Sony T300 User Manual

Getting started 5

Make and receive the first call.

Getting to know your phone 8

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.

Personalizing your phone 17

Choose ring signal, theme and other settings.

Calling 26

Use the phone book, call options.

Setting up mobile Internet 40

Set up WAP and e-mail.

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Messaging 48

Chat, e-mail, text and multimedia messages.

Using mobile Internet 57

WAP browser, bookmarks.

More features 60

Data, events, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 65

SIM card lock, phone lock.

Troubleshooting 66

Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want?

Additional information 69

Sony Ericsson Consumer web site,

safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons 77

What do the icons mean?

Index 81

Sony Ericsson

First edition (May 2002) This manual is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, without any warranty. Improvements and changes to this manual necessitated by typographical errors, inaccuracies of current information, or improvements to programs and/or equipment, may be made by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB at any time and without notice. Such changes will, however, be incorporated into new editions of this manual.

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, 2002

Publication number: EN/LZT 108 5754 R1A

Please note:

Some of the services in this manual are not supported by all networks. This also applies to the GSM International Emergency Number 112.

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Please contact your network operator or service provider if you are in doubt whether you can use a particular service or not.

Please read the Guidelines for safe and efficient use and the Limited warranty chapters before you use your mobile phone.

T9™ Text Input is a registered trademark of Tegic Communications.

T9™ Text Input is licensed under one or more of the following: U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,818,437, 5,953,541,

5,187,480, 5,945,928, and 6,011,554; Canadian

Pat. No. 1,331,057, United Kingdom Pat. No.

2238414B; Hong Kong Standard Pat. No.

HK0940329; Republic of Singapore Pat. No. 51383; Euro.Pat. No. 0 842 463(96927260.8) DE/ DK, FI, FR, IT, NL, PT, ES, SE, GB; and additional patents are pending worldwide.

Getting started

About this user’s guide

For ease of reference, the “Getting to know your phone” chapter gives a quick overview of the main functions of the phone, shortcuts and general information.

More information and downloads are available at www.SonyEricsson.com/ or wap.SonyEricsson.com/.

Available services

Some services and functions described in this user’s guide are network- or subscription-dependent. Because of this, all menus may not be available in your phone.

This symbol indicates that a service or function is network or subscriptiondependent.

Please consult your network operator for more information about your subscription.

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The SIM card

When you register as a subscriber with a network operator, you get a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card. The SIM card contains a computer chip that keeps track of your phone number, the services included in your subscription, and your phone book information, among other things.

Tip: Check if your information is saved to the SIM card before you remove it from another phone. For example, phone book entries may be saved in the phone memory.

Assembly

Before you can use your phone you need to:

• Insert the SIM card.

• Attach and charge the battery. See “SIM card and battery information” on page 6.

Note: Always turn off the phone and detach the charger before you insert or remove a SIM card.

Getting started 5

SIM card and battery information

It may take up to 30 minutes before an icon appears when charging.

1. Insert the SIM card. Make sure the SIM card is placed under the silvery holders.

2. Place the battery on the back of the phone with the connectors facing each other.

3. Place the back cover into the bottom of the phone and push the top until it clicks into place.

4. Connect the charger to the phone at the flash symbol. The flash symbol on the charger plug must face upwards.

5. It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery charging icon appears in the display.

6. Wait approximately 4 hours or until the icon indicates that the battery is fully charged. If you do not see the battery icon after this time, press any key or the joystick to activate the display.

7. Remove the charger by tilting the plug upwards.

Note: You have to insert the SIM card and charge the

battery before you can use the phone.

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min.

Making and receiving calls

On/off

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Welcome

PIN:

My Network

12:18

To turn on the phone

• Press and hold

• Enter your PIN (Personal Identity Number), if you have one for your SIM card. Your PIN is provided by your network operator.

If you make a mistake while entering your PIN, delete the wrong number by pressing .

NO until you hear a tone.

If your PIN starts with the same digits as an emergency number, for example 112, the digits are not hidden with an * when you enter them. This is so that you can see and call an emergency number without entering a PIN. See “Emergency calls” on page 27 for more information.

Note: If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row, the SIM card is blocked and the message PIN blocked appears. To unblock it, you need to enter your PUK (Personal Unblocking Key). Your PUK is provided by your network operator.

