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areas. Never alter the cord or plug. If the plug will not fit 
into the outlet, have a proper outlet installed by a 
qualified electrician.

EMERGENCY CALLS

Mobile phones operate using radio signals, which cannot 
guarantee connection under all conditions. Therefore you 
should never rely solely upon any mobile phone for 
essential communications (e.g. medical emergencies).
Emergency calls may not be possible on all cellular 
networks or when certain network services and/or 
mobile phone features are in use. Check with your 
local service provider.

BATTERY USE AND CARE

We recommend that you fully charge the battery before 
you use your mobile phone for the first time. The battery 
can only be charged in temperatures b5°C 
(+41°F) and +45°C (+113°F).
A new battery or one that has not been used for a long 
time could have reduced capacity the first 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 and standby times 
are prolonged.

Warning! 

May explode if disposed of in fire.

• Use only Sony Ericsson branded original batteries and 

chargers intended for use with your mobile phone. Other 
chargers may not charge sufficiently or may produce 
excessive heat. Using other batteries and chargers could 
be dangerous.

• Do not expose the battery to liquid.
• Do not let the metal contacts on the battery touch another 

metal object. This could short-circuit and damage 
the battery.

• Do not disassemble or modify the battery.
• Do not expose the battery to extreme 

temperatures, never above +60°C (+140°F). 
For maximum battery capacity, use the 
battery in room temperature.

• Turn off your mobile phone before removing 

the battery.

• Keep out of children’s reach.
• Use the battery for the intended purpose 

only.

• Do not allow the battery to be put into the 

mouth. Battery electrolytes may be toxic if 
swallowed.

Summary of Contents for T290i

Page 1: ...e the phonebook call options Setting up Mobile Internet 42 Set up internet and e mail Messaging 47 Chat e mail text and picture messaging Using Mobile Internet 56 WAP browser bookmarks More features 6...

Page 2: ...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 Your mobile phone has the capability to do...

Page 3: ...ong 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 Other product and comp...

Page 4: ...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 a...

Page 5: ...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 6: ...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 7: ...0 9 and letters Press 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 navigatio...

Page 8: ...ess one of the side volume keys once write a new text message press and hold set the phone to silent or lock the keypad press and hold reach a contact beginning with a specific letter press and hold a...

Page 9: ...again mute the microphone press and hold To When in standby To When in the menus move through menu lists use the navigation key or press and hold the upper or lower side volume key enter a quick opti...

Page 10: ...ift between multitap or T9 Text input methods assuming T9 Text input is set to On press and hold To When entering letters using multitap text input shift between input languages and other character or...

Page 11: ...vent 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...

Page 12: ...ctive 6 Join calls 7 Transfer call 8 Release all Extract part Release party Parties in conf 9 Calls 10 Phone status 4 Pictures Sounds 5 Settings 6 Web services 7 Organizer 8 Connect 9 Games 1 My pictu...

Page 13: ...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 14: ...played 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 new se...

Page 15: ...e keypad are 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 Sl...

Page 16: ...acter and that the total number of strokes is four Enter The character is displayed in the candidate row Down Over Left Slope Down Over Down Hook Down Over Down Over Hook Over Down Over Down Hook Over...

Page 17: ...ger candidates without dotted frames are characters For example to enter 1 Enter and 2 Move the cursor to YES 3 Press YES again 4 Select Pinyin input Press the keys containing the required Pinyin lett...

Page 18: ...ollowing example shows how to write a name in the Phonebook Note Multitap input only applies when latin characters are selected To enter letters using multitap text input 1 Scroll to Phonebook YES Man...

Page 19: ...used word for each sequence of key presses This way you press each key only once even if the letter you want is not the first letter on the key Note A language must be selected to be able to use the...

Page 20: ...3 Continue writing your message See also Sending text messages on page 48 Tip Press to enter a period To enter other punctuation marks press and then or repeatedly Press to accept and add a space Pres...

Page 21: ...an send and receive a theme via multimedia messaging MMS interchangeable with picture messaging and e mail or download it via WAP For more information on sending themes in messages see Messaging on pa...

Page 22: ...on page 48 To view your camera pictures if connected Scroll to Pictures Sounds YES CommuniCam or Scroll to Connect YES Accessories To select a picture as background 1 Scroll to Settings YES Display Y...

Page 23: ...ES Ringtones To set the ring signal volume 1 Scroll to Settings YES Sounds alerts YES Ring volume YES 2 Press or to increase or decrease the volume 3 Press YES to save the setting Warning Exposure to...

Page 24: ...nd and receive a sound or melody via SMS or MMS or download it via WAP Note You cannot exchange a polyphonic melody via SMS To send a melody 1 Scroll to Pictures Sounds YES My sounds YES 2 Select a me...

