Sony Ericsson P990i User manual

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P990i Quick Guide

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1. Remove the

battery cover.

2. Slide the SIM card

into its holder.

3.Insert the battery with the

label side up and the

connectors facing each other.

4. Slide the battery

cover into place.

5. Connect the charger,

with the symbol on the

charger plug facing

upwards.

6. It may take up to 30 minutes

beforethebatteryiconappearson

the screen. Wait approximately 4

hours for the battery to be fully

charged .

7. Remove the

charger by tilting the

plug upwards.

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Phone overview

A. On/Off button

B. Camera for video

calls

C. Jog Dial

D. Screen

E. Left Selection key

F. Back key

G. Navigation key

H. Keypad

I. Camera button

J. Clear key

K. Right Selection key

L. Slot for Memory Stick

M. Internet button

N. Infrared port

O. Camera lens cover

P. Camera lens

Q. Antenna connector

R. Loudspeaker

S. Photo light

T. Connector for

accessories and

charger

U. Microphone

V. Key and touch screen

lock slider

W. Back button

X. Media player button

Y. Stylus

Press

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Getting started

To turn on the phone

1. Press and hold the On/Off button. The Power menu

appears.

2. Select Phone on, or Flight mode where the use of

mobile phones is prohibited.

3. If the Enter PIN dialog appears, enter the PIN code

provided with the SIM card.

The first time you use your phone a setup wizard will

help you to enter the basic settings.

To make a call

With the flip closed enter the phone number on the

keypad and select Call. You can also make a call from

Contacts .

Select Menu > Phone > Call log to access your

answered, dialed or missed calls. To make a call, scroll

to the required number and press the Jog Dial.

The Phone folder also includes the Video phone and

Speed contacts applications.

To activate the speakerphone

During an ongoing call rotate the JogDial to bring upthe

Transfer sound dialog, and select to transfer the sound

to the speakerphone.

To make a video call

With the flip closed, enter the phone number and select

Video call.

To copy contacts from SIM to Contacts (flip open)

1. In Contacts, select > SIM to open the SIM card.

2. Mark the entries that you want to copy.

3. Select SIM menu > Copy to Contacts.

Navigation

You can navigate menus and select items in various

ways depending if you are working with the flip closed

or open.

With the flip closed, you can use the Jog Dial, Back

button or Back key, Navigation key and Selection keys.

With the flip open, the Jog Dial, the Back button and the

stylus are accessible. There is also a handwriting

recognition feature, so you can use the stylus to write

directly on the screen.

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Jog Dial

Rotate the Jog Dial to

scroll lists up and down,

adjust sound volume or

move through a

multimediamessage. Press

the Jog Dial to select a

highlighted item.

Navigation key

• Press the navigation key up, down, left or

right to move in the required direction.

• Press the centre of the key to perform the

command that appears on the screen just

above the key or to select a highlighted

item.

Selection key

• The two keys are application-dependent

and perform the command that appears on

the screen just above the key.

• Press and hold the right Selection key to

bring up Task manager.

Back key

• Return to the previous screen or menu.

• Dismiss a dialog.

• Send a busy signal to a calling party. It will

not end the call.

Press and hold the Back key to return to the Standby

view.

The Back button on the side of the phone has the

same function as the Back key.

Stylus

Use the stylus to operate the touch-sensitive screen.

Keyboard

With the flip open you can use the keyboard for text

entry and navigation.

Inputting accented characters

When you press a key, and there are additional

characters associated with that key, these will be shown

in a pre-edit box in the title area: . If

the same key is pressed again, the next character in the

pre-edit box will be selected.

The pre-edit box will be displayed for as long as you

have the key depressed. When the key is released, the

highlighted character will be selected.

Down

Inwards

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Selecting predictive text suggestions

Your phone supports predictive text input which means

that the phone recognizes the most commonly used

words for each sequence of key presses and also predicts

the next word. If there is a suggestion shown, press

to accept it. Additional suggestions in the predictive text

suggestions window can be selected by pressing to

highlight the word and to select it.

Changing input type

To change the text

input type you have

the following

options:

A. Press once

followed by, for

example, Eto

write a capital E.

Any additional

keys pressed will

be displayed in

lowercase. Press twice for caps-lock. Any

additional keys pressed will be displayed in

uppercase until is pressed again to remove

caps-lock.

B. Press once followed by, for example, Eto type

the number 3. Any additional keys pressed will

display the standard characters on the keys.

Press twice to lock the colored characters. Any

additional keys pressed will display the colored

characters until is pressed again.

Opening the virtual keypad for instant dialing

C. In any application a press and hold on will

open the virtual keypad for instant dialing.

Activity menu

Activitymenuisdisplayedwhenever youswitch onyour

phone. It is the starting point for accessing applications

via the Main menu and performing a variety of other

tasks, whether you are working with the flip closed or

open.

