Sony Ericsson T226 User Guide

Getting started 3

Make and receive the first call.

Getting to know your phone 6

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.

Personalizing your phone 14

Choose ring signal, theme and other settings.

Calling 21

Use the phonebook, call options.

More features 51

Events, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 55

SIM card lock, phone lock.

Troubleshooting 56

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

Additional information 59

Sony Ericsson Consumer web site, safe and efficient use, warranty.

Setting up Mobile Internet 34

Set up internet and em ail.

Icons 67

What do the icons mean?

Messaging 40

Chat, email, text and pictures.

Index 71

Using Mobile Internet 48

WAP browser, bookmarks.

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Sony Ericsson

First edition (August 2003) 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.

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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 y ou 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 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.

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 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 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 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.

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 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. 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 as you would any other telephone. While speaking into the mouthpiece, angle the phone up and over your shoulder.

Internal Antenna

you enter them. This is so that you can see and call an emergency number without entering a PIN. See “Emergency calls” on page 22 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.

Your phone is equipped with an internal antenna. 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 above the back cover.

Turning On the Phone

Press and hold

NO until you hear

a tone. Enter your PIN (Personal

PIN:

Welcome

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

My Network

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

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digits as an emergency number, for example 911, the digits are not hidden with an * when

Helpful Hints

When you power on your phone, you have the option of viewing Helpful Hints. If you select View No w, 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.

NO to end the call.

• Press

• 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 l um 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 ring signal 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.

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 item from a list.

(clear)

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

Enter # or a space.

YES

Quick keys

Useful key combinations are described below.

To... When in standby:

make an emergency call enter the international

emergency number and

YES

press

enter and move through

press or

the main menus enter Call Contact press

enter Call List press YES call your voicemail press and hold enter the + sign press and hold mute the ring signal when

receiving a call

press , or press one of the side volume keys once

To... When in standby:

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

write a new text message Press and hold set the phone to silent

press and hold

silence call ringer quickly press the upper

or lock the keypad 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

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

shift between capital and lower-case letters

enter numbers press and hold any of the

enter a question mark press the upper side volume

@-sig n press the lower side volume

enter the

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

in lists

go back to standby press and hold

To... When entering letters

reach the second letter or character of a key

using multitap text input:

press the upper side volume key and press any of the

number keys

reach the third letter or character of a key

press the lower side volume key and press any of the

enter a space press delete letters and numbers press shift between multitap

or T9 Text input methods (assuming T9 Text input is set to On)

shift between input languages and other character or numeric input methods

number keys

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using multitap text input:

press , then the letter

number keys

key and press

press and hold

To... When entering letters

using T9 Text Input:

view alternative words press or accept a word and add

press

aspace enter a period press view alternative

punctuation marks shift between capital

press , then

repeatedly press , then the letter

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

number keys delete letters and numbers press shift between multitap

press and hold or T9 Text input methods

shift between input

press and hold languages and other character or numeric input methods

To... When entering numbers:

enter a p (pause) press and hold

when entering numbers

or saving codes

Help texts/Icons

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

To get help

1. Scroll to the menu or function and press .

2. Select Help (if available),

To access the Icon Glossary

1. Scroll to the menu or function and press .

2. Select Icon Glossary.

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 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.

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YES.

YES

Menu overview

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

Note:

1 Call from SIM 2 Manage SIM 3 Call Contact 4 Manage Contact 5 Pictures 6 Personal Rings 7 Special Numbers 8 Advanced 9 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 Turn Off Tones* 2 Hold Call* 3 Switch Calls* 4 Release Active* 5 Join Calls* 6 Transfer Call* 7 Release All*

Extract Part* Release Party* Parties in Conf.* Calls*

(1) Main menu numbering does not appear (menu numbering may change with certain functions or services). *Only available during a call or conference call. **Network- and subscriptiondependent.

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

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

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

§ May be customiz ed according to operator

1 Events 2 Alarms 3 Timer 4 Stopwatch 5 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 write texts.

Input languages

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

Multitap text input

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.

To enter letters using multitap text input

1. Scroll to Phonebook,

YES, YES again.

Contact,

YES, Manage Contact, YES, Add

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.

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.

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 13.

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

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Press… to see/enter…

G H I ì 4 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

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

T9™ Text Input

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

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

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

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To enter letters using T9 Text Input

1. Scroll to Messages,

YES, Te xt , YES, Write New , YES.

3. Continue writing your message. See also “Sending text messages” on page 40.

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

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.

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

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

Press when writing to enter a list of options:

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

Note: To enter a digit while typing text, press and hold the digit key. For example, to enter a ‘5’, press and

hold .

To add a word to candidates

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

YES.

2. Press repeatedly to delete one letter at a time. Write the new word using multitap text input,

YES.

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.

• 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 select a theme

•Scroll to Pictures&Sounds,

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

YES, Display, YES, Contrast.

Exchanging themes

You can send and receive a theme via multimedia messaging (MMS), interchangeable with picture messaging, and email or download it via WAP. For more information on sending themes in messages, see “Messaging” on page 40.

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YES, Themes.

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 copyright-

protected 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 (provided your subscription supports the Calling Line Identification service). See “To add a picture to a phonebook contact” on page 25.

• Enclose a picture in a text message.

• Send a picture via picture messaging or email.

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

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YES, Themes.

YES.

YES,

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

To turn the background picture On or Off

• Scroll to Settings,

YES, Display, YES, Wallpaper, YES,

Activate.

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.

Exchanging 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

Note: Animations for picture messages can be viewed

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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 (EMS)” on

Note: You are not allowed to exchange copyrightprotected material.

page 41.

