Sony Xperia S User Guide

							To have a private conversation with a conference call participant
1 During an ongoing conference call, tap  {0} participants.
2 Tap the telephone number of the participant with whom you want to talk
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.
To end a conference call
• During the conference call, tap  End conference call.
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 blocking .
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 device.
Six messages are predefined on your device. 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.
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							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.
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 dialing numbers .
3 Tap  Activate fixed dialing  or Deactivate fixed dialing .
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 dialing numbers  > Fixed dialing
numbers .
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							Contacts
About  Contacts
Use the Contacts application to store and manage all your numbers, email
addresses, and other contact data in one place. Just tap on a contact to see all
communications with that contact in one easy overview.
You can add new contacts in your device and synchronise them with contacts saved
in your Google™ account, Microsoft ®
 Exchange ActiveSync ®
 account, or other
accounts that support synchronisation. The Contacts application automatically
creates new entries and also helps you match data such as email addresses with
existing entries.
Transferring contacts to your new device There are several ways to transfer contacts to your new device. Select a transfer
method that best suits your situation.
Transferring contacts using a PC
You can use a PC to transfer contacts from several device brands, including iPhone,
Samsung, HTC and Nokia.
You need:
• An Internet-connected PC running Windows ®
• A USB cable for your old device
• A USB cable for your new Android™ device
• Your old device
• Your new Android™ device
Using the PC Companion program to transfer contacts If you are transferring contacts using a PC, use the PC Companion program. It's free,
and the installation files are already saved on your new device. PC Companion also
offers a range of other features, including help to update your device software.
To install PC Companion
1 New device : Turn on your new Android™ device and connect it to a PC using
a USB cable.
2 New device : Tap Install  to install PC Companion on the PC.
3 Computer : If a popup window appears to notify you about available PC
software, select  Run Startme.exe .
4 Computer : Click Install to start the installation and then follow the instructions
to complete the installation.
To transfer contacts to your new device using PC Companion
1 Make sure that PC Companion is installed on your PC.
2 Open the PC Companion program on the PC, then click  Contacts Setup and
follow the instructions to transfer your contacts.
Transferring contacts using an Apple® Mac® computer
For detailed instructions on how to use an Apple Mac computer to transfer contacts
from your old device, go to  Transfer your contacts.
Transferring contacts using synchronisation accounts
Your device works with popular online synchronisation accounts such as Google
Sync™, Microsoft ®
 Exchange ActiveSync ®
or Facebook™. If you have synced the
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							your contacts to your new device using that account. For more detailed information
about synchronisation, see  Synchronising your corporate email, calendar and
contacts  on page 105.
To synchronise contacts on your device with a synchronisation account
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
 , then tap  .
2 Tap 
 , then tap  Settings > Accounts & sync .
3 If you have already set up a synchronisation account and you want to sync
with that account, tap the account, then tap 
 , and tap  Sync now.
Transferring contacts from a SIM card
To import contacts from a SIM card
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
 , then tap  .
2 Press 
 , then tap  Import contacts  > SIM card .
3 If you have set up a synchronisation account, you can choose to add the SIM
card contacts under that account. Or you can choose to only use these
contacts on your device. Select your desired option.
4 To import an individual contact, find and tap the contact. To import all
contacts, tap  Import all.
Receiving contacts from other devices
To receive contact data sent using Bluetooth™ technology
1 Make sure you have the Bluetooth™ function turned on and your device set to
visible. If not, then you cannot receive data from other devices.
2 When you are asked to confirm whether you want to receive the file, tap
Accept .
3 Drag down the Notification panel and tap the file you received to import the
contact data.
To receive contacts sent using a messaging service
1 When you receive a new text message, multimedia message, or email
message, open the message.
2 The received contact data appears as a vCard attachment. Tap, or touch and
hold the vCard file to open a menu so you can save the contact data.
Contacts  screen overview
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							5Tap to search contacts6Tap here to create a contact
Managing your contacts
You can create, edit and synchronise your contacts in a few simple steps. You can
select contacts saved in different accounts and manage how you display them on
your device.
If you synchronise your contacts with more than one account, you can join contacts
on your device to avoid duplicates.
Some synchronisation services, for example, some social networking services, do not allow you to edit contact details.
To view your contacts
• From your  Home screen , tap 
, then tap . Your contacts are listed here.
