Sony Ericsson X8 - Manual

X8

User guide – short version

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User guide in the phone

An extended User guide is available in your phone.

The extended User guide is also available at

www.sonyericsson.com/support

.

To access the User guide in your phone

1

From the

Home screen

, drag upwards.

2

Find and tap

User guide

.

If the supplied memory card is not inserted into your

phone, you can access the User guide by selecting the

Online user guide

option after you tap

User guide

in

step 2.

User support application

The support application is your window to Sony Ericsson

support. Watch how-to videos, get the latest support news,

enter the support zone or get the latest software for your

phone.

To open the user support application

•

From the

Home screen

, flick through the horizontal list of

widgets and tap

Support

.

Experience more. Discover

how.

Visit

www.sonyericsson.com/support

to get the most from

your phone.

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Important information

Please read the

Important information

leaflet before

you use your mobile phone.

Some of the services and features described in this

User guide are not supported in all countries/regions

or by all networks and/or service providers in all areas.

Without limitation, this applies to the GSM International

Emergency Number 112. Please contact your network

operator or service provider to determine availability of

any specific service or feature and whether additional

access or usage fees apply.

Assembly

To remove the battery cover

•

Insert the tip of your finger or a thin object into the opening

on the side of the phone, between the phone and the

battery cover, and slowly lift up the cover.

Do not use sharp objects that may damage parts of the

phone.

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To insert the SIM card and the memory card

1

2

•

Slide in the SIM card and the memory card with the gold-

coloured contacts facing down.

To insert the battery

•

Insert the battery with the battery usage labels facing

down and the connectors facing each other.

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To attach the battery cover

1

2

1

Secure the left side of the battery cover by aligning it into

the openings on the rear left of the phone.

2

Press the right side of the battery cover down to lock the

cover into place.

Turning the phone on and off

To turn on the phone

1

Press and hold down the

key on the top of the

phone.

2

Press to unlock the screen.

3

Enter your SIM card PIN, when requested, and select

OK

.

4

At first startup, follow the instructions in Setup guide.

Your PIN is supplied by your network operator. If you

want to correct a mistake made while entering your

SIM card PIN, press .

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To turn off the phone

1

Press and hold

until the options menu opens.

2

In the options menu, tap

Power off

.

3

Tap

OK

.

To activate the screen

•

Press

.

Starting your phone for the first

time

The first time you start your phone, a setup guide helps you

enter essential phone settings and set up your email and

online services accounts. This is also a good time to use

Sony Ericsson Sync to synchronise your old contacts with

your new phone or to import contacts from a SIM card. You

can also access the setup guide later from the

Settings

menu.

To set the language

1

Scroll through the available languages list.

2

Tap the language you want to use in your phone. The

language is marked.

3

Tap

Save

.

If you choose the wrong language and cannot read

the menu texts, go to

www.sonyericsson.com/support

for help.

Internet and messaging settings

To send text and multimedia messages and to access the

Internet, you must have a 2G/3G mobile data connection

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and the correct settings. There are different ways to get

these settings:

•

For most mobile phone networks and operators, Internet

and messaging settings come preinstalled on your

phone. You can then start using the Internet and send

messages right away.

•

In some cases you will get the option to download

Internet and messaging settings the first time you turn on

your phone. It is also possible to download these settings

later from the

Settings

menu.

•

You can manually add and change Internet and network

settings in your phone at any time. Contact your network

operator for detailed information on your Internet and

messaging settings.

To import contacts from the SIM card

When you copy contacts from a phone to a SIM card,

the amount and the type of information you can

transfer for each contact is limited. To get more help

on how to copy contacts between two phones, go to

www.sonyericsson.com/support

from your computer.

1

When you start your phone for the first time, the setup

wizard prompts you to import your SIM contacts. Tap

Import contacts

.

2

When you are asked to confirm if you want to import your

contacts from the SIM card to the phone, tap

Yes

.

To set the time and date

1

From the setup guide, tap

Time & date

.

2

Unmark the

Automatic

checkbox, if it is marked.

3

Tap

Set date

or

Set time

.

4

Tap or to adjust the date or hour and minute.

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Home screen

The

Home screen

is the starting point of your phone. You

can personalise the

Home screen

by adding widgets, or by

changing the wallpaper and the applications in the corners.

A widget is a part of an application on the

Home

screen

. It displays important information from a

particular application. For example, the Sony Ericsson
Timescape™ widget displays incoming messages and
the Media widget allows you to start playing music
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To view the extended Home screen

•

Drag your finger to the sides of the screen.

