Sony Ericsson T68ie User Guide

Getting started 3

Make and receive the first call.

Getting to know your phone 6

Key functions, quick keys, entering letters, Chinese input.

Personalizing your phone 21

Choose ring signal, theme and other settings.

Calling 30

Use the phone book, voice control, call options.

Setting up WAP and e-mail 51

Set up WAP and e-mail.

Messaging 57

Chat, e-mail, text and multimedia messages.

Using WAP 67

WAP browser, bookmarks.

Transferring and exchanging information 71

Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.

More features 77

Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 86

SIM card lock, phone lock.

Troubleshooting 87

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

Additional information 89

Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons 98

What do the icons mean?

Index 103

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Sony Ericsson

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

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, 2002

Publication number: EN/LZT 108 5444 R5A

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 in doubt whether you can use a particular service or not.

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

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.

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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.

Available services

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

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

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

The SIM card

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

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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 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 in the display when charging.

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

2. Place the battery on the back of the phone and push until you hear a click.

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

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

5. 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.

6. Remove the charger by tilting the plug upwards.

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You have to insert the SIM card and charge the battery before you can use the phone.

≈≈≈≈ 30 min.

≈≈≈≈ 4 h.

Making and receiving calls

On/off

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

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.

My Network

12:18

To make and receive calls

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

to end the call.

• Press

• When the phone rings, press

To turn on the phone

• Press and hold

until you hear a tone.

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

Note: Not all operators require a PIN to activate services.

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YES

to answer the call.

YES

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Getting to know your phone

Key functions

Vo l u m e key

1–9, 0 Enter the digits 0–9 and

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Increase or decrease the volume of the earpiece during a call. Scroll through menus, lists and text. Enter the Status menu in standby. Slide up or down twice to reject an incoming call. Slide up or down once to turn off the ring signal when receiving a call. Make and answer calls. Select a menu, submenu or an option. Press for options.

(clear)

letters. Press and hold to enter the international prefix +. Move through menus using shortcuts. Enter *. Shift between lower and upper case.

Press the joystick up, down, left or right to move through the menus, lists and texts. Press the joystick as an alternative to . Press and hold to turn the phone on or off or to go back to standby mode. Press to end or reject a call, go back one level in the menus or leave an option unchanged. Delete numbers and letters from the display. Delete an item from a list. Press and hold to turn off the microphone during a call. Enter #.

Quick keys

The table describes some of the most useful key combinations using shortcuts.

To... When in standby:

make an emergency call enter the international

emergency number and press

YES

enter and move through

press or

the main menus

enter Call contact enter the Call list press voice dial

press

YES

press and hold

YES

your magic word

or say

To... When in standby:

reach a contact beginning with a specific letter

reach a phone number at a specific position.

speed dial press any of the number

find a contact in the Call contact list

enter the first submenu of the My shortcuts menu

see which profile you are using

see today’s date slide the volume key up

call your voice mail press and hold enter the + sign to make an

international phone call turn off the ring signal when receiving a call

press and hold

press , or slide the volume key up or

change the language to Automatic

change the language to English

down once

set the phone to silent press and hold

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press and hold any of the keys -

press the position number and

keys - and

YES

press and hold

slide the volume key up or down

or down press 8888

press 0000

To... When in standby:

To... When entering letters

reject a call quickly slide the volume

key up or down twice when receiving a call or press

To... During a call:

put a call on hold press retrieve a call press

YES

again

turn off the microphone press and hold

To... When in the menus:

move through menus or lists

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

select a menu or setting press enter a quick options menu

delete an item

YES

press press and hold when

in lists

go back to standby press and hold

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reach the second letter or character of a key

reach the third letter or character of a key

shift between capital and lower-case letters

enter numbers press and hold any of the

enter a question mark slide the volume key down

enter the

-sign slide the volume key down

enter a space press delete letters and numbers press

shift between input methods

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using multitap text input:

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

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

press , then the letter

number keys

and press

press and hold

To... When entering letters

shift between input

using multitap text input:

press and hold

languages enter a p (pause)

press and hold when entering a pause in a dial

To... When entering letters

shift between input methods shift between input languages

string or melody

Using shortcuts

To... When entering letters

view alternative words accept a word and add

aspace

using T9

press

™

Text Input:

enter a full stop press

view alternative punctuation marks

shift between capital and lower-case letters

press , then repeatedly

press , then the letter

enter numbers press and hold any of the

number keys

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

You can quickly and easily reach the settings you use most by placing them in the menu My shortcuts. See “My shortcuts” on page 29.

