Sony Ericsson LT15i Ashraf Electronics Web Store User Guide

Sony Ericsson LT15i Ashraf Electronics Web Store

Welcome

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As a step towards a more environment-friendly approach we have focused on what you need to get started in this Startup guide, and added a full digital User Guide, one of our GreenHeart™ innovations, in the phone and on our support web. We hope you enjoy our efforts!

Important information
Please read the Important information leaflet before you use your mobile phone.

Assembly

To remove the battery cover

You may need to press quite firmly when you’re removing the cover.

To insert the SIM card and the battery

To attach the battery cover

Phone basics

Phone overview

1. Power key/Screen lock
2. Proximity sensor
3. Ear speaker
4. HDMI™ connector
5. Notification LED (Battery status)
6. Connector for charger/USB cable
7. Volume key/Zoom key
8. Menu key
9. Camera key
10. Back key
11. Home key
12. Touch screen
13. Light sensor
14. Camera lens
15. Camera LED flash
16. Speaker
17. Strap hole
18. Headset connector
19. Second microphone
20. Main microphone
    

Turning on the phone

To turn on the phone

To enter your SIM card PIN code

• Tap the numbers on the screen to enter the personal identification number (PIN) for your SIM card.

To correct a mistake made while entering your PIN, press .

Waking up the screen

To activate the screen

• Press or press briefly.

To unlock the screen

• Drag the **** icon to the right across the screen
  

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 or to the Application screen from any application or screen
• Open a window showing your most recently used applications

Menu

• Open a list of options available in the current screen or application

Using the touch screen

To open or highlight an item

• Tap the item.

To scroll

• Drag 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 zoom with two fingers

• Place two fingers on the screen at once and pinch them together (to zoom out) or spread them apart (to zoom in).
  

Use the zoom function when viewing photos and maps, or when browsing the web.

Typing text

To display the keyboard to enter text

• Tap a text entry field.

Using the keyboard

1. Change the character case and turn on the caps lock. For some languages, this key is used to access extra characters in the language
2. Close the keyboard view
3. Display numbers and symbols. Touch and hold to display smileys
4. Enter a space
5. Open the input settings menu to change, for example, the Writing languages or Quick text settings
6. Enter a carriage return or confirm text input
7. Delete a character before the cursor
   

To change writing language

1. When you enter text, tap , or touch and hold if you have already selected more than one input language.
2. Tap Writing languages and select the languages you want to use for writing.
   If you have selected more than one input language , tap to switch between the selected writing languages.

To change quick text settings

1. When you enter text, tap , or touch and hold .
2. Tap Quick text settings.
3. Select the desired settings.

Set up your phone

The first time you start your phone, a setup guide explains basic phone functions and helps you enter essential settings. You can also access the setup guide later.

To access the setup guide

1. From the Home screen, tap .
2. Tap Setup guide

Android™ – what and why?
An Android™ phone is based on an open source platform, and is pre-loaded with Google™ services.
To make the best out of any provided Google™ services, you should create a Google™ account and sign in to it when you first start your phone. With the account, you can extend the functionality of the phone by downloading applications and games from a constantly growing collection at Android Market™. You need to have Internet access for many of the features in Android.

Accounts and services

Use online services in your phone. Sign in with your existing account or sign up and create an account.

Google™ account
Use Gmail™ to send emails, Google Talk™ to chat with friends, and Android Market™ to download applications.

Sony Ericsson account
Store your phone contacts on a secure Sony Ericsson server, and you’ll always have a backup online. You can also store your phone calendar and Internet bookmarks in your Sony Ericsson account.

Exchange ActiveSync account
Synchronise your phone with your corporate Exchange ActiveSync account. This way, you keep your work email, contacts and calendar events with you at all times.

To add an account

1. From your Home screen, tap .
2. Tap Settings > Accounts & sync > Add account.
3. Tap the account type you want to add and then follow the registration wizard.

Getting contacts into your phone

The first time you open the Phonebook, you get hints on how to start adding contacts to your phone. This is a good time to choose a method that suits your situation and setup. View all import options on www.sonyericsson.com/support/contacts.
Example of methods:

Synchronise your phone with contacts already stored with an online synchronisation service, such as Sony Ericsson Sync or Google Sync™.

Import contacts from a SIM card. You may not be able to transfer all information from one phone to another using this method because of limited memory on the SIM card.

The online synchronisation method works best for most users. This way, you always have a backup online.

To synchronise your phone contacts with a synchronisation account

1. From your Home screen, tap , then tap Phonebook.
2. Press , then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.
3. To set up a synchronisation account, tap Add account and follow the on-screen instructions. If you have already set up a synchronisation account and you want to sync with that account, tap the account, press **, and tap Sync now.**

To import contacts from a SIM card

1. From your Home screen, tap , then tap Phonebook.
2. Press , then tap Import contacts > SIM card.
3. If you have set up a synchronisation account, you can choose to add the SIM card contacts under  that account. Or you can choose to only use these contacts in the phone. Select your desired option.
4. To import an individual contact, find and tap the contact. To import all contacts, press , then tap Import all.

