Sony Ericsson T616 User Manual

Mobile Phone T616

Getting to know your phone 4

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters.

Personalizing your phone 17

Download settings or choose from the phone.

Calling 25

Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.

Messaging 45

Multimedia messaging, chat and email.

Camera 53

Use the camera.

Setting up WAP and Email 56

All you need to know about setting up WAP and email.

Using WAP 63

WAP browser, bookmarks.

Transferring and exchanging information 66

Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.

More features 71

Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 79

SIM card lock, phonelock.

Troubleshooting 80

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

Additional information 82

Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons 90

What do the icons mean?

Index 96

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Contents 1

Sony Ericsson

First edition (May 2003) This manual is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, without any warranty. Improvements and changes to this manual necessitated by ty pographical 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, 2003

Publication number: AE/LZT 123 7545 R1

Please note:

Some of the services in this manual are not supported by all networks. This also applies to the GSM International Emergency Number 911 or 112.

Please contact your network operator or service provider if you are in doubt 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.

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The BLUETOOTH trademarks are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

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.

Java and all Java based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.

End-user license agreement for Sun™ Java™ J2ME™.

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Getting to know your phone

About this user’s guide

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

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

Available services

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

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

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

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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 5.

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

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, among other things.

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.

SIM card and battery information

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

1. Insert the SIM card. Slide the metal holder over the SIM card to lock it in place.

2. Place the battery on the back of the phone with the label side up.

3. Place the back cover as shown in the picture and slide it into place.

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

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

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

7. Remove the charger by tilting the plug upwards.

Note: You have to insert the SIM card and charge

the battery before you can use the phone.

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30 min.

4 h.

Turning the phone on

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

Wel

on/off

When you enter your pin, the digits will be masked with an asterisk (*). Do not choose emergency numbers for your PIN because emergency numbers are not masked. Some number sequences may not be hidden because they could be part of an emergency number sequence.

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

To turn on the phone

Press and briefly hold the on/off button on the top of

To turn off the phone

Press and hold the on/off button at the top of the phone.

the phone.

Note: The first time you turn on the phone it takes up to 40 seconds to begin operating.

• Enter your PIN (Personal Identity Number), if you

have one for your SIM card. Your PIN is provided by your network operator.

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Navigating the menus

Example

The main menus are shown as icons on the desktop. To go to the desktop, press the joystick.

Move up, down, left, right through

Desktop

menus. Press to select highlighted items.

To set an alarm

1. Use the joystick to scroll to Organizer, and press the left key to select it.

2. Use the joystick to scroll down to Alarms, and press the left key to select this function. Press the left key again to select Alarm.

3. Enter the time and press the left key to save your entry.

Throughout this user’s guide instructions such as those above will be given in a shorter form, as follows:

To set an alarm

1. Scroll to Organizer, Alarms, Alarm.

Press to go back one level in the menus. Press and hold to return to standby.

Press to select the options shown above these keys in the display.

2. Enter the time,

To make and receive calls from standby

• Enter the area code and phone number, press

End Call to end the call.

• Press

Save.

• When the phone rings, press

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Call.

Yes to answer the call.

Key functions

Press once to activate camera function. Press again to take a picture. Volume keys increase/decrease the earpiece volume during a call. Scroll through menus, lists and text. Enter the Status menu in standby. Press twice to reject an incoming call. Press once to mute the ring tone when receiving a call.

Press to select the options that appear in the display immediately above these keys.

Press once to go back one level in the menus. Press and hold to return to standby. Enter *. Shift between lower/upper case when entering text.

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

Infrared port. Press and hold to switch the phone on or off. Press to go directly to the Internet. 4-way navigation and center

select allows you to move through the menus, lists and texts. The arrows indicate the direction to tilt the joystick. Press down on the joystick to select an option.

Delete numbers, letters or an item from a list. Press and hold to mute the microphone (during calls) or mute sound.

Press and hold to enter the international prefix +. Press 7 to enter a pause. Press 9 to enter a question mark (?).

Enter # or a space.

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Quick keys

Useful key combinations are described below.

