Sony ST23a - Manual

Getting started Assembly To remove the battery cover • Insert the tip of your finger firmly into the opening on the bottom side of the phone, between the phone and the battery cover. Then lift up the cover slowly but firmly. Do not use sharp objects that may damage parts of the phone. To remove the ...

Turning the phone on and off To turn on the phone 1 Press and hold down the power key on the top of the phone until the phone vibrates. 2 If your screen goes dark, briefly press the power key to activate the screen. 3 To unlock the screen, drag to the right across the screen. 4 Enter your SIM card P...

To lock the screen manually • When the screen is active, briefly press the power key . Accounts and services Sign in to your online service accounts from your phone and benefit from a range of services. Combine services and get even more out of them. For example, collect contacts from your Google™ a...

Getting to know your phone Phone overview 6 10 11 7 8 5 3 1 4 2 9 16 19 20 17 18 15 13 14 12 1. Proximity sensor 12. Proximity sensor 23. Notification LED light4. Front camera lens5. Ear speaker6. Volume/Zoom key7. Touchscreen8. Menu key9. Home key10. Notification light for social networking service...

Using the keys Back • Go back to the previous screen • Close the on-screen keypad, a dialog box, an options menu, or the Notification panel Home • Go to the Home screen • Press and hold to open a window showing your most recently used applications Menu • Open a list of options available in the curre...

To charge the phone 1 Plug the phone 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 phone, with the USB symbol facing up. The battery status LED lights up when charg...

applications, such as YouTube™. Some applications downloaded from Google Play™ may also consume more power. • Close and exit applications that you are not using. • Lower the screen display brightness level. • Turn off your phone or activate the Airplane mode setting if you are in an area with no net...

Using the touchscreen A protective plastic sheet is attached to the screen of your phone when you buy it. You should peel off this sheet before using the touchscreen. Otherwise, the touchscreen might not function properly.When your phone is on and left idle for a set period of time, the screen darke...

To scroll • Drag or flick your finger in the direction you want to scroll on the screen. To scroll more quickly, flick your finger in the direction you want to go on the screen. To flick • To scroll more quickly, flick your finger in the direction you want to go on the screen. You can wait for the s...

The items in the bar at the bottom of the screen are always available for quick access. To go to the Home screen • Press . To browse the Home screen • Flick right or left. To share an item from your Home screen 1 Press to open your Home screen. 2 Touch and hold an item until it magnifies and the pho...

Changing the background of your Home screen Adapt the Home screen to your own style using wallpapers and different themes. To change your Home screen wallpaper 1 From your Home screen, press . 2 Tap Wallpaper , then select an option. You can use a photo you have taken, or an animation. Go to Google ...

To open the Application screen • From your Home screen, tap . To browse the Application screen • Open the Application screen, then flick right or left. To create a shortcut to an application on the Home screen 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Touch and hold an application until it appears on your Ho...

To open a menu in an application • While using the application, press . A menu is not available in all applications. Rearranging your Application screen Move the applications around on the Application screen according to your preferences. To arrange applications on the Application screen 1 From your...

To open the Notification panel • Drag the status bar downwards. To close the Notification panel • Drag the tab at the bottom of the Notification panel upward. To open a running application from the Notification panel • Tap the icon for the running application to open it. To open the phone settings m...

To access the phone settings 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Tap Settings . You can also drag the status bar downward on the Home screen and tap to access the phone settings. Typing text On-screen keyboard Tap the keys of the on-screen QWERTY keyboard to enter text conveniently. Some applications o...

To enter text using the on-screen keyboard • To enter a character visible on the keyboard, tap the character. • To enter a character variant, touch and hold a regular keyboard character to get a list of available options, then select from the list. For example, to enter "é", touch and hold &...

To edit text in landscape orientation 1 When you enter text, touch and hold the text field until Edit... appears. 2 Select the text you want to work with, then tap Edit... and select an option. To paste text from the clipboard, you can also hold the text field until Paste appears, then tap Paste . P...

