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5 Turning on the phone 6 Help 7 Charging the battery 7 Phone overview 8 Menu overview 10 Navigation 12 Memory 13 Phone language 14 Entering text 14 Calling 15 Making and receiving calls 15 Contacts 17 Speed dial 20 More calling features 20 Messaging 24 Text and picture messages 24 - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 2
47 Calendar 48 Tasks 49 Profiles 49 Time and date 49 Theme 50 Ringtones 50 Light effects 50 Screen orientation 51 Games 51 Applications 51 Locks 52 IMEI number 53 Troubleshooting 54 Common questions 54 Error messages 56 Index 58 2 This is an Internet version of this publication - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 3
, be incorporated into new editions of this User guide. All rights reserved. ©Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, 2009 Publication number: 1230-3990.1 Attention: Some of the services and features described in this User guide are not supported by all networks and/or service providers in all areas - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 4
and other countries. End-user license agreement for Sun Java Platform, Micro Edition. 1. Restrictions: Software is confidential copyrighted information of Software. Software may not be leased, assigned, or sublicensed, in whole or in part. 2. Export Regulations: Software including technical data - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 5
phone. Instruction symbols These symbols may appear in the User guide. Note Tip Warning > Use a selection or navigation key to scroll and select. See Navigation on page 12. Getting started Assembly Before you start using your phone, you need to insert a SIM card and the battery. To insert the SIM - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 6
card is blocked. See SIM card lock on page 52. Standby After you have turned on your phone and entered your PIN, the name of the network operator appears. This view is called standby. Your phone is now ready for use. Using other networks Making and receiving calls, using messaging, and data transfer - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 7
for more information. Help In addition to this User guide, Feature guides and more information are available at www.sonyericsson.com/support. Help and information are also available in your phone. To access the User guide • Select Menu > Settings > Help > User guide. To view tips and tricks • Select - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 8
Phone overview 1 Ear speaker 1 2 Screen 3 Selection keys 4 Call key 2 5 Activity menu key/Camera key 6 Navigation key 7 Connector for charger, handsfree and USB cable 8 End key, On/off key 9 C key (Clear) 3 8 4 9 5 6 7 8 Getting started This is an Internet version of this publication - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 9
10 Circular light effects 11 Pulsating light effects 12 External display 10 13 Screen light sensor 11 14 Main camera 15 Volume, digital zoom keys 12 16 Loudspeaker 13 14 15 16 Getting started 9 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use. - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 10
control Voice control Help Shortcuts Flight mode Security Accessibility Phone status Master reset Sounds & alerts Ring volume Ringtone Silent mode Light Effects Increasing ring Vibrating alert Message alert Key sound Display Wallpaper Theme Startup screen Screen saver Clock size Brightness Calls - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 11
* Some menus are operator-, network- and subscriptiondependent. ** You can use the navigation key to scroll between tabs in submenus. For more information, see Navigation on page 12. Getting started 11 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use. - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 12
select Menu. • If Menu does not appear on the screen, press , and then press the corresponding selection key to select Menu. To navigate the phone menus To navigate your media 1 Select Menu > Media > Entertainment. 2 Scroll to a menu item and press . 3 To go back, press . To delete items • Press to - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 13
to: • New events - missed calls and new messages. • Running phone memory. Messages and contacts are saved in the phone memory, but you can choose to save them on the SIM card. Memory card You may have to purchase a memory card separately. Your phone supports Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) memory card - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 14
memory card • Remove the battery cover and insert the memory card with the gold-colored contacts facing down. Phone language You can select a language to use in your phone. To change the phone language 1 Select Menu > Settings > General > Language > Phone language. 2 Select an option. Entering text - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 15
, Menu > Messaging > Write new > Message. 2 If is displayed, press and hold down to change to multitap text input. 3 Press text using T9 Text Input, select Options > Spell word. 2 Write the word using multitap input and select Insert. Calling Making and receiving calls You need to turn on your phone - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 16
manually. To switch networks manually 1 Select Menu > Settings > Connectivity > Mobile networks > GSM/3G networks. 2 Select an option. Only available when roaming in foreign countries. Emergency calls Your phone supports additional local emergency numbers on the SIM card. To make an emergency call • - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 17
in the phone memory or on the SIM card. You can synchronize your contacts using the Sony Ericsson PC Phone contacts Phone contacts can contain names, phone numbers and personal information. They are saved in the phone memory. To add a phone contact 1 Select Menu > People > Contacts. 2 Scroll to New - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 18
