Sony Ericsson P910I User Manual

Mobile Phone T237

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Getting started 3

Make and receive th e first ca ll.

Getting to know your phone 6

Key functions, quick keys, enter ing letters and characters.

Personalizing your phone 16

Choose ringtone, theme and other setting s.

More features 56

Calendar, synchronization, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 62

SIM card lock, phone lock.

Troubleshooting 64

Why doesn’t the phone wor k the way I want?

Calling 23

Use the phonebook, call option s.

Setting up Mobile Internet 39

Set up internet and email.

Messaging 44

Chat, email, text a nd pictur es.

Additional information 66

Sony Ericsson Consumer web site, sa fe and efficient use, warranty.

Icons 73

What do the icons mean?

Index 79

Using Mobile Internet 52

WAP browser, bookmarks.

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Sony Ericsson

First edition (March 2004) 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

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.

Please contact your network operator or service provider if you are not sure 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.

The marble logo is a trademark of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB. Sony is a trademark of Sony Corporation and Ericsson is a trademark of Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson.

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

T9™ Text Input is licensed under o ne 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(969272 60.8) DE/DK, FI , FR, IT, NL, PT, ES, SE, GB; and additional patents are pending wo rldwide.

Other product and company names may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

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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, www.SonyEricsson.com/fun or wap.SonyEricsson.com.

Note: Throughout this manual, WAP and Web are used interchangeably to refer to internet services.

Available services

Some services and functions described in this user’s guide are network- or subscription-dependent. Because of this, some menus may not be available in your phone. This symbol indicates that a service or function is network or subscription-dependent. 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 phonebook information.

Tip: Check if your information is saved to the SIM card before you remove it from another phone. For example, phonebook entries may be saved in the phone memory. For instructions on c opying your SIM card information to your phone, see “Phonebook” on page 26.

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 4.

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

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SIM card and battery information

It may take up to 30 minutes before an icon appears when charging if the battery is completely discharged.

1. Insert the SIM card. Make sure the SIM card is placed under the metal clips.

2. Place the battery on the back of the phone with the connectors facing each other (label side up).

3. Place the back cover into the bottom of the phone and slide it up until it clicks into place.

4. Connect the charger to the phone at the lightning bolt symbol. The lightning bolt 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. 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 center select key to activate the display. The display will “sleep” during charging.

6. 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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Holding the Phone

Hold your mobile phone

emergency number without entering a PIN. See

“Emergency calls” on page 24 for more information. as you would any other telephone.

Note: If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row,

the SIM card is blocked and the message PIN blocked

Internal Antenna

Your phone is equipped with an internal antenna.

appears. To unblock it, you need to enter your PUK

(P ersonal Unblocking Key). Your PUK is provided by

your network operator.

For best reception, try to hold your phone so your hand does not cover the internal antenna.The antenna is located on the back of the phone under the Sony Ericsson logo.

Helpful Hints

When you power on your phone, you have

the option of viewing Helpful Hints. If you

Turning On the Phone

Press and hold

NO until you hear

a tone. Enter your Personal Identity

PIN:

Welcome

Number (PIN), if you have one for

your SIM card. Your PIN is provided

by your network operator.

If you make a mistake while entering

My Network

your PIN, delete the wrong number by pressing . If your PIN starts with the same

12:18

digits as an emergency number, for example 911, the digits are not hidden with an * when you enter them. This is so that you can see and call an

select View Now, you will see a short demonstration of

how some of the keys work. You can choose to view

Helpful Hints later or you can select to not view them.

To select to not view them, scroll to NeverAskAgain

using your navigation key and press

You can always access Helpful Hints by pressing

from the standby screen (as long as they have not been

deleted).

To make and receive calls

• Enter the area code and phone number, and press to make the call.

• Press

NO to end the call.

• When the phone rings, press

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YES.

YES

YES to answer the call.

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Getting to know your phone

Key functions

Vo lu m e

Increase/decrease the earpiece

key

volume during a call. Scroll through lists under menus. Enter the Status menu in standby. Press once to mute the ringtone when receiving a call. Press twice to reject an incoming call.

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

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

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

Press and hold to enter the international prefix +. Move through menus using shortcuts. Press and hold (2-9) to find a contact beginning with the first letter on that key.

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Tilt the navigation key up, down, left or right to move through the menus, lists and texts. Press the center select key as an alternative to to select an option.

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

(clear)

item from a list. Press and hold to mute the microphone (during calls) or mute the phone or lock the keypad (standby menu).

