Sony Ericsson T68i User manual

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Contents

Getting started 3

Make and receive the first call.

Getting to know your phone 6

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

Personalizing your phone 21

Choose ring signal, theme and other settings.

Calling 30

Use the phone book, voice control, call options.

Setting up WAP and e-mail 52

Set up WAP and e-mail.

Messaging 58

Chat, e-mail, text and multimedia messages.

Using WAP 68

WAP browser, bookmarks.

Transferring and exchanging information 72

Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.

More features 78

Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.

Security 87

SIM card lock, phone lock.

Troubleshooting 88

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

Additional information 90

Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.

Icons 99

What do the icons mean?

Index 105

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Sony Ericsson

Fourth edition (October 2002)

This manual is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile

Communications AB, without any warranty.

Improvements and changes to this manual

necessitated by typographical errors, inaccuracies

of current information, or improvements to

programs and/or equipment, may be made by Sony

Ericsson Mobile Communications AB at any time

and without notice. Such changes will, however,

be incorporated into new editions of this manual.

©Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, 2002

Publication number: EN/LZT 108 5406 R4A

Please note:

Some of the services in this manual are not

supported by all networks. This also applies to the

GSM International Emergency Number 112.

Please contact your network operator or service

provider if you are in doubt whether you can use a

particular service or not.

Please read the Guidelines for safe and efficient

use and the Limited warranty chapters before you

use your mobile phone.

The BLUETOOTH trademarks are owned by

Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

T9™ Text Input is a trademark or a registered

trademark of Tegic Communications.

T9™ Text Input is licensed under one or more of

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

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

Canadian Pat. No. 1,331,057,

United Kingdom Pat. No. 2238414B;

Hong Kong Standard Pat. No. HK0940329;

Republic of Singapore Pat. No. 51383;

Euro.Pat. No. 0 842 463(96927260.8) DE/DK, FI,

FR, IT, NL, PT, ES, SE, GB; and additional patents

are pending worldwide.

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Getting started 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.

Available services

Some services and functions described in this user’s

guide are network- or subscription-dependent. Because

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

This symbol indicates that a service or

function is network or 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 phone book

information, among other things.

Assembly

Before you can use your phone you need to:

• insert the SIM card.

• attach and charge the battery. See “SIM card and

battery information” on page 4.

Note: Always turn off the phone and detach the

charger before you insert or remove a SIM card.

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4 Getting started

SIM card and battery information

It may take up to 30 minutes before an icon

appears in the display when charging.

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

under the silvery holders.

2. Place the battery on the back of the phone and push

until you hear a click.

3. Connect the charger to the phone at the flash symbol.

The flash symbol on the charger plug must

face upwards.

4. It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery

charging icon appears in the display.

5. Wait approximately 4 hours or until the icon indicates

that the battery is fully charged. If you do not see the

battery icon after this time, press any key or the

joystick to activate the display.

6. Remove the charger by tilting the plug upwards.

You have to insert the SIM

card and charge the battery

before you can use the phone.

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Getting started 5

Making and receiving calls

To turn on the phone

• Press and hold NO until you hear a tone.

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

have one for your SIM card.

Your PIN is provided by your network operator.

Note: Not all operators require a PIN to

activate services.

If you make a mistake while entering your PIN,

delete the wrong number by pressing .

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

SIM card is blocked and the message PIN blocked

appears. To unblock it, you need to enter your PUK

(Personal Unblocking Key). Your PUK is provided by

your network operator.

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.

On/off

My Network

12:18

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6 Getting to know your phone

Getting to know your phone

Key functions

Volume

key

Increase or decrease the

volume of the earpiece

during a call. Scroll through

menus, lists and text. Enter the

Status menu in standby. Slide

up or down twice to reject an

incoming call. Slide up or

down once to turn off the ring

signal when receiving a call.

Make and answer calls. Select

a menu, submenu or an option.

Press for options.

1–9, 0 Enter the digits 0–9 and

letters. Press and hold

to enter the international

prefix +. Move through menus

using shortcuts.

