February 2007 My friends Keep in touch Getting started My friends Contents Introduction ............................................................................................... 2 Use My friends to keep in touch ............................................................ 2 Before you start ...................................................................................... 2 Receive data connection settings using the Phone setup ..................... 3 Set up My friends manually .................................................................... 3 Logging in to your My friends server ......................................................... 3 Contacts list ............................................................................................... 4 Chat groups ............................................................................................... 6 Conversations ........................................................................................ 7 My status ................................................................................................... 8 Strangers ................................................................................................... 8 Settings ...................................................................................................... 9 Related information ................................................................................... 9 1 February 2007 Getting started My friends Introduction Instruction symbols The following instruction symbols may appear in this Getting started guide: Note Indicates an important note or a tip. 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 left. Press the navigation key right. } 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. The settings for data connection (WAP settings) and My friends must be saved 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. 2 February 2007 Getting started My friends Receive data connection settings using the Phone setup To set up the data connection manually or from your service provider´s Web site, please see the Using the Internet Getting started guide. To receive settings using the Phone setup for Internet You will find the Sony Ericsson Phone setup for Internet at www.sonyericsson.com/support. 1. In your Web browser, go to www.sonyericsson.com/support. 2. Select a region and country. 3. Select Phone setup. 4. Select your phone model from the list. 5. Follow the instructions on the screen. You will receive the settings via SMS. 6. When you receive the text message, select Yes and follow the instructions. You are now ready to start using the Internet with your mobile phone. Set up My friends manually To edit settings manually 1. From standby select Menu } Messaging } My friends. 2. Select an option: · Configure if there are no previous My friends settings in your phone. · Select More } Settings } Server settings. 3. Edit username, password, server information and select an Internet profile to use. This information is supplied by your service provider. 4. Select Done } Save. Logging in to your My friends server To log in From standby select Menu } Messaging } My friends } Log in. Login is successful when the My friends status icon appears on the screen . You can set your phone to automatically log in to My friends when you start your phone % 9 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 From standby select Menu } Messaging } My friends } More } Log out. 3 February 2007 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 % 9 To sort the list of contacts. To add a contact by phone number or from Contacts in the phone 1. From standby select Menu } Messaging } My friends } the Contacts tab } More } Add contact } By number. 2. Select an option: · Enter the phone number and select Continue. · Select Look up and Select a contact from Contacts in your phone. 3. When the My friends server has found the contact, you can: · Select Edit nickname, edit the nickname and select OK. · Select Link to Contacts and Select the contact from Contacts in your phone that you want to create a link to. 4. Select Done. To add a contact by username on the My friends server 1. From standby select Menu } Messaging } My friends } the Contacts tab } More } Add contact } By username. 2. Enter the username and select OK. 3. When the My friends server has found the contact, you can: · Select Edit nickname, edit the nickname and select OK. · Select Link to Contacts and Select the contact from Contacts in your phone that you want to create a link to. 4. Select Done. To add a contact by searching on the My friends server 1. From standby select Menu } Messaging } My friends } the Contacts tab } More } Add contact. 2. Select Search, enter some search items, for example the name or an email address and select Search. 3. If the My friends server finds several matches, use or to scroll between the matches, select Previous hits and Next hits to display more matches and select Add. 4. When the My friends server has found the contact, you can: · Select Edit nickname, edit the nickname and select OK. · Select Link to Contacts and Select the contact from Contacts in your phone that you want to create a link to. 5. Select Save. To delete a contact 1. From standby select Menu } Messaging } My friends } the Contacts tab. 2. Scroll to a contact and select More } Manage contact } Delete } Yes. To view the status of a contact 1. From standby select Menu } Messaging } My friends } the Contacts tab and highlight a contact. 2. Select More } View status. 3. Select Update to refresh the information and status. 4 February 2007 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. From standby select Menu } Messaging } My friends } the Contacts tab. 2. Scroll to a contact and select More } Manage contact } Edit nickname. 3. Edit the nickname and select OK. The nickname is saved. It will only be displayed to you for this contact. You can edit the nickname when you add a contact. You can only edit nicknames for contacts that have a username on the My friends server. To link a contact to contacts in the phone 1. From standby select Menu } Messaging } My friends } the Contacts tab. 2. Scroll to a contact and select More } Manage contact } Link to Contacts. 3. Select the contact from 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: · Select More } Call to call the contact. · Select 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. 4. Select More } Manage contact } Delete link to delete the link from the contact to Contacts in your phone. You can also link to Contacts when you add a contact. Blocking a contact You cannot view status information for a blocked contact. You cannot receive chat messages from a blocked contact. When a blocked contact tries to get in touch with you, your status appears as offline. To block or unblock a contact 1. From standby select Menu } Messaging } My friends } the Contacts tab. 2. Scroll to a contact and select More } Manage contact } Block. This icon appears next to the contact. 3. Select More } Manage contact } Unblock if you want to unblock the contact. Online contact alert You can select to be notified as soon as a contact is online. You see an icon next to the contact. The icon disappears after a while and when you log off. To set an online contact alert 1. From standby select Menu } Messaging } My friends } the Contacts tab. 2. Scroll to a contact and select More } Manage contact } Alert me. This icon contact. appears next to the 5 February 2007 Getting started My friends Chat with a contact To send a chat message to a user in the contacts list 1. From standby select Menu } Messaging } My friends } the Contacts tab. 2. Scroll to a contact and select Chat. 3. Edit your message and select Send. To receive and answer chat messages As long as you are online in My friends, an alert sounds and an icon appears when you receive a message. In an ongoing chat, you can 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 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 appears after your first login. To start a new chat group 1. From standby select Menu } Messaging } My friends } the Chat groups tab } More } Add chat group. 2. Select New chat group and scroll through your contact list. Select Mark for all contacts to invite to the chat group and select 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. Select Send. To add an existing chat group 1. From standby select Menu } Messaging } My friends } the Chat groups tab } More } Add chat group. 2. Select an option: · Select By group ID to enter chat group ID directly. · Select Search, enter some search items and select Search. If the My friends server finds several matches, use or to scroll between the matches. Select Previous hits and Next hits to display more matches and select Add. 3. Select an option: · Select Edit to edit the information displayed to you for the chat group or · Select More to Join chat group or Add chat group. To accept a chat group invitation When the invitation arrives, select Join chat. The chat group is automatically added to your chat group list. 6 February 2007 Getting started My friends To join a chat group 1. From standby select Menu } Messaging } My friends } the Chat groups tab. 2. Scroll to a chat group and select Join chat. 3. 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. Scroll to the chat group and select Enter to enter the conversation again. To handle your chat groups 1. From standby select Menu } Messaging } My friends } the Chat groups tab and highlight a chat group. 2. Select 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 ...