Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product W980 Sony Ericsson
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1 Contents Conten ts Getting star ted ....... ............ 7 Assemb ly ....... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... ... 7 Turnin g on the phone .... .... ...... .... ... 8 Help .... .... ..... .... ...... .... ..... .... ...... .... ... 9 Chargin g the batter y .
2 Contents Imaging ............ ................ 46 Viewf inde r and c amera keys ...... .... 46 Using th e camer a ...... ..... ...... .... .... . 47 Getti ng mo re from the came ra .. .... 47 Viewing and tagging pictur es ....... . 48 Blog ging ....
3 Contents Troubleshoo ting ..... .......... 72 Common ques tions ... ....... .... .... .... . 72 Error messages ........ .... ..... ...... .... ... 75 Important i nformation ...... 76 Guidelines for Safe and Effi cient Use ........ .... .... ..... ..
4 Sony Ericsson W980 Walkman ® UMTS HSDP A 2100 GSM EDGE 850/ 900/1800/1900 This User guide is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB or its loc al affiliated company, without any war ranty.
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7 Getting started Getting star ted Assembly Before you s tart using yo ur phone, you need to insert a SI M card and the battery. To in sert the SIM card 1 Remove the battery cover. 2 Slide the SIM card into its holder with the gold-colo ured contacts facing down.
8 Getting started Turning o n the ph one To tur n on the phone 1 Pr ess and h old dow n . 2 Enter your SIM card PI N, if requested and sel ect OK . 3 Select a la nguage.
9 Getting started Standby After you have turned on your p hone and entered you r PIN, the name of the network operato r appears . This view is called s tandby. Your phone is now ready for use. Help In addition to this User guide, Getting started gui des and more information are available at www.
10 Getting started Pho ne o verv iew 9 8 11 10 1 2 3 4 7 5 6 12 1 Video call camera 2 Screen 3 Selection keys 4 Call key 5 Activity menu key 6 Walkman ® key 7 Connector for charger, handsfree and USB cable 8 Ear speak er 9 End key 10 C key ( Clear) 11 On/off key 12 Navigation key This is the Internet version of th e User guide.
11 Getting started 19 18 17 16 20 14 15 13 13 Music sync light 14 External navigation key 15 Exter nal disp lay 16 Indicat or light 17 Camera lens 18 Volume k eys 19 External ap plications ke y 20 Key lock This is the Internet version of th e User guide.
12 Getting started Whe n the phon e is clo sed The f ollow ing ap plica tio ns are av ailable when the phone is cl osed: • Walkman® p layer • Standby • Radio To activate the external display • If the p hone i s open, clos e it. • If t he phone i s clos ed, pre ss the volume k ey.
13 Getting started When t he phone is open The menu is availab le from s tandby whe n the pho ne is o pen. Menu overview PlayN ow™ * Int erne t* Ente rta inmen t Online services* TrackID™ Location.
14 Getting started Calls** Organizer All Answered Dialled Missed File manager ** Alarms Applications Video call Calendar Tasks Notes Synchro nizatio n Time r Stopwa tch Calculator Code m emo Settin gs.
15 G e ttin g s ta rte d Naviga tion To navigate the ph one menus 1 From st an dby se lect Men u . 2 Use the navigati on key to move through the menus. To select actions on the screen • Press the left, centre or right selection k ey. To view options for an item • Select Options to, for ex ample, edit.
16 Getting started To edit a naviga tion key shortcut 1 From standb y select Men u > Settings > the General tab > Shortcuts . 2 Scroll to an option a nd select Edit . 3 Scroll to a menu opt ion and sele ct Shortc. Main menu shortcuts Menu numberin g starts from the top left icon and move s across and then down row by row.
17 Getting started Entering text You can use m ultit ap text inp ut or T9™ Te xt Inp ut to e nte r tex t. Th e T9 Te xt Input method u ses a built-in dictio nary. To ch ange text inpu t me thod • When you enter text, pres s and hold down . To shift between capitals and lower-case lett ers • When you enter text, pr ess .
18 Getting started Chinese input This mobile phone has different input methods for entering Chinese charact ers: • Stroke input • Pinyin input You can use these methods, for example, to en ter Chinese names and C hines e sho rt me ssag es .
19 Getting started Stroke categories The 5 str oke cate gories are defi ned in the table below: Number Key Stroke Category Basic Stroke Stroke Name Character Over 王 十 在 七 天 Lift 海 次 找 .
20 Getting started Components The basic building units of Chinese characters a re comp onents t hat ar e made up of stroke s. After entering the first two strokes of the desired chara cter , th e com ponen t and char act er candidate s that started wi th th at strok e are dis played i n the candida te row.
