Sony Xperia Z3 User Guide

							To select the notification sound
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Sound  > Notification sound .
3 Select the sound to be played when notifications arrive.
4 Tap  Done .
To enable touch tones
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Sound .
3 Mark the  Dial pad touch tones  and Touch sounds  checkboxes.
SIM card protection
You can lock and unlock each SIM card that you use in your device with a PIN
(Personal Identity Number). When a SIM card is locked, the subscription linked to the
card is protected against misuse, meaning that you have to enter a PIN every time
you start your device.
If you enter the PIN incorrectly more times than the maximum number of attempts
allowed, your SIM card will become blocked. You then need to enter your PUK
(Personal Unblocking Key) and a new PIN. Your PIN and PUK are supplied by your
network operator.
To lock or unlock a SIM card
1 From the Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Security  > Set up SIM card lock .
3 Mark or unmark the  Lock SIM card checkbox.
4 Enter the SIM card PIN and tap  OK.
To change the SIM card PIN
1 From the Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Security  > Set up SIM card lock .
3 Tap  Change SIM PIN .
4 Enter the old SIM card PIN and tap  OK.
5 Enter the new SIM card PIN and tap  OK.
6 Re-type the new SIM card PIN and tap  OK.
To unlock a blocked SIM card using the PUK code
1 Enter the PUK code and tap 
.
2 Enter a new PIN code and tap 
.
3 Re-enter the new PIN code and tap 
.
If you enter an incorrect PUK code too many times, you need to contact your network operator
to get a new SIM card.
Screen settings
To adjust the screen brightness
1 From your Home screen, tap 
 .
2 Find and tap  Settings > Display  > Brightness .
3 Unmark the  Adapt to lighting conditions  checkbox if it is marked.
4 Drag the slider to adjust the brightness.
Lowering the brightness level increases battery performance.
To set the screen to vibrate on touch
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings> Sound .
3 Mark the  Vibrate on touch  checkbox. The screen now vibrates when you tap
soft keys and certain applications.
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							To adjust the idle time before the screen turns off
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Display  > Sleep .
3 Select an option.
To turn off the screen quickly, briefly press the power key .
Screen lock
There are several ways to lock the screen. The security level of each lock type is
listed below in order of weakest to strongest:
• Swipe – no protection, but you have quick access to the Home screen
• Bluetooth Unlock – unlocks your device by using paired Bluetooth devices
• Face Unlock – unlocks your device when you look at it
• Unlock pattern – draw a simple pattern with your finger to unlock your device
• Unlock PIN – enter a numeric PIN of at least four digits to unlock your device
• Unlock password – enter an alpha-numeric password to unlock your device
It is very important that you remember your screen unlock pattern, PIN or password. If you
forget this information, it may not be possible to restore important data such as contacts and messages.
To change screen lock type
1 From your Home screen, tap 
 .
2 Find and tap  Settings > Security  > Screen lock .
3 Follow the instructions in your device and select another screen lock type.
To unlock the screen using the Bluetooth® unlock feature
Make sure that your device and other Bluetooth® devices are paired before you use the
Bluetooth® unlock feature. For more information about pairing, see 
To pair your device with
another Bluetooth® device
 on page 111.
1 From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap  Settings > Security .
2 Tap  Screen lock  > Bluetooth unlock .
3 Tap  Continue  and select the device that you want to use to unlock the screen,
then tap  Continue .
4 Choose an option as the backup lock to unlock the screen when no
Bluetooth® devices are connected.
5 In other Bluetooth® devices, find and tap the name of your device under
Settings  > Bluetooth  > Paired devices . When Connected  appears on the
Bluetooth® devices, press the power key on your device immediately.
If your device is disconnected from other Bluetooth® devices, you need to unlock the screen
using a PIN or a Pattern.
To set up the Face Unlock feature
1 From your Home screen, tap 
 > Settings  > Security  > Screen lock .
2 Tap  Face Unlock , then follow the instructions in your device to capture a photo
of your face.
3 After your face is successfully captured, tap  Continue.
4 Select a backup unlock method and follow the instructions in the device to
complete the setup.
For best results, capture your face in an indoor area that is well lit but not too bright, and hold
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							To unlock the screen using the Face Unlock feature
1 Activate the screen.
2 Look at your device from the same angle you used to capture your Face
Unlock photo.If the Face Unlock feature fails to recognise your face, you must use the backup unlock
method to unlock the screen.
