X8 Extended User guide Contents User support.................................................................................5 User guide in the phone......................................................................5 User support application.....................................................................5 Experience more. Discover how..........................................................5 Getting started..............................................................................6 Assembly............................................................................................6 Turning the phone on and off..............................................................7 Starting your phone for the first time....................................................7 Getting to know your phone......................................................10 Phone overview.................................................................................10 Charging the battery.........................................................................11 Using the hardware keys...................................................................11 Home screen....................................................................................11 Status bar.........................................................................................12 Notification panel..............................................................................14 Applications panes............................................................................14 Recently used applications window...................................................17 Notification LED................................................................................17 Sensors............................................................................................17 Using the touch screen.....................................................................17 SIM card...........................................................................................19 Memory............................................................................................20 Stereo portable handsfree.................................................................20 Adjusting the volume.........................................................................20 Entering text......................................................................................21 Phone settings overview....................................................................22 Internet and messaging settings........................................................24 Data traffic........................................................................................25 Network settings...............................................................................26 Calling..........................................................................................27 Emergency calls................................................................................27 Call handling.....................................................................................27 Voicemail..........................................................................................28 Multiple calls.....................................................................................28 Conference calls...............................................................................29 Call settings......................................................................................29 Contacts .....................................................................................31 Managing contacts...........................................................................31 Using contacts..................................................................................33 2 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use. Favourites ........................................................................................33 Messaging...................................................................................34 Multimedia and text messaging.........................................................34 Email.................................................................................................35 Google Talk™ ..................................................................................37 Sony Ericsson Timescape™......................................................39 The Timescape™ start screen...........................................................39 Using Timescape™...........................................................................39 Timescape™ settings........................................................................41 Timescape™ widget.........................................................................42 Applications and content...........................................................43 Before you download applications and content.................................43 Android™ Market..............................................................................43 PlayNow™ service............................................................................44 Downloading from the web...............................................................45 Managing applications......................................................................45 Copyright-protected content.............................................................46 Getting organised.......................................................................47 Calendar...........................................................................................47 Notes................................................................................................48 Alarm clock.......................................................................................49 Synchronising.............................................................................51 Sony Ericsson Sync..........................................................................51 Google™ sync..................................................................................52 Synchronising with a Microsoft® Exchange Server using the RoadSync™ applications..................................................................52 Connecting to wireless networks.............................................54 Wi-Fi®..............................................................................................54 Virtual private networks (VPNs)..........................................................56 Web browser...............................................................................57 Toolbar.............................................................................................57 Browsing the web.............................................................................57 Navigating web pages.......................................................................58 Multiple windows..............................................................................58 Managing bookmarks.......................................................................58 More browser options.......................................................................59 Browser settings...............................................................................59 Connecting your phone to a computer....................................60 Transferring and handling content using a USB cable........................60 PC Companion.................................................................................60 Media Go™ .....................................................................................61 3 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use. Bluetooth™ wireless technology..............................................62 Phone name.....................................................................................62 Pairing with another Bluetooth™ device............................................62 Back up and restore ..................................................................64 Types of content you can back up....................................................64 Music...........................................................................................66 Using the music player......................................................................66 Podcasts...........................................................................................68 TrackID™ technology........................................................................69 FM radio......................................................................................70 FM radio overview.............................................................................70 Moving between radio channels........................................................70 Using favourite radio channels...........................................................70 Making a new search for radio channels............................................71 Switching between the speaker and the handsfree...........................71 Videos .........................................................................................72 Using the video player.......................................................................72 YouTube™........................................................................................73 Camera........................................................................................74 Viewfinder and camera controls........................................................74