Enter # or a space.

YES

To... When in standby:

Quick keys

Useful key combinations are described below.

To... When in standby:

make an emergency call enter the emergency

number and press

enter and move through the menus

enter Call Contact press

press or

enter Call List press YES

call your voicemail enter the + sign mute the ringtone when

receiving a call write a new text message toggle phone to silent or

press and hold

press , or press one of the side volume keys once

Press and hold press and hold

YES

reach a phone number at a specific position on the SIM card.

speed dial press any of the number

find a contact in the Call Contact list

enter the Status menu to see today’s date and the model name of the phone (may also indicate GPRS availability)

reject a call quickly press the upper

silence call ringer quickly press the upper

toggle keylock

reach a contact beginning with a specific letter

press and hold any of the keys -

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press the position number and

keys - and

YES

press and hold

press the volume key up or down

or lower side volume key twice when receiving a call or press

or lower side volume key once when receiving a call

To... During a call:

To... When entering letters

put a call on hold press YES retrieve the held call press YES again mute the microphone press and hold

reach the second letter or character of a key

reach the third letter or character of a key

To... When in the menus:

move through menu lists use the navigation key or

press (and hold) the upper or lower side volume key

enter a quick options menu

press

or help, if available. delete an item press and hold when

in lists

go back to standby press and hold

shift between capital and lowercase letters

enter numbers press and hold any of the

enter a question mark press the upper side volume

@ sign Press and select Add

enter the

enter a space press delete letters and numbers press

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using multitap text input:

press and hold the upper side volume key and press any of the number keys

press and hold the lower side volume key and press any of the number keys

press , then the letter

number keys

key and press

Symbol or press the lower side volume key and press

To... When entering letters

using multitap text input:

turn National Characters on press and scroll to

National Characters (not supported in all languages)

shift between multitap or

press and hold T9 Text input methods (assuming T9 Text input

To... When entering letters

view alternative punctuation marks

shift between capital and lowercase letters

enter numbers press and hold any of the is set to On) shift between input

languages and other character or numeric input methods

press and hold

delete letters and numbers press

shift between multitap or

T9 Text input methods

shift between input

languages and other

character or numeric

To... When entering letters

using T9 Text Input:

view alternative words press or accept a word and add

press

input methods

turn National Characters on press and scroll

aspace enter a period

press

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using T9 Text Input:

press , then or repeatedly

press , then the letter

number keys

press and hold

to National characters (not supported in all languages)

To... When entering numbers:

enter a p (pause) press and hold when

entering numbers or saving codes

Delete, edit and rename

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

There are two ways to delete items:

• Select an item and press .

• Select an item, press , select Delete or Delete

Help texts/Icons

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

To g et h elp

1. Scroll to the menu or function and press .

2. Select Help (if available),

YES.

all?.

There are two ways to edit items:

• Select an item, press , select Edit.

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

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

To access the Icon Glossary

1. Scroll to the menu or function and press .

2. Select Icon Glossary.

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YES

Menu overview

(1) Phonebook (2) Messages (3) Calls or Ongoing Call*

Note:

(1) Main menu numbering is not

1 Call from SIM 2 Manage SIM 3 Call Contact 4 Manage Contact 5 Pictures 6 Personal Rings 7 VoiceCommands 8 Special Numbers 9 Advanced 0 Options

Find and Send*

(4)Pictures&Sounds (5) Settings (6) Web Services§ (7) Organizer (8) Connect (9) Games**

1 Text 2 MMS*** 3 Call Voicemail 4 Email 5 Chat 6 Push Inbox 7 Area Info. ** 8 Options

1 Missed Calls 2 Call List 3 Manage Calls 4 Time & Cost 5 Next Call 6 Options

Calling Local** Switch to Line 1** Switch to Line 2**

1 TurnOnSpeaker 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 Party* Parties in Conf.* Calls*

displayed (menu numbering may change with certain functions or services). *Only available during a call or conference call. **Network- and subscriptiondependent. *** The terms MMS and picture message are used interchangeably.