To create a screen lock pattern
1 From your Home screen, tap 
 .
2 Find and tap  Settings > Security  > Screen lock  > Pattern .
3 Follow the instructions in your device.
If the unlock pattern you draw on the screen is rejected five times in a row, you can select to
either wait 30 seconds and then try again, or, if you have a Google account set up on your
device, enter your account information (password and username) to unlock the device.
To change the screen lock pattern
1 From your Home screen, tap 
 .
2 Find and tap  Settings> Security  > Screen lock .
3 Draw your screen unlock pattern.
4 Tap  Pattern  and follow the instructions in your device.
To create a screen unlock PIN
1 From your Home screen, tap 
 > Settings  > Security  > Screen lock  > PIN .
2 Enter a numeric PIN.
3 If necessary, tap 
 to minimise the keyboard.
4 Tap  Continue .
5 Re-enter and confirm your PIN.
6 If necessary, tap 
 to minimise the keyboard.
7 Tap  OK.
To create a screen lock password
1 From your Home screen, tap 
 > Settings  > Security  > Screen lock  >
Password .
2 Enter a password.
3 If necessary, tap 
 to minimise the keyboard.
4 Tap  Continue .
5 Re-enter and confirm your password.
6 If necessary, tap 
 to minimise the keyboard.
7 Tap  OK.
To view notifications from the lock screen
1 From the lock screen, drag the status bar downwards.
2 Tap the notification that you want to view.
You can only view notifications from the lock screen when you lock your screen with the
Swipe  mode.
Language settings
You can select a default language for your device and change it again at a later time.
You can also change the writing language for text input. See 
Personalising the
Xperia™ keyboard
 on page 50.
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							To change the language
1 From the Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Language & input  > Language .
3 Select an option.
4 Tap  OK.
If you select the wrong language and cannot read the menu texts, find and tap . Then select
the text beside 
 and select the first entry in the menu that opens. You can then select the
language you want.
Date and time
You can change the date and time on your device.
To set the date manually
1 From the Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Date & time .
3 Unmark the  Automatic date & time  checkbox, if it is marked.
4 Tap  Set date .
5 Adjust the date by scrolling up and down.
6 Tap  Set.
To set the time manually
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Date & time .
3 Unmark the  Automatic date & time  checkbox if it is marked.
4 Tap  Set time .
5 Scroll up or down to adjust the hour and minute.
6 If applicable, scroll up to change  AM to PM , or vice versa.
7 Tap  Set.
To set the time zone
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Date & time .
3 Unmark the  Automatic time zone  checkbox, if it is marked.
4 Tap  Select time zone .
5 Select an option.
X-Reality™ for mobile Sony's X-Reality™ for mobile technology improves the viewing quality of photos and
videos after you take them, giving you clearer, sharper and more natural images. X-
Reality™ for mobile is turned on by default, but you can turn it off if you want to reduce battery consumption.
To turn on X-Reality™ for mobile
1 From your Home screen, tap 
 .
2 Find and tap  Settings > Display  >Image enhancement .
3 Mark the  X-Reality for mobile  checkbox if it is not marked.
Super-vivid mode Sony’s super-vivid mode intensifies and saturates the colours for images to increase
the sharpness and contrast.
To turn on Super-vivid mode
1 From your Home screen, tap 
 .
2 Find and tap  Settings > Display  >Image enhancement .
3 Mark the  Super-vivid mode  checkbox if it is not marked.
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							Enhancing the sound outputYou can enhance the sound of your device by manually enabling individual sound
settings such as Equaliser and Surround sound. You can also enable the Dynamic
normaliser to minimise volume differences between songs or videos. And you can
listen to high-resolution audio using a regular headset (connected via the headset
socket) or by connecting your device with a digital-to-analogue converter/amplifier
(DAC/amp) either wirelessly or by cable via the micro USB port of your device.
To enhance the sound output manually
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Sound  > Audio settings .
3 Mark the  ClearAudio+  checkbox.
To adjust the sound settings manually
1 From the Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Sound  > Audio settings .
3 Unmark the  ClearAudio+  checkbox if it is marked.
4 Tap  Sound effects  > Equalizer .
5 Adjust the sound settings by dragging the frequency band buttons up or down.
The manual adjustment of sound output settings has no effect on voice communication
applications. For example, there is no change in the voice call sound quality.
