Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product R300 Sony Ericsson
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R300 User guide This is the Internet version of the User' s guide. © Print only for private use..
2 Congratulations on your purchase of the Sony Ericsson R300. For additional phone content, go to www.sonyericsson.com/fun . Re gister no w to get fr ee online storage and special offe rs at www.sonyericsson.com/myphone . For product support, go to www.
3 Preparing the phone To insert the SIM ca rd and battery 1 Remove th e battery cover. Slide th e SIM card int o its hold er with the contac ts facing down. 2 Insert the battery w ith the labe l side up a nd the conne ctors facing each othe r. Replace the battery cover as shown in the picture.
4 To charge the battery 1 The phone battery is partly charged when you buy it. Connect the charge r to the phone. It takes approxim ately 2.5 hours to fully charge th e battery. Press a key to illuminate the screen. 2 To remove t he charger, tilt the plu g upwards.
5 To turn on the phone 1 Press and hold down . 2 Enter your PIN if reques ted. To correct mi stakes, press . 3 Select OK . 4 Select a language. 5 Enter the time and date and select Save .
6 SIM and PIN SIM card The SIM (Subscribe r Identity Module) card, which you get from your n etwork operator, contains informat ion about your subscription . Always tur n off your pho ne and detach the charger bef o re you insert or remove the SIM ca rd.
7 Phone overview Navigation key with shortcuts C key Connector for charger, handsfree and USB cable Loud- speaker Radio preset keys Camera On/off key, End key Audio enhancer key Volume keys Shortcut k ey Keylock Call key Selection key Ear speaker Silent key Selection key Screen This is the Internet version of the User' s guide.
8 Network coverage The network bars show the strength of the GSM ne twork in your area. Try moving to anothe r location if you have trouble calling and network coverage is poor.
9 Menu overview Organizer File manager, Alarms, Calendar, Tasks, Notes, Timer, Stopwatch, Calculator Internet Entertain ment TrackID™, My games, Sound recorder Camera Messaging Write new, Inbox, Cal.
10 Screen icons These icons may appear on the s creen. Icon Description Battery icon. A completely gree n icon means the battery is fully charged You have missed a call Divert calls is activated The p.
11 Navigation The main menus are shown as ic ons. Some submenus include tabs. To navigate the menus 1 From standby press to select Me nu . 2 Press , , , to move through the menus. To select actions on the screen • Press any of the se lection keys, or .
12 To set the phone to silent • Press and hold down . To delete items • Press to delet e items such as numbers, letters and pictures. Shortcuts You can use keypad shortcuts to go directly to a menu. To use the navigation key shortc uts • Press to create mess ages.
13 Calling You must turn on the phone and be w ithin range of a netwo rk. To make a call 1 From standby enter th e area code and phone number. 2 Press .
14 To make international calls 1 From standby press and hold down until a + sign appears on the screen. 2 Enter the coun try code, area code (with out the first zero) and phone number . 3 Press . To view a missed call • When Missed calls: is displayed, select Yes .
15 Contacts You can save contac ts in the phone memory or on th e SIM card. You can copy co ntacts fro m the phone memory to t he SIM card or from the S IM card to the phone memory. To add a contact 1 From standby selec t . 2 Scroll to New contact and select Add .
16 To edit a contact 1 From standby press . 2 Scroll to t he contact an d select Options > Edit contact . 3 Scroll between the tabs, edit the informati on and select Save . To delete a contact 1 From standby press . 2 Scroll to t he contact an d press .
17 Radio Your pho ne has a r adio and the ha ndsfree wo rks as an antenna. To listen to the radio 1 Connect the hands free to the phone. 2 From standby press . To turn the loudspeaker on • When the radio is playing, sele ct Options > Turn on spkr .
18 Searching for channels To automatically search f or channels • When the radio is playing, pre ss . To manually search for channels • When the radio is playing, pre ss or . To switch between preset channels • When the radio is playing, pre ss or .
19 To use concert sound • When the radio is playing, pre ss . • To deactivate Concert sound and switch to Normal effect , press again. To use volume boost • When the radio is playing, sele ct Options > Turn on spkr and press . • To deactivate Volume boost and switch to Normal effect , press again.
20 To set the radio as a larm signal 1 From standby selec t Menu > Organizer > Alarms . 2 Scroll to an alar m and select Edit . 3 Scroll to the tab. 4 Scroll to Alarm sign al: > Edit . 5 Select Radio . The latest used radio channel will be used as alarm signal.