1 My Pictures 2 More Pictures ** 3 My Sounds 4 More Sounds ** 5 Themes 6 More Themes ** 7 Composer 8 Record Sound 9 CommuniCam

1 Sounds & Alerts 2 Display 3 Language 4 Time and Date 5 Voice Control 6 Locks 7 Handsfree 8 Master Reset

1 Sony Ericsson 2 Bookmarks 3 Push Inbox 4 Enter Address 5 Resume 6 Advanced 7 Options

§ May be customized according to operator

1 Calendar 2 Notes 3 Alarms 4 Timer 5 Stopwatch 6 Calculator

1 GSM Networks 2 Data Comm. 3 Accessories (if attached)

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Entering letters and characters

You can enter letters, for example, when you add names to the phonebook, write text messages or enter web addresses. In addition to the way you normally enter letters in your phone, using multitap text input, you can use T9™ Text Input to enter text messages and email, for example, if the input language you select supports this. T9 Text Input is a predictive input method and is a quicker way

To select input languages

1. Scroll to Settings,

YES, Language, YES, Input, YES.

2. Scroll to the language or alphabet that you want to use for entering letters and press for each language you want.

3. Press

YES to exit the menu.

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 15.

to write text.

Multitap text input

Note: If you are trying to enter characters and cannot find the one you are looking for, it may be part of the National Characters set. To turn on National Characters, press then scroll to National Characters.

When saving names in the phonebook or when writing web 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 Phonebook.

Input la nguages

Before you start entering letters, you need to select the input languages that you want to use when writing, if other than the default, English.

To enter letters using multitap text input

1. Scroll to Phonebook, Add Contact,

YES, YES again.

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.

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YES, Manage Contact, YES,

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…

to shift between capital and lowercase letters

- press and hold to enter numbers

- ? ! ‚ . : ; " ’ < = > ( ) _ 1

A B C Å Ä Æ à Ç 2 Γ

D E F è É 3 ∆ Φ

G H I ì 4

Example:

• To enter an ‘A’, press once.

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

• To shift between capital and lowercase letters, press , then enter the letter.

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

Tip: You can also use the volume key as a shortcut to certain letters: To enter a ‘B’, press and hold the upper side volume key and press . To enter a ‘C’, press and hold the lower side volume key and press .

+ & @ / ¤ % $ € £ ¥ \ § ¿ ¡ 0 Θ Ξ Ψ Ω Space # * ↵ ¶ to delete letters and numbers

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T9™ Te x t I np ut

You can use T9 Text Input when writing, for example, text messages and email. 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.

To turn T9 Text Input on or off

3. Press

or repeatedly to view alternative words

(candidates).

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

• press to accept and add a space

• press or

YES to accept without a space.

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

Note: To enter a di git whil e typi ng text, press and hold the digit key. For example, to enter a ‘5’, press and hold .

Note: You can toggle T9 Text Input on/off by pressing and holding .

To add a word to candidates

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

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

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

To enter letters using T9 Text Input

1. Scroll to Messages,

YES, Text, YES, Write New, YES.

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

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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 45.

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YES.

Tip: Press to enter a period. To enter other punctuation marks, press and then

repeatedly. P ress to accept and add a space. Press and hold to select an input method for the text you are currently writing.

The list of options

Press when writing to enter a list of options:

• Add Symbol – Symbols and punctuation marks are shown. Move between symbols with center select key.

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

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

• Text Format – 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.

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Personalizing your phone

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

Themes

You can change the appearance of the display, for example

the colors 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 the Sony Ericsson Mobile Internet and download them to your phone. For more information, visit wap.SonyEricsson.com.

To send a theme

1. Scroll to Pictures&Sounds,

2. Highlight a theme, press .

3. Select Send,

YES.

4. Select a transfer method,

Note: You are not allowed to exchange copyrightprotected material.

Pictures

Your phone comes with a number of pictures. You can:

• Set a picture as background when in standby mode.

• Assign a picture to a contact in the phonebook. When that person calls, the picture appears in the display. See

To select a theme

• Scroll to Pictures&Sounds,

YES, Themes.

“To add a picture to a phonebook contact” on page 27.

• Enclose a picture in a text message.

• Send a picture via picture messaging or email.

Note: If you need to adjust the display contrast, scroll to Settings,

YES, Display, YES, Contrast.

Excha nging the mes

You can send and receive a theme via multimedia messaging (MMS), also known as picture messaging, email or download it via WAP. For more information on

sending themes in messages, see “Messaging” on page 44.

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All pictures and are saved in Pictures&Sounds, My Pictures.

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.

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YES, Themes.

YES.

YES,

To view your pictures

• Scroll to Pictures&Sounds,

YES, My Pictures.

The pictures are shown in thumbnail view. To get a full view, press

YES.

Excha nging pictures

You can send pictures via picture messaging or email and receive via picture messaging. For more information on sending pictures in messages, see “Messaging” on page 44.

