Locking and protecting your phone | Sony Ericsson ST18i guide

Locking and protecting your phone

IMEI number

Every phone has a unique IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number.

To view your IMEI number

1Turn off your phone, then remove the battery cover and battery.

2Look for the 15- to 17-digit number on the label. The first 15 digits represent the IMEI number.

To view your IMEI number in the phone

1From your Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > About phone > Status.

3Scroll to IMEI to view the IMEI number.

SIM card protection

The SIM card lock only protects your subscription. Your phone will still work with a new SIM card. If the SIM card lock is on, you have to enter a PIN (Personal Identity Number). If you enter your PIN incorrectly more times than the maximum number of attempts allowed, your SIM card will become blocked. You need to enter your PUK (Personal Unblocking Key) and then a new PIN. Your PIN, PIN2 and PUK are supplied by your network operator.

To enable the SIM card PIN lock

1From the Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Security > Set up SIM card lock > Lock SIM card.

3Enter the SIM card PIN and tap OK.

To change the SIM card PIN

1From the Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Security > Set up SIM card lock > Change SIM PIN.

3Enter the old SIM card PIN and tap OK.

4Enter the new SIM card PIN and tap OK.

5Re-type the new SIM card PIN and tap OK.

To change the SIM card PIN2

1From the Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Settings > Call settings > Fixed Dialing Numbers > Change PIN2.

3Enter the old SIM card PIN2 and tap OK.

4Enter the new SIM card PIN2 and tap OK.

5Confirm the new PIN2 and tap OK.

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Contents

Xperia ray ST18i Contents Calendar Alarm clock Using Timescape Timescape settingsBefore you download content PlayNow Before using Wlan Types of content you can back up Naming your phone Pairing with another Bluetooth deviceUsing GPS Imei number SIM card protection Setting a screen lock Recycle your phone 106 Legal information 107 Important information Android what and why? Applications Getting started AssemblyTo remove the battery cover To insert the SIM card and the memory card Turning the phone on and off Screen lock Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account Setup guideAccounts and services SyncML account Getting to know your phone Phone overview Charging the battery Using the keysBattery To charge the phone Improving battery performance Battery LED statusTo check the battery level Using the touchscreen Zooming To zoom with two fingers ScrollingTo zoom To scroll Sensors Home screenTo flick Widgets Rearranging your Home screen 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 notificationsChecking notifications and ongoing activities To open the Notification panel To open the phone settings menu from the Notification panelTo dismiss a notification from the Notification panel Typing text Phone settings menuUsing the 12-Key Phonepad 4 5 6 Phonepad Application bar 3 4 On-screen keyboard Using the on-screen keyboardChinese input To edit text in landscape orientation Customising your phone Adjusting the volumeTime and date Ringtone settings Screen settings Phone language Airplane modeMemory Memory card Formatting the memory card Internet and messaging settingsStereo portable handsfree To format the memory card Turning off data traffic Data roaming To select another network manually Network settingsTo select a network mode To activate automatic network selection Emergency calls CallingCall handling Voicemail Recent calls Multiple calls Conference calls Forwarding calls Call settingsBarring calls Showing or hiding your phone number To access the list of accepted call recipients To install PC Companion Transferring contacts using a PCUsing the PC Companion program to transfer contacts Contacts To receive contacts sent using a messaging service To transfer contacts to your new phone using PC CompanionTo receive contact data sent using Bluetooth technology To import contacts from a SIM card To view your contacts Contacts screen overviewManaging your contacts To add a contact Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts application Favourites Backing up contacts Communicating with your contactsSharing your contacts Quick contact menu To export contacts to a SIM card Using text and multimedia messaging Messaging Text and multimedia message options To create and send an email message Using emailTo set up an email account in your phone To receive email messages To save a senders email address to your contacts To read your email messagesTo view an email message attachment To reply to an email message To star an email To search for emailsTo mark a read email as unread To view all starred emails To add an extra email account in your phone Using email accountsTo set an email account as your default account To remove an email account from your phone Timescape event filter Using TimescapeTimescape Infinite button in Timescape To schedule web service content updates in Timescape Timescape settingsTo access Timescape settings To view all communication with a contact in Timescape PlayNow PlayNow serviceBefore you download content To start PlayNow Getting organised Alarm clockCalendar To activate an existing alarm To edit an existing alarmTo deactivate an alarm To delete an alarm To set alarms to sound when the phone is in silent mode To snooze an alarm when it sounds Synchronising your corporate email, calendar and contacts To edit the setup of corporate email, calendar and contactsSynchronising data on your phone To set a synchronisation interval for a corporate account To synchronise manually with your SyncML account Synchronising using SyncMLTo set up a SyncML account in your phone To set a synchronisation interval To turn on Wlan Before using WlanTo connect to a Wlan network Navigating web pages Web browserBrowsing the web Search and address bar Managing bookmarks Managing text and images Multiple windows Downloading from the web Auto-fitting web pages Browser settingsAuto-filling text To enable plug-ins on demand Plug-in settingsTo create text for auto-filling Music Copying media files to your memory card Using TrackID to identify tracks on the FM Radio Using TrackID technology resultsTrackID technology To identify a track on the FM radio using TrackID Moving between radio channels FM radioFM radio overview To start the FM radio Identifying radio tracks using TrackID Using your favourite radio channelsSwitching between the speaker and the handsfree Making a new search for radio channels Camera controls overview Using the still cameraTaking photos and recording videos To open the camera Face detection Smile detection Using still camera settings Still camera settings overviewPage Resolution Tips on using the camera Self-timer Using the video camera Using video camera settings Video camera settings overview To customise the video camera settings panel Video size Microphone 3D Camera overview To take a photo in 3D Sweep Panorama mode3D camera Tips for taking 3D Sweep Panorama photos To take a photo in Sweep Panorama mode Tips for taking Sweep Panorama photos 2D To turn off Mobile Bravia Engine Viewing photos and videos in GalleryTo open Gallery and view your albums To open an album in Gallery Working with batches of content in GalleryWorking with albums To view photos and videos in Gallery Working with photos in Gallery Viewing your photos on a map Working with videos To share a video To adjust the volume of a videoTo delete a video Viewing photos in 3D Album Managing your photos in 3D Album Naming your phone Bluetooth wireless technologyPairing with another Bluetooth device To give your phone a name To connect your phone to another Bluetooth device Sending and receiving items using Bluetooth technologyTo pair your phone with another Bluetooth device To unpair a Bluetooth device To receive items using Bluetooth To view files you have received using Bluetooth To set MSC mode as the default USB connection mode Connecting your phone to a computerTransferring and handling content using a USB cable To connect your phone to a computer when MSC mode is active Media Go PC CompanionTo start PC Companion To transfer content using the Media Go application To enable GPS Using location services to find your positionUsing GPS Getting the best performance Types of content you can back up Backing up and restoring Imei number Locking and protecting your phoneSIM card protection Setting a screen lock To create a screen lock password To disable the screen unlock password Updating your phone using a USB cable connection Updating your phone wirelesslyUpdating your phone To update your phone using an Apple Mac computer To download software updates using a USB cable connectionTo download the PC Companion application from your phone Phone settings overview Notification icons Status and notification icons overviewStatus icons 100 101 Application overview 102 User support 103 Troubleshooting Emergency calls only Error messagesNo network coverage SIM card is locked Recycle your phone 106 Sony Ericsson ST18i Legal information107 Index 108 109 MMS 110 Sharing