21 Getting started Pinyin input Press the keys cont aining the requir ed Pinyin letters, and the phone will make vari ous propos als on the scr een, according to the pronunciation rules of Mandarin. Be low is the key map pin g of Pin yin letters on the keypad.
22 Walkma n® Walkman® You ca n lis ten to musi c, aud io boo ks and pod cas ts. Use Sony Ericsson Media Ma nager to transfer content to and from y our phone. See Transfe rring content to and f rom a computer on page 29 for more information. Stereo portable handsfre e To use the h andsfree • Connect the portab le ha ndsfree.
23 Walkman® Shake control To switch track • When the phone is closed and the music is play ing, pres s and h old down and move the phone t o the right with a fli ck o f you r wr ist to go to the n ext track. To go to the pre vious track , use the same action to the left.
24 Walkma n® To change the volume 1 When the phone is closed and the music is play ing, hold the p hone out in front of you facing upwards. 2 Press an d hold down and ben d your arm upwards towa rds you to incre ase the volu me. To decreas e the volu me, repeat the action in the opposi te dir ection.
25 Walkman® To create a playlist by mood 1 From st an dby se lect Men u > Media > Music > SensMe™ > Open . 2 Press , , or to preview different tracks. 3 Select Add and pres s or to choose an area of tracks. 4 Select Cre ate to play the playlist in the Walkman® p layer.
26 Walkma n® PlayNow™ You can connect to PlayNow ™ to down loa d r ing ton es, g am es, m usi c, themes and wallpaper s. You can preview or listen to content bef ore you purchase and download it to your phon e. If you cannot use P layNow ™ , see Troubleshooting on page 72.
27 Walkman® To select a dat a acco unt fo r stream ing 1 From st an dby se lect Men u > Settings > the Connect ivity tab > Streaming settings > Connec t using: . 2 Select the data ac count to us e. 3 Select Save . To stream music and video clips 1 From st an dby se lect Men u > Internet .
28 Walkma n® To switch betw een saved channels • Whe n the phon e is clos ed an d the r ad io is playin g, press or to sw itch to the prev ious or nex t saved channel. MusicDJ™ You can compo se and edit y our own melodi es to us e as rin gtone s.
29 Transferring and handling content Transferring and han dling conte nt You can transfer and handle content such as p ictures and musi c. Ha ndlin g c onte nt w it hin the phone You can use F ile mana ger to handle content saved in the p hone me mory.
30 Transferring and handling content When you mo ve or c opy content from a compu ter to you r phone u nrecog nized files are sa ved in the Other folder in the file manager.
31 Transferring and handling content a modem. For more informati on, go to www.sonyericsson.com/support to read Getting started guide s. Before you use the USB cable • See Required operating systems on page 30. To disconnect the USB cable safely 1 Right-cl ick the removab le disk icon in Windows Exp lorer .
32 Transferring and handling content Using Bluetooth™ wire less technology The Bluetooth function ma kes wireless connection to other Bluetooth devices possible. You can, f or example : • Connect to handsfree dev ices. • Connect to several dev ices at the same ti me.
33 Transferring and handling content Power sav ing You can s ave battery power with the Power save function. In Power s ave mode you can only connect with a single Bluetooth de vice. If you want to connect with more than one Bluetooth device at the s ame tim e you must turn this function off.
34 Transferring and handling content To res tore ph one con tent us in g the Sony Erics son PC Suite 1 Computer: Start the Sony Ericsson PC Suite from St ar t/ Pro gr ams / Sony Ericsson/PC Suite . 2 Follow the instructions in the Sony Ericsson PC Suite for how to connect.
35 Calling Calling Making and receiving cal ls You need to turn on your phone a nd be wit hin range of a netw ork. To make a call 1 Fro m stan dby enter a ph one n umbe r (with international country/region co de and area code, if app licable). 2 Press .
36 Calling Networks Your phone switches automatic ally between GSM an d 3G (UMTS) networks depending on availability. Some network operators allow you to switch networks manually. To swit ch networ ks manually 1 From standb y select Men u > Settings > the Con nect ivity tab > Mobile net work s > GSM/3G networks .
37 Calling Contacts You can save names, p hone numbers and personal infor mation in Contacts . Informatio n can be saved in the pho ne memory or on the SIM card . Default contact s You can choose which contact information is shown as default. If Phon e cont acts is selected as default, your contacts show all the info rmation saved i n Contacts .
38 Calling To call a contact written in Latin characters 1 From standb y select Me nu > Contacts . Press and hold do wn to switch the search language to Englis h. Then enter the first letters or all letters of the contact you want to call (a maximum of 10 letters).
