Sony Ericsson T106 User manual

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Contents
Quick guide 5
Easy access to certain functions.
Getting started 8
Make and receive the first call.
Getting to know your phone 11
Key functions, quick keys, entering letters.
Personalizing your phone 18
Choose ring signal, create pictures and more.
Calling 27
Use the phone book, call options.
Messaging 43
E-mail and text messages.
Using mobile Internet 48
WAP browser, bookmarks.
More features 52
Calendar, alarm clock, games and more.
Security 55
SIM card lock, phone lock.
Troubleshooting 57
Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want?
Additional information 60
Safe and efficient use, warranty.
Display icons 68
What do the icons mean?
Index 71

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Sony Ericsson T106
GSM 850/GSM 1900
First edition (December 2002)
This manual is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile
Communications AB, without any warranty.
Improvements and changes to this manual
necessitated by typographical errors, inaccuracies of
current information, or improvements to programs
and/or equipment, may be made by Sony Ericsson
Mobile Communications AB at any time and without
notice. Such changes will, however, be incorporated
into new editions of this manual.
All rights reserved.
©Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB,
2002
Publication number: AE/LZT 108 6344 R1A
INNOVATRON PATENTS
Please note:
Some of the services in this manual are not supported
by all networks. This also applies to the GSM
International Emergency Number 112.
Please contact your network operator or service
provider if you are in doubt whether you 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.
T9™ Text Input is a registered trademark of Tegic
Communications.
T9™ Text Input is licensed under one or more of the
following: U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,818,437, 5,953,541,
5,187,480, 5,945,928, and 6,011,554; Canadian Pat.
No. 1,331,057, United Kingdom Pat. No. 2238414B;
Hong 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.

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Quick guide 5
Quick guide
To... Do this:
enter the Call List press from standby
to enter the first function in
the menu My Shortcuts
press and hold from
standby
to enter the Find and Call
menu
press and hold from
standby
Call your voice mail service press and hold from
standby
enter the + sign to make an
international phone call
press and hold from
standby
set the phone to silent press and hold from
standby
turn off the microphone press and hold
during a call
speed dial (phone book
positions 1–9)
press any of the number
keys – and
from standby
find a phone book entry
beginning with the first letter
(or the closest following) on a
key
press and hold any of the
keys – from
standby
find a phone book entry enter the position number
and press from
standby
put a call on hold press
switch between two calls press
enter the Options menu when
writing a text message
press and hold
To... Do this:

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6 Quick guide

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Front Back
Indicator light
Volume key
Display
Microphone
On/off key
Keypad
Option key
Back cover

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8 Getting started
Getting started
About this User’s Guide
Some services and functions described in this User’s
Guide are network- and subscription-dependent.
Because of this, all menus may not be available in your
phone and the shortcut numbers to menus and
functions may vary between phones.
This symbol indicates that a service or
function is network- or operator-dependent.
Please refer to the information provided by
your network operator for more information
about your subscription.
We recommend that you read the chapter “Getting
to know your phone” on page 11 for information about
how to move through the menus.
The SIM card
When you register as a subscriber with a network
operator, you get a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module)
card. The SIM card contains a computer chip that
keeps track of your phone number, the services
included in your subscription, and your Phone Book
information, among other things.
Assembly
Before you can use your phone you need to:
• insert the SIM card.
• attach and charge the battery.
Note: Always turn off the phone and detach the
charger before you insert or remove a SIM card.

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SIM card and battery information
It may take up to 30 minutes before an
icon appears in the display when
charging.
1. Insert the SIM card. Make sure the SIM
card is placed under the silvery holders.
2. Place the battery on the back of the phone
and push until you hear a click.
3. Connect the charger to the phone at the
flash symbol. The flash symbol on the
charger plug must face upwards.
4. It can take up to 30 minutes before an
icon is shown in the display.
5. Wait approximately four hours or until
you see the battery is fully charged.
6. Remove the charger by tilting the plug
upwards.
You have to insert the SIM card and
charge the battery before you can use
the phone.

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10 Getting started
Making and receiving calls
To turn on the phone
• Press and hold until you hear a tone.
• Enter your PIN (Personal Identity Number), if you
have one for your SIM card.
Your PIN is provided by your network operator.
On/off
My Network
12:18
SIM locked
PIN:
If you make a mistake while entering your PIN,
delete the wrong number by pressing .
If you enter your PIN incorrectly three times in a
row, the SIM card is blocked. This is indicated by
the message PIN blocked. To unblock it you need
to enter your PUK (Personal Unblocking Key).
Your PUK is provided by your network operator.
To make and receive calls
• Enter the area code and phone number and press
.to make a call.
• Press to answer a call.
• Press to end a call.