To make and receive calls

• Enter the area code and phone number, and press

to make the call.

• Press

• When the phone rings, press

NO to end the call.

YES to answer the call.

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YES

Getting to know your phone

Key functions

Vo l u me

Increase/decrease the earpiece

key

volume during a call. Scroll through menus, lists and text. Enter the Status menu in standby. Slide twice to reject an incoming call. Slide once to turn off the ring signal when receiving a call.

Make and answer calls. Select a menu, submenu or an option.

Press for options, help. Press and hold for WAP.

1–9, 0 Enter digits, 0–9, and letters.

Press and hold to enter the international prefix +. Move through menus using shortcuts.

Enter *. Shift between lower/ upper case.

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(clear)

Press the joystick up, down, left or right to move through the menus, lists and texts.

Press the joystick as an

alternative to .

Press and hold to turn the phone on or off (in standby) or to go back to standby mode from menus. Press to end or reject a call, go back one level in the menus or leave an option unchanged.

Delete numbers, letters or an item from a list. Press and hold to turn off the microphone (during calls) or turn off sound or lock the keypad (standby menu).

Enter # or a space.

Quick keys

Useful key combinations are described below.

To... When in standby:

make an emergency call enter the international

enter and move through the main menus

enter Call contact

enter Call list press YES

call your voice mail

enter the + sign

turn off the ring signal when receiving a call

set the phone to silent or lock the keypad

reach a contact beginning with a specific letter

emergency number and

YES

press press or

press

press and hold

press , or slide the volume key up or down once

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press and hold

press and hold any of the keys -

To... When in standby:

reach a phone number at a specific position.

speed dial press any of the number

find a contact in the Call contact list

enter the first submenu of the My shortcuts menu

enter the Status menu to

see today’s date, the

profile in use and the model name of the phone

change the language to

Automatic

change the language to English

reject a call quickly slide the volume

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press the position number and

keys - and

press and hold

slide the volume key up or down

press 8888

press 0000

key up or down twice when receiving a call or

press

YES

To... During a call:

put a call on hold press YES retrieve a call press YES again turn off the microphone

To... When in the menus:

move through menus or lists

enter a quick options menu or help, if available.

delete an item

go back to standby press and hold

To... When entering letters

reach the second letter or character of a key

reach the third letter or character of a key

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press and hold

slide (and hold) the volume key up or down or use the joystick

press

press and hold when in lists

using multitap text input:

slide the volume key up and press any of the

number keys

slide the volume key down and press any of the number keys

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To... When entering letters

shift between capital and lower-case letters

enter numbers press and hold any of the

enter a question mark slide the volume key up

@-sign slide the volume key down

enter the

enter a space

delete letters and numbers shift between multitap or

T9 Text input methods shift between input

languages and other character or numeric input methods

using multitap text input:

press , then the letter

number keys

and press

and press press

press press and hold

press and hold

To... When entering letters

view alternative words accept a word and add

aspace enter a full stop view alternative

punctuation marks shift between capital and

lower-case letters enter numbers press and hold any of the

delete letters and numbers shift between multitap or

T9 Text input methods shift between input

languages and other character or numeric input methods

using T9 Text Input:

press

press press , then

repeatedly press , then the letter

number keys press

press and hold

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To... When entering numbers:

enter a p (pause)

Using shortcuts

A quicker way to move through the menus is to use shortcuts. Enter the menus by pressing or and then simply enter the number of the menu to which you want to go. To get back to standby, press and hold

You can quickly and easily reach the settings you use

most by placing them in the menu My shortcuts. See “My shortcuts” on page 25.

Help texts

More information, explanations or tips about selected menus or functions are available in your phone.

To get help

1. Select the menu or function and press .

2. Select Help (if available),

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press and hold when entering numbers or saving codes

YES.

NO.

Delete, edit and rename

If you add items, for example, a contact, an event or a WAP bookmark, it can be deleted, edited or renamed.

There are two ways of deleting items:

• Select an item and press .

• Select an item, press , select Delete or Delete all.

There are two ways of editing items:

• Select an item, press , select Edit.

• Scroll to the item you want to edit and press select Edit.

