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Getting to know your phone

Menu overview

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8 Options

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2 More Pictures

4 More Sounds

5 Themes

6 More Themes

9 CommuniCam

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6 Select WAP mode

§ May be customized

according to operator

1 Events

(if attached)

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Main menu numbering does

not appear (menu numbering
may change with certain
functions or services).

Only available during a call

or conference call.

Network- and subscription-

dependent.

Summary of Contents for T238

Page 1: ...29 Use the phonebook call options Setting up Mobile Internet 42 Set up internet and e mail Messaging 48 Chat e mail text and picture messaging Using Mobile Internet 57 WAP browser bookmarks More featu...

Page 2: ...er 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 Limite...

Page 3: ...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 netw...

Page 4: ...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 the charger plug must face upwards 5 It may take up to 30 minu...

Page 5: ...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 91...

Page 6: ...ss 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 o...

Page 7: ...d hold set the phone to silent or lock the keypad 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...

Page 8: ...ress delete an item press 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 press a...

Page 9: ...d a space press enter a period press view alternative punctuation marks press then or repeatedly shift between capital and lower case letters press then the letter To When entering letters using multi...

Page 10: ...S 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 delet...

Page 11: ...Release all Extract part Release party Parties in conf 8 Calls 9 Phone status 4 Pictures Sounds 5 Settings 6 Web services 7 Organizer 8 Connect 9 Games 1 My pictures 2 More Pictures 3 My sounds 4 Mor...

Page 12: ...ct input languages 1 Scroll to Settings YES Language YES Input YES 2 Scroll to the language or alphabet that you want to use for entering letters and press for each language you want 3 Press YES to ex...

Page 13: ...t displayed in the candidate row press to present another candidate row Continue pressing until the character you want is displayed Alternatively you can enter the next stroke or Pinyin letter and a n...

Page 14: ...e defined in the table below Number Key Stroke Category Basic Stroke Stroke Name Character Over Lift Down Down Hook Short Slope Down Long Left Slope Over Slope Short left Slope Dot Right Slope Down Cu...

Page 15: ...of the character and that the total number of strokes is four Enter The character is displayed in the candidate row Down Over Down Hook Down Over Down Over Hook Over Down Over Down Hook Over Left Slop...

Page 16: ...r entering complex characters Note The smaller candidates surrounded by dotted frames are components and the bigger candidates without dotted frames are characters For example to enter 1 Enter and 2 M...

Page 17: ...aving names in the phonebook or when writing Web addresses you enter letters using multitap text input You press each key as many times as needed to show the letter you want The following example show...

Page 18: ...d hold the lower side volume key and press T9 Text Input You can use T9 Text Input when writing for example text messages and e mail The T9 Text Input method uses a built in dictionary to recognize th...

Page 19: ...you want you can add a new word to the list during selection Note To enter a digit while typing text press and hold the digit key For example to enter a 5 press and hold To add a word to candidates 1...

Page 20: ...arlier Input method A list of input methods available for the current input language is shown Candidates For T9 Text Input only A list of alternative words is shown Help Personalizing your phone You c...

Page 21: ...ht protected material Pictures Your phone comes with a number of pictures You can Set a picture as background when in standby mode Assign a picture to a contact in the phonebook When that person calls...

Page 22: ...Display YES Wallpaper 2 Select Set picture YES 3 Select a picture YES Tip When viewing your pictures you can set a background by pressing To turn the background picture On or Off Scroll to Settings YE...

Page 23: ...e ring volume may damage hearing Answer the call or lower the volume before placing the phone at your ear To turn the ring signal on or off Press and hold from standby and select Turn on silent or Tur...

Page 24: ...item in a text message EMS on page 49 Increasing ring You can choose a ring signal that rises in steps from the lowest volume to the highest To turn increasing ring On or Off Scroll to Settings YES S...

Page 25: ...en using the keypad Minute minder to beep after every minute during calls Menu language Most SIM cards automatically set the menu language to the language of the country region where you bought your S...

Page 26: ...ur clock you can alternate between am and pm by pressing when setting the time Date When the phone is in standby mode you can press the upper or lower side volume key to see today s date in the Status...

Page 27: ...YES 2 Select a greeting YES Your selected greeting will be shown when the phone is turned on My phone numbers You can check your own phone number s To check your phone number Scroll to Phonebook YES S...

Page 28: ...ock the keypad Press when prompted with Unlock keypad press YES Master reset If Reset settings is chosen some of the phone settings will be deleted If you still want to delete phonebook information an...

Page 29: ...gain to resume the conversation To mute the ringer see To mute the ringer on page 31 Automatic re dialling If the connection of the call failed and the display shows Retry press YES Note Do not hold t...

Page 30: ...ncy numbers on the SIM card To view your local emergency numbers Scroll to Phonebook YES Special numbers YES SOS numbers Voice mail If your subscription includes an answering service callers can leave...

