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Contents
Sony Ericsson T230
Getting started 3 Using Mobile Internet 48
Make and receive the first call. WAP browser, bookmarks.
Getting to know your phone 6 More features 51
Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters. Events, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.
Personalizing your phone 15 Security 55
Choose ring signal, theme and other settings. SIM card lock, phone lock.
Calling 22 Troubleshooting 56
Use the phonebook, call options. Why doesnt the phone work the way I want?
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Sony Ericsson T230 Please read the Guidelines for safe and efficient GSM 900/1800 use and the Limited warranty chapters before you use your mobile phone. Second edition (January 2004) The marble logo is a trademark of Sony Ericsson This manual is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile Mobile Communications AB. Sony is a trademark Communications AB, without any warranty. of Sony Corporation and Ericsson is a trademark Improvements and changes to this manual of Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson
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The SIM card Getting started When you register as a subscriber with a network operator, you get a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) About this users guide card. The SIM card contains a computer chip that For ease of reference, the Getting to know your keeps track of your phone number, the services phone chapter gives a quick overview of the main included in your subscription, and your phonebook functions of the phone, shortcuts and general information. information. Tip: Check if your i
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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 flash symbol. The flash symbol on
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Holding the Phone If your PIN starts with the same digits as an emergency Hold your mobile phone number, for example 911, the digits are not hidden as you would any other with an * when you enter them. This is so that you can telephone. While speaking see and call an emergency number without entering into the mouthpiece, angle a PIN. See Emergency calls on page 23 for more the phone up and over information. your shoulder. Note: If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row, Internal An
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Getting to know your phone Key functions Volume Increase/decrease the earpiece Tilt the navigation key up, down, key volume during a call. Scroll left or right to move through the through lists under menus. menus, lists and texts. Press the Enter the Phone status menu centre select key as an alternative in standby. Press once to mute to YES to select an option. the ring signal when receiving Press and hold to turn the phone a call. Press twice to reject on or off (in standby) or to go an
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Quick keys To... When in standby: Useful key combinations are described below. reach a phone number press the position number at a specific position and To... When in standby: on the SIM card. make an emergency call enter the international speed dial press any of the number emergency number keys and YES and press YES find a contact in the press and hold enter and move through press or Call contact list the main menus enter the Phone status press the volume key up enter Call contact
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To... When entering letters To... When in standby: using multitap text input: change the language press 0000 reach the second letter press and hold the upper to English or character of a key side volume key and press change the language press 0008 any of the number keys to Chinese reach the third letter press and hold the lower or character of a key side volume key and press To... During a call: any of the number keys put a call on hold press YES shift between capital press , then the l
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To... When entering letters To... When entering letters using multitap text input: using T9 Text Input: shift between input press and hold shift between multitap press and hold languages and other or T9 Text input methods character or numeric shift between input press and hold input methods languages and other character or numeric To... When entering letters input methods using T9 Text Input: view alternative words press or To... When entering numbers: accept a word and add press en
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To access the Icon Glossary 1. Scroll to the menu or function and press . 2. Select Icon glossary. Delete, edit and rename If you add items, for example, a contact, an event or a web 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. Ti
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Menu overview (1) Phonebook** (2) Messages (3) Calls or Ongoing call* Note: (1) Main menu numbering 1 Call contact 1 Text 1 Missed calls 1 Turn off tones* does not appear (menu 2 Add contact 2 MMS 2 Call list 2 Hold call* numbering may change with 3 Manage contact 3 Call voice mail 3 Manage calls 3 Switch calls* certain functions or services). 4 Pictures 4 E-mail 4 Time and cost 4 Release active* 5 Personal rings 5 Chat 5 Next call 5 Join calls* *Only available during a call 6 Special num
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Entering letters and characters Multitap text input You can enter letters, for example, when you add names When saving names in the phonebook or when writing to the phonebook, write text messages or enter web web addresses, you enter letters using multitap text addresses. input. You press each key as many times as needed In addition to the way you normally enter letters to show the letter you want. The following example in your phone, using multitap text input, you can use shows how to write
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Tip: You can also use the volume key as a shortcut to Press
to see/enter
certain letters. To enter a B, press and hold the upper D E F è É 3 ∆ Φ side volume key and press . To enter a C, press G H I ì 4 and hold the lower side volume key and press . J K L 5 Λ T9 Text Input M N O Ñ Ö Ø ò 6 You can use T9 Text Input when writing, for example, P Q R S ß 7 Π Σ text messages and e-mail. The T9 Text Input method uses a built-in dictionary to recognize the most commonly T U V Ü ù 8 used wo
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To enter letters using T9 Text Input Tip: Press to enter a period. To enter other 1. Scroll to Messages, YES, Text, YES, Write new, YES. punctuation marks, press and then or 2. For example, if you want to write lane, repeatedly. Press to accept and add a space. press , , , . Press and hold to select an input method for 3. Press or repeatedly to view alternative words the text you are currently writing. (candidates). 4. If the word shown is the one you want: The list of options pr
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To send a theme Personalizing your phone 1. Scroll to Pictures&Sounds, YES, Themes. You can adjust the phone settings to suit your own 2. Highlight a theme, press . requirements. 3. Select Send, YES. 4. Select a transfer method, YES. Themes You can change the appearance of the display, Note: You are not allowed to exchange for example, the colours and background picture, copyright-protected material. by using themes. Your phone comes with some pre-set themes. You cannot delete these, but you
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Handling pictures Tip: When viewing your pictures, you can set You can also add, delete or rename pictures in a background by pressing . My pictures. The number of pictures that can be To turn the background picture On or Off saved depends on the size of the pictures. File types Scroll to Settings, YES, Display, YES, Wallpaper, supported are GIF, JPEG and WBMP. YES, Activate. To view your pictures Exchanging pictures Scroll to Pictures&Sounds, YES, My pictures. You can send pictures via
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Ring signals and melodies To turn the ring signal on or off Your phone comes with a number of standard and Press and hold from standby and select polyphonic melodies that can be used as ring signals. Turn on silent or Turn off silent. All signals except You can create and edit standard melodies, and send the alarm and timer signals are turned off. them to a friend in a text or picture message. You can also download standard and polyphonic melodies To compose a ring signal or melody via WA
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Note: To edit a melody, scroll to Pictures&Sounds, Note: To send a ring signal or melody in a text YES, My sounds, select the melody and press . message, see To insert an item in a text message (EMS) on page 41. To use the piano Increasing ring 1. In the Composer, press the You can choose a ring signal that rises in steps from upper or lower side the lowest volume to the highest. volume key to activate the piano. To turn increasing ring On or Off 2. Use the centre select key See Icons
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Note: You cannot assign a ring signal to a number Menu language stored only on your SIM card. Most SIM cards automatically set the menu language to the language of the country where you bought your Sounds & alerts SIM card. If this is not the case, the preset language You can choose to be notified of an incoming call is English. by the buzzing of the vibrating alert. You can set the phones vibrating alert to one of the following: To change the menu language On all the time. 1. Scroll to
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To set the display contrast To set the date and/or date format Scroll to Settings, YES, Display, YES, Contrast. Scroll to Settings, YES, Time and date. Time settings Advanced time settings The time is always displayed in standby. Under Advanced in the Settings, YES, Time and date menu, you can set time To set the time zone and daylight savings time. Making these Scroll to Settings, YES, Time and date, YES, Set time. changes alters the time accordingly, if your network operator support
