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Getting to know your phone

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Getting to know your phone

Key functions

Volume 
key

Increase/decrease the earpiece 
volume during a call. Scroll 
through lists under menus. 
Enter the Status menu in 
standby. Press once to mute 
the ringtone when receiving a 
call. Press twice to reject an 
incoming call.
Make and answer calls. Select 
a menu, submenu or an option.
Press for options, help.
Press and hold for WAP 
Homepage.

1–9, 0 Enter digits, 0–9, and letters. 

Press and hold 

 to enter 

the international . 
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 or right to move 
through the menus, lists and 
texts. Press the center select 
key as an alternative to 

YES

 

to select an option.
Press and hold to turn the 
phone on or off (in standby) 
or to go back to standby mode 
from menus. Press to end or 
reject a call, go back one level 
in the menus or leave an 
option unchanged.

(clear)

Delete numbers, letters or 
an item from a list. Press 
and hold to mute the 
microphone (during calls) 
or mute the phone or lock 
the keypad (standby menu).
Enter # or a space.

Summary of Contents for T292a

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Page 2: ...phonebook call options Setting up Mobile Internet 41 Set up internet and email Messaging 47 Chat email text and pictures Using Mobile Internet 55 WAP browser bookmarks More features 59 Calendar alarm...

Page 3: ...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 The marble logo is a trademark of Sony Eric...

Page 4: ...subscription dependent Please consult your network operator for more information about your subscription The SIM card When you register as a subscriber with a network operator you get a SIM Subscribe...

Page 5: ...icks into place 4 Connect the charger to the phone at the lightning bolt symbol The lightning bolt symbol on the charger plug must face upwards 5 It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery chargi...

Page 6: ...e not hidden with an when you enter them This is so that you can see and call an emergency number without entering a PIN See Emergency calls on page 26 for more information Note If you enter the wrong...

Page 7: ...6 Getting started To make and receive calls Enter the area code and phone number and press YES to make the call Press NO to end the call When the phone rings press YES to answer the call...

Page 8: ...er 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 or right to move th...

Page 9: ...silent or toggle keylock 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 card press the position n...

Page 10: ...hen entering letters using multitap text input reach the second letter or character of a key press and hold the upper side volume key and press any of the number keys reach the third letter or charact...

Page 11: ...ord and add a space press enter a period press To When entering letters using multitap text input view alternative punctuation marks press then or repeatedly shift between capital and lowercase letter...

Page 12: ...n 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 Sele...

Page 13: ...ties in Conf Calls 4 Pictures Sounds 5 Settings 6 Web Services 7 Organizer 8 Connect 9 Games 1 My Pictures 2 More Pictures 3 My Sounds 4 More Sounds 5 Themes 6 More Themes 7 Composer 8 Record Sound 9...

Page 14: ...when writing if other than the default English To select 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...

Page 15: ...letters To enter a B press and hold the upper side volume key and press To enter a C press and hold the lower side volume key and press T9 Text Input You can use T9 Text Input when writing for example...

Page 16: ...space If the candidates do not include a word 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...

Page 17: ...ure sound effect melody or animation to a message Spell Word For T9 Text Input only Edit the suggested word by using multitap text input Text Format Edit size style alignment or start a new paragraph...

Page 18: ...o known as picture messaging email or download it via WAP For more information on sending themes in messages see Messaging on page 47 To send a theme 1 Scroll to Pictures Sounds YES Themes 2 Highlight...

Page 19: ...YES Wallpaper 2 Select Select 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 YES Di...

Page 20: ...n receiving a call regardless of the ringtone chosen Warning Exposure to excessive ring volume may damage hearing Answer the call or lower the volume before placing the phone at your ear To turn the r...

Page 21: ...d YES 4 Select a transfer method Note To send a ringtone or melody in a text message see To insert an item in a text message EMS on page 48 Increasing ring You can choose a ringtone that rises in step...

Page 22: ...ear during an alarm Message Alert when messages are received Key Sound when using the keypad Minute Minder to beep after every minute during calls Menu language Most SIM cards automatically set the me...

Page 23: ...date in the Status menu To set the date and or date format Scroll to Settings YES Time and Date Advanced time settings Under Advanced in Settings YES Time and Date menu you can set time zone and dayli...

Page 24: ...ncy numbers can still be made even when the keypad is locked Automatic keylock Automatic keylock means the keypad is locked 25 seconds after you last press a key To turn automatic keylock On or Off Sc...

Page 25: ...on the phone and be within range of a network See Holding the Phone on page 5 Making calls 1 Enter the area code and the phone number 2 Press YES to make the call 3 Press NO to end the call Tip You c...

Page 26: ...s in front of you and speak into the microphone Note The speakerphone is not available when you use your phone with any handsfree equipment Automatic redialing If the connection of a call failed and t...

Page 27: ...view your local emergency numbers Scroll to Phonebook YES Special Numbers YES Emergency Nos Voicemail If your subscription includes an answering service callers can leave a voicemail message when you...