Note: Ani mations f or pi cture messages can be viewed in My Pictures. Animations for text messages can only be viewed when inserting an item in a text message.

Note: You are not allowed to exchange copyright-

protected material. See “To insert an item in a text message (EMS)” on page 45.

To send a picture

1. Scroll to Pictures&Sounds,

To view your camera pictures (if connected)

• Scroll to Pictures&Sounds,

• Scroll to Connect,

YES, CommuniCam or

YES, Accessories.

To select a picture as background

1. Scroll to Settings,

2. Select Select Picture,

3. Select a picture,

YES, Display, YES, Wallpaper.

YES.

Tip: When viewing your pictures, you can set a background by pressing .

To turn the background picture On or Off

• Scroll to Settings,

YES, Display, YES, Wallpaper, YES,

Activate.

CommuniCam™.

2. Highlight a picture,

3. Select Send,

YES. Press .

YES.

4. Select a transfer method.

• When you receive a picture via a text message or a picture message, a new message appears in your Inbox. Highlight the picture in the message, press and select Save to save in My Pictures.

Ringtones and melodies

Your phone comes with a number of standard and polyphonic melodies that can be used as ringtones. You can create and edit standard melodies, and send

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YES, My Pictures or

them to a friend in a text or picture message. You can also download standard and polyphonic melodies via WAP.

Note: You are not allowed to exchange copyrightprotected material.

To turn the ringtone on or off

• Press and hold from standby and select Turn On Silent or Turn Off Silent. All signals except the alarm and timer signals are turned off.

To select a ringtone

• Scroll to Settings, Ringtones.

YES, Sounds & Alerts, YES,

To compose a ringtone or melody

1. Scroll to Pictures&Sounds,

• Press - to enter a note.

• Press or to make the note shorter

To set the ringtone volume

1. Scroll to Settings, Ring Volume,

YES, Sounds & Alerts, YES,

YES.

2. Press or to increase or decrease the volume.

3. Press

YES to save the setting.

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.

Note: If you set the Ring Volume to 1/6, you will hear a double-beep when receiving a call, regardless of the ringtone chosen.

Warning! Exposure to excessive ring volume may

• Press to enter a pause (rest).

• Press to remove notes.

2. To listen to your melody, press

3. Press

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

continue composing.

damage hearing. Answer the call or low er the volume before placing the phone at your ear.

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Note: To edit a melody, scroll to Pictures&Sounds,

YES, My Sounds, select the melody and press .

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YES, Composer, YES.

YES.

To use the piano

1. In the Composer, press the upper or lower side

Increa sing ring

You can choose a ringtone that rises in steps from the

lowest volume to the highest. volume key to activate the piano.

2. Use the center select key to move between the keys.

3. Press

YES to select a note.

See “Icons” on page 73.

4. Press the upper or lower side volume key to deactivate the piano.

To turn increasing ring On or Off

• Scroll to Settings,

YES, Sounds & Alerts, YES,

Increasing Ring.

Specific ringtones for personal calls

If you subscribe to the Two Line Service, you can set different ringtones for the two voice

Excha nging me lodies

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

lines. Line 1 and Line 2 are displayed instead of Voice Calls. You can also assign personal ringtones to numerous callers.

To send a melody

1. Scroll to Pictures&Sounds,

YES, My Sounds, YES.

2. Select a melody and press .

3. Select Send,

YES.

4. Select a transfer method.

Note: To send a ringtone or melody in a text message,

To set a specific ringtone for a caller

1. Scroll to Phonebook, Add New,

YES.

2. Enter the first letter of the contact name,

3. Select a contact,

4. Select a ringtone,

YES.

see “To insert an item in a text message (EMS)” on page 45.

Note: You cannot assign a ringtone to a number stored only on your SIM card.

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YES, Personal Rings, YES,

YES.

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 change the menu language

1. Scroll to Settings,

2. Select a language,

YES, Language, YES, Menu, YES.

YES.

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.

To set the vibrating al ert

1. Scroll to Settings, Vibrating Alert,

YES, Sounds & Alerts, YES,

YES.

2. Select the setting you want,

YES.

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

Note: If keylock is on, the display light will only activate when is pressed.

From Settings,

• Alarm Signal that you hear during an alarm.

• Message Alert when messages are received.

YES, Sounds & Alerts, you can also select:

To set the display li ght

• Scroll to Settings,

YES, Display, YES, Light.

• Key Sound when using the keypad.