Help texts

To help you use the menus and functions, your phone has help texts that explain the menus.

• To get help, select the menu you want information about and then press . Select Help,

delete letters and numbers press

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™

using T9

Text Input:

press and hold

YES

Delete, edit and rename

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

After the first data download and after restarting your phone, a new menu appears in your phone as the first submenu under the Connect menu.

• To enter your new menu system, scroll to Connect/ Online services.

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:

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.

• Select an item, press , select Edit.

• Scroll to the item you want to edit and press

YES

twice,

select Edit.

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

Online services

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

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

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Menu overview

Phone book

Call contact

Find and send*

Add contact

Manage contact

Pictures

Personal rings

VoiceCommands

Special numbers

Advanced

Messages

SMS

MMS

Call voice mail

E-mail

Chat

Push inbox

Area info

Options

Calls

Missed calls Calling local

Call list

Manage calls

Time and cost

Next call

Options

Fun & Games

Themes

My pictures

Draw picture

My sounds

Composer

Sound recorder

Games

CommuniCam™

Settings

Sounds & alerts

Profiles Display

Language

Time and date

Voice control

Locks

Handsfree

Master reset

Options

WAP services

Homepage Bookmarks Push inbox

Enter address

Resume

Select profile

Advanced

Organizer

Calendar

Notes

Alarms

Timer Stopwatch Calculator

Code memo

Options

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Connect

Online services**

Receive item

Infrared port

Bluetooth

Synchronization

GSM Networks

Data comm.

Accessories

My shortcuts

Select profile Ring volume

Switch to line 1

My numbers

Edit shortcuts

* Only available during a call

** Please note that some menus are network and subscriptiondependent.

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Ongoing call *

Transfer sound

Record

Turn off tones

Hold call

Switch calls

Release active

Retrieve call

Join calls

Transfer call

Extract part

Release all

Release part

Parties in conf.

Calls

Entering letters

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

Apart from the way you normally enter letters in your phone, using multitap text input, you can use T9™ Text Input for entering text messages and e-mail, for example, if the input language you select supports this. T9™ Text Input is a predictive input method and is a quicker way to write texts. See “T9™ Text Input” on page 13.

Note: T9 Text Input does not work with Chinese characters.

Input languages

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

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.

Multitap text input

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

To enter letters using multitap text input

1. Scroll to Phone book, Press

YES

again.

YES

2. When the language is abc, press the appropriate key,

– , or , repeatedly until the character you want appears in the display. See the table of the Latin alphabet below:

To select input languages

1. Scroll to Settings, YES

, Language,

YES

, Input,

YES

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

3. Press

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to exit the menu.

YES

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, Add contact,

YES

Press… to get…

Space - ? ! ‚ . : ; " ’ < = > ( ) _ 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 T U V Ü ù 8 W X Y Z 9 + & @ / ¤ % $ € £ ¥ \ § ¿ ¡ 0 Θ Ξ Ψ Ω # * ↵ ¶

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

Tip: You can also use the volume key as a shortcut to certain letters:

To enter a ‘B’, slide the volume key up and press . To enter a ‘C’, slide the volume key down 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 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.

if the letter you want is not the first letter on the key.

Note: T9 Text Input does not work with

Chinese characters.

The following example shows how to start writing a

text message:

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

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To enter letters using T9™ Text Input

1. Scroll to Messages,

YES

, SMS,

YES

, Write new,

YES

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

you enter the word you just added to the dictionary, it will appear as one of the alternative words.

