Thank you for purchasing a Sony Ericsson W995 Walkman™.
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>Use a selection or navigation key to scroll and select. See Navigation on page 8.
Getting started
Assembly
Before you start using your phone, you need to insert a SIM card and the battery.
To insert the SIM card
1Unlock the battery cover lock.
2Remove the battery cover.
3Slide the SIM card into its holder with the gold-coloured contacts facing down.
To insert the battery
1Insert the battery with the label side up and the connectors facing each other.
2Attach the battery cover and lock it.
Turning on the phone
To turn on the phone
1Press and hold down .
2Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested, and select OK.
3Select a language.
4Follow the instructions to use the setup wizard for basic settings and useful tips.
If you want to correct a mistake when you enter your
PIN, press .
Help
In addition to this User guide, an extended User guide, Feature guides and more information are available at www.sonyericsson.com/support.
Help and information are also available in your phone. To access the User guide
• Select Menu > Settings > User help > User guide.
To view tips and tricks
• Select Menu > Settings > User help > Tips and tricks.
To view information about functions
•Scroll to a function and select Info, if available. In some cases, Info appears under Options.
Charging the battery
The phone battery is partly charged when you buy it. To charge the battery
1Connect the charger to the phone. It takes approximately 2.5 hours to fully charge the battery. Press a key to view the screen.
2Remove the charger by tilting the plug upwards.
You can use your phone while it is charging. You can charge the battery at any time and for more or less than 2.5 hours. You can interrupt the charging without damaging the battery.
Phone overview
1Ear speaker
2Screen light sensor
3Screen
4Connector for charger, handsfree and USB cable
5Selection keys
6Navigation key
7Call key
8Activity menu key
9Walkman™ key
10Video call camera
11End, On/off key
12C key (Clear)
13Silent key
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15 | Integrated stand | 15 |
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16 | Screen light sensor | 16 |
To navigate the phone menus | To insert a memory card |
To change text input method
•When you enter text, press and hold down .
To shift between capitals and lower-case letters
•When you enter text, press .
To enter numbers
•When you enter text, press and hold down – .
To enter periods and commas
4When a word is written, press to add a space.
Calling
Making and Receiving Calls
You need to turn on your phone and be within range of a network.
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 the loudspeaker. This could damage your hearing.
Contacts
You can save names, phone numbers and personal information in Contacts. Information can be saved in the phone memory or on the SIM card.
You can synchronize your contacts using the Sony Ericsson PC Suite.
To add a phone contact
17 | Flash | 17 |
18 | Main camera | 18 |
19 | Media player key - | 19 |
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| previous/rewind | 20 |
20 | Media player key - play/ 21 |
| pause | |
21 | Media player key - next/ 22 |
| fast forward | |
22 | Volume, digital zoom | 23 |
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23 | Camera key | |
Navigation
To access the main menu
•When Menu appears on the screen, press the center selection key to select Menu.
•If Menu does not appear on the screen, press , and then press the center selection key to select Menu.
•Press the navigation key , , or to move through the menus.
To end a function
•Press .
To return to standby
•Press .
To delete items
•Press to delete items such as numbers, letters, pictures and sounds.
Memory card
You may have to purchase a memory card separately.
Your phone supports Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) memory card adding more storage space to your phone. It can also be used as a portable memory card with other compatible devices.
You can move content between a memory card and the phone memory. See Handling content in the phone on page 22.
•Remove the battery cover and insert the memory card with the gold-coloured contacts facing up.
To remove a memory card
•Remove the battery cover and press the edge of the memory card to release and remove it.
Entering Text
You can use multitap text input or T9™ Text Input to enter text. The T9 Text Input method uses a built-in dictionary.
•When you enter text, press .
To enter a symbol
1When you enter text, select Options > Add symbol.
2Scroll to a symbol and select Insert.
To enter text using T9™ Text Input
1Select, for example, Menu > Messaging > Write new > Message.
2If is not displayed, press and hold down to change to T9 Text Input.
3Press each key only once, even if the letter you want is not the first letter on the key. For example, to write the
word “Jane”, press , , , . Write the whole word before looking at the suggestions.
4Use or to view suggestions.
5Press to accept a suggestion.
To enter text using multitap
1From standby select, for example, Menu > Messaging > Write new > Message.
2If is displayed, press and hold down to change to multitap text input.
3Press – repeatedly until the desired letter appears.