To... When in standby:

Quickly access the main menu items

Tilt the joystick to the right. Then, press the digit key that corresponds to the location of the menu icon.

Start the camera

Press

Go directly to the internet Press make an emergency call enter the emergency

number and press

Call

enter Call Contact press enter Call List press Calls ( ) enter Internet Services press voice dial press and hold a volume

key or say your magic word (when voice dial is on)

To... When in standby:

call your voicemail press and hold enter the + sign press and hold mute the ring tone when

receiving a call

press , or press a

volume key once set the phone to silent press and hold reach a contact beginning

with a specific letter reach a phone number at a

specific position.

press and hold any of the

keys -

press the position

number and speed dial press any of the number

keys - and

Call

Take a picture Press to start the

camera. Press again

to take a picture. enter the first submenu of

press the shortcut menu

enter the main menu press or press the

center of the joystick

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To... When in standby:

enter the menu to see

press a volume key once today’s date, the profile in use and the model name of the phone

change the language

press 8888 to Automatic

change the language

press 0000 to English

reject an incoming call quickly press a volume

key twice when

receiving a call or press

To... During a call:

put a call on hold press Hold retrieve a call press Retrieve mute the microphone press and hold to unmute the microphone press and hold enter the options menu press center of the

To... When in the menus:

move through menus or lists

press (and hold) a volume key or use the joystick

quickly access the submenu items

Press the digit key that corresponds to the number of the menu item in the menu list

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 volume key and press any of the number keys

reach the third letter or character of a key

press the volume key and press any of the number keys

joystick.

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To... When entering letters

shift between capital and lower-case letters

using multitap text

input:

press , then

the letter enter numbers press and hold any of

the number keys enter a space press delete letters and numbers press shift between multitap or

press and hold T9 Text input methods

shift between input

press and hold

To... When entering letters

shift between capital and lower-case letters

using T9 Text Input:

press , then the letter

enter numbers press and hold any of

the number keys delete letters and numbers press shift between multitap or

press and hold T9 Text input methods

shift between input

press and hold languages (including character or numeric)

languages (including character or numeric)

Help texts

More information, explanations or tips about selected

To... When entering letters

using T9 Text Input:

view alternative words press or accept a word and add a

press

menus or functions are available in your phone.

To get help

Select the menu or function and press

space enter a full stop/period. press

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Info.

Delete and edit

If you add items, for example, a contact, a note, an appointment or a WAP bookmark, you can delete or edit them.

To delete an item

Select an item and press .

To enter your new menu system

Scroll to Connect, Online Services.

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

To edit an item

Select an item, press

More, and choose from the list

of options.

Online services

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

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

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Menu overview

Operator direct link

(link to operator’s website)

Phonebook Calls Connect Organizer Settings

Call Manage SIM Call Contact Manage Contact Pictures Personal Rings Voice Commands Special Numbers Advanced Options

Internet Services

Missed Calls Call List Switch to Line 1* Forward Calls Manage Calls Time & Cos t Next Call Options

My Shortcuts Camera Messages Entertainment Pictures &

Ring Volume Select P rofile Switch to Line 1* My Numbers Edit Shortcuts

Online Ser vices* Bluetooth Infrared Port WAP Options Synchronization GSM Networks Data Comm. Accessories

Calendar Notes Alarms Time r Stopwatch Calculator Code Memo

Te xt Picture Call Voicem ail Email Chat WAP Push Area Info.* Options

Sounds and Alerts Display Profiles Language Time and Date Voice Control Locks Handsfree Master Reset

Games & More Other Games

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Sounds

My Pictures More Pictures My Sounds More Sounds Themes More Themes Draw Picture Music DJ Record Sound

* Please note that some menus/ icons are operator, network and subscription dependent.

Entering letters

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

Apart from the way you normally enter letters in your phone, using multitap text input, you can use

™

Text Input for entering text messages and

T9 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. See “T9 Text Input” on page 15.

Multitap text input

When saving names in the Phonebook or when writing WAP addresses, you enter letters using multitap text input. You press each key as many times as needed to show the letter you want. In the following example, we are going to write a name in the Phonebook.