To change the Home screen wallpaper

1

Press .

2

Tap

Change wallpaper

.

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To charge the phone using a computer

1

Connect the phone to a USB port on a computer using

the USB cable included in the phone kit.

2

Tap

Charge phone

.

Using the hardware keys

Menu

•

Open a list of options available in the

current screen or application

Home

•

Go to the

Home screen

or to the

applications panes from any

application or screen

•

Open the recently used applications

window

Back

•

Go back to the previous screen

•

Close the onscreen keypad, a dialog

box, an options menu, or the

Notification panel

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Charging the battery

The phone battery is partly charged when you buy the

phone. It may take a few minutes before the battery icon

appears on the screen when you connect the phone to a

power source. You can still use your phone while it is

charging.

The battery will start to discharge a little after it is fully
charged and then charges again after a certain time.
This is to extend battery life and may result in the
charge status showing a level below 100 percent.

1

2

To charge the phone using the power adapter

•

Connect the phone to a power outlet using the USB cable

and the power adapter.

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12 Camera lens

12

13

14

15

16

13 Volume key
14 Camera key
15 Speaker
16 Strap holder

LED status

Green

The battery is fully charged

Flashing red

The battery level is low

Orange

The battery is charging. The battery level

is between low and full

Flashing

green

There is a pending message or you have

missed a call

While the phone is charging but the battery level is still

low, pending notifications (flashing green) are not

indicated by the LED.

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To set up Timescape™ to work with Twitter™

1

From the setup guide, tap

Twitter

.

2

Tap

Username

, enter your Twitter™ username and tap

Next

.

3

Enter your password and tap

Done

.

To transfer contacts using Sony Ericsson Sync

Before you can transfer contacts to your new phone

using this method, you need to set up a Sony Ericsson

account and synchronise your old phone with this

account. Go to

www.sonyericsson.com/user

for more

information.

1

From the setup guide, tap

Sync

.

2

Tap

Sony Ericsson Sync

.

3

Enter your username and password, then tap

Log in

.

4

Tap

Save

. The phone will now synchronise contacts,

calendar events and bookmarks with your

Sony Ericsson account.

5

Press

to return to the setup guide.

To exit the setup guide

•

When you are finished with the setup guide, tap

Done

.

To access the setup guide

1

From the

Home screen

, drag upwards.

2

Find and tap

Settings

>

Basic settings

>

Setup guide

.

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5

Tap

Set

.

6

Press

to go back to the setup guide.

While setting time, you can shift between 12-hour and

24-hour format. If you want to use

AM

and

PM

, you

have to unmark

Use 24-hour format

.

To set up your phone to use Google™ services

1

From the setup guide, tap

Google account

.

2

Tap

Next

.

3

Tap

Sign in

if you want to use an existing Google™

account, or

Create

if you want to create a new account.

Follow the on-screen instructions to finish setting up your

phone with a Google™ account.

To set up an email account

1

From the setup guide, tap

Email

.

2

Tap

Email address

, enter your email address and tap

Next

.

3

Enter your password and tap

Done

.

4

Tap

Continue

.

5

If the phone cannot download your email account

settings automatically, enter the account settings

manually.

If you need to enter the settings manually, contact

your email service provider for the correct email

account settings. For example, you need to know if

the account type is POP3 or IMAP.

To set up Timescape™ to work with Facebook™

1

From the setup guide, tap

Facebook

.

2

Tap

Username

, enter your Facebook™ username and

tap

Next

.

3

Enter your password and tap

Done

.

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Getting to know your phone

Phone overview

1

3.5 mm headset

connector

1

2

3

5
6
7

8

4

10

9

11

2

Power key/Screen lock

3

Connector for charger/

USB cable

4

Proximity sensor

5

Ear speaker

6

Notification LED

7

Light sensor

8

Touch screen

9

Menu key

10 Home key
11 Back key

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3

Select an option.

To add widgets to the Home screen

1

Press .

2

Tap

Arrange widgets

>

Add widget

.

3

Select a widget from the list.

4

Press

to exit the edit mode.

Status bar

A status bar at the top of the screen displays phone status

information and notifications. Notification icons appear on

the left side of the status bar. Phone status icons appear on

the right side. From the status bar you can access the

notification panel.

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Notification panel

In the Notification panel, notification icons are displayed in

a detailed view. You can open notifications, such as

messages, reminders, or event notifications directly from

the Notification panel. You can also open running

applications such as the music player or the radio.