Tip: You can rename an item in the same way.

Online services

Online services are customized services offered by network operators, independently of mobile phones and mobile phone manufacturers.

A SIM card which supports Online services works in the same way as a normal SIM card. When you have inserted your SIM card and turned on your phone, your network operator can download data to your SIM card. When you restart your phone after the first data download, a new submenu appears under the Connect menu.

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YES twice,

To enter your new menu system

• Scroll to Connect/Online services.

Note: This menu only appears if your SIM card supports this service. Some operators may not use the name “Online services”. Your phone may not support all of the services offered.

Menu overview

(1) Phone book (2) Messages (3) Calls or Ongoing call*

1 Record* 2 Turn off tones* 3 Hold call* 4 Switch calls* 5 Release active* 6 Join calls* 7 Transfer call* 8 Release all*

Extract part* Release part* Parties in conf.* Calls*

1 Events 2 Alarms 3 Timer 4 Stopwatch 5 Calculator

1 Missed calls 2 Call list 3 Manage calls 4 Time and cost 5 Next call 6 Options

Calling local** Switch to line 1** Switch to line 2**

1 Mobile Internet 2 Bookmarks 3 Push inbox

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4 Enter address 5 Resume 6 Select profile 7 Advanced 8 Options

1 Call contact 2 Add contact 3 Manage contact 4 Pictures 5 Personal rings 6 Special numbers 7 Advanced 8 Options

Find and send*

(4) Fun & Games (5) Settings (6) WAP services (7) Organizer (8) Connect (9) My shortcuts

1 Games 2 My pictures 3 My sounds 4 Themes 5 Composer 6 Sound recorder 7 CommuniCam™

1 Text 2 Multimedia 3 Call voice mail 4 E-mail 5 Chat 6 Area info 7 Options

1 Sounds & alerts 2 Profiles 3 Display 4 Language 5 Time and date 6 Locks

7 Handsfree 8 Master reset

Note:

(1) Main menu numbering does not appear. 1 Menu numbering may change with certain functions or services. *Only available during a call

or conference call.

**Network- and subscription-

dependent.

1 Infrared port 2 GSM Networks 3 Data comm. 4 Accessories

Online services**

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1 Select profile 2 Ring volume 3 Switch to line 1** 4 My numbers 5 Edit shortcuts

Entering letters and characters

You can enter letters, for example, when you add names to the phone book, write text messages or enter WAP addresses.

Apart from the way you normally enter letters in your phone, using multitap text input, you can use T9™ Text Input for entering text messages and e-mail, for example, if the input language you select supports this. T9 Text Input is a predictive input method and is a quicker way to write texts.

Input languages

Before you start entering letters, you need to select the input languages that you want to use when writing.

To select input languages

1. Scroll to Settings,

2. Scroll to the language or alphabet that you want to use

for entering letters and press for each language you want.

YES to exit the menu.

3. Press When writing, you can switch to one of your selected input languages by pressing and then selecting Language. See “The list of options” on page 16.

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YES, Language, YES, Input, YES.

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Multitap text input

When saving names in the phone book or when writing WAP addresses, you enter letters using multitap text input. You press each key as many times as needed to show the letter you want. The following example shows how to write a name in the Phone book.

To enter letters using multitap text input

1. Scroll to Phone book,

2. Press the appropriate key, – , or ,

repeatedly until the character you want appears. You can view the characters in the row that appears

briefly at the top of the display when you press a key.

Note: Your selection of input languages and character or numeric input methods determines what you can see or enter.

See the Latin alphabet, abc, table below:

Press… to see/enter…

- ? ! ‚ . : ; " ’ < = > ( ) _ 1

A B C Å Ä Æ à Ç 2 Γ

D E F è É 3 ∆ Φ

G H I ì 4

YES, Add contact, YES, YES again.

Press… to see/enter…

J K L 5 Λ M N O Ñ Ö Ø ò 6 P Q R S ß 7 Π Σ T U V Ü ù 8 W X Y Z 9 + & @ / ¤ % $ € £ ¥ \ § ¿ ¡ 0 Θ Ξ Ψ

Ω

Space # * ↵ ¶ to delete letters and numbers to shift between capital and lower-

case letters

- press and hold to enter numbers

Example:

• To enter an ‘A’, press once.

