Create contact profiles

Alistair Warmington

Contacts aren't just for names and numbers - now you can add specific ring tones, pictures and host of the other info to your phone book

With your Sony Ericsson W810i you can create contact profiles that include unique pictures and ringtones that you’ll see and hear each time the person calls.

To create a new contact, press the centre button at the standby screen to enter the main menu. Scroll down once to highlight the Contacts/Address Book icon and press Select. Scroll down to highlight New contact and press Add. Before you start adding pictures or ring tones, you’ll need to enter a name for your new contact, so press Add again to enter a name. Once you’re done, press OK to return to the New contact menu.

Press Right twice to enter the pictures and sounds tab. Now you can add a new picture for your contact by highlighting Picture and pressing Add. You can choose whether to take a new picture or to add one from your stored images. Highlight Camera and press Select and you’ll be taken straight into camera mode so you can take a photo and add it straight away. Once you press the shutter release, your new photo will automatically be added to your Camera picture folder and the file name will be automatically entered into the Picture field.

If you already have a photo, you can choose Pictures instead and then select an image from your picture library.

To set a unique ring tone for your contact, ensure you are in the pictures/sounds tab in the New contact menu, then highlight Ringtone and press Add. You’ll be prompted to select a tune either from your ring tone library or, if you have MP3 music copied to Memory Stick, you can choose from items in your music library. Folders will be listed according to artist name.

When you’ve added the pictures and sounds you want, press Save to store your new contact. You can also edit existing contacts to add new contact information as well as pictures and ring tones. Go to you’re the Contacts section and scroll down to the contact you want to edit. Press More, then highlight Edit contact and press Select. From here on you’ll see it looks just the same as adding a new contact. Remember to press Save when you’re done.