To minimise volume differences using the Dynamic normaliser
1 From the Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Sound  > Audio settings .
3 Mark the  Dynamic normalizer  checkbox.
To play high-resolution audio via the micro USB port
1 From the Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Sound  > Audio settings .
3 Mark the  Hi-Res Audio via USB  checkbox.
4 Using a USB cable, connect your device to one of the following device types:
• a portable digital-to-analogue converter/amplifier (DAC/amp) device, for
example, the Sony PHA-2 Portable Hi-Res DAC/Headphone Amplifier.
• the high-resolution player/amplifier unit of a home entertainment/sound
system, for example, the Sony MAP-S1or Sony TA-A1ES.
5 Make sure the amplifier is connected to a set of speakers or headphones.
6 Using the relevant application in your device, play the audio or video file that
you want to listen to in high-resolution.
You can also stream your music wirelessly to certain DAC/amplifier devices, such as the Sony
MAP-S1, using, for example, Bluetooth®, Wi-Fi® or DLNA technology.
Noise cancellation
Your device supports noise cancelling headsets. By using a noise cancelling headset
with your device, you can get much clearer audio quality when listening, for example,
to music in a noisy environment, such as on a bus, a train or a plane. You can also
use this feature to create a silent environment in which to study, work or read.
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							To use a noise cancelling headset
1 Connect the noise cancelling headset to your device.
2 From your Home screen, tap 
 > Settings  > Sound  > Audio settings  > Noise
canceling , then drag the slider beside  Noise canceling to the right.
3 If you want  Noise canceling  to be enabled only during music or video playback
or when the screen is active, mark the  Power save mode checkbox.
4 If you want  Noise canceling  to be enabled for as long as the headset is
connected, unmark the  Power save mode checkbox.
A noise cancelling headset may not be included with your device at purchase.When a noise cancelling headset is connected to your device for the first time, you can also
select the noise cancelling headset type by dragging down the status bar to open the
Notification panel and then tapping  Headphones connected.
To adjust the settings to the noise environment
1 Make sure a noise cancelling headset is connected to your device.
2 From your Home screen, tap 
.
3 Find and tap  Settings > Sound  > Audio settings  > Noise canceling  > Noise
environment .
4 Select the relevant noise environment type, then tap  OK.
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							Typing text
On-screen keyboard
You can enter text with the on-screen QWERTY keyboard by tapping each letter
individually, or you can use the Gesture input feature and slide your finger from letter
to letter to form words. If you prefer to use a smaller version of the on-screen
keyboard and input text using only one hand, you can activate the one-handed
keyboard instead.
You can select up to three languages for text input. The keyboard detects the
language that you are using and predicts the words for that language as you type.
Some applications open the on-screen keyboard automatically, for example, email
and text messaging applications.
1Delete a character before the cursor.2Enter a carriage return or confirm text input.3Enter a space.4Personalise your keyboard. This key disappears after the keyboard is personalised.5Display numbers and symbols. For even more symbols, tap .6Switch between lower-case , upper-case  and caps . For some languages, this key is used to
access extra characters in the language.
To display the on-screen keyboard to enter text
• Tap a text entry field.
To use the on-screen keyboard in landscape orientation
• When the on-screen keyboard is displayed, turn the device sideways.
You may need to adjust the settings in some applications to enable landscape orientation.
To enter text character by character
1 To enter a character visible on the keyboard, tap the character.
2 To enter a character variant, touch and hold a regular keyboard character to
get a list of available options, then select from the list. For example, to enter
"é", touch and hold "e" until other options appear, then, while keeping your
finger pressed on the keyboard, drag to and select "é".
To enter a period
• After you enter a word, double-tap the space bar.
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							To enter text using the Gesture input function
1 When the on-screen keyboard is displayed, slide your finger from letter to letter
to trace the word that you want to write.
2 After you finish entering a word, lift up your finger. A word suggestion appears
based on the letters that you have traced.
3 If the word that you want does not appear, tap 
 to see other options and
select accordingly. If the desired option does not appear, delete the entire
word and trace it again, or enter the word by tapping each letter individually.