• To enter a ‘B’, quickly press twice.

• To shift between capital and lower-case letters, press , then enter the letter.

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Tip: You can also use the volume key as a shortcut to certain letters: To enter a ‘B’, slide the volume key up and press . To enter a ‘C’, slide down and press .

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Text Input

You can use T9 Text Input when writing, for example, text messages and e-mail. The T9 Text Input method uses a built-in dictionary to recognize the most commonly used word for each sequence of key presses. This way, you press each key only once, even if the letter you want is not the first letter on the key.

Note: A language must be selected to be able to use

the T9 Text Input method.

The following example shows how to start writing a text message:

To enter letters using T9 Text Input

1. Scroll to Messages,

2. For example, if you want to write “Jane”, press ,

3. Press

(candidates).

, , .

or repeatedly to view alternative words

YES, Te xt , YES, Write n ew, YES .

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4. If the word shown is the one you want:

• press to accept and add a space

• press or

If the candidates do not include a word you want, you can add a new word to the list whilst selecting.

To add a word to candidates

1. Scroll to a similar candidate to the word you want to add, press , select Edit word,

2. Press repeatedly to delete one letter at a time. Write the new word using multitap text input, The word is added to the dictionary. The next time you enter the word you just added to the dictionary, it appears as one of the alternative words.

3. Continue writing your message. See also “Sending text messages” on page 48.

Tip: Press to enter a full stop. To enter other punctuation marks, press and then repeatedly. Press to accept and add a space. Press and hold to select an input method for the text you are currently writing.

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YES to accept without a space.

YES.

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YES.

The list of options

Press when writing to enter a list of options:

• Add symbol – Symbols and punctuation marks such as ? and , are shown. Move between the symbols by using the joystick.

• Insert item – Add a picture, sound effect, melody or animation to a message.

• Edit word – For T9 Text Input only Edit the suggested word by using multitap text input.

• Text f o r m a t – Edit size, style, alignment or start a new paragraph.

• Language – Show the input language selected earlier.

• Input method – A list of input methods available for

the current input language is shown.

• Candidates – For T9 Text Input only A list of alternative words is shown.

• Help.

To turn T9 Text Input on or off

• Scroll to Settings/Language/T9 input or press and hold

when writing.

Note: Changing Settings/Language/T9 input is valid for all input of texts – not only for the text you are currently writing.

Personalizing your phone

You can adjust the phone settings to suit your own requirements.

Note: If you change a setting which is included in a profile, the active profile is also changed. See “Profiles” on page 25.

Master reset

You can reset all the settings in the phone to the way they were when you bought your phone by selecting Reset settings.

If you also want to delete all contacts, messages and

other personal data, select Reset all instead.

Note: If you select Reset all, some pictures, melodies and templates which came with your phone are deleted.

To reset the phone

1. Scroll to Settings,

2. Select Reset settings or Reset all,

3. Enter the phone lock code (0000 or the new code if you

have changed it) and press

YES, Master reset, YES.

YES.

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The infrared (IR) port

The infrared port can be used to transfer and exchange information with another device equipped with an infrared port. When used with certain functions, such as sending a picture, it is automatically activated for 10 minutes. Infrared can be activated in the following ways:

• Press from standby, scroll to Activate IR,

• Scroll to Connect,

• When selecting a transfer method, for example when

• Scroll to Connect,

YES.

option,

sending a picture.

Note: Infrared ports must face each other at a distance of up to 20 cm when used.

To turn infrared off

Themes

You can change the appearance of the display, for example, the colours and background picture, by using themes. Your phone comes with some pre-set themes. You cannot delete these, but you can create new themes on Sony Ericsson Mobile Internet and download them to your phone. For more information, visit wap.SonyEricsson.com/.

YES, Infrared port, YES, select an

YES, Infrared port, YES, Off, YES.

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YES.

To select a theme

• Scroll to Fun & Games/Themes.

Note: If you need to adjust the display contrast, scroll to Settings/Display/Contrast.

Exchanging themes

You can send and receive a theme via IR and MMS or download it via WAP. For more information on sending themes in messages, see “Messaging” on page 48.

