Xperia X10 Mini Pro User Manual
X10 mini pro
User guide
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Important information
Please read the Important information leaflet before you
use your mobile phone.
Some of the services and features described in this
User guide are not supported in all countries/regions or
by all networks and/or service providers in all areas.
Without limitation, this applies to the GSM International
Emergency Number 112. Please contact your network
operator or service provider to determine availability of
any specific service or feature and whether additional
access or usage fees apply.
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User guide in the phone
An extended User guide is available in your phone. The
extended User guide and more information is also available
at
www.sonyericsson.com/support
.
To access the User guide in your phone
1 From the Home screen, drag upwards.
2 Find and tap User guide .
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Getting started
To insert the SIM card and the memory card
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1 Remove the battery cover.
2 Slide the SIM card with the gold-coloured contacts facing
down and memory card with the gold-coloured contacts
facing up.
To insert the battery
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1 Insert the battery with the label side up and the
connectors facing each other.
2 Attach the battery cover.
To turn on the phone
1 Press and hold down the
key on the top of the
phone.
2 Enter your SIM card PIN, if requested, and select OK.
3 At first startup, follow the instructions in Setup guide.
Your PIN is supplied by your network operator. If you
want to correct a mistake made while entering your
SIM card PIN, press .
To turn off the phone
1 Press and hold
until the options menu opens.
2 In the options menu, tap Power off.
3 Tap OK.
To activate the screen
• Press
.
To lock the screen
• Press
.
Starting your phone for the first time
The first time you start your phone, a setup guide lets you
enter essential phone settings, import contacts, and set up
your email and online services accounts. You can also
access the setup guide later from the phone settings.
To set the language
1 Scroll through the available languages list.
2 Tap the language you want to use in your phone. The
language is marked.
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3 Tap Save.
Internet and messaging settings
In order to send messages and use the Internet you will
need a 2G/3G mobile data connection. For most mobile
phone networks and operators, settings for messaging and
the Internet will be preinstalled on the phone or downloaded
to your phone the first time you turn on the phone with a
SIM card inserted. If not, you can go to
www.sonyericsson.com/support
from your computer to
download the settings to your phone.
To import contacts from the SIM card
1 From the setup guide, tap Import contacts.
2 When you are asked to confirm if you want to import the
contacts from the SIM card to the phone, tap Yes.
By using Sony Ericsson Sync you can synchronise
contacts, bookmarks and calendar events between
your phone and your Sony Ericsson account. This way
you can transfer information from your old phone to
the Sony Ericsson account, and then transfer it to your
new phone. You can set up a Sony Ericsson account
from the Sony Ericsson Sync application in your
phone, or by going to
www.sonyericsson.com/user
from your computer.
To set the time and date
1 From the setup guide, tap Time & date.
2 Unmark the Automatic checkbox, if it is marked.
3 Tap Set date or Set time.
4 Tap or to adjust the date or hour and minute.
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5 Tap Set.
While setting time, you can shift between 12-hour and
24-hour format. If you want to use AM and PM, you
have to unmark Use 24-hour format.
To create a new Google™ account in your phone
1 From the setup guide, tap Google account.
2 Tap Next.
3 Tap Create.
4 Enter your personal information and desired Google™
username. Tap Next.
5 Enter and confirm your password. Tap Next.
6 Select a security question and enter a personal answer
that only you know. You can also enter a secondary email
address to which your Google™ account information
could be sent in case you forget the information. Tap
Next.
7 To agree to the Google™ Terms of service, tap I agree,
Next.
8 Enter the security word displayed as an image. Tap
Next.
9 Mark the checkboxes to allow the additional Google™
services, or leave them blank if you do not agree to use
these services. Tap Next.
10 Tap Finish setup. Your new Google™ account has now
been created and set up to be used with the Google™
services in your phone.
To set up an existing Google™ account in your phone
1 From the setup guide, tap Google account.
2 Tap Next.
3 Tap Sign in.
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4 Enter your Google™ username and password. Tap Sign
in to continue.
5 Mark the checkboxes to allow the additional Google™
services, or leave them blank if you do not agree to use
these services. Tap Next.
6 Tap Finish setup. Your Google™ account has now been
set up in your phone.
In most cases, your Google™ username is the first
part of your Google™ email address.
To set up an email account
1 From the setup guide, tap Email.
2 Tap Email address, enter your email address and tap
Next.
3 Enter your password and tap Done.
4 Tap Continue.
5 If the phone cannot download your email account
settings automatically, enter the account settings
manually.
