Sony Xperia Z3 User Guide

							To connect to a Wi-Fi® network automatically
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings.
3 Tap  Wi-Fi . All available Wi-Fi® networks are displayed.
4 Tap a Wi-Fi® network to connect to it. For secured networks, enter the
relevant password. 
 is displayed in the status bar once you are connected.
To search for new available networks, tap , and then tap  Scan.
To add a Wi-Fi® network manually
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Wi-Fi .
3 Tap 
.
4 Enter the  Network name (SSID)  information.
5 To select a security type, tap the  Security field.
6 If required, enter a password.
7 To edit some advanced options such as proxy and IP settings, mark the  Show
advanced options  checkbox and then edit as desired.
8 Tap  Save .
Contact your Wi-Fi® network administrator to get the network SSID and password.
Increasing Wi-Fi® signal strength
There are a number of things you can do to increase the strength of a Wi-Fi® signal:
• Move your device closer to the Wi-Fi® access point.
• Move the Wi-Fi® access point away from any potential obstructions or interference.
• Don’t cover the Wi-Fi® antenna area of your device (the highlighted area in the
illustration).
Wi-Fi® settings
When you are connected to a Wi-Fi® network or when there are Wi-Fi® networks
available in your vicinity, it is possible to view the status of these networks. You can
also enable your device to notify you whenever an open Wi-Fi® network is detected.
If you are not connected to a Wi-Fi® network, your device uses a mobile data
connection to access the Internet (if you have set up and enabled a mobile data
connection on your device). By adding a Wi-Fi® sleep policy, you can specify when
to switch from Wi-Fi® to mobile data.
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							To enable Wi-Fi® network notifications
1 Turn on Wi-Fi®, if it is not already on.
2 From your Home screen, tap 
 .
3 Find and tap  Settings > Wi-Fi .
4 Press 
.
5 Tap  Advanced .
6 Mark the  Network notification  checkbox.
To view detailed information about a connected Wi-Fi® network
1 From the Home screen, tap 
 .
2 Find and tap  Settings > Wi-Fi .
3 Tap the Wi-Fi® network that you are currently connected to. Detailed network
information is displayed.
To add a Wi-Fi® sleep policy
1 From the Home screen, tap 
 .
2 Find and tap  Settings > Wi-Fi .
3 Press 
.
4 Tap  Advanced .
5 Tap  Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep .
6 Select an option.
WPS
WPS (Wi-Fi® Protected Setup) is a computing standard that helps you establish
secure wireless network connections. If you have little background knowledge of
wireless security, WPS makes it easy for you to set up Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
encryption to secure your network. You can also add new devices to an existing
network without entering long passwords.
Use one of these methods to enable WPS:
• Push button method – simply push a button on a WPS-supported device, for
example, a router.
• PIN method – your device creates a random PIN (Personal Identification Number),
which you enter on the WPS-supported device.
To connect to a Wi-Fi® network using a WPS button
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Wi-Fi .
3 Turn on Wi-Fi® if it is not already on.
4 Tap 
, then press the WPS button on the WPS-supported device.
To connect to a Wi-Fi® network using a WPS PIN
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Wi-Fi .
3 Turn on Wi-Fi® if it is not already on.
4 Tap 
 > WPS PIN Entry .
5 On the WPS-supported device, enter the PIN that appears on your device.
Sharing your mobile data connection
You can share your mobile data connection with other devices in several ways:
• USB tethering – share your mobile data connection with a single computer using a
USB cable.
• Bluetooth® tethering – share your mobile data connection with up to five other
devices via Bluetooth®.
• Portable Wi-Fi® hotspot – share your mobile data connection simultaneously with up
to 10 other devices, including devices that support WPS technology.
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							To share your data connection using a USB cable
1 Deactivate all USB cable connections to your device.
2 Using the USB cable that came with your device, connect your device to a
computer.
3 From your Home screen, tap 
.
