned on the phone and enter ed your PIN, the name of your network operator appears. Th is view is called standby. Your phone is now ready f or use. To turn off the phone • Press and h[...]

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    7 Screen icons Network coverage The network bars show the strength of the GSM network in your area. You should move to anot her location if you have problems calling and network covera ge is poor. No network means you a re not in r ange of a network. Battery status = Good network coverage = Average ne twork co verage = The phone battery is full y c[...]

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    8 These icons may appe ar on the screen. Icon Description Missed call Handsfree connec ted Phone set to silent Text message received Picture message re ceived Email message received Predictive text input activated Voice message received Ongoing call FM radio playing Alarm ac tivated Bluetooth func tion activated This is the Internet version of the [...]

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    9 Phone over view 14 15 2 1 3 4 5 8 9 10 12 11 13 6 7 1 Ear speaker 2 Screen 3 Selection keys 4 Call key 5 Shortcuts menu key 6 Centre selection key 7 Navigati on key 8 Keylock ke y 9 Volume, digital zoom keys 10 Video recorder key 11 End key, on/off key 12 Camera key 13 C key (Clear) 14 Main camera 15 Connector for charger , handsfre e and USB cab[...]

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    10 Keys Key Function Go to the main me nu or select items Scroll between the menus and tabs Select op tions shown im mediately ab ove these keys on the screen Delete items – pictures, sounds a nd contacts Shortcuts – add yo ur favour ite fun ctions to access th em quickly From standby press to activate camera From standby press to activate vide[...]

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    11 Navigation The main menus are sh own as icons. Some submenus include tabs. To navigate the phone menus 1 From standby select Menu . 2 Use the navigation key to move through the menus. To scroll between the tabs • Press the navigation ke y left or right. To go back one step in the menu • Select Back . To return to standby • Press . To set t[...]

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    12 Menu overview PlayNo w™* Internet* Homepage, Enter address, Bookmarks, History, Saved pages, InternetSettings Entertainment Online services * , Games, TrackID™, Video player, Record sound Camera Messaging Write new, Inbox, Email, Drafts, Outbox, Sent messages, Call voicemail, Templates, Settings Music pl ayer File manager** Music, Camera alb[...]

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    13 Settings** Gener al 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. Ha[...]

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    14 Entertainment Music player To play music 1 From standby select Menu > Music playe r > Options > My musi c > Tracks . 2 Scroll to a title and select Play . There are several ways to control the Music player: • Press to stop playin g music. • Press or to move between track s. • Press and hold down or to fast forward or rewind. ?[...]

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    15 To remove a track from a playlist 1 From standby select Menu > Music playe r > Options > My musi c > My playlists . 2 Scroll to a play list and s elect Open . 3 Scroll to a track and select Options > Delete > Yes . PlayNow™ With PlayNow™ you can prev iew, buy and download musi c using the Internet. You can find PlayNow™ i[...]

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    16 To transfer files in Mass storag e mode 1 Connect the USB cable to th e phone and the computer. 2 Phone: From standby se lect Menu > Settings > the Connectivity tab > USB > Mass sto rage . 3 Computer: Wait until the phone memory and m emory card appear as external disks in Microsoft Windows Explore r. 4 Computer: On the computer desk[...]

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    17 Video player To play a video 1 From standby select Menu > File manager > Camera album . 2 Scroll to a video and select View . To stop playing a video • Press . To resume playing a video • Press . To exit the video player • Press . Do not remove the USB cable from the phone or comput er during transfer , as this may corrupt the memory[...]

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    18 Radio Your phone has a radio and the handsfre e works as an antenn a. To listen to the radio 1 Connect th e handsfre e to the ph one. 2 From standby select Menu > FM radio . To search for FM radio channels • When the radio is playing, press and hold down or . To save an FM radio channel 1 Select Options > Save . 2 Select a position. To s[...]

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    19 Imaging Camera and video recorder You can t ake pictures and record v ideo clips to v iew, save or send. Photos and v ideo clips are automati cally saved on th e memory ca rd, if a me mory card is inser ted. If not , they ar e saved in th e phone memo ry. You can fi nd your save d pictures and video clips in Menu > File manager > Camera al[...]

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    20 Camera shortcuts To tak e a pic ture 1 To activate the came ra, from st andby press . 2 To take a picture, pres s . Key Shortcut Camera: Shoot mode Video: Video lengt h Camera: White balance Video: Microphone Camera: Self-timer Video: Save to Light Camera key guide Do not record with a strong light source in the background. T o avoid a blurred p[...]

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    21 To record a video clip 1 To activate the video reco rder, from standby press . 2 To start r ecording, pres s . To stop recording • Press . The v ideo clip is automatically saved. To use the zoom • Press the vo lume keys up or down. To change camera settings 1 To activate the came ra, from st andby press . 2 Select . To change video recorder [...]

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    22 To improve a picture with Photo fix 1 From standby select Menu > File manager > Camera album . 2 Scroll to a pict ure and selec t Options > Photo fix . Picture blog A picture blog is a personal Web page. If your subscription supports this service, you can send pictures to a blog. To send camera pictures to a blog 1 From standby select M[...]

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    23 Calling You must t urn on the phone and be within rang e of a netw ork. To make a call 1 From sta ndby enter t he area c ode, if applic able, and the phone numb er. 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 vo lume keys up or down. To[...]

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    24 To make international calls 1 From standby press and hold down until a + sign appears. 2 Enter the country co de, area code (without the first zero) and phone number. 3 Press . Call list You can view informa tion about recent ca lls. To call a number from the call list 1 From standby press . 2 Scroll to a name or number and press . To delete a n[...]

