Pictures and sounds. Sony Ericsson V800 Vodafone, V800
Below you will find brief information for Smartphone V800 Vodafone. This user guide provides information on the phone's functionality, including making calls, sending messages, taking pictures, and connecting to the internet. You'll also find information about the parts of your phone, the main functions of the keys, and what's available in the menus.
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Pictures and sounds
Here you can see how to take photos and record video clips.
These can be sent as messages or uploaded to a personal album on Vodafone live! With the Postcard function, you can learn how to send photos as a traditional postcard.
You can also see how to compose your own melodies using
MusicDJ™ and record sounds with the sound recorder.
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Introduction to camera and video recorder
Your phone has a digital Motion Eye™ camera which also works as a video recorder.
The camera lens can be rotated to point inwards towards you, or outwards, away from you.
You turn on the camera by pressing and holding on the side of the camera. You can easily switch between the camera and the video recorder by pressing or .
You can take pictures, record video clips, save and view them and send them as email attachments or in picture messages via MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service). To do this, you need a subscription that supports these services. Please check with Vodafone
Customer Care.
You can also use a picture as a screen saver or as wallpaper, or save it together with a contact in your phonebook so that the picture appears when that person calls
39 To add a picture or a ringtone to a contact
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Before you start
The phone that you are sending the picture or video clip to needs to support data transmission and picture messaging in order to receive and show the picture or video clip.
Before you send a picture or video clip using picture messaging make sure that:
• You have set the address to your message server for picture messaging and that
Internet settings are entered in your phone,
Before you send a picture or video clip using email make sure that:
• You have entered settings for a data account and for an email account in your phone,
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Light
Your phone has a light which is placed around the lens. To take pictures or record video clips in a dimly lit environment, press to turn on the camera light. To turn off the camera light, press again. If you do not turn the light off, it will be deactivated after a while, in order to save battery.
Warning!
Do not look directly at the camera light diods of the phone using a magnification device.
Failure to comply with this warning may damage your eyes.
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Taking pictures and recording videos
When the phone is opened you can use the camera to take pictures or to record video clips.
To take pictures and record video clips with the phone open
Press and hold to activate the camera.
• Press to switch to camera if video recorder is activated.
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Capture to take a picture. When the lens is turned outwards the picture is automatically adjusted to the correct orientation: heads up, feet down. In the top right corner of the screen, a counter shows the number of pictures you can still save. The smaller the picture size, the more pictures you can save. To delete a picture you have taken, press .
To save the picture and return to the viewfinder, press . Camera pictures are saved in My items
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Pictures
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Camera pictures .
• Press to switch to video recorder if the camera is activated.
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Record to start the recording. You record video clips with the phone held in a vertical position.
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Pause if you want to pause during the recording. To delete a video clip you have recorded, press .
To save the video clip and return to the viewfinder, press .
Camera video clips are saved in My items
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Videos
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Camera video clips .
To use the zoom
Press to zoom in on the subject. Press to zoom out.
To adjust brightness
Use the volume buttons on the side of the phone to increase or decrease brightness.
Taking pictures with the phone closed
You can take pictures in two ways: either with the phone closed, or open. With the phone closed, the external display works as a viewfinder.
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Auto camera off
The camera (when used with the phone closed) is deactivated 15 seconds after you last press a button.
Note:
You cannot change any settings when taking pictures with the phone closed, except for the adjusting of brightness.
To take pictures with the phone closed
1. Press and hold the camera button to activate the camera.
2. Press the camera button to take a picture. The picture is displayed and saved in My items .
3. Press the camera button again to return to the viewfinder mode.
Note:
If you open the phone while using the camera, the viewfinder automatically switches to the screen (the main display).
To take a self-portrait
1. Hold the phone as shown in the illustration, i e with the viewfinder turned towards you.
2. Press and hold the camera button on the side of the phone to activate the camera.
3. Make sure that you have selected the camera, and not the video recorder. (Press to switch to the camera if the video recorder is activated.) Press the camera button again to take the picture.
Camera options
When the camera is activated press More to view more options.
Note:
All phones that support pictures can receive the picture size 160x120. Some phones that support pictures cannot receive the picture sizes 640x480 and 1280x1024. The best picture size to view on a PC is 1280x1024.
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Options before you take a picture:
• View all pictures – view all your pictures.
• Panorama – you can create a panorama picture by taking a series of three pictures that are merged into one picture. For best result, make sure that the pictures you take overlap.
• Picture size – choose between 160x120, 640x480 and 1280x1024 pixels.
• Night mode – enhance picture quality with longer exposure time.
• Effects – select different effects for your picture.
• Frames – add a frame to your picture.