4. Continue writing your message. See also “Sending text messages” on page 58.

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

repeatedly to view alternative words

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

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

• Press to go to a list of options.

YES

•Select Edit word,

• Delete the entire word by pressing , or delete one letter at a time by pressing and holding the

joystick to the right, and then repeatedly.

• Write the new word using multitap text input and

YES

press

The word is added to the dictionary. The next time

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Tip: Press to enter a full stop. To enter other

punctuation marks, press and then repeatedly. Accept by pressing . Press and hold to select an input method.

The list of options

If you press 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.

• Insert item – Pictures, melodies and sounds.

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

• Text forma t – Change style, size and alignment.

• Rel. caps lock/Caps lock – Switch between capital and lower-case letters.

• Language – Input language that you selected earlier is shown.

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• Input method – A list of input methods available for the current input language is shown.

• Candidates – for T9™ Text Input only Select On to show a list of alternative words.

• Accept word – for T9™ Text Input only Accept the suggested word.

• Help.

Turning off the T9™ Text Input If you wish, you can turn off the T9™ Text Input. This setting is valid for all input of texts – not only for the text you are currently writing.

• To turn T9™ Text Input on or off, scroll to Settings/ Language/T9 input.

Chinese input

Your phone has different input methods for entering Chinese characters. These include:

• Stroke input

• Pinyin input

Before you start, select Chinese as the input language.

To select Chinese as the input language

YES

1. Scroll to Settings,

2. Scroll to Chinese and press . Confirm and exit by

YES

pressing

Switching between Chinese input methods

In the Chinese editing mode, press and hold to switch to another input method. Press and

hold to switch to another input language.

You can also switch to another input language or

input method by pressing and then selecting Language or Input method. Scroll to the input language or input method you want and press

General instructions for entering Chinese characters

Whenever you enter a stroke or a Pinyin letter, a candidate row of the most frequently used characters containing that stroke, or relating to that letter, appears at the bottom of the display. The most frequently used character always appears in the middle of the candidate row and is highlighted automatically by the cursor. The next most frequently used characters appear at either side. If the character that is highlighted is the

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, Language,

YES

, Input,

YES

one that you want, press

YES

to enter it, or use or

to go to the character that you want.

If the character that you want is not displayed in the candidate row, press , and a new candidate row is displayed. Press again until the character you want

is displayed, or enter the next stroke or letter and a new set of characters will be displayed in the candidate row. To go back to a row that was previously displayed,

press or .

Input methods in detail

Stroke input

A Chinese character is built up of strokes. There are more than 30 basic strokes, which are grouped into 8 stroke categories. Each category is represented with icons on the keypad by one of the keys –

and . The Wildcard key, , is used when you are not sure of which stroke to use. See “Example of Stroke input” on page 18.

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The eight stroke categories are defined in the table below:

Key

Stroke Category

Basic Stroke Character

Key

Stroke Category

Basic Stroke Character

!"#"$"%"&

'"(")"*"+

,"-"."/"0

1"2"3"4"5

6"7"8"9":

;"<"=">"?

@"A"B"C"D

E"F"G"H"I

J"H"K"L"M

N"O"P"Q"R

S"<"T"U">

V"W"X"Y

Z"["\"]

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^"_"`"a"b

c"d"e"f"g

h"i"j"k"l

m"n"o"p"q

r"s"t"u"v

w"x"y"z"{

L"|"}"~

•"€"•"‚

ƒ"„"…"†"‡

ˆ"‰"Š

‹"Œ"•"Ž"•

•"‘

Example of Stroke input

Your phone has an association function which is designed to associate a stroke with a component, a component with a character, or a character with words or phrases.

To enter words

In this example, we are going to enter “ ”• ”.

1. Enter the first stroke

“ – ”.

