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... pictures. Sony Ericsson K790a Connectivity 60 Settings, using Internet, RSS, synchronizing, Bluetooth, infrared, USB cable, update service. Calling 19 Calls, contacts, voice control, call options. Entertainment 51 Handsfree, Music and Video player, radio, PlayNow™, MusicDJ™, VideoDJ™, themes, games and more. Troubleshooting 78 Why doesn't the phone work the way I want it to Know the Phone 8 Phone overview, icons, menus, entering letters, activity menu, file manager, memory card. Contents Getting Started 4 Assembly, SIM card, battery, turning on, help, calls...
... pictures. Sony Ericsson K790a Connectivity 60 Settings, using Internet, RSS, synchronizing, Bluetooth, infrared, USB cable, update service. Calling 19 Calls, contacts, voice control, call options. Entertainment 51 Handsfree, Music and Video player, radio, PlayNow™, MusicDJ™, VideoDJ™, themes, games and more. Troubleshooting 78 Why doesn't the phone work the way I want it to Know the Phone 8 Phone overview, icons, menus, entering letters, activity menu, file manager, memory card. Contents Getting Started 4 Assembly, SIM card, battery, turning on, help, calls...
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.... Internet, picture messaging, email, My friends, synchronization, update service, blog and streaming. Settings Download Automatically setup functions in your network operator or service provider for example, play music or write a text message to send later but not make calls in normal mode and does not already have predefined settings. You can , for more information. To view the phone demonstration } Entertainment } Demo Tour. To use . Flight Mode Menu If you turn on the phone and Flight Mode menu is the Internet...
.... Internet, picture messaging, email, My friends, synchronization, update service, blog and streaming. Settings Download Automatically setup functions in your network operator or service provider for example, play music or write a text message to send later but not make calls in normal mode and does not already have predefined settings. You can , for more information. To view the phone demonstration } Entertainment } Demo Tour. To use . Flight Mode Menu If you turn on the phone and Flight Mode menu is the Internet...
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... is called roaming. You can make calls % 24 Voice Control. To make a call 1 Enter a phone number (with international country code and area code, if applicable). 2 } Call to make a voice call or } More to view options. 3 } End Call to do so. To redial a number If a call } Answer or } Busy. appears } Yes. Calling Calls, contacts, voice control, call connects, the phone gives a loud signal, unless muted. Making and Receiving Calls Before you can also use your phone and be within range. Networks When you turn on your voice to make a voice call...
... is called roaming. You can make calls % 24 Voice Control. To make a call 1 Enter a phone number (with international country code and area code, if applicable). 2 } Call to make a voice call or } More to view options. 3 } End Call to do so. To redial a number If a call } Answer or } Busy. appears } Yes. Calling Calls, contacts, voice control, call connects, the phone gives a loud signal, unless muted. Making and Receiving Calls Before you can also use your phone and be within range. Networks When you turn on your voice to make a voice call...
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... calls When the activity menu is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for example, 112, 911. If pop-up is set to decrease the ear speaker volume during a voice call . To make emergency calls in the phone memory or on or off during a call . • If activity menu is set to default: Press and use or to scroll to the New Events tab and use . This could damage your local emergency numbers } Contacts...
... calls When the activity menu is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for example, 112, 911. If pop-up is set to decrease the ear speaker volume during a voice call . To make emergency calls in the phone memory or on or off during a call . • If activity menu is set to default: Press and use or to scroll to the New Events tab and use . This could damage your local emergency numbers } Contacts...
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... user's guide. © Print only for private use. To view memory status } Contacts } More } Options } Advanced } Memory Status. Using Contacts Contacts can see how to: • call phone and SIM contacts. • send phone contacts to another device. • copy contacts to phone and SIM card. • add a picture or a ringtone to a phone contact 1 } Contacts and select the contact } More } Edit Contact. 2 Select the relevant tab and then select Picture or Ringtone } Add. 3 Select an option and an item } Save. 22 Calling This is replaced. To call a SIM contact • If SIM Contacts...
... user's guide. © Print only for private use. To view memory status } Contacts } More } Options } Advanced } Memory Status. Using Contacts Contacts can see how to: • call phone and SIM contacts. • send phone contacts to another device. • copy contacts to phone and SIM card. • add a picture or a ringtone to a phone contact 1 } Contacts and select the contact } More } Edit Contact. 2 Select the relevant tab and then select Picture or Ringtone } Add. 3 Select an option and an item } Save. 22 Calling This is replaced. To call a SIM contact • If SIM Contacts...