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Getting to know your phone
Key functions
Make and answer calls.
Select a menu, submenu or
an option.
Press and hold to turn the
phone on or off or to go back
to standby mode. Press to
end or reject a call, go back
one level in the menus, or
leave an option unchanged.
Move through the menus,
lists and text.
(clear)
Delete numbers and letters
from the display. Delete an
item from a list. To turn off
the microphone during a
call, press and hold the key.
Enter *.
Enter #. Press and hold to
enter the Option menu.
1–9, 0 Enter the digits 0–9 and
letters. Press and hold
to enter the
international prefix +.
Move through menus
using shortcuts.
Volume key Increase or decrease the
volume of the earpiece
during a call. Scroll
through menus, lists and
text. Enter the Status
menu. To reject an
incoming call, slide the
key up or down twice.

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Moving through the menus
There are two ways of moving through the menus:
• Scrolling with the and keys
• Using shortcuts
Scrolling by using or
Using shortcuts
A quicker way to move through the menus is to use
shortcuts. Enter the menus by pressing or
and then simply enter the number of the menu to which
you want to go. To get back to standby, press and hold
.
How to interpret the instructions
In this example of how to interpret the instructions, we
are going to set the key sound to the tone option.
To set the key sound
1. Scroll to Settings, YES, Sounds & Alerts, YES, Key
Sound, YES.
2. Select Tone and press YES.
Interpret the instructions as follows:
1. From standby, press or to scroll to the
Settings menu.
2. Press to select the Settings menu. The name of
the menu that you have chosen is shown at the top of
the display Settings.
3. Press to select the Sounds & Alerts submenu.
(You do not need to scroll with the arrow keys as this is
the first submenu).
4. Press or to scroll to the Key Sound
submenu and press to select it.
5. Press or to scroll to the Tone option and
press to select it. You have now set the key sound
to tones.
6. Press and hold to go back to standby.
Press... to...
scroll left or up through the menus.
scroll right or down through the menus.
select a menu, submenu or an option.
go back one level in the menus or leave an
option unchanged.
press and hold to go back to standby.

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Display text
• Text that is highlighted indicates your position in the
menu. If you press , you enter this menu or select
this option.
• Grey text indicates a function that is temporarily
unavailable, for example, due to your subscription or
due to a certain setting which has not been turned on.

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Menu overview
My Network
12:18
Find and Call
Add Number
Find and Edit
CLI Pictures
Personal Rings
Groups
Email Addresses
Options
Memory Status
Special Numbers
Call Voicemail
Inbox
Write New
Unsent
Templates
Sent Items
Options
Missed Calls
Call List
Call Costs
Call Timers
Next Call
Options
Turn Off Tones*
Hold Call*
Switch Calls*
Release Active*
Join Calls*
Transfer Call*
Release All*
Sounds & Alerts
Profiles
Call Options
Networks
Display
Language
Time and Date
Locks
Handsfree
Phone Name
Master Reset
Calendar
Time
Pictures
Stopwatch
Calculator
Games
Homepage
Bookmarks
Push Inbox
Enter Address
Resume
Select Profile
Clear Cache
WAP Settings
Write New
Pictures
Ring Volume
Edit Shortcuts
Please note that some menus are
network- and subscription-dependent.
* Only available during a call.
Phone book Messages Call info Settings Extras WAP services My shortcuts

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Entering letters
You can enter letters when you add names to the phone
book, write text messages (SMS) or enter WAP
addresses.
You enter letters in your phone using multitap text
input, which is default, or you can use T9™ Text
Input, if the input language you select supports this.
T9 Text Input is a quicker way to write texts. See
“T9™ Text Input” on page 16.
Input language
Before you start entering letters, you need to select the
input languages you want to use when writing.
To select input language
1. Scroll to Settings, YES, Language, YES, Input, YES.
2. Scroll to the language you want to use for entering
letters and press .
Repeat step 2 if you want to use another language.
3. Press YES to exit the menu.
When writing, you can switch to one of your selected
input languages by pressing and holding .
Multitap text input
When saving names in the phone book or when writing
WAP addresses, you always enter letters using
multitap text input.
In the following example, we are going to write a
text message:
To enter letters using multitap text input
1. Scroll to Messages, YES, Write New, YES.
2. Press the appropriate key, –,or
repeatedly, until the character you want appears in the
display.
Press… to get…
Space - ? ! ‚ . : ; " ’ < = > ( ) _ 1
A B C Å Ä Æ à Ç 2 Γ
D E F è É 3 ∆ Φ
G H I ì 4
J K L 5 Λ
M N O Ñ Ö Ø ò 6
P Q R S ß 7 Π Σ
T U V Ü ù 8