To enter text using the Phonepad • When appears in the Phonepad, tap each character key only once, even if theletter 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 on...

To adjust the ring volume with the volume key • Press the volume key up or down. To adjust the media playing volume with the volume key • When playing music or watching video, press the volume key up or down. Adjusting the sound settings You can adjust the sound settings in your phone. For example, ...

Phone language You can select a language to use in your phone. To change the phone language 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Language & input > Language . 3 Select an option. If you select the wrong language and cannot read the menu texts, find and tap the Settings ...

To format the memory card 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Storage > Unmount SD card . 3 After you have unmounted the memory card, tap Erase SD card . Using a headset with your phone Use the accessories provided with your phone, or other compatible accessories, for opti...

Access Point Names (APNs) An APN is used to establish data connections between your phone and the Internet. The APN defines which type of IP address to use, which security methods to invoke, and which fixed-end connections to use. Checking the APN is useful when you cannot access the Internet, have ...

To set a data usage limit 1 Make sure that you have turned on data traffic. 2 From your Home screen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Data usage . 4 Mark the Set mobile data limit checkbox if it is not marked, then tap OK . 5 To set the data usage limit, drag the lines to the desired values. Once ...

To turn off all data traffic 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > More… > Mobile networks . 3 Unmark the Data enabled checkbox. Data roaming Depending on your service provider, it might be possible to allow mobile data connections via 2G/3G outside of your home network (roa...

Calling Emergency calls Your phone 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 the SIM card inserted if you are within range of a network. To make an emergency call 1 From your Home scre...

To turn on the loudspeaker during a call • Tap . To mute the microphone during a call • Tap . To activate the screen during a call • Press . To enter numbers during a call 1 During a call, tap . A keypad appears. 2 Enter numbers. To mute the ringtone for an incoming call • When you receive the call,...

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. To activate or deactivate call waiting 1 From the Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Call settings > Ad...

Call settings Barring calls You can bar all or certain categories of incoming and outgoing calls. When you use call barring for the first time, you need to enter your PUK (Personal Unblocking Key) and then a new password to activate the call barring function. To bar incoming or outgoing calls 1 From...

Fixed Dialing Numbers If you have received a PIN2 code from your service provider, you can use a list of Fixed Dialing Numbers (FDN) to restrict outgoing calls. To enable or disable fixed dialing 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Call settings > Fixed dialing numbers . 3...

Contacts Use the Contacts application to store and manage all your numbers, email addresses, and other contact data in one place. Just tap on a contact to see all communications with that contact in one easy overview.You can add new contacts in your phone and synchronize them with contacts saved iny...

Transferring contacts using an Apple® Mac® computer For detailed instructions on how to use an Apple Mac computer to transfer contacts from your old phone, go to www.sonymobile.com/support/contacts . Transferring contacts using synchronization accounts Your phone works with popular online synchroniz...

Contacts screen overview 2 1 6 5 4 3 1 Tap here to create a contact 2 Contact search field 3 Touch a contact to view its details 4 Alphabetical index for browsing contacts 5 Tap a contact thumbnail to access the Quick Contact menu 6 Shortcut tabs Managing your contacts You can create, edit and synch...

To edit a contact 1 From the Home screen, tap , then tap . 2 Touch and hold the contact you want to edit, then tap Edit contact . 3 Edit the desired information. When you are finished, tap Done . To associate a picture with a contact 1 From your Home screen, tap , then tap . 2 Touch and hold the con...

To mark or unmark a contact as a favorite 1 From the Home screen, tap , then tap . 2 Tap the contact you want to add to or remove from your favorites. 3 Tap . Groups You can assign contacts to groups to get quicker access to them from within the Contacts application. To assign a contact to a group 1...

