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Contents Getting started ......................5 Assembly ............................................5 Turning on the phone .........................6 Help ....................................................7 Charging the battery ..........................8 Phone overview ..................................9 Menu overview* ........................ ...
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Conversations .................................. 43 Voice messages ............................... 43 Email.................................................43 Instant messaging ........................... 45 Internet ............................... 47 Bookmarks ....................................... 47 History pages ............................... ...
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Sony Ericsson C901/C901a/C901u Cyber-shot™ This User guide is published by Sony Ericsson 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 and/or equipment, may be made by ...
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1,331,057, United Kingdom Pat. No. 2238414B; Hong Kong Standard Pat. No. HK0940329; Republic of Singapore Pat. No. 51383; Euro.Pat. No. 0 842 463(96927260.8) DE/DK, FI, FR, IT, NL, PT, ES, SE, GB; and additional patents are pending worldwide. This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft. Use or distribution of such ...
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252.227-7013(c) (1) (ii) and FAR 52.227-19(c) (2) as applicable. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. All illustrations are for illustration only and may not accurately depict the actual phone. Instruction symbols These symbols may ap ...
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To insert the battery 2. 1 1 3 2. 2 1 Insert the battery with the label side up and the connectors facing each other. 2 Attach the battery cover and lock it. Turning on the phone To turn on the phone 1 Press and hold down . 2 Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested, and select OK . 3 Select a language. 4 Follow the instructions to use the setup wizar ...
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phone and detach the charger before you insert or remove the SIM card. You can save contacts on the SIM card before you remove it from your phone. See To copy names and numbers to the SIM card on page 20. PIN You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) to activate the services and functions in your phone. Your PIN is supplied by your networ ...
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To view the phone status • Press and then press the volume key. Phone, memory and battery information is shown. Charging the battery The phone battery is partly charged when you buy it. To charge the battery 1 2 1 Connect the charger to the phone. It takes approximately 2.5 hours to fully charge the battery. Press a key to view the screen. 2 Remo ...
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Phone overview 1 Ear speaker 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 13 9 10 12 11 14 8 2 Screen 3 Selection keys 4 Call key 5 Activity menu key 6 Navigation key 7 Keylock key 8 Volume, digital zoom keys 9 Camera view key 10 Camera mode key 11 End, On/off key 12 Camera key 13 C key (Clear) 14 Silent key Getting started 9 This is an Internet version of this publication. © P ...
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15 Flash 15 16 17 19 21 20 18 16 Camera lens 17 Retractable lens cover 18 Memory card slot (under the cover) 19 Connector for charger, handsfree and USB cable 20 Loudspeaker 21 Strap holder 10 Getting started This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use. ...
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Menu overview* PlayNow™ * Cyber-shot™ Alarms Calls ** All Answered Dialled Missed Internet Messaging Write new Inbox/Conversations* Messages Email IM* Call voicemail Contacts Myself New contact Organiser File manager ** Applications Video call Calendar Tasks Notes Synchronisation Timer Stopwatch Calculator Code memo Entertainment Online service ...
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Calls Speed dial Smart search Divert calls Switch to line 2 Manage calls Time & cost Show/hide my no. Handsfree Connectivity Bluetooth USB Phone name Synchronisation Device management Mobile networks Data communication* Internet settings Streaming settings Message settings* SIP settings Accessories User help User guide Settings download Basic s ...
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Navigation To access the main menu • When Menu appears on the screen, press the centre selection key to select Menu . • If Menu does not appear on the screen, press , and then press the centre selection key to select Menu . To navigate the phone menus • Press the navigation key , , or to move through the menus. To select actions on the screen ...
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To edit a navigation key shortcut 1 Select Menu > Settings > General > Shortcuts . 2 Scroll to an option and select Edit . 3 Scroll to a menu option and select Shortc. . Main menu shortcuts Menu numbering starts from the top left icon and moves across and then down row by row. To go directly to a main menu item • Select Menu and press ? ...
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To insert a memory card • Remove the battery cover and insert the memory card with the gold- coloured 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 You can use multitap ...
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To enter text using multitap 1 From standby select, for example, Menu > Messaging > Write new > Message . 2 If is displayed, press and hold down to change to multitap text input. 3 Press – repeatedly until the desired letter appears. 4 When a word is written, press to add a space. To add words to the built-in dictionary 1 When you enter ...
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To answer a call • Press . To reject a call • Press . To change the ear speaker volume during a call • Press the volume key up or down. To mute the microphone during a call 1 Press and hold down . 2 Press and hold down again to resume. To turn on the loudspeaker during a call • Press SpkrOn . Do not hold your phone to your ear when using th ...