21 Messaging Text messages (SMS) You must have a service cent re number, which is supplied by your service provider an d saved on the SIM ca rd. Y ou may have to enter the number yourself. To set service centre number 1 From standby selec t Menu > Messaging > Settings > Text message > Service centre .
22 Picture messages (MMS) Picture messa ges can contain text, pic tures, sound recordings and attach ments. To create and send a pictu re message 1 From standby press . 2 Select Picture msg . 3 Enter text. To add items to the message, press , scroll and select an item.
23 Camera Your phone has a digital camera to ta ke pictures to save or send. Pictures taken w ith the ca mera are saved in Menu > Organizer > File manager > Camera album . The format is JPEG. To start the came ra and take a picture 1 From standby, press .
24 More functions TrackID™ TrackID ™ is a free m usic recog nition serv ice. Search for song titles, ar tists and albu m names. You must have the required settings in your phone. See Internet on page 24. To search for song in formation • When you hear a song through a loudspeaker, from standby select Menu > Entertainment > TrackID™ .
25 File manager You can us e the file manag er to handle files saved in the phone memor y. To view information about files 1 From standby selec t Menu > Organizer > File manager . 2 Find a file and select Options > Information . To move a file in the file manager 1 From standby selec t Menu > Organizer > File manager .
26 Mass storage You can connect your phone to a computer with a USB ca ble to transfer files using Mass s torage . To use Mass storage 1 Connect a USB cable to the phone an d the computer. The phone will shut down in this mode and restart when disconnected fro m the USB cable.
27 Bluetooth™ wireless technology Bluetooth™ wireless technology makes wir eless connections to other Bluetooth devices, for example, a Bluetooth headset , poss ible.
28 To pair a dev ice with your phone 1 From standby selec t Menu > Settings > the Connectivity tab > Bluetooth > My devices > New device to s earch f or available dev ices. 2 Select a device fr om the list. Enter a passcode, if required.
29 Entering text There are two methods you can use to enter text: m ultitap or predictive text input. To enter text using multitap • Press – until the let ter appears.
30 • To change the writing language , press and hold down . • To delete character s, press . To delete a whole word, press and hold down . • To enter numbers, press an d hold down – . Alarms You can se t a sound or t he radio as a n alarm si gnal.
31 Ringtones and themes Themes are used to change the appearance of th e screen. To select a ring tone • From standby selec t Menu > Settings > the Sounds & alerts tab > Ringtones and select a ringtone.
32 Emergency calls Your phone supports international emergency numbers, for example, 112 and 911. These num bers can normally be used to make emergency calls in any coun try, with or without the SIM card inserted, if a GS M network is within range.
33 Locks SIM card lock The SIM ca rd lock pro tects yo ur subscription, but not your phone itse lf, from u nauthorized use. If you c hange SIM c ards, the phone still works with the new SIM card.
34 To edit your PIN 1 From standby selec t Menu > Settings > the General tab > Security > SI M lock > Change PIN . 2 Enter your PIN and select OK .
35 Phone lock The phon e lock prot ects the p hone aga inst unau thorized u se if it is stolen and the SIM ca rd is exchanged. You can chan ge the phone lock code (which is 0000 by de fault) to any four-dig it personal code.
36 Troubleshooting Some problems require that you call your service pro vider, but you can correc t most problems yourself. Remov e the SIM card before handing your phone in for repair.
37 I cannot turn the phone on, what should I do? Try charging th e phone until it has fi nished charging. Attach the charger (make su re the power icon on the charger is facing upwards) and char ge the phone f or 2.5 hours. T he battery i con on the scr een may n ot appear until the phone has charge d for 30 minutes.
38 Declaration of conformity for R300 We, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB of Nya Vattento rnet S-221 88 Lund, Sweden declare under our sole responsibility t hat our product Sony Ericsso n type .
39 However, there is no guarantee that inte rference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harm ful interfer ence to radio o r telev ision reception, whic h can be .
40 All illustrations are for illustration on ly and may not accurately depict the actual phone. Your mobile phone h as the capability to download, store and forwa rd additional cont ent, e.
41 Export Regulations: Soft ware, including technica l data, is subject to U.S. export control laws, in cluding the U.S. Export Administratio n Act an d i ts associated regulations, and may be subj ect to export or import regulations in other countries.
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB SE-221 88 Lund, Sweden www.sonyericsson.com 1209-5999. 2 Printe d in Count ry This is the Internet version of the User' s guide.
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