If you need to enter the settings manually, contact
your email service provider for the correct email
account settings. For example, you need to know if
the account type is POP3 or IMAP.
Sony Ericsson Timescape™ settings
Sony Ericsson Timescape™ collects all the communication
events at one place and keeps you updated with messages,
missed calls from your contacts and friends in Facebook™
and Twitter™.
To set up a Facebook™ account
1 From the setup guide, tap Facebook.
2 Tap Username, enter your username and tap Next.
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bookmarks quickly. You can add any application or
bookmark to the corners.
When you go to the Home screen, some applications
may continue to run in the background. If you do not
want applications to run in the background, you should
exit each application you have opened before going to
the Home screen.
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To view the extended Home screen
• Drag your finger to the sides of the screen.
To add widgets to the Home screen
1 Press .
2 Tap Arrange widgets.
3 Flick through the horizontal list of widgets and tap Add
widget.
4 Select a widget from the list.
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• Drag the status bar downwards.
Home screen
The Home screen is the starting point of your phone. You
can personalise the Home screen by adding widgets, or by
changing the wallpaper and the applications in the corners.
When you add more than one widget, the Home screen
extends beyond the screen width. The corners on the
Home screen are used to access applications or
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To mark or unmark options
• Tap the relevant checkbox or in some cases the right side
of the list option, to mark or unmark an option.
Marked checkbox
Unmarked checkbox
Marked list option
Unmarked list option
To pan
• When this option is available, drag the screen to pan.
To zoom
• When available, tap
or
to zoom in or out.
• Touch, hold and drag upwards or downwards to zoom in
or out.
You may have to drag your finger on the screen (in any
direction) to make the zoom icons appear.
Scrolling
You can scroll up or down, and on some webpages you can
also scroll to the sides.
Dragging or flicking will not activate anything on the
screen.
Notification panel
In the Notification panel, notification icons are displayed in
a detailed view. You can open notifications, such as
messages, reminders, or event notifications directly from
the Notification panel. You can also open running
applications such as the music player or the radio.
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Menu Open a list of options available in the
current screen or application
Home • Go to the Home screen or to the
applications panes from any
application or screen
• Open the recently used applications
window
Back • Go back to the previous screen
• Close the onscreen keypad, a dialog
box, an options menu, or the
Notifications panel
Status bar
A status bar at the top of the screen displays phone status
information and notifications. Notification icons appear on
the left side of the status bar. Phone status icons appear on
the right side. From the status bar you can access the
notification panel.
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Using the touch screen
To open or highlight an item
• Tap the item.
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Power key/screen lock
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10 3.5 mm headset
connector
11 Camera lens
12 Camera light
13 Volume key
14 Camera key
15 Speaker
16 Strap hole
17 Connector for charger/
USB cable
Charging the battery
The phone battery is partly charged when you buy the
phone. It may take a few minutes before the battery icon
appears on the screen when you connect the phone to a
power source. You can still use your phone while it is
charging.
The battery will start to discharge a little after it is fully
charged and then charges again after a certain time.
This is to extend battery life and may result in the
charge status showing a level below 100 percent.
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3 Enter your password and tap Done.
To set up a Twitter™ account
1 From the setup guide, tap Twitter.
2 Tap Username, enter your username and tap Next.
3 Enter your password and tap Done.
To exit the setup guide
• When you are finished with the setup guide, tap Done.
Getting to know your phone
Phone overview
1 Sensors
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2 Ear speaker
3 Notification LED
4 Touch screen
5 Back key
6 Home key
7 Menu key
8 Keyboard
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To charge the phone using the power adapter
• Connect the phone to a power outlet using the USB cable
and the power adapter.
Using the hardware keys
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5 Press
to exit the edit mode.
You can add more widgets by flicking through the
horizontal list and tapping Add widgets.
To delete a widget from the Home screen
1 Press .
2 Tap Arrange widgets.
3 Flick horizontally across the screen and tap the widget
you want to delete.
4 Tap in the widget.
5 Tap Yes.
6 Press
to exit the edit mode.
Orientation
When you open the keyboard, the screen orientation
changes automatically from portrait to landscape view. You
can also set the phone to stay in portrait orientation by
disabling the automatic orientation setting.
To prevent the screen orientation from changing
automatically
1 From the Home screen, tap the applications bar.
2 Tap Settings > Sound & display.
3 Unmark the Orientation check box.
Preventing the screen orientation from changing
automatically means that the phone stays in portrait
orientation.
