Xperia P | Sony 1261-4434, XPERIA P, 1261-4445, 1261-4451 instruction

User guide

Xperia™ P

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Sony 1261-4434, XPERIA P, 1261-4445, 1261-4451 manual Xperia P

Contents

Xperia P Contents About Album TrackID technology Music Unlimited About the PlayNow service Calendar 108 Alarm clock About Movies Using MoviesAbout the web browser 118 Xperia P User guide Android what and why? Getting startedOverview To insert the micro SIM card Assembly Screen lock Turning the device on and off Accounts and services Setup guideGoogle account Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account Battery Using the keysCharging the battery Your device has an embedded battery Improving battery performance Battery LED statusTo check the battery level To charge your device Estimating the standby time of your device Using Stamina mode Using Low battery mode Using the touchscreenMarking options Scrolling ZoomingTo mark or unmark options To zoom Sensors Using the lockscreen Home screen Rearranging your Home screen WidgetsCustomisation options Changing the background of your Home screen Accessing and using applicationsApplication screen Recently used applications window Opening and closing applicationsApplication menu Rearranging your Application screen Status and notifications To uninstall an application from the Application screenChecking notifications and ongoing activities To open the Notification panel Setting your device from the Notification panel Settings menuTo adjust sound settings from the Notification panel To control the Wi-Fi function from the Notification panel Typing text Using the on-screen keyboardOn-screen keyboard Application bar To enter text using the Gesture input function Using the Gesture input function to write wordsTo change the Gesture input settings Phonepad Keyboard and Phonepad settings Using the Phonepad Entering text using voice input Text input settingsAdjusting the volume Customising your device Time and date Adjusting the sound settings Screen settings Ringtone settingsLanguage settings Memory Airplane modeFormatting the internal storage Internet and messaging settings Using a headsetAccess Point Names APNs Controlling data usage Turning off data traffic Mobile network settingsData roaming To activate data roaming Getting started with Google Play Google PlayDownloading from Google Play Clearing your application data To delete an installed application Installing applications not from Google PlayPermissions To clear all cache for an application Emergency calls CallingCall handling Recent calls Multiple calls VoicemailConference calls Rejecting a call with a message Call settingsForwarding calls Showing or hiding your phone number To access the list of accepted call recipients To enable or disable fixed diallingFixed Dialling Numbers About Contacts ContactsTransferring contacts to your new device Transferring contacts from a SIM card Contacts screen overviewReceiving contacts from other devices Managing your contacts Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts application Communicating with your contactsFavourites Groups Backing up contacts Sharing your contactsQuick contact menu Messaging Using text and multimedia messaging Text and multimedia message options To start Google Talk Google TalkFrom your Home screen, tap Find and tap Talk To reply to an instant message with Google Talk Gmail and other Google services Using email accountsGetting started with Email Using email To view an email message attachment To change email preview pane settingsTo save a senders email address to your contacts To reply to an email message To change the inbox check frequency To view all folders for one email account About the Walkman application Walkman applicationTransferring media files to your device Walkman application overview Using the Walkman application Visualiser Using My music to organise your tracksGetting more information about a track or artist Overview of My music To update your music with the latest informationTo add a shortcut to a track To rearrange shortcuts Using the Friends music function to share music Categorising your music using SensMe channelsManaging playlists Playing music in random order Protecting your hearing Walkman application widget Identifying music using TrackID technology Music servicesUsing TrackID technology results TrackID technology Using Music Unlimited About the PlayNow serviceBefore you download content Downloading from the PlayNow service To download a PlayNow item to your device About the FM radio FM radioFM radio overview Sound settings Using your favourite radio channelsSwitching the radio sound between devices Switching between mono and stereo sound mode To identify a song on the FM radio using TrackID Identifying radio tracks using TrackID Camera Using the still cameraAbout the camera Camera controls overview Adding the geographical position to your photos Still camera settings overview Using still camera settingsResolution Scenes Focus mode Self-timerFlash