In Activity menu you can set shortcuts to the

applications and links that you use most frequently and

get a quick overview of the day’s events and tasks. You

can also control the FM radio and Media player

applications.

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Activity menu includes a Standby view and a Panel

view. By selecting you can switch from Standby

view to Panel view.

Standby view

The Standby view is the default view in Activity menu.

It contains current status information and links to

important functionality.

Standby view with the flip closed

A. Area used by the

Media player

control for

multimedia music

and FM radio.

B. Area for cell

broadcast

information and

accessory text

information.

C. Shortcut indicator.

Theseare shortcuts

to applications

defined by yourself. You can open these using the

Navigation key. To set the shortcuts, select More >

Shortcuts.

D. Launches the Main menu.

E. Menus opened by the Selection keys:

Calls – opens Call log.

Menu – launches the Main menu.

More – access your Task manager, select

connections, display status information and accept

calls. You can also set your own shortcuts or hide the

shortcuts.

F. Launches the Panel view with access to Today view

and Shortcuts view.

To hide shortcuts

1. Select More > Shortcuts.

2. Unmark Display shortcut and select Save.

Standby view with the flip open

A. Launches the Panel

view.

B. Launches the Main

menu.

C. Opens the Phone

application.

D. Opens Call log.

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Panel view

The Panel view contains a Today view and a Shortcuts

view.

With the flip closed you switch between the views using

the Navigation key as follows:

• Press to display the previous view.

• Press to display the next view.

Note Pressing will take you back to the Standby

view.

With the flip open you can tap the required tab with your

stylus as follows:

• Press to go to the Today view.

• Press to go to the Shortcuts view.

Today view

The Today view gives an at-a-glance summary of all

events that you have missed, including missed calls and

unread messages, as well as today's upcoming events.

•Recent missed calls – the last five calls are dis-

played. To return a call on a missed call select the

missed call to dial that number.

•Unread messages – displayed if you have an

unread message in your unified Inbox or an unread

email message.

•Appointments – displayed if the appointment is

today. The appointment is removed if the appoint-

ment time has passed.

•Tasks – displayed if the task is due for the current

day or has no date associated.

If you highlight an event in the Today view with the flip

closed you will find a number of options in the New and

More menus.

With the flip open there is a button bar of icons linking

you to Messages, Tasks and Calendar. From the bar you

can also return to the Standby view, display the help text

that is displayed the first time you enter the Panel view

and display the Preferences dialog.

Tip Select to display the Preferences dialog. There

you can specify which panel, Today view or Shortcuts

view, to be displayed as default with the flip closed or

open.

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Shortcuts view

Use the Shortcuts view to set shortcuts to your most

frequentlyusedapplications and functionality. There are

different shortcuts available if you have the flip open or

closed.

With the flip closed you can access the shortcuts you

choose, add new shortcuts, delete shortcuts, get help

explaining the view and open Task manager.

Multitasking

Your phone allows you to multitask. For example, while

making a phone call you can browse the Internet for the

latest financial news.

You can have several applicationsopenat thesame time,

and you can simply switch between them using Task

manager. Leaving an application via Task manager,

rather than closing it, lets you return to the same view

when you later switch back to the application.

To open Task manager:

•Flip open – tap in the status bar.

•Flip closed – press and hold the More key.

Below the divider, the last five used applications are

listed. If you want to start a new application from here,

select Main menu.

Camera

Your phone has a digital

camera that also works

as a video clip recorder.

You can take pictures

and record video clips,

store them on the

supplied Memory Stick

PRO Duo™ or in the

phone memory, view

them and send them directly as MMS messages.

To activate the camera

Open the lens cover or press the camera button to

activate the camera.

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Media player

Select Media player in the Main menu to access Music

player, Video player and FM radio. Media player can

run in the background allowing you to work with other

applications while listening to music or the radio. You

can pause and resume music playback as required by

pressing on the phone.

Music Player

To listen to music, select Update in order for Music

player to find and list all sound files in your phone and

on the Memory Stick. You can select if this update is to

be performed automatically.

In Music player you can also listen to clips that you have

recorded in Sound recorder and organize your music

files by creating playlists.

FM radio

Your phone features an FM radio with RDS (Radio Data

System) functionality. The first time you use the radio it

will ask if you want to do an automatic search for radio

stations (auto store). You can save up to 20 favorites as

presets.

Important The radio requires that you connect your

headset as an antenna.

Tip You can

charge your

phone while

listening to

Music player

or FM radio

by inserting

your

handsfreeinto

the bottom of

the included charger.

Synchronizing

Using the Sony Ericsson PC Suite you can synchronize

email, contacts, calendar items, tasks and notes with the

corresponding applications on your computer.

Furthermore, you can back up and restore your phone

data and transfer files.

To synchronize your phone

1. Install the Sony Ericsson PC Suite from the CD

supplied with your phone.

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