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To open the Notification panel

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•

Drag the status bar downwards.

To close the Notification panel

•

Press

.

•

Drag the Notification panel upwards.

To open a running application from the Notification panel

•

From the Notification panel, tap the icon for the running

application to open it.

Applications panes

You can access your applications in the phone using the

applications panes. The applications panes extend beyond

the screen. You can create new panes and arrange the

applications according to your preferences.

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Shows which applications pane you are in

To open the applications panes

You can open the applications panes by different

ways.

•

From the

Home screen

, drag upwards.

•

From the

Home screen

, tap .

•

Flick the

Home screen

upwards.

•

From the

Home screen

, press .

To browse the applications panes

•

From the applications panes, flick right or left.

To create a new applications pane

1

From the

Home screen

, press .

2

Tap

Arrange icons

.

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3

Touch and hold an item in the last pane until it vibrates

and then drag it to the right.

4

Press

to exit the edit mode.

To move an application

1

From the

Home screen

, press .

2

Tap

Arrange icons

.

3

Touch and hold an item until it vibrates and drag it to one

of the corners or to another application pane. If you move

an item in the last applications pane, the pane switches

to the next pane.

4

Press

to exit the edit mode.

The items in the applications panes are not shortcuts

to the applications but the actual applications. When

you move an application from the applications panes

to corners or vice versa, the actual application gets

moved and not shortcut. There are no shortcuts to the

applications.

Using the touch screen

This phone is equipped with a conductive display.
Moisture on the screen may prevent proper
functionality.

To open or highlight an item

•

Tap the item.

To mark or unmark options

•

Tap the relevant checkbox or in some cases the right side

of the list option, to mark or unmark an option.

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Marked checkbox
Unmarked checkbox
Marked list option
Unmarked list option

To pan

•

When this option is available, drag the screen to pan.

To zoom

•

When available, tap

or

to zoom in or out.

•

Touch, hold and drag upwards or downwards to zoom in

or out.

You may have to drag your finger on the screen (in any

direction) to make the zoom icons appear.

Scrolling

You can scroll up or down, and on some webpages you can

also scroll to the sides.

Dragging or flicking will not activate anything on the

screen.

Using the keyboard

When you start an application or select a field that requires

text or numbers, the keyboard appears.

To display the keyboard to enter text

•

Tap a text entry field.

To hide the keyboard

•

When you enter text, tap

.

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To enter text

•

To enter a character visible on the keyboard, tap the

character.

•

To enter a letter variant, touch and hold a regular

keyboard letter to get a list of available options, then

select from the list. For example, to enter "é", touch and

hold "e" until a list appears, then select "é" from the list.

To shift between upper-case and lower-case letters

•

Before you enter a letter, tap

.

To enter numbers or symbols

•

When you enter text, tap

. A keyboard with numbers

and symbols appears.

To edit text

1

When you enter text, touch and hold the text field until the

Edit text

menu appears.

2

Select an option.

To change writing language

1

When you enter text, tap

, or touch and hold

.

2

Tap

Writing languages

.

3

Select the languages you want to use for writing. When

you are finished, press

repeatedly to return to entering

text.

4

If you have selected more than one input language, tap

to switch between the selected writing languages.

Phone settings overview

You can set up the phone to suit your requirements, for

example,

Date & time

,

Wireless controls

and

Data

synchronization

.

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To access the phone settings

1

From the

Home screen

, drag upwards.

2

Find and tap

Settings

.

To change the SIM card PIN

1

From the

Home screen

, drag upwards.

2

Find and tap

Settings

>

Security & location

>

Set up

SIM card lock

>

Change SIM PIN

.

3

Enter the old SIM card PIN and tap

OK

.

4

Enter the new SIM card PIN and tap

OK

.

To download Internet and messaging settings

1

From the

Home screen

, drag upwards.

2

Find and tap

Settings

>

Basic settings

>

Settings

download

.

To turn off all data traffic

1

From the

Home screen

, drag upwards.

2

Find and tap

Settings

>

Wireless controls

>

Mobile

networks

.

3

Unmark the

Data traffic

checkbox.

Calling

To make an emergency call

1

From the

Home screen

, tap .

2

Enter the emergency number and tap . To delete a

number, tap

.

You can make an emergency call without a SIM card

inserted.

To make an emergency call while the SIM card is locked

1

Tap

Emergency call

.

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