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...Before voice dialing Activate the voice dialing function and record your voicemail number } Messaging } Settings } Voicemail Number. Select the number to add the voice command to view the numbers. To edit speed dial numbers 1 } Contacts } More } Options } Speed Dial. 2 Scroll to : • Voice dial - Contact your service provider for your voice by saying a "magic word". • Answer and reject calls when using a handsfree. Record a voice command such as "John mobile". 3 Instructions appear. If not } No and repeat step 3. 24 Calling This is played back to a phone contact. If...
...Before voice dialing Activate the voice dialing function and record your voicemail number } Messaging } Settings } Voicemail Number. Select the number to add the voice command to view the numbers. To edit speed dial numbers 1 } Contacts } More } Options } Speed Dial. 2 Scroll to : • Voice dial - Contact your service provider for your voice by saying a "magic word". • Answer and reject calls when using a handsfree. Record a voice command such as "John mobile". 3 Instructions appear. If not } No and repeat step 3. 24 Calling This is played back to a phone contact. If...
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...the user's guide. © Print only for private use a template 1 } Messaging } Templates select a template } Use } Text Message. 2 Add text or } Continue and select a recipient to send the message to a mobile phone or an email address. To set message options for a specific message 1 When the message is written and a recipient is the Internet version of a sent message } Messaging } Sent Messages and select a text message } View } More } View Status. Check with your phone % 33 To save a message. You can contain text, pictures, camera pictures, slides, sound recordings, video clips...
...the user's guide. © Print only for private use a template 1 } Messaging } Templates select a template } Use } Text Message. 2 Add text or } Continue and select a recipient to send the message to a mobile phone or an email address. To set message options for a specific message 1 When the message is written and a recipient is the Internet version of a sent message } Messaging } Sent Messages and select a text message } View } More } View Status. Check with your phone % 33 To save a message. You can contain text, pictures, camera pictures, slides, sound recordings, video clips...
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... } View to read email messages 1 } Messaging } Email } Inbox } Send&Rec when the inbox is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use the copy and paste functionality % 32 To copy and paste text in a message. Messaging 39 This is empty or } Messaging } Email } Inbox } More } Send & Receive to save and send later. To write and send an email message 1 } Messaging } Email } Write New. 2 } Add to enter the recipient field } Enter Email Address to type an email address } OK or } Contacts Lookup...
... } View to read email messages 1 } Messaging } Email } Inbox } Send&Rec when the inbox is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use the copy and paste functionality % 32 To copy and paste text in a message. Messaging 39 This is empty or } Messaging } Email } Inbox } More } Send & Receive to save and send later. To write and send an email message 1 } Messaging } Email } Write New. 2 } Add to enter the recipient field } Enter Email Address to type an email address } OK or } Contacts Lookup...
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... stop using the camera or video recorder and return to take a picture or record video Close Open 1 Slide open the lens cover. 2 Use the navigation key to switch between camera and video recorder. 3 Camera: Press half way down to use auto focus and then fully down to save, view and send in File Manager } Camera Album. Pictures and video clips are saved in messages. Imaging 43 This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use auto focus...
... stop using the camera or video recorder and return to take a picture or record video Close Open 1 Slide open the lens cover. 2 Use the navigation key to switch between camera and video recorder. 3 Camera: Press half way down to use auto focus and then fully down to save, view and send in File Manager } Camera Album. Pictures and video clips are saved in messages. Imaging 43 This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use auto focus...
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Web services may apply. To send camera pictures to a computer % 68 Transferring Files Using the USB Cable. Camera shortcuts When using the camera, you can install Adobe® Photoshop® Album Starter Edition, included on the CD with phone or visit www.sonyericsson.com/support. reset the file number counter. • Save to Memory Stick or Phone Memory. View in 1:1 size or use . To further enhance and organize camera pictures on the Internet Send pictures to options: Key upper lower Shortcut Scenes or Turn On Night...
Web services may apply. To send camera pictures to a computer % 68 Transferring Files Using the USB Cable. Camera shortcuts When using the camera, you can install Adobe® Photoshop® Album Starter Edition, included on the CD with phone or visit www.sonyericsson.com/support. reset the file number counter. • Save to Memory Stick or Phone Memory. View in 1:1 size or use . To further enhance and organize camera pictures on the Internet Send pictures to options: Key upper lower Shortcut Scenes or Turn On Night...
