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Sony Ericsson T290a Operating Instructions

1. press Show note YES To turn off the note in standby press 4 Hide note YES Exchanging notes You can send and receive notes using MMS To send a note Select a note and press to display the options list Select Send YES Select MMS as the transfer method YES To receive a note From standby press 4 scroll to Receive Item YES Add note appears Press YES to save the note among your other notes More features 61 Synchronization You can synchronize the calendar and phonebook in your phone with similar programs in a PC After installing the synchronization program from the Sony Ericsson Web site www SonyEricsson com support you can synchronize your phone with your PC via a cable A status bar shows the progress of the synchronization For more information refer to the synchronization software online help 62 Security A D Security SIM card lock The SIM card lock protects your subscription but not your phone itself from unauthorized use If you change SIM cards the phone still works with the new SIM card To unblock your SIM card PIN blocked appears Enter your PUK and press YES Enter a new four to eight digit PIN and press YES Re enter the new PIN to confirm and press YES Note Your PUK is provided by your network operator To edit your PIN Scroll to Settings YES Locks YES SIM Lock YES Change PIN Note Jf the message Codes do not
2. Sony Ericsson T290a Contents 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 16 Choose ringtone theme and other settings Calling 23 Use the phonebook call options Setting up Mobile Internet 39 Set up internet and email Messaging 44 Chat email text and pictures Using Mobile Internet 52 WAP browser bookmarks Sony Ericsson T290a More features 56 Calendar synchronization alarm clock stopwatch timer games Security 62 SIM card lock phone lock Troubleshooting 64 Why doesn t the phone work the way I want Additional information 66 Sony Ericsson Consumer web site safe and efficient use warranty Icons 73 What do the icons mean Index 79 Sony Ericsson 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 O 2004 Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB All rights reserved Publication number AE LZT 123 1772 R1A Please note Some of the services in this manual are not supported by all networks This also a
3. to read the message Note Memory capacity is limited You may have to delete old messages in your inbox or unsent folder before you can receive new ones Automatic download options From the Messages YES MMS YES Options YES Auto Download menu select one of the following pd On Messages are automatically downloaded to your phone by default Confirm Press YES to download or NO to save it on your network operator s server Off A new message icon appears in the inbox Select the message and press YES to download Note Check with your network operator regarding how many messages can be saved or the space available on the network server To view a picture message Press YES The message is automatically played Press any key to stop When you have viewed a picture message you can use the navigation key to scroll through the message again When an item is highlighted press to save it in your phone Tip You can also select a message from the list of messages and press to delete the entire message Messaging 49 Email You can use your phone to send and receive email messages via the Internet as you would from a PC Note This Sony Ericsson phone Supports email services using POP3 IMAP4 and SMTP protocols Certain email services use proprietary systems that are not supported Before you start First make sure that you have A subscription that supports data transmission For more informat
4. 25 80 Index MMS see Multimedia messages 47 Mobile Internet 52 bookmarks 53 downloading 54 email settings 39 43 options 53 settings 39 Multimedia messages 47 Multitap text input 12 Mute 6 7 8 23 My numbers 22 My own number 22 N Networks 5 P Pause 9 Personal ringtone 19 Phone lock 63 Phonebook 26 Picture messages 45 Pictures 16 animations 17 background picture 17 exchange 17 PIN change 62 PIN2 63 PUK 62 Q Quick keys 7 R Redialing 23 voice 32 Reset 22 Ringtones 17 S Security phonelock 63 SIM card 62 Shortcuts 7 Silent ringtone 18 SIM card 4 copy contacts 30 lock 62 unblock 62 SMS see Text messages 44 Sony Ericsson Mobile Internet 16 web site 66 Sound recorder 59 Speakerphone 23 Special Needs 66 Speed dialing 30 Stopwatch 58 Synchronization 58 T T9 Text input 14 Text messages 44 Email gateway 39 45 Themes 16 Time settings 20 Timer 58 TTY 66 phone number 66 Turning the phone on off 5 V Vibrating alert 20 Voice answering 33 control 31 dialing 31 32 redialing 32 Voicemail 31 W WAP see Mobile Internet 52 Index 81 Important Information U S THIS PHONE MODEL HAS BEEN CERTIFIED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE GOVERNMENTS REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES This mobile phone model T290a has been designed to comply with applicable safety requirements for exposure to radio waves Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver It is designed to
5. Press twice to reject an incoming call Tilt the navigation key up down left or right to move through the menus lists and texts Press the center select key as an alternative to YES to select an option Press and hold to turn the phone on or off in standby or to go back to standby mode from menus Press to end or reject a call go back one level in the menus or leave an option unchanged Delete numbers letters or an clear item from a list Press and hold to mute the microphone during calls or mute the phone or lock the keypad standby menu Make and answer calls Select a menu submenu or an option Press for options help Press and hold for WAP Homepage 1 9 0 Enter digits 0 9 and letters Press and hold to enter the international prefix Move through menus using shortcuts Press and hold 2 9 to find a contact beginning with the first letter on that key Hu Enter or a space Getting to know your phone Quick keys Useful key combinations are described below To make an emergency call enter and move through the menus enter Call Contact enter Call List call your voicemail enter the sign mute the ringtone when receiving a call write a new text message toggle phone to silent or toggle keylock reach a contact beginning with a specific letter When in standby enter the emergency number and press YES press lt or gt press t or Y press
6. Settings YES Sounds amp Alerts YES Ring Volume YES Press or to increase or decrease the volume Press YES to save the setting Note Ifyou set the Ring Volume to 1 6 you will hear a double beep when receiving a call regardless of the ringtone chosen Warning Exposure to excessive ring volume may damage hearing Answer the call or lower the volume before placing the phone at your ear 18 Personalizing your phone D To turn the ringtone on or off Press and hold from standby and select Turn On Silent or Turn Off Silent All signals except the alarm and timer signals are turned off To compose a ringtone or melody Scroll to Pictures amp Sounds YES Composer YES e Press C7 to enter a note e Press or 9 to make the note shorter or longer There are six different lengths of notes e Press to change octave e Press once to raise the note one semitone e Press twice to lower the note one semitone e Press to add a melody effect and to set the tempo volume style and duration e Press a to enter a pause rest e Press to remove notes To listen to your melody press YES Press YES again to save and name it or press NO to continue composing Note To edit a melody scroll to Pictures amp Sounds YES My Sounds select the melody and press 3 A D In the Composer press Use the center select key To use the piano dea JP e sha if See Icons on page
7. another phone Send Link Send a link to the current site to another phone Reload Refresh the contents of the WAP page Exit Disconnect and go to standby Status Display current status information for example profile access type connection time data rate security address Set as Homepg Set the current site as the homepage of the WAP profile you are using Note Jf you select an email address when browsing a WAP site you can reply with a text message Using Mobile Internet 53 pd 54 Using bookmarks You use bookmarks in your mobile phone just as you do with a PC Internet browser You can have up to a maximum of 25 bookmarks To work with bookmarks Scroll to Web Services YES Bookmarks YES Select the bookmark you want to work with 3 Select one of the following options and press YES e Go To Go to the marked WAP address e Edit Edit the name and or the WAP address of the bookmark See Options when browsing on page 53 for more information Delete Delete the bookmark e SendAsTextMsg Send a link to the WAP address in a text message e Send Send a link to the current WAP address e Set as Homepg Set the WAP address as the homepage Downloading You can download for example pictures themes games and ringtones from WAP sites directly to your phone Using Mobile Internet pd To download from wap sonyericsson com Scroll to Web Serv
8. des t l phones ils sont tous congus conform ment aux directives applicables en mati re d exposition aux ondes radio Pour obtenir de plus amples renseignements sur le SAR veuillez consulter le chapitre sur la s curit du guide de l utilisateur Valeur SAR pour les r sidents des pays ayant adopt la limite SAR recommand e par l International Commission on Non lonizing Radiation Protection ICNIRP soit 2 watts kg en moyenne pour dix 10 grammes de tissus par exemple l Union europ enne le Japan le Br sil et la Nouvelle Z lande la valeur SAR la plus lev e pour ce mod le de t l phone lorsque test l oreille par Sony Ericsson est de 0 75 watts kg 10 grammes Valeur SAR pour les r sidents des pays r gions ayant adopt la limite SAR recommand e par l Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE soit de 1 6 watts kg en moyenne pour un 1 gramme de tissus par exemple les Etats Unis le Canada l Australie et Taiwan la valeur SAR la plus lev e pour ce mod le de t l phone lorsque test l oreille par Sony Ericsson est de 1 18 watts kg 1 gramme Rest of the World Radio wave exposure and Specific Absorption Rate SAR information Addendum to User s Guide This mobile phone model T290a has been designed to comply with applicable safety requirements for exposure to radio waves These requirements are based on scientific guidelines that include safety margins designed to ass
9. group of contacts Scroll to Phonebook YES Manage Contact YES Groups YES Add Group YES Enter a name for the group YES Select Add Group YES Enter the first letters of the contact you want to add press YES Press YES to select the contact Select a phone number press YES Repeat steps 3 6 to add more members N m Business cards You can add your own business card to the phonebook To add your own business card Scroll to Phonebook YES Manage Contact YES My Card YES Select Add YES Exchanging business cards You can exchange business cards as a text message or a picture message To send your business card Scroll to Phonebook YES Manage Contact YES My Card YES Send YES Select a transfer method YES To save a business card in a picture message Scroll to Messages YES MMS YES Scroll to Inbox YES select the message YES Scroll to the business card item press YES to accept it Calling 29 95 30 To send a contact Scroll to Phonebook YES Manage Contact YES Send Contact YES Enter the first letters of the contact you want to send YES Press YES to select the contact Select transfer method YES Copy contacts You can copy the names and numbers in your phonebook between your phone s memory and the SIM card The number of phone numbers that can be saved depends on the type of SIM card Note Be careful not to replace det
10. 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 Scroll to Settings YES Sounds amp Alerts YES Vibrating Alert YES Select the setting you want YES From Settings YES Sounds amp Alerts you can also select Alarm Signal that you hear during an alarm Message Alert when messages are received Key Sound when using the keypad Minute Minder to beep after every minute during calls 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 Personalizing your phone pd To change the menu language Scroll to Settings YES Language YES Menu YES Select a language YES Display light The display light can be set to automatic off or on In automatic mode the display light 1s turned off a few seconds after you press the last key Note The display light if set to On consumes extra battery power and reduces standby time Note If keylock is on the display light will only activate when is pressed To set the display light Scroll to Settings YES Display YES Light To set the display contrast Scroll to Settings YES Display
11. it is saved on the SIM card If there is no number in the list select Add New YES Enter the number including the international sign and country code YES Sending text messages For information about entering letters see Entering letters and characters on page 12 Tip 4 quick and easy way to write a new text message is to press and hold 4a from the standby screen To enable text message subject line Scroll to Messages YES Text YES Options YES Subject YES To write and send a text message Scroll to Messages YES Text YES Write New YES Write your message YES Enter a recipient or more as follows e Enter a recipient s phone number YES e For more recipients scroll to Add Recipient YES enter the number YES e Press to retrieve a number from the phonebook or other options 4 Select Send YES Note You may be charged per recipient for sending text messages To insert an item in a text message EMS 1 Scroll to Messages YES Text YES Write New YES 2 While writing your message press 3 Select Insert Item YES 4 Select Picture Sound Melody Animation or Picture other YES 5 Select an item YES Then press YES again to confirm After inserting an item press to select delete or replace options Email gateway Your network operator may have a phone number to an email gateway that allows you to send a text message to an email address Me
12. m 52 To archive an email message Open the email message Make sure that the text you want to archive is visible in the display Place the cursor in the text and press 3 Select CopyToArchive YES The text can be found in Archive in the Email menu To delete an email message POP3 users Scroll to Messages YES Email YES Inbox YES Scroll to the message and press 3 Select MarkToDelete YES The message is deleted the next time you connect to your email server by selecting Send Receive To delete email messages IMAP4 users Scroll to Messages YES Email YES Options YES Select Purge Inbox YES Select whether to delete with Send amp Receive or not Using Mobile Internet Using Mobile Internet Your phone has a WAP Wireless Application O Protocol browser and email messaging which are designed to bring a modified Internet to your mobile phone A wide range of services are available including news entertainment timetables reservations banking e commerce and email Before you start You should already have a phone subscription that supports data transmission and you should also have default settings to access your Mobile Internet For troubleshooting your Mobile Internet settings see Setting up Mobile Internet on page 39 For correct settings in your phone for Mobile Internet WAP and or email messaging see Setting up Mobile Internet on page 39 Yo