To select which contacts to display in the Contacts application
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
, then tap .
2 Press 
, then tap  Filter.
3 In the list that appears, mark and unmark the desired options. If you have
synchronised your contacts with a synchronisation account, that account
appears in the list. To further expand the list of options, tap the account.
4 When you are finished, tap  OK.
To add a contact
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap 
.
3 If you have synchronised your contacts with one or more accounts, select the
account to which you want to add the contact, or tap  Local contact if you
want to keep the contact's information only on your device.
4 Enter or select the desired information for the contact.
5 When you are finished, tap  Done.
To edit a contact
1 From the  Home screen , tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap the contact you want to edit, then tap 
.
3 Edit the desired information. When you are finished, tap  Done.
To associate a picture with a contact
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap the contact you want to edit, then tap 
.
3 Tap 
 and select the desired method for adding the contact picture.
4 When you have added the picture, tap  Done.
You can also add a picture to a contact directly from the 
Album application.
To view your communication with a contact
1 From the  Home screen , tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap the contact you want to view.
3 To view your communication with the contact for different media, tap or flick
through the filter items at the bottom of the screen.
To delete contacts
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
, then tap .
2 Touch and hold the contact you want to delete. To delete all contacts, press
, then tap  Mark several .
3 Tap the downwards arrow to open the drop down menu, then select  Mark all.
4 Tap 
, then tap  OK.
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							To edit contact information about yourself
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap  Myself , then tap 
.
3 Enter the new information or make the changes you want.
4 When you are done, tap  Done.
Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts application
If you synchronise your contacts with a new account or import contact information in
other ways, you could end up with duplicate entries in the Contacts application. If this
happens, you can join such duplicates to create a single entry. And if you join entries
by mistake, you can separate them again later.
To link contacts
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap the contact you want to link with another contact.
3 Press 
, then tap  Link contact .
4 Tap the contact whose information you want to join with the first contact, then
tap  OK to confirm. The information from the first contact is merged with the
second contact, and the first contact is no longer displayed in the Contacts list.
To separate linked contacts
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap the linked contact you want to edit, then tap 
.
3 Tap  Unlink contact .
4 Tap  OK.
Favourites You can mark contacts as favourites so that you can get quick access to them from
the Contacts application.
To mark or unmark a contact as a favourite
1 From the  Home screen , tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap the contact you want to add to or remove from your favourites.
3 Tap 
.
To view your favourite contacts
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap 
.
Groups
You can assign contacts to groups to get quicker access to them from within the
Contacts application.
To assign a contact to a group
1 In the Contacts application, tap the contact that you want to assign to a group.
2 Tap 
, then tap the bar directly under  Assign to group.
3 Mark the checkboxes for the groups to which you want to add the contact,
then tap  Done.
4 Tap  Done .
Communicating with your contacts
To search for a contact
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap 
 and enter the first few letters of the contact name in the  Search
contacts  field. All contacts beginning with those letters appear.
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							The quick contact menuTap a contact's thumbnail to view quick communication options for a particularcontact. Options include calling the contact, sending a text or multimedia message,
and starting a chat using the Google Talk™ application.For an application to appear as an option in the quick contact menu, you may need to set up the application in your device and be logged in to the application. For example, you need tostart the  Gmail™ application and enter your login details before you can use  Gmail™ from the
quick contact menu.
Sharing your contacts
To send your business card
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap  Myself .
3 Press 
, then tap  Send contact  > OK .
4 Select an available transfer method and follow the on-screen instructions.
To send a contact
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap the contact whose details you want to send.
3 Press 
, then tap  Send contact  > OK .
4 Select an available transfer method and follow the on-screen instructions.
To send several contacts at once
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
, then tap .
2 Press 
, then tap  Mark several .
3 Mark the contacts you want to send, or select all if you want to send all
contacts.
4 Tap 
, then select an available transfer method and follow the on-screen
instructions.
Backing up contacts
You can use internal storage, a SIM card or an online synchronisation tool such as
Microsoft ®
 Exchange ActiveSync ®
 to back up contacts.
To export all contacts to the phone's internal storage
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
, then tap .
2 Press 
, then tap  Export contacts  > Internal storage .
3 Tap  OK.
To export contacts to a SIM card
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
, then tap .