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Video call You can share experiences with friends and family as they happen or save them to share later. You see the person you are talking to on your screen. The other person sees what is on your camera. Before making video calls 3G (UMTS) service is available when appears. To make a video call, both parties on the call must have a 3G (UMTS) phone ...
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2 Scroll to New contact and select Options > Advanced > Default contacts . 3 Select an option. 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 > Contacts . 2 Scroll to New contact and select Add . 3 Enter the name and select OK ...
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3 Select an option. To copy names and numbers to the SIM card 1 Select Menu > Contacts . 2 Scroll to New contact and select Options > Advanced > Copy to SIM . 3 Select an option. When you copy all contacts from your phone to the SIM card, all existing SIM card information is replaced. To automatically save names and phone numbers on the SI ...
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2 Scroll to Myself and select Open . 3 Scroll to an option and edit the information. 4 Select Save . To add your own business card 1 Select Menu > Contacts . 2 Scroll to Myself and select Open . 3 Scroll to My contact info and select Add > Create new . 4 Scroll between the tabs and add information to the fields. 5 Enter the information and se ...
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To enter your voicemail number 1 Select Menu > Messaging > Messages > Settings > the Message settings tab > Voicemail number . 2 Enter the number and select OK . To call your voicemail service • Press and hold down . Voice control By creating voice commands you can: • Voice dial – call someone by saying their name • Answer an ...
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ongoing call on hold, while you make or answer a second call. You can also switch between the two calls. You cannot answer a third call without ending one of the first two calls. Call waiting You will hear a beep if you receive a second call while call waiting is active. To activate call waiting • Select Menu > Settings > Calls > Manage ...
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5 Repeat this task to add more participants. To release a participant 1 Select Options > Release party . 2 Select the participant to release. To have a private conversation 1 During the call, select Options > Talk to and select the participant to talk to. 2 To resume the conference call, select Options > Join calls . My numbers You can vie ...
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2 Select an option. 3 Select Activate . 4 Enter your password and select OK . Call time and cost During a call, the phone shows how long you have been talking. You can also check on the duration of your last call, your outgoing calls and the total time of all your calls. To check the call time • Select Menu > Settings > Calls > Time & ...
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Viewfinder and camera keys 1 4 3 10 9 2 5 6 7 8 1 Zoom in or out 2 View photos and videos 3 Select still camera or video camera 4 Take photos/Record video 5 Photo: Flash Video: Light 6 Self-timer 7 Photo: Scenes Video: Night mode 8 Photo: Shoot mode Video: Video length 9 Decrease brightness 10 Increase brightness To take a photo 1 Activate the came ...
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More camera features To change settings • Activate the camera and select . To view information about settings • Scroll to a setting and select . Photo fix You can use Photo fix to improve photos. In a one-click operation, brightness, light and contrast are adjusted to give you the best possible photo. The improvements are saved as a copy of the ...
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3 The camera automatically takes the photo when the subject smiles. 4 To take a photo although no smile is detected, press fully down again. BestPic™ You can take a series of photos with one press of the camera key. Then you can save the best photo, or all of them. To use BestPic™ 1 Activate the camera and press to select . 2 Select > Shoot ...
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To create a new photo tag 1 Select Menu > Media > Photo > Camera album . 2 Select 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 the photo, select Options > Tag this photo . To tag photos 1 Select Menu > Media > Photo > Camera al ...
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To trim a video clip 1 Select Menu > Organiser > File manager > Videos . 2 Scroll to a video clip and select Options > Edit in VideoDJ™ > Edit > Trim . 3 Select OK > Set > Start to set the starting point. 4 Select Set > End to set the ending point. 5 Select Trim > Options > Save . Sending content to a Web site If ...
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3 Enter the email address used for sending to the Web site. 4 Enter the Web address and title. 5 Select Save and select the Web site. 6 Enter text. 7 Select Continue > Send . To go to a Web address from contacts 1 Select Menu > Contacts . 2 Scroll to a contact and select Open . 3 Scroll to a Web address and select Go to . Printing photos You ...
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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 38. Stereo portable handsfree To use a handsfree • Connect a portable handsfree. Music stops when you receive a call and resumes when the call has ended. ...
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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 can listen to the audio books in your phone. It may take a few minutes before a transferred audio book appears in the list of ava ...
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For extended functionality, you can also access the PlayNow™ arena Web shop on a computer from www.playnow-arena.com . For more information, go to www.sonyericsson.com/support to read the PlayNow™ arena Feature guide. To use PlayNow™ 1 Select Menu > PlayNow™ . 2 Scroll through PlayNow™ arena and follow the instructions to preview and p ...