Applications panes
You can access your applications in the phone using the
applications panes. The applications panes extend beyond
the screen. You can create new panes and arrange the
applications after your preferences.
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Shows which applications pane you are in
To open the applications panes
You can open the applications panes by different
ways.
• From the Home screen, drag upwards.
• From the Home screen, tap .
• Flick the Home screen upwards.
• From the Home screen, press .
To browse the applications panes
• From the applications panes, flick right or left.
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To create a new applications pane
1 From the Home screen, press .
2 Tap Arrange icons.
3 Touch and hold an item in the last pane until it vibrates
and then drag it to the right.
4 Press
to exit the edit mode.
To move an application
1 From the Home screen, press .
2 Tap Arrange icons.
3 Touch and hold an item until it vibrates and drag it to one
of the corners or to another application pane. If you move
an item in the last applications pane, the pane switches
to the next pane.
4 Press
to exit the edit mode.
The items in the applications panes are not shortcuts
to the applications but the actual applications. When
you move an application from the applications panes
to corners or vice versa, the actual application gets
moved and not shortcut. There are no shortcuts to the
applications.
Recently used applications window
You can view and access recently used applications from
this window.
To open the recently used applications window
• From any application, press and hold down .
Phone settings overview
You can set up the phone to suit your requirements, for
example, Date & time, Wireless controls and Data
synchronization.
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To change the phone language
1 From the Home screen, drag upwards.
2 Find and tap Settings > Locale & text > Select locale.
3 Select an option.
If you choose the wrong language and cannot read the
menu texts, go to
www.sonyericsson.com/support
for
help.
To turn on Flight mode
1 From the Home screen, drag upwards.
2 Find and tap Settings > Wireless controls.
3 Mark the Airplane mode checkbox.
You can also press and hold
to turn on Flight
mode.
Entering text
To enter text and characters you can use either the slideout
keyboard or the on-screen keypad. When you are using the
slideout keyboard, you cannot enter text using the on-
screen keypad.
Using the slideout keyboard
• To type lower-case letters, press the relevant letter keys.
• To type a single upper-case letter, press
and then
press the relevant letter key.
• To use all upper-case letters, press twice. To change
back to all lower-case letters, press
again.
• To type special characters, press and hold
Sym
au
, and then
press the letter key until the required character appears.
• To enter a character printed in blue, press
and then
press the relevant key.
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• To use all the characters printed in blue, press
twice
and enter the relevant characters.
To change writing language using the slideout keyboard
1 When you enter text, tap the language icon in the lower
left corner of the screen.
2 Select a language.
Using the on-screen keypad
When you start a program or select a field that requires text
or numbers, the default on-screen keypad appears.
You can use multitap text input method or quick text input
method to enter text. The quick text input method uses
a built-in dictionary.
You can close the keypad at any time by pressing
.
To display the on-screen keypad and enter text
• Tap the text field and the keypad appears.
To change writing language using the on-screen keypad
1 When you enter text, tap the language icon in the upper
right corner.
2 Select an option.
Calling
To make an emergency call
1 From the Home screen, tap .
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2 Enter the emergency number and tap . To delete a
number, tap
.
You can make an emergency call without a SIM card
inserted.
To make an emergency call while the SIM card is locked
1 Tap Emergency call.
2 Enter the emergency number and tap . To delete a
number, tap
.
To make a call
1 From the Home screen, tap .
2 If the call log is shown, tap to enter the dial pad view.
3 Enter the number of the recipient and tap . To delete a
number, tap
.
To end a call
• Tap .
To answer a call
• Drag the indicator to .
Contacts
In the Contacts application, you can enter information for
your personal contacts, for example, phone numbers and
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email addresses. When you view a contact, you get quick
access to all communication with that contact. If you have
a synchronisation service account, you can synchronise
your phone contacts with the account contacts.
To view your contacts
• From the Home screen, tap to open the Contacts
application.
If you have not set up your phone for synchronisation
with a web service, or imported SIM contacts, you can
choose to do so the first time you open Contacts.
To call a contact
1 From the Home screen, tap .
2 Tap the contact.
3 Tap the desired phone number of the contact.
SMS and MMS
To create and send a message
1 From the Home screen, tap
.
2 Tap New message.
3 Tap Write message, enter your message text and tap
Next.
4 Tap to add a recipient.
5 To add a recipient, select a contact in the list. You can
also tap the text field, enter a number manually, and then
tap Done.
6 If you want to add a photo or a video, tap
and select
an option.
7 If you want to add, remove or edit recipients, press ,
then tap Edit recipients and edit the recipients.
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