Sony Z3v - Manuals

Removing the SIM Card 1 Open the SIM card slot cover. 2 Using a fingernail, pull out the SIM card holder. 3 Remove the SIM card. 4 Push the SIM card holder back into place. 5 Close the SIM card slot cover. To ensure the water resistance of your device, the cover for the SIM card slot must be firmly ...

To turn on your device • Press and hold the Power / Lock button on the right side of your device. To turn off your device 1 Press and hold the Power / Lock button until the Device options screen appears. 2 Tap Power off > OK . Why do I need a Google™ account? Your Xperia™ device from Sony runs on...

To charge your device 1 Plug the charger into a power outlet. 2 Plug one end of the USB cable into the charger (or into the USB port of a computer). 3 Plug the other end of the cable into the micro USB port on your device, with the USB symbol facing up. The notification light illuminates when chargi...

Qi Wireless Charging Charging made easy You can use Qi wireless charging accessory to charge your device without having to worry about connectors and cables. As long as the charging plate is connected to a power supply, all you have to do is place your device on the plate and it starts charging. Wir...

Learning the basics Using the touchscreen Tapping • Open or select an item. • Mark or unmark a checkbox or option. • Enter text using the on-screen keyboard. Touching and holding • Move an item. • Activate an item-specific menu. • Activate selection mode, for example, to select several items from a ...

Pinching and spreading • Zoom in or out on a web page, a photo, or a map. Swiping • Scroll up or down a list. • Scroll left or right, for example, between Home screen panes. 13 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

Flicking • Scroll quickly, for example, in a list or on a web page. You can stop the scrolling movement by tapping the screen. Locking and unlocking the screen When your device is on and left idle for a set period of time, the screen darkens to save battery power and locks automatically. This lock p...

beyond the regular screen display width. The number of Home screen panes is represented by a series of dots at the top of the Home screen. The highlighted dot shows the pane that you are currently in. To go to the Home screen • Press . To browse the Home screen Home screen panes You can add new pane...

To delete a pane from your Home screen 1 Touch and hold an empty area on your Home screen until the device vibrates. 2 Flick left or right to browse to the pane that you want to delete, then tap . Application screen The Application screen, which you open from the Homescreen, contains the application...

To uninstall an application from the Application screen 1 To open the Application screen menu, drag the left edge of the Application screen to the right. 2 Tap Uninstall . All uninstallable applications are indicated by . 3 Tap the application that you want to uninstall, then tap Uninstall . Navigat...

To open a small app 1 To make the small apps bar appear, press . 2 Tap the small app that you want to open. You can open several small apps at the same time. To close a small app • Tap on the small app window. To download a small app 1 From the small apps bar, tap , then tap and tap . 2 Search for t...

To add a widget to the Home screen 1 Touch and hold an empty area on your Home screen until the device vibrates, then tap Widgets . 2 Find and tap the widget that you want to add. To resize a widget 1 Touch and hold a widget until it magnifies and the device vibrates, then release the widget. If the...

1 Access a folder containing applications 2 Access an application using a shortcut To add a shortcut to your Home screen 1 Touch and hold an empty area on your Home screen until the device vibrates and the customization menu appears. 2 In the customization menu, tap Apps . 3 Scroll through the list ...

To change your Home screen wallpaper 1 Touch and hold an empty area on your Home screen until the device vibrates. 2 Tap Wallpapers and select an option. To set a theme 1 Touch and hold an empty area on your Home screen until the device vibrates. 2 Tap Themes , then select a theme. When you change a...

1 Minimize/Resume the record screen window 2 Record your screen 3 Record your screen when the front camera is activated 4 Access the screen recording settings 5 Close the screen recording window To record your screen 1 Press and hold down the power key until a prompt window appears. 2 Tap . 3 When t...

To open or close the Notification panel To select the apps allowed to send notifications 1 From your Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Personalization > Manage notifications . 3 Select the apps that are allowed to send notifications. To take action on a notification • Tap the notific...

EDGE is available Sending and downloading EDGE data GPRS is available Sending and downloading GPRS data Mobile data network is available Sending and downloading mobile data 3G is available Sending and downloading 3G data Bluetooth tethering is activated NFC is enabled Battery status The battery is c...

myXperia data activation is available Power management tip is available Mobile data is enabled Mobile data is disabled New chat message using the Hangouts™ application Video chat with friends using the Hangouts™ application The SIM card is not inserted The SIM card is an unknown SIM Upcoming calenda...

Downloading applications Downloading applications from Google Play™ Google Play™ is the official online Google store for downloading applications, games, music, movies and books. It includes both free and paid applications. Before you start downloading from Google Play™, make sure that you have a wo...