Six components and characters starting with “ – ” appear in the candidate row, see also “General instructions for entering Chinese characters” on page 15. Press

YES

2. Move the cursor to “ — ”. Press

3. Enter another stroke, “ ˜ ”.

Key

Stroke Category

Basic Stroke Character

™"š"›"œ"•

ž"Ÿ" "¡"¢

£"+"„"¤"¥

P"¦"§"¨"©

ª"«"¬"-

®"¯"°"±"²

³"´"‘"µ"¶

“ ” ” is displayed. The Wildcard key, , is used to supplement unclear strokes in entering characters. For example, if you want to enter “’”, but you only know that ““” is the first and the last stroke of the character and that the total number of strokes is four:

• Enter

1881

4. Move the cursor to highlight the character you want,

YES

press

The character is moved up to the text row. The other

character “ • ” is displayed in the candidate row.

5. Repeat step 4.

The character is displayed in the candidate row.

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YES

Sequence rules

You must enter a Chinese character stroke by stroke, in the right order. The rules for the sequence of strokes and components are:

• Over first then down:

• Left slope first then right slope:

• From top to bottom:

• From left to right:

• From outside to inside:

• Middle first then sides:

• Inside first and then close:

Pinyin input

Pinyin is a phonetic-based Chinese input method. You enter the character by entering the Latin letters corresponding to the pronunciation of the Chinese character.

Below is the key mapping of Pinyin letters on the keypad.

Key Pinyin letter

a b c d e f g h i j k l

m n o p q r s t u ü w x y z

1 2 3 4 5

Note:

are tone marks in the phonetic scheme. They are the first, the second, the third, the fourth and the light tone respectively. On the keypad, the letter ü is replaced by v.

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For example, “ , ” character:

To:

Enter (z) Briefly press Enter (h) Briefly press Enter (o) Briefly press Enter (n) Enter (g) Enter (1)

Briefly press Briefly press Press

9999

666

Complete Pinyin

You enter the complete sequence of Pinyin letters, normally for one character, before you choose a character from the candidates in the candidate row.

Continuous Pinyin

You enter a sequence of Pinyin letters representing more than one character (mostly common words), and in the candidate row a proposed series of characters appears.

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Simplified Pinyin

You enter Pinyin consonants until the desired character appears at the bottom.

Example of continuous and simplified Pinyin

To enter the phrase “ ¸¹¸º ” using Continuous Pinyin:

•Enter

BUJI

, press

YES

four times to select the suggested

characters. The phrase “ ¸¹¸º ” appears.

To enter the phrase “ ¸¹¸º ” using Simplified Pinyin:

•Enter

BJB

, press

YES

four times to select the suggested

characters. The phrase “ ¸¹¸º ” appears.

Input of Chinese punctuation marks

• To enter Chinese punctuation, when in Chinese input mode, briefly press .

Select and enter the appropriate punctuation by

means of the joystick and

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YES

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 colours and background picture, by using themes. Your phone comes with some pre-set themes. You cannot delete these, but you can create new

Note: If you change a setting which is included in a profile, the active profile is also changed. See “Profiles” on page 29.

themes and download them to your phone. For more information, visit www.SonyEricsson.com or wap.SonyEricsson.com.

• To select a theme, scroll to Fun & Games/Themes.

Master reset

You can reset all the settings in the phone to the way

If you need to adjust the display contrast, scroll to

Settings/Display/Contrast. they were when you bought your phone by selecting Reset settings.

If you also want to delete all contacts, messages and

other personal data, select Reset all instead.

To send a theme

You can exchange themes via IR, Bluetooth wireless

technology, MMS or e-mail. Please note that you are

not allowed to exchange copyright-protected material.

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

To reset the phone

1. Scroll to Settings,

2. Select Reset settings or Reset all,

YES

, Master reset,

YES

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

YES

For more information on sending themes in messages, see “Messaging” on page 57.

1. Scroll to Fun & Games,

2. Select a theme, press .

3. Select Send,

YES

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

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YES

, Themes,

YES

To receive and save a theme

1. From standby, press and scroll to

Receive item,

YES

. Both the infrared port and the Bluetooth function are activated for three minutes.

2. When you receive the theme, press

YES

to save it

in Themes.

Pictures

Your phone comes with a number of pictures. You can

• Have a picture as background when in standby mode.

