Sony Xperia Z3 User Guide

							Calling
Making calls You can make a call by manually dialling a phone number, by tapping a number
saved in your contacts 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 contacts list
and call logs. To make a video call, you can use the Hangouts™ instant messaging
and video chat application on your device. See 
Instant messaging and video chat on
page 67.
1Open your contacts list2View your call log entries3View your favourite contacts4View all contact groups saved to your device5Delete number6Dialpad7View more options8Call button9Hide or show the dialer
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 
.
To make a call using smart dial
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Phone.
3 Use the dialpad to enter letters or numbers that correspond to the contact you
want to call. As you enter each letter or number, a list of possible matches
appears.
4 Tap the contact you want to call.
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							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 initial zeros) and phone number,
then tap 
.
To add a direct dial number to your Home screen
1 Touch and hold an empty area on your Home screen until the device vibrates
and the customisation menu appears.
2 In the customisation menu, tap  Apps > Shortcuts .
3 Scroll through the list of applications and select  Direct dial.
4 Select the contact and the number that you want to use as the direct dial
number.
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 the Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Call settings  > Additional settings  > Caller ID .
Receiving calls
To answer a call
To decline a call
To mute the ringtone for an incoming call
• When you receive the call, press the volume key.
Using the answering machineYou can use the answering machine application in your device to answer calls when
you are busy or miss a call. You can enable the automatic answering function and
determine how many seconds to wait before the calls get answered automatically.
You can also manually route calls to the answering machine when you are too busy
to answer them. And you can access messages left on your answering machine
directly from your device.
Before using the answering machine, you must record a greeting message.
To record a greeting message for the answering machine
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Call settings  > Answering Machine  > Greetings .
3 Tap  Record new greeting  and follow the on-screen instructions.
To enable automatic answering
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Call settings  > Answering Machine .
3 Mark the  Answering Machine  checkbox.
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							To reject a call with the answering machine
• When an incoming call arrives, drag  Response options upwards, then select
Reject with Answering Machine .
To set a time delay for automatic answering
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Call settings  > Answering Machine .
3 Tap  Pick up after .
4 Adjust the time by scrolling up and down.
5 Tap  Done .
To listen to messages on the answering machine
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Call settings  > Answering Machine  > Messages .
3 Select the voice message that you want to listen to.
You can also listen to answering machine messages directly from the call log by tapping .
Rejecting a call with a text message
You can reject a call with a text message. When you reject a call with such a
message, the message is automatically sent to the caller and stored in the Messaging
conversation with the contact.
You can select from a number of predefined messages available on your device, or
you can create a new message. You can also create you own personalised messages
by editing the predefined ones.
To reject a call with a text message
1 When an incoming call arrives, drag  Response options upwards, then tap
Reject with message .
2 Select a predefined message or tap 
 and write a new message.
To reject a second call with a text message
1 When you hear repeated beeps during a call, drag  Response options upwards,
then tap  Reject with message .
2 Select a predefined message or tap 
 and write a new message.
To edit the text 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 that you want to edit, then make the necessary changes.
4 Tap  OK.
Smart call handling You can handle incoming calls without touching the screen by turning on the Smart
call handling function. Once activated, you can handle calls in the following way:
• Answer: bring the device to your ear.
• Reject: shake the device.
• Ringer off: place the device face down.
To turn on Smart call handling
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Personalization  > Motion .
3 Tap  Smart call handling .
4 Drag the slider beside  Smart call handling to the right.
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							Ongoing calls1Enter numbers during a call2Turn on the loudspeaker during a call3Put the current call on hold or retrieve the call4Open your contacts list5Mute the microphone during a call6End a call
To change the ear speaker volume during a call
• Press the volume key up or down.
To activate the screen during a call
• Briefly press 
.
Using the call log In the call log, you can view missed calls 
, received calls  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.
To hide the call log
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Phone.
3 Tap 
 > Hide call log .
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							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 .
3 Tap  Call Forwarding  and select an option.
4 Enter the number to which you want to forward calls, 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.
Restricting calls You can block all or certain categories of incoming and outgoing calls. If you have
received a PIN2 code from your service provider, you can also use a list of Fixed
Dialling Numbers (FDNs) to restrict outgoing calls. If you want to block a certain
number, visit and download applications from Google Play™ which support this
function.
To block incoming or outgoing calls
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Call settings .
3 Tap  Call blocking , and select an option.
4 Enter the password and tap  Enable.
When you set up call blocking for the first time, you need to enter a password to activate the
call blocking function. You must use this same password later if you want to edit call blocking
settings.
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 .
To change the SIM card PIN2
1 From the Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Call settings .
3 Tap  Fixed dialing numbers  > Change PIN2 .
4 Enter the old SIM card PIN2 and tap  OK.
5 Enter the new SIM card PIN2 and tap  OK.
6 Confirm the new PIN2 and tap  OK.
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.
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							To activate or deactivate call waiting
1 From your 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 put the ongoing call on hold
• When you hear repeated beeps during a call, drag 
 to the right.
To reject a second call
• When you hear repeated beeps during a call, drag 
 to the left.
To make a second call
1 During an ongoing call, tap 
.