Enter *. Shift between lower

and upper case.

Press the joystick up, down,

left or right to move through

the menus, lists and texts.

Press the joystick as an

alternative to .

Press and hold to turn the

phone on or off or to go back

to standby mode. Press to end

or reject a call, go back one

level in the menus or leave an

option unchanged.

(clear)

Delete numbers and letters

from the display. Delete an

item from a list. Press and

hold to turn off the

microphone during a call.

Enter #.

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Getting to know your phone 7

Quick keys

The table describes some of the most useful key

combinations using shortcuts.

To... When in standby:

make an emergency call enter the international

emergency number and

press YES

enter and move through

the main menus press or

enter Call contact press or

enter the Call list press YES

voice dial press and hold YES or say

your magic word

call your voice mail press and hold

enter the +sign to make an

international phone call press and hold

turn off the ring signal

when receiving a call press , or slide

the volume key up or

down once

set the phone to silent 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.

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 first submenu of

the My shortcuts menu

press and hold

see which profile you

are using

slide the volume key up

or down

see today’s date slide the volume key up

or down

change the language

to Automatic

press 8888

change the language

to English press 0000

To... When in standby:

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8 Getting to know your phone

reject a call quickly slide the volume

key up or down twice

when receiving a call or

press NO

To... During a call:

put a call on hold press YES

retrieve a call press YES again

turn off the microphone press and hold

To... When in the menus:

move through menus

or lists

slide (and hold) the

volume key up or down or

use the joystick

select a menu or setting press YES

enter a quick options menu press

delete an item press and hold when

in lists

go back to standby press and hold NO

To... When in standby: To... When entering letters

using multitap text input:

reach the second letter or

character of a key

slide the volume key up

and press any of the

number keys

reach the third letter or

character of a key

slide the volume key down

and press any of the

number keys

shift between capital and

lower-case letters press , then the letter

enter numbers press and hold any of the

number keys

enter a question mark slide the volume key down

and press

enter the @-sign slide the volume key down

and press

enter a space press

delete letters and numbers press

shift between

input methods press and hold

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Getting to know your phone 9

Using shortcuts

A quicker way to move through the menus is to use

shortcuts. Enter the menus by pressing or and

then simply press the joystick to enter the menu. You

can also enter the number of the menu to which you

want to go. To get back to standby, press and hold NO.

You can quickly and easily reach the settings you

use most by placing them in the menu My shortcuts.

See “My shortcuts” on page 29.

Help texts

To help you use the menus and functions, your phone

has help texts that explain the menus.

• To get help, select the menu you want information

about and then press . Select Help, YES.

shift between input

languages press and hold

enter a p(pause) press and hold when

entering a pause in a dial

string or melody

To... When entering letters

using T9™Text Input:

view alternative words press or

accept a word and add

aspace press

enter a full stop press

view alternative

punctuation marks

press , then

repeatedly

shift between capital and

lower-case letters press , then the letter

enter numbers press and hold any of the

number keys

delete letters and numbers press

To... When entering letters

using multitap text input:

shift between

input methods press and hold

shift between

input languages press and hold

To... When entering letters

using T9™Text Input:

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10 Getting to know your phone

Delete, edit and rename

If you add items, for example, a contact, a note,

an appointment or a bookmark, it can be deleted,

edited or renamed.

There are two ways to delete items:

• Select an item and press .

• Select an item, press , select Delete or Delete all.

There are two ways to edit items:

• Select an item, press , select Edit.

• Scroll to the item you want to edit and press YES twice,

select Edit.

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

Online services

Online services are customized services

offered by network operators, independently

of mobile phones and mobile phone

manufacturers.

A SIM card which supports Online services works

in the same way as a normal SIM card. When you have

inserted your SIM card and turned on your phone, your

network operator can download data to your SIM card.

After the first data download and after restarting your

phone, a new menu appears in your phone as the first

submenu under the Connect menu.

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

Online services.

Note: This menu only appears if your SIM card

supports this service. Some operators may not use the

name “Online services”. Your phone may not support

all of the services offered.

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