To send a theme

1. Scroll to Fun & Games,

2. Select a theme, press .

3. Select Send,

4. Select a transfer method,

Note: You are not allowed to exchange copyright-

protected material.

To receive and save a theme

1. From standby, press , scroll to Activate IR,

2. When you receive the theme, press

Themes.

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YES.

YES, Themes, YES.

YES.

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YES to save it in

Pictures

Your phone comes with a number of pictures. You can

• Set a picture as background when in standby mode.

• Set a picture as a screen saver.

• Assign a picture to a contact in the phone book. When that person calls, the picture appears in the display (provided your subscription supports the Calling Line Identification service). See “To add a picture to a phone book contact” on page 29.

• Enclose a picture in a text message.

• Send a picture via IR, MMS or e-mail.

All pictures and are saved in Fun & Games/My pictures.

YES.

Handling pictures

You can also add, delete or rename pictures in My pictures. The number of pictures that can be saved

depends on the size of the pictures. File types supported are GIF, JPEG and WBMP.

To view your pictures

• Scroll to Fun & Games, The pictures are shown in thumbnail view. To get a full view, press

YES.

YES, My pictures, YES .

Note: Animations for multimedia messages can be viewed in My pictures. Animations for text messages can only be viewed when inserting an item in a text message. See “To insert an item in a text message” on page 49.

To view your camera pictures (if connected)

• Scroll to Fun & Games,

• Scroll to Connect,

To select a picture as background

1. Scroll to Settings,

2. Select Select picture,

3. Select a picture,

Tip: When viewing your pictures, you can set a

background by pressing .

To turn the background picture On or Off

• Scroll to Settings/Display/Background/Activate.

Exchanging pictures

You can send pictures via IR, MMS or e-mail and receive via IR or MMS. For more information on sending pictures in messages, see “Messaging” on page 48.

YES, CommuniCam™, YES or

YES, Accessories, YES.

YES, Display, YES, Background, YES.

YES.

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Note: You are not allowed to exchange copyrightprotected material.

To send a picture

1. Scroll to Fun & Games, CommuniCam™,

2. Select a picture,

3. Select Send,

4. Select a transfer method.

To receive and save a picture

1. From standby, press , scroll to Activate IR,

2. When you receive the picture, press

My pictures.

• When you receive a picture via a text message or a

multimedia message, a new message appears in your Inbox. Highlight the picture in the message, press

Screen saver

The phone has a screen saver, which is activated automatically when the phone has been in idle mode for a few seconds. After a short period of time the screen saver changes to sleep mode, to save power.

YES.

and select Save to save in My pictures.

YES, My pictures or

YES.

YES. Press .

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YES to save it in

YES.

To turn the screen saver On or Off

• Scroll to Settings/Display/Screen saver/Activate.

To select a ring signal

• Scroll to Settings/Sounds & alerts/Ring signals.

To use a picture as the screen saver

You can select a picture, saved in the phone, and use it as the screen saver.

1. Scroll to Settings,

2. Scroll to Select picture,

3. Scroll to the picture you want to use as the screen

YES.

saver,

YES to save.

4. Press

Ring signals and melodies

Your phone comes with a number of standard and polyphonic melodies which can be used as ring signals. See “Icons” on page 77 for more information. You can create and edit standard melodies, and send them to a friend, in a text or multimedia message. You can also exchange standard melodies via IR or download them via WAP.

Note: You are not allowed to exchange copyrightprotected material.

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YES, Display, YES, Screen saver, YES.

YES.

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To set the ring signal volume

1. Scroll to Settings,

2. Press or to increase or decrease the volume.

3. Press

• Press and hold from standby and select Turn on

1. Scroll to Fun & Games,

YES.

volume,

YES to save the setting.

Warning! The ring signal/volume may be uncomfortably loud at the higher volume levels if the phone is close to your ear.

To turn the ring signal on or off

silent or Turn off silent. All signals except the alarm and timer signals are turned off.

To compose a ring signal or melody

YES, Sounds & alerts, YES, Ring

YES, Composer, YES.

• Press a key to enter a note.

• Press or to make the note shorter or longer. There are six different lengths of notes.

• Press to change octave.

• Press once to raise the note one semitone.