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To change the volume • Press the volume key up or down. To change the video screen size 1 Select Options > Video size . 2 Select an option. To save a picture from a video clip 1 To pause the video clip, press the centre selection key. 2 To save the paused image as a picture, select Options > Save picture . Radio Do not use your phone as a r ...
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4 Select Options > Save melody . Record sound You can record a voice memo or a call. Recorded sounds can also be set as ringtones. In some countries or states it is required by law that you inform the other person before recording the call. To record a sound • Select Menu > Entertainment > Record sound > Record . To record a call 1 Du ...
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To move items between the phone memory and the memory card 1 Select Menu > Organiser > File manager . 2 Find an item and select Options > Manage file > Move . 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 > Organiser > File manager . 2 Find a ...
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To drag and drop content 1 Connect your phone to a computer using a USB cable. 2 Phone: Select Media transfer . The phone will remain activated during file transfer. 3 Computer: Wait until the phone memory and memory card appear as external disks in Windows Explorer . 4 Drag and drop selected files between the phone and the computer. Transferring c ...
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6 Move files between your phone and the computer in Media Go™. Phone name You can enter a name for your phone that is shown to other devices when using, for example, Bluetooth™ wireless technology. To enter a phone name 1 Select Menu > Settings > Connectivity > Phone name . 2 Enter the phone name and select OK . Using Bluetooth™ wire ...
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To pair the phone with a Bluetooth handsfree for the first time 1 Select Menu > Settings > Connectivity > Bluetooth > Handsfree . 2 Select a device. 3 Enter a passcode, if required. Power saving You can save battery power with the Power save function. In Power save mode you can only connect with a single Bluetooth device. If you want to ...
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Sony Ericsson/Sony Ericsson PC Suite . 2 Follow the instructions in the Sony Ericsson PC Suite for how to connect. 3 Phone: Select Phone mode . 4 Computer: Go to the backup and restore section in the Sony Ericsson PC Suite and make a backup. To restore phone content using the Sony Ericsson PC Suite The Sony Ericsson PC Suite will overwrite all the ...
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2 Enter text. To add items to the message, press , scroll and select an item. 3 Select Continue > Contacts look-up . 4 Select a recipient and select Send . If you send a message to a group, you will be charged for each member. To copy and paste text in a message 1 When you write the message, select Options > Copy & paste . 2 Select Copy a ...
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location, to apply to all messages. You can set other options, such as the Delivery priority and Delivery time, for each message you send. To set options for all messages 1 Select Menu > Messaging > Messages > Settings . 2 Select an option. To set options for a specific message 1 When the message is ready and a recipient is selected, selec ...
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To create an email account 1 To start the setup wizard, select Menu > Messaging > Email . 2 Follow the instructions to create the account. If you enter settings manually, you can contact your email provider for more information. An email provider could be the company that supplied your email address. To write and send an email message 1 Selec ...
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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 rates apply. Contact your network operator ...
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To view my status 1 Select Menu > Messaging > IM . 2 You are the first contact listed. To update your status 1 Select Menu > Messaging > IM > the Contacts tab. 2 Scroll to your name and select Change . 3 Edit the information and select Save . Chat group A chat group can be started by your service provider, by an individual Instant me ...
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Internet If you cannot use the Internet, see I cannot use Internet-based services on page 61. 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 list and select Go to or Search . To exit the browser • Select Options > Exit browser . Bookmarks You can create and edit ...
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2 Select a picture. To find text on a Web page 1 Select Options > Tools > Find on page . 2 Enter 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 method you select. Internet keypad shortcuts You can ...
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2 Select New feed and enter a Web address. To download content via Web feeds 1 Select Menu > Media > Web feeds . 2 Scroll to an updated feed and select View or . 3 Select a heading to expand. 4 Select an icon depending on content, to open a Web page, to download an audio podcast, to download a video podcast or to download a photo. You can als ...
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Photo feeds You can subscribe to Photo feeds and download photos. To start using Photo feeds, see Web feeds on page 48. To access photo feeds • Select Menu > Media > Photo > Photo feeds . YouTube™ You can watch video clips on your phone by using the YouTube™ Java™ application. You can search for video clips or upload your own video ...
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To download Sony Ericsson PC Suite 1 Computer: In your Internet browser, go to www.sonyericsson.com/support . 2 Select a region and country. 3 Select Software downloads . 4 Select a phone from the list. 5 Select Read more and download under PC Suite . 6 Select Download now and save the file to your computer. Remember where you save the file. To ins ...