Page 28: ...oll 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 Line Identification service and the ca...

Page 29: ...ebook YES Manage SIM YES Add to SIM YES to add an entry to your SIM card OR scroll to Phonebook YES Manage Contact YES Add Contact YES to add a contact to the contact list stored on your phone 2 Scrol...

Page 30: ...g For example press and hold 5 to go to the first contact beginning with J To go to a contact beginning with L press 5 three times after you have entered the list of contacts 2 When the contact you wa...

Page 31: ...ontacts scroll to Phonebook YES Advanced YES Delete all Note Entries that are saved on the SIM card are not deleted They can be overwritten or copied from your SIM card to your phone Managing entries...

Page 32: ...of the contact you want to add press YES 5 Press YES to select the contact 6 Select a phone number press YES 7 Repeat steps 3 6 to add more members Business cards You can add your own business card to...

Page 33: ...YES 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 PB Speed dialing You...

Page 34: ...ort words Before voice dialing You must first turn on the name dialing function and record your voice commands To turn voice dialing on and record number types 1 Scroll to Settings Voice Control Voice...

Page 35: ...say a name for example John The name is played back to you 3 If you have several numbers for that contact after a second tone say the number type for example Home The number type is played back to you...

Page 36: ...r word If the recording sounds OK press YES If not press NO and repeat step 5 6 Lift the phone to your ear wait for the tone and say Busy or another word If the recording sounds OK press YES If not pr...

Page 37: ...d calls if you are already on the phone Not Reachable forward calls if your phone is turned off or if you are unreachable No Reply forward calls that you do not answer within a specified time limit op...

Page 38: ...mber 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 call and put the ongoing call on hold press...

Page 39: ...all 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 Extract Part to select the particip...

Page 40: ...0123456 Numbers with question marks can be saved For example saving 01234567 0 allows calls to be made to numbers from 0123456700 to 0123456790 To enter a question mark press and hold To turn fixed di...

Page 41: ...anage Calls YES Accept Calls YES Accepted List YES 2 Scroll to Add New YES This takes you to the phonebook 3 Select an entry YES To select an accept option Scroll to Calls YES Manage Calls YES Accept...

Page 42: ...Services or send and receive picture and email messages the following are required 1 A phone subscription that supports data transmission 2 Settings entered in your phone Settings may already be enter...

Page 43: ...mail account To send a text message SMS to an email address via your network operator you need to set an email gateway phone number Note Some advanced settings that are described in the following inst...

Page 44: ...at 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 address or a text string User ID your user...

Page 45: ...ttings that you have received from your network operator or service provider Confirm each setting by pressing YES 5 Scroll to Save YES To edit a data account 1 Scroll to Connect YES Data Comm YES Data...

Page 46: ...ile 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 list appears Scroll to Save YES When selecting an existing profile you can...

Page 47: ...he port used by the protocol you are using Mailbox enter a user name for your email account Password enter a password for your email account Your service provider may alternatively request a password...

Page 48: ...ce They can be sent to one person or to a number of recipients for example that you may have saved in the phonebook You can add pictures animations melodies and sound effects to a text message and for...

Page 49: ...age 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 recipients scroll to Add Recipient YES...

Page 50: ...before you start writing the text message Receiving text messages When you receive a text message the phone will give you an audio alert if the phone is not in Silent mode and the message New Message...

Page 51: ...me time You can send a longer message where two or more messages are linked together Note You are charged for the number of linked messages To turn long messages off Scroll to Messages YES Text YES Op...

Page 52: ...messages To edit an option Scroll to Messages YES MMS YES Options To compose and send a new picture message 1 Scroll to Messages YES MMS YES Write New YES 2 Select from the submenus press YES 3 Enter...

Page 53: ...te old messages in your inbox or unsent folder before you can receive new ones Automatic download options From the Messages YES MMS YES Options YES Auto Download menu select one of the following On Me...

Page 54: ...and send an email message 1 Scroll to Messages YES Email YES Write New YES 2 Select To Then add name enter an email address or retrieve an email address from the phonebook You can also retrieve a sav...

Page 55: ...a WAP address when reading an email message email disconnects and WAP starts To retrieve more messages Scroll to the arrow and press YES To reply to an email message 1 Open the email message 2 Place t...

Page 56: ...t to your mobile phone A wide range of services are available including news entertainment timetables reservations banking e commerce and email Before you start You should already have a phone subscri...

Page 57: ...n browsing When you have started browsing you can reach different browsing options by pressing Home Go to the homepage set for the current WAP profile Back Go back to the previous page Bookmarks Add t...

Page 58: ...a link to the WAP address in a text message Send Send a link to the current WAP address Set as Homepg Set the WAP address as the homepage Downloading You can download for example pictures themes game...

Page 59: ...sh message Scroll to Web Services YES Push Inbox YES scroll to any push message YES and select one of the following Load The browser starts and loads the WAP site so that you can see the push content...