• Press twice to lower the note one semitone.

• Press to add a melody effect, and to set the tempo, volume, style and duration.

• Press to remove notes.

2. To listen to your melody, press

YES again to save and name it, or press NO to

3. Press continue composing.

Note: To edit a melody, scroll to Fun & Games/My sounds, select the melody and press .

YES.

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To use the piano

1. In the Composer, slide the volume key up to activate the piano.

2. Use the joystick to move between the keys.

YES to select a note.

3. Press

4. Slide the volume key

down to deactivate the piano.

Exchanging melodies

You can send and receive a sound or melody via IR, SMS or MMS, or download it via WAP.

Note: You cannot exchange a polyphonic melody

via SMS.

To send a melody

1. Scroll to Fun & Games,

2. Select a melody and press .

3. Select Send,

4. Select a transfer method.

YES.

See “Icons” on page 77.

YES, My sounds, YES.

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Note: To send a ring signal or melody in a text message, see “To insert an item in a text message” on page 49.

To receive a sound or melody

1. From standby, press , scroll to Activate IR,

2. When you receive the sound or melody, press

save it in My sounds.

Increasing ring

You can choose a ring signal that rises in steps from the lowest volume to the highest.

To turn increasing ring On or Off

• Scroll to Settings/Sounds & alerts/Increasing ring.

Specific ring signals for personal calls

If you subscribe to the Two Line Service, you can set different ring signals for the two voice lines. Line 1 and Line 2 are displayed instead of Voice calls.

If your subscription includes the Calling Line Identification (CLI) service, you can assign a personal ring signal to numerous callers.

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YES to

To set a specific ring signal for a caller

1. Scroll to Phone book,

YES.

new?,

2. Enter the first letter of the contact name,

3. Select a contact,

YES.

4. Select a ring signal,

Sounds & alerts

You can choose to be notified of an incoming call by the buzzing of the vibrating alert. You can set the phone’s vibrating alert to one of the following:

• On – all the time.

• On if silent – on when the ring volume is turned off or

when you have set the phone to silent.

• Off – all the time.

To set the vibrating alert

1. Scroll to Settings, alert,

2. Select the setting you want,

From Settings/Sounds & alerts, you can also select:

• Message alert when messages are received.

• Key sound when using the keypad.

• Minute minder to beep after every minute during calls.

YES.

YES, Personal rings, YES, Add

YES.

YES, Sounds & alerts, YES, Vibrating

YES.

Menu language

Most SIM cards automatically set the menu language to the language of the country where you bought your SIM card. If this is not the case, the preset language is English.

To set the display contrast

• Scroll to Settings/Display/Contrast.

Time settings

The time is always displayed in standby.

To change the menu language

1. Scroll to Settings,

2. Select a language,

Note: You can always choose Automatic by pressing

8888 in standby.

You can always choose English by pressing

0000 in standby.

Display light

The display light can be set to automatic, off or on. In automatic mode, the display light is turned off a few seconds after you press the last key.

Note: The display light consumes extra battery power and reduces standby time, if set to On.

To set the display light

• Scroll to Settings/Display/Light.

YES, Language, YES, Menus, YES.

YES.

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To set the time

• Scroll to Settings/Time and date/Set time.

You can choose a 12-hour clock or a 24-hour clock.

To set the time format

• Scroll to Settings/Time and date/Time format .

Note: If you select the 12-hour clock, you can

alternate between am and pm by pressing when setting the time.

Date

When the phone is in standby mode, you can slide the volume key up or down to see today’s date in the Status menu.

To set the date and/or date format

• Scroll to Settings/Time and date.

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Advanced time settings

Under Advanced in the Settings/Time and date menu, you can set time zone and daylight

saving time. Changing these, changes the time accordingly, if your network operator supports this service.

When your phone changes network, and the time sent out from the network operator deviates from the time in your phone, you are asked whether you want to update the time if you have turned on Auto time zone. If you press

Note: Contact your network operator for more information.

Answering mode

When using a portable handsfree kit, you can choose to answer a call by pressing any key (except the or set the phone to answer the call automatically.

To select answering mode

• Scroll to Settings/Handsfree/Answering mode.

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YES, the time is updated automatically.