13. match appears you entered the new PIN incorrectly If the message Wrong PIN appears followed by Old PIN you entered your old PIN incorrectly PIN2 Certain services are protected by a second PIN To edit your PIN2 Scroll to Settings YES Locks YES SIM Lock YES Change PIN2 To turn the SIM card lock on or off Scroll to Settings YES Locks YES SIM Lock YES Protection YES Select On or Off and press YES Enter your PIN and press YES Phone lock The phone lock protects the phone against unauthorized use if it is stolen and the SIM card is exchanged It is not on when you buy the phone You can change the phone lock code 0000 to any four to eight digit personal code The phone lock can be set to on automatic or off Phone lock on If the phone lock is on the message Phone locked appears each time you turn on the phone You have to enter your code followed by YES to use your phone N Automatic If the phone lock is set to automatic you do not need to enter your phone lock code until a different SIM card is inserted in the phone To edit your phone lock code Scroll to Settings YES Locks YES Phonelock YES Change Code Note t is important that you remember your new code If you should forget it contact your service provider To set the phone lock Scroll to Settings YES Locks YES Phonelock YES Protection YES Select an alternative and press YES
14. not exceed the limits for exposure to radio frequency RF energy set by the Federal Communications Commission FCC of the U S Government These limits establish permitted levels of RF energy for the general population The guidelines are based on standards that were developed by international scientific organizations through periodic and thorough evaluation of scientific studies The standards include a safety margin designed to assure the safety of all persons regardless of age and health The exposure standard for wireless mobile phones employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate or SAR The SAR limit set by the FCC is 1 6W kg Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions accepted by the FCC with the phone transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level the actual SAR level of the phone while operating can be well below the maximum value This is because the phone is designed to operate at multiple power levels so as to use only the power required to reach the network In general the closer you are to a wireless base station antenna the lower the power output Before a phone model is available for sale to the public 1t must be tested and certified to the FCC that it does not exceed the limit established by the government adopted requirement for safe exposure The tests are performed in positions an
15. of ongoing calls Alternates with the Calls menu that is only available during calls Handling of pictures sounds and themes Personal settings including display language time and locks Description Gives you access to Web services on the Internet Calendar alarm clock and other extras Networks data communications settings and accessories Play games on your phone Standby Tells you the strength of the GSM network signal GPRS is within range GPRS is within range and can be used Tells you the status of the battery You cannot receive any incoming calls You have missed an incoming call Icons 73 Icon 5 os orj K fe pd K Description All incoming calls are forwarded to a defined number No calls or only certain calls from numbers in a list are received All sounds are off except the alarm and timer The alarm clock has been set and is on The timer has been set and is on TTY is active the TTY accessory is attached and TTY is turned on The keypad is locked The card lock or phone lock is on A secure WAP connection is established You have received voicemail messages number indicates the number of recetved voicemail messages You have received a text message Icons Icon Qe gt 1 710 l i T6 Description You have received an email message You have received a picture message You have received a WAP push message A GPRS session is in progress L
16. quicker way to write text Note If you are trying to enter characters and cannot find the one you are looking for it may be part of the National Characters set To turn on National Characters press then scroll to National Characters Input languages _ Before you start entering letters you need to select the input languages that you want to use when writing 1f other than the default English 12 Getting to know your phone pd To select input languages Scroll to Settings YES Language YES Input YES Scroll to the language or alphabet that you want to use for entering letters and press aa for each language you want Press YES to exit the menu When writing you can switch to one of your selected input languages by pressing and then selecting Language See The list of options on page 15 Multitap text input When saving names in the phonebook or when writing web addresses you enter letters using multitap text input You press each key as many times as needed to show the letter you want The following example shows how to write a name in the Phonebook To enter letters using multitap text input Scroll to Phonebook YES Manage Contact YES Add Contact YES YES again Press the appropriate key G 9 C0 or Gt 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 Note Y
17. settings have previously worked try again later as the network server may be temporarily busy or experiencing problems Memory full Free memory by deleting unused files or information See the following section Troubleshooting 65 66 Memory Status You can check for example how many positions are left in your phonebook or how much memory is used To check the phonebook memory Scroll to Phonebook YES Advanced YES Memory Status To check themes pictures sounds and games memory Scroll to Pictures amp Sounds YES select one of the menus YES 3 select Memory Status YES To check memory for text picture messages Scroll to Messages YES select one of the menus YES Memory Status YES To delete saved files or information Select a file or information press C_ YES Select a submenu option or advanced option to delete Note Some factory default files and information cannot be deleted Additional information Additional information Sony Ericsson Consumer web site On www SonyEricsson com there is a support section where help and tips are only a few clicks away Here you find the latest software updates tips on how to use your product more efficiently function guides for some of the products and additional help when you require it Technical Assistance Customer Service e United States 1 800 374 2776 e Latin America 1 305 755 6789 e Canada 1 800 668 2101 e Other countries 1 919 472
18. 10 grams of tissue for example European Untion Japan Brazil and New Zealand The highest SAR value for this model phone when tested by Sony Ericsson for use at the ear is 0 75 W kg 10g SAR data information for residents in countries regions that have adopted the SAR limit recommended by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE which is 1 6 W kg averages over one 1 gram of tissue for example USA Canada Australia and Taiwan The highest SAR value for this model phone when tested by Sony Ericsson for use at the ear is 1 18 W kg 1g Renseignements sur le d bit d absorption sp cifique DAS et exposition aux ondes radio Addenda au guide de l utilisateur Ce t l phone mobile mod le T290a a t con u conform ment aux exigences de s curit applicables quant a l exposition aux ondes radio Ces exigences sont fond es sur des directives scientifiques qui comprennent des marges de s curit visant a assurer la s curit de tous les individus quels que soient leur age et leur tat de sant Le taux d absorption sp cifique ou SAR est une unit de mesure utilis e dans les directives d exposition aux ondes radio Les tests relatifs au SAR sont men s l aide de m thodes normalis es avec une transmission a la plus haute puissance certifi e du t l phone dans toutes les bandes de fr quences utilis es Bien qu il y ait des diff rences entre les niveaux de SAR des divers modeles
19. 58 To search for appointments or tasks Scroll to Organizer YES Calendar YES Advanced YES Find YES Select if you want to search for appointments or tasks if you have added any by pressing aa YES Enter the text you want to search for YES Appointments or tasks that match your search are shown You can now view them by pressing YES or edit delete send reschedule or copy them by pressing 3 Alarm clock The alarm can be set to ring at a specific time within 24 hours or recurrently at a specific time on several days You can have both these alarms set at the same time Even if you have set your phone to silent the alarm and timer signals ring The alarm clock also rings if the phone is turned off To set an alarm Scroll to Organizer YES Alarms YES One Time Alarm or RecurrentAlarm YES Enter the time YES and day if recurrent by scrolling and pressing aa YES More features To change the alarm time scroll to Organizer YES Alarms YES One Time Alarm YES Set New Time Press any key to turn the alarm signal off when it rings If you do not want the alarm to be repeated press YES To cancel the alarm scroll to Organizer YES Alarms YES One Time Alarm or RecurrentAlarm YES Cancel To select an alarm signal scroll to Settings YES Sounds amp Alerts YES Alarm Signal Stopwatch Scroll to Organizer YES Stopwatch YES To start stop or re start the stopwatch p
20. 73 the upper or lower side I volume key to activate the piano to move between the keys Press YES to select a note 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 To send a melody Scroll to Pictures amp Sounds YES My Sounds YES Select a melody and press 3 Select Send YES Select a transfer method Note To send a ringtone or melody in a text message see To insert an item in a text message EMS on page 45 Y D Increasing ring You can choose a ringtone that rises in steps from the lowest volume to the highest To turn increasing ring On or Off Scroll to Settings YES Sounds amp Alerts YES Increasing Ring Specific ringtones for personal calls If you subscribe to the Two Line Service you Q can set different ringtones for the two voice lines Line 1 and Line 2 are displayed instead of Voice Calls You can also assign personal ringtones to numerous callers To set a specific ringtone for a caller Scroll to Phonebook YES Personal Rings YES Add New YES Enter the first letter of the contact name YES Select a contact YES Select a ringtone YES Note You cannot assign a ringtone to a number stored only on your SIM card Personalizing your phone 19 pd N 20 Sounds amp Alerts You can choose to be notified of an
21. 7908 Accessible Solutions Special Needs You can use your TTY terminal with your Sony Ericsson mobile phone with the necessary accessory For information on Accessible Solutions for individuals with special needs call the Sony Ericsson Special Needs Center at 877 878 1996 TTY or 877 207 2056 voice or visit the Sony Ericsson Special Needs Center at WWW SonyEricsson snc com Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Use Please read this information before using your mobile phone gt _ When exchanging the cover please note that the product may contain substances that could create an allergic reaction RECOMMENDATIONS Always treat your product with care and keep it in a clean and dust free place Do not expose your product to liquid or moisture or humidity Do not expose your product to extreme high P7 or low temperatures J gt 60 C 140 F Do not expose your product to open flames or lit tobacco products Do not drop throw or try to bend your product Do not paint your product Do not use your product near medical equipment without requesting permission Do not use your product when in or around aircraft or areas posted turn off two way radio Do not use your product in an area where a potentially explosive atmosphere exists Do not place your product or install wireless equipment in the area above your car s air bag Do not attempt to disassemble your product O
22. Before choosing Reset All check with your service provider To reset the phone Scroll to Settings YES Master Reset Select Reset Settings or Reset All YES Enter the phone lock code 0000 or the new code if you have changed it and press YES N m 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 Enter the area code and the phone number Press YES to make the call Press NO to end the call Tip You can call numbers from the call list and the phonebook See Call list on page 25 and Phonebook on page 26 To change the earpiece volume during a call Press the upper or lower side volume key to increase or decrease the earpiece volume To 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 25 pd To use your speakerphone on a call You can use your phone as a speakerphone during a call for example when you want others to participate in a conversation or when you need to have your hands free during the call Your speakerphone works best in a quiet environment To turn the speakerphone on or off During a call press E Press YES to select TurnOnSpeaker If you want to turn off the speakerphone at any time during the call press and then press Y
23. Data Accounts YES Select a data account YES Select Edit Select the setting you want to edit YES Edit the setting YES Repeat step 4 for other settings you want to edit Preferred service You can set GPRS or GSM as the preferred service Setting up Mobile Internet 41 To select preferred mode Scroll to Connect YES Data Comm YES Pref Service and select GPRS and GSM or GSM Only Note If you have chosen GPRS and GSM for your preferred service and you are not connected to the GSM network you can see the status of GPRS coverage and connection Press the upper or lower side volume key from standby to enter the Status menu and then scroll to GPRS WAP profile settings The WAP settings are stored in a WAP profile In most cases you only need to use one profile to access the Internet Tip Jf there are no data account or WAP profile settings in your phone you can enter data account settings when you enter WAP profile settings See Web Services YES Options YES WAP Profiles YES Add Profile YES Enter a name YES Connect Using YES Add Account YES 42 Setting up Mobile Internet To enter WAP profile settings manually 1 Make sure you have a data account set up between your phone and the Internet server as described in Data account settings on page 40 Scroll to Web Services YES Options YES WAP Profiles YES Select Add Profile to add a new profile or select an existing p
24. ES to select TurnOffSpeaker When your call ends the speakerphone is automatically turned off While the speakerphone is on do not hold the phone close to you ear as this may cause damage to your hearing Hold the phone about 12 20 inches in front of you and speak into the microphone Note The speakerphone is not available when you use your phone with any handsfree equipment Automatic redialing If the connection of a call failed and the display shows Retry press YES Calling 23 Note Do not hold the phone to your ear while waiting When the call is connected the phone gives a loud signal The phone redials the number up to ten times or until e The call is connected e You press a key or receive a call Note Automatic redialing is not available for data calls Making international calls Press and hold until a sign appears in the display The replaces the international prefix number of the country from which you are calling Enter the country code area code without the leading zero and phone number YES Tip t is useful to enter the sign and country code for all numbers in the phonebook as they can then be easily used whether home or abroad Emergency calls To make an emergency call Enter 911 YES Your phone supports the international emergency numbers 112 911 and 08 This means that these Calling numbers can normally be used to make an emergency call in any country with or