Backing up contacts You can use a memory card, a SIM card, or an online synchronization tool such asMicrosoft ® Exchange ActiveSync ® to back up contacts. To export all contacts to a memory card 1 From your Home screen, tap , then tap . 2 Press , then tap Back up contacts > Memory Card . 3 Tap OK...

Messaging Using text and multimedia messaging You can send and receive text messages from your phone using SMS (Short Message Service). If your subscription includes MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service), you can also send and receive messages that contain media files, for example, pictures and videos....

To delete conversations 1 From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap . 2 Press , then tap Delete several . 3 Mark the checkboxes for the conversations you want to delete, then tap Delete . To save a sender's number to a contact 1 From your Home screen, tap , then tap Messaging . 2 Tap a conversa...

E-mail Use the Email application in your phone to send and receive emails through your regular email account or through your corporate account. Or you can do both. Your phone can handle several email accounts at the same time. You can set up these accounts to run through one combined inbox, or throu...

To receive email messages 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap . The inbox of your default email account appears. 3 If you want to check another email account that you have set up on your phone,tap the bar containing , then select the account you want to check. If you wantto check all your ...

To forward an email message 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap . The inbox of your default email account appears. If you want tocheck another email account that you have set up on your phone, tap the barcontaining , then select the account you want to check. 3 Find and tap the message you...

To set an email account as your default account 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap . 3 Press , then tap Settings . 4 Tap the account you want to use as the default account for composing and sending emails. 5 Mark the Default account checkbox. The inbox of the default account appears every...

Google Talk™ You can use Google Talk™ instant messaging in your phone to chat with friends who also use this application. To start Google Talk™ 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Talk . To reply to an instant message with Talk 1 When someone contacts you on Talk , appears in the status ba...

Getting started with Google Play™ Open Google Play™ and enter a world of applications and games. You can browse these applications and games through different categories. You can also rate an application or game and send feedback on it.To use Google Play™, you need to have a Google™ account. See To ...

To delete an installed application 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings . 3 Tap Apps . 4 Select the application you want to delete. 5 Tap Uninstall . It is not possible to delete some preinstalled applications. Permissions Some applications need to access parts of your phone to be ...

PlayNow™ service You can use the PlayNow™ service to download applications, music, games, ringtones, and wallpapers. The PlayNow™ service offers both free and non-free downloads. The PlayNow™ service is not available in all countries. Before you download content Before you download, make sure that y...

Getting organized Calendar Your phone has a calendar for managing your time schedule. If you have a Google™ account, you can also synchronize your phone calendar with your web calendar. See Synchronizing data on your phone on page 60. To set the calendar view 1 From your Home screen, tap , then find...

Scanning with the NeoReader™ application Use your phone as a barcode scanner to find out more about items you scan. For example, you see a coat in a magazine ad and want to find the nearest retail outlet to buy it. If the ad contains a readable barcode, the NeoReader™ application uses this code to a...

Synchronizing data on your phone You can sync contacts, email, calendar events, and other information with your phone from multiple email accounts, synchronization services, and other kinds of accounts, depending on the applications installed on your phone. Synchronizing your phone with other inform...

To remove a Google™ account from your phone 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Tap Settings > Accounts & sync . 3 Tap the Google™ account you want to remove from the accounts list. 4 Press , then tap Remove account . 5 Tap Remove account again to confirm. Synchronizing your corporate email, cal...

Synchronizing with Facebook™ There are two ways to use Facebook™ on your phone. You can use the standard Facebook application to access your online Facebook account, or you can synchronize your Facebook account with your phone and get direct access to Facebook content from a range of other applicati...

Connecting to wireless networks You can access the Internet wirelessly from your phone using Wi-Fi® technology. This way you can browse the web and access cheaper call and data rates.If your company or organization has a virtual private network (VPN), you can connect to this network with your phone....

Advanced Wi-Fi® settings Before you add a Wi-Fi® network manually, you need to turn on the Wi-Fi® setting in your phone. Wi-Fi® network status When you are connected to a Wi-Fi® network or when there are Wi-Fi® networks available in your vicinity, it is possible to see the status of these Wi-Fi® net...