• Minute Minder to beep after every minute during calls.

To set the display contrast

• Scroll to Settings,

YES, Display, YES, Contrast.

Menu language

Most SIM cards automatically set the menu language to the language of the country where you bought your SIM

Time settings

The time is always displayed in standby.

card. If this is not the case, the preset language is English.

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To set the time

• Scroll to Settings,

YES, Time and Date, YES, Set Time.

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

To set the time format

• Scroll to Settings,

YES, Time and Date, YES,

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 press the upper or lower side volume key to see today’s date in the Status menu.

Auto Time Zone allows the network to update the time and date settings automatically (if your network operator supports this service).

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

NO key) or

set the phone to answer the call automatically.

To select answeri ng mode

• Scroll to Settings,

YES, Handsfree, YES,

Answering Mode.

• Scroll to the option that you want.

• Press

YES to select.

To set the date and/or date format

• Scroll to Settings,

YES, Time and Date.

Advanced time settings

Under Advanced in Settings,

YES,

User greeting

When you turn your phone on or off, the Sony Ericsson

greeting appears. Your network operator’s greeting may be shown instead. You can also customize your own greeting.

Time and Date menu, you can set time zone and daylight savings time. Making these changes alters the time accordingly.

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To select a greeting

1. Scroll to Settings, Picture,

YES.

2. Select a greeting,

YES, Display, YES, Start-Up

YES.

Your selected greeting will be shown when the phone is turned on.

My phone numbers

You can check your own phone number(s).

To check your phone number

• Press the upper or lower side volume key.

Keypad lock

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

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

Automatic keylock

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

To turn automatic keylock On or Off

• Scroll to Settings,

YES, Locks, YES, Auto Keylock.

To lock the keypad manually

• Press and hold in standby, and select Lock Keypad,

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

YES.

To unlock the keypad

• Press when prompted with Turn off keylock?,

YES.

press

Master reset

Reset Settings allows you to reset all the settings in the phone to the factory defaults. Factory defaults are not necessarily the same settings as when you purchased your phone. Reset All allows you to reset all the settings in the phone to the factory defaults, resets your data and WAP account settings, and will delete user- downloaded images, ringtones and templates.

Note: Before choosing Reset All, check with your service provider.

To reset the phone

1. Scroll to Settings,

YES, Master Reset.

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

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YES.

Calling

Before you can make or receive any calls, you must turn on the phone and be within range of a network. See “Holding the Phone” on page 5.

Making calls

1. Enter the area code and the phone number.

2. Press

YES to make the call.

3. Press

NO to end the call.

Tip: You can call numbers from the call list and the phonebook. See “Call list” on page 25 and “Phonebook” on page 26.

To change the earpiece volume during a call

• Press the upper or lower side volume key to increase or decrease the earpiece volume.

To use your speakerphone on a call

You can use your phone as a speakerphone during a call, for example, when you want others to participate in a conversation or when you need to have your hands free during the call. Your speakerphone works best in a quiet environment.

To turn the speakerphone on or off

1. During a call, press .

2. Press

YES to select TurnOnSpeaker. If you want to

turn off the speakerphone at any time during the call, press and then press

YES to select TurnOffSpeaker.

3. When your call ends, the speakerphone is automatically turned off.

4. While the speakerphone is on, do not hold the phone close to you ear as this may cause damage to your hearing. Hold the phone about 12-20 inches in front of you and speak into the microphone.

To mute the microphone during a call

• Press and hold until the display shows Muted..

Note: The speakerphone is not available when you use your phone with any handsfree equipment.

Press again to resume the conversation. To mute the ringer, see “To mute the ringer” on page 25.

Automatic redialing

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

YES.

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

The phone redials the number (up to ten times) or until:

• The call is connected.

• You press a key or receive a call.

Note: Automatic redialing 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,

YES.

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 be 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 Phonebook,

YES, Special Numbers, YES,

Emergency Nos.

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

Emergency calls

Voicemail

If your subscription includes an answering service, callers can leave a voicemail message when you cannot answer a call.

Receiving a voicemail message

To make an emergency call

• Enter 911,

YES.

Your phone supports the international emergency numbers, 112, 911 and 08. This means that these

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Depending on your network operator, you are informed that someone has left a message by a text message (SMS) or by a voicemail icon that indicates the number of voicemail messages waiting ( ).

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Sony Ericsson P910I User Manual

Contents

Getting started

Getting to know your phone

Personalizing your phone

Calling