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Sony Ericsson T290a Contents Getting started 3 More features 56 Make and receive the first call. Calendar, synchronization, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games. Getting to know your phone 6 Security 62 Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters. SIM card lock, phone lock. Personalizing your phone 16 Troubleshooting 64 Choose ringtone, theme and other settings. Why doesnt the phone work the way I want? Calling 23 Additional
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Please read the Guidelines for safe and efficient Sony Ericsson This manual is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile use and the Limited warranty chapters before you Communications AB, without any warranty. use your mobile phone. Improvements and changes to this manual necessitated by typographical errors, inaccuracies The marble logo is a trademark of Sony Ericsson of current information, or improvements to programs Mobile Communications AB. Sony is a trademark and/or equipment, may be made by
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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 keeps For ease of reference, the Getting to know your phone track of your phone number, the services included in chapter gives a quick overview of the main functions of your subscription, and your phonebook information. the phone, shortcuts and general information. Tip: Check if your in
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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 lightning bolt symbol. The lightn
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Holding the Phone emergency number without entering a PIN. See Hold your mobile phone Emergency calls on page 24 for more information. as you would any other telephone. Note: If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row, the SIM card is blocked and the message PIN blocked Internal Antenna appears. To unblock it, you need to enter your PUK Your phone is equipped (Personal Unblocking Key). Your PUK is provided by with an internal antenna. your network operator. For best reception, try t
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Getting to know your phone Key functions Volume Increase/decrease the earpiece Tilt the navigation key up, key volume during a call. Scroll down, left or right to move through lists under menus. through the menus, lists and Enter the Status menu in texts. Press the center select standby. Press once to mute key as an alternative to YES the ringtone when receiving to select an option. a call. Press twice to reject Press and hold to turn the an incoming call. phone on or off (in standb
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To... When in standby: reach a phone number at press the position number Quick keys a specific position on the and Useful key combinations are described below. SIM card. To... When in standby: speed dial press any of the number make an emergency call enter the emergency keys - and YES number and press YES find a contact in the press and hold enter and move through press or Call Contact list the menus enter the Status menu to press the volume key up enter Call Contact press or see to
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To... During a call: To... When entering letters using multitap text input: put a call on hold press YES reach the second letter press and hold the upper retrieve the held call press YES again or character of a key side volume key and press mute the microphone press and hold any of the number keys reach the third letter press and hold the lower or character of a key side volume key and press any of the number keys To... When in the menus: shift between capital press , then the letter move
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To... When entering letters To... When entering letters using multitap text input: using T9 Text Input: turn National Characters on press and scroll to view alternative press , then or National Characters (not punctuation marks repeatedly supported in all languages) shift between capital press , then the letter shift between multitap or press and hold and lowercase letters T9 Text input methods enter numbers press and hold any of the (assuming T9 Text input number keys is set to On) dele
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Delete, edit and rename To... When entering numbers: If you add items, for example, a contact, an event or enter a p (pause) press and hold when a web bookmark, it can be deleted, edited or renamed. entering numbers or saving codes There are two ways to delete items: Select an item and press . Select an item, press , select Delete or Delete Help texts/Icons all?. More information, explanations or tips about selected There are two ways to edit items: menus or functions are available in
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Menu overview (1) Phonebook (2) Messages (3) Calls or Ongoing Call* Note: (1) Main menu numbering is not 1 Call from SIM 1 Text 1 Missed Calls 1 TurnOnSpeaker displayed (menu numbering may 2 Manage SIM 2 MMS*** 2 Call List 2 Turn Off Tones* change with certain functions or 3 Call Contact 3 Call Voicemail 3 Manage Calls 3 Hold Call* services). 4 Manage Contact 4 Email 4 Time & Cost 4 Switch Calls* *Only available during a call or 5 Pictures 5 Chat 5 Next Call 5 Release Active* 6 Personal Rin
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Entering letters and characters To select input languages You can enter letters, for example, when you add names 1. Scroll to Settings, YES, Language, YES, Input, YES. to the phonebook, write text messages or enter web 2. Scroll to the language or alphabet that you want to use addresses. for entering letters and press for each language In addition to the way you normally enter letters in your you want. phone, using multitap text input, you can use T9 Text 3. Press YES to exit the menu. Input
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Note: Your selection of input languages and character Press
to see/enter
or numeric input methods determines what you can see to shift between capital and lowercase or enter. letters See the Latin alphabet, abc, table below: - press and hold to enter numbers Press
to see/enter
- ? ! . : ; " < = > ( ) _ 1 Example: A B C Å Ä Æ à Ç 2 Γ To enter an A, press once. D E F è É 3 ∆ Φ To enter a B, quickly press twice. To shift between capital and lowercase letters, G H I ì 4 pre
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T9 Text Input 3. Press or repeatedly to view alternative words You can use T9 Text Input when writing, for example, (candidates). text messages and email. The T9 Text Input method uses 4. If the word shown is the one you want: a built-in dictionary to recognize the most commonly used press to accept and add a space word for each sequence of key presses. This way, you press or YES to accept without a space. press each key only once, even if the letter you want is not the first letter
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Tip: Press to enter a period. To enter other punctuation marks, press and then or 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 options: 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 Inpu
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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, for example, Note: You are not allowed to exchange copyright- the colors and background picture, by using themes. protected material. Your phone comes with some pre-set themes. You cannot Pictures delete these,
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To view your pictures Exchanging pictures Scroll to Pictures&Sounds, YES, My Pictures. You can send pictures via picture messaging or email The pictures are shown in thumbnail view. To get a full and receive via picture messaging. For more information view, press YES. on sending pictures in messages, see Messaging on page 44. Note: Animations for picture messages can be viewed in My Pictures. Animations for text messages can only Note: You are not allowed to exchange copyright- be viewe
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them to a friend in a text or picture message. You can also To turn the ringtone on or off download standard and polyphonic melodies via WAP. Press and hold from standby and select Turn On Silent or Turn Off Silent. Note: You are not allowed to exchange copyright- All signals except the alarm and timer signals are protected material. turned off. To select a ringtone To compose a ringtone or melody Scroll to Settings, YES, Sounds & Alerts, YES, 1. Scroll to Pictures&Sounds, YES, Composer,
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To use the piano Increasing ring 1. In the Composer, press You can choose a ringtone that rises in steps from the the upper or lower side lowest volume to the highest. volume key to activate the piano. To turn increasing ring On or Off 2. Use the center select key Scroll to Settings, YES, Sounds & Alerts, YES, See Icons on page 73. to move between the keys. Increasing Ring. 3. Press YES to select a note. 4. Press the upper or lower side volume key to deactivate Specific ringtones for pers