Exposure value White balance Tag photos with details of where you took themMetering Image stabiliser Capturing method Using the video cameraShutter sound Quick launch Video camera settings overview Scenes Using video camera settings Adjust the video resolution for different formats Video resolutionPhoto light Microphone Tag videoss with details of where you took themSelect the method you use to record a video About Album AlbumMobile Bravia Engine Viewing photos and videos in the Pictures tab Overview of Pictures tab Viewing photos and videos in the My albums tabTo view photos and videos in grid view To change the size of the thumbnails in Album To view content in list view in the Internal memory tile To view content in list view in the Camera albums tileOverview of My albums tab Working with photos in Album Working with videos in Album Analysing photos with faces in Album Overview of Maps tile Viewing your photos on a map Viewing online albums To view photos from online services in Album Overview of online servicesTo view and add comments to online album content To Like a photo or video on Facebook Movies Using MoviesAbout Movies Overview of Movies To get movie information manually To change the sound settings while a video is playingTo clear information about a video To play a video on an external device About Video Unlimited Video UnlimitedRenting or buying a video Video menu overview Watching a video from Video Unlimited About the web browser Web browserTo open the web browser Before using Wi-Fi Connecting to wireless networksConnectivity Wi-Fi sleep policy Advanced Wi-Fi settings Wi-Fi network statusSharing your mobile data connection To use your device as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot To share your data connection using a USB cableVirtual private networks VPNs To rename or secure your portable hotspot Playing files from Dlna Certified devices on your device Sharing content with Dlna Certified devices To set access permissions for a pending device To set up file sharing with other Dlna Certified devicesTo change the access level of a registered device To stop sharing files with other Dlna Certified devices To view photos or videos from your device on a DMR device Playing files on a Digital Media Renderer deviceTo play a music track from your device on a DMR device To turn on the NFC function To share a music file with another device using NFC To share a contact with another device using NFCNFC detection area Paying for items with your device Scanning NFC tagsGoogle Wallet Connecting to an NFC compatible device Bluetooth wireless technologyOperator wallet Naming your device Sending and receiving items using Bluetooth technology Pairing with another Bluetooth deviceTo pair your device with another Bluetooth device To connect your device to another Bluetooth device Transferring and handling content using a USB cable Connecting your device to a computerTo send items using Bluetooth To receive items using Bluetooth To connect paired devices wirelessly in Media transfer mode Transferring files using Media transfer mode via Wi-FiTo remove a pairing with another device PC Companion Media Go Connecting your phone to a TV set Smart Connect Scanning barcodes with the NeoReader applicationAbout scanning with the NeoReader application NeoReader application menu overview From your Home screen, tap Find and tap Smart Connect To start the Smart Connect applicationTo create a Smart Connect event To edit a Smart Connect event About synchronising data on your device Synchronising data on your deviceSynchronising with Google Synchronising your corporate email, calendar and contacts Synchronising with Facebook 105 To remove an Xperia with Facebook account Using GPS About location servicesMaps and locations Getting the best performance Using the Navigation application Using Google Maps to get directionsUsing the Wisepilot application Google Maps Alarm clock Calendar and alarm clockCalendar To deactivate an alarm To edit an existing alarmTo activate an existing alarm To delete an alarm To snooze an alarm when it sounds To set alarms to sound when the device is in silent modeTo turn off an alarm when it sounds 110 Updating your device wirelessly Support and maintenanceUpdating your device using a USB cable connection Updating your device Types of content you can back up Backup and restore applicationPreparing to use the Backup and restore application Managing backup records Resetting your deviceAbout resetting your device Imei number Locking and protecting your deviceSIM card protection Setting a screen lock Finding your device Support application To access the support applicationRecycling your device 117 Reference Settings overview118 Status icons Status and notification icons overviewNotification icons Following notification icons may appear on your screen 120 Application overview 121 Important information Limitations to services and featuresImportant information leaflet Legal information 123 Index 31, 54 124 MMS 125 Walkman application 126