your phone to the SIM card, all existing SIM card information is replaced. To automatically save names and phone numbers on the SIM card 1 Select Menu > People > Contacts. 2 Scroll to New contact and select Options > Advanced > Auto save on SIM. 3 Select an option. To save contacts on a memory card - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 19
status The number of contacts you can save in your phone or on the SIM card depends on available memory. To view contact memory status 1 Select Menu > People > Contacts. 2 Scroll to New contact and select Options > Advanced > Memory status. My Profile You can enter information about yourself and - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 20
to New contact and select Options > Speed dial. 3 Scroll to a position number and select Add. 4 Select a contact. To speed dial • Enter the position number and press . More calling features Voicemail If your subscription includes an answering service, callers can leave a voicemail message when - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 21
mobile." The phone plays the name back to you and connects the call. Forwarding calls You can forward calls, for example, to an answering service During the call, press . This puts the ongoing call on hold. 2 Select Options > New call. 3 Enter the number to call and press . To answer a second call • - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 22
Join calls. To connect two calls • During the call, select Options > Transfer call. You are disconnected from both calls. To end an ongoing call and return add and edit your own phone numbers. To check your phone numbers 1 Select Menu > People > Contacts. 2 Scroll to New contact and select Options > - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 23
New and select Add. 3 Select a contact or Groups. See Groups on page 19. To accept all calls • Select Menu > Settings > Calls > Manage calls > Accept calls > All callers. Restricted dialing You can restrict outgoing and incoming calls. A password from your service a call, the phone shows how long you - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 24
mark text in the message. 3 Select Options > Copy & paste > Paste. Receiving and saving messages You are notified when you receive a message. Messages are automatically saved in the phone memory. When the phone memory is full, you can delete messages or save them on a memory card or on the SIM card - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 25
When you view the message, scroll to the phone number and press . Templates If you often use the same phrases and pictures in a message, you can save the message as a template. To add a message template 1 Select Menu > Messaging > Messages > Templates > New template > Add. 2 Enter text. To add items - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 26
support. To create an email account 1 To start the basic setup, select Menu > Messaging > Email. 2 Follow the instructions to create the account. If you enter settings manually and enter the text. Select OK. 7 Select Add and choose a file to attach. 8 Select Continue > Send. 26 Messaging This is an - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 27
. Push email You can receive notification in your phone from your email server that you have new email messages. To turn on push email notification • Select Menu > Messaging > Email > Settings > Push email. When using push email, the phone stays connected to the email server and normal traffic - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 28
group can be started by your service provider, by an individual Instant messaging user or by yourself. You can New chat group. 3 Select who to invite from your contacts list and select Continue. 4 Enter a short invitation text and select Continue > Send. To add a chat group 1 Select Menu > Messaging - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 29
again to let you return to chat messages from previous conversations. To save a conversation 1 Select Menu > Messaging > IM > the Conversations tab. center selection key. The video clip is automatically saved. More camera features To change settings • Activate the camera and select Options. Viewing - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 30
supports data transmission and Internet settings in your phone. You can download Internet settings using the setup wizard or from www.sonyericsson.com/support a month. 3 Scroll to a photo and select View. 4 Press and select Options > New tag. 5 Enter a name and select OK. 6 Select an icon. 7 To tag - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 31
www.sonyericsson.com/support. Use Media Go™ to transfer content to and from your phone. For more information, see Transferring content to Trim > Options > Save. Sending content to a Web site If your subscription supports this service, you can send photos or video clips to a Web site. If you cannot - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 32
from the list or select New destination > Add. 6 Enter the email address used for sending to the Web site. 7 Enter the Web address and title. 8 Select Save. 9 Select a Web site from the list. 10 Enter text. 11 Select Continue > Send. To send video clips saved in your phone to a Web site 1 Select - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 33
. 3 Select Memory card or Phone. 4 Scroll to a folder and select Open. 5 Select Paste. To view information about content 1 Select Menu > Organizer > File manager. 2 Find an item and select Options > Information. Sending content to another phone You can send content, for example, in messages or using - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 34
Feature guides. You may have to purchase a USB cable separately. Before using a USB cable See Required operating systems on page 34. Only use a USB cable supported by your phone. Do not remove the USB cable from your phone or computer during transfer as this may corrupt the memory card or the phone - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 35
from your phone or computer during transfer, as this may corrupt the memory card or the phone memory. 1 Connect the phone to a computer with a USB cable supported by your phone. 2 Computer: Select Start/Programs/ Sony/Media Go™. 3 Phone: Select Media transfer. 4 Computer: Select Transfer to or - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 36