Page 60: ...up to 300 appointments and 50 tasks in your calendar depending on the size of each item You can choose to add a new appointment or task or to use an old appointment or task as a template by copying a...

Page 61: ...month Move within and among the days or weeks by tilting the navigation key Press YES to view a certain day Days on which you have appointments are marked in bold Tip In the monthly and weekly views y...

Page 62: ...h for appointments and tasks that contain a specific text To search for appointments or tasks 1 Scroll to Organizer YES Calendar YES Advanced YES Find YES 2 Select if you want to search for appointmen...

Page 63: ...f when you answer an incoming call or when you exit the stopwatch menu Timer The phone has a built in 24 hour timer To set the timer Scroll to Organizer YES Timer When the signal rings press any key t...

Page 64: ...cording stops automatically if you receive an incoming call You hear a tone a few seconds before the memory is full To listen to your recordings 1 Scroll to Pictures Sounds YES My Sounds YES 2 Scroll...

Page 65: ...the phone s memory status and you will be asked if you want to save it to your phone 4 Select a game from the WAP site YES The game is downloaded and saved in Games Notes If you need to remember thing...

Page 66: ...m YES 2 Add note appears Press YES to save the note among your other notes Security SIM card lock The SIM card lock protects your subscription but not your phone itself from unauthorized use If you ch...

Page 67: ...al 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 have to enter your code followed by...

Page 68: ...phone setting has not been turned on or is otherwise not selectable For example the Send menu may be displayed in gray if you selected a copyright protected theme picture or sound Display Messages Ins...

Page 69: ...UK 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 66 Phonelock Your phone comes with the ph...

Page 70: ...ures sounds and games memory Scroll to Pictures Sounds YES select one of the menus YES select Memory Status YES To check memory for text picture messages Scroll to Messages YES select one of the menus...

Page 71: ...ng aids The Microphone M rating is defined and labeled on the handset box Devices meeting HAC compliance must have a minimum M3 rating or above as defined in the ANSI Standard PC63 19 2005 The M ratin...

Page 72: ...onnel should perform service Do not direct the infrared ray at anyone s eye and make sure that it does not disturb any other infrared units To avoid hearing impairment accept the call before holding y...

Page 73: ...variations in safety While there may be differences in SAR levels among mobile phones all Sony Ericsson mobile phone models are designed to meet radio frequency exposure guidelines Before a phone mode...

Page 74: ...OR OTHERS OR COULD ACCIDENTALLY DAMAGE THE MOBILE PHONE OR ACCESSORY YOUR MOBILE PHONE OR ITS ACCESSORY MAY CONTAIN SMALL PARTS THAT COULD BE DETACHED AND CREATE A CHOKING HAZARD DISPOSING OF THE PRO...

Page 75: ...For maximum battery capacity use the battery at 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 no...

Page 76: ...t due to normal wear and tear or due to misuse including but not limited to use in other than the normal and customary manner in accordance with the Sony Ericsson instructions for use and maintenance...

Page 77: ...OSE DAMAGES CAN BE DISCLAIMED BY LAW FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interfere...

Page 78: ...sounds and themes Personal settings including display language time and locks Gives you access to Web services on the Internet Calendar alarm clock and other extras Networks data communications settin...

Page 79: ...eived 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 being provided by the network...

Page 80: ...rver A damaged message A read picture message An unread picture message The message has not been sent Icon Description The message has been sent A message has been delivered or read by the recipient A...

Page 81: ...rd melody saved in My Sounds A polyphonic melody saved in My Sounds Icon Description Pictures Sounds Composer Turns backlight on and off Turns vibrating alert on and off Starts and stops a melody loop...

Page 82: ...cellaneous task The task is a phone call A recurrent calendar appointment A task in your calendar The appointment is to travel The appointment is a vacation Voice Commands A voice command has been rec...

Page 83: ...ernational 25 make 5 24 missed 27 put on hold 37 receive 5 27 reject 27 restrict 38 speed dialing 32 Charging battery 4 Conference calls 38 Contacts 28 Contrast display 22 D Dialing Voice 33 Display c...

Page 84: ...41 Multimedia messages 50 Multitap text input 13 Mute 7 8 9 24 My numbers 23 My own number 23 N Networks 5 P Pause 11 Personal ringtone 20 Phone lock 66 Phonebook 28 Picture messages 48 Pictures 17 a...

Page 85: ...T9 Text input 14 Text messages 47 Email gateway 42 48 Themes 17 Time settings 22 Timer 62 TTY 70 Phone Number 70 Turning the phone on off 5 V Vibrating alert 21 Voice Answering 35 Control 33 Dialing 3...

Page 86: ...ablished by the government adopted requirement for safe exposure The tests are performed in positions and locations i e at the ear and worn on the body as required by the FCC for each model The highes...

Page 87: ...www SonyEricsson com Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB SE 221 88 Lund Sweden AE LZT 123 8124 R1A Printed in Malaysia...

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