Internet and networks Browsing the web Use Google Chrome™ for Android™ to browse the web. To browse with Google Chrome™ 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap . 3 If you are using Google Chrome™ for the first time, select to either sign in to a Google™ account or browse with Google Chrome™ an...

Increasing Wi-Fi® signal strength There are a number of things you can do to increase the strength of a Wi-Fi® signal: • Move your device closer to the Wi-Fi® access point. • Move the Wi-Fi® access point away from any potential obstructions or interference. • Don’t cover the Wi-Fi® antenna area of y...

To use your device as Mobile Hotspot 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > More… > Tethering & Mobile Hotspot . 3 Tap Mobile Hotspot settings > Set up Mobile Hotspot . 4 Enter the Network name (SSID) information. 5 To select a security type, tap the Security field. If...

Synchronizing data on your device Synchronizing with online accounts Synchronize your device with contacts, email, calendar events, and other information from online accounts, for example, email accounts such as Gmail™ and Exchange ActiveSync, Facebook™, Flickr™, and Twitter™. You can synchronize da...

To set up an EAS account for synchronization 1 Make sure you have your domain and server details, provided by your corporate network administrator, available. 2 From your Home screen, tap . 3 Tap Settings > Add account > Exchange ActiveSync . 4 Enter your corporate email address and password. ...

Basic settings Accessing settings View and change settings for your device from the Settings menu. The Settings menu is accessible from both the Application screen and the Quick settings panel. To open the device settings menu from the Application screen 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Tap Settings...

To set your device to vibrate and ring mode 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Sound . 3 Mark the Vibrate when ringing checkbox. To set a ringtone 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Sound > Phone ringtone . 3 Select an option from the list or tap ...

To unlock a blocked SIM card using the PUK code 1 Enter the PUK code and tap . 2 Enter a new PIN code and tap . 3 Re-enter the new PIN code and tap . If your device requires a PUK code, please contact Verizon Wireless Customer service for the code. Screen settings To adjust the screen brightness 1 F...

To create a screen lock password 1 From your Home screen, tap > Settings > Security > Screen lock > Password . 2 Enter a password. 3 If necessary, tap to minimize the keyboard. 4 Tap Continue . 5 Re-enter and confirm your password. 6 If necessary, tap to minimize the keyboard. 7 Tap OK ....

Super-vivid mode Sony’s super-vivid mode intensifies and saturates the colors for images to increase the sharpness and contrast. To turn on Super-vivid mode 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Display > Image enhancement . 3 Tap the Super-vivid mode radio button if it is n...

To play high-resolution audio using a headset only 1 Connect the headset to your device via the headset socket. 2 Using the relevant application in your device, play the audio or video file that you want to listen to in high-resolution. Sound outputted via the headset socket/jack is by default in hi...

Typing text On-screen keyboard You can enter text with the on-screen QWERTY keyboard by tapping each letter individually, or you can use the Gesture input feature and slide your finger from letter to letter to form words. If you prefer to use a smaller version of the on-screen keyboard and input tex...

To enter text using the Gesture input function 1 When the on-screen keyboard is displayed, slide your finger from letter to letter to trace the word that you want to write. 2 After you finish entering a word, lift up your finger. A word suggestion appears based on the letters that you have traced. 3...

To enter text using the Phonepad • When appears in the Phonepad, tap each character key only once, even if the letter you want is not the first letter on the key. Tap the word that appears or tap to view more word suggestions and select a word from the list. • When appears in the Phonepad, tap the o...

5 Paste text only appears when you have text saved on the clipboard. To select text 1 Enter some text, then double-tap the text. The word you tap gets highlighted by tabs on both sides. 2 Drag the tabs to the left or right to select more text. To use the magnifier • When you enter text, tap and hold...

Calling Making calls You can make a call by manually dialing a phone number, by tapping a number saved in your contacts list, or by tapping the phone number in your call log view. You can also use the smart dial feature to quickly find numbers from your contacts list and call logs. 1 Open your conta...

To add a direct dial number to your Homescreen 1 Touch and hold an empty area on your Home screen until the device vibrates and the customization menu appears. 2 In the customization menu, tap Apps > Shortcuts . 3 Scroll through the list of applications and select Direct dial . 4 Select the conta...

Ongoing calls 1 End a call 2 Access the keypad 3 Add another caller 4 Turn on the loudspeaker during a call 5 Mute the microphone during a call To change the ear speaker volume during a call • Press the volume key up or down. To activate the screen during a call • Briefly press . Using the call log ...