to a secure service. To pair the phone with a Bluetooth turn this function off. To turn on power save • Select Menu > Settings > Connectivity > Bluetooth > Power save > On. Transferring sound to and from a Bluetooth handsfree You can transfer the sound to and from a Bluetooth handsfree using a phone - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 37
.sonyericsson/support. You can backup and restore contacts, the calendar, tasks and bookmarks using the Sony Ericsson PC Suite. You can backup and restore contacts within your phone using a Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) memory card. You can move content between the memory card and the phone memory. See - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 38
: Go to the backup and restore section in the Sony Ericsson PC Suite and restore your phone. Music You can listen to music, audio books and podcasts. Use Media Go™ to transfer content to and from your phone. For more information, see Transferring content to and from a computer on page 34. Stereo - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 39
. 2 Scroll to New playlist and select Add. 3 Enter a name and select OK. 4 For each track you want to add, scroll to the track and select Mark. 5 Select Add to add the marked tracks to the playlist. Audio books If you use Media Go™ to transfer audio books to your phone from a computer, you - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 40
view video clips and listen to music by streaming them to your phone from the Internet. If you cannot use the Internet, see I cannot use Internetbased services on page 54. To select a data account for streaming 1 Select Menu > Settings > Connectivity > Streaming settings > Connect using:. 2 Select - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 41
turn on the radio 1 Connect a handsfree to the phone. 2 When the phone is open, select Menu > Media > Radio. To search for channels automatically • Select Search. To search for channels manually or a call. Recorded sounds can also be set as ringtones. In some countries or states it is required by law - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 42
. 2 Scroll to Music and select Open. 3 Scroll to a recording and select Play. Internet If you cannot use the Internet, see I cannot use Internet-based services on page 54. To start browsing 1 Select Search. 2 Enter a Web address, a search phrase or the name of a bookmark. 3 Scroll to an item in the - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 43
to > History. More browser features To use pan and zoom , Smart-Fit must be turned off. To turn on or off Smart-Fit text and select Find. To send a link 1 When you browse the Internet, select Options > Tools > Send link. 2 Select a transfer method. Make sure the receiving device supports the transfer - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 44
phone supports secure browsing. Certain Internet services, such as banking, require certificates in your phone. Your phone may already contain certificates when you buy it or you can download new You can then transfer the content to your phone. Updating Web feeds You can manually update your feeds, - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 45
to synchronize phone contacts, appointments, bookmarks and tasks with a computer program such as Microsoft Outlook®. Before synchronizing, you need to install the Sony Ericsson PC Suite. Sony Ericsson PC Suite software is available for download at www.sonyericsson.com/support. See Required - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 46
that the Sony Ericsson PC Suite has found your phone, you can start synchronizing. For usage details, see the Sony Ericsson PC Suite Help section once the software has been installed on your computer. More features Flight mode In Flight mode the network and radio transceivers are turned off to - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 47
accessory supported by your phone. If you cannot use some features of Location services, see I cannot use Internet-based services on page 54. To use Google Maps for mobile • Select Menu > Organizer > Location services if the phone is turned off. When the alarm sounds you can silence it or turn it off - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 48
the alarm, select Snooze. To turn off the alarm • When the alarm sounds, press any key, then select Turn off. To cancel the alarm on your phone with other calendars, via PC Suite. Appointments You can add new appointments or . 48 More features This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 49
add new tasks or reuse existing tasks. To add a task 1 Select Menu > Organizer > Tasks. 2 Select New task and to suit different locations. You can reset all profiles to the phone's original settings. To select a profile More features 49 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 50
new themes and download them. For more information, go to www.sonyericsson.com/fun. To set a theme 1 Select Menu > Settings > Display > Theme. 2 Scroll to a theme and select Set. Ringtones To set a ringtone of new messages or incoming calls. You can add pulsating light 50 More features This - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 51
effects to your favorite contacts. Turn off light effects to save battery power. Certain light effects cannot be turned off, for example, those you see when you open and close the phone, or when you add or remove an accessory. To turn off light effects 1 Select Menu > Settings > Sounds & alerts > - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 52
Organizer > Applications. 2 Scroll to an application and select Options > Screen size. 3 Select an option. Locks SIM card lock This lock only protects your subscription. Your phone will work with a new SIM card. If the lock is on, you have to enter a PIN (Personal Identity Number). If you enter your - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 53