• Picture quality – select quality for your picture. The higher the quality, the more memory capacity is required.
• Self-timer – the picture is taken a few seconds later.
• Save to – select where to save pictures taken with the camera.
• Reset file no.
– reset the numbering of the pictures taken with the camera, which are saved on the Memory Stick Duo.
Video options
When the video recorder is activated press More to view more options.
• View all clips – view all your video clips.
• Video size – choose between 176x144 and 128x96 pixels.
• Night mode – enhance video clip quality with longer exposure time.
• Effects – select different effects for your video clip.
• Recording time – set the length for your video clip. If you select For picture msg the video clip fits in a picture message.
• Save to – select where to save video clips recorded with the video recorder.
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Saving pictures and video clips
When you have taken a picture or recorded a video clip, the phone automatically saves it.
Pictures that you take are saved in the Camera pictures subfolder, and clips you record are saved in the Camera video clips subfolder. If Memory Stick full is displayed, you cannot save any more pictures or video clips on the Memory Stick Duo until you have
Sending pictures and video clips
When you have taken a picture or recorded a video clip, you can send them instantly in a picture message. To exchange pictures and video clips using other transfer methods
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To take and send a picture
1. Press and hold the camera button to activate the camera. Press to switch to the camera if the video recorder is activated.
2. Take a picture by pressing Capture .
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Send and create your picture message.
To record and send video clips
1. Press and hold the camera button to activate the camera. Press to switch to the video recorder if the camera is activated.
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Record to start the video recording.
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Stop to end the recording.
3. When you have finished the recording, select Play to view the video clip or Send and create your picture message to send the video clip. If you want to delete the recording, press .
Postcard
As part of Vodafone live!
you can have a message with picture and text delivered as a postcard to a street address.
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To send a postcard
1. Take the picture by pressing Capture .
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Send
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As Postcard .
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4. Write your message
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OK .
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Send
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Address: to enter name and address, or you can either select
Phonebook look up to retrieve a contact, or select a recipient from the list of previous recipients.
6. When you have entered name and address
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OK
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Send . The picture and message will be printed on a postcard and sent to the address that you select.
Note:
Visit www.vodafone.com, or www.vodafone.co.uk/postcards in the UK, for details.
This service is not available in all countries.
live! Studio
With Vodafone live!
, you can save pictures in a Web-based album. This is useful if you are running out of phone memory, or if you wish to share your pictures with friends in a virtual album that they (and you) can access on the Web. You can upload a picture in the following ways:
To upload a picture
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My items
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Pictures , select a picture, More
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Send
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• From the camera, Capture
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Send
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• You can also upload a message by selecting a folder in Messaging , highlight a message, More
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Note:
Visit www.vodafone.com for details. This service is not available in all countries.
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More ways of sending postcards
You can also create a postcard by selecting My items
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Pictures . Select a picture
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More
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Send
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As
Postcard .
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Pictures
Your phone comes with a number of pictures. You can delete the pictures that come with your phone if you, for example, want to free memory. All pictures are saved in My items
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Pictures . You can:
• Have a picture as wallpaper and as screen saver.
• Assign a picture to a contact in the phonebook.
39 To add a picture or a ringtone to a contact
• Exchange pictures using Bluetooth wireless technology, the infrared port, cable, picture messages or email.
• Upload pictures to the Vodafone live!
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Animations
You can save animations in your phone. Animations are handled like pictures.
Handling pictures
You can add, edit, or delete pictures in My items . The number of pictures that you can save depends on the size of the pictures. File types supported are GIF, JPEG, WBMP, PNG and BMP.
To view your pictures
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My items
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Pictures .
2. The pictures are shown in thumbnail view. To get a full view
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View .
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To display pictures in a slide show
You can view your pictures automatically using the slide show function.
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My items
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Pictures and scroll to a picture.
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View
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More
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Slide show .
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To pause
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Pause . To resume
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Resume . To stop
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Exit .
To view information about a picture or a video clip
To display information about a picture or video clip,
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My items
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Pictures
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More
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Information .
To download a picture
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My items
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Pictures
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Go to .
2. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Editing pictures
When editing pictures, press
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, or use the keys as follows:
Key Function activate tool select tool select colour exit the picture editor
Key Function left left up left down right
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Key Function undo up down
Key Function right up right down
To edit and save a picture
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My items
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Pictures and scroll to the picture you want
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View
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More
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Edit .
You can now start to edit the picture. To edit pictures taken with the camera, you must select 160 x 120 or 320 x 240 as picture size.
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More
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Save picture to save the picture.