• Assign a picture to a contact in the phone book. When that person calls, the picture appears in the display (provided your subscription supports the Calling Line Identification service). See “To add a picture to a phone book contact” on page 34.

Handling pictures

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

YES

To view your pictures

• Scroll to Fun & Games, CommuniCam™,

YES

To select a picture as background

YES

, Display,

YES

1. Scroll to Settings,

2. Select Select picture,

3. Select a picture,

• Enclose a picture in a text message.

Tip: You can select a background by pressing

All pictures are saved in My pictures, in the Fun &

when viewing your pictures.

Games menu.

You can also save animations in your phone.

These are handled like pictures.

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• To turn the background picture On or Off, scroll to Settings/Display/Background/Activate

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YES

, My pictures or

YES

, Background,

YES

To edit and save a picture

1. Scroll to Fun & Games,

2. Select a picture,

YES

, My pictures,

YES

3. Press , select Edit. You can now start to edit the picture. You can only edit WBMP pictures. See the table below.

4. Press , select Save,

YES

. The picture is saved in

My pictures.

Press… to…

move the cursor right. move the cursor down and left. move the cursor down. move the cursor down and right. move the cursor 1, 5 or 10 spaces. view the Options menu.

To draw a picture

• To draw your own pictures, scroll to Fun & Games/ Draw picture.

When editing or drawing a picture:

Press… to…

move the cursor up and left.

save and exit the picture. exit the picture editor. undo the last action. press and hold to clear the picture. switch line thickness. switch between black and white pen colour.

move the cursor up. move the cursor up and right. move the cursor left. lift up or put down the pen.

Press and hold to switch between zoom and full size view.

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Exchanging pictures

You can exchange pictures via IR, Bluetooth wireless technology, MMS or e-mail. Please note that you are not allowed to exchange copyright-protected material. For more information on sending pictures in messages, see “Messaging” on page 57.

Tip: Save a web album’s e-mail address in your phone book and you can save pictures in that album if you send the pictures as attachments.

To send a picture

1. Scroll to Fun & Games, CommuniCam™,

YES

, My pictures or

Note: The CommuniCam™ menu is only available when the CommuniCam™ is attached.

2. Select a picture,

3. Select Send,

YES

. Press .

4. Select a transfer method. If you use infrared make sure that the infrared ports are

To receive and save a picture

1. From standby, press and scroll to

Receive item,

YES

. Both the infrared port and the Bluetooth function are activated for three minutes.

2. When you receive the picture, press My pictures.

• When you receive a picture via a text message or a multimedia message, a new message appears in your Inbox. To save the picture in My pictures, highlight the

picture by moving the joystick to select it, press and select Save.

Screen saver

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

• To turn the screen saver On or Off, scroll to Settings/ Display/Screen saver/Activate.

facing each other.

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YES

to save it in

To use a picture as the screen saver

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

1. Scroll to Settings,

2. Scroll to Select,

YES

, Display,

YES

, Screen saver,

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

YES

saver,

4. Press

YES

. to save.

Ring signals and melodies

Your phone comes with a number of ring signals and melodies. You can edit your ring signals 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 note that you are not allowed to exchange copyright-protected material.

•Select Ring signals from the Settings/Sounds & alerts menu and select a ring signal.

To set the ring signal volume

1. Scroll to Settings, Ring volume,

YES

, Sounds & alerts,

YES

2. Press or to increase or decrease the volume.

YES

3. Press

to save the setting.

• To turn the ring signal on or off, press and hold

from standby and select Turn on silent or Turn off silent.

YES

All signals except the alarm and timer signals are turned off.

Composing melodies

You can compose and edit melodies using the keypad for notes and to set tones.

To compose a ring signal or melody

1. Scroll to Fun & Games,

• Press a key to enter a note.

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

• Press to change octave.

• Press once to raise the note one semitone.

• Press twice to lower the note one semitone.

•Press to play, add effect, set tempo, volume, style, duration and help.

• Press to remove notes.

2. To listen to your melody, press

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YES

, Composer,

YES

3. Press

again to save and name it, or press NO to

continue composing.