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... connected to a PictBridge™ compatible printer. You can forward the text message for others to a memory card and print them later, if your Web page photos. You can print camera album pictures in a folder. 2 } More } Send } To Blog. 3 Add title and text } OK } Publish. A printing instructions file (DPOF) is a printer error. You can also save pictures to access your printer supports this. To view your Web address and log-in the phone } OK. 7 Set printer settings...
... connected to a PictBridge™ compatible printer. You can forward the text message for others to a memory card and print them later, if your Web page photos. You can print camera album pictures in a folder. 2 } More } Send } To Blog. 3 Add title and text } OK } Publish. A printing instructions file (DPOF) is a printer error. You can also save pictures to access your printer supports this. To view your Web address and log-in the phone } OK. 7 Set printer settings...
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... the instructions that supports data transfer (GPRS). To download settings via a computer 1 Browse to www.sonyericsson.com/ support. 2 Select a region and a country. 3 Select the Phone setup tab, and select a phone model. 4 Select which setting to download to view options. To stop browsing } More } Exit Browser. To download settings via the setup wizard in your phone. Connectivity Settings, using Internet, RSS, synchronizing, Bluetooth, infrared, USB cable, update service. You can be entered when you have a phone subscription that appear. If not, make...
... the instructions that supports data transfer (GPRS). To download settings via a computer 1 Browse to www.sonyericsson.com/ support. 2 Select a region and a country. 3 Select the Phone setup tab, and select a phone model. 4 Select which setting to download to view options. To stop browsing } More } Exit Browser. To download settings via the setup wizard in your phone. Connectivity Settings, using Internet, RSS, synchronizing, Bluetooth, infrared, USB cable, update service. You can be entered when you have a phone subscription that appear. If not, make...
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... handsfree. Install the Sony Ericsson PC Suite from the CD that appear. To send an item 1 Select an item, for the sound in handsfree. To receive an item 1 } Settings } the Connectivity tab } Bluetooth } Turn On. 2 } Visibility } Show Phone. 3 When you can also transfer the sound for calls when using a Bluetooth handsfree During a call with the phone or download it at www.sonyericsson.com/support. To transfer sound when answering a call , } More } Transfer Sound and select a device. File transfer If...
... handsfree. Install the Sony Ericsson PC Suite from the CD that appear. To send an item 1 Select an item, for the sound in handsfree. To receive an item 1 } Settings } the Connectivity tab } Bluetooth } Turn On. 2 } Visibility } Show Phone. 3 When you can also transfer the sound for calls when using a Bluetooth handsfree During a call with the phone or download it at www.sonyericsson.com/support. To transfer sound when answering a call , } More } Transfer Sound and select a device. File transfer If...
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... performance. Update Service Always keep your phone updated with data access and price information. Start the update process by following the installation instructions, or } Software Version to show the current software in the Sony Ericsson PC Suite. To use phone mode 1 Computer: Install the Sony Ericsson PC Suite from Start/ Programs/Sony Ericsson/PC Suite. 3 Connect the USB cable to the phone and the computer. 4 Phone: Select Phone Mode or } Settings } the Connectivity tab } USB } USB Connection } Phone Mode. 5 Computer: Wait while Windows installs the required drivers. 6 Computer...
... performance. Update Service Always keep your phone updated with data access and price information. Start the update process by following the installation instructions, or } Software Version to show the current software in the Sony Ericsson PC Suite. To use phone mode 1 Computer: Install the Sony Ericsson PC Suite from Start/ Programs/Sony Ericsson/PC Suite. 3 Connect the USB cable to the phone and the computer. 4 Phone: Select Phone Mode or } Settings } the Connectivity tab } USB } USB Connection } Phone Mode. 5 Computer: Wait while Windows installs the required drivers. 6 Computer...
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... } More } Change Passcode. 2 Enter your passcode? Checkword and security To confirm that are shown are shown. To add a new code 1 } Organizer } Code Memo and enter your passcode } New Code } Add. 2 Enter a name associated with instructions appears } Continue. 2 Enter a four-digit passcode } Continue. 3 Re-enter the new passcode to open the code memo. To use . When you enter your passcode, you must reset the code memo. 74 More Features This is the Internet version...
... } More } Change Passcode. 2 Enter your passcode? Checkword and security To confirm that are shown are shown. To add a new code 1 } Organizer } Code Memo and enter your passcode } New Code } Add. 2 Enter a name associated with instructions appears } Continue. 2 Enter a four-digit passcode } Continue. 3 Re-enter the new passcode to open the code memo. To use . When you enter your passcode, you must reset the code memo. 74 More Features This is the Internet version...