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Example:
• To enter an ‘A’, press once.
• To enter a ‘B’, quickly press twice.
• To enter lower-case letters, press , enter the letter,
for example, an ‘A’. Lower-case letters appear until
you press again.
• To enter numbers, press and hold any numeric key.
• To delete letters and numbers, press .
Note: When your enter letters in a WAP address, some
of the characters show up in a different order.
T9™ Text Input
You can use T9 Text Input when writing texts such as
text messages and e-mail messages. The T9 Text Input
method uses a built-in dictionary to recognize the most
commonly used word for every 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.
When you press the keys, a word is suggested.
Note: T9 Text Input is not available in all languages.
To turn the T9 Text Input on or off
1. Scroll to Settings, YES, Language, YES, T9 Input, YES.
2. Select On or Off.
To enter letters using T9 Text Input
1. Scroll to Messages, YES, Write New,YES.
2. For example, if you want to write the word “Jane”,
press , , , .
If the word shown is the one you want:
• press to accept the word and add a space.
If the word shown is not the one you want:
• press to view alternative words. Press to
accept the word and add a space.
W X Y Z 9
+ & @ / ¤ % $ £ ¥ § ¿ ¡ 0 Θ Ξ Ψ Ω
# *↵
to delete letters and numbers
to shift between capital and lower-case
letters
– press and hold to enter numbers
Press… to get…

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If you do not find the word you want by pressing
:
• press and hold to switch to basic text input
(abc). Move the cursor by using or and
then delete letters by pressing . Enter letters by
pressing the appropriate key the number of times
needed until you get the letter you want.
3. Continue writing your message. See also “To send a
text message” on page 43.
Key functions when using T9 Text Input
•Input method
Press and hold to switch input method.
•Accept word
Press to accept the suggested word and add a
space.
•Candidates
Press repeatedly to scroll between the suggested
words.
•Symbols
Press repeatedly to scroll between punctuation
marks and add symbols such as ?and ,.
•Digits
Press and hold if you only want to enter digits.
•Rel. caps lock
Press to switch between capital and lower-case
letters.

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Personalizing your phone
You can adjust the phone settings to suit your own
needs.
Ring signals
You can specify the ring signal volume, choose among
different ring signals or compose your own ring
signals.
Ring signal volume
The ring signal volume can be set to six levels. You
can also turn the ring signal off (0).
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.
Tip: Use the volume keys on the side of the phone to
change the volume silently.
To turn the ring signal on or off
1. From standby, press and hold .
2. Select Turn On Silent and press YES.
All signals except the alarm and timer signals are
turned off.
To cancel, repeat step 1, select Turn Off Silent and
press YES.
Increasing ring
You can choose a ring signal that rises in steps from
the lowest volume to the highest.
To turn the increasing ring on or off
1. Scroll to Settings, YES, Sounds & Alerts, YES,
Increasing Ring, YES.
2. Select On or Off and press YES.
Ring signal type
You can choose a ring signal from a list of different
sounds and melodies.
To choose a ring signal
1. Scroll to Settings, YES, Sounds & Alerts, YES, Ring
Sounds, YES, All Voice Calls, YES.
2. Select a ring signal and press YES.

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Tip: Use the volume keys on the side of the phone to
scroll silently.
Specific ring signals for personal calls
If your subscription includes the Calling Line
Identification service, you can assign a personal ring
signal to up to ten callers.
If the last seven digits of a caller’s number
correspond to a number you have specified, then that
caller’s ring signal is used.
You can include question marks in a phone number.
For example, 012345??? means that calls from phone
numbers between 012345000 and 012345999 will
have the same personal ring signal. Press and hold
to insert a question mark.
To set a specific ring signal for a caller
1. Scroll to Settings, YES, Sounds & Alerts, YES, Ring
Sounds, YES, Personal Rings, YES, Add New, YES.
2. Enter the caller’s number and press YES.
Press to retrieve a number from the phone book.
3. Select a ring signal and press YES.
Composing your own ring signal
You can compose ten different ring signals.
To compose or edit a ring signal
1. Scroll to Settings, YES, Sounds & Alerts, YES, My
Melodies, YES.
2. Select one of the melodies and press YES.
3. Press to remove notes.
4. Use the keypad to enter notes:
• Press and hold a key to enter a
long note.
• Press to raise the note one
octave.
• Press once to raise the note
one semitone.
• Press twice to lower the
note one semitone.
5. To listen to your melody, press YES.
6. Press YES again to save it or press NO to continue
composing.
Vibrating alert
You can choose to be notified of an incoming call by
the buzzing of the Vibrating alert. You can set the
phone’s Vibrating alert to one of the following:
•On (all the time)