To change the Gesture input settings
1 When the on-screen keyboard is displayed, tap 
.
2 Tap 
, then tap  Keyboard settings  .
3 To activate or deactivate the Gesture input function, mark or unmark the
Gesture input  checkbox.
To use the one-handed keyboard
1 Open the on-screen keyboard in portrait mode, then tap 
.
2 Tap 
, then tap  One-handed keyboard .
3 To move the one-handed keyboard to the left side or right side of the screen,
tap 
 or  accordingly.
To return to using the full on-screen keyboard, tap .
Phonepad
The Phonepad is similar to a standard 12-key telephone keypad. It gives you
predictive text and multi-tap input options. You can activate the Phonepad text input
method via the keyboard settings. The Phonepad is only available in portrait
orientation.
1Choose a text input option. You can tap each character once and use word suggestions, or keep
tapping the key until the desired character is selected.2Delete a character before the cursor.3Enter a carriage return or confirm text input.4Enter a space.5Display symbols and smileys.6Display numbers.7Change the character case and turn on the caps lock.
To open the Phonepad for the first time
1 Tap a text entry field, then tap 
.
2 Tap 
, then tap  Keyboard settings .
3 Tap  Portrait keyboard , then select the Phonepad option.
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							To enter text using the Phonepad
• When 
 appears in the Phonepad, tap each character key only once, even if
the letter you want is not the first letter on the key. Tap the word that appears
or tap 
 to view more word suggestions and select a word from the list.
• When 
 appears in the Phonepad, tap the on-screen key for the character you
want to enter. Keep tapping this button until the desired character is selected.
Then do the same for the next character you want to enter, and so on.
To enter numbers using the Phonepad
• When the Phonepad is displayed, tap 
. A Phonepad with numbers appears.
To insert symbols and smileys using the Phonepad
1 When the Phonepad is displayed, tap 
. A grid with symbols and smileys
appears.
2 Scroll up or down to view more options. Tap a symbol or smiley to select it.
Entering text using voice inputWhen you enter text, you can use the voice input function instead of typing the
words. Just speak the words that you want to enter. Voice input is an experimental
technology from Google™, and is available for a number of languages and regions.
To enable voice input
1 When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, tap 
.
2 Tap 
, then tap  Keyboard settings .
3 Mark the  Google voice typing key  checkbox.
4 Tap 
 to save your settings. A microphone icon  appears on your on-screen
keyboard.
To enter text using voice input
1 Open the on-screen keyboard.
2 Tap 
. When  appears, speak to enter text.
3 When you're finished, tap 
 again. The suggested text appears.
4 Edit the text manually if necessary.
To make the keyboard appear and enter text manually, tap .
Editing text
You can select, cut, copy and paste text as you write. You can access the editing
tools by double-tapping the entered text. The editing tools then become available via
an application bar.
Application bar
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							To select text
1 Enter some text, then double-tap the text. The word you tap gets highlighted
by tabs on both sides.
2 Drag the tabs left or right to select more text.
To use the magnifier
• When you enter text, tap and hold on the text field to view the text magnified
and to place the cursor where you want within the text field.
To edit text
1 Enter some text, then double-tap the entered text to make the application bar
appear.
2 Select the text that you want to edit, then use the tools in the application bar to
make your desired changes.
Personalising the Xperia™ keyboard
When entering text using the on-screen keyboard, you can access keyboard and
other text input settings that help you, for example, to set options for writing
languages, text prediction and correction. The keyboard can use text that you have
written in messaging and other applications to learn your writing style. There is also a
Personalisation guide that runs you through the most basic settings to get you
started quickly.
To access the on-screen keyboard settings
1 When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, tap 
.
2 Tap 
, then tap  Keyboard settings  and change the settings as desired.
3 To add a writing language for text input, tap  Writing languages and mark the
relevant checkboxes.
4 Tap  OK to confirm.
To use your writing style
1 When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, tap 
.
2 Tap 
, then tap  Keyboard settings  > Use my writing style  and select a source.
To select a keyboard layout variant
Layout variants for the on-screen keyboard may not be available for all writing languages.
1 When you enter text using the on-screen keyboard, tap .
2 Tap 
, then tap  Keyboard settings .
3 Tap  Writing languages , then tap 
.
4 Select a keyboard layout variant.
5 Tap  OK to confirm.
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