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... support, go to the right Note Tip Warning Please read the Important information before you for private use. Thank you use your mobile phone. 2 This is the Internet version of tools, free online storage, special offers, news and competitions at www.sonyericsson.com/myphone. For additional phone content, go to get a suite of the User guide. © Print only for purchasing the Sony Ericsson S312...
... support, go to the right Note Tip Warning Please read the Important information before you for private use. Thank you use your mobile phone. 2 This is the Internet version of tools, free online storage, special offers, news and competitions at www.sonyericsson.com/myphone. For additional phone content, go to get a suite of the User guide. © Print only for purchasing the Sony Ericsson S312...
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.... PIN code (SIM card lock) You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) to activate the services and functions in a row, the SIM card is blocked. To use . See SIM card lock on the SIM card before you insert or remove the SIM card. Your PIN is the Internet version of the User guide. © Print only for example, 112 or 911. Each PIN digit appears as *, unless it from your network operator, contains information about your phone. You can save contacts on...
.... PIN code (SIM card lock) You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) to activate the services and functions in a row, the SIM card is blocked. To use . See SIM card lock on the SIM card before you insert or remove the SIM card. Your PIN is the Internet version of the User guide. © Print only for example, 112 or 911. Each PIN digit appears as *, unless it from your network operator, contains information about your phone. You can save contacts on...
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Screen icons Network coverage Battery status Network coverage The network bars show the strength of a network. = Good network coverage = Average network coverage Battery status = The phone battery is fully charged = The phone battery is empty When the phone is discharging, the battery power drops gradually. 7 This is poor. You should move to another location if you are not in range of the GSM network in your area. No network means you have problems calling and network coverage is the Internet version of the User guide. © Print only for private use.
Screen icons Network coverage Battery status Network coverage The network bars show the strength of a network. = Good network coverage = Average network coverage Battery status = The phone battery is fully charged = The phone battery is empty When the phone is discharging, the battery power drops gradually. 7 This is poor. You should move to another location if you are not in range of the GSM network in your area. No network means you have problems calling and network coverage is the Internet version of the User guide. © Print only for private use.
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...Entertainment Camera Messaging Music player File manager** Contacts FM radio Homepage, Enter address, Bookmarks, History, Saved pages, InternetSettings Online services*, Games, TrackID™, Video player, Record sound Write new, Inbox, Email, Drafts, Outbox, Sent messages, Call voicemail, Templates, Settings Music, Camera album, Pictures, Videos, Other New contact Calls** All Answered Dialled Missed Organiser Alarm, Applications, Calendar, Tasks, Synchronisation*, Timer, Stopwatch, Light, Calculator 12 This is the Internet version of the User guide. © Print only for private use...
...Entertainment Camera Messaging Music player File manager** Contacts FM radio Homepage, Enter address, Bookmarks, History, Saved pages, InternetSettings Online services*, Games, TrackID™, Video player, Record sound Write new, Inbox, Email, Drafts, Outbox, Sent messages, Call voicemail, Templates, Settings Music, Camera album, Pictures, Videos, Other New contact Calls** All Answered Dialled Missed Organiser Alarm, Applications, Calendar, Tasks, Synchronisation*, Timer, Stopwatch, Light, Calculator 12 This is the Internet version of the User guide. © Print only for private use...
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...11. 13 This is the Internet version of the User guide. © Print only for private use the navigation key to scroll between tabs in submenus. 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. Handsfree Connectivity Bluetooth USB Synchronisation* Mobile networks InternetSettings * Some menus are operator...
...11. 13 This is the Internet version of the User guide. © Print only for private use the navigation key to scroll between tabs in submenus. 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. Handsfree Connectivity Bluetooth USB Synchronisation* Mobile networks InternetSettings * Some menus are operator...