Portable Wi-Fi® hotspot is active Both USB tethering and portable hotspot are active To share your phone’s data connection using a USB cable 1 Deactivate all USB cable connections to your phone. 2 Using the USB cable that came with your phone, connect your phone to a computer. 3 From your Home scree...

Web browser Use your web browser to view and navigate web pages, add pages as bookmarks, and save pages for offline viewing. You can open up to 16 windows at the same time and switch among them easily. You can also request the desktop version of a web page if you don't want to view the mobile versio...

To zoom in or out on a web page Use one of the following methods to zoom in or out on a web page: • Double-tap to zoom in on the web page, or double-tap again to zoom out. • Touch an area of the page with two fingers at once and spread them apart to zoom in, or pinch them together to zoom out. To re...

Managing text and images To find text on a web page 1 When you are viewing a web page, press . 2 Tap Find on page . 3 Enter your search text. Characters that match your search get highlighted on the web page. 4 Tap the up or down arrows to go to the previous or next highlighted item. 5 Tap to close ...

Downloading from the web You can download applications and content when you browse the web using the web browser in your phone. Usually you have to touch a download link for the desired file and the download then starts automatically. To view your downloaded files 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Fi...

Auto-filling text Auto-filling allows you to automatically enter data such as names and addresses on various web forms, so you don’t have to enter the same information repeatedly on different web pages. To create text for auto-filling 1 When the browser is open, press . 2 Tap Settings > General ....

Music Get the most out of your Walkman™ player. Listen to and organize music, audio books and podcasts that you have transferred to your memory card from a computer, or purchased and downloaded from online stores.To make content easily available to the music player, you can use the Media Go™ applica...

To share a track 1 When browsing your tracks in the WALKMAN player library, touch and hold a track title. 2 Tap Send . 3 Select an available transfer method, and follow the on-screen instructions. You can also share albums and playlists this way. You might not be able to copy, send or transfer copyr...

6 Browse your favorite playlists 7 Collect links to music and music-related content that you and your friends have shared using online services 8 Browse all playlists 9 Browse audio by track 10 Browse by album Using My music to organize your tracks Tap the My Music tab in the Walkman™ player to get ...

To play tracks in random order 1 In the Walkman™ player, tap MY MUSIC . 2 Tap and navigate to an album, or tap and browse to a playlist. 3 Open the album or playlist by tapping its name. 4 Tap to turn on Shuffle mode . Playlists The Walkman™ player automatically creates Smart playlists on the playli...

Identifying music using TrackID technology Use the TrackID™ music recognition service to identify a music track you hear playing in your surroundings. Just record a short sample of the song and you’ll get artist, title and album info within seconds. You can purchase tracks identified by TrackID™ and...

Using the FM radio The FM radio in your phone works like any FM radio. For example, you can browse and listen to FM radio stations and save them as favorites. You must connect a wired headset or headphones to the phone before you can use the radio. This is because the headset or headphones act as an...

To save a channel as a favorite 1 When the radio is open, navigate to the channel that you want to save as a favorite. 2 Tap . To remove a channel as a favorite 1 When the radio is open, navigate to the channel that you want to remove as a favorite. 2 Tap . To move between favorite channels • When t...

Taking photos and recording videos Take a photo or record a video with the camera in your phone. You can hold the camera horizontally or vertically. Use the front camera to take self-portraits. Photos and videos are saved automatically on the memory card. Share a photo or a video with friends, or up...

To take a photo by tapping the on-screen button 1 Activate the camera. 2 If the still camera is not selected, drag to . 3 To display all settings, press . 4 Tap Capturing method and select On-screen button if it is not already selected. 5 Point the camera toward the subject. 6 Tap the on-screen butt...

