Sony Ericsson T230 User Manual

Sony Ericsson T230

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 15

Choose ring signal, theme and other settings.

Calling 22

Use the phonebook, call options.

Setting up Mobile Internet 34

Set up internet and email.

Using Mobile Internet 48

WAP browser, bookmarks.

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, declaration of conformity.

Messaging 40

Chat, email, text and pictures.

Icons 67

What do the icons mean?

Index 72

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Sony Ericsson T230

GSM 900/1800

Second edition (January 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 Mobile Communications AB at any time and without notice. Such changes will, however, be incorporated into new editions of this manual.

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.

Ericsson

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 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.

2238414B; Hong Kong Standard Pat.

No. No.

HK0940329; Republic of Singapore Pat. 51383; Euro. Pat. No. 0 842 463 (96927260.8)

No. 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

interchangeably to refer to internet services.

used

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

card before you remove it from another phone.

SIM For example, phonebook entries may be saved

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.

Getting started 3

SIM card and battery information

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

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

connectors facing each other (label side up).

the

3. Place the back cover into the bottom of the phone

slide it up until it clicks into place.

and

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 centre 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

battery before you can use the phone.

the

4 Getting started

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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

If your PIN starts with the same 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 emergency number without entering

PIN. See “Emergency calls” on page 23 for more

a information.

your shoulder.

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

Internal Antenna

Your phone is equipped with an internal antenna.

best reception, try to hold your phone so your

For hand

does not cover the internal antenna. The antenna

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

your network operator.

is located on the back of the phone above the back cover.

To make and receive calls

Turning On the Phone

Press and hold NO until you hear

tone. Enter your PIN (Personal

a Identity Number), if you have

for your SIM card. Your PIN

one

PIN:

Welcome

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

• Press NO to end the call.

• When the phone rings, press YES to answer the call.

is provided by your network operator.

My Network

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

12:18

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Getting started 5

Getting to know your phone

Key functions

Vo l u m e

Increase/decrease the earpiece

key

volume during a call. Scroll through lists under menus. Enter the Phone 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 centre select key 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

(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 select an option.

Quick keys

Useful key combinations are described below.

To... When in standby:

make an emergency call enter the international

emergency number

press YES

and

enter and move through

press or

the main menus enter Call contact press or enter Call list press YES call your voice mail 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

a specific position

the SIM card.

on speed dial press any of the number

find a contact in the Call contact list

enter the Phone 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

lock the keypad

or reach a contact beginning

with a specific letter

press and hold

press and hold any of the keys

–

silence call ringer quickly press the upper

change the language

Automatic

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press the position number and

keys

– and YES

press and hold

press the volume key up

down

lower side volume key

or twice when receiving

call or press NO

lower side volume key

or once when receiving a call

press 8888

To... When in standby:

change the language

English

to change the language

Chinese

To... During a call:

press 0000

press 0008

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:

To. .. When entering letters

reach the second letter

character of a key

reach the third letter

character of a key

shift between capital

lower-case letters

and enter numbers press and hold any of the

enter a question mark press the upper side volume

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 NO

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enter the @-sign press the lower side volume

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

T9 Text input methods

or (assuming T9 Text input

set to On)

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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

press and hold

To... When entering letters

shift between input

using multitap text input:

press and hold languages and other character or numeric

methods

input

To... When entering letters

using T9 Text Input:

view alternative words press or accept a word and add

space

press

To... When entering letters

shift between multitap

T9 Text input methods

or shift between input

languages and other character or numeric

methods

input

To... When entering numbers:

enter a p (pause) press and hold when

enter a period press view alternative

punctuation marks shift between capital

lower-case letters

and enter numbers press and hold any

delete letters and numbers press

press , then or

repeatedly

press , then the letter

the number keys

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), YES.