To hide the call log 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Phone . 3 Tap > Hide call log . Multiple calls If you have activated call waiting, you can handle multiple calls at the same time. When it is activated, you will be notified by a beep if you receive another call. Mobile data is un...

To call your voicemail service 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Phone . 3 Touch and hold 1 . Emergency calls Your device supports international emergency numbers, for example, 112 or 911. You can normally use these numbers to make emergency calls in any country, with or without a SIM ca...

Contacts Transferring contacts There are several ways to transfer contacts to your new device. Find out more about choosing a transfer method at www.sonymobile.com/support . Transferring contacts using an online account If you sync the contacts in your old device or your computer with an online acco...

Searching and viewing contacts 1 Contacts, Calling, Favorites, and Groups tabs 2 Edit and view medical and emergency contact information 3 View contact details 4 Jump to contacts starting with the selected letter 5 Access communication options for the contact 6 Search for contacts 7 Add a contact 8 ...

contact. If you have saved a contact to a particular account and want to change it, you need to create a new contact and select a different account to save them to. If you add a plus sign and the country code before a contact's phone number, you do not have to edit the number again when you make cal...

To use existing contacts as ICE contacts 1 From your Home screen, tap , then tap . 2 Tap ICE – In Case of Emergency , then tap . 3 Mark the contacts you want to use as ICE contacts. 4 When you are done, tap Done . The ICE contacts you select must have at least a phone number which emergency personne...

Email Setting up email Use the email application in your device to send and receive email messages through your email accounts. You can have one or several email accounts at the same time, including corporate Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync accounts. To set up an email account 1 From your Home screen,...

To read your email messages 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Email . 3 If you are using several email accounts, tap and select the account that you want to check, then tap Inbox in the drop down menu. If you want to check all your email accounts at once, tap , then tap Combined inbox in...

To change the email preview pane settings 1 From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap Email . 2 Tap , then tap Settings > Split view . 3 Select an option, or a combination of options, then tap OK . To read email messages using the preview pane 1 Make sure the preview pane is activated. 2 Ope...

Email account settings To remove an email account from your device 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Email . 3 Press , then tap Settings . 4 Select the account you want to remove. 5 Tap Delete account > OK . To change the inbox check frequency 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and...

Music Transferring music to your device Using this way to get music from a computer onto your device: • Connect the device and computer using a USB cable and drag and drop music files directly into the file manager application on the computer. See Managing files using a computer on page 112. The Wal...

Walkman® homescreen 1 Drag the left edge of the screen to the right to open the Walkman® homescreen menu 2 Scroll up or down to view content 3 Play a song using the Walkman® application 4 Return to the Walkman® music player screen To play a song using the Walkman® application 1 From your Home screen...

1 Return to the Walkman® homescreen 2 Browse a music category, for example, artists , albums, or songs by my library 3 Browse all playlists 4 New releases (provided by Music Unlimited) 5 Charts (provided by Music Unlimited) 6 Featured playlists (provided by Music Unlimited) 7 Collect links to music ...

Playlists On the Walkman® homescreen, you can create your own playlists from the music that is saved on your device. To create your own playlists 1 From the Walkman® homescreen, touch and hold the name of the album or song that you want to add to a playlist. 2 In the menu that opens, tap Add to >...

To manage music from your friends on Facebook™ 1 Open the Walkman® homescreen menu, then tap Friends' music > Recent . 2 Tap an item that you want to work on. 3 Manage the item as desired. For example, to "Like" the song, tap . To comment on the song, add a comment in the comments field. ...

Camera Taking photos and recording videos 1 Zoom in or out 2 Main camera screen 3 Camera key – Activate the camera/Take photos/Record videos 4 View photos and videos 5 Take photos or record video clips 6 Go back a step or exit the camera 7 Change capturing mode settings 8 Select a pre-programmed sce...

To use the zoom function • When the camera is open, press the volume key up or down. • When the camera is open, pinch in or pinch out on the camera screen. To record a video using the camera key 1 Activate the camera. 2 Tap , and select . 3 If the video camera is not selected, tap . 4 To start recor...

To take a photo using Smile Shutter™ 1 When the camera is open and Smile Shutter™ is turned on, point the camera at your subject. The camera selects which face to focus on. 2 The face selected appears inside a colored frame and the photo is taken automatically. 3 If no smile is detected, press the c...

Multi camera Record the same scene from multiple angles on a single screen. Sound Photo Take photos with background sound. AR fun Play in your camera view finder with virtual objects and enrich your photos or videos. Superior auto Superior auto mode detects the conditions you are shooting in and aut...

