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User guide
T280a
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Congratulations on your purchase of the Sony Ericsson T280a. For additional phone content, go to www.sonyericsson.com/fun. Register now to get free online storage and special offers at www.sonyericsson.com/myphone. For product support, go to www.sonyericsson.com/support. Instruction symbols The following instruction symbols appear in this User guide: > Use the navigation key to scroll and select. Press the navigation key up. Press the navigation key down. Press the navigation key to the l
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Prepare the phone To insert the SIM card and battery 1 Remove the battery cover. Slide the SIM card into its holder with the contacts facing down. 2 Insert the battery with the label side up and the connectors facing each other. Replace the battery cover as shown in the picture. Do not force the battery cover into place. Slide the battery cover carefully onto the phone and close it. 3 This is the Internet version of the User's guide. © Print only for private use.
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Charge the battery 1 The phone battery is partly charged when you buy it. Connect the charger to the phone. It takes approximately 2.5 hours to fully charge the battery. Press a key to illuminate the screen. 2 To remove the charger, tilt the plug upwards. You can use the phone during charging. You can charge the battery for more or less than 2.5 hours. Interrupted charging will not damage the battery. 4 This is the Internet version of the User's guide. © Print only for private use.
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Turn the phone on 1 Press and hold down . 2 Enter your PIN if requested. To correct mistakes, select Delete. 3 Select OK. 4 Select a language. 5 Enter the time and date and select Save. To turn the phone off • Press and hold down . Standby After you have turned the phone on and entered your PIN, the name of your operator appears on the screen. This is called standby. You can now make and receive calls. 5 This is the Internet version of the User's guide. © Print only for private use.
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SIM and PIN SIM card The SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card, which you get from your network operator, contains information about your subscription. Always turn off your phone and detach the charger before you insert or remove the SIM card. You can save contacts on the SIM card before removing it from your phone. Contacts may also be saved in the phone memory. See Contacts on page 17. PIN code You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) to activate the services in your phone
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Menu overview Extras Calendar, Timer, Stopwatch, Calculator, Games, My files Internet Homepage, Bookmarks, Go to URL, View, Advanced FM Radio Camera Take pic., Camera pics, Slide show, Settings Messaging Write new, Inbox, Call voicemail, Drafts, Sent messages, Saved msgs, Templates, Delete messages, Settings, Memory status Alarms Calls Call list, Time and cost, Call settings Contacts View contacts, Find contact, Add contact, My number, Voicemail, Delete contacts, Speed dial, Copy co
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Phone overview Stereo handsfree and battery charger connector Navigation Volume key with keys shortcuts Selection key End key, Call key On/off key Keylock 8 This is the Internet version of the User's guide. © Print only for private use.
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Network coverage Battery Network status coverage The network bars show the strength of the GSM network in your area. Try moving to another location if you have trouble calling and network coverage is poor. No network means you are not in range of a network. = Good network coverage = Average network coverage Battery status = The phone battery is fully charged = The phone battery is empty 9 This is the Internet version of the User's guide. © Print only for private use.
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Screen icons These icons may appear on the screen. Icon Description Battery icon. A completely green icon means that the battery is fully charged You have missed a call Divert calls is activated The phone is set to silent The keypad is locked You have received a text message You have received a picture message An alarm is activated Ongoing call The loudspeaker is on The FM radio is playing The Bluetooth function is activated 10 This is the Internet version of the User's guide. © Print only for
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Shortcuts From standby you can use the navigation keys to go directly to a function: • Press to write a text or picture message. • Press to go to the camera. • Press to play the FM radio. • Press to go to your contacts. To navigate the menus 1 From standby select Menu. 2Press , , , and select amenu. To go back one step in the menu • Select Back. To return to standby •Press . To lock the keypad •Press and select Lock keys. To unlock the keypad •Press and select Unlock. To set the phone t
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Calling You must turn on the phone and be within range of a network. To make a call 1 From standby enter the area code and phone number. 2Press . To end a call •Press . To answer a call •Press . To reject a call •Press . To turn off the ringtone when receiving a call • Select Silent to turn off the ringtone without answering the call. To turn the loudspeaker on during a call • Select Options > Turn on speaker. Do not hold the phone to your ear when using the loudspeaker. This could damage yo
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To make international calls 1 From standby press and hold down until a + sign appears on the screen. 2 Enter the country code, area code (without the first zero) and phone number. 3Press . To view a missed call • When Missed call is displayed, select Details. To call back scroll to the number and press . Call list You can view information about recent calls. To call a number from the call list 1 From standby press . 2 Scroll to the name or number and press . To delete a number from the call
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Camera Your phone has a digital camera to take pictures to save or send. Pictures taken with the camera are saved in Menu > Camera > Camera pics. The format is JPEG. Pictures downloaded using picture messages, Internet or Bluetooth are saved in Extras > My files > My pictures. To start the camera and take a picture 1 From standby press . You can see the subject on the phone screen. 2 Select Take pic. to take the picture. 3 Select Save or Delete. To delete a picture 1 From standby select Me
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Messaging Text messages (SMS) You must have a service centre number, which is supplied by your service provider and saved on the SIM card. You may have to enter the number yourself. See Troubleshooting on page 36. See Entering text on page 23. To write and send a text message 1 From standby press . 2 Select Text message. Write the message and select Options > Send message. 3 Select an option. 4 Select Send. To view a received text message 1 new message Read now? appears. Select View. 2 Sele
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Picture messages (MMS) Picture messages can contain text, sound and images. They are sent using MMS to a mobile phone. You need the correct Internet settings in your phone to use this function. See Internet on page 32. To create a picture message 1 From standby press . 2 Select Picture messages > Options and select among the options to create the message. To send a picture message 1 When the message is ready, select Options > Send message > To:. 2 Select Enter phone no. or Email address. 3
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Contacts You can save contacts in the phone memory or on the SIM card. You can copy contacts from the phone memory to the SIM card or from the SIM card to the phone memory. See Entering text on page 23. To add a contact 1 From standby select Contacts > Add contact. 2 Select Save on SIM or Save in phone. 3 Enter the name and select Options > OK. 4 Scroll to the icon below the name. 5 Enter the number and select OK. 6 Select Save contact. You can enter the + sign and country code with all pho
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To call a contact 1 From standby press . 2 Scroll to, or enter the first few letters of the contact. 3Press . To edit a contact 1 From standby press . 2 Select a contact. 3 Select Options > Edit. 4 Edit the information and select Options > Save contact. To delete a contact 1 From standby press . 2 Select a contact. 3 Select Options > Delete contact. To copy all contacts to the SIM card • From standby select Menu > Contacts > Copy contacts > Copy all to SIM. To view your own phone number • Fr
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Contacts memory The number of entries you can save in Contacts depends on the capacity of your SIM card. To check the Contacts memory status • From standby select Menu > Contacts > Settings > Memory status. Speed dialling Speed dialling lets you select nine contacts that you can dial quickly. The contacts can be saved in positions 2-9. Position 1 is set to voicemail number. To add contacts to speed dial numbers 1 From standby select Contacts > Speed dial. 2 Select a position number. 3 Select
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FM radio To listen to the FM radio 1 Connect the handsfree to the phone. 2 From standby press . To control the radio • Press or to search for FM radio channels. • Press or to change the volume. To save an FM radio channel • Press and hold down – . The FM radio channel is saved in Options > Channels. You can save up to 20 preset channels. To listen to a saved FM radio channel • When the FM radio is on, press – . To exit the FM radio • Select Back or press . To minimize the FM radio on th