4 Find and tap  Settings > More…  > Tethering & portable hotspot .
5 Mark the  USB tethering  checkbox, then tap  OK if prompted. 
 is displayed in
the status bar once you are connected.
6 To stop sharing your data connection, unmark the  USB tethering checkbox or
disconnect the USB cable.
You cannot share your device's data connection and SD card over a USB cable at the same
time.
To share your mobile data connection with another Bluetooth® device
1 Make sure that your device and the Bluetooth® device are paired with each
other.
2 Your device : Turn on mobile data, then mark the  Bluetooth tethering checkbox
under  Settings  > More…  > Tethering & portable hotspot .
3 Bluetooth® device : Set up the device so that it obtains its network connection
using Bluetooth®. If the device is a computer, refer to the relevant instructions
to complete the setup. If the device runs on the Android™ operating system,
tap the settings icon beside the name of the device that it is paired with under
Settings  > Bluetooth  > Paired devices , then mark the  Internet access checkbox.
4 Your device : Wait for 
 to appear in the status bar. Once it appears, the setup
is complete.
5 To stop sharing your mobile data connection, unmark the  Bluetooth tethering
checkbox.
The  Bluetooth tethering  checkbox becomes unmarked every time you turn off your device or
turn off the Bluetooth® function.For more information about pairing and turning on mobile data, see To pair your device with
another Bluetooth® device
 on page 111 and To turn data traffic on or off on page 34.
To use your device as a portable Wi-Fi® hotspot
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > More…  > Tethering & portable hotspot .
3 Tap  Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings  > Configure Wi-Fi hotspot .
4 Enter the  Network name (SSID)  information.
5 To select a security type, tap the  Security field. If required, enter a password.
6 Tap  Save .
7 Tap 
 and mark the  Portable Wi-Fi hotspot  checkbox.
8 If prompted, tap  OK to confirm. 
 appears in the status bar once the portable
Wi-Fi® hotspot is active.
9 To stop sharing your data connection via Wi-Fi®, unmark the  Portable Wi-Fi
hotspot  checkbox.
To allow a WPS-supported device to use your mobile data connection
1 Make sure that your device is functioning as a portable Wi-Fi® hotspot.
2 From your Home screen, tap 
.
3 Find and tap  Settings > More…  > Tethering & portable hotspot  > Portable Wi-Fi
hotspot settings .
4 Make sure that the  Discoverable checkbox is marked.
5 Under  Configure Wi-Fi hotspot , make sure that your portable hotspot is
secured by a password.
6 Tap  WPS Push Button , then follow the relevant instructions. Alternatively, tap 
> WPS PIN Entry , then enter the PIN that appears on the WPS-supported
device.
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							To rename or secure your portable hotspot
1 From the Home screen, tap 
 .
2 Find and tap  Settings > More…  > Tethering & portable hotspot .
3 Tap  Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings  > Configure Wi-Fi hotspot .
4 Enter the  Network name (SSID)  for the network.
5 To select a security type, tap the  Security field.
6 If required, enter a password.
7 Tap  Save .
Controlling data usage
You can keep track of the amount of data transferred to and from your device over
your mobile data or Wi-Fi® connection during a given period. For example, you can
view the amount of data used by individual applications. For data transferred over
your mobile data connection, you can also set data usage warnings and limits to
avoid additional charges.
Adjusting data usage settings can help you keep greater control over data usage but cannot guarantee the prevention of additional charges.
To turn data traffic on or off
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Data usage .
3 Drag the slider beside  Mobile data to turn data traffic on or off.
When data traffic is turned off, your device can still establish Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth®
connections.
To set a data usage warning
1 Make sure that mobile data traffic is turned on.
2 From your Home screen, tap 
.
3 Find and tap  Settings > Data usage .
4 To set the warning level, drag the warning line to the desired value. You receive
a warning notification when the amount of data traffic approaches the level you
set.
To set a mobile data usage limit
1 Make sure that mobile data traffic is turned on.
2 From your Home screen, tap 
.