To turn on geotagging 1 Activate the camera. 2 If the still camera is not selected, drag to . 3 Press , then tap Geotagging > On . 4 Tap OK to agree to enable GPS and/or wireless networks. 5 Check the options you want to select under Location services . 6 After you confirm your settings, press to...

Metering This function automatically determines a well-balanced exposure by measuring the amount of light striking the image you want to capture. Center Adjust the exposure to the center of the image. Average Calculate the exposure based on the amount of light striking the whole image. Spot Adjust t...

100 Sets the ISO sensitivity to 100. 200 Sets the ISO sensitivity to 200. 400 Sets the ISO sensitivity to 400. 800 Sets the ISO sensitivity to 800. This setting is only available in Normal capturing mode. Flash Use the flash to take photos when lighting conditions are poor or when there is a backlig...

Geotagging Tag photos with details of where you took them. On When geotagging is turned on, the approximate geographical location is added to photos when you take them. To use geotagging, you must enable location features from the Settings menu. See Using location services to find your position on p...

Using the video camera To record a video by tapping the screen 1 Activate the camera. 2 If the video camera is not selected, drag to . 3 To display all settings, press . 4 Tap Capturing method > Touch capture if it is not already selected. 5 Tap the camera screen to start recording. 6 Tap the cam...

Multimedia message Record videos suitable for sending in multimedia messages. The recording time of this video format is limited to fit in a multimedia message. Self timer With the self timer you can record a video without holding the phone. Use it to record group videos where everyone can be in the...

Viewing photos and videos in Album Use Album to view photos and play videos that you’ve taken with your phone camera, or to view similar content that you've downloaded or copied to the memory card. You can add geotags to your photos and videos, and then view them on a world map. In Album, you can al...

4 Tap a photo or video to view it. 5 Scroll up or down to view content. 6 Switch to a list view of all folders containing pictures and videos saved on your phone. 7 List view of all folders containing pictures and videos saved on your phone. 8 Tap to return to grid view in the Pictures tab. 9 The nu...

To delete a photo 1 When you are viewing a photo, tap the screen to display the toolbars, then tap . 2 Tap OK . Working with videos in Album Use Album to watch videos that you’ve taken with the camera, downloaded, or copied to your memory card. You can also share your videos with friends, or upload ...

Overview of Maps tab 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 The number of geotagged photos and videos. 2 Double tap to zoom in. Pinch to zoom out. Drag to view different parts of the map. 3 A group of photos and/or videos geotagged with the same location. 4 Thumbnails of the selected group of photos and/or videos. Tap an it...

To change the map view in Album • When viewing the map in Album, press , then select Classic view or Satellite view . Viewing your online albums In Album, you can view the photos and videos you've uploaded to online services, such as Picasa™ and Facebook™. View comments from your friends and add you...

Playing video clips in Movies Use the Movies application to play movies that you’ve copied or downloaded to your phone. Movies also helps you get poster art, plot summaries, genre info, and director details for each movie. You can share your favorite movies with friends, for example, via Bluetooth™ ...

Sharing content with DLNA Certified™ devices You can view or play media content saved in your phone on other devices such as, for example, a TV, a PlayStation®3, a computer, or a tablet. Such devices must be DLNA Certified™ by the Digital Living Network Alliance and must be connected to the same Wi-...

To change the access level of a registered client device 1 From the Home screen, tap , then find and tap Connected devices . 2 Select a client device from the Registered devices list. 3 Tap Change access level and select an option. To get help about sharing content with other DLNA Certified™ devices...

Bluetooth™ wireless technology Use the Bluetooth™ function to send files to other Bluetooth™ compatible devices, or to connect to handsfree accessories. Turn on the Bluetooth™ function in your phone and create wireless connections to other Bluetooth™ compatible devices such as computers, handsfree a...

To connect your phone to another Bluetooth™ device 1 If you are connecting to a Bluetooth device that requires you to first pair your phone before connecting, follow the relevant steps to pair your phone with that device. 2 From your Home screen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Bluetooth . 4 Tap ...