Receiving melodies

You can receive a sound or melody via IR, Bluetooth wireless technology, SMS or MMS, or download it via

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

To use the piano

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

2. Use the joystick to move between the keys.

3. Press

YES

to select a note.

See “Icons” on page 98.

To send a melody

1. Scroll to Fun & Games,

YES

, My sounds,

YES

2. Select a melody and press .

YES

3. Select Send,

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

WAP. When you receive the sound or melody, press

YES

to save it in My sounds.

If you use infrared make sure that the infrared ports

are facing each other.

Increasing ring

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

• To turn increasing ring On or Off, scroll to Settings/ Sounds & alerts/Increasing ring.

Specific ring signals for personal calls

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

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

Note: To send a ring signal or melody in a text message, see “To insert an item in a text message” on page 58.

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To set a specific ring signal for a caller

YES

1. Scroll to Phone book, Add new?,

YES

, Personal rings,

2. Enter the first letter of the contact name,

3. Select a contact,

4. Select a ring signal,

YES

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

once every minute during a call.

Menu language

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

Sounds & alerts

language is English. 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.

To change the menu language

1. Scroll to Settings,

2. Select a language,

YES

• 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

YES

1. Scroll to Settings, Vibrating alert,

, Sounds & alerts,

YES

2. Select the setting you want,

YES

From the Settings/Sounds & alerts menu, you can also select Message alert, Key sound and turn on the Minute minder.

Note: You can always choose Automatic by pressing

8888 in standby.

You can always choose English by pressing 0000

in standby.

Display light

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

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

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, Language,

YES

, Menus,

YES

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

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

Time settings

The time is always displayed in standby.

the time if you have turned on Auto time zone. If you

YES

, the time is updated automatically.

press

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

Answering mode

When using a portable handsfree kit, you can choose to

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

• To set the time format, scroll to Settings/Time and date/Time format.

If you select the 12-hour clock, you can alternate

between am and pm by pressing .

Date

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

Advanced time settings

Under Advanced in the Settings/Time and

answer a call by pressing any key (except the or set the phone to answer the call automatically.

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

User greeting

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

To select a greeting

YES

1. Scroll to Settings, User greeting,

2. Select a greeting,

YES

, Display,

YES

date menu, you can set time zone and daylight saving time. Changing these, changes the time accordingly.

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YES

key)

My phone numbers

You can check your own phone number(s).

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

Keypad lock

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

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

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/ Locks/Auto keylock.

• To lock the keypad manually, press and hold in standby, and select Turn on keylock.

My shortcuts

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

To add a function to my shortcuts

1. Scroll to My shortcuts,

YES

, Edit shortcuts,

YES

2. Select a function from the list by pressing .

3. Enter the position number you want for this function in

your menu and press

YES

4. Press

to exit the list.

YES

Profiles

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

• To select a profile, scroll to Settings/Profiles/ Select profile.

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

• To unlock the keypad, press and hold and select Turn off keylock?.

To change a profile setting

1. Scroll to Settings,

2. Select a setting,

YES

3. Change the profile settings and press

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, Profiles,

YES

, Edit profile,

YES

to confirm.

• To rename a profile, scroll to Settings/Profiles/Edit profile/Profile name.

Calling

Before you can make or receive any calls, you must You can reset all profile settings to the way they were set when you bought your phone.

turn on the phone and be within range of a network.

See “Making and receiving calls” on page 5.

• To reset all profiles, scroll to Settings/Profiles/ Reset profiles.

Making calls

1. Enter the area code and the phone number.

Automatic activation

Some profiles, for example In car, are automatically

2. Press

3. Press

YES

to make the call.

to end the call. activated when used with a specific accessory. When disconnected, the profile is changed back.

Tip: You can call numbers from the call list and the phone book. See “Call list” on page 32 and “Phone book” on page 33. You can also use your voice to make calls. See “Voice control” on page 38.

To change the earpiece volume during a call

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

To turn off 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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Sony Ericsson T68ie 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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