To make a call
1Enter a phone number (with international country code and area code, if applicable).
2Press .
You can call numbers from your contacts and call list. See Contacts on page 14, and Call List on
page 13.
To end a call
•Press .
To make international calls
1Press and hold down until a “+” sign appears.
2Enter the country code, area code (without the first zero) and phone number.
3Press .
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.
Emergency calls
Your phone supports international emergency numbers, for example, 112 or 911. You can normally use these numbers to make emergency calls in any country, with or without the SIM card inserted, if you are within range of a network.
In some countries, other emergency numbers may also be promoted. Your network operator may therefore have saved additional local emergency numbers on the SIM card.
To make an emergency call
•Enter 112 (the international emergency number) and
press .
To view your local emergency numbers
1Select Menu > Contacts.
2Scroll to New contact and select Options > Special numbers > Emergency nos..
Call List
You can view information about recent calls. To call a number from the call list
1Press and scroll to a tab.
2Scroll to a name or a number and press .
1 | Select Menu > Contacts. |
2 | Scroll to New contact and select Add. |
3 | Enter the name and select OK. |
4 | Scroll to New number: and select Add. |
5 | Enter the number and select OK. |
6 | Select a number option. |
7 | Scroll between the tabs and add information to the fields. |
8 | Select Save. |
Calling contacts
To call with Smart search
1 Press – to enter a sequence of (at least two) digits. All entries which match the sequence of digits or corresponding letters are shown in a list.
2Scroll to a contact or a phone number and press .
To turn on or off Smart search
1Select Menu > Settings > Calls > Smart search.
2Select an option.
Walkman™
You can listen to music, audio books and podcasts. Use Media Go™ to transfer content to and from your phone. For
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more information, see Transferring content to and from a computer on page 24.
Headphones
Media player keys | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | 11 | |
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2Press and hold down and bend your arm upwards towards you to increase the volume. To decrease the volume, repeat the action in the opposite direction.
TrackID™
TrackID™ is a music recognition service. You can search for title, artist and album name for a track you hear playing through a loudspeaker or on the radio in your phone. If you cannot use TrackID™, see I cannot use Internet-based services on page 34.
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Saving channels
You can save up to 20 preset channels.
To save channels automatically
• Select Options > Auto save.
To switch between saved channels
•Press or .
Imaging
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Viewfinder and camera keys
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You can connect both a handsfree and headphones with a
0.14inch (3.5 mm) plug to the phone. They can be connected to the phone at the same time.
You can use the media player keys to control the Walkman™ player, video player and radio. The keys work even if the key lock is on when a handsfree is attached, and also when the Walkman™ player is minimized.
Walkman™ player
You can use the media player keys to control the Walkman™ player. For more information, see Media player keys on page 16.
When listening to music through the loudspeaker you can use the integrated stand to place the phone on a table. For more information about the integrated stand, see Integrated stand on page 31.
To play music
1Select Menu > Media > Music.
2Browse by category using the navigation key.
3Scroll to a title and press .
To stop playing music
•Press .
1When music is playing, press and hold down and move the phone to the right with a flick of your wrist to go to the next track.
2To go to the previous track, use the same action to the left.
•When music is playing, press and hold down and shake your phone.
To change the volume
1When music is playing, hold the phone out in front of you facing upwards.
To search for track information
•When you hear a track through a loudspeaker, select Menu > Entertainment > TrackID™ > Start.
•When the radio in your phone is playing select Options > TrackID™.
For best results, use TrackID™ in a quiet area.
Radio
You can use the media player keys to control the radio. For more information, see Media player keys on page 16.
Do not use your phone as a radio in places where this is prohibited.
To turn on the radio
1Connect a handsfree to the phone.
2Select Menu > Entertainment > Radio.
You can use to turn on the radio. starts the last used music application, that is the radio or the Walkman™ player.
You can take photos and record video clips to view, save or send. You find saved photos and video clips in Media and in File manager.
Using the camera
To activate the camera
•From standby press and hold down .
1Activate the camera/Take photos/Record video
2Zoom in or out
To take a photo
1Activate the camera and press the navigation key to scroll to .
2Press halfway down to use auto focus.
3When the dot and focus frame are green, press fully down to take a photo. The photo is automatically saved.
To record a video clip
1Activate the camera and press the navigation key to scroll to .
2Press fully down to start recording.