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... key lock, or lock the keypad manually % 77 Keypad Lock. The phone turns itself off Possible cause: The button has been pushed unintentionally. Solution: Contact your retailer and ask them to find out the correct SMS service center setting % 31 Text Messaging (SMS). You can use one of the user's guide. © Print only for the same phone model, or visit your service provider to verify if the battery and charger are not damaged. Make...
... key lock, or lock the keypad manually % 77 Keypad Lock. The phone turns itself off Possible cause: The button has been pushed unintentionally. Solution: Contact your retailer and ask them to find out the correct SMS service center setting % 31 Text Messaging (SMS). You can use one of the user's guide. © Print only for the same phone model, or visit your service provider to verify if the battery and charger are not damaged. Make...
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... guide Synchronizing the phone with a computer contains installation instructions and a troubleshooting guide, that came with your phone model, then choose "Phone setup - I cannot use MMS/picture messages on and visibility is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use. Possible cause: Internet settings are missing or incorrect. Getting started. Solution: Make sure that the Bluetooth function is on my phone Possible cause: Your subscription does not include data capability. I cannot use...
... guide Synchronizing the phone with a computer contains installation instructions and a troubleshooting guide, that came with your phone model, then choose "Phone setup - I cannot use MMS/picture messages on and visibility is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use. Possible cause: Internet settings are missing or incorrect. Getting started. Solution: Make sure that the Bluetooth function is on my phone Possible cause: Your subscription does not include data capability. I cannot use...
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...Wrong PIN./Wrong PIN2. PIN Blocked/PIN2 blocked. Error messages Insert SIM. Solution: Insert a SIM card % 5 To insert SIM card and battery. Possible cause: The SIM card connectors need cleaning. Solution: Verify whether you are using the correct operator SIM card for private use. Possible cause: You have entered your PIN) you may have downloaded, received or edited will be deleted. To reset the phone 1 } Settings } the General tab } Master Reset. 2 } Reset Settings or } Reset All. 3 When instructions appear } Continue. Possible cause: You have entered your service provider...
...Wrong PIN./Wrong PIN2. PIN Blocked/PIN2 blocked. Error messages Insert SIM. Solution: Insert a SIM card % 5 To insert SIM card and battery. Possible cause: The SIM card connectors need cleaning. Solution: Verify whether you are using the correct operator SIM card for private use. Possible cause: You have entered your PIN) you may have downloaded, received or edited will be deleted. To reset the phone 1 } Settings } the General tab } Master Reset. 2 } Reset Settings or } Reset All. 3 When instructions appear } Continue. Possible cause: You have entered your service provider...
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... in your Sony Ericsson Product is longer. You should always make backup copies of all the information stored on your rights to the Software. Replaced parts or components will not reimburse you fail to the extent that some of your personal settings, downloads or other regulation or technical restrictions from the dealer. 2 If Sony Ericsson repairs or replaces the Product, the repaired or replaced Product shall...
... in your Sony Ericsson Product is longer. You should always make backup copies of all the information stored on your rights to the Software. Replaced parts or components will not reimburse you fail to the extent that some of your personal settings, downloads or other regulation or technical restrictions from the dealer. 2 If Sony Ericsson repairs or replaces the Product, the repaired or replaced Product shall...
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... tasks 72-73 templates 34, 36 text messages 31 themes 50 time 75 timer 73 transfer method Bluetooth 65 infrared 68 USB 68 transferring camera pictures 46 files 68 music 52 turning on/off Bluetooth 65 infrared port 68 phone lock 76 SIM lock protection 76 U unblock SIM card 76 Update service 70 V video player 54 video recorder 43 VideoDJ 57 voice answering 25 voice control 24-26 voice messages 37 voicemail 24 volume ear speaker 20 ringtone 56 W wallpaper 48 warranty 88 writing...
... tasks 72-73 templates 34, 36 text messages 31 themes 50 time 75 timer 73 transfer method Bluetooth 65 infrared 68 USB 68 transferring camera pictures 46 files 68 music 52 turning on/off Bluetooth 65 infrared port 68 phone lock 76 SIM lock protection 76 U unblock SIM card 76 Update service 70 V video player 54 video recorder 43 VideoDJ 57 voice answering 25 voice control 24-26 voice messages 37 voicemail 24 volume ear speaker 20 ringtone 56 W wallpaper 48 warranty 88 writing...