2 Enter the number of the recipient and tap 
. The first call is put on hold.
To switch between multiple calls
• To switch to another call and put the current call on hold, tap  Switch to this
call .
Conference calls
With a conference or multiparty call, you can have a joint conversation with two or
more persons.
For details about the number of participants that you can add to a conference call, contact
your network operator.
To make a conference call
1 During an ongoing call, tap 
.
2 Dial the number of the second participant and tap 
. The first participant is put
on hold.
3 Tap 
 to add the second participant to the conference call.
4 Repeat steps 1 to 3 to add more call participants.
To have a private conversation with a conference call participant
1 During an ongoing conference call, tap  Manage conference call.
2 Tap the telephone number of the participant to have a private conversation.
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  Manage conference call.
2 Tap 
 next to the participant you want to release.
To end a conference call
• During the conference call, tap  End conference call.
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  >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.
Emergency calls
Your device 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 a 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 
. 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 From the lock screen, tap  Emergency call.
2 Enter the emergency number and tap 
.
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							ContactsTransferring contacts
There are several ways to transfer contacts to your new device. To get help with
choosing a transfer method, 
read the article about transferring contacts.
Transferring contacts using a computer Xperia™ Transfer is an application within the PC Companion and the Sony Bridge forMac computer programs that helps you to collect contacts from your old device and
transfer them to your new device. Xperia™ Transfer supports several device brands, including iPhone, Samsung, HTC, BlackBerry, LG, and Nokia.
You need:
• An Internet-connected computer.
• A USB cable for your old device.
• A USB cable for your new Android™ device.
• Your old device.
• Your new Android™ device.
To transfer contacts to your new device using a computer
1 Make sure that 
PC Companion is installed on the PC or that
Sony Bridge for Mac is installed on the Apple ®
 Mac ®
 computer.
2 Open the PC Companion application or the Sony Bridge for Mac application,
then click 
Xperia™ Transfer and follow the instructions to transfer your
contacts.
Transferring contacts using an online account If you sync the contacts in your old device or your computer with an online account,
for example, Google Sync™, Facebook™ or Microsoft ®
 Exchange ActiveSync ®
, you
can transfer your contacts to your new device using that account.
To synchronise contacts to your new device using a synchronisation account
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap 
, then tap  Settings > Accounts & sync .
3 Select the account that you want to sync your contacts with, then tap 
 > Sync
now .
You need to be signed in to the relevant sync account before you can sync your contacts with
it.
Other methods for transferring contacts
There are several other ways to transfer contacts from your old device to your newdevice. For example, you can copy contacts to a memory card, use Bluetooth ®
technology, or save contacts to a SIM card. For more specific information about
transferring the contacts from your old device, refer to the relevant User guide.
To import contacts from a memory card
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Press 
, then tap  Import contacts  > SD card .
3 Select the files that you want to import and tap  OK.
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							To import contacts using Bluetooth®
 technology
1 Make sure you have the Bluetooth ®
 function turned on and that your device is
set to visible.
2 When you are notified of an incoming file to your device, drag the status bar
downwards and tap the notification to accept the file transfer.
3 Tap  Accept  to start the file transfer.
4 Drag the status bar downwards. When the transfer is complete, tap the
notification.
5 Tap the received file.
To import contacts from a SIM cardYou may lose information or get multiple contact entries if you transfer contacts using a SIM card.
1 From your Home screen, tap , then tap .
2 Tap 
, then tap  Import contacts  > SIM card .
3 To import an individual contact, find and tap the contact. To import all
contacts, tap  Import all.
Searching and viewing contacts
1Contacts, Calling, Favourites and Groups tabs2Edit and view medical and emergency contact information3View contact details4Jump to contacts starting with the selected letter5Access communication options for the contact6Search for contacts7Add a contact8View more options
To search for a contact
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap 
 and enter a phone number, name or other information in the  Search
contacts  field. The result list is filtered as you enter each character.
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							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 or 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  Done.
Adding and editing contacts
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 and you are
adding a contact for the first time, you must select the account to which you
want to add this contact. Alternatively, tap  Phone contact if you only want to
use and save this contact on your device.
4 Enter or select the desired information for the contact.
5 When you are finished, tap  Done.
After you select a synchronisation account in step 3, that account will show as the default
account offered the next time you add a contact. When you save a contact to a particular
account, that account will show as the default account to save to the next time you add a
contact. If you have saved a contact to a particular account and want to change it, you need to
create a new contact and select a different account to save it to.If you add a plus sign and the country code before a contact's phone number, you do not
have to edit the number again when you make calls from other countries.
To edit a contact
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap the contact that you want to edit, then tap 
.
3 Edit the desired information.
4 When you are finished, tap  Done.
Some synchronisation services do not allow you to edit contact details.
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 personalise the ringtone for a contact
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap the contact that you want to edit, then tap 
.
3 Tap 
 > Set ringtone .
4 Select an option from the list or tap 
 to select a music file saved to your
device, then tap  Done.
5 Tap  Done .
To delete contacts
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Touch and hold the contact that you want to delete.
3 To delete all contacts, tap the downwards arrow to open the drop down menu,
then select  Mark all.
4 Tap 
, then tap  Delete.
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