Geotagging Tag photos with details of where you took them. Touch capture Identify a focus area, and then touch the camera screen with your finger. The photo is taken as soon as you release your finger. Sound Choose to turn on or turn off the shutter sound. Data storage You can choose to save your da...

20.7-megapixel resolution with 4:3 aspect ratio. Suitable for photos you want to view on non-widescreen displays or print in high resolution. 15.5MP 5248×2952(16:9) 15.5-megapixel resolution with 16:9 aspect ratio. Suitable for photos you want to view on widescreen displays. 8MP 3264×2448(4:3) 8-meg...

Touch a specific area on the camera screen to set the area of focus. Continuous autofocus is off. Touch and hold the camera screen until the yellow focus frame turns blue, indicating that the focus is set. The photo is taken when you release your finger. Object tracking When you select an object by ...

Preview You can choose to preview photos or videos just after you shoot them. Unlimited The preview of the photo or video appears after you shoot it. 5 seconds The preview of the photo or video appears for 5 seconds after you shoot it. 3 seconds The preview of the photo or video appears for 3 second...

Night portrait Use for portrait photos taken at night or in poorly lit environments. Due to the long exposure time, the camera must be held still or placed on a stable surface. Night scene Use when taking photos at night or in poorly lit environments. Due to the long exposure time, the camera must b...

Record videos suitable for sending in multimedia messages. The recording time of this video format is limited so that video files can fit in a multimedia message. This setting is only available in Manual capturing mode. Self timer With the self-timer you can record a video without holding the device...

Multi Divides the image into multiple regions, and measures each region to determine a well-balanced exposure. This setting is only available in Manual capturing mode. SteadyShot™ When recording a video, it can be difficult to hold the device steady. The stabilizer helps you by compensating for smal...

Photos and videos in Album Viewing photos and videos Use the Album application to view photos and play videos you’ve taken with your camera, or to view similar content that you've saved to your device or in the cloud. All photos and videos are displayed in a chronologically ordered grid. 1 Tap the i...

To watch a slideshow of your photos with music 1 When you are viewing a photo, tap the screen to display the toolbars, then tap > SensMe™ slideshow . 2 Select the music and theme that you want to use for the slideshow, then tap . The Album application analyses your photos and uses SensMe™ music d...

To work with batches of photos or videos in Album 1 When viewing thumbnails of photos and videos in Album, tap , then tap Select items . 2 Tap the items that you want to work with. Selected items are indicated by a blue frame. 3 Use the tools in the toolbars to work with your selected items. To acti...

To apply special effects to a photo 1 When you are viewing a photo, tap the screen to display the toolbars, then tap . 2 If prompted, select Photo editor > Just once . 3 Tap , then select an option. 4 Edit the photo as desired, then tap Save . To improve a photo using advanced settings 1 When you...

9 Scroll up or down to view content 10 View photos and videos saved in the cloud The PlayMemories Online service is not available in all countries or regions. To view photos from online services in Album 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Album , then drag the left edge of the Album homes...

Videos Watching videos in the Movies application Use the Movies application to play movies and other video content that you’ve saved or downloaded to your device. The Movies application also helps you get poster art, plot summaries, genre info, and director details for each movie. You can also play ...

To change the sound settings while a video is playing 1 While a video is playing, tap the screen to display the controls. 2 Tap , then tap Audio settings . 3 Mark the checkboxes for the sound settings that you want to activate. 4 When you're finished, tap OK . To share a video 1 When a video saved u...

Connectivity Mirroring the screen of your device on a TV using a cable You can connect your device to a TV set using an MHL cable or an HDMI cable to view content saved in your device on the TV screen. When you connect your device in this way to a compatible TV set, the TV launcher application opens...

To mirror the screen of your device on a TV screen 1 TV : Follow the instructions in the User guide for your TV to turn on the screen mirroring function. 2 Your device : From your Home screen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Xperia™ Connectivity > Screen mirroring > Start . 4 Select the dev...

with are called client devices. For example, a TV, computer or tablet can act as client devices. Your device works as a media server when it makes content available to client devices. When you set up file sharing on your device, you must also give access permission to client devices. After you do so...

play, content received from your device. A DMR device can be, for example, a TV with DLNA function, or a PC running Windows® 7 or higher. The settings for enabling the Digital Media Renderer may vary depending on the device used. Refer to the user guide for the respective device for more detailed in...

