Sony Xperia E5 Manual

							MemoryYou can save content to a memory card, to your phone's internal storage and to thephone memory. Music, video clips and photos are saved to the internal storage or the
memory card while applications, contacts and messages are saved to the phone
memory.You can move some applications from the phone memory to the internal storage.
To move an application to the phone's internal storage
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Apps .
3 Select the application that you want to move to the internal storage.
4 Tap  Move to internal storage  .
It is not possible to move some applications from the phone memory to the internal storage.
Memory card
You may have to purchase a memory card separately.
Your phone supports a microSD™ memory card, which is used for media content.
This type of card can also be used as a portable memory card with other compatible
devices.
Safely removing the memory card You can safely remove the memory card from your phone any time when the phoneis turned off. If you want to remove the memory card when your phone is on, you
must first unmount the memory card before you physically remove it from the phone.
This can prevent damaging the memory card or losing data stored on the memory
card.
To unmount the memory card
1 From your Home screen, tap 
 .
2 Find and tap  Settings > Storage  > Unmount SD card .
Formatting the memory card You can format the memory card in your phone, for example, to free up memory. This
means that you erase all data on the card.
All content on the memory card gets erased when you format it. Make sure you make backups of everything you want to save before formatting the memory card. To back up your content,
you can copy it to your computer. For more information, refer to the chapter  Connecting your
phone to a computer  on page 101.
To format the memory card
1 From your Home screen, tap 
 .
2 Find and tap  Settings > Storage  > Unmount SD card .
3 After you have unmounted the memory card, tap  Erase SD card.
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							Using a headset with your phoneUse the accessories provided with your phone, or other compatible accessories, for optimal
performance.
To use a headset
1 Connect the headset to your phone.
2 To answer a call, press the call handling key.
3 To end the call, press the call handling key.
If a headset is not included with the phone, you may purchase one separately.If you are listening to music, the music stops when you answer a call and resumes after you
end the call.
Internet and messaging settings
To send text and multimedia messages and to access the Internet, you must have a
2G/3G mobile data connection and the correct settings. There are different ways to
get these settings:
• For most mobile phone networks and operators, Internet and messaging settings
come preinstalled on your phone. You can then start using the Internet and send
messages right away.
• In some cases you will get the option to download Internet and messaging settings
the first time you turn on your phone. It is also possible to download these settings
later from the  Settings menu.
• You can manually add and change Internet and network settings in your phone at any
time. Contact your network operator for detailed information on your Internet and
messaging settings.
To download Internet and messaging settings
1 From your Home screen, tap 
 .
2 Find and tap  Settings > Xperia™  > Internet settings .
To view the current Access Point Name (APN)
1 From the Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > More…  > Mobile networks .
3 Tap  Access Point Names .
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							To configure APN settings manually
1 From the Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > More…  > Mobile networks .
3 Tap  Access Point Names , then press 
.
4 Tap  New APN .
5 Tap  Name  and enter the name of the network profile you want to create.
6 Tap  APN  and enter the access point name.
7 Enter all other information required by your network operator.
8 Press 
 and tap  Save .
Contact your network operator for detailed information about your network settings.
To reset the default Internet settings
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Tap  Settings  > More…  > Mobile networks .
3 Tap  Access Point Names , then press 
.
4 Tap  Reset to default .
Controlling data usage
Keep track of and control the amount of data transferred to and from your phone
during a given period. For example, you can set data usage warnings and limits for
your phone to avoid additional charges. You can also limit the amount of data used
by individual applications.
Adjusting data usage settings can help you keep greater control over data usage but cannot guarantee the prevention of additional charges.
To access data usage settings
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Data usage .
To turn on data traffic
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Data usage .
3 If the mobile data network connection is not turned on, tap  OFF beside  Mobile
data  so that  OFF changes to  ON.
You can also turn on data traffic by marking the  Data traffic checkbox under  Settings >
More…  > Mobile networks .
To set a data usage warning
1 Make sure that you have turned on data traffic.
2 From your Home screen, tap 
.
3 Find and tap  Settings > Data usage .
4 To set the warning level, drag the lines to the desired values. You receive a
warning notification when the amount of data traffic approaches the level you
set.
To set a data usage limit
1 Make sure that you have turned on data traffic.
2 From your Home screen, tap 
.