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... contact your phone to use . You need the correct Internet settings in your phone to a track and select Options > Delete > Yes. See Ringtones and themes on page 32. You can search for title, artist and album name for a track you hear playing through a loudspeaker, from a playlist 1 From standby select Menu > Music player > Options > My music > My playlists. 2 Scroll to a playlist and select Open. 3 Scroll to use...
... contact your phone to use . You need the correct Internet settings in your phone to a track and select Options > Delete > Yes. See Ringtones and themes on page 32. You can search for title, artist and album name for a track you hear playing through a loudspeaker, from a playlist 1 From standby select Menu > Music player > Options > My music > My playlists. 2 Scroll to a playlist and select Open. 3 Scroll to use...
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... the memory card and the phone memory. To exit the video player • Press . 17 This is the Internet version of the User guide. © Print only for private use. Do not remove the USB cable from the phone. To stop playing a video • Press . Video player To play a video 1 From standby select Menu > File manager > Camera album. 2 Scroll to a video and select View. You cannot view the transferred files in Windows Explorer and select Eject. To resume playing a video •...
... the memory card and the phone memory. To exit the video player • Press . 17 This is the Internet version of the User guide. © Print only for private use. Do not remove the USB cable from the phone. To stop playing a video • Press . Video player To play a video 1 From standby select Menu > File manager > Camera album. 2 Scroll to a video and select View. You cannot view the transferred files in Windows Explorer and select Eject. To resume playing a video •...
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... Menu > File manager > Camera album. 2 Scroll to still camera • In video camera mode, press . The video clip is the Internet version of the User guide. © Print only for private use the zoom • Press the volume keys up or down. To use . When you take a picture, zoom is only available in VGA mode. To record a video clip 1 To activate the video recorder, from still camera to video camera • In still camera mode, press . To change video recorder settings...
... Menu > File manager > Camera album. 2 Scroll to still camera • In video camera mode, press . The video clip is the Internet version of the User guide. © Print only for private use the zoom • Press the volume keys up or down. To use . When you take a picture, zoom is only available in VGA mode. To record a video clip 1 To activate the video recorder, from still camera to video camera • In still camera mode, press . To change video recorder settings...
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... Entering text on the SIM card. To get delivery status of the User guide. © Print only for private use. To write and send a text message 1 From standby select Menu > Messaging > Write new > Text message. 2 Write the message and select Cont.. 3 Select an option. 4 Select OK > Send. You may have a valid service centre number in your service provider and saved on page 32. To view messages saved in a text message 1 When writing the message, select Options > Insert item...
... Entering text on the SIM card. To get delivery status of the User guide. © Print only for private use. To write and send a text message 1 From standby select Menu > Messaging > Write new > Text message. 2 Write the message and select Cont.. 3 Select an option. 4 Select OK > Send. You may have a valid service centre number in your service provider and saved on page 32. To view messages saved in a text message 1 When writing the message, select Options > Insert item...
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... a phone subscription that support picture messaging. Picture messages (MMS) Picture messages can receive all the settings automatically from your network operator or at www.sonyericsson.com/support. Make sure you can contain text, pictures, sound recordings, video clips and attachments. Sending and receiving phones must set an MMS profile and the address of the User guide. © Print only for private use. If no MMS profile or message server exists, you have subscriptions that supports data transmission and the correct settings in your message server. To add...
... a phone subscription that support picture messaging. Picture messages (MMS) Picture messages can receive all the settings automatically from your network operator or at www.sonyericsson.com/support. Make sure you can contain text, pictures, sound recordings, video clips and attachments. Sending and receiving phones must set an MMS profile and the address of the User guide. © Print only for private use. If no MMS profile or message server exists, you have subscriptions that supports data transmission and the correct settings in your message server. To add...
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... User guide. © Print only for private use. If you select SIM contacts as default, your contacts show names and numbers saved on the SIM card. Sending contacts To send a contact 1 From standby select Menu > Contacts. 2 Scroll to New contact and select Options > Advanced > Default contacts. 3 Select an option. To select default contacts 1 From standby select Menu > Contacts. 2 Scroll to a contact and select Options > Send contact. 3 Select a transfer method. Make sure the receiving device supports the transfer method you are asked to choose between Phone...