39 Calling To co py na mes and n um bers to p hon e contacts 1 From st an dby se lect Men u > Contacts . 2 Scroll to New co ntact and select Opti ons > Advanced > Copy from SIM . 3 Select an option. To copy names and numbers to the SIM card 1 From st an dby se lect Men u > Contacts .
40 Calling Contact memory status The number of contac ts you can save in your phone or on the SIM card depend s on avai lable me mory. To view contact memory status 1 From standb y select Men u > Contacts . 2 Scroll to New contact and s elect Options > Advanced > Memor y st atus .
41 Calling To add a call list nu mber to contacts 1 From sta ndb y press and scrol l to a tab. 2 Scroll to the number and sel ect Sa ve . 3 Select New contact to cr eate a new contact or select an existing contact to add the number to. Speed dial Speed dialling lets you select nine contacts tha t you can dial q uickly.
42 Calling 3 Record a voice command such as “John mobile.” 4 Follow the instruct ions that appe ar. Wait for the tone and say th e comm and to recor d. The voice c ommand i s playe d back to you. 5 If the re cordin g soun ds OK, select Yes . If not, select No and r epeat ste ps 3 and 4 .
43 Calling Diverting calls You can divert calls, for example, to an answering service . To divert calls 1 From st an dby se lect Men u > Settings > the Calls tab > Dive rt cal ls . 2 Select a call type and a diver t option. 3 Select Activ ate .
44 Calling To connect tw o calls • During the call, select Options > Transfe r cal l . You ar e di sconnected from both call s (o pera tor dep end ent). To end an ongoing ca ll and retur n to the call on hold • First p ress and then . Conference calls With a conference ca ll, you can have a joint conversation w ith up to five people.
45 Calling Restricted dialling You can re strict o utgoing and i ncomi ng calls. A p assword from your service provider is required. Restrict calls op tions Standard op tions ar e: • All outgoing – all outgoing calls. • Outgoing intl – all outgoing international ca lls.
46 Imagi ng Call time and cost Duri ng a call , the p hone sho ws how lo ng you have b een talking. Yo u can also chec k on the dur ation of y our last cal l, your outgoing c alls and the total time of all your calls. To check the call time • From standb y select Men u > Settings > the Call s tab > Time & cost > Call time rs .
47 Imagi ng Usin g the came ra To activate th e camera • From st an dby se lect Men u > Camera . To ta ke a p ictu re 1 Activate the camera and press the navigation key left or right to scroll to . 2 Pres s th e cent re se lecti on k ey to ta ke a picture.
48 Imagi ng Camera shortcuts Viewing and tagging pictures You can view and tag your pictures in Media . To view pictures in a slide show 1 From standb y select Men u > Me dia > Photo > Camera album . 2 Select a month. 3 Scroll to a pict ure and sele ct View .
49 Imagi ng To create a new photo tag 1 From st an dby se lect Men u > Media > Photo > Cam era album . 2 Select a month. 3 Scroll to a picture and se lect View . 4 Press a nd select Options > New tag . 5 Enter a nam e and sel ect OK . 6 Select an icon.
50 Imagi ng To edit and save a vi deo clip 1 From standby select Menu > Organizer > File mana ger > Videos . 2 Scro ll to a video clip an d sel ect Optio ns > Edit in VideoD J™ . 3 Edit t he video cl ip. 4 Select Options > Save . To trim a video clip 1 From standby select Menu > Organizer > File mana ger > Videos .
51 Messaging Printing photo s You can print camera pict ures using the USB cable connected to a co mpatibl e print er. To print camera pictures using the USB cable 1 Connect the USB cable to the phone . 2 Connect the USB cable to the printer . 3 Wait fo r feed back i n the pho ne and select OK .
52 Messaging To copy and paste text in a text message 1 When you w rite the message, select Options > Copy & paste . 2 Select Copy a ll or Ma rk & copy . Scroll to and mark text in the message. 3 Select Opti on s > Copy & paste > Paste .
53 Messaging Mess age opti ons You can set standard options for all messages or choos e specif ic settings each time you send a message. To set text message options 1 From standby select Menu > Messaging > Setti ngs > Te xt message . 2 Scroll to an option and select Edit .
54 Messaging Email You can use standard emai l functions and your computer em ail addr ess in your phone. Before you use ema il You can use the setup wizard to chec k if sett ings are av aila ble f or y our email account or you can enter them manu ally.
55 Messaging To view an attachment in an email message • When you view the message, sele ct Opti ons > Attachments > Use > View . To save an attachment in an email message • When you view the message, sele ct Opti ons > Attachments > Use > Save .