25. Enter the phone lock code and press YES Security 63 64 Troubleshooting This chapter lists some problems that you might encounter while using your phone Some problems require that you call your service provider but most of the problems you can easily correct yourself The phone cannot be switched on Recharge or replace the battery See SIM card and battery information on page 4 No indication of charging When charging a fully discharged battery it may take up to 30 minutes before the battery icon appears in the display Gray menu options Gray text indicates a function is temporarily unavailable This may be because the service is not included in your phone service subscription or because a certain phone setting has not been turned on or is otherwise not selectable For example the Send menu may be displayed in gray if you selected a copyright protected theme picture or sound Troubleshooting Display Messages Insert SIM There is no SIM card in the phone or you may have inserted it incorrectly See SIM card and battery information on page 4 Insert correct SIM card The phone is set to work only with operator specific SIM cards Insert the correct SIM card Emergency only You are within range of a network but you are not allowed to use it However in an emergency some operators allow you to call an emergency number See Emergency calls on page 24 No network or no operator n
26. S Advanced YES Delete all Calling Note Entries that are saved on the SIM card are not deleted They can be overwritten or copied from your SIM card to your phone Managing entries on your SIM card You can add or edit entries on your SIM card To add an entry to your SIM card Scroll to Phonebook YES Manage SIM YES Add to SIM YES Enter the name and phone number of the entry you want to add to your SIM card Press YES to save the entry to your SIM card To edit an entry on your SIM card Scroll to Phonebook YES Manage SIM YES Edit on SIM YES Scroll to the item you want to edit and press YES Be sure to save the changes made to your SIM card entry before exiting the menu 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 and hold YES the default number is dialed W D A U N S Un To set the default number Scroll to Phonebook YES Manage Contact YES Edit Contact YES Enter the first letter of the contact YES When the contact is highlighted press YES Select Default Number YES Select the number you want as default YES Groups You can create a group of contacts By doing so you can send text messages to several recipients at the same time See Sending text messages on page 45 To create a
27. YES Contrast Time settings The time is always displayed in standby To set the time Scroll to Settings YES Time and Date YES Set Time You can choose a 12 hour clock or a 24 hour clock To set the time format Scroll to Settings YES Time and Date YES Time Format Note If you select the 12 hour clock you can alternate between am and pm by pressing when setting the time Date When the phone is in standby mode you can press the upper or lower side volume key to see today s date in the Status menu To set the date and or date format Scroll to Settings YES Time and Date Advanced time settings Under Advanced in Settings YES Time and Date menu you can set time zone and daylight savings time Making these changes alters the time accordingly Auto Time Zone allows the network to update the time and date settings automatically if your network operator supports this service Note Contact your network operator for more information Answering mode When using a portable handsfree kit you can choose to answer a call by pressing any key except the NO key or set the phone to answer the call automatically To select answering mode Scroll to Settings YES Handsfree YES Answering Mode Scroll to the option that you want Press YES to select User greeting When you turn your phone on or off the Sony Ericsson greeting appears Your network operator s greeting may be shown instead You ca
28. YES If not press NO and repeat step 3 To redial using a voice command From standby press and hold a volume key for one second Lift the phone to your ear wait for the tone and say Redial The voice command is played back to you and the last dialed number is called D EN Voice answering You can answer or reject incoming calls by using your voice when using a portable handsfree or a car handsfree kit To turn on voice answering and record voice answer commands Scroll to Settings Voice Control Voice Answer Select On Select the accessories you want to be able to use with voice answering by pressing the key to check uncheck items in the list Press YES Instructions appear Press YES Lift the phone to your ear wait for the tone and say Answer or another word If the recording sounds OK press YES If not press NO and repeat step 5 Lift the phone to your ear wait for the tone and say Busy or another word If the recording sounds OK press YES If not press NO and repeat step 6 To answer a call using voice commands When the phone rings say Answer The call is connected To reject a call using voice commands When the phone rings say Busy The call is rejected The caller is forwarded to voicemail if turned on or hears a busy tone Editing your voice commands You can keep all your voice commands up to date by re recording them or deleting
29. YES Write New YES Select from the submenus press YES Enter the information you want to send press YES Press YES again to continue Select jl YES to add other items or more options Scroll Y to Send YES Enter the recipients phone number or press 4 to retrieve a phone number or email address from the phonebook Press YES to send the message Tip Highlight a part of the message and press if you are not satisfied and want to delete a part while writing To use a pre defined template for a picture message Scroll to Messages YES MMS YES Templates YES To edit the message before sending it To edit an item select 1t and press YES e Pictures Add or replace an existing picture with one from My Pictures e Text Add or edit existing text To change text size select the text and press 31 Select Text Size YES e Sound Add or replace an existing sound with an alternative from My Sounds e Page Insert a new page Timing To set how many seconds you want an item to be displayed select the item and press 3 Select Item Timing YES To set the timing for the page select the cursor icon in the message press YES and select Page Timing YES e Delete page Remove a page e Preview page View a page before sending e Preview View the message Receiving picture messages When you receive a picture message the phone will notify you that you have a new message Press YES
30. YES press and hold press and hold press C_ or press one of the side volume keys once Press and hold lt press and hold press and hold any of the keys 8 To reach a phone number at a specific position on the SIM card speed dial find a contact in the Call Contact list enter the Status menu to see today s date and the model name of the phone may also indicate GPRS availability reject a call silence call ringer Getting to know your phone When in standby press the position number and press any of the number keys 9 and YES press and hold press the volume key up or down quickly press the upper or lower side volume key twice when receiving a call or press NO quickly press the upper or lower side volume key once when receiving a call To During a call put a call on hold retrieve the held call mute the microphone To press YES press YES again press and hold When in the menus To When entering letters using multitap text input move through menu lists enter a quick options menu or help 1f available delete an item go back to standby use the navigation key or press and hold the upper or lower side volume key press press and hold when in lists press and hold NO Getting to know your phone reach the second letter or character of a key reach the third letter or character of a key shift between capita
31. a PC calendar For more information see Synchronization on page 62 N To add a new task 1 Scroll to Organizer YES Calendar YES Tasks YES Add task YES 2 Select a category YES e Ifthe category is a phone call enter the phone number YES Enter a subject YES If you want to set a reminder for your appointment select a reminder YES Appointments and tasks You can save up to 300 appointments and 50 tasks in your calendar depending on the size of each item You can choose to add a new appointment or task or to use an old appointment or task as a template by copying and editing 1t A Tip When you are in the list of appointments and tasks for a certain day you can use to edit delete send reschedule or copy You can also call a number included in a phone call task Viewing your calendar To view your calendar content scroll to Organizer YES Calendar YES and then select one of the following e View today All appointments for today as well as uncompleted tasks are shown e View week Move within and among the days by tilting the navigation key Press YES to view a certain day 56 More features e View month Move within and among the days or weeks by tilting the navigation key Press YES to view a certain day Days on which you have appointments are marked in bold Tip n the monthly and weekly views you can go to next week by pressing 3 to next month by pressing 6 and to n
32. ails by mistake when copying contacts To copy names and phone numbers to the SIM card Scroll to Phonebook YES Advanced YES Copy to SIM To copy names and phone numbers to the phone Scroll to Phonebook YES Advanced YES Copy from SIM Calling Tip When you have selected a name in the Call from SIM menu you can copy name and phone number to the phone by pressing and then selecting Copy to PB Speed dialing You can save the phone numbers that you want to reach easily in positions 2 9 on your SIM card Note Position 1 is reserved for voicemail access To call any of these phone numbers from standby Enter the position number and press YES To change position numbers Scroll to Phonebook YES Advanced YES Position List YES Select the phone number you want to move YES Select the position to which you want to move the phone number press YES When finished press NO to exit YES to save to SIM Call time During a call the duration of the call is shown in the display You can check the duration of your last call outgoing calls and the total time To check and reset the call time Scroll to Calls YES Time Cost YES Call Timers and select an option Select Reset Timers to reset the call time meter Voice control With your phone you can use your voice to Voice dial call someone by saying the name and number type Re dial the last dialed number Answer and reject calls whe
33. ame displayed There is no network within range or the received signal is too weak You have to move to get a signal that is strong enough Wrong PIN Wrong PIN2 You have entered your PIN or PIN2 incorrectly Enter the correct PIN or PIN2 and press YES If you receive the message again contact your service provider Codes do not match When you want to change a security code for example your PIN you have to confirm the new code by entering it again The two codes that you have entered do not match If you receive the message again contact your service provider PIN blocked PIN2 blocked You have entered your PIN or PIN2 incorrectly three times in a row If you receive the message again contact your service provider PUK blocked Contact operator You entered your personal unblocking key code PUK incorrectly 10 times in a row Contact your network operator or service provider Phone locked The phone is locked To unlock the phone see Phone lock on page 63 Phonelock Your phone comes with the phone lock code 0000 You can change it to any four to eight digit code Number not permitted The Fixed Dialing function 1s on and the number you have dialed is not on your fixed numbers list See Fixed dialing on page 36 Charging Non standard battery in use The battery you are using is not a Sony Ericsson approved battery and is charging slowly for safety reasons Cannot connect to server If your
34. ants Calling 35 pd 36 To release a participant Press 3 select Release Party YES Select the participant YES To end the conference call Press NO Having a private conversation You can have a private conversation with one of the participants and put the other participants on hold Press then select Extract Part to select the participant that you want to talk with Select Join Calls to resume the conference call again Restricted dialing You can use the restrict calls service to restrict outgoing and incoming calls This may be useful for example when you are abroad To use this service you need a password which you get from your service provider Note If you forward incoming calls you cannot activate some Restrict Calls options Calling 1 2 Select Activate or Cancel YES Enter your password YES A The following calls can be restricted All outgoing calls All Outgoing All outgoing international calls Outgoing Intl All outgoing international calls except to your home country Outg Intl Roam All incoming calls All Incoming All incoming calls when you are abroad when roaming Inc When Roam To turn a call restriction on or off Scroll to Calls YES Manage Calls YES Restrict Calls YES Select an option YES e To turn off all call restrictions select Cancel All e To change the password select Change Pwd Fixed dialing T
35. asily move your SIM card from one phone to another Contact information can be copied from your internal phonebook to the SIM card and vice versa There are some other functions such as assigning personal ringtones and picture phonebook that can only be used for contacts stored in the phone s internal phonebook You have space for up to 250 contacts in your internal phonebook Calling pd Un E D Note Contacts are stored in your phones memory not on your SIM card unless you specify otherwise The memory capacity of your SIM card varies To add a contact Scroll to Phonebook YES Manage SIM YES Add to SIM YES to add an entry to your SIM card OR scroll to Phonebook YES Manage Contact YES Add Contact YES to add a contact to the contact list stored on your phone Scroll to the field you want to fill in press YES Enter the information YES Select the next field and so on When you have entered the information scroll to Save and exit YES Tip To enter an unsaved number press 4a when you are in a number field and select a number in the unsaved numbers list Ask to save Your phone can prompt you to store a dialed number as a phonebook contact upon call completion If the phone number is already saved in your phonebook you will not be prompted to save it in your phonebook again A YN A U Nm To turn off Ask to Save Scroll to Phonebook YES Options YES Select Ask to Sav