Connecting your phone to a computer Connect your phone to a computer and start transferring pictures, music and other file types. The easiest ways to connect are using a USB cable or Bluetooth wireless technology.When you connect your phone to the computer using a USB cable, you are prompted to inst...

To connect paired devices wirelessly in Media transfer mode 1 Make sure Media transfer mode is enabled on your phone. It is normally enabled by default. 2 From your Home screen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Xperia™ > Connectivity . 4 Tap the paired device that you want to connect to under T...

Using location services to find your position Use your phone to find out where you are. There are two methods: GPS and wireless networks. Enable the wireless networks option if you only need your approximate location, and want it fast. If you want a more exact position, and have a clear view of the ...

Google Maps™ Track your current location, view real-time traffic situations and receive detailed directions to your destination. Before taking trips, you can download and save maps to your memory card to avoid high roaming costs. The Google Maps™ application requires an Internet connection. You may ...

Locking and protecting your phone IMEI number Every phone has a unique IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number. You should keep a copy of this number. If your phone is stolen, your network provider can use your IMEI number to stop the phone from accessing the network in your country. T...

To unblock a locked SIM card 1 When Enter PUK and new PIN code appears, enter the PUK code. 2 Enter a new PIN code and tap OK . If you enter an incorrect PUK code too many times, the SIM card becomes blocked. If this happens, contact your service provider to get a new SIM card. Setting a screen lock...

Updating your phone Update your phone to the most recent software version to get optimal performance and the latest enhancements. You can use the Update center application on your phone to run a wireless update, or you can use the PC Companion application on a computer to run an update using a USB c...

To download the PC Companion application from your phone 1 Connect your phone to a computer using a USB cable. 2 When prompted, follow the instructions in the phone to launch the installation of PC Companion on the computer. PC Companion can also be downloaded from www.sonymobile.com . To download s...

Phone settings overview Get to know the settings in your phone so that you can personalize them to your own requirements. Wi-Fi Turn Wi-Fi® on or off, scan available Wi-Fi® networks, or add the Wi-Fi® network. Bluetooth Turn Bluetooth™ on or off, search for available Bluetooth™ devices, and make you...

Status and notification icons overview Status icons The following status icons may appear on your screen: Signal strength No signal Roaming GPRS is available EDGE is available 3G is available Sending and downloading GPRS data Sending and downloading EDGE data Sending and downloading 3G data Battery ...

Application overview Use the Alarm and clock application to set various kinds of alarms. Use your web browser to navigate and view web pages, manage bookmarks, and manage text and images. Use the Calculator application to perform basic calculations. Use the Calendar application to keep track of your...

User support Access user support directly in your phone through the Help application. For example, you can open a User guide with instructions on how to use your phone. You can also get troubleshooting and other help from the Sony Mobile support zone, and from the Sony Mobile Customer support servic...

Troubleshooting My phone is not working as expected If you experience problems with your phone, check these tips before you try anything else: • Restart your phone. • Remove and re-insert the battery and SIM card. Then restart your phone. • Update your phone. Updating your phone ensures optimal perf...

My wired headset does not work • Make sure the wired headset that you are using complies to the CTIA standard. Your phone supports the CTIA standard, and may not be fully compatible with other standards, such as OMTP. • If you have a wireless headset that is compatible with your phone, try using tha...

Recycling your phone Got an old phone lying around the house? Why not recycle it? By doing so, you will help us reuse its materials and components, and you’ll protect the environment, too! Find out more about the recycling options in your region at www.sonymobile.com . 123 This is an Internet versio...

Legal information Sony ST23i/ST23a This User guide is published by Sony Mobile Communications AB or its local affiliated company, without any warranty. Improvements and changes to this User guide necessitated by typographical errors, inaccuracies of current information, or improvements to programs a...

Index A accounts ..................................................................11 Exchange Active Sync® ..................................11Facebook™ .....................................................11Google™ .........................................................11 adjusting volume .........