3 Find and tap  Settings > Data usage .
4 Mark the  Set mobile data limit  checkbox if it is not marked, then tap  OK.
5 To set the data usage limit, drag the lines to the desired values.
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							To control the data usage of individual applications
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Data usage .
3 Find and tap the desired application.
4 Make the necessary adjustments to change the data usage limit, restrict
background data, or restrict all data traffic for the application.
5 To access more specific settings for the application, tap  View app settings
and make the desired changes.
Specific settings for an application may not always be accessible.The performance of individual applications may be affected if you change the related data
usage settings.
Mobile network settings
Your phone automatically switches between mobile networks depending on what
mobile networks are available in different areas. You can also manually set your
phone to access a particular mobile network type, for example, WCDMA or GSM.
To select a network type
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > More…  > Mobile networks .
3 Tap  Network Mode .
4 Select a network type.
To select another network manually
1 From the Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > More…  > Mobile networks  > Network operators .
3 When a pop-up window appears, tap  Search mode > Manual .
4 Select a network.
If you select a network manually, your phone will not search for other networks, even if you
move out of range of the manually selected network.
To activate automatic network selection
1 From the Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > More…  > Mobile networks  > Network operators .
3 When a pop-up window appears, tap  Search mode.
4 Tap  Automatic .
Turning off data traffic You can disable all data connections over 2G/3G networks with your phone to avoid
any unwanted data downloads and synchronisations. Contact your network operator
if you need detailed information about your subscription plan and data traffic costs.
When data traffic is turned off, you can still use Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth™ connections. You can
also send and receive multimedia messages.
To turn off all data traffic
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > More…  > Mobile networks .
3 Unmark the  Data traffic checkbox.
Data roaming
Depending on your network operator, it might be possible to allow mobile data
connections via 2G/3G outside of your home network (roaming). Please note that
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							data transmission charges may apply. Contact your network operator for more
information.Applications may sometimes use the Internet connection in your home network without any
notification, for example, when sending search and synchronisation requests. Additional
charges may apply for data roaming. Consult your service provider.
To activate data roaming
1 From the Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > More…  > Mobile networks .
3 Mark the  Data roaming  checkbox.
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							Calling
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.
To make an emergency call
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and Tap  Phone.
3 Enter the emergency number and tap  Call. To delete a number, tap 
.
You can make emergency calls when no SIM card is inserted or when outgoing calls are
barred.
To make an emergency call while the SIM card is locked
1 Tap  Emergency call .
2 Enter the emergency number and tap  Call. To delete a number, tap 
.
Call handling You can make a call by manually dialling a phone number, by tapping a number
saved in your phone's contact list, or by tapping the phone number in your call log
view. You can also use the smart dial feature to quickly find numbers from your
contact list and call logs.
When you make a call, your phone's main microphone works together with the
second microphone to suppress noise and background sound.
Do not cover the second microphone while you make a call.
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 make an international call
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Phone.
3 Touch and hold 0 until a “+” sign appears.
4 Enter the country code, area code (without the first 0) and phone number, then
tap  Call .
To answer a call
• Drag  to the right across the screen.
If you are using regular headphones without a microphone, you have to remove the
headphones from the headset connector to be able to answer the call.
To decline a call
• Drag 
 to the left across the screen.
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							To reject a second call
• When you hear repeated beeps during a call, tap  Busy.
To change the ear speaker volume during a call
• Press the volume key up or down.
To turn on the loudspeaker during a call
• Tap 
.
To mute the microphone during a call
• Tap 
.
To activate the screen during a call
• Press 
.
To enter numbers during a call
1 During a call, tap 
. A keypad appears.
2 Enter numbers.
To mute the ringtone for an incoming call
• When you receive the call, press the volume key.
Recent calls
In the call log, you can view recently missed 
, received  and dialled  calls.
To view your missed calls
1 When you have missed a call, 
 appears in the status bar. Drag the status
bar downwards.
2 Tap  Missed call .
To call a number from your call log
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Phone.The call log view appears on the upper part of the screen.
3 To call a number directly, tap the number. To edit a number before calling,
touch and hold the number, then tap  Edit number before call.
You can also call a number by tapping  > Call back .