2 Press 
, then tap  Export contacts  > SIM card .
3 Mark the contacts you want to export, or tap  Mark all if you want to export all
your contacts.
4 Tap  Export .
5 Select  Add contacts  if you want to add the contacts to existing contacts on
your SIM card, or select  Replace all contacts if you want to replace the
existing contacts on your SIM card.
When you export contacts to a SIM card, not all information may get exported. This is due to
memory limitations on SIM cards.
To export all contacts to the USB storage
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
, then tap .
2 Press 
, then tap  Export contacts  > USB storage .
3 Tap  OK.
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							Messaging
Using text and multimedia messaging
You can send and receive text messages from your device using SMS (Short
Message Service). If your subscription includes MMS (Multimedia Messaging
Service), you can also send and receive messages that contain media files, for
example, pictures and videos. The number of characters you can send in a single text
message varies depending on the operator and the language you use. If you exceed
the character limit, then all your single messages are linked together and sent as one
message. You are charged for each single text message you send. When you view
your messages, they appear as conversations, which means that all messages to and
from a particular person are grouped together.To send multimedia messages, you need the correct MMS settings on your device. See
Internet and messaging settings .
To create and send a message
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap 
.
3 Tap 
, then select the desired recipients from the Contacts list. If the recipient
is not listed as a contact, enter the contact's number manually and tap 
.
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 To send the message, tap  Send.
If you exit a message before sending, it gets saved as a draft. The conversation gets tagged
with the word  Draft:.
To read a received message
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap the desired conversation.
3 If the message is not yet downloaded, tap and hold the message, then tap
Download message .
You can also open messages from the status bar when  appears there. Just drag down the
bar and tap the message.
To reply to a message
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap the conversation containing the message.
3 Enter your reply and tap  Send.
To forward a message
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap the conversation containing the message you want to forward.
3 Touch and hold the message you want to forward, then tap  Forward message.
4 Tap 
, then select a recipient from the Contacts list. If the recipient is not
listed as a contact, enter the contact's number manually and tap 
.
5 When you are finished adding recipients, tap  Done.
6 Edit the message, if necessary, and tap  Send.
In step 4, you can also tap 
To and enter the recipient's phone number manually.
To delete a message
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
 , then find and tap  .
2 Tap the conversation containing the message you want to delete.
3 Touch and hold the message you want to delete, then tap  Delete message >
Delete .
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							To delete conversations
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
 , then find and tap  .
2 Tap 
 , then tap  Delete conversations .
3 Mark the checkboxes for the conversations that you want to delete, then tap 
> Delete .
To save a sender's number
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap 
 > Save .
3 Select an existing contact, or tap  Create new contact.
4 Edit the contact information and tap  Done.
To call a message sender
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap a conversation.
3 Tap the recipient name or number at the top of the screen, then select the
recipient name or number from the list that appears.
4 If the recipient is saved in your contacts, tap the phone number that you want
to call. If you have not saved the recipient in your contacts, tap 
.
To save a file contained in a message you receive
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap the conversation you want to open.
3 If the message has not been downloaded yet, tap and hold the message, then
tap  Download message .
4 Touch and hold the file you want to save, then select the desired option.
To star a message
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap the conversation you want to open.
3 In the message you want to star, tap 
.
4 To unstar a message, tap 
.
To view starred messages
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap 
, then tap  Starred messages .
3 All starred messages appear in a list.
To search for messages
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap 
, then tap  Search.
3 Enter your search keywords, then tap the confirm key.
Text and multimedia message optionsTo change your message notification settings
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap 
, then tap  Settings.
3 To set a notification sound, tap  Notification tone and select an option.
4 For other notification settings, check or uncheck the relevant checkboxes.
To change the delivery report settings for outgoing messages
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap 
, then tap  Settings.
3 Tap  Delivery report  to activate or deactivate delivery reports.
To view messages saved on the SIM card
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap 
, then tap  Settings > SIM messages .
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							Google Talk™
The Google Talk™ application lets you chat with your friends using text, voice and
video.
To start Google Talk™
1 From your  Home screen , tap 
 .
2 Find and tap  Talk.
To reply to an instant message with Google Talk™
1 When someone contacts you on Google Talk™, 
 appears in the status bar.
2 Drag the status bar downwards, then tap the message and begin to chat.
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