Sony Ericsson T290a User manual

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.

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.

Publication number: AE/LZT 123 1772 R1A

Please note:

Some of the services in this manual are not

supported by all networks. This also applies to

the GSM International Emergency Number 112.

Please contact your network operator or service

provider if you are not sure whether you can use

a particular service or not.

Please read the Guidelines for safe and efficient

use and the Limited warranty chapters before you

use your mobile phone.

The marble logo is a trademark of Sony Ericsson

Mobile Communications AB. Sony is a trademark

of Sony Corporation and Ericsson is a trademark

of Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson.

T9™ Text Input is a trademark or a registered

trademark of Tegic Communications.

T9™ Text Input is licensed under one or more of the

following: U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,818,437, 5,953,541,

5,187,480, 5,945,928, and 6,011,554; Canadian

Pat. No. 1,331,057, United Kingdom Pat. No.

2238414B; Hong Kong Standard Pat. No. HK0940329;

Republic of Singapore Pat. No. 51383; Euro.Pat. No.

0 842 463(96927260.8) DE/DK, FI, FR, IT, NL, PT, ES,

SE, GB; and additional patents are pending worldwide.

Other product and company names may be the

trademarks of their respective owners. Any rights

not expressly granted herein are reserved.

Getting started 3

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 manual, WAP and Web are

used interchangeably to refer to internet services.

Available services

Some services and functions described in this user’s

guide are network- or subscription-dependent. Because

of this, some menus may not be available in your phone.

This symbol indicates that a service or function

is network or subscription-dependent.

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.

4 Getting started

SIM card and battery information

It may take up to 30 minutes before an

icon appears when charging if the battery

is completely discharged.

1. Insert the SIM card. Make sure the SIM card is placed

under the metal clips.

2. Place the battery on the back of the phone with the

connectors facing each other (label side up).

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

and slide it up until it clicks into place.

4. Connect the charger to the phone at the lightning bolt

symbol. The lightning bolt symbol on the charger plug

must face upwards.

5. It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery charging

icon appears in the display. Wait approximately 4 hours

or until the icon indicates that the battery is fully charged.

If you do not see the battery icon after this time, press

any key or the center select key to activate the display.

The display will “sleep” during charging.

6. Remove the charger by tilting the plug upwards.

Note: You have to insert the SIM card and charge

the battery before you can use the phone.

Getting started 5

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 is 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.

If you make a mistake while entering

your PIN, delete the wrong number

by pressing .

If your PIN starts with the same

digits as an emergency number, for

example 911, the digits are not hidden with an * when

you enter them. This is so that you can see and call an

emergency number without entering 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.

Helpful Hints

When you power on your phone, you have

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).

To make and receive calls

• Enter the area code and phone number, and press YES

to make the call.

• Press NO to end the call.

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

My Network

12:18

Welcome

PIN:

6 Getting to know your phone

Getting to know your phone

Key functions

Volume

key

Increase/decrease the earpiece

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. Press twice to reject

an incoming call.

Make and answer calls. Select

a menu, submenu or an option.

Press for options, help.

Press and hold for WAP

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.

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.

(clear)

Delete numbers, letters or an

item from a list. Press and hold

to mute the microphone (during

calls) or mute the phone or lock

the keypad (standby menu).

Enter # or a space.

Getting to know your phone 7

Quick keys

Useful key combinations are described below.

To... When in standby:

make an emergency call enter the emergency

number and press YES

enter and move through

the menus press or

enter Call Contact press or

enter Call List press YES

call your voicemail press and hold

enter the +sign press and hold

mute the ringtone when

receiving a call press , or press one of

the side volume keys once

write a new text message Press and hold

toggle phone to silent or

toggle keylock

press and hold

reach a contact beginning

with a specific letter press and hold any of

the keys -

reach a phone number at

a specific position on the

SIM card.

press the position number

and

speed dial press any of the number

keys - and YES

find a contact in the

Call Contact list press and hold

enter the Status menu to

see today’s date and the

model name of the phone

(may also indicate GPRS

availability)

press the volume key up

or down

reject a call quickly press the upper

or lower side volume key

twice when receiving a

call or press NO

silence call ringer quickly press the upper

or lower side volume key

once when receiving a call

To... When in standby:

8 Getting to know your phone

To... During a call:

put a call on hold press YES

retrieve the held call press YES again

mute the microphone press and hold

To... When in the menus:

move through menu lists use the navigation key or

press (and hold) the upper

or lower side volume key

enter a quick options menu

or help, if available.

press

delete an item press and hold when

in lists

go back to standby press and hold NO

To... When entering letters

using multitap text input:

reach the second letter

or character of a key

press and hold the upper

side volume key and press

any of the number keys

reach the third letter

or character of a key

press and hold the lower

side volume key and press

any of the number keys

shift between capital

and lowercase letters

press , then the letter

enter numbers press and hold any of the

number keys

enter a question mark press the upper side volume

key and press

enter the @sign Press and select Add

Symbol or press the lower

side volume key and press

enter a space press

delete letters and numbers press

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