Exchanging pictures
You can exchange pictures using Bluetooth wireless technology, the infrared port, cable, picture messages or email. Please note that you are not allowed to exchange copyright-
protected material. For more information on sending pictures in messages
To send a picture
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My items
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Pictures and scroll to the picture you want
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More
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Send .
2. Select a transfer method.
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To receive and save a picture
1. Open the message you received the picture in, or turn on Bluetooth or the infrared port if these transfer methods are being used to send the picture.
2. If you received the picture in a message
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Save picture . If you received the picture via Bluetooth or the infrared port, follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
Remote screen
You can view your pictures on a remote screen, for example, a TV, when using a compatible
Bluetooth adaptor. The adaptor is an accessory, and not included in the box. Please refer to the adaptor user guide for information on how to connect your phone and the remote screen. You can then use the phone to control the screen. Use the slide show function to show several pictures in succession.
To connect to a remote screen
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My items
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Pictures and scroll to the picture you want
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View
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More
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Remote screen .
2. The phone searches for other Bluetooth devices and a list of available devices is displayed.
Select the device you want to use. For more information about connecting using
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Setting screen savers and wallpapers from My items
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My items
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Pictures , highlight a picture
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More
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Use
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As screen saver ,
Extern. wallpaper or Main wallpaper .
Screen saver and wallpaper
The phone has a screen saver, which is activated automatically when the phone has been in idle mode for a few seconds. After a few more seconds, the screen saver changes to sleep mode, to save power. Press any key on the keypad and the screen turns on again.
If you have a picture as wallpaper, this picture is shown in standby mode. You can select wallpaper both for the screen, and for the external display.
To use a picture as screen saver
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Settings
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the Display tab
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Screen saver
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Pictures .
2. Select the picture you want to use as screen saver.
You can also use some Java applications as screen savers. You must close these kinds of screen savers from within the Java application.
To use a Java application as screen saver
My items
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Applications or Games , highlight a Java application
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More
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As screen saver
To set a picture as wallpaper for the screen
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Settings
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the Display tab
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Main wallpaper
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Pictures and select the picture you want to use as wallpaper.
To set a picture as wallpaper for the external display
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Settings
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the Display tab
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External wallpaper
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Pictures and select the picture you want to use as wallpaper.
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Composing melodies
You can compose and edit melodies to use as ringtones using MusicDJ™. A melody consists of four tracks – Drums, Basses, Chords and Accents. A track contains a number of music blocks. The blocks consist of pre-arranged sounds with different characteristics. The blocks are grouped into Intro , Verse , Chorus and Break . You compose a melody by adding music blocks to the tracks.
To compose a melody
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Organizer
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MusicDJ™ .
2. Choose to Insert , Copy and Paste blocks to compose your melody. Use , ,
or to move between the blocks. Press to delete a block.
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More to view more options.
To edit a previously created melody
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My items
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Sounds and select the melody
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More
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Edit .
Sending and receiving
You can send and receive melodies in several ways, for example using Bluetooth wireless technology, the infrared port, email or text or picture messages.
Note:
You cannot send a polyphonic melody or an MP3 file in a text message.
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To send a melody
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My items
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Sounds and select a melody.
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More
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Send and select a transfer method.
To receive a melody
1. Open the message you received the melody in, or turn on Bluetooth or the infrared port if these transfer methods are being used to send the melody.
2. When you receive the melody, follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
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Sound recorder
With the sound recorder, you can record either your own memos or calls. Recorded sounds can also be set as ringtones. All participants in a call are automatically recorded. When recording a call conversation, the recording is stopped if any participant ends the call, and when recording a sound, the recording stops automatically if you receive a call.
Recordings are automatically saved on the Memory Stick Duo if it is inserted, or in the phone, and can be accessed even if you change your SIM card.
Note:
In some countries or states it is required by law that you inform the other person before recording the call.
To start a sound recording
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Organizer
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Record sound .
2. Wait until you hear a tone. When the recording starts, Recording is displayed together with the time of the current recording (increasing).
To end and play a sound recording
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Save to end the recording, and
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Play to listen to the recording.
To view recording options
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More to view the following options:
Record new , Send , Rename , Delete , Recorded sounds .
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The recording stops automatically if you receive a call, or when the call ends. You hear a tone a few seconds before the memory is full.
To listen to your recordings
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My items
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Sounds and select the recording you want to hear.
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Play to listen to the recording. Press and to go to the previous or the next recording. Press and hold or to rewind or fast forward
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Stop to stop playback.
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Key features
- 3G phone
- Video calling
- Video messaging
- Video and music clip download
- Vodafone live!
- Memory Stick Duo
- Bluetooth wireless technology
- Infrared port
- USB cable