G s My friends Keep in touch etting tarted April 2006 Getting started My friends Contents Introduction ................................................................................................ 3 Instruction symbols................................................................................. 3 Use My friends to keep in touch ............................................................. 3 Before you start .......................................................................................... 3 Receive data connection settings using the Phone setup...................... 4 Set up My friends manually .................................................................... 4 Logging in to your My friends server ...................................................... 4 Contacts list ............................................................................................ 5 Chat with a contact................................................................................. 7 Chat groups ............................................................................................ 7 Conversations ......................................................................................... 8 My status ................................................................................................ 9 Strangers................................................................................................. 9 Settings ................................................................................................... 9 2 April 2006 Getting started My friends Introduction Instruction symbols The following instruction symbols may appear in this Getting started guide: Note Indicates that a service or function is network- or subscription-dependent. Contact your network operator for details. % See also page ... Use the selection keys or the navigation key to scroll and select. Press the navigation key centre. Press the navigation key up. Press the navigation key down. Press the navigation key to the left. Press the navigation key to the right. Back key. Clear key. } Use My friends to keep in touch Connect and log in to the My friends server to communicate online with your favourite friends. If your subscription supports instant messaging and presence services, you can send and receive messages and see contact status if online. If no settings exist in your phone, you need to enter server settings. Before you start Before you can use this functionality, please make sure that your subscription supports data connection using GPRS. Check with your network operator. You also need an account for My friends on a My friends server. Check with your network operator or a separate service provider. 3 April 2006 Getting started My friends The settings for data connection (WAP settings) and My friends must be stored in your phone. Settings may already be entered when you buy your phone. If not, make sure you have your information about the data connection and My friends at hand before you start setting up your phone. Receive data connection settings using the Phone setup For automatic settings for data connection (WAP), please visit www.sonyericsson.com/support. Choose region and country. Select your phone model and choose Phone setup. To set up the data connection manually, please refer to the Using the Internet Getting started guide. Set up My friends manually To edit settings manually 1. } Messaging } My friends. · } Configure if there are no previous My friends settings in the phone or · } More } Settings } Server settings. 2. Edit username, password, server information and select an Internet profile to use. This information is supplied by your service provider. 3. } Done } Save to save the settings. Logging in to your My friends server To log in } Messaging } My friends } Log in. Login is successful when the My friends status icon appears in the status bar on the screen . You can set your phone to automatically log in to My friends when you start your phone % 10 To set automatic log in. Should the login fail, make sure that GPRS is within range. If so, check that your My friends settings are correct. This is especially important if you have entered the settings manually. Check that: · you are using the correct data connection (WAP) profile. · you are using the correct server address. · you are using the correct username and password. You will be notified if either the username or the password is incorrect. If you still cannot log in, please contact your service provider. To log out from your My friends server } Messaging } My friends } More } Log out. 4 April 2006 Getting started My friends Contacts list You can create a list of contacts that you want to contact on a regular basis. You can sort the list of contacts % 10 To sort the list of contacts. To add a contact by phone number or from Contacts in your phone 1. } Messaging } My friends } the Contacts tab } More } Add contact. 2. } By number. · Enter the phone number } Continue or · } Look up and select a contact from Contacts in your phone } Select. 3. When the My friends server has found the contact, you can: · } Edit nickname and edit the nickname } OK. · } Link to Contacts and select the contact in Contacts in your phone that you want to create a link to. 4. } Done to add the contact. To add a contact by username on the My friends server 1. } Messaging } My friends } the Contacts tab } More } Add contact. 2. } By username and enter the username } OK. 3. When the My friends server has found the contact, you can: · } Edit nickname and edit the nickname } OK. · } Link to Contacts and select the contact in Contacts in your phone that you want to create a link to. 4. } Done to add the contact. To add a contact by searching on the My friends server 1. } Messaging } My friends } the Contacts tab } More } Add contact. 2. } Search and enter some search items, for example the name or an email address } Search. 3. If the My friends server finds several matches, use or to scroll between the matches, } Previous hits and } Next hits to display more matches } Add. 4. When the My friends server has found the contact, you can: · } Edit nickname and edit the nickname } OK. · } Link to Contacts and select the contact in Contacts in your phone that you want to create a link to. 5. } Save to add the contact. To delete a contact 1. } Messaging } My friends } the Contacts tab and select a contact. · } More } Manage contact } Delete or · 2. } Yes. To view the status of a contact 1. } Messaging } My friends } the Contacts tab and select a contact. 