Finding your way

Home screen

Your phone’s Home screen is the equivalent of the desktop on a computer. It’s your gateway to the main features in your phone. You can customise your Home screen with widgets, shortcuts, wallpaper and other items. The Home screen extends beyond the regular screen display width, so you need to flick left or right to view content in one of the screen’s four extensions.
shows which part of the Home screen you are in.

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 change your Home screen wallpaper

1. From your Home screen, press .
2. Tap Wallpaper, then select a wallpaper.

Widgets
Widgets are small applications that you can use directly on your Home screen. For example, the Music player widget allows you to start playing music directly and the Sony Ericsson Timescape™ widget displays incoming messages.

Application screen

The Application screen, which you open from your Home screen, contains the applications that come installed with your phone as well as the applications you download.

The Application screen extends beyond the regular screen width, so you need to flick left and right to view all content

To open the Application screen

• From your Home screen, tap .

To open an application

• From your Home screen or the Application screen, tap the application.

Applications
An application is a phone program that helps you perform a task. For example, there are applications to make calls, take photos and download more applications.

Status and notifications

The status bar at the top of your screen shows what’s going on in your phone. To the left you get notifications when there is something new or ongoing. For example, new message and calendar notifications appear here. The right side shows the signal strength, battery status, and other information.

Checking notifications and ongoing activities

You can drag down the status bar to open the Notification panel and get more information. For example, open a new message or view a calendar event from the Notification panel. You can also open running applications, such as the music player.

To open the Notification panel

• Drag the status bar downwards.
  

Phone settings menu

View and change your phone settings from the Settings menu.

To access the phone settings

1. From the Home screen, tap .
2. Tap Settings.

More basics

Calling

To make a call

1. From your Home screen, tap .
2. Enter the number of the recipient and tap Call. To delete a number, tap .

To end a call

• Tap End call.

To answer a call

• Drag to the right across the screen.
  

If you are using regular headphones without a microphone, you have to remove the headphones from the headset connector to be able to answer the call.

To decline a call

• Drag   to the left across the screen.

Multimedia and text messaging

To create and send a message

1. From your Home screen , tap , then find and tap  .
2. Tap New message.
3. Tap Write message and enter your message text.
4. To add a recipient, tap Add recipient, then select a contact or enter the full number manually.
5. If you want to add a media file, tap and select an option.
6. If you want to add or remove recipients before sending the message, press . To add a recipient, tap Add recipient. To remove a recipient, tap Edit recipients and tap next to a recipient field. When you are finished, tap Done.
7. To send the message, tap Send.

Legal information

Android Market™ is not available in all countries. Some of the services and features described in this Startup 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.

Sony Ericsson LT15i/LT15a
This Startup guide is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB or its local affiliated company, without any warranty. Improvements and changes to this Startup guide necessitated by typographical errors, inaccuracies of current information, or improvements to programs and/or equipment, may be made by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB at any time and without notice. Such changes will, however, be incorporated into new editions of this Startup guide.
All rights reserved.
© Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, 2011
Publication number: 1241-0504.
Your mobile phone has the capability to download, store and forward additional content, e.g. ringtones. The use of such content may be restricted or prohibited by rights of third parties, including but not limited to restriction under applicable copyright laws. You, and not Sony Ericsson, are entirely responsible for additional content that you download to or forward from your mobile phone. Prior to your use of any additional content, please verify that your intended use is properly licensed or is otherwise authorized. Sony Ericsson does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of any additional content or any other third party content. Under no circumstances will Sony Ericsson be liable in any way for your improper use of additional content or other third party content.
This Startup guide may reference services or applications provided by third parties. Use of such programming or services may require separate registration with the third party provider and may be subject to additional terms of use. For applications accessed on or through a third-party website, please review such websites’ terms of use and applicable privacy policy in advance. Sony Ericsson does not warrant or guarantee the availability or performance of any third-party websites or offered services.
Remove the battery to see regulatory information such as the CE mark.
All product and company names mentioned herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
Visit www.sonyericsson.com/cws/corporate/common/legal/disclaimer for more information.
All illustrations are for illustration only and may not accurately depict the actual phone.
This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft. Use or distribution of such technology outside of this product is prohibited without a license from Microsoft.

Explore more and get support

Support in the phone

User guide
The User guide is available in the support application in your phone and at www.sonyericsson.com/support.

Support application

• User guide – read and search the User guide.
• Phone optimizer – enhance battery and software performance, and improve connectivity.
• Educate yourself – read tips and tricks, get the latest news, and watch how-to videos.
• Email support – send an email to our support team.
• Software updates – download the latest software.

To access the support application

1. From the Application screen, find and tap User support .
2. Find and tap the required support item.

Support on the web

Visit www.sonyericsson.com/support from your computer to get the most from your phone.

Contacts centre

Contacts centre – if all else fails. The relevant number is listed on the web and in the supplied Important information leaflet.

References

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