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 send a picture

1. Scroll to Pictures&Sounds. or 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.

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YES, My Pictures

Ring signals and melodies

Your phone comes with a number of standard and polyphonic melodies that can be used as ring signals. You can create and edit standard melodies, and send them to a friend in a text or picture message. You

To turn the ring signal 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.

can also download standard and polyphonic melodies via WAP.

To compose a ring signal or melody

1. Scroll to Pictures&Sounds,

Note: You are not allowed to exchange copyright-

protected material.

Composer,

• Press – to enter

YES.

a note.

To select a ring signal

•Scroll to Settings, Ringtones.

YES, Sounds & Alerts, YES,

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

To set the ring signal volume

1. Scroll to Settings,

YES.

Volume,

YES, Sounds & Alerts, YES, Ring

2. Press or to increase or decrease the volume.

YES to save the setting.

3. Press

• 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 enter a pause (rest).

Warnin g! Exposure to excessive ring volume may damage hearing. Answer the call or lower the volume before placing the phone at your ear.

• Press to remove notes.

2. To listen to your melody, press

YES again to save and name it, or press NO

3. Press to continue composing.

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YES,

YES.

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

YES, My Sounds, select the melody and press .

Note: To send a ring signal or melody in a text message, see “To insert an item in a text message (EMS)” on page 41.

To use the piano

1. In the Composer, press the upper or lower side volume key to activate

Increasing ring

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

the piano.

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

YES to select a note.

3. Press

See “Icons” on page 67.

To turn increasing ring On or Off

• Scroll to Settings,

YES, Sounds & Alerts, YES,

Increasing Ring.

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

Specific ring signals for personal calls

If you subscribe to the Two Line Service, you

Exchanging melodies

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

Note: You cannot exchange a polyphonic melody via SMS.

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.

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.

To set a specific ring signal for a caller

1. Scroll to Phonebook,

YES.

New,

2. Enter the first letter of the contact name,

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YES, Personal Rings, YES, Add

YES.

3. Select a contact, YES.

4. Select a ring signal,

YES.

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

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.

Sounds & Alerts

You can choose to be notified of an incoming call by the buzzing of the vibrating alert. You can set

To change the menu language

1. Scroll to Settings,

2. Select a language,

YES, Language, YES, Menu, YES.

YES.

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, Vibrating Alert,

2. Select the setting you want,

From Settings,

YES, Sounds & Alerts, YES,

YES.

YES, Sounds & Alerts, you can also

select:

• Alarm Signal that you hear during an alarm.

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, 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.

To set the display light

• Scroll to Settings,

YES, Display, YES, Light.

• Message Alert when messages are received.

• Key Sound when using the keypad.

• Minute Minder to beep after every minute during calls.

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To set the display contrast

• Scroll to Settings,

YES, Display, YES, Contrast.

Time settings

The time is always displayed in standby.

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, Ti me

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.

Advanced time settings

Under Advanced in the Settings,

YES, Ti me

and Date menu, you can set time zone and

daylight savings time. Making these changes alters the time accordingly, 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 or set the phone to answer the call automatically.

To select answering mode

• Scroll to Settings,

YES, Handsfree, YES,

Answering Mode.

• Scroll to the option that you want.

• Press the left softkey to select.

NO key)

To set the date and/or date format

•Scroll to Settings,

YES, Time and Date.

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.

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To select a greeting

1. Scroll to Settings,

YES.

Picture,

2. Select a greeting,

YES, Display, YES, Start-Up

YES.

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

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

YES.

Keypad,

My phone numbers

You can check your own phone number(s).

To check your phone number

•Scroll to Phonebook,

YES, Special Numbers, YES,

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 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.

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

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 may 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,

2. Select Reset Settings or Reset All,

YES, Master Reset.

YES.

3. Enter the phone lock code (0000 or the new code if you have changed it) and press

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.

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 phonebook. See “Call list” on page 23 and “Phonebook” on page 24.

To change the earpiece volume during a call

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

To mute the microphone during a call

• Press and hold until the display shows Muted. Press again to resume the conversation. To mute the ringer, see “To mute the ringer” on page 23.

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Automatic redialing

Emergency calls

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

YES.

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

To make an emergency call

• Enter 911,

YES.

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,

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

if a GSM network is within range.

• The call is connected.

• You press a key or receive a call.

Note: Some network operators may require that a SIM card be inserted, and in some cases that

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.

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.

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,

Emergency Nos.

Voicemail

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

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YES, Special Numbers, YES,

Receiving a voicemail message

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 ( ).

Calling your voicemail service

You can easily call your voicemail service by pressing and holding , if you have saved your voicemail number in the phone. You get the number from your service provider.

To reject a call

NO.

• Press

To mute the ringer

• Press the upper or lower side volume key. To mute the microphone during a call, see “To mute the microphone during a call” on page 21.

Missed calls

If you have missed a call, Missed calls:1 appears in standby, indicating the number of missed calls.

To enter a voicemail number

• Scroll to Messages,

YES, Options, YES, Voicemail Nos.

To check your missed calls

1. When Missed calls:1 is displayed, press the missed calls.

Note: The voicemail number can be obtained from your

2. To call a number from the list, scroll to the number,

service provider.

Call list

Receiving calls

When you receive a call, the phone rings and Answer? appears. If the number is a restricted number, Withheld or Unknown appears.

The numbers of the last calls that you have made or received are saved in the call list. If your subscription includes the Calling Line Identification service, and the caller’s number is identified, you will also find the numbers of answered and missed calls in the call list.

To answer a call

YES.

•Press

YES to display

YES.

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Sony Ericsson T226 User Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Getting started

Getting to know your phone

Personalizing your phone

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