56 Messaging To add a chat contact 1 From standby select Menu > Messaging > My frie nds > the Contac ts tab. 2 Select Options > Add cont act . To send a chat message 1 From standby select Menu > Messaging > My frie nds > the Contac ts tab.
57 Internet To save a conversation 1 From standby select Menu > Messaging > My friends > the Conversations tab. 2 Enter a conversatio n. 3 Select Options > Advance d > Save conver sation .
58 Internet History pages You can view Web pages you have browsed . To vi ew histor y pa ges • From standb y select Men u > Internet > Opti ons > Go to > Hist ory . Getting more f rom the browser To use pan and zoom on a Web page 1 When you b rowse the Interne t, press .
59 Internet Interne t security and certific ates Your phone supports secure browsing. Certain Interne t services, suc h as banking, require cer tificat es in your phone. Y our ph one may already c ontain certificat es when you buy i t or you can download new certi ficates.
60 Internet To u pdate W eb feeds manua lly 1 From standb y select Men u > Me dia > Web fee ds . 2 Scroll to a feed and sel ect Opti ons > Update . 3 Select a n opti on. Web feeds in standby You can show news updates on the standby sc reen. To show Web feeds in standby 1 From standb y select Men u > Me dia > Web fee ds .
61 Synchronizing Synchro nizing You can synchronize in two different ways. You can synchroni ze your phone using a computer pr ogram or you can synchronize using an Internet servic e. For more information on sync hronizing , go to www.sonyericsson.com/sup port to read Getting started guides.
62 Synchronizing SyncML You can synchronize remote content and perso nal inform ation usi ng SyncML. Before you synchroni ze using SyncML You must enter settings for SyncML synchroni zation and regi ster a synchronization account online with a service pr ovider.
63 More feat ures To enter settings for Microsoft® Exchange ActiveS ync 1 From standby select Menu > Orga niz er > Synchroniza tion . 2 Scroll to New a ccount and se lect Add > Excha nge ActiveSync . 3 Enter a name for t he new account and select Conti nue .
64 More feat ures To change Internet settings • From standb y select Men u > Settings > the General tab > Upd ate se rvic e > Settings > Internet setti ngs . To view the current software in the phone 1 From standb y select Men u > Settings > the General tab > Upd ate se rvice .
65 More feat ures To view a saved location 1 From st an dby se lect Men u > Ente rtainment > Locati on services > My favo uri te s . 2 Scroll to a locati on and sele ct Go to . Alar ms You can set a sound or the r adio as an alarm signal. The alarm sounds even if the pho ne is t urned off.
66 More feat ures To set the snooz e du rat ion 1 From standby select Menu > Organizer > Alarms . 2 Scroll to an alarm and select Ed it . 3 Scroll to Snooze duration: and select Edit .
67 More feat ures To view a calendar week 1 From standby select Menu > Orga niz er > Cal endar . 2 Select a date . 3 Select Options > Change vi ew to > Week . To set when r eminde rs sh ould sound 1 From standby select Menu > Orga niz er > Cal endar .
68 More feat ures Profiles You can change settings such as the ring volume and vibrating alert to suit different locations. You can reset a ll profiles to th e phon e’s ori ginal s etting s. To select a profile 1 From standb y select Men u > Settings > the General tab > Profiles .
69 More feat ures Ringtones To set a ringtone 1 From st an dby se lect Men u > Settings > the Sound s & alerts tab > Ri ngtone . 2 Find and select a ringto ne. To set the ringtone vo lume 1 From st an dby se lect Men u > Settings > the Sound s & alerts tab > Ri ng volume .
70 More feat ures To select a Java application 1 From standby select Menu > Organizer > App licati ons . 2 Select a n appl ication. To view info rmation about a Java application 1 From standby select Menu > Organizer > App licati ons . 2 Scroll to an applic ation and select Options > Information .
71 More feat ures To use the SIM card lock 1 From st an dby se lect Men u > Settings > the Gene ral ta b > Secur ity > Locks > SIM protection > Protection . 2 Select an option. 3 Enter your PIN and sele ct OK . Phone lock You can stop unaut horized d use of your phone.
72 Tr oubl es hoot i ng Troubleshoot ing Some problems will require you to call your network operator. For more support go to www.sonyericsson.com/support .
73 Troubleshooting I cannot use SMS/tex t messag es on my phone You must have a service centre number. The num ber is supp lie d by you r s ervi ce provider and is usually saved on the SIM card. If the nu mber t o you r servic e centre is not saved o n your SIM car d, you must enter the number yourself.