... User guide. © Print only for private use. If you select SIM contacts as default, your contacts show names and numbers saved on the SIM card. Sending contacts To send a contact 1 From standby select Menu > Contacts. 2 Scroll to New contact and select Options > Advanced > Default contacts. 3 Select an option. To select default contacts 1 From standby select Menu > Contacts. 2 Scroll to a contact and select Options > Send contact. 3 Select a transfer method. Make sure the receiving device supports the transfer method you are asked to choose between Phone...
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... New number: to add the number and select OK. 5 Select a number option. 6 Scroll between tabs and select the fields to the phone, only the first contact is the Internet version of the User guide. © Print only for private use them abroad or at home. Sending a contact using Bluetooth™ wireless technology. See Entering text on page 24. However, contacts are saved in the phone memory. Enter the + sign and country code with all phonebook numbers. Make...
... New number: to add the number and select OK. 5 Select a number option. 6 Scroll between tabs and select the fields to the phone, only the first contact is the Internet version of the User guide. © Print only for private use them abroad or at home. Sending a contact using Bluetooth™ wireless technology. See Entering text on page 24. However, contacts are saved in the phone memory. Enter the + sign and country code with all phonebook numbers. Make...
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... Internet version of , the contact. 3 Press . To delete a contact 1 From standby select Menu > Contacts. 2 Scroll to a contact. 3 Select Options > More > Copy from SIM. Make sure you can save in your phone or on the SIM card depends on available memory. To copy a contact from the SIM card. Using contacts To call a contact 1 From standby select Menu > Contacts. 2 Scroll to, or enter the first few letters of the User guide. © Print only for private use. To edit a contact 1 From standby select Menu > Contacts...
... Internet version of , the contact. 3 Press . To delete a contact 1 From standby select Menu > Contacts. 2 Scroll to a contact. 3 Select Options > More > Copy from SIM. Make sure you can save in your phone or on the SIM card depends on available memory. To copy a contact from the SIM card. Using contacts To call a contact 1 From standby select Menu > Contacts. 2 Scroll to, or enter the first few letters of the User guide. © Print only for private use. To edit a contact 1 From standby select Menu > Contacts...
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... the User guide. © Print only for example, Menu > File manager > Camera album. 2 Scroll to www.sonyericsson.com/support and request a text message with your phone 1 To search for available devices, from standby select Menu > Settings > the Connectivity tab > Bluetooth > My devices > New device. 2 Select a device from the network operator. • On a computer, go to a picture and select Options > Send > Bluetooth. Enter a passcode, if required. If the settings are not in a text message from the list. To...
... the User guide. © Print only for example, Menu > File manager > Camera album. 2 Scroll to www.sonyericsson.com/support and request a text message with your phone 1 To search for available devices, from standby select Menu > Settings > the Connectivity tab > Bluetooth > My devices > New device. 2 Select a device from the network operator. • On a computer, go to a picture and select Options > Send > Bluetooth. Enter a passcode, if required. If the settings are not in a text message from the list. To...
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... flight mode menu is the Internet version of the User guide. © Print only for private use Music player in Flight mode. To activate the flight mode menu • From standby select Menu > Settings > the General tab > Flight mode > Show at startup. 34 This is activated, you are turned off to prevent disturbance to sensitive equipment. To call your network operator. limited functionality You can get your voicemail number from your voicemail service...
... flight mode menu is the Internet version of the User guide. © Print only for private use Music player in Flight mode. To activate the flight mode menu • From standby select Menu > Settings > the General tab > Flight mode > Show at startup. 34 This is activated, you are turned off to prevent disturbance to sensitive equipment. To call your network operator. limited functionality You can get your voicemail number from your voicemail service...