To enter letters using multitap text input

1. Scroll to Phonebook, Manage Contact, Add Contact.

Add and then the appropriate key, – ,

2. Press or , repeatedly until the character you

Input languages

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

To select input languages

1. Scroll to Settings, Language, Input.

2. Scroll to the language that you want to use for

entering letters and check each language you want.

Ok to exit the menu.

3. Press When writing, you can switch to one of your selected input languages by pressing

More and then

selecting Language. See “The list of options” on page 16.

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want appears in the display. See the table of the Latin alphabet below:

Press… to get…

". , - ? !’ @ : ; / ( )1 A B C Å Ä Æ à Ç 2 Γ 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

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Press… to get…

T U V Ü ù 8 W X Y Z 9 + 0 Space ↵ ¶

for an options list to delete letters and numbers to shift between capital and

lower-case letters

press and hold to enter numbers

Example:

• To enter an ‘A’, press once.

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

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

Tip: You can also use the volume keys as a shortcut to certain letters: To enter a ‘B’, press the 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 that recognizes 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.

To shift from multitap to T9 text input method

Press and hold .

To enter letters using T9 Text Input

1. Scroll to Messages, Te xt , Write New.

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

press , , , .

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

• press to accept and add a space. (To accept a word without adding a space, press .)

If the word shown is not the one you want:

• Press

or repeatedly to view alternative

words (candidates). Accept a word and add a space by pressing .

To enter a ‘C’, press the volume key and press .

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If you do not find the word you want by pressing or :

More to go to a list of options.

•Press

• Select Spell Word.

• Press and hold to delete the entire word, or delete one letter at a time by pressing repeatedly.

• Write the new word using multitap text input and

Insert.

press The word is added to the dictionary. The next time you enter the word, it appears as one of the alternative words.

4. Continue writing your message. See “Sending text messages” on page 45. Press to enter a full stop/period. To enter other punctuation marks, press

and then or repeatedly. Accept by pressing . Press and hold to select an input language.

• Insert Item – Pictures, melodies and sounds.

• Spell Word – Change the suggested word by using multitap text input.

• Text Format – Change style, size and alignment.

• Input Language– Change input language.

• Input Method – Change input method.

• Word Suggestions – Select to show a list of suggested words. My Words – A list of words you have added to the dictionary.

• Help.

The list of options

If you press

More when writing, you enter a list of

options:

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

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Personalizing your phone

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

To send a theme

You can exchange themes via IR, Bluetooth wireless technology, picture message or email. Please note that you are not allowed to exchange copyrightprotected material. For more information on sending

Note: If you change a setting which is included in a profile, the active profile is also changed. See “Profiles” on page 24.

themes in messages, see “Messaging” on page 45.

1. Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, Themes.

2. Select a theme, press

More.

3. Select Send.

Themes

4. Select a transfer method. 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 can create new themes and download them to your phone.

For more information, visit www.SonyEricsson.com or wap.SonyEricsson.com.

To download a theme

1. Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, More Themes.

2. Select a link.

To receive and save a theme

1. From standby, press

More and select Turn O n

Bluetooth or Turn On IR.

2. When you receive the theme, press

Pictures

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

• Download more pictures to your phone.

• Have a picture as wallpaper 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 28.

• Insert a picture in a text message.

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Save to save it.

All pictures are saved in My Pictures, in the Pictures & Sounds menu.

Note: Pictures deleted from My Pictures are also removed from your phonebook.

You can also save animations in your phone. These are handled like pictures.

To download a picture

1. Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, More Pictures. Note: Animations must be in GIF format. Note that

2. Select a link.

not all image sizes are supported.

To turn wallpaper on or off

Handling pictures

Scroll to Settings, Display, Wallpaper, Activate. You can add, edit, or delete 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.

The pictures are shown in thumbnail view. To get

a full view, press

View.

To set a picture as wallpaper

1. Scroll to Settings, Display, Wallpaper, Select Picture, .

2. Select a picture to accept.

Tip: You can select Wallpaper by pressing

To view your pictures

when viewing pictures in My pictures.

Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, My Pictures.

Note: PC-based tools are available on

To delete a picture

www.SonyEricsson.com.

1. Scroll to or display the picture.

2. Press .

3. When prompted to delete the picture, press to

confirm.

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To edit and save a picture

1. Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, My Pictures.

2. Scroll to the picture you want,

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More.

3. Scroll to Edit. You can now start to edit the picture if it is smaller than the screen size.

More, select Save Picture. The picture is saved

4. Press in My Pictures.

Press… to…

select tool. select a color.

Note: To edit pictures taken with the camera, you must select 120x160 as picture size.

To draw a picture

1. Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, Draw Picture.

2. Select a type.

3. Select

Tool and choose the tool you want to work

with. Activate the tool by pressing the joystick.

When editing or drawing a picture:

Press… to…

navigate activate the current drawing tool.

view an options menu. press and hold to exit the picture editor. undo the last action.

Tip: Press and hold the key for continuous key presses.

Note: Once you enlarge a picture, it will continue to enlarge until you deactivate the feature.

Exchanging pictures

You can exchange pictures via IR, Bluetooth wireless technology, MMS or email. Please note that you are not allowed to exchange copyright-protected material. For more information on sending pictures in messages, see “Messaging” on page 45. Save the email address of a WAP album in your Phonebook and you can save pictures in that album if you send the pictures as attachments.

To send a picture

1. Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, My Pictures. Scroll to the picture you want,

More.

2. Select Send.

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3. Select a transfer method. If you use infrared make sure that the infrared ports are facing each other.

To receive and save a picture

1. Scroll to Connect, Bluetooth, Turn On.

2. When you receive the picture, press

Save to save it

in My Pictures.

To use a picture as the screen saver

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

1. Scroll to Settings, Display, Screen Saver, Select Picture.

2. Scroll to and select the picture you want to use as the screen saver.

Select to accept.

3. Press

When you receive a picture in a text message or a picture message, a new message appears in your Inbox. To save the picture in My Pictures, highlight the picture by moving the joystick to select it and

Save.

press

Ring tones and melodies

Your phone comes with a number of ring tones and melodies. You can edit your own ring tones and melodies and send them to a friend in a text message. It is also possible to exchange melodies via WAP, Bluetooth wireless technology, IR or cable. Please

Screen saver

The phone has a screen saver, which is activated automatically when the phone has been in idle mode

note that you are not allowed to exchange copyrightprotected material. You can also download ring tones to your phone.

for a few seconds. After a few more seconds, the screen saver changes to sleep mode to save power. To turn the screen saver On or Off, scroll to Settings,

To select a ring tone

Scroll to Settings, Sounds and Alerts, Ring Sounds.

Display, Screen Saver, Activate.

To download a ring tone

1. Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, More Sounds.

2. Select a link.

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To set the ring tone volume

1. Scroll to Settings, Sounds and Alerts, Ring Volume.

2. Press or to increase the volume. Press or

to decrease the volume.

Save to save the setting.

3. Press

• To turn the ring tone on or off, press and hold from standby. All signals except the alarm and timer signals are turned off.

Note: To send a ring tone or melody in a text message, see “To insert an item in a text message” on page 45.

Receiving melodies

You can receive a sound or melody via IR, Bluetooth wireless technology, text, picture message, or download it via WAP. When you receive the sound or melody, press

Save to save it in My Sounds.

To compose a ring tone or melody

1. Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, Music DJ.

2. Choose to insert a selection of pre-recorded music

blocks. You can choose from four different selections.

3. Copy and paste these blocks to build up your melody.

More to play the melody and view other options.

4. Select

Note: To edit your own melody, scroll to Pictures &

Sounds, My Sounds, select the melody and press

More. Select Edit.

To send a melody

1. Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, My Sounds.

2. Scroll to a melody,

More.

3. Select Send.

4. Select a transfer method.

Increasing ring

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

To turn increasing ring On or Off,

Scroll to Settings, Sounds and Alerts, Increasing Ring.