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using T9 Text Input:

press and hold

entering numbers or saving codes

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

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 YES twice, Edit.

select

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

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Menu overview

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

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

1 Te xt 2 MMS 3 Call voice mail 4 E-mail 5 Chat 6 Push inbox 7 Area info ** 8 Options

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 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.*

8 Calls* 9 Phone status

Note:

(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™

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

1 Events 2 Alarms 3 Timer 4 Stopwat ch 5 Calculator

1GSM 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

your phone, using multitap text input, you can use

in T9™ Text Input to enter text messages and e-mail,

example, if the input language you select supports

for this. T9 Text Input is a predictive input method and is

quicker way to write texts.

Input languages

Before you start entering letters, you need to select

input languages that you want to use when writing.

the

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

show the letter you want. The following example

to shows how to write a name in the Phonebook.

To enter letters using multitap text input

1. Scroll to Phonebook, YES, Manage contact, YES, 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.

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 14.

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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

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Press… to see/enter…

D E F è É 3 ∆ Φ 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 and hold the upper side volume key and press and hold the lower side volume key and press .

T9™ 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

use the T9 Text Input method.

To turn T9 Text Input on or off

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

Example:

• To enter an ‘A’, press once.

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

The following example shows how to start writing

text message:

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

press

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. To enter a ‘C’, press

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

3. Press or repeatedly to view alternative words

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.

(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,

can add a new word to the list during selection.

you

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 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

enter the word you just added to the dictionary,

you it

appears as one of the alternative words.

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 the centre 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 forma 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.

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

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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,

example, the colours and background picture,

for

using themes. Your phone comes with some pre-set

by 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, YES, Themes.

Note: If you need to adjust the display contrast,

to Settings, YES, Display, YES, Contrast.

scroll

Exchanging themes

You can send and receive a theme via multimedia messaging (MMS), interchangeable with picture messaging, and e-mail or download it via WAP.

more information on sending themes in messages,

For see “Messaging” on page 40.

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To send a theme

1. Scroll to Pictures&Sounds, YES, Themes.

2. Highlight a theme, press .

3. Select Send, YES.

4. Select a transfer method, YES.

Note: You are not allowed to exchange

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 phonebook contact” on page 26.

• Enclose a picture in a text message.

• Send a picture via picture messaging or e-mail.

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

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“To add a picture to a

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 Pictures&Sounds, YES, My pictures. The pictures are shown in thumbnail view. To get a full view, press

YES.

Note: Animations for picture messages can be viewed

My pictures. Animations for text messages can only

in be viewed when inserting an item in a text message.

“To insert an item in a text message (EMS)”

See on page 41.

Tip: When viewing your pictures, you can set

background by pressing .

To turn the background picture On or Off

• Scroll to Settings, YES, Display, YES, Wallpaper,

YES, Activate.

Exchanging pictures

You can send pictures via picture messaging or e-mail and receive via picture messaging. For more information on sending pictures in messages, on page 40.

Note: You are not allowed to exchange copyright-protected material.

To send a picture

1. Scroll to Pictures&Sounds, YES, My pictures

To view your camera pictures (if connected)

• Scroll to Pictures&Sounds, YES, CommuniCam™ or

• Scroll to Connect, YES, Accessories.

or CommuniCam™.

2. Highlight a picture, YES. Press .

3. Select Send, YES.

4. Select a transfer method.

To select a picture as background

1. Scroll to Settings, YES, Display, YES, Wallpaper.

2. Select Set picture, YES.

3. Select a picture, YES.

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• 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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see “Messaging”

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

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.

them to a friend in a text or picture message. You

also download standard and polyphonic melodies

can via WAP.

To compose a ring signal or melody

1. Scroll to Pictures&Sounds, YES, Composer, YES.

Note: You are not allowed to exchange copyright-protected material.

• Press – to enter

a note.

• Press or to make

To select a ring signal

• Scroll to Settings, YES, Sounds & alerts,

YES, Ringtones.

the note shorter or longer. There are six different lengths of notes.

• Press to change octave.