2. } More } View status to see the current information and status for the contact. 3. } Update to refresh the information and status. 5 April 2006 Getting started My friends When you are online, each contact icon on the Contacts tab reveals the mood of the contact, and the icon colour reveals the status: · · · · · ­ Available. ­ Busy. ­ Offline. ­ Not available. ­ Stranger. To edit a nickname 1. } Messaging } My friends } the Contacts tab and select a contact. 2. } More } Manage contact } Edit nickname. 3. Edit the nickname } OK. The nickname is saved. It will only be displayed to you for this contact. You can edit the nickname already when you add the contact. You can only edit nicknames for contacts that have a username on the My friends server. To link a contact to Contacts in your phone 1. } Messaging } My friends } the Contacts tab and select a contact. 2. } More } Manage contact } Link to Contacts and select the contact in Contacts in your phone that you want to create a link to. This gives more options when you have selected the contact in My friends: · } More } Call to call the contact. · } More } Send message to send a text, picture or voice message or an email to the contact, if this contact information is saved in Contacts in your phone. 3. } More } Manage contact } Delete link to remove the link from the contact to Contacts in your phone. You can link to Contacts already when you add the contact. Blocking a contact A blocked contact can not view your status information, and can not send chat messages to you. When a blocked contact tries to get in touch with you, your status appears as offline. To block or unblock a contact 1. } Messaging } My friends } the Contacts tab and select a contact. 2. } More } Manage contact } Block. This icon appears next to the contact: 3. } More } Manage contact } Unblock if you want to unblock the contact. . Online contact alert You can select to be notified when a contact comes online. The notification is indicated by an icon next to the contact. When you log off, or when the contact has come online, the notification is cleared. To set an online contact alert 1. } Messaging } My friends the Contacts tab and select a contact. 2. } More } Manage contact } Alert me. This icon appears next to the contact: . 6 April 2006 Getting started My friends Chat with a contact To send a chat message to a user on your contacts list 1. } Messaging } My friends } the Contacts tab and select a contact. 2. } Chat. 3. Edit your message } Send. To receive and answer chat messages As long as you are online in My friends an alert sounds and an icon appears in the status bar, when you receive a message. In an ongoing chat, you are able to see messages, and send answers, directly. You can also continue a chat conversation from the Conversations tab. Chat groups You can join a chat group discussion to exchange opinions, comments and thoughts with others. A chat group can be started by your service provider, by an individual My friends user or by yourself. You can save chat groups by saving a chat invitation or by searching for a specific chat group. The Chat groups tab is only visible if this function is available on your My friends server. If available, the Chat groups tab will appear after your first login. To start a new chat group 1. } Messaging } My friends } the Chat groups tab } More } Add chat group. 2. } New chat group and scroll through your contact list } Mark for all contacts to invite to the chat group } Continue. 3. Edit the name of your group and a short invitation text that will be sent to participants. If you want, you can join the group using another chat name. 4. } Send. To add an existing chat group 1. } Messaging } My friends } the Chat groups tab } More } Add chat group: · } By group ID to enter chat group ID directly or · } Search and enter some search items } Search. If the My friends server finds several matches, use or to scroll between the matches, } Previous hits and } Next hits to display more matches. 2. } Add. · } Edit to edit the information displayed to you for the chat group or · } More to Join chat group or Add chat group. To accept a chat group invitation When the invitation arrives } Join chat. The chat group is automatically added to your chat group list. 7 April 2006 Getting started My friends To join a chat group 1. } Messaging } My friends } the Chat groups tab and select a chat group. 2. } Join chat. Send and receive messages in the chat group. When you receive a new message, an icon appears in the status bar. You can join more than one chat group. You can join a chat group already when you add the chat group. To exit a chat group conversation temporarily 1. to exit the conversation but stay as a chat group participant. 2. Select the chat group } Enter to enter the conversation again. To handle your chat groups 1. } Messaging } My friends } the Chat groups tab and select a chat group. 2. } More to display options: · Join chat (if you are logged out of My friends) ­ To log in and join the chat group. · Participants (if you have joined the chat group) ­ Display the participants in the chat group. · Leave chat group (if you have joined the chat group) ­ To leave the chat group. · Edit chat group (if you have not joined the chat group) ­ Edit the information displayed to you for the chat group. · Add chat group ­ To add a chat group, as described separately. To delete a chat group from your chat group list 1. } Messaging } My friends } the Chat groups tab and select a chat group. · } More } Delete chat group or · 2. } Yes. If you started the chat group, it will also be deleted from the My friends server. If you did not start the chat group, it will only be removed from your Chat groups tab. Conversations Your chat conversations are visible on the Conversations tab. Invitations and alerts may also be displayed on the Conversations tab as a reminder, until you decide what to do with them. To start a new conversation 1. } Messaging } My friends } the Conversations tab. · } Chat if the conversation list is empty or · } More } Chat with. 2. Enter a username or search for a user. 3. Edit your message } Send. You can also start a conversation from the Contacts tab. To continue a conversation 1. } Messaging } My friends } the Conversations tab and sele ...