3 Find and tap  Settings > Data usage .
4 Mark the  Set mobile data limit  checkbox if it is not marked, then tap  OK.
5 To set the mobile data usage limit, drag the corresponding line to the desired
value.
Once your mobile data usage reaches the set limit, mobile data traffic on your device gets turned off automatically.
To control the mobile data usage of individual applications
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Data usage .
3 Find and tap the desired application.
4 Mark the  Restrict background data  checkbox.
5 To access more specific settings for the application (if available), tap  View app
settings  and make the desired changes.
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							To view data transferred via Wi-Fi®
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Data usage .
3 Tap 
, then mark the  Show Wi-Fi usage  checkbox if it is not marked.
4 Tap the  Wi-Fi tab.
Selecting mobile networks
Your device automatically switches between mobile networks depending on which
mobile networks are available where you are. You can also manually set your device
to use a particular mobile network mode, for example, LTE, WCDMA or GSM.
To select a network mode
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > More…  > Mobile networks .
3 Tap  Network Mode .
4 Select a network mode.
To select another network manually
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > More…  > Mobile networks  > Service providers .
3 Tap  Search mode  > Manual .
4 Select a network.
If you select a network manually, your device will not search for other networks, even if you
move out of range of the manually selected network.
To activate automatic network selection
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > More…  > Mobile networks  > Service providers .
3 Tap  Search mode  > Automatic .
Virtual private networks (VPNs) Use your device to connect to virtual private networks (VPNs), which allow you to
access resources inside a secured local network from a public network. For example,
VPN connections are commonly used by corporations and educational institutions for
users who need to access intranets and other internal services when they are outside
of the internal network, for example, when they are travelling.
VPN connections can be set up in many ways, depending on the network. Some
networks may require you to transfer and install a security certificate on your device.
For detailed information on how to set up a connection to your virtual private
network, please contact the network administrator of your company or organisation.
To add a virtual private network
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > More…  > VPN .
3 Tap 
.
4 Select the type of VPN to add.
5 Enter your VPN settings.
6 Tap  Save .
To connect to a virtual private network
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > More…  > VPN .
3 In the list of available networks, tap the VPN that you want to connect to.
4 Enter the required information.
5 Tap  Connect .
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							To disconnect from a virtual private network
1 Drag the status bar downwards.
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							Synchronising data on your deviceSynchronising with online accounts
Synchronise your device with contacts, email, calendar events and other information
from online accounts, for example, email accounts such as Gmail™ and Exchange
ActiveSync, Facebook™, Flickr™ and Twitter™. You can synchronise data
automatically for all accounts by activating the auto-sync function. Or you can
synchronise each account manually.
To set up an online account for synchronisation
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Tap  Settings  > Add account , then select the account that you want to add.
3 Follow the instructions to create an account, or sign in if you already have an
account.
To activate the auto-sync function
1 From your Home screen, tap 
 > Settings .
2 Drag the slider beside  Auto-sync to the right.
To synchronise manually with an online account
1 From your Home screen, tap 
 > Settings .
2 Under  Accounts , select the account type, then tap the name of the account
that you want to synchronise with. A list of items that can be synchronised with
the account appears .
3 Mark the items that you want to synchronise.
4 Tap 
, then tap  Sync now.
To remove an online account
1 From your Home screen, tap 
 > Settings .
2 Under  Accounts , select the account type, then tap the name of the account
that you want to remove.
3 Tap 
, then tap  Remove account .
4 Tap  Remove account  again to confirm.
Synchronising with Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®
Using a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account, you can access your corporate
email messages, calendar appointments and contacts directly on your device. After
setup, you can find your information in the  Email, Calendar  and Contacts
applications.
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							To set up an EAS account for synchronisation
1 Make sure that you have your domain and server details, provided by your
corporate network administrator, available.
2 From your Home screen, tap 
.