NO key)

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User greeting

When you turn your phone on or off, the Sony Ericsson greeting appears. Your network operator’s own greeting may be shown instead.

To select a greeting

1. Scroll to Settings,

YES.

2. Select a greeting,

My phone numbers

You can check your own phone number(s).

To check your phone number

• Scroll to Phone book/Special numbers/My numbers.

If your number is not saved on your SIM card, you can enter it yourself.

Keypad lock

You can lock the keypad to avoid dialling a number by accident.

Note: Calls to the international emergency number 112 can still be made, even when the keypad is locked.

YES, Display, YES, User greeting,

YES.

Automatic keylock

Automatic keylock means the keypad is locked 25 seconds after you last press a key.

3. Enter the position number you want for this function in your menu and press

YES to exit the list.

4. Press

YES.

To turn automatic keylock On or Off

• Scroll to Settings/Locks/Auto keylock.

To lock the keypad manually

• Press and hold in standby, and select Lock

• Press and select Unlock keypad?,

1. Scroll to My shortcuts,

2. Select a function from the list by pressing .

YES.

keypad,

The keypad remains locked until you answer an incoming call or until you unlock the keypad manually.

To unlock the keypad

My shortcuts

You can place your favourite functions that you want to reach quickly and easily in the My shortcuts menu.

To add a function to my shortcuts

YES, Edit shortcuts, YES.

YES.

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Profiles

Your phone has a number of pre-set profiles which are set to suit a certain environment. You can add accessories to, rename or change these profiles. For example, when you go to a meeting, you can simply choose the Meeting profile and a number of settings such as the ring signal is turned off.

To select a profile

• Scroll to Settings/Profiles/Select profile.

To change a profile setting

1. Scroll to Settings,

2. Select a setting,

3. Change the profile settings and press

To rename a profile

• Scroll to Settings/Profiles/Edit profile/Profile name.

You can reset all profile settings to the way they were set when you bought your phone.

YES, Profiles, YES, Edit profile, YES.

YES.

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YES to confirm.

To reset all profiles

• Scroll to Settings/Profiles/Reset profiles.

Automatic activation

Some profiles, for example In car, are automatically activated when used with a specific accessory. When disconnected, the profile is changed back.

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Calling

Before you can make or receive any calls, you must turn on the phone and be within range of a network. See “Making and receiving calls” on page 7.

Making calls

1. Enter the area code and the phone number.

YES to make the call.

2. Press

NO to end the call.

3. Press

Tip: You can call numbers from the call list and the

phone book. See “Call list” on page 28 and “Phone

book” on page 28.

To change the earpiece volume during a call

• Slide the volume key on the side of the phone up or down to increase or decrease the earpiece volume.

To turn off the microphone during a call

• Press and hold until the display shows Muted. Press again to resume the conversation.

Automatic re-dialling

If the connection of the call failed and the display shows Retry?, press

Note: Do not hold the phone to your ear while waiting. When the call is connected, the phone gives a loud signal.

The phone re-dials the number (up to ten times) or until:

• The call is connected.

• You press a key or receive a call.

Note: Automatic re-dialling is not available for data calls.

Making international calls

1. Press and hold until a + sign appears in the display. The + replaces the international prefix number of the country from which you are calling.

2. Enter the country code, area code (without the leading zero) and phone number,

Tip: It is useful to enter the + sign and country code for all numbers in the phone book as they can then be easily used whether home or abroad.

YES.

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Emergency calls

To make an emergency call

• Enter 112 (the international emergency number), Your phone supports the international emergency numbers, 112, 911 and 08. This means that these numbers can normally be used to make an emergency call in any country, with or without a SIM card inserted, if a GSM network is within range.

Note: Some network operators may require that a SIM card is inserted, and in some cases that the PIN has been entered as well.

In some countries, other emergency numbers may also

be promoted. Your operator may therefore have saved additional local emergency numbers on the SIM card.

To view your local emergency numbers

• Scroll to Phone book/Special numbers/SOS numbers.

Receiving calls

When you receive a call, the phone rings and Answer? appears. If the number is a restricted number, Withhel d appears.

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YES.

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Sony T300 User Manual

Contents

Getting started

Getting to know your phone

Personalizing your phone

Calling