Page 25: ...can set the phone s vibrating alert to one of the following On all the time On if silent on when the ring volume is turned off or when you have set the phone to silent Off all the time To set the vibr...

Page 26: ...s displayed in standby To set the time Scroll to Settings YES Time and date YES Set time You can choose a 12 hour clock or a 24 hour clock To set the time format Scroll to Settings YES Time and date Y...

Page 27: ...ing 1 Scroll to Settings YES Display YES Start up picture 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 num...

Page 28: ...h your service provider To reset the phone 1 Scroll to Settings YES Master reset 2 Select Reset settings or Reset all YES 3 Enter the phone lock code 0000 or the new code if you have changed it and pr...

Page 29: ...eakerphone at any time during the call press and then press YES to select TurnOffSpeaker 3 When your call ends the speakerphone is automatically turned off Note The speakerphone is not available when...

Page 30: ...also be promoted Your operator may therefore have saved additional local emergency numbers on the SIM card To view your local emergency numbers Scroll to Phonebook YES Special numbers YES SOS numbers...

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: ...ok 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 Phonebook YES Add contact YES 2 Scroll to the fie...

Page 33: ...switch the search mode to Chinese Then enter the first Chinese PinYin letters of the name you want to call 4 Select the name you want to call press YES 5 Select the number press YES For contacts in w...

Page 34: ...information YES 7 When you have entered the information scroll down to Save and exit YES To delete a contact scroll to Phonebook YES Manage contact YES Delete contact Then select the contact and press...

Page 35: ...to finish Business cards You can add your own business card to the phonebook To add your own business card Scroll to Phonebook YES Manage contact YES My card YES Select Add YES Exchanging business ca...

Page 36: ...SIM menu you can copy name and phone number to the phone by pressing and then selecting Copy to phone Speed dialling You can save the phone numbers that you want to reach easily in positions 1 9 on y...

Page 37: ...o turn on call diverting 1 Scroll to Calls YES Manage calls YES Divert calls YES 2 Select a call category and then a divert alternative YES 3 Select Activate YES 4 Enter the phone number to which you...

Page 38: ...d call and continue the ongoing call select Busy To answer the second call and to end the ongoing call select Release answer Handling two calls When you have one ongoing call and one call on hold you...

Page 39: ...participant that you want to talk with Select Join calls to resume the conference call again Restricted dialling You can use the restrict calls service to restrict outgoing and incoming calls This ma...

Page 40: ...calls to be made to numbers from 0123456700 to 0123456790 To enter a question mark press and hold To turn fixed dialling on or off 1 Scroll to Phonebook YES Options YES Fixed dialling YES 2 Enter you...

Page 41: ...one The phone numbers of calls you have rejected are saved in the Call List To add numbers to the accepted callers list 1 Scroll to Calls YES Manage calls YES Accept calls YES Accepted list YES 2 Scro...

Page 42: ...ynchronization Note It is strongly recommended that you contact your service provider before editing or adjusting any data settings included in your phone at the time of purchase Set up with the wizar...

Page 43: ...Alternatively e mail via WAP includes user settings that also allow e mail messaging such as those provided by your Internet service provider However this is set up on your service provider s WAP site...

Page 44: ...ress the network provides you with a temporary IP address DNS address if the network does not provide the IP address to the DNS server automatically you may enter it here Advan settings Advanced setti...

Page 45: ...you only need to use one profile to access the Internet Tip If there are no data account or WAP profile settings in your phone you can enter data account settings when you enter WAP profile settings S...

Page 46: ...r Office 5 Select Connect using YES A list appears with the data accounts that you have saved in your phone 6 Select the data account you want to use with this e mail account YES 7 Enter the rest of t...

Page 47: ...can set one of them as default Select Set account from the Messages YES E mail YES Options menu and select the account See E mail on page 53 for information about how to use e mail Messaging Your phon...

Page 48: ...bject YES To write and send a text message 1 Scroll to Messages YES Text YES Write new YES 2 Write your message YES 3 Enter a recipient or more as follows Enter a recipient s phone number YES For more...

Page 49: ...e Text size Alignment or New paragraph YES 5 Select a text format YES Tip You can also select text formats before you start writing the text message Receiving text messages When you receive a text mes...

Page 50: ...essage See To insert an item in a text message EMS on page 48 Long messages A single text message can contain up to 160 characters You may not receive all parts of a long message at the same time You...

Page 51: ...ES MMS YES Options YES WAP profile and select Select or Create new See To enter WAP profile settings manually on page 45 for information how to create a WAP profile More Options You can set different...

Page 52: ...hone will notify you that you have a new message Press YES to read the message Note Memory capacity is limited You may have to delete old messages before you can receive new ones Automatic download op...

Page 53: ...ices using POP3 IMAP4 and SMTP protocols Certain e mail services use proprietary systems that are not supported Before you start First make sure that you have A subscription that supports data transmi...