36. ciation CTIA web site at http phonefacts net In the United States and Canada the SAR limit for mobile phones used by the public is 1 6 watts kilogram W kg averaged over one gram of tissue The standard incorporates a margin of safety to give additional protection for the public and to account for any variations in measurements Taiwan Australia and Canada Radio wave exposure and Specific Absorption Rate SAR information Addendum to User s Guide This mobile phone model T290a has been designed to comply with applicable safety requirements for exposure to radio waves These requirements are based on scientific guidelines that include safety margins designed to assure the safety of all persons regardless of age and health The radio wave exposure guidelines employ a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate or SAR Tests for SAR are conducted using standardized methods with the phone transmitting at its highest certified power level in all used frequency bands While there may be differences between the SAR levels of various phone models they are all designed to meet the relevant guidelines for exposure to radio waves For more information on SAR please refer to the safety chapter in the User s Guide SAR data information for residents in countries that have adopted the SAR limit recommended by the International Commission on Non lonizing Radiation Protection ICNIRP which is 2 W kg averaged over ten
37. content e Delete Deletes the push message e Postpone Save the message to be loaded later To receive a call when browsing e When you are browsing and a call is received a menu will prompt you with Answer or Busy 1 W N Stored information The following information can be saved in your phone Cache improves memory efficiency Passwords improves server access efficiency Cookies improves site access efficiency To allow Mobile Internet information in your phone Scroll to Web Services YES Options YES Common YES Select the information to allow YES It is advisable to clear any sensitive information about previously visited Web services This 1s to avoid a security risk if your phone is misplaced or stolen To clear cache password list cookies or push inbox Scroll to Web Services YES Advanced YES Select the information to be cleared Press YES to confirm Using Mobile Internet 55 More features To add a new appointment 1 Scroll to Organizer YES Calendar YES Add appointm YES Enter the appropriate information for example subject location icon and times Confirm each entry with YES 3 If you want to set a reminder for your appointment select a reminder YES Calendar You can use the calendar to keep track of important meetings that you need to attend phone calls that you need to make or tasks that you need to complete The calendar can be synchronized with
38. d YES Calling 31 4 32 Select a contact Follow the instructions in the display An icon appears next to a contact name that has a voice command Caller name You can choose whether you want to hear the recorded contact name when you receive an incoming call from that contact To turn the caller name On or Off scroll to Settings Voice Control Caller Name Voice dialing You can voice dial by saying a pre recorded word To make a call From standby press and hold a volume key for one second Lift the phone to your ear wait for the tone and say a name for example John The name is played back to you If you have several numbers for that contact after a second tone say the number type for example Home The number type is played back to you and the call is connected Calling A YN From standby you can also initiate voice dialing voice profiles and voice control of sound recordings by e Pressing and holding a volume key e Pressing the handsfree button when using a portable handsfree Redialing You can use your voice to redial the last dialed number if you record a voice command for redialing To turn on and to record a redial command Scroll to Settings Voice Control Voice Redial Select On Instructions appear Press YES Lift the phone to your ear wait for the tone and say Redial or another word If the recording sounds OK press
39. d locations 1 e at the ear and worn on the body as required by the FCC for each model The highest SAR value as reported to the FCC for this model phone when tested for use at the ear is 1 18 W kg and when worn on the body is 0 75 W kg Body worn measurements are made while the phone is in use and worn on the body with an Ericsson or Sony Ericsson accessory Accessories can significantly affect SAR compliance The Federal Communication Commission requires that some manufacturers accessories be tested and Sony Ericsson has done so with respect to its products Sony Ericsson has only tested Ericsson and Sony Ericsson original accessories in conjunction with Sony Ericsson phones It is therefore recommended that only Ericsson and Sony Ericsson original accessories be used in conjunction with Sony Ericsson phones The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for this model phone with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF exposure guidelines While there may be differences between the SAR levels of various phones all mobile phones granted an FCC equipment authorization meet the government requirement for safe exposure SAR information on this model phone is on file with the FCC and can be found under the Display Grant section of http www fcc gov oet fecid after searching on FCC ID PY7A1041011 Additional information on Specific Absorption Rates SAR can be found on the Cellular Telecommunications amp Internet Asso
40. ding aia The following example shows how to start writing a text message To enter letters using T9 Text Input Scroll to Messages YES Text YES Write New YES For example if you want to write lane press C5 C2 C6 C3 Getting to know your phone 3 Press t or Y repeatedly to view alternative words candidates 4 If the word shown is the one you want e press to accept and add a space e press or YES to accept without a space If the candidates do not include a word you want you can add a new word to the list during selection Note To enter a digit while typing text press and hold the digit key For example to enter a 5 press and hold 5 To add a word to candidates Scroll to a similar candidate to the word you want to add press select Spell Word YES Press repeatedly to delete one letter at a time Write the new word using multitap text input YES The word is added to the dictionary The next time you enter the word you just added to the dictionary 1t appears as one of the alternative words Continue writing your message See also Sending text messages on page 45 Tip Press to enter a period To enter other punctuation marks press and then or Y repeatedly Press to accept and add a space Press and hold to select an input method for the text you are currently writing The list of options Press when writing to enter a list of opti
41. e by pressing YES Select on or off by tilting the navigation key up or down Press YES to select Pictures and personal rings You can add a picture and a personal ringtone to a contact To add a picture to a phonebook contact Scroll to Phonebook YES Pictures YES Enter the first letters of the contact YES When the contact 1s highlighted press YES This takes you to My Pictures Select a picture and press YES twice To add a personal ring to a phonebook contact Scroll to Phonebook YES Personal Rings YES Add New YES Press one of the number keys 2 9 to find a contact beginning with the first letter on that key or closest following Scroll to the contact you want to select and press YES Scroll to the personal ring that you would like to select YES N a To call a contact from your contact list 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 e 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 When the contact you want to call is highlighted press YES Select the number you want to call YES If only one number is linked to the contact press and hold YES at step 2 You can also use the Call Contact option in the Phonebook men
42. e metal clips Place the battery on the back of the phone with the connectors facing each other label side up Place the back cover into the bottom of the phone and slide it up until it clicks into place Connect the charger to the phone at the lightning bolt symbol The lightning bolt symbol on the charger plug must face upwards 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 1s fully charged If you do not see the battery icon after this time press any key or the center select key to activate the display The display will sleep during charging 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 Getting started Holding the Phone Hold your mobile phone as you would any other telephone Internal Antenna Your phone is equipped with an internal antenna For best reception try to hold your phone so your hand does not cover the internal antenna The antenna 1s located on the back of the phone under the Sony Ericsson logo Turning On the Phone Press and hold NO until you hear a tone Enter your Personal Identity Number PIN if you have one for your SIM card Your PIN is provided by your network operator PIN My Network Ifyou make a mistake while entering your PIN delete the wrong number by p
43. en removed or changed after the original purchase of the Product from the dealer If Sony Ericsson repairs or replaces the Product the repaired or replaced Product shall be warranted for the remaining time of the original warranty period or for ninety 90 days from the date of repair whichever is longer Repair or replacement may involve the use of functionally equivalent reconditioned units Replaced parts or components will become the property of Sony Ericsson This warranty does not cover any failure of the Product due to normal wear and tear or due to misuse including but not limited to use in other than the normal and customary manner in accordance with the Sony Ericsson instructions for use and maintenance of the Product Nor does this warranty cover any failure of the Product due to accident modification or adjustment acts of God or damage resulting from liquid Since the cellular system on which the Product is to operate is provided by a carrier independent from Sony Ericsson Sony Ericsson will not be responsible for the operation availability coverage services or range of that system This warranty does not cover Product failures caused by installations modifications or repair or opening of the Product performed by a non Sony Ericsson authorized person The warranty does not cover Product failures which have been caused by use of accessories or other peripheral devices which are not Ericsson or Sony Er
44. er Pictures amp Sounds To set a recording as a ringtone Scroll to Pictures amp Sounds YES My Sounds Sound recordings are saved in My Sounds as Memo Memo 2 etc Scroll to the sound recording you would like to set as a ringtone Press 4_ scroll to Set as Ring Tone YES Note You cannot assign a ringtone to a number stored only on your SIM card The recording stops automatically if you receive an incoming call You hear a tone a few seconds before the memory is full More features 59 pd U N A D 60 To listen to your recordings Scroll to Pictures amp Sounds YES My Sounds YES Scroll to Recording or go to next or previous by moving the center select key up or down respectively Press NO to stop playback Note You can also send delete rename check sound information and memory status To send a recording Scroll to Picturesk Sounds YES My Sounds YES Scroll to the recording you wish to send Press and select Send To erase or rename a sound recording Scroll to Picturesk Sounds YES My Sounds YES Scroll to the recording you wish to erase or rename Press when the recording is highlighted Select Delete or Rename YES More features A D Games Your phone has games and you can download additional games To start a game Scroll to Games YES Select a game YES Select New Game YES Start the game Note Press to manage down
45. es establish permitted levels of radio wave exposure for the general population The Additional information levels include a safety margin designed to assure the safety of all persons regardless of age and health and to account for any variations in measurements Specific Absorption Rate SAR is the unit of measurement for the amount of radio frequency energy absorbed by the body when using a mobile phone The SAR value is determined at the highest certified power level in laboratory conditions but the actual SAR level of the mobile phone while operating can be well below this value This is because the mobile phone is designed to use the minimum power required to reach the network Variations in SAR below the radio frequency exposure guidelines do not mean that there are variations in safety While there may be differences in SAR levels among mobile phones all Sony Ericsson mobile phone models are designed to meet radio frequency exposure guidelines Before a phone model is available for sale to the public it must be tested and certified to the FCC that it does not exceed the limit established by the government adopted requirement for safe exposure The tests are performed in positions and locations that is at the ear and worn on the body as required by the FCC for each model For body worn operation this phone has been tested and meets FCC RF exposure guidelines when the handset is positioned a minimum of 20 mm from the body withou
46. essages Scroll to Messages YES Email YES Send amp Receive YES When the email messages have been downloaded to the phone scroll to Messages YES Email YES Inbox to read them Although your phone can send attachments you cannot receive attachments attached to emails Note The phone can save up to six complete email messages depending on the size You can modify settings to download headers only see Email account settings on page 43 All email messages are also saved on your email server More messages on the server are indicated by e Arrows in the top or bottom left corners e Numbers in brackets for the previous and following messages in the list A YN Note Ifyou select a WAP address when reading an email message email disconnects and WAP starts To retrieve more messages Scroll to the arrow and press YES To reply to an email message Open the email message Place the cursor in the text and press 3 Select Reply or Reply All YES Select Write New or IncludeThisMsg to include the message you received press YES Write a message YES To save an email address or a phone number When the email address or phone number is highlighted press YES Select Save YES Archiving You can archive an email message in order to read it later or 1f you want to save important information You can archive only as much text as the display shows Messaging 51 p A Geo N N N
47. ext year by pressing 9 You can go back a week a month or a year by pressing 1 4 and 7 respectively To reach the current day press C Calendar settings Select Options from the Organizer Calendar menu and then select one of the options e View Starting day Select a start day for the week Week display select 5 day week or 7 day week e Reminders Select Always if you want the reminder to sound even though the phone is turned off Check the status You can check how much space is left for new appointments and tasks To check the status scroll to Organizer YES Calendar YES Advanced YES Memory status N Tip To delete all appointments and tasks in your calendar select Delete All in the Advanced menu Exchanging Calendar Entries You can send and receive appointments and tasks using MMS To send an appointment or task In the list of appointments and tasks for a certain day scroll to the item you want to send and press 3 Scroll to Send YES Select MMS as the transfer method YES To receive an appointment or task From standby press and scroll to the transfer method YES Add appointm or Add task appears Press YES to save the appointment or task in the calendar If your calendar is full you must remove calendar items before you can save any new ones Find an appointment or task You can search for appointments and tasks that contain a specific text More features 57