To connect a DUALSHOCK™4 wireless controller to your phone 1 > Settings > Xperia™ Connectivity > DUALSHOCK™3/DUALSHOCK™4 . 2 Select DUALSHOCK™4 , and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the connection. This feature will be made available starting November 2014. NFC Use Near Field C...

To share a photo or video with another device using NFC 1 Make sure that both devices have the NFC function turned on, and that both screens are active. 2 To view photos and videos in your device, go to your Home screen, tap , then find and tap Album . 3 Tap the photo or video that you want to share...

Bluetooth® wireless technology Use the Bluetooth® function to send files to other Bluetooth®-compatible devices, or to connect to hands-free accessories.Bluetooth® connections work better within 33 feet (10 meters), with no solid objects in between. In some cases you have to manually pair your devic...

Smart apps and features that save you time Controlling accessories and settings with Smart Connect Use the Smart Connect application to set what happens in your device when you connect or disconnect an accessory. For example, you can decide to always start the FM radio application when you connect a...

To create a Smart Connect event 1 From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap . 2 If you are opening Smart Connect for the first time, tap OK to close the introduction screen. 3 On the Events tab, tap . 4 If you are creating an event for the first time, tap OK again to close the introduction scre...

Travel and maps Using location services Location services allow applications such as Maps and the camera to use information from cellular and Wi-Fi® networks as well as Global Positioning System (GPS) information to determine your approximate location. If you're not within a clear line of sight of G...

Google Maps™ and navigation Use Google Maps™ to track your current location, view real-time traffic situations, and receive detailed directions to your destination.When you view a map, you use data traffic to get an Internet connection, and data is transferred to your device. So it's a good idea to ...

To make a map available offline 1 While viewing a map, tap the search field. 2 Scroll to the bottom and tap Make this map area available offline . The area shown on the map gets saved to your device. To learn more about Google Maps™ • When you use Google Maps™, tap , then tap Help . Using your devic...

Calendar and alarm clock Calendar Use the Calendar application to manage your time schedule. If you have signed into and synchronized your device with one or several online accounts that include calendars, for example, your Google™ account or Exchange ActiveSync account, then calendar events from th...

To display national holidays in the Calendar application 1 From your Home screen, tap , then tap Calendar . 2 Tap , then tap Settings . 3 Tap National holidays . 4 Select an option, or a combination of options, then tap OK . To display birthdays in the Calendar application 1 From your Home screen, t...

Support and maintenance Help for your device Use the Help application in your device to read Get started guide and User guide, get to know icon glossary, view your usage and customize your features of Verizon mobile, and watch help videos and other product-related information. To access the Help app...

Image Playback Decoder format Supported in file format BMP BMP (.bmp) GIF GIF (.gif) JPEG JPEG (.jpg, .jpeg) PNG PNG (.png) WebP WebP (.webp) Windows bitmap BMP (.bmp) Image Capture Encoder format Supported in file format JPEG JPEG (.jpg) Video Playback Decoder format Supported in file format MPEG-4...

If you have a Google™ account, the my Xperia web service can help you locate and secure your device if you ever lose it. You can: • Locate your device on a map. • Sound an alert, even if the device is in silent mode. • Remotely lock the device and make the device display your contact information to ...

To manage your battery consumption 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Battery > App power consumption . An overview appears showing applications that have high data traffic rates or that you have not used for a long time. 3 Review the information, then act as required, fo...

To select which applications to run in STAMINA mode 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Battery , then tap STAMINA mode . 3 Activate STAMINA mode if it is deactivated. 4 Make sure that the Extended standby checkbox is marked, then tap Apps active in standby > Add applicati...

To transfer media files to the memory card 1 Make sure you have a memory card inserted in your device. 2 From your Home screen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Storage > Transfer data to SD card . 4 Mark the file types you want to transfer to the memory card. 5 Tap Transfer . To stop applicati...

To connect wirelessly to a paired device 1 Make sure Media transfer mode is enabled on your device. It is normally enabled by default. 2 Make sure the Wi-Fi ® function is turned on. 3 From your Home screen, tap . 4 Find and tap Settings > Xperia™ Connectivity > USB Connectivity . 5 Under Wirel...

1 Before you start, make sure to back up any important data that is saved on the internal memory of your device to a memory card or other non-internal memory. 2 From your Home screen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Backup & reset > Factory data reset . 4 Tap Reset phone . 5 If required, d...

Resistance to solid objects and dust Resistance to water IP0X: No special protection IPX0: No special protection IP1X: Protected against solid objects > 50 mm in diameter IPX1: Protected against dripping water IP2X: Protected against solid objects > 12.5 mm in diameter IPX2: Protected against ...