your new code. If you forget it, you have to take your phone to your local Sony Ericsson retailer. To use the phone lock 1 Select Menu > Settings > General > Security > Locks > Phone protection > Protection. 2 Select an option. 3 Enter the phone lock code and select OK. To unlock the phone • Enter - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 54
Troubleshooting Some problems will require you to call your network operator. For more support go to www.sonyericsson.com/support. Common questions I have problems with memory capacity or the phone is working slowly Restart your phone every day to free memory or do a Master reset. Master reset If - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 55
> Message settings > Text message and scroll to Service center. The number is shown if it is saved on the SIM card. 2 If there is no number shown, select Edit. 3 Scroll to New Service Center and select Add. 4 Enter the number, including the international "+" sign and country code. 5 Select - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 56
not been properly installed. Go to www.sonyericsson.com/support to read Feature guides which contain detailed installation instructions and troubleshooting sections. I have forgotten my code memo passcode If you forget your passcode, you must reset the code memo. This means that all entries in the - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 57
SIM card is not working properly. Insert your SIM card in another phone. If this works, it is probably your phone that is causing the problem. Please contact the nearest Sony Ericsson service your personal unblocking key code (PUK) incorrectly 10 times in a row. Troubleshooting 57 This is an - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 58
up and restoring 37 battery capacity 7 charging 7 inserting 6 Bluetooth™ wireless technology .........35 bookmarks 42 business card 19 C calendar 48 call forward 21 call list 17 call numbers in message 25 call time 23 caller-specific light effects 51 caller-specific ringtones 18 calls - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 59
L language 14 light effects 18, 51 for contacts 51 location services 47 lock phone 53 SIM card 52 M master reset 54 Media Go 34 media transfer 35 memory 13 memory card 13 memory status 19 menu overview 10 messages email 26 picture 24 text 24 voice 26 microphone 16 MMS See picture - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 60
orientation 51 search on Web pages 43 selection keys 12 setting ringtones 50 settings, Internet 54 shortcuts 12 SIM card copying to/from ..........18, 19, 20, 22 inserting 5 lock and unblock 52 SMS See text messages SOS See emergency numbers sound recorder 41 speed dialing 20 standby - Sony Ericsson equinox | User Guide - Page 61
cable 33 transferring music 34 photos 34 sound 36 turning on/off Bluetooth™ function 36 light effects 51 phone lock 53 SIM lock protection 52 U USB cable 33 V video editing 31 video player 40 video recorder 29 video ringtones 50 VideoDJ 31 voice control 20 voice messages 26 voicemail
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Contents
Getting started
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Assembly
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Turning on the phone
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6
Help
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7
Charging the battery
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7
Phone overview
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Menu overview
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10
Navigation
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12
Memory
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13
Phone language
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Entering text
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Calling
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15
Making and receiving calls
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15
Contacts
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Speed dial
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More calling features
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20
Messaging
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24
Text and picture messages
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24
Conversations
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25
Voice messages
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26
Email
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Instant messaging
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Imaging
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Using the camera
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29
More camera features
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Viewing and tagging photos
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29
Using photos
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Working with photos
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Sending content to a Web site
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31
Printing photos
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32
Handling content in the phone
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33
Sending content to another
phone
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33
Using a USB cable
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33
Transferring content to and from
a computer
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34
Phone name
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35
Using Bluetooth™ wireless
technology
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35
Backing up and restoring
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37
Music
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Stereo portable handsfree
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Music player
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Online music and video clips
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40
Video player
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Radio
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