48. get the index number from your operator To activate a group Scroll to Calls YES Manage Calls YES Closed Groups YES Edit List YES Select a group YES Select Activate YES Calls can only be made within the selected group To call outside a Closed User Group Select Open Calls and then select On Calling 37 38 Accept calls With the accept calls service you can choose to receive calls only from certain numbers or from members of a group Other calls are automatically rejected by a busy tone The phone numbers of calls you have rejected are saved in the Call List To add numbers to the accepted callers list Scroll to Calls YES Manage Calls YES Accept Calls YES Accepted List YES Scroll to Add New YES This takes you to the phonebook Select an entry YES To select an accept option Scroll to Calls YES Manage Calls YES Accept Calls YES Accept Options Showing or hiding your number If your subscription supports the Calling Line Identification Restriction CLIR service you can hide your phone number when making a call Calling N To show or hide your phone number Enter the phone number you want to call Scroll to Calls YES Next Call YES Select Hide My Number or ShowMyNumber and press YES to make the call TTY Functionality With a special accessory you can use your TT Y terminal with your Sony Ericsson mobile phone For TTY to work in the GSM ne
49. he fixed dialing function allows calls to be made only to certain numbers saved on the SIM card Fixed dialing requires a SIM card that allows fixed numbers to be saved The fixed numbers are protected by your PIN2 Note Calls to emergency numbers can still be made even when the fixed dialing function is on Partial numbers can be saved For example saving 0123456 allows calls to be made to all numbers starting with 0123456 Numbers with question marks can be saved For example saving 0123456770 allows calls to be made to numbers from 0123456700 to 0123456790 To enter a question mark press and hold To turn fixed dialing on or off Scroll to Phonebook YES Options YES Fixed Dialing YES Enter your PIN2 YES Select On or Off YES To save a fixed number Scroll to Phonebook YES Special Numbers YES Fixed Numbers Select Add New and enter the number Note You can view fixed numbers when fixed dialing is on but fixed dialing must be off to add new numbers to the list or to edit numbers already in the list Ww D N Closed user groups The Closed User Group function is a way of lowering call costs On some networks it is cheaper to make calls within a call group You can save ten groups To add a group Scroll to Calls YES Manage Calls YES Closed Groups YES Edit List YES Scroll to Add New YES Enter the name of the user group YES Enter the index number YES You
50. hoice This way your sent messages are copied and can be saved for future reference Check Interval Select how often you want the phone to connect to your email server and check for incoming email messages If you have both an office and a home email account you can set one of them as default Select Set Account from the Messages YES Email YES Options menu and select the account See Email on page 50 for information about how to use email Messaging Messaging Your phone supports various messaging services text messages chat messages picture messages and email Please contact your service provider for details on which services you can use Text messages Text messages are sent via SMS Short Message Service They can be sent to one person or to a number of recipients for example that you may have saved in the phonebook You can add pictures animations melodies and sound effects to a text message and format the text using EMS Enhanced Messaging Service Note Text messages with EMS functionality can only be sent to other compatible phones supporting the EMS standard Before you start First make sure that the number of your service center 1s set The number is supplied by your service provider and is usually saved on the SIM card D N m To set the service center number Scroll to Messages YES Text YES Options YES Service Centers YES The service center number appears if
51. hone and the pacemaker the risk of interference is limited If you have any reason to suspect that interference is taking place immediately turn off your mobile phone Contact your cardiologist for more information CHILDREN DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY WITH YOUR MOBILE PHONE OR ITS x ACCESSORIES THEY COULD HURT vo THEMSELVES OR OTHERS OR COULD ACCIDENTALLY DAMAGE THE MOBILE PHONE OR ACCESSORY YOUR MOBILE PHONE OR ITS ACCESSORY MAY CONTAIN SMALL PARTS THAT COULD BE DETACHED AND CREATE A CHOKING HAZARD DISPOSING OF THE PRODUCT Your mobile phone should not be placed XY in municipal waste Please check local PR regulations for disposal of electronic i products POWER SUPPLY Connect the AC power adapter only to designated power sources as marked on the product Make sure the cord is positioned so that it will not be subjected to damage or stress To reduce risk of electric shock unplug the unit from any power source before attempting to clean it The AC power adapter must not be used outdoors or in damp areas Never alter the cord or plug If the plug will not fit into the outlet have a proper outlet installed by a qualified electrician Additional information 69 70 EMERGENCY CALLS Mobile phones operate using radio signals which cannot guarantee connection under all conditions Therefore you should never rely solely upon any mobile phone for essential communications for example medica
52. ices YES Bookmarks YES Mobile Internet YES Select what you want to download and follow the instructions that appear YES Note Make sure the file sizes do not exceed the free memory in your phone see Memory Status on page 66 for more information WAP push messages You can receive push messages via Web Services This means that a service provider sends WAP content information to your phone without you having to do anything You can for example get updated news or new WAP settings from your service provider There are two kinds of push messages Text messages that inform you about Web services by sending a link To go to Web services click the link and select Load Updated information from a Web service 1s sent to appear in the browser Receiving a push message You can set your phone to either accept or reject push messages This 1s valid for all your WAP profiles To set push message acceptance Scroll to Web Services YES Options YES Common YES Push Access YES Select one of the following settings e On You allow push messages to be automatically loaded e Prompt You allow push messages but only when you confirm e Off You do not allow push messages To respond to a push message Scroll to Web Services YES Push Inbox YES scroll to any push message YES and select one of the following e Load The browser starts and loads the WAP site so that you can see the push
53. icsson branded original accessories intended for use with the Product Tampering with any of the seals on the Product will void the warranty THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL OTHER THAN THIS PRINTED LIMITED WARRANTY ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY INNO EVENT SHALL SONY ERICSSON OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS OR COMMERCIAL LOSS TO THE FULL EXTENT THOSE DAMAGES CAN BE DISCLAIMED BY LAW Additional information 71 FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the Fe FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation 72 Additional information Icons The table below shows icons which may appear in standby or in the menus You can access the Icon Glossary by scrolling to a particular menu or function and pressing 3 Then select Icon Glossary Icon Description Main menus 8 95 dE Your personal phonebook Handling of text picture email and voice messages Handling of outgoing incoming calls call time and cost information Handling
54. ine 1 is in use for outgoing calls Line 2 is in use for outgoing calls Encoding is currently not being provided by the network The network is preferred and can be used The network is forbidden and cannot be used Your home network is within range and can be used Icon Description An ongoing call RA A chat session is in progress Phonebook A A group of contacts in the phonebook Qde You can enter the phonebook by pressing A A home number in the phonebook A work number in the phonebook amp A mobile number in the phonebook An email address in the phonebook A picture is connected to the contact Icon Description Messages M Q Ke K B amp A text message is saved on the SIM card A message has not been read A message has been read Only part of a read email or a multimedia message is saved in the phone Only part of an unread email or a multimedia message is saved in the phone A read message will be deleted the next time you connect to the server An unread message will be deleted the next time you connect to the server A damaged message A read picture message An unread picture message Icons 75 76 Icon E y KR E 7 gog x Description The message has not been sent The message has been sent A message has been delivered or read by the recipient A sent message that has expired or been rejected by the recipient Pre defi
55. ion consult your service provider Set up a data account See Data account settings on page 40 Set up and select an email account See Email account settings on page 43 Sending and receiving email messages The Send amp Receive option offers the fastest way to send email messages saved in the Outbox and check for new email messages Messaging pd To write and send an email message Scroll to Messages YES Email YES Write New YES Select e To Then add name enter an email address or retrieve an email address from the phonebook You can also retrieve a saved address from received messages in your inbox e Cc If you want to send a copy of the message to someone e Priority Set the message priority e Subject Write a title YES e Text Write your message YES e Attachments Add up to five items to a message 3 Highlight and select Continue to proceed 4 Select one of the following e Send Now The email message is sent e Send w Attach You can attach a picture from My Pictures or from your CommuniCam accessory Select a picture and press YES to send e Save to Outbox The email message is saved in the Outbox e Saved to drafts The email message is saved in the Drafts folder Send amp Receive in the Email menu All email messages in the Outbox are sent and any new email messages are received in the Inbox To receive and read email m
56. izing your phone A D To send a theme Scroll to Pictures amp Sounds YES Themes Highlight a theme press 3 Select Send YES Select a transfer method YES Note You are not allowed to exchange copyright protected material Pictures Your phone comes with a number of pictures You can Set a picture as background when in standby mode Assign a picture to a contact in the phonebook When that person calls the picture appears in the display See To add a picture to a phonebook contact on page 27 Enclose a picture in a text message Send a picture via picture messaging or email Handling pictures All pictures and are saved in Pictures amp Sounds YES You can also add delete or rename pictures in My Pictures The number of pictures that My Pictures can be saved depends on the size of the pictures File types supported are GIF JPEG and WBMP N To view your pictures Scroll to Pictures amp 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 in My Pictures Animations for text messages can only be viewed when inserting an item in a text message See To insert an item in a text message EMS on page 45 To view your camera pictures if connected Scroll to Pictures amp Sounds YES CommuniCam or Scroll to Connect YES Accessories To select a picture as background Scr
57. l and lowercase letters enter numbers enter a question mark enter the sign enter a space 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 a then the letter press and hold any of the number keys press the upper side volume key and press Press and select Add Symbol or press the lower side volume key and press press delete letters and numbers press To When entering letters using multitap text input To When entering letters using T9 Text Input turn National Characters on press and scroll to shift between multitap or T9 Text input methods assuming T9 Text input is set to On shift between input languages and other character or numeric input methods To National Characters not supported in all languages press and hold tam press and hold When entering letters using T9 Text Input view alternative words accept a word and add a space enter a period press t or Y press press view alternative punctuation marks shift between capital and lowercase letters enter numbers delete letters and numbers shift between multitap or T9 Text input methods shift between input languages and other character or numeric input methods press Tr then 4 or Y repeatedly press a then the letter press and hold any of the number keys p
58. l emergencies Emergency calls may not be possible on all cellular networks or when certain network services and or mobile phone features are in use Check with your local service provider BATTERY USE AND CARE We recommend that you fully charge the battery before you use your mobile phone for the first time The battery can only be charged in temperatures between 41 F 5 C and 113 F 45 C Warning May explode if disposed of in fire Use only Ericsson or Sony Ericsson branded original batteries and chargers intended for use with your mobile phone Other chargers may not charge sufficiently or may produce excessive heat Using other batteries and chargers could be dangerous Do not expose the battery to liquid Do not let the metal contacts on the battery touch another metal object This could short circuit and damage the battery Do not disassemble or modify the battery Additional information Do not expose the battery to extreme E temperatures never above 140 F 60 C ir For maximum battery capacity use the battery at room temperature gt 60 C 140 F Turn off your mobile phone before removing the battery Keep out of children s reach Use the battery for the intended purpose only CN 4 Do not allow the battery to be put into the mouth Battery electrolytes may be toxic if swallowed DISPOSING OF THE BATTERY Please check local regulations for disposal NY of batte