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    25 Messaging Text messages (SMS) You must have a valid service centre number in your phon e. This is supplied by your serv ice provider an d saved on the SIM card. You may have to enter the number yourself. To write and send a text message 1 From standby select Menu > Mess aging > Write new > Text mess age . 2 Write the message and select [...]

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    26 Picture messages (MMS) Picture messag es can contain t ext, pictures, soun d recordings, video clips and attachment s. To create a picture message 1 From standby select Menu > Mess aging > Write new > Picture msg . 2 Enter text. To add it ems to the message, press , scroll using and select an item. To send a picture message 1 When the m[...]

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    27 Contacts You can save names, pho ne numbers and person al information in Contacts . Informati on can be saved in the phone memory or on the SIM card. Default contacts You can cho ose which co ntact informa tion is shown as de fault. If Phone conta cts is selected as default, your contac ts show all the informatio n saved in the phone. If you sel[...]

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    28 Phone contacts Phone cont acts can con tain names, phon e numbers and personal informat ion. They are saved in t he phone me mory. To add a phone contact 1 From standby select Menu > Contacts > New contact . 2 Select Last name: to add the last name an d select OK . 3 Select First name: to add the first name and selec t OK . 4 Select New nu[...]

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    29 To edit a contact 1 From standby select Menu > Contacts . 2 Select a contac t. 3 Select Options > Edit contact . 4 Edit the information and select Save . Using contacts To call a contact 1 From standby select Menu > Contacts . 2 Scroll to, or enter the first few lett ers of, the contact. 3 Press . To delete a contact 1 From standby sele[...]

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    30 More functions Shortcuts The shortcut menu gives you qu ick access to certain func tions. To open the shortcut menu • From standby press . To set navigation key shortcuts 1 From standby select Menu > Settings > the Genera l tab > Shortcuts . 2 Select a navigation key and select an option. Bluetooth™ wireless technology Bluetooth™ [...]

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    31 To pair a device with your phone 1 To search for availa ble devices, from sta ndby select Menu > Settings > the Connectivity tab > Bluetooth > My devices > New device . 2 Select a device from the lis t. Enter a passco de, if required. To receive an item using the Bluetooth function 1 From standby select Menu > Settings > the[...]

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    32 To stop browsing • When browsing, press . Ringtones and themes You can change the appeara nce of your screen by selecting from th emes. To select a ringtone • From standby select Menu > Settings > the Sounds & alerts tab > Ringtone and select a rington e. To select a theme • From standby select Menu > Settings > the Disp[...]

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    33 To ente r text us ing pr edictive text input 1 For example, to write the word “J ane”, press , , , . 2 You now have several options: • If the wor d shown is the one you wa nt, press to accept and add a space. To accept a word without adding a space, press . • If the word shown is not the one you want, pr ess or repeatedly t o view alte r[...]

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    34 To change writing language • When writing the message, press an d hold down . Voicemail Callers can leave a voicema il message when you cannot answer. You can get your voicemail numbe r from your network operator. To enter your voicemail number 1 From standby select Menu > Mess aging > Settings > Voicemai l no. 2 Scroll to the voicema[...]

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    35 Locks SIM card lock Your PIN and PUK (P ersonal Unblocking Key) are supplied by your network operator. To unblock your SIM card 1 When PIN blocked is displayed, select Unlock . 2 Enter your PUK and select OK . 3 Enter a new P IN and select OK . 4 Re-enter the new P IN and select OK . To turn on the SIM card lock 1 From standby select Menu > S[...]

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    36 Phone lock You can stop unauthorised use of your phone. Cha nge the phone lock code (0000 by default) to an y four-to-eight- digit personal code. To turn on the phone lock 1 From standby select Menu > Settings > the Genera l tab > Security > Locks > Phone protection > Protection . 2 Enter the phone lock code and selec t OK . 3 [...]

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    37 T roubleshooting Some problems require you to call your net work operator. For more support go to www.sonyericsson.com/support . Master reset If you experi ence proble ms with your phone, such as screen flickering, scre en freezing or navigation problems, you sh ould reset the phone. If you select Reset all , all user data such as contacts, mes [...]

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    38 • Check if the SIM card is damaged. • Contact yo ur network op erator to ge t a new SIM card. Common questions I cannot turn on the phone Try charging the phone until it ha s finished chargi ng. Attach the charger (mak e sure the power icon on the charger is fac ing upwards) and charge t he phone for 3.5 hours. The battery ic on on the scree[...]

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    39 Legal information Declaration of conformity for S312 We, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB of Nya Vattentornet SE-221 88 Lund, Sweden declare under our sole responsibility that our produc t Sony Ericsson type AAB-1880013- BV and in combinati on with our acce ssories, to which this declaration relates is i n conformity with the appropri ate [...]

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    40 Sony Ericsson S312 GSM 900/1800 This User guide is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB or its local affiliated company, without an y warranty. Improvements and changes to this User guide necess itated by typo graphical erro rs, inaccuracies of c urrent information, or improvements to progra m s and/or equipment, may be made by So[...]

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    41 Microsoft, W indows and Vista are tradem arks or regi stered trademark s of Microsoft Cor poration in the United S tates and/or other countries. Other produc t and com pany nam es mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owne rs. Note : Sony Eri csson advises users to backup their personal data information. This product is pro [...]

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    1224-5884.1 printed in XXXX Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, SE-221 88 Lund, Sweden www.sonyericsson.com This is the Internet version of the User guide. © Print only for private use.[...]