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More features Flight mode In Flight mode the network and radio transceivers are turned off to prevent disturbance to sensitive equipment. When the flight mode menu is activated you are asked to select a mode the next time you turn on your phone: • Normal mode – full functionality • Flight mode – limited functionality To activate the flight ...
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an update using a PC. See Backing up and restoring on page 40. To use Update Service using a PC • Go to www.sonyericsson.com/updateservice . Location services You can get help to find your way and save your favourite locations. With information from mobile towers near you, you may be able to view your approximate location on a map. You can get mo ...
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2 Scroll to an alarm and select Edit . 3 Scroll to the tab. 4 Scroll to Alarm signal: and select Edit . 5 Find and select an alarm signal. Select Save . To silence the alarm • When the alarm sounds, press any key. • To repeat the alarm, select Snooze . To turn off the alarm • When the alarm sounds, press any key, then select Turn off . To can ...
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3 Scroll to an appointment and select View . 4 Select Options > Edit . 5 Edit the appointment and confirm each entry. 6 Select Save . To set when reminders should sound 1 Select Menu > Organiser > Calendar . 2 Select a date. 3 Select Options > Advanced > Reminders . 4 Select an option. A reminders option set in calendar affects a rem ...
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To view and edit a profile 1 Select Menu > Settings > General > Profiles . 2 Scroll to a profile and select Options > View and edit . You cannot rename the Normal profile. Time and date Time and date may be reset if the battery is removed. To set the time 1 Select Menu > Settings > General > Time & date > Time . 2 Enter ...
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Ringtones To set a ringtone 1 Select Menu > Settings > Sounds & alerts > Ringtone . 2 Find and select a ringtone. To set the ringtone volume 1 Select Menu > Settings > Sounds & alerts > Ring volume . 2 Press or to change the volume. 3 Select Save . To turn off the ringtone • Press and then press and hold down . The alarm ...
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applications, see I cannot use Internet- based services on page 61. To select a Java application 1 Select Menu > Organiser > Applications . 2 Select an application. To set permissions for a Java application 1 Select Menu > Organiser > Applications . 2 Scroll to an application and select Options > Permissions . 3 Set permissions. Java ...
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3 Enter a new four-to-eight-digit PIN and select OK . 4 Re-enter the new PIN and select OK . If Codes do not match appears, you entered the new PIN incorrectly. If Wrong PIN appears, followed by Old PIN: , you entered your old PIN incorrectly. To use the SIM card lock 1 Select Menu > Settings > General > Security > Locks > SIM protec ...
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To view your IMEI number • Press , , , , . Troubleshooting Some problems can be fixed using Update Service. Using Update Service on regular basis will optimize the phone’s performance. See Update Service on page 52. Some problems will require you to call your network operator. For more support go to www.sonyericsson.com/support . Common questio ...
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To reset the phone 1 Select Menu > Settings > General > Master reset . 2 Select an option. 3 Follow the instructions that appear. I cannot charge the phone or battery capacity is low The charger is not properly connected or the battery connection is poor. Remove the battery and clean the connectors. The battery is worn out and needs to be ...
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To enter a service centre number 1 Select Menu > Settings > Connectivity > Message settings > Text message and scroll to Service centre . 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 ServiceCentre and select Add . 4 Enter the number, including the international “+” ...
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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 code memo are deleted. The next time you enter the code memo, you must proceed as if you are opening it for the first time. To reset Code memo 1 Select Menu > Organiser > Code memo . 2 Enter an incorrect passcod ...
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security code, for example your PIN, you have to confirm the new code. See SIM card lock on page 58. No netw. coverage Your phone is in flight mode. See Flight mode on page 52. Your phone is not receiving any network signal, or the received signal is too weak. Contact your network operator and make sure that the network has coverage where you are. ...
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Index A activity menu ........................................ 14 alarms ................................................... 53 answering service .................................21 applications .......................................... 57 appointments ....................................... 54 assembly ............................................ ...
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entering text ......................................... 15 F face detection ...................................... 27 file manager .......................................... 36 flight mode ........................................... 52 G games ................................................... 57 geo tagging ....................................... ...
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O online music ............................................ 34 video clips .................................... 34 P pan and zoom Web pages ................................... 47 PC Suite ............................................... 50 phone turning on .......................................6 phone memory ................................. 8, 14 ...
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standby ..................................................7 notes ............................................ 55 streaming ............................................. 34 synchronising ....................................... 50 T T9™ Text Input .....................................15 tagging photos ..................................... 28 tasks ...
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