To add a number from the call log to your contacts
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Phone.The call log view appears on the upper part of the screen.
3 Touch and hold the number, then tap  Add to Contacts.
4 Tap the desired contact, or tap  Create new contact.
5 Edit the contact details and tap  Done.
Voicemail
If your subscription includes a voicemail service, callers can leave voice messages for
you when you can't answer calls. Your voicemail service number is normally saved on
your SIM card. If not, you can get the number from your service provider and enter it
manually.
To enter your voicemail number
1 From the Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Call settings  > Voicemail settings  > Voicemail
number .
3 Enter your voicemail number.
4 Tap  OK.
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							To call your voicemail service
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Phone.
3 Touch and hold  1.
Multiple calls
If you have activated call waiting, you can handle multiple calls at the same time.
When it is activated, you will be notified by a beep if you receive another call.
To activate or deactivate call waiting
1 From the Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Call settings  > Additional settings .
3 To activate or deactivate call waiting, tap  Call waiting.
To answer a second call and end the ongoing call
• When you hear repeated beeps during a call, tap  End current call and answer.
To answer a second call and put the ongoing call on hold
• When you hear repeated beeps during a call, tap  Answer.
To make a second call
1 During an ongoing call, tap 
.
2 Enter the number of the recipient and tap 
.
3 If the recipient answers, the first call is put on hold.
The same procedure applies to subsequent calls.
To switch between multiple calls
• To switch to another call and put the current call on hold, tap the desired
number or contact.
To end the ongoing call and return to the next call on hold
• Tap 
.
Conference calls With a conference or multiparty call, you can have a joint conversation with two or
more persons.
To make a conference call
1 During an ongoing call, tap 
.
2 Dial the number of your second participant and tap 
.
3 If the second participant answers, the first call is put on hold.
4 Tap 
.
To add more participants, repeat steps 1 to 4.
To have a private conversation with a conference call participant
1 During an ongoing conference call, tap the button showing the number of
participants. For example, tap  3 participants if there are three participants on
the call.
2 Tap the name of the participant you want to talk to privately.
3 To end the private conversation and return to the conference call, tap 
.
To release a participant from a conference call
1 During an ongoing conference call, tap the button showing the number of
participants. For example, tap  3 participants if there are three participants.
2 Tap 
 next to the participant you want to release.
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							To end a conference call
• During the call, tap 
.
Call settings Barring calls
You can bar all or certain categories of incoming and outgoing calls. When you use
call barring for the first time, you need to enter your PUK (Personal Unblocking Key)
and then a new password to activate the call barring function.
To bar incoming or outgoing calls
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Call settings  > Call barring .
3 Select an option.
4 Enter the password and tap  Enable.
Rejecting a call with a message
You can reject a call with a predefined message. When you reject a call with such a
message, the message is automatically sent to the caller and saved on your phone.
Six messages are predefined in the phone. You can select from these predefined
messages, which can also be edited if necessary.
To reject a call with a predefined message
• Drag  Reject with message  upward, then select a message.
To reject a second call with a predefined message
• When you hear repeated beeps during a call, drag  Reject with message
upward, then select a message.
To edit the message used to reject a call
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Call settings  > Reject call with message .
3 Tap the message you want to edit, then make the necessary changes.
4 When you're done, tap  OK.
Forwarding calls
You can forward calls, for example, to another phone number, or to an answering
service.
To forward calls
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Call settings  > Call forwarding .
3 Select an option.
4 Enter the number you want to forward the calls to, then tap  Enable.
To turn off call forwarding
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Call settings  > Call forwarding .
3 Select an option, then tap  Disable.
Showing or hiding your phone number
You can select to show or hide your phone number on call recipients' devices when
you call them.
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							To show or hide your phone number
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Call settings  > Additional settings  > Caller ID .
Fixed Dialling Numbers
If you have received a PIN2 code from your service provider, you can use a list of
Fixed Dialling Numbers (FDN) to restrict outgoing calls.
To enable or disable fixed dialling
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Call settings  > Fixed dialling numbers .
3 Tap  Activate fixed dialling  or Deactivate fixed dialling .
4 Enter your PIN2 and tap  OK.
To access the list of accepted call recipients
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Call settings  > Fixed dialling numbers  > Fixed
dialling numbers .
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