User's Manual

Finding your way
Home screen
Your phone Home screen is the equivalent of the desktop
on a computer. You can customise your Home screen with
widgets, shortcuts, folders, themes, wallpaper and other
items.
The Home screen extends beyond the regular screen
display width, so you need to flick left or right to view
content in one of the screen's four extensions.
The items in the bar at the bottom of the screen are always
available for quick access.
To go to the Home screen
Press .
To browse the Home screen
Flick right or left.
To change your Home screen wallpaper
1
From your Home screen, press .
2
Tap Wallpaper, then select a wallpaper.
Widgets
Widgets are small applications that you can use directly on
your Home screen. For example, the Music player widget
allows you to start playing music directly.
Some widgets are resizable, so you can expand them to
view more content or shrink them to save space on your
Home screen.
Application screen
The Application screen, which you open from your Home
screen, contains the applications that come installed with
your phone as well as the applications you download.
The Application screen extends beyond the regular screen
width, so you need to flick left and right to view all content.
To open the Application screen
From your Home screen, tap .
Phone settings menu
View and change your phone settings from the Settings
menu.
To access the phone settings
1
From the Home screen, tap .
2
Tap Settings.
More basics
Calling
To make a call by dialling
1
From your Home screen, tap
.
2
Find and tap Phone.
3
Enter the number of the recipient and tap Call. To delete
a number, tap
.
To end a call
Tap .
To answer a call
Drag to the right across the screen.
Multimedia and text
messaging
To create and send a message
1
From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap .
2
Tap New message.
3
To add a recipient, tap Add recipient, then find and
mark the checkbox next to the recipient name. To add
more than one recipient, mark the checkboxes for the
desired recipients. You can also enter the full number in
the search field manually, then tap Add.
4
When you are finished adding recipients, tap Done.
5
Tap Write message and enter your message text.
6
If you want to add a media file, tap
and select an
option.
7
If you want to add or remove recipients before sending
the message, press . To add a recipient, tap Add
recipient. To remove a recipient, tap Edit recipients and
tap next to a recipient field. When you are finished,
tap Done.
8
To send the message, tap Send.
Troubleshooting
The phone does not recognise
my wired headset
Make sure the wired headset that you are using
complies to the CTIA standard. Your phone supports the
CTIA standard, and may not be fully compatible with
other standards such as OMTP.
If you have a wireless headset that is compatible with
your phone, try using that instead.
Legal information
Sony C1605/C1604
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Explore more and get
support
User guide
A User guide is available in the Help application in your
phone and at www.sonymobile.com.
Support in the phone
Get user support directly in your phone using the Help
application.
To access the Help application
1
From your Application screen, find and tap .
2
Find and tap the required support item.
Support on the web
Visit www.sonymobile.com to access a range of support
and get the most from your phone.
Customer support
Customer support – if all else fails. Access the relevant
support number at www.sonymobile.com by clicking the
Contact us link at the bottom of the page. You can also
find the relevant support number in the supplied Important
information leaflet.
www.sonymobile.com
To open an application
From your Home screen or the Application screen,
tap the application.
Applications
An application is a phone program that helps you
perform a task. For example, there are applications to
make calls, take photos and download more
applications.
Status and notifications
The status bar at the top of your screen shows what's
going on in your phone. For example, new message
and calendar notifications appear here.
A notification light also gives you battery status
information and some notifications. For example, a
flashing blue light means there is a new message or a
missed call. The notification light may not work when
the battery level is low.
Checking notifications and ongoing
activities
You can drag down the status bar to open the
Notification panel and get more information. For
example, you can use the panel to open a new
message or view a calendar event. You can also open
some applications that run in the background, such as
the music player.
To open the Notification panel
Drag the status bar downwards.
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