Page 54: ...sages have been downloaded to the phone scroll to Messages YES E mail YES Inbox to read them 3 Although your phone can send attachments you cannot receive attachments attached to e mails Note The phon...

Page 55: ...the e mail message 2 Make sure that the text you want to archive is visible in the display 3 Place the cursor in the text and press 4 Select Copy to arch YES The text can be found in Archive in the E...

Page 56: ...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 provider specifically for e mail Note...

Page 57: ...splay current status information for example profile access type connection time data rate security address Set as homepg Set the current site as the homepage of the WAP profile you are using Push inb...

Page 58: ...provider sends WAP content information to your phone without you having to do anything You can for example get updated news or new WAP settings from your service provider There are two kinds of push...

Page 59: ...ll prompt you with Answer or Busy Stored information The following information can be saved in your phone Cache improves memory efficiency Passwords improves server access efficiency Cookies improves...

Page 60: ...arm signal off 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 alar...

Page 61: ...s can only be sent as picture messages To add a new event 1 Scroll to Organizer YES Events YES New YES 2 Enter the appropriate information date time subject icon reminder Confirm each entry with YES T...

Page 62: ...fore the memory is full To listen to your recordings 1 Scroll to Pictures Sounds YES My sounds YES 2 Scroll to Recording or go to next or previous by moving the centre select key up or down respective...

Page 63: ...ant to save it to your phone 4 Select a game from the WAP site YES The game is downloaded and saved in Games Security SIM card lock The SIM card lock protects your subscription but not your phone itse...

Page 64: ...000 to any four to eight digit personal code The phone lock can be set to on automatic or off Phone lock on If the phone lock is on the message Phone locked appears each time you turn on the phone You...

Page 65: ...s not included in your phone service subscription or because a certain phone setting has not been turned on or is otherwise not selectable For example the Send menu may be displayed in grey if you sel...

Page 66: ...locking key code PUK incorrectly 10 times in a row Contact your network operator or service provider Phone locked The phone is locked To unlock the phone see Phone lock on page 64 Phone lock Your phon...

Page 67: ...o check memory for text picture messages Scroll to Messages YES select one of the menus YES Memory status YES To delete saved files or information Select a file or information press YES Select a subme...

Page 68: ...s information before using your mobile phone RECOMMENDATIONS Always treat your product with care and keep it in a clean and dust free place Do not expose your product to liquid or moisture or humidity...

Page 69: ...eloped by scientific organizations e g ICNIRP International Commission on Non Ionizing Radiation Protection and IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc through periodic and thor...

Page 70: ...cket When using the mobile phone place it at the ear opposite the pacemaker If a minimum distance of 15 cm 6 inches is kept between the mobile phone and the pacemaker the risk of interference is limit...

Page 71: ...have reduced capacity the first 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 statio...

Page 72: ...oduct fails to operate under normal use and service due to defects in design materials or workmanship Sony Ericsson authorised distributors or service partners in the country region where you purchase...

Page 73: ...re not Ericsson or Sony Ericsson branded original accessories intended for use with the Product 7 Tampering with any of the seals on the Product will void the warranty 8 THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIE...

Page 74: ...y shown on the valid proof of purchase Declaration of Conformity We Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB of Nya Vattentornet S 221 88 Lund Sweden declare under our sole responsibility that our produ...

Page 75: ...s menu that is only available during calls Handling of pictures sounds and themes Personal settings including display language time and locks Gives you access to Web services on the Internet Events al...

Page 76: ...cture message You have received a WAP push message A GPRS session is in progress Line 1 is in use for outgoing calls Line 2 is in use for outgoing calls Icon Description Encoding is currently not bein...

Page 77: ...er An unread message will be deleted the next time you connect to the server A damaged message A read picture message An unread picture message Icon Description The message has not been sent The messa...

Page 78: ...ls A missed call in the call list An answered call in the call list A dialled number in the call list Pictures Sounds A standard melody saved in My Sounds A polyphonic melody saved in My Sounds Icon D...

Page 79: ...nternational 29 make 6 28 missed 31 put on hold 37 receive 6 31 reject 31 restrict 39 speed dialing 36 Carrying strap 68 Charging battery 5 Chinese input 13 Conference calls 38 Contacts 32 Contrast di...

Page 80: ...Internet 56 bookmarks 57 downloading 58 e mail settings 42 46 options 57 settings 42 Multimedia messages 51 Multitap text input 18 Mute 7 8 9 28 My numbers 27 My own number 27 N Networks 6 P Pause 11...

Page 81: ...bile Internet 21 web site 67 Sound recorder 61 Speakerphone 29 Speed dialing 36 Stopwatch 60 Strap 68 Stroke input 14 T T9 Text input 19 Text messages 47 E mail gateway 43 48 Themes 21 Time settings 2...

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