To set the ring signal volume

1. Scroll to Settings, YES, Sounds & alerts, YES, Ring volume, YES.

2. Press or to increase or decrease the volume.

3. Press YES to save the setting.

• 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).

• Press to remove notes.

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

2. To listen to your melody, press YES.

3. Press YES again to save and name it, or press NO

continue composing.

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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 the piano.

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

See “Icons” on page 67.

3. Press YES to select a note.

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

the piano.

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

SMS.

via

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, YES, Sounds & alerts, YES, 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

Line 1 and Line 2 are displayed instead

lines. 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

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.

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1. Scroll to Phonebook, YES, Personal rings, YES, Add new?, YES.

2. Enter the first letter of the contact name, 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

Sounds & alerts

You can choose to be notified of an incoming call

the buzzing of the vibrating alert. You can set

phone’s vibrating alert to one of the following:

the

• On – all the time.

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

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

English.

To change the menu language

1. Scroll to Settings, YES, Language, YES, Menu, YES.

2. Select a language, YES.

or when you have set the phone to silent.

• Off – all the time.

Display light

The display light can be set to automatic, off, or on.

To set the vibrating alert

1. Scroll to Settings, YES, Sounds & alerts, YES,

automatic mode, the display light is turned off a few

In seconds after you press the last key.

Vibrating alert, YES.

2. Select the setting you want, YES.

Note: The display light, if set to On, consumes extra

battery power and reduces standby time.

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

• Alarm signal that you hear during an alarm.

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

is pressed.

• Message alert when messages are received.

• Key sound when using the keypad.

• Minute minder to beep after every minute during calls.

To set the display light

• Scroll to Settings, YES, Display, YES, Light.

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To set the display contrast

• Scroll to Settings, YES, Display, YES, Contrast.

To set the date and/or date format

• Scroll to Settings, YES, Time and date.

Time settings

The time is always displayed in standby.

Advanced time settings

Under Advanced in the Settings, YES, Time and date menu, you can set time

To set the time

• Scroll to Settings, YES, Time and date, YES, Set time.

zone and daylight savings time. Making these changes alters the time accordingly, if your network

supports this service.

operator

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

Note: Contact your network operator for more

To set the time format

information.

• Scroll to Settings, YES, Time and date, YES, Tim e f or ma t.

Answering mode

When using a portable handsfree kit, you can choose

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

between am and pm by pressing

alternate

answer a call by pressing any key (except the NO key)

to or set the phone to answer the call automatically.

when setting the time.

To select answering mode

Date

When the phone is in standby mode, you can press

upper or lower side volume key to see today’s

the

in the Status menu.

date

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• Scroll to Settings, YES, Handsfree, YES, Answering mode.

• Scroll to the option that you want.

• Press the left softkey to select.

User greeting

When you turn your phone on or off, the

Ericsson greeting appears. Your network

Sony operator’s own greeting may be shown instead.

To select a greeting

1. Scroll to Settings, YES, Display, YES, Start-up picture, YES.

2. Select a greeting, YES. Your selected greeting will be shown when the phone is turned on.

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, YES.

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

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 dialling a number

accident.

Note: Calls to emergency numbers can still be made,

To unlock the keypad

• Press when prompted with Unlock keypad?, press YES.

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.

even when the keypad is locked.

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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, YES.

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

you have changed it) and press YES.

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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 “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

phonebook. See “Call list” on page 24 and

the “Phonebook” on page 25.

To change the earpiece volume during a call

• Press the upper or lower side volume key to increase 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 24.

Automatic re-dialling

If the connection of the call failed and the display

Retry?, press YES.

shows

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,

YES.

Emergency calls

To make an emergency call

• Enter 112, 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, if a GSM network is within range.

Note: Some network operators may require that

SIM card be inserted, and in some cases that the

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, SOS numbers.

Tip: It is useful to enter the + sign and country code for all numbers in the phonebook as they can then

easily used whether home or abroad.

Voice mail

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

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Contents

Getting started

Getting to know your phone

Personalizing your phone

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