Page 31: ...s 2 To call a number from the list scroll to the number YES Call list The numbers of the last calls that you have made or received are saved in the call list If your subscription includes the Calling...

Page 32: ...ntacts stored in the phone s internal phonebook Personal ring signals and pictures are deleted from the contact information when you copy the contacts to the SIM card To add a contact 1 Scroll to Phon...

Page 33: ...would like to select YES To call a contact from your contact list 1 From standby press and hold one of the number keys 2 9 to find a contact beginning with the first letter on that key or closest fol...

Page 34: ...ES twice To delete all contacts scroll to Phonebook YES Advanced YES Delete all Then press YES twice insert your phone lock code and press YES Note Entries on the SIM card are not deleted when you sel...

Page 35: ...To add your own business card Scroll to Phonebook YES Manage contact YES My card YES Select Add YES Exchanging business cards You can exchange business cards as a text message or a picture message To...

Page 36: ...Advanced YES Copy from SIM Tip When you have selected a name in the Call from SIM menu you can copy name and phone number to the phone by pressing and then selecting Copy to phone Speed dialling You c...

Page 37: ...you are unreachable No reply divert calls that you do not answer within a specified time limit operator dependent Note When the Restrict calls function is on some Divert calls options cannot be activ...

Page 38: ...ant to call and press YES or retrieve a number from the phonebook Note You can only put one call on hold You can also reach different options by pressing Receiving a second call To answer the second c...

Page 39: ...cipant YES To end the conference call Press NO Having a private conversation You can have a private conversation with one of the participants and put the other participants on hold Press then select E...

Page 40: ...s on Partial numbers can be saved For example saving 0123456 allows calls to be made to all numbers starting with 0123456 Numbers with question marks can be saved For example saving 01234567 0 allows...

Page 41: ...calls only from certain numbers or from members of a group Other calls are automatically rejected by a busy tone The phone numbers of calls you have rejected are saved in the Call List To add numbers...

Page 42: ...as a WAP e mail user with your service provider or network operator Note This Sony Ericsson mobile phone does not support tethered data mode or synchronization Note It is strongly recommended that you...

Page 43: ...instructions are not necessarily mandatory please consult your network operator or service provider for more information A data account includes connection settings for access to a server at your ser...

Page 44: ...nline Note You need a subscription that supports GPRS GPRS settings that are available APN Access point name address the address of the external data network you want to connect to either an IP addres...

Page 45: ...unt YES 2 Select an account type for access 3 Enter a name for the data account 4 Enter the settings that you have received from your network operator or service provider Confirm each setting by press...

Page 46: ...ect an existing profile that you want to edit YES When selecting New profile enter a name for the profile YES Connect using YES select the data account to be used YES and enter the IP address YES A li...

Page 47: ...ncoming port if needed change the number of the port used by the protocol you are using Mailbox enter a user name for your e mail account Password enter a password for your e mail account Your service...

Page 48: ...Note Text messages with EMS functionality can only be sent to other compatible phones supporting the EMS standard Before you start First make sure that the number of your service centre is set The num...

Page 49: ...es YES Text YES Write new YES 2 While writing your message press 3 Select Insert item YES 4 Select Picture Sound effect Melody Animation or Picture YES 5 Select an item YES Then press YES again to con...

Page 50: ...lent mode and the message New messages Read now appears in the display If you receive a text message from someone you have saved as a contact in your phonebook the name of that contact appears in the...

Page 51: ...an send a longer message where two or more messages are linked together Note A text message can contain up to 160 latin characters or 70 Chinese characters Note You are charged for the number of linke...

Page 52: ...P profile settings manually on page 46 for information how to create a WAP profile More Options You can set different options for sending and receiving picture messages To edit an option Scroll to Mes...

Page 53: ...ge press YES and select Page timing YES Colour Set the background colour Delete page Remove a page Preview page View a page before sending Preview View the message Receiving picture messages When you...

Page 54: ...send and receive e mail messages via the Internet as you would from a PC Note This Sony Ericsson phone supports e mail services using POP3 IMAP4 and SMTP protocols Certain e mail services use propriet...

Page 55: ...o send Save to outbox The e mail message is saved in the Outbox Saved to drafts The e mail message is saved in the Drafts folder To receive and read e mail messages 1 Scroll to Messages YES E mail YES...

Page 56: ...ead it later or if you want to save important information You can archive only as much text as the display shows To archive an e mail message 1 Open the e mail message 2 Make sure that the text you wa...

Page 57: ...your phone for Mobile Internet WAP and or e mail messaging see Setting up Mobile Internet on page 42 You may additionally need to register as a WAP E mail user with your network operator or service pr...

Page 58: ...sit Save picture Save a picture from the site SendAsTextMsg Send a text message with a link to the current WAP page to another phone Send link Send a link to the current site to another phone Reload R...

Page 59: ...nals from WAP sites directly to your phone To download from wap sonyericsson com 1 Scroll to Web services YES Bookmarks YES Mobile Internet YES 2 Select what you want to download and follow the instru...