59. loaded games Game controls Use the center select key to move up down left or right and to select an item or use the keys in the action games as follows YES confirm re start NO save and quit Ce up down Ca left C6 right C5_ select deselect pause Ha reset undo N pd pd To download a new game Make sure you have entered WAP settings see Setting up Mobile Internet on page 39 Scroll to Games YES Sony Ericsson YES Press YES to download a new game via WAP A WAP session starts You will see the phone s memory status and you will be asked if you want to save it to your phone Select a game from the WAP site YES The game is downloaded and saved in Games Notes If you need to remember things you can make a note of it in your phone You can add edit delete or send a note You can save 10 notes To add a note Scroll to Organizer YES Notes YES Add note YES Enter the note YES To view the notes Scroll to Organizer YES Notes YES A list which shows the beginning of each note appears Select the note that you want to view YES pd N m Post note You can display a note in standby mode A note with an icon is a posted note To display a note in standby Press and scroll to Post note YES Select the note you want to display in standby or select Add note to write a new note YES If the note is long and you cannot see all of it
60. ly available during a call or 6 Personal Rings 6 Push Inbox 6 Options 6 Join Calls conference call 7 VoiceCommands 7 Area Info Calling Local 7 Transfer Call Rx _ Pe ee 8 Special Numbers 8 Options Switch to Line 1 8 Release All Network and subscription 9 Advanced Switch to Line 2 Extract Part dependent 0 Options Release Party The terms MMS and picture Find and Send Bats in Conf message are used interchangeably 4 Pictures amp Sounds 5 Settings 6 Web Services 7 Organizer 8 Connect 9 Games 1 My Pictures 1 Sounds amp Alerts 1 Sony Ericsson 1 Calendar 1 GSM Networks 2 More Pictures 2 Display 2 Bookmarks 2 Notes 2 Data Comm 3 My Sounds 3 Language 3 Push Inbox 3 Alarms 3 Accessories 4 More Sounds 4 Time and Date 4 Enter Address 4 Timer if attached 5 Themes 5 Voice Control 5 Resume 5 Stopwatch 6 More Themes 6 Locks 6 Advanced 6 Calculator 7 Composer 7 Handsfree 7 Options 8 Record Sound 8 Master Reset 9 CommuniCam May be customized according to operator Getting to know your phone 11 Entering letters and characters You can enter letters for example when you add names to the phonebook write text messages or enter web addresses In addition to the way you normally enter letters in your phone using multitap text input you can use T9 Text Input to enter text messages and email for example if the input language you select supports this T9 Text Input is a predictive input method and is a
61. n also customize your own greeting Personalizing your phone 21 N 22 To select a greeting Scroll to Settings YES Display YES Start Up Picture YES Select a greeting YES Your selected greeting will be shown when the phone is turned on My phone numbers You can check your own phone number s To check your phone number Press the upper or lower side volume key Keypad lock You can lock the keypad to avoid dialing a number by accident Note Calls to emergency numbers can still be made even when the keypad is locked Automatic keylock Automatic keylock means the keypad is locked 25 seconds after you last press a key To turn automatic keylock On or Off Scroll to Settings YES Locks YES Auto Keylock Personalizing your phone pd To lock the keypad manually Press and hold in standby and select Lock Keypad YES The keypad remains locked e0 until you answer an incoming call or until you unlock the keypad manually To unlock the keypad Press when prompted with Turn off keylock 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 will delete user downloaded images ringtones and templates Note
62. n using a handsfree kit Change profile Record or listen to sound recordings by using voice commands You can save approximately 50 recorded words as voice commands in the 40 seconds available This also depends on what is saved in the memory with other functions When recording make sure you are in a quiet environment and try to use short words N ANAU Before voice dialing You must first turn on the name dialing function and record your voice commands To turn voice dialing on and record number types Scroll to Settings Voice Control Voice Dialing Select On Now you are going to record a voice command for each number type you use with your Phonebook contacts for example Home or Mobile Instructions appear Press YES Scroll to a number type and press YES Add voice command will appear Press YES Lift the phone to your ear wait for the tone and say the command that you want to record The voice command is played back to you If the recording sounds OK press YES to save the voice command If not press NO and repeat step 4 Repeat steps 4 and 7 for each voice command you need You also need to record voice commands for each contact name for example John To record a voice command for a contact name Scroll to Settings Voice Control Voice Dialing Edit Names Add Voice Tag Enter the letter corresponding to the first letter of the contact you want to fin
63. ned message template not editable User defined message template A multimedia message is playing A multimedia message has been stopped A multimedia message has been paused Picture could not be shown Icons Icon YHHAOtT Q Gin Calls Description A business card is attached to a multimedia message A calendar item is attached to a multimedia message A theme is attached to a multimedia message A multimedia message contains a melody A multimedia message contains a recorded sound Cursor in a multimedia message More message options Chat message prompt A missed call in the call list Icon Description An answered call in the call list gt A dialed number in the call list Pictures amp Sounds J A standard melody saved in My Sounds dd A polyphonic melody saved in My Sounds Pictures amp Sounds Composer 0 Turns backlight on and off pA a Turns vibrating alert on and off ll Starts and stops a melody loop Eu Increases and decreases the volume one step ell di Ln A volume between 0 and 15 has been selected Icon Description od il Whole note half note 1 4 note soe 1 8 note 1 16 note 1 32 note Calendar oh An all day calendar appointment The appointment is an anniversary The appointment is a date The appointment is a meeting A miscellaneous appointment A miscellaneous task 2H Hs E The task is a phone call Icons 77 Icon Desc
64. nly Sony Ericsson authorized personnel should perform service Do not direct the infrared ray at anyone s eye and make sure that it does not disturb any other infrared units To avoid hearing impairment accept the call before holding your product or portable handsfree device to your ear Additional information 67 ANTENNA Only use an antenna that has been specifically designed by Sony Ericsson for your mobile phone Use of unauthorized or modified antennas could damage your mobile phone and may violate regulations causing loss of performance and SAR levels above the recommended limits see below EFFICIENT USE Hold your mobile phone as you would any other phone Do not cover the top of the phone when in use as this affects call quality and may cause the phone to operate at a higher power level than needed thus shortening talk and standby times RADIO FREQUENCY RF EXPOSURE AND SAR Your mobile phone is a low power radio transmitter and receiver When it is turned on it emits low levels of radio frequency energy also known as radio waves or radio frequency fields Governments around the world have adopted comprehensive international safety guidelines developed by scientific organizations e g ICNIRP International Commission on Non lonizing Radiation Protection and IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc through periodic and thorough evaluation of scientific studies These guidelin
65. nt YES Enter the rest of the settings in the list some of which are optional To enter the settings scroll to the setting press YES and enter the information Press YES to confirm Repeat this for each required setting You use the same email settings in your phone as in your PC email program If you do not have an email service contact your operator to get all the necessary settings Protocol select POP3 or IMAP4 Inc Server Incoming server enter the name or IP address of the service provider for incoming email messages For example mail server com or 10 1 1 1 Incoming Port if needed change the number of the port used by the protocol you are using Mailbox enter a user name for your email account Password enter a password for your email account Your service provider may alternatively request a password on connection Outgoing Server enter the name or IP address of the SMTP server to be able to send email messages Outgoing Port if needed change the number of the port used by the SMTP protocol Email Address enter your phone s email address Setting up Mobile Internet 43 44 Download select whether to receive headers and text or headers only From name enter your name Signature select if you want to add your business card to your email messages Copy Outgoing Select On if you want email messages sent from your phone also to be sent to an email address of your c
66. nual WAP and Web are used interchangeably to refer to internet services Available services Some services and functions described in this user s guide are network or subscription dependent Because of this some menus may not be available in your phone This symbol indicates that a service or function is network or subscription dependent Q 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 phonebook information Tip Check if your information is saved to the SIM card before you remove it from another phone For example phonebook entries may be saved in the phone memory For instructions on copying your SIM card information to your phone see Phonebook on page 26 Assembly Before you can use your phone you need to Insert the SIM card Attach and charge the battery See SIM card and battery information on page 4 Note Always turn off the phone and detach the charger before you insert or remove a SIM card Getting started 3 SIM card and battery information It may take up to 30 minutes before an icon appears when charging if the battery is completely discharged Insert the SIM card Make sure the SIM card is placed under th
67. o log on to the external data network Pwd Request Password request if this setting is on you are asked for a password each time you log on to the external data network Allow Calls Preferred service if you want to be able to accept incoming calls during a GPRS session select Automatic If not select GPRS Only IP Address the IP address that the phone uses when communicating with the network If you do not enter an address the network provides you with a temporary IP address DNS Address if the network does not provide the IP address to the DNS server automatically you may enter it here Advan Settings Advanced settings these are optional Consult your network operator Phone Number the phone number of your Internet service provider Data Rate select the speed you want for the connection Dial Type select analog or ISDN connection W D Note If you want to change access type you have to create a new data account and select the access type you want to use To create a data account manually Scroll to Connect YES Data Comm YES Data Accounts YES Add Account YES Select an account type for access Enter a name for the data account Enter the settings that you have received from your network operator or service provider Confirm each setting by pressing YES Scroll to Save YES To edit a data account Scroll to Connect YES Data Comm YES
68. old You can also reach different options by pressing 3 Receiving a second call To answer the second call and put the ongoing call on hold press YES To reject the second call and continue the ongoing call press 3 select Busy To answer the second call and to end the ongoing call press 3 select End amp Answer Handling two calls When you have one ongoing call and one call on hold you can do the following Press YES to switch between the two calls Press 3 then select Join Calls to join the two calls into a conference call N Press 3 then select Transfer Call to connect the two calls You are disconnected from both calls Press NO to end the ongoing call then press YES to retrieve the held call Press NO twice to end both calls Note You cannot answer a third call without ending one of the first two calls Conference calls In a conference call you can have a joint Q conversation with up to four other people You can also put a conference on hold and make another call Creating a conference call To create a conference call you must first have one ongoing call and one call on hold To join the two calls into a conference call Scroll to Ongoing Call YES Join Calls YES To add a new participant Press YES to put the conference call on hold Call the next person you want on the conference call Press 3 select Join Calls YES Repeat steps 1 to 3 to include more particip
69. oll to Settings YES Display YES Wallpaper Select Select Picture YES Select a picture YES Tip When viewing your pictures you can set a background by pressing 3 To turn the background picture On or Off Scroll to Settings YES Display YES Wallpaper YES Activate W D Exchanging pictures You can send pictures via picture messaging or email and receive via picture messaging For more information on sending pictures in messages see Messaging on page 44 Note You are not allowed to exchange copyright protected material To send a picture Scroll to Pictures amp Sounds YES My Pictures or CommuniCam M Highlight a picture YES Press 3 Select Send YES Select a transfer method When you receive a picture via a text message or a picture message a new message appears in your Inbox Highlight the picture in the message press and select Save to save in My Pictures Ringtones and melodies Your phone comes with a number of standard and polyphonic melodies that can be used as ringtones You can create and edit standard melodies and send Personalizing your phone 17 N them to a friend in a text or picture message You can also download standard and polyphonic melodies via WAP Note You are not allowed to exchange copyright protected material To select a ringtone Scroll to Settings YES Sounds amp Alerts YES Ringtones To set the ringtone volume Scroll to
70. ons Add Symbol Symbols and punctuation marks are shown Move between symbols with center select key Insert Item Add a picture sound effect melody or animation to a message Spell Word For T9 Text Input only Edit the suggested word by using multitap text input Text Format Edit size style alignment or start a new paragraph Language Show the input language selected earlier Input Method A list of input methods available for the current input language is shown Candidates For T9 Text Input only A list of alternative words 1s shown Help Getting to know your phone 15 Personalizing your phone You can adjust the phone settings to suit your own requirements Themes You can change the appearance of the display for example the colors and background picture by using themes Your phone comes with some pre set themes You cannot delete these but you can create new themes on the Sony Ericsson Mobile Internet and download them to your phone For more information visit wap SonyEricsson com To select a theme Scroll to Pictures amp Sounds YES Themes Note If you need to adjust the display contrast scroll to Settings YES Display YES Contrast Exchanging themes You can send and receive a theme via multimedia messaging MMS also known as picture messaging email or download 1t via WAP For more information on sending themes in messages see Messaging on page 44 Personal