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•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 Vibrating Alert
1. Scroll to Settings, YES, Sounds & Alerts, YES, Vibrating
Alert, YES.
2. Select the setting you want, and then press YES.
Message signal
You can set the message signal to clicks, tones or
silent.
•SelectMessage Alert from the Settings/Sounds &
Alerts menu and then select the signal you want.
Key sound
You can set the key sound to clicks, tones or silent.
•SelectKey Sound from the Settings/Sounds & Alerts
menu and then select the key sound you want.
Minute minder
If you turn on the minute minder, you hear a beep once
every minute during a call.
•SelectMinute Minder from the Call Information/Call
Timers menu and then select On or Off.
Menu language
Most SIM cards automatically set the menu language
to the language of the country where you bought your
SIM card, Automatic. If this is not the case, the preset
language is English.
To change the menu language
1. Scroll to Settings, YES, Language, YES, Menus, YES.
2. Select a language and press YES.
Note: You can always choose Automatic by pressing
8888 in standby.
You can always choose English by pressing 0000
in standby.
Display light
The display light can be set to automatic, off or on. In
automatic mode, the display light is turned off a few
seconds after you press the last key.
• Select Light from the Settings/Display menu, and then
select the alternative you want.
Pictures
Your phone comes with a number of pictures.
• Scroll to Extras, YES, Pictures, YES, where you can:

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• Assign a picture to a number in the phone book.
When that person calls, the picture appears in the
display (provided your subscription supports the
Caller Identification service). See “To add a picture
to a phone book entry” on page 31.
• Edit a picture.
To draw your own picture
1. Scroll to Extras, YES, Pictures, YES, My Pictures, YES.
2. Press YES to start drawing with the picture editor.
3. Press YES twice to save the picture.
To edit a picture
1. Scroll to Extras, YES, Pictures, YES.
2. Select a picture group and press YES.
3. Select a picture and press YES to start editing with the
picture editor.
4. Press YES twice to save the picture.
The picture is saved in My Pictures.
Picture editor keys and functions
This table lists the keypad functions.
Key Use
Move the cursor up and left.
Move the cursor up.
Move the cursor up and right.
Move the cursor left.
Lift up, or put down, the pen. Press and hold
to switch between zoom and full size view.
Move the cursor right.
Move the cursor down and left.
Move the cursor down.
Move the cursor down and right.
Switch line thickness.
Open the Options menu.
Exit the picture editor.
Delete the picture.
Move the cursor 1, 5 or 10 spaces.
Switch between black and white pen color.
Key Use

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To save a picture in My Favorites
1. Scroll to Extras, YES, Pictures, YES.
2. Select a picture group and press YES.
3. Select a picture and press .
4. Press YES to save the picture.
To delete a picture from My Favourites
1. Scroll to Extras, YES, Pictures, YES.
2. Select My Favorites and press YES.
3. Select a picture and press .
4. Press YES to delete the picture.
Background picture
Select a picture as background when in standby mode.
Your phone comes with 10 preset pictures. You can
also save an additional 10 pictures in your phone that
you either create yourself or download from Sony
Ericsson Mobile Internet. For more information, visit
www.SonyEricsson.com/mobileinternet/.
To set a picture as background
1. Scroll to Settings, YES, Display, YES, Background, YES,
Select Picture, YES.
2. Select a picture and press YES.
To turn on the background picture
1. Scroll to Settings, YES, Display, YES, Background, YES,
Activate, YES.
2. Select On and press YES.
Display sleep
Turn on the sleeping display to save power.
To turn on the sleeping display
1. Scroll to Settings, YES, Display, YES, Display Sleep,
YES.
2. Select On and press YES.
Time and date
The time is always displayed in standby mode.
To set the clock
1. Scroll to Settings, YES, Time and Date, YES, Set Time,
YES.
2. Enter the time and press YES.
If you select the 12-hour clock, you can alternate
between am and pm by pressing .
You can choose a 12-hour or a 24-hour clock.
• Select Time Format from the Settings/Time and Date
menu, then select the time format you want.