Sony MT25i manual

User guide

Xperia™ neo L

MT25i

Contents

Main Contents Getting started..............................................................................8 Getting to know your phone......................................................13 Calling..........................................................................................34 Contacts .....................................................................................39 Page Page Page Important information Android what and why? Applications Getting started Assembly Page Page Turning the phone on and off Setup guide Screen lock Accounts and services Google account Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account Facebook account SyncML account Getting to know your phone Phone overview Using the keys Battery Charging the battery Battery LED status Improving battery performance Using the touchscreen Zooming Scrolling Sensors Home screen Widgets Rearranging your Home screen Changing the background of your Home screen Accessing and using applications Application screen Opening and closing applications Recently used applications window Application menu Rearranging your Application screen Status and notifications Checking notifications and ongoing activities Phone settings menu Typing text On-screen keyboard Using the on-screen keyboard 5 7 1 6432 Application bar Using the Gesture input function to write words Phonepad Using the Phonepad Keyboard and Phonepad settings Text input settings Customising your phone Adjusting the volume Time and date Ringtone settings Screen settings Phone language Airplane mode Memory Memory card Formatting the memory card Using a headset with your phone Internet and messaging settings Usage info Turning off data traffic Data roaming Network settings Calling Emergency calls Call handling Recent calls Voicemail Multiple calls Conference calls Call settings Barring calls Rejecting a call with a message Forwarding calls Showing or hiding your phone number Fixed Dialling Numbers Contacts Transferring contacts to your new phone Transferring contacts using a PC Using the PC Companion program to transfer contacts Transferring contacts using an Apple Mac computer Transferring contacts using synchronisation accounts Contacts screen overview Managing your contacts Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts application Groups Favourites Communicating with your contacts The quick contact menu Sharing your contacts Backing up contacts Messaging Using text and multimedia messaging Text and multimedia message options Email Using email Page Page Using email accounts Gmail and other Google services Google Talk Timescape Timescape main view Using Timescape Timescape event filter Downloading new services for Timescape The infinite button in Timescape Timescape settings Timescape widget Timescape widget view Getting started with Google Play Downloading from Google Play Before you download applications Clearing your application data Permissions Installing applications not from Google Play PlayNow service Before you download content Downloading from the PlayNow service Video Unlimited Video Unlimited menu overview Creating a Video Unlimited account Exploring the Video Unlimited selection Renting or buying a video Watching a video from Video Unlimited Video menu overview Music Unlimited Getting organised Calendar Alarm clock Page Page Scanning with the NeoReader application NeoReader application menu overview Synchronising data on your phone Synchronising with Google Synchronising your corporate email, calendar and contacts Synchronising with Facebook inside your Xperia phone Synchronising using SyncML Page Connecting to wireless networks Wi-Fi Before using Wi-Fi Advanced Wi-Fi settings Wi-Fi network status Wi-Fi sleep policy Connected devices Sharing your phones mobile data connection Virtual private networks (VPNs) Page Web browser Browsing the web Search and address bar Navigating web pages Managing bookmarks Page Managing text and images Multiple windows Downloading from the web Browser settings Auto-fitting web pages Auto-filling text Plug-in settings Music Copying media files to your memory card Using the music player Music player overview Page Music player widget Discovering related audio content Playing music in random order Playlists Page Identifying music using TrackID technology Using TrackID technology results Page Taking photos and recording videos Camera controls overview Using the camera Using the still camera Using still camera settings Still camera settings Scene mode Camera settings Exposure Using the video camera Using video camera settings Video camera settings Using panorama mode Viewing photos and videos in Gallery Working with albums 51 3 4 2 Working with batches of content in Gallery Working with photos in Gallery Viewing your photos on a map Working with videos Page Bluetooth wireless technology Naming your phone Pairing with another Bluetooth device Sending and receiving items using Bluetooth technology Page Connecting your phone to a computer Transferring and handling content using a USB cable Transferring files using Media transfer mode via Wi-Fi PC Companion Media Go Page Using location services to find your position Using GPS Getting the best performance Google Maps Viewing your friends locations with Google Latitude Using Google Maps to get directions Using the Navigation application Using the Wisepilot application Backing up and restoring Types of content you can back up Locking and protecting your phone IMEI number SIM card protection Setting a screen lock Page Updating your phone Updating your phone wirelessly Updating your phone using a USB cable connection Page Phone settings overview Page Status and notification icons overview Status icons Notification icons Page User support Troubleshooting I cannot use Internet-based services Error messages No network coverage Emergency calls only SIM card locked Page Legal information Sony MT25i This is an Internet version of this publication. 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