71. options cannot be activated To turn on call forwarding 1 Scroll to Calls YES Manage Calls YES Forward Calls YES 2 Select a call category and then a forward alternative YES 3 Select Activate YES 4 Enter the phone number to which you want your calls to be forwarded and press YES or retrieve it from the phonebook Calling pd To turn off a call forwarding option Select a forwarding option and select Cancel To check status Scroll to Calls YES Manage Calls YES Forward Calls YES Select a call type YES Scroll to the forwarding you want to check YES Select Get Status YES To check the status of all call forwarding Select Check All in the Forward Calls menu More than one call You can handle more than one call Q simultaneously For example you can put an ongoing call on hold while you make or answer a second call and then switch between the two calls Note During a call the Ongoing Call menu replaces the Calls menu Call waiting service If the call waiting service is activated you hear a beep in the earpiece if you receive a second call during an ongoing call pd To activate or deactivate the call waiting service Scroll to Calls YES Manage Calls YES Call Waiting To make a second call Press YES to put the ongoing call on hold Enter the number you want to call and press YES or retrieve a number from the phonebook Note You can only put one call on h
72. ou can ask your network operator or service provider to provide you with WAP settings information Then you can simply use the wizard in your phone to help guide you through the relevant settings To use the wizard for setting up WAP Scroll to Web Services YES homepage operator dependent YES The wizard now starts 1f no WAP settings exist Enter and save settings when asked press YES to confirm Advanced setting information To use the WAP browser via a WAP service provider you need settings for a specific data account for WAP and a WAP profile To use email messaging via an Internet service provider you need settings for a specific data account for email and an email account To send a text message SMS to an email address via your network operator you need to set an email gateway phone number Setting up Mobile Internet 39 Note Some advanced settings that are described in the following instructions are not necessarily mandatory Consult your network operator or service provider for more information A data account includes connection settings for access to a server at your service provider for example via WAP Mobile Internet or via email Internet A WAP profile includes user settings that allow WAP browsing and picture messaging An email account includes user settings that allow email messaging direct from your phone such as those provided by your Internet service provider Alternativel
73. our 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 21 7 lt gt 1 ABCAAZXac2r DEF E3A A GHIi4 C5 JKLSA C6 MNONOGOE PQORS57IIZ TUVUUS8 9 WXYZ9 FL QD 0WS ELYAE 00 EPO Space 1 to delete letters and numbers Press to see enter Gala to shift between capital and lowercase letters 9 press and hold to enter numbers Example To enter an A press 2 once To enter a B quickly press C 2 twice To shift between capital and lowercase letters press aa then enter the letter 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 C2 To enter a C press and hold the lower side volume key and press Ce Getting to know your phone 13 pd 14 T9 Text Input You can use T9 Text Input when writing for example text messages and email The T9 Text Input method uses a built in dictionary to recognize the most commonly used word for each sequence of key presses This way you press each key only once even if the letter you want is not the first letter on the key Note A language must be selected to be able to use the T9 Text Input method To turn T9 Text Input on or off Note You can toggle T9 Text Input on off by pressing and hol
74. posici n a ondas de radio utilizan una unidad de medida denominada coeficiente de absorci n espec fica o SAR Las pruebas de SAR se l evan a cabo utilizando m todos normalizados con el tel fono transmitiendo en el nivel m s elevado de potencia autoridado en todas las bandas de frecuencia utilizadas Aunque puede existir diferencias entre los niveles de SAR de diferentes modelos de tel fono todos han sido dise ados para cumplir las directrices pertinentes sobre exposici n a ondas de radio Para obtener m s informaci n sobre el SAR consulte el cap tulo sobre seguridad en la gu a del usuario Informaci n sobre datos de SAR para residentes de pa ses en los que se haya adoptado el limite de SAR recomendado por la International Commission on Non lonizing Radiation Protection ICNIRP Comisi n internacional de protecci n contra la radiaci n no ionizantes ICNIRP International Commission on Non lonizing Radiation Protection es 2 W kg promedio por cada diez 10 gramos de tejido por ejemplo la Uni n Europea Jap n Brasil y Nueva Zelanda El valor de SAR m s elevado para este modelo de tel fono cuando Sony ericsson realiz la prueba para su uso en la oreja era de 0 75 W kg 10g www SonyEricsson com Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB SE 221 88 Lund Sweden AE LZT 123 1772 RIA
75. pplies to the GSM International Emergency Number 112 Please contact your network operator or service provider if you are not sure whether you can use a particular service or not Please read the Guidelines for safe and efficient use and the Limited warranty chapters before you use your mobile phone The marble logo is a trademark of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB Sony is a trademark of Sony Corporation and Ericsson is a trademark of Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson T9 Text Input is a trademark or a registered trademark of Tegic Communications T9 Text Input is licensed under 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 Fl 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 Getting started About this user s guide For ease of reference the Getting to know your phone chapter gives a quick overview of the main functions of the phone shortcuts and general information More information and downloads are available at www SonyEricsson com www SonyEricsson com fun or wap SonyEricsson com Note Throughout this ma
76. ress press and hold press and hold turn National Characters on press and scroll Getting to know your phone to National characters not supported in all languages Delete edit and rename To When entering numbers A d hold h If you add items for example a contact an event or enter a p pause onan woman s a web bookmark 1t can be deleted edited or renamed entering numbers or saving codes There are two ways to delete items y e Select an item and press C_ e Select an item press 4 select Delete or Delete Help texts lcons all More information explanations or tips about selected o menus or functions are available in your phone There are two ways to edit items e Select an item press select Edit To get help e Scroll to the item you want to edit and press YES 1 Scroll to the menu or function and press 3 twice select Edit o YES Tip You can rename an item in the same way To access the Icon Glossary 1 Scroll to the menu or function and press 3 2 Select Icon Glossary 10 Getting to know your phone Menu overview 1 Phonebook 2 Messages 3 Calls or Ongoing Call N se i ote M ES 2 Re 1 Main menu numbering is not 1 Call from SIM 1 Text 1 Missed Calls 1 TurnOnSpeaker displayed menu numbering may 3 Call Contact 3 Call Voicemail 3 Manage Calls 3 Hold Call ices 4 Manage Contact 4 Email 4 Time amp Cost 4 Switch Calls A 5 Pictures 5 Chat 5 Next Call 5 Release Active On
77. ress YES To save up to nine lap times press GH To check saved lap times scroll using the center select key or simply select the lap number from your keypad To reset the stopwatch press or NO Note The stopwatch is turned off when you answer an incoming call or when you exit the stopwatch menu Timer The phone has a built in 24 hour timer To set the timer Scroll to Organizer YES Timer When the signal rings press any key to turn it off Calculator The phone has a built in calculator which can add subtract multiply divide and calculate percentages To use the calculator Scroll to Organizer YES Calculator YES Enter digit keys by pressing the digit keys on the keypad Press the right or left arrow key repeatedly to highlight one of the options on the bottom row of the display Select an option by pressing YES or by pressing the center select key Clear the calculator screen by pressing Sound recorder With the Sound recorder function you can record either your own memos or ring tones The recordings are saved in your mobile phone and can be accessed even if you change your SIM card Note You cannot record a phone conversation To start a sound recording Scroll to Pictures amp Sounds YES Record Sound YES Recording starts and the display shows Recording together with the time of the current recording increasing End the recording by pressing NO Note Recordings are saved in My Sounds und
78. ressing If your PIN starts with the same mil 12 18 me digits as an emergency number for example 911 the digits are not hidden with an when you enter them This 1s so that you can see and call an emergency number without entering a PIN See Emergency calls on page 24 for more information Note If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row the SIM card is blocked and the message PIN blocked appears To unblock it you need to enter your PUK Personal Unblocking Key Your PUK is provided by your network operator When you power on your phone you have Y the option of viewing Helpful Hints If you select View Now you will see a short demonstration of how some of the keys work You can choose to view Helpful Hints later or you can select to not view them To select to not view them scroll to NeverAskAgain using your navigation key and press YES You can always access Helpful Hints by pressing from the standby screen as long as they have not been deleted Helpful Hints To make and receive calls Enter the area code and phone number and press YES to make the call e Press NO to end the call e When the phone rings press YES to answer the call Getting started Getting to know your phone Key functions Volume Increase decrease the earpiece key volume during a call Scroll through lists under menus Enter the Status menu in standby Press once to mute the ringtone when receiving a call
79. ries or call your local Sony Ericsson Call Center for information gt Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB S 221 88 Lund Sweden Sony Ericsson provides this Limited Warranty for your mobile phone and original accessory delivered with your mobile phone hereinafter referred to as Product OUR WARRANTY Subject to the conditions of this Limited Warranty Sony Ericsson warrants this Product to be free from defects in design material and workmanship at the time of its original purchase by a consumer and for a subsequent period of one 1 year WHAT WE WILL DO If during the warranty period this Product fails to operate under normal use and service due to defects in design materials or workmanship Sony Ericsson authorized distributors or service partners in the country region where you purchased the Product will at their option either repair or replace the Product in accordance with the terms and conditions stipulated herein Sony Ericsson and its service partners reserve the right to charge a handling fee if a returned Product is found not to be under warranty according to the conditions below CONDITIONS The warranty is valid only if the original proof of purchase issued to the original purchaser by the dealer specifying the date of purchase and serial number is presented with the Product to be repaired or replaced Sony Ericsson reserves the right to refuse warranty service if this information has be
80. ription it E A recurrent calendar appointment Ej A task in your calendar zy The appointment is to travel The appointment is a vacation Voice Commands co A voice command has been recorded for a contact name 78 Icons Index A Alarm clock 58 Animations 17 Answering voice 33 Answering mode 21 Assistance 66 B Battery 4 Business cards 29 C Calculator 59 Calendar 59 Call costs 31 minute minder 20 Call time 31 Caller Name 32 Calls accept 38 answer 5 25 automatic redialing 23 call list 25 emergency 24 fixed dialing 36 forward 34 groups 29 international 24 make 5 23 missed 25 put on hold 34 receive 5 25 reject 25 restrict 36 speed dialing 30 Charging battery 4 Conference calls 35 Contacts 26 Contrast display 20 D Dialing voice 31 Display contrast 20 greeting 21 help texts 10 icons 73 light 20 Display messages 64 Downloading 54 E Email 50 gateway 39 45 settings 39 43 Emergency calls 24 F Fixed dialing 36 Forwarding calls 34 G Games 60 GPRS 40 Greeting 21 Groups 29 closed user groups 37 conference calls 35 H Handsfree 21 Help texts 10 Index 79 Icons display 73 International calls 24 emergency number 24 K Key functions 6 Key sound 20 Keypad lock 22 L Language display 20 Locks keypad 22 phone 63 SIM card 62 M Melodies see Ringtones 17 Memory full 66 Menu language 20 Menu overview 11 Minute Minder 20 Missed calls
81. rofile that you want to edit YES When selecting Add Profile enter a name for the profile YES Connect Using YES select the data account to be used YES and enter the IP Address YES A list appears Scroll to Save YES When selecting an existing profile you can do the following e Rename Change the name of the profile e Connect Using Select data account e IP Address WAP gateway server address e Advanced More profile settings see below e Delete Remove the profile A D If you select Advanced you can also do the following e Chg Homepage Enter the address of the WAP site you want as the homepage e SecondAccount Select an alternative data account if the first in Connect Using fails e User ID Enter your user id for the WAP gateway e Password Enter your password for the WAP gateway e Security Ensure the security of your WAP connection e Show Pictures View pictures while browsing Email account settings An email account specifies for example the server that is used for your email messages To create an email account Scroll to Messages YES Email YES Options YES Select Edit Account YES Select Add New YES Enter a name for the account for example Home or Office Select Connect Using YES A list appears with the data accounts that you have saved in your phone Select the data account you want to use with this email accou
82. send often you can save these as templates Your service provider may also have saved some templates in your phone To create a template Scroll to Messages YES Text YES Templates YES Add New YES Write the message YES Press YES if you want to send the message now Press NO to save the template Picture messages Picture messages can be sent to a mobile phone and or an email account via MMS Multimedia Messaging Service A picture message can contain text pictures animations melodies and sound You can also send contacts and event entries as attachments Messaging 47 Before you start Make sure you have the following settings An address to your service center A specific WAP profile for picture messages Note Contact your network operator to automatically download settings or for more information To enter the service center address Scroll to Messages YES MMS YES Options YES Message Server To select or enter settings for MMS Scroll to Messages YES MMS YES Options YES WAP Profile and select Select or Create New See To enter WAP profile settings manually on page 42 for information how to create a WAP profile More Options You can set different options for sending and receiving picture messages To edit an option Scroll to Messages YES MMS YES Options Messaging D EN S Un To compose and send a new picture message Scroll to Messages YES MMS