74 Tr oubl es hoot i ng The phone can not be detected b y other devices using Bluetooth wireless technology You have not turned the Bluetooth functi on on. Make sure that the visibility is set to show phone . See To turn the Bluetooth function on on page 32.
75 Troubleshooting Error m essages Insert SIM There is no SIM card in your phone or you may have inse rted it inc orrectly. See Charging the battery on page 9. The SIM card connectors ne ed cleaning. If the card is damaged, contact your network op erator.
76 Important inf ormation Im por tan t in fo rma tio n Sony Erics son Cons um er W eb s ite On www.sonyericsson.com/supp ort there is a support section wher e help and t ips are only a few clicks away. Her e you will find t he latest computer software u pdates and tips on ho w to use your p roduct mor e efficiently.
77 Important inform ation Chile 1230-020- 0656 (Toll Free) questions.CO@su pport.sonyeric sson.com China +86 400 8 10 0000 questions.CN@su pport.sonyericsso n.com Colombia 01800-0966-080 (Toll Free) ques tions.CO@support.so nyericsson.com Costa Rica 0 800 011 0400 (Toll Free) qu estions.
78 Important inf ormation Malaysia 1800-88-9900 (To ll Free) questions.MY@sup port.sonyericsso n.com Mexico 0 1800 000 4722 (Toll Fr ee) questio ns.MX@suppor t.sonyericsson .com Morocco +212 2 2958 344 questions.MA@sup port.sonyeri csson.com Netherland s 0900 89983 18 q uestions.
79 Important inform ation Guidelines for Sa fe and Efficien t Use Please follow these guidelines. Failure to do so might ent ail a potenti al health risk o r product m alfuncti on. If in doubt as t o its proper f unction, have the prod uct checked by a certified service part ner befo re charging or using it.
80 Important inf ormation Children Warning! Keep out of t he reach o f children. Do not allow childr en to play with mobile ph ones or accessor ies. They coul d hurt themselves or others. Products may contain small parts that could become det ached and crea te a choking hazard.
81 Important inform ation Ante nna Use of antenna d evices not mark eted by Son y Eric sso n cou ld da mage your pho ne, r educ e performanc e, and produc e SAR levels above t he established limi ts. Do not co ver the a ntenna with your hand as this affects call quality, p ower levels and can shorten talk and standby times.
82 Important inf ormation regulat ions by c ontacting your loca l city offic e, your household wast e disposal ser vice, the shop wher e you purchased the product or calling a Sony Ericsson Call Center. Dispo sing of the ba ttery Check local regu lations or call a Sony Ericsson Call Center for inform ation.
83 Important inform ation Sony Ericsson gran ts you a non-ex clusive limited license to use the Software solely in conjunction with the Device on which it is installed or delivered. Ownership o f the Softwar e is not sold , transferr ed or otherwise co nveyed.
84 Important inf ormation stored on your Sony Ericsson Product such a s downloads, ca lendar and cont acts befor e handing in your Sony Ericsson Produc t for repa ir or replacement.
85 Important inform ation Some count ries/r egions/stat es do not allow th e exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, or limit ation of t he duratio n of impli ed warranties, so th e preced ing limitations or exc lusions may not apply to you.
86 Important inf ormation Industry Canada Statement This device complies with RSS-210 of Indust ry Canada. Operation is sub ject to th e follow ing two conditions: (1) this device ma y not cause in terference, a nd (2) this devic e must accept any interfe rence, including interference that may ca use undesired op eration of the d evi ce.
87 Index Index A activity menu ...... .... .... .... ....... .... .... ...... . 16 alarms .. ...... ..... .... .... ...... .... ..... .... ...... .... . 65 answering s ervice ........ .... ..... ...... .... .... . 41 applicat ions .... .... ...... ...
88 Index camera ke ys ...... .... ...... .... ..... .... ...... .... .. 46 clear bass ........ .... ...... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... 24 clear ster eo ....... .... .... ...... ..... .... .... ...... .. 24 code memo ..... .... ...... .... .... ..
89 Index media tr ansfer .. ...... .... .... ..... ...... .... . 30, 31 mem ory st atus .. ...... .... ...... ..... .... .... 29, 40 menu over view ..... .... ...... ..... .... .... ...... ... 13 messages are a an d ce ll i nfor mat ion .... .... ....
90 Index locking .. ..... ...... .... .... ....... .... .... .... .. 70 unblockin g .... .... ...... ..... .... ...... .... .. 70 smart s earch ..... ...... .... .... ....... .... .... .... .. 3 8 SMS See text me ssag es SOS See emerg ency numbers sound recor der .
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