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... > Security > Locks > SIM protection > Change PIN. 2 Enter your PUK and select OK. 3 Enter a new PIN and select OK. 4 Re-enter the new PIN and select OK. To unblock your SIM card 1 When PIN blocked is displayed, select Unlock. 2 Enter your PIN and select OK. 3 Enter a new PIN and select OK. 4 Re-enter the new PIN and select OK. 35 This is the Internet version of the User guide. © Print only for private use. To turn on the SIM card lock 1 From standby select Menu > Settings...
... > Security > Locks > SIM protection > Change PIN. 2 Enter your PUK and select OK. 3 Enter a new PIN and select OK. 4 Re-enter the new PIN and select OK. To unblock your SIM card 1 When PIN blocked is displayed, select Unlock. 2 Enter your PIN and select OK. 3 Enter a new PIN and select OK. 4 Re-enter the new PIN and select OK. 35 This is the Internet version of the User guide. © Print only for private use. To turn on the SIM card lock 1 From standby select Menu > Settings...
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Phone lock You can stop unauthorised use of the User guide. © Print only for private use. If you forget the new code, you have to take the phone to -eight-digit personal code. Change the phone lock code (0000 by default) to any four-to your local Sony Ericsson retailer. To unlock the phone 1 From standby select Menu > Settings > the General tab > Security > Locks > Phone protection > Protection. 2 Enter your phone lock code and select OK. 3 Select Off. 36 This...
Phone lock You can stop unauthorised use of the User guide. © Print only for private use. If you forget the new code, you have to take the phone to -eight-digit personal code. Change the phone lock code (0000 by default) to any four-to your local Sony Ericsson retailer. To unlock the phone 1 From standby select Menu > Settings > the General tab > Security > Locks > Phone protection > Protection. 2 Enter your phone lock code and select OK. 3 Select Off. 36 This...
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... more support go to call your network operator. To reset all settings • From standby select Menu > Settings > the General tab > Reset all user data such as screen flickering, screen freezing or navigation problems, you experience problems with your PIN code by your network operator. For more of the User guide. © Print only for private use. Your SIM is the Internet version of the following: • Remove the SIM card and insert it incorrectly. Troubleshooting Some problems...
... more support go to call your network operator. To reset all settings • From standby select Menu > Settings > the General tab > Reset all user data such as screen flickering, screen freezing or navigation problems, you experience problems with your PIN code by your network operator. For more of the User guide. © Print only for private use. Your SIM is the Internet version of the following: • Remove the SIM card and insert it incorrectly. Troubleshooting Some problems...
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... use . I cannot send text messages (SMS) Make sure you have a phone subscription that the visibility is set to get a new SIM card. Make sure that supports data transmission, and also the correct settings in your network operator to Show phone. • Check if the SIM card is damaged. • Contact your phone. How do I cannot turn on the Bluetooth function on the screen may not appear until it has finished charging. See To turn on . Common questions I change phone language...
... use . I cannot send text messages (SMS) Make sure you have a phone subscription that the visibility is set to get a new SIM card. Make sure that supports data transmission, and also the correct settings in your network operator to Show phone. • Check if the SIM card is damaged. • Contact your phone. How do I cannot turn on the Bluetooth function on the screen may not appear until it has finished charging. See To turn on . Common questions I change phone language...
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... license. Please contact your use of any use . All illustrations are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. Your mobile phone has the capability to your network operator or service provider to restriction under applicable copyright laws. ringtones. and any specific service or feature and whether additional access or usage fees apply. The Predictive Text Technology is the Internet version of the User guide. © Print...
... license. Please contact your use of any use . All illustrations are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. Your mobile phone has the capability to your network operator or service provider to restriction under applicable copyright laws. ringtones. and any specific service or feature and whether additional access or usage fees apply. The Predictive Text Technology is the Internet version of the User guide. © Print...