Specific ring tones for personal calls

If you subscribe to the Two Line Service, you can set different ring tones 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 tone to up to ten callers.

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To set a specific ring tone for a caller

1. Scroll to Phonebook, Personal Rings, New Contact.

2. Select a contact.

3. Select a ring tone.

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 and alerts

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

• On – all the time.

• On If Silent – on when the ring volume is turned off or when you have set the phone to silent.

• Off – all the time.

To set the vibrating alert

1. Scroll to Settings, Sounds and Alerts, Vibrating Alert.

2. Select the setting you want.

To change the menu language

1. Scroll to Settings, Language, Menu.

2. Select a language.

Display light

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

• To set the display light, scroll to Settings, Display, Light.

• To set the display contrast, scroll to Settings, Display, Contrast.

Time settings

From the Settings, Sounds and Alerts menu, you can also select Message Alert, Key Sound and turn on the Minute Minder.

If you turn on the minute minder, you hear a beep

once every minute during a call.

The time is always displayed in standby.

• To set the time, scroll to Settings, Time and Date, Set Time.

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

• To set the time format, scroll to Settings, Time and Date, Ti me For ma t.

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Date

When the phone is in standby mode, you can press a volume key up or down to see today’s date in the Status menu.You can set the date and date format in the Settings, Time and Date menu.

Start-up picture

When you turn your phone on or off, the Sony Ericsson start-up animation appears in the display until fully powered on. Your operator’s own greeting may be shown instead.

Advanced time settings

Under Advanced in the Settings, Time and Date menu, you can set time zone and

daylight saving time. By changing these

To select a start-up picture

1. Scroll to Settings, Display, Start-Up Picture.

2. Select which start-up picture you would like.

3. Press to confirm.

you also change the time.

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

Yes, the time is updated

automatically.

Answering mode

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

My phone numbers

You can check your own mobile phone number(s).

• To check your phone number, scroll to Phonebook, Special Numbers, My Numbers. If your number is not saved on your SIM card, you can enter it yourself.

Keypad lock

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

key) or set the phone to answer the call automatically.

• To select answering mode, scroll to Settings, Handsfree, Answering Mode.

Note: Calls to the emergency number 911 can still be made, even when the keypad is locked.

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Automatic keylock

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

• To lock the keypad manually, press

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Before you can make or receive any calls, you must turn on the phone and be within range of a network. See “Turning the phone on” on page 6.

and other personal data, select Reset All instead.

Making calls

To reset the phone

1. Scroll to Settings, Master Reset.

2. Select Reset Settings or Reset All.

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

3. If you are sure you wish to reset, press the Continue? prompt. If unsure, press

Ok.

Yes to answer

No and the

1. Enter the area code (if necessary) and the phone number.

Call to make the call.

2. Press

End Call to end the call.

3. Press

Note: It is not necessary to dial "1" to make long

distance calls.

settings will remain unchanged.

To change the earpiece volume during a call

Use the volume keys on the side of the phone to increase or decrease the earpiece volume during a call.

To mute the microphone during a call

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

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Automatic redialing

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

Yes. The phone re-dials the

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.

number (up to ten times):

• Until the call is connected.

• Until you press a key or receive a call.

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

Note: Do not hold the phone to your ear while waiting. When the call is connected, the phone gives out a loud signal. Automatic redialing is not available for fax and data calls.

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

Making international calls

Phonebook, Special Numbers, Emergency Nos.

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,

Call.

Receiving calls

When you receive a call, the phone rings and the display shows Answer?.

If your subscription includes the Calling Line Identification service and the caller’s number is identified, the number is displayed. If you have

Making emergency calls

• Enter your emergency number, press

Call.

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

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saved the number in the Phonebook, the name and number are displayed. If you have assigned a picture to a contact, the picture is displayed. If the number is a hidden number, the display shows Withheld.

To answer a call

Yes.

Press

Call list

The numbers of the last 30 calls that you have made are saved in the call list. If your subscription includes

To reject a call

No.

Press

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.

Note: The call will automatically be forwarded to voicemail if it is set up through your service provider.