Page 60: ...message Postpone Save the message to be loaded later To receive a call when browsing When you are browsing and a call is received a menu will prompt you to answer the call or not Stored information Th...

Page 61: ...ff when it rings If you do not want the alarm to be repeated press YES To cancel the alarm scroll to Organizer YES Alarms YES One time alarm or Recurrent alarm YES Cancel To select an alarm signal scr...

Page 62: ...t you need to do You can choose to add reschedule edit send or delete events Note This Sony Ericsson phone does not support PC synchronization Note Events can only be sent as picture messages To add a...

Page 63: ...recording increasing Note Recordings are saved in Pictures Sounds YES My sounds To end the recording Press NO To set a recording as a ring tone Scroll to Pictures Sounds YES My sounds Press scroll to...

Page 64: ...t Delete or Rename YES Games Your phone has games and you can download additional games To start a game 1 Scroll to Games YES 2 Select a game YES 3 Select New game YES 4 Start the game Note Press to m...

Page 65: ...w PIN to confirm and press YES Note Your PUK is provided by your network operator To edit your PIN Scroll to Settings YES Locks YES SIM lock YES Change PIN Note If the message Codes do not match appea...

Page 66: ...one locked appears each time you turn on the phone You have to enter your code followed by YES to use your phone Automatic If the phone lock is set to automatic you do not need to enter your phone loc...

Page 67: ...battery icon appears in the display Chinese menus Press 0008 to reset the menu language to Chinese Grey menu options Grey text indicates a function is temporarily unavailable This may be because the...

Page 68: ...ess YES See SIM card lock on page 65 Codes do not match When you want to change a security code for example your PIN you have to confirm the new code by entering it again The two codes that you have e...

Page 69: ...server may be temporarily busy or experiencing problems Memory full Free memory by deleting unused files or information See the following section Memory Status You can check for example how many posit...

Page 70: ...you find the latest software updates tips on how to use your product more efficiently function guides for some of the products and additional help when you require it Carrying strap You can attach a c...

Page 71: ...ur product Do not paint your product Do not use your product near medical equipment without requesting permission Do not use your product in an area where the use of mobile phones is forbidden For exa...

Page 72: ...ave exposure for the general population The levels include a safety margin designed to assure the safety of all persons regardless of age and health and to account for any variations in measurements S...

Page 73: ...nches is kept between the mobile phone and the pacemaker the risk of interference is limited If you have any reason to suspect that interference is taking place immediately turn off your mobile phone...

Page 74: ...few times it is used The talk and standby times depend on the actual transmission conditions when using the mobile phone If the mobile phone is used near a base station less power is required and talk...

Page 75: ...on com cn to get further information WHAT WE WILL DO If during the warranty period this Product fails to operate under normal use and service due to defects in design materials or workmanship Sony Eri...

Page 76: ...ons or repair or opening of the Product performed by a non Sony Ericsson authorised person 6 The warranty does not cover Product failures which have been caused by use of accessories or other peripher...

Page 77: ...EMC directive 89 336 EEC and Low Voltage directive 73 23 EEC We fulfil the requirements of the R TTE Directive 99 5 EC Icons The table below shows icons which may appear in standby or in the menus Yo...

Page 78: ...s of the battery You cannot receive any incoming calls Icon Description You have missed an incoming call All incoming calls are diverted to a defined number No calls or only certain calls from numbers...

Page 79: ...rently not being provided by the network The network is preferred and can be used The network is forbidden and cannot be used Your home network is within range and can be used Icon Description An ongo...

Page 80: ...e next time you connect to the server An unread message will be deleted the next time you connect to the server A damaged message A read picture message Icon Description An unread picture message The...

Page 81: ...ia message contains a melody A multimedia message contains a recorded sound Cursor in a multimedia message More message options Chat message prompt Icon Description Calls A missed call in the call lis...

Page 82: ...s guide Print only for private use 82 Icons Starts and stops a melody loop Increases and decreases the volume one step A volume between 0 and 15 has been selected Whole note half note 1 4 note 1 8 no...

Page 83: ...d 31 put on hold 38 receive 5 31 reject 31 restrict 39 speed dialling 36 Carrying strap 70 Charging battery 4 Chinese input 12 Conference calls 39 Contacts 32 Contrast display 26 D Declaration of conf...

Page 84: ...tings 42 Multimedia messages 51 Multitap text input 17 Mute 6 7 8 29 My numbers 27 My own number 27 N Networks 5 P Pause 9 Personal ring signal 24 Phone lock 66 Phonebook 32 Picture messages 49 Pictur...

Page 85: ...e Print only for private use Index 85 Strap 70 Stroke input 13 T T9 Text input 18 Text messages 48 E mail gateway 43 49 Themes 20 Time settings 26 Timer 61 Turning the phone on off 5 V Vibrating alert...

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