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S312 User guide This is the Internet version of the User guide. © Print only for private use..
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 in.
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 .
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 co.
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.
12 Menu overview PlayNo w™* Internet* Homepage, Enter address, Bookmarks, History, Saved pages, InternetSettings Entertainment Online services * , Games, TrackID™, Video player, Record sound Camer.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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 So.
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.
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