To call a number from the call list

1. To enter the call list, press

2. Scroll to the number you want to call,

Tip: You can also use your voice to answer or reject

calls. See “Voice control” on page 32.

• To clear the call list, scroll to Calls, Options, Clear Call List.

Missed calls

If you have missed a call, Missed calls:x appears in

• To turn the call list on or off, scroll to Calls, Options, Call Listing.

standby. X indicates the number of missed calls.

Call priority service

To check your missed calls

Yes to display the missed calls.

1. Press

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

Call.

You can request a certain priority when you make a call, if your subscription supports the call priority service. The priority levels are defined by your operator and are normally within the range of 0 – 4, where 0 is the highest priority.

Calls from standby.

Call.

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To check or change your standard priority level

1. Scroll to Calls, Manage Calls, Default Priority.

2. The network sends available priority levels.

3. Select a priority level.

To set the fields in contact information

1. Scroll to Phonebook, Options, Contact Info..

Check/Uncheck to select or clear fields.

2. Press If your Phonebook is empty, you are prompted to copy information from your SIM card. If you press

To change the priority for one call

1. Enter the phone number you want to call.

2. Scroll to Calls, Next Call, Call Priority.

3. Select a priority. The number is called.

Phonebook

In the Phonebook you can store the information on your SIM card and on your phone. You have space for up to 510 numbers. You can save all the information needed to contact people. You can also set how much information you want to show for your contacts. Entries saved as contacts are stored in your phone’s memory, not on your SIM card. To synchronize your phone-based contact list with your PDA or PC, see “Synchronization” on page 69.

To call a contact from your SIM card

1. Scroll to Phonebook, Call.

2. Enter the letter corresponding to the first letter of the

contact you want to find,

Ok.

3. Select the number you want to call.

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No, you can add new contacts. If you press Yes, your

contact list is copied from your SIM.

To add a contact

1. Scroll to Phonebook, Manage Contact, Add Contact.

2. Scroll to the field you want to fill in,

3. Enter the information,

Ok.

4. Select the next field and so on.

5. When you have entered the information, press

Tip: To enter an unsaved number, press Lookup

when you are in a number field, and select a number in the unsaved numbers list.

Pictures, personal rings and voice commands

You can add a picture, personal ring tone and voice command to a contact.

To add a picture to a phonebook contact

1. Scroll to Phonebook, Pictures.

2. Enter the letter corresponding to the first letter of the

contact you want to find,

Add.

Save.

Ok.

3. Scroll to the name, Ok.

4. This takes you to My Pictures. Select a picture,

•Select Personal Rings to add a personal ring tone.

•Select Voice Commands to add a voice command.

To call a contact from your contact list

1. From standby, press and hold one of the number keys 2-9 to find a contact beginning with the first letter on that key (or closest following).

• For example, press and hold 5 to go to the first

contact beginning with “J”. To go to a contact beginning with “L” press 5 three times after you have entered the list of contacts.

2. When the contact you want to call is highlighted, press

Select.

3. Select the number you want to call,

Call.

Updating the phonebook

When needed, you can easily update or delete any contact information.

To edit a contact

1. Scroll to Phonebook, Manage Contact, Edit Contact.

2. Enter the letter corresponding to the first letter of the

contact you want to find,

Ok.

3. Scroll to the name, Edit.

4. Select Edit Information.

Yes.

5. Scroll to the field you want to fill in,

6. Enter the information,

Ok.

7. Select the next field and so on.

8. When you have entered the information, press

To delete a contact

• Scroll to Phonebook, Manage Contact, Delete Contact. Then select the contact and press

Tip: You can also delete a contact by pressing when the contact is highlighted.

To delete all contacts

• To delete all contacts, scroll to Phonebook, Advanced, Delete all?.

Note: Contacts that are saved on the SIM card are not deleted.

Default (standard) number

Each contact has a default phone number. The first phone number you link to a contact automatically becomes the default number. If you scroll to a certain contact in the Call Contact list and then press the default number is highlighted.

Edit.

Save.

Delete.

Call,

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Sony Ericsson T616 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

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