3 Tap  Settings  > Add account  > Exchange ActiveSync .
4 Enter your corporate email address and password.
5 Tap  Next . Your device begins to retrieve your account information. If a failure
occurs, enter the domain and server details for your account manually and
then tap  Next.
6 Tap  OK to allow your corporate server to control your device.
7 Select what data you want to sync with your device, such as contacts and
calendar entries.
8 If desired, activate the device administrator to allow your corporate server to
control certain security features on your device. For example, you can allow
your corporate server to set password rules and set storage encryption.
9 When the setup is done, enter a name for the corporate account.
When you change the login password for an EAS account on your computer, you have to log
in again to the EAS account on your device.
To change the settings of an EAS account
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Tap  Email , then tap 
.
3 Tap  Settings  and select an EAS account, then change the settings of the EAS
account as desired.
To set a synchronisation interval for an EAS account
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Tap  Email , then tap 
.
3 Tap  Settings  and select an EAS account.
4 Tap  Account check frequency  > Check frequency  and select an interval option.
To remove an EAS account
1 From your Home screen, tap 
 > Settings .
2 Under  Accounts , tap Exchange ActiveSync , then select the EAS account that
you want to remove.
3 Tap 
, then tap  Remove account .
4 Tap  Remove account  again to confirm.
Synchronising with Outlook® using a computer
You can use the Calendar and Contacts applications within the PC Companion and
the Sony Bridge for Mac computer programs to synchronise your device with the
calendar and contacts from your Outlook account.
For more information on how to install the PC Companion on a PC or the Sony Bridge for Mac
application on an Apple ®
 Mac ®
 computer, see 
Computer tools on page 124.
To synchronise with your Outlook contacts using a computer
1 Make sure that the PC Companion application is installed on the PC or the
Sony Bridge for Mac application is installed on the Apple ®
 Mac ®
 computer.
2 Computer : Open the PC Companion application or the Sony Bridge for Mac
application.
3 Click  Start to start the 
Contacts and Contacts Sync applications and follow the
on-screen instructions to synchronise your device with your Outlook contacts.
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							To synchronise with your Outlook calendar using a computer
1 Make sure that the PC Companion application is installed on the PC or the
Sony Bridge for Mac application is installed on the Apple ®
 Mac ®
 computer.
2 Computer : Open the PC Companion application or the Sony Bridge for Mac
application.
3 Click  Start to start the 
Calendar and Calendar Sync applications and follow the
on-screen instructions to synchronise your device with your Outlook calendar.
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							Basic settingsAccessing settings
View and change settings for your device from the Settings menu. The Settings menu
is accessible from both the Application screen and the Quick settings panel.
To open the device settings menu from the Application screen
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Tap  Settings .
To open the Quick settings panel
• Using two fingers, drag the status bar downwards.
To select which settings to display on the Quick settings panel
1 Using two fingers, drag the status bar downwards, then tap  Edit.
2 Touch and hold an icon, then drag and drop to the Quick settings panel for
display.
To rearrange the Quick settings panel
1 Using two fingers, drag the status bar downwards, then tap  Edit.
2 Touch and hold an icon, then move it to the desired position.
Sound, ringtone and volume You can adjust the ringtone volume for incoming calls and notifications as well as for
music and video playback. You can also set your device to silent mode so that it
doesn't ring when you're in a meeting.
To adjust the ringtone volume with the volume key
• Press the volume key up or down.
To adjust the media playing volume with the volume key
• When playing music or watching video, press the volume key up or down.
To set your device to vibrate mode
• Press the volume key down until 
 appears in the status bar.
To set your device to silent mode
1 Press the volume key down until the device vibrates and 
 appears in the
status bar.
2 Press the volume key down again. 
 appears in the status bar.
To set your device to vibrate and ring mode
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Sound .
3 Mark the  Vibrate when ringing  checkbox.
To set a ringtone
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap  Settings > Sound  > Phone ringtone .
3 Select a ringtone.
4 Tap  Done .
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