83. ssaging 45 D pd 4 46 To set up an email gateway Scroll to Messages YES Text YES Options YES Email Gateways YES If there is no number in the list select Add New YES Enter the number including the international sign and country code YES You can activate edit or delete email gateways Text formatting EMS You can change the style size and alignment of the text and create new paragraphs in a text message To format the text in a text message Scroll to Messages YES Text YES Write New YES Write the text message Highlight the text you want to format by pressing the volume key down while scrolling back with the navigation key Press 3 Select Text Format YES Then select Text Style Text Size Alignment or New Paragraph YES Select a text format YES Tip You can also select text formats before you start writing the text message Messaging Receiving text messages When you receive a text message the phone will give you an audio alert if the phone is not in Silent mode and the message New Messages Read now appears in the display If you receive a text message from someone you have saved as a contact in your phonebook the name of that contact appears in the display along with the text message To read the text message Press YES to read the text message or NO if you want to read the message later The message is saved in Inbox in the Text men
84. t any metal parts in the vicinity of the phone or when used with the original Sony Ericsson body worn accessory intended for this phone Use of other accessories may not ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines A separate leaflet with SAR information for this mobile phone model is included with the material that comes with this mobile phone This information can also be found together with more information on radio frequency exposure and SAR on www sonyericsson com DRIVING Please check if local laws and regulations restrict the use of mobile phones while driving or require drivers to use handsfree solutions We recommend that you use only Ericsson or Sony Ericsson handsfree solutions intended for use with your product Please note that because of possible interference to electronic equipment some vehicle manufacturers forbid the use of mobile phones in their vehicles unless a handsfree kit with an external antenna supports the installation Always give full attention to driving and pull off the road and park before making or answering a call if driving conditions so require PERSONAL MEDICAL DEVICES Mobile phones may affect the operation of cardiac pacemakers and other implanted equipment Please avoid placing the mobile phone over the pacemaker for example in your breast pocket When using the mobile phone place it at the ear opposite the pacemaker If a minimum distance of 6 inches 15 cm is kept between the mobile p
85. the ones you do not use You can also edit the voice command for a contact name in Phonebook Manage Contact Edit Contact Tips when recording and using voice commands If your phone cannot detect speech one of the following might have happened You spoke too softly try speaking louder You held the phone too far away hold it as you do during a call The voice command was too short it should be around one second long and more than one syllable You spoke too late or too soon speak immediately after the tone You did not record the voice command when the handsfree was attached for voice control with a handsfree kit record when the handsfree is attached You used another intonation use the same intonation as you did when recording the voice command Calling 33 Forwarding calls If you cannot answer incoming voice or data calls you can forward them to another number for example your answering service For voice calls you may be able to choose between the following forward alternatives e Always Forward forward all voice calls e Unanswered forward all missed calls e When Busy forward calls if you are already on the phone e Not Reachable forward calls if your phone is turned off or if you are unreachable e No Reply forward calls that you do not answer within a specified time limit operator dependent Note When the Restrict Calls function is on some Forward Calls
86. twork TTY must be selected in the phone and a TTY Accessory used prior to transmitting and receiving TTY calls Activate TTY by doing the following Scroll to Settings YES Handsfree YES TTY Accessory YES To use a TTY device select On 3 The TTY icon will appear on the standby screen when the setting is On and a TTY accessory 1s connected Note TTY is intended to be used with a TTY Accessory connected to the 2 5 mm adapter Both accessories are available from the Sony Ericsson Special Needs Center see Accessible Solutions Special Needs on page 66 Setting up Mobile Internet In order to use the Internet browse via Web Services or send and receive picture and email messages the following are required A phone subscription that supports data transmission Settings entered in your phone e Settings may already be entered when you buy your phone e You can receive settings in a text message from your network operator or service provider e Settings are also available at www SonyEricsson com You may also have to register as a WAP email user with your service provider or network operator Note This Sony Ericsson mobile phone does not support tethered data mode Note t is strongly recommended that you contact your service provider before editing or adjusting any data settings included in your phone at the time of purchase Set up with the wizard If your phone is not set up for WAP y
87. u While reading the text message you can for example start a chat session with the sender or go to a WAP address found in the text message When you have read the text message press YES to select one of the following options for example Reply Forward or Delete the text message Press NO to close the text message Saving incoming text messages Incoming text messages are saved in the phone memory You can also save messages on the SIM card Messages that you have saved on the SIM card remain there until you delete them To save from a text message When the melody phone number WAP address picture or animation is highlighted press YES Then select to save the item and press 31 YES e A melody is saved in My Sounds e A phone number is saved in Phonebook e A WAP address is saved in Bookmarks e All pictures are saved in My Pictures Note Animations can only be viewed when inserting an item in a text message See To insert an item in a text message EMS on page 45 Long messages A single text message can contain up to 160 characters You may not receive all parts of a long message at the same time You can send a longer message where two or more messages are linked together Note You are charged for the number of linked messages D To turn long messages off Scroll to Messages YES Text YES Options YES Long Messages YES select Off YES Templates If you have one or more messages that you
88. u may additionally need to register as a WAP Email user with your network operator or service provider specifically for email Note See Email account settings on page 43 or Email on page 50 for more information about email set up and messaging Using the WAP browser To start browsing From standby press and hold the key To reset your WAP Profile do the following First select the WAP profile you want to use Scroll to Web Services YES Options YES WAP Profiles YES Then select one of the following Open your homepage Go to one of your bookmarks Select Bookmarks YES Enter the address of a WAP site Select Enter Address YES Add Address to enter a new WAP address or select one of the 10 latest entered addresses Tip When you enter a WAP address the normal http prefix is not needed To exit WAP and disconnect Press and hold NO or Press 31 select Exit Options when browsing When you have started browsing you can reach different browsing options by pressing 3 Home Go to the homepage set for the current WAP profile Back Go back to the previous page Bookmarks Add the site you are currently browsing to your list of bookmarks or see the list of bookmarks for the current profile Enter Address Enter the WAP address of a site you want to visit Save Picture Save a picture from the site SendAsTextMsg Send a text message with a link to the current WAP page to
89. u to call a contact To call an entry on your SIM card Scroll to Phonebook YES Call from SIM YES Press one of the number keys 2 9 to find a SIM card entry beginning with the first letter on that key or closest following Press YES e For example press 5 to go to the first SIM card entry beginning with J To go to a SIM card entry beginning with L press 5 three times after you have entered the list When the SIM card entry you want to call is highlighted press YES Calling 27 NAO Un pod 28 Updating the phonebook When needed you can easily update or delete any contact information To edit a contact You can edit a contact that is stored on your phone or that is stored on your SIM card Scroll to Phonebook YES Manage SIM YES Edit on SIM YES for an entry stored on your SIM card OR Manage Contact YES Edit Contact YES for a contact stored on your phone Enter the first letters of the contact YES When the contact is highlighted press YES Select Edit Information YES Scroll to the field you want to fill in YES Enter the information YES Select the next field and so on To add more information fields press 3 When you have entered the information scroll down to Save and exit YES To delete a contact scroll to Phonebook YES Manage Contact YES Delete Contact Then select the contact and press YES twice To delete all contacts scroll to Phonebook YE
90. ure the safety of all persons regardless of age and health The radio wave exposure guidelines employ a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate or SAR Tests for SAR are conducted using standardised methods with the phone transmitting at its highest certified power level in all used frequency bands While there may be differences between the SAR levels of various phone models they are all designed to meet the relevant guidelines for exposure to radio waves For more information on SAR please refer to the safety chapter in the User s Guide SAR data information for residents in countries that have adopted the SAR limit recommended by the International Commission on Non lonizing Radiation Protection ICNIRP which is 2 W kg averaged over ten 10 gram of tissue for example European Union Japan Brazil and New Zealand The highest SAR value for this model phone when tested by Sony Ericsson for use at the ear is 0 75 W kg 10g Informaci n acerca de la exposici n a ondas de radio y la Tasa espec fica de absorci n SAR Ap ndice de la Gu a del usuario Este modelo de tel fono m vil T290a ha sido dise ado para cumplir con los requisitos de seguridad applicables para la exposici n a ondas de radio Dichos requisitos se basan en directrices cient ficas que establecen m rgenes de seguridad con el fin de evitar perjuicos a todas las personas independientemente de su edad o estado de salud Las directrices de ex
91. ute the microphone during a call see To mute the microphone during a call on page 23 Missed calls If you have missed a call Missed calls 1 appears in standby indicating the number of missed calls To check your missed calls When Missed calls 1 is displayed press YES to display the missed calls To call a number from the list scroll to the number YES Call list The numbers of the last calls that you have made or received are saved in the call list If your subscription includes the Calling Line Identification service and the caller s number is identified you will also find the numbers of answered and missed calls in the call list Note Your last outgoing call will always be listed first All other incoming outgoing calls are listed in time sequential order Calling 25 pd 26 Note Ifa number is stored on your SIM card the Q icon will display next to the number To call a number from the call list To enter the call list press YES from standby Scroll to the number you want to call YES To clear the call list Scroll to Calls YES Options YES Clear Call List YES To turn the call list on or off Scroll to Calls YES Options YES Call Listing YES Phonebook There are two locations used for storing contact information names phone numbers email addresses etc the SIM card and the phone s internal phonebook Information on the SIM card is more portable since you can e
92. without a SIM card inserted if a GSM network is within range Note Some network operators may require that a SIM card be inserted and in some cases that the PIN has been entered as well In some countries other emergency numbers may also be promoted Your operator may therefore have saved additional local emergency numbers on the SIM card To view your local emergency numbers Scroll to Phonebook YES Special Numbers YES Emergency Nos Voicemail If your subscription includes an answering service callers can leave a voicemail message when you cannot answer a call Receiving a voicemail message Depending on your network operator you are informed that someone has left a message by a text message SMS or by a voicemail icon that indicates the number of voicemail messages waiting 195 Calling your voicemail service You can easily call your voicemail service by pressing and holding if you have saved your voicemail number in the phone You get the number from your service provider To enter a voicemail number Scroll to Messages YES Options YES Voicemail Nos Note The voicemail number can be obtained from your service provider Receiving calls When you receive a call the phone rings and Answer appears If the number is a restricted number Withheld or Unknown appears To answer a call Press YES To reject a call Press NO N To mute the ringer Press the upper or lower side volume key To m
93. y Email via WAP includes user settings that also allow email messaging such as those provided by your Internet service provider However this is set up on your service provider s WAP site Note Check with your WAP service provider if their site supports email Data account settings You can have several data accounts saved in your phone with different settings for different purposes The main setting for a data account is the Account Type connection method 40 Setting up Mobile Internet Tip Jf there are no data account or WAP profile settings in your phone you can enter data account settings when you enter WAP profile settings See Web Services YES Options YES WAP Profiles YES Add Profile YES Enter a name YES Connect Using YES Add Account YES You can choose from GPRS Data or GSM Data account types Note Please contact your network operator for charging details GPRS General Packet Radio Service allows fast and efficient access where you can always be online Note You need a subscription that supports GPRS GPRS settings that are available e APN Access point name address the address of the external data network you want to connect to either an IP address or a text string e User ID your user id to log on to the external data network GSM settings include some settings that are similar to GPRS settings and some that are GSM specific as follows Password your password t

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