Sony Ericsson T290i User manual

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Contents 1
Contents
Getting started 4
Make and receive the first call.
Getting to know your phone 7
Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.
Personalizing your phone 21
Choose ring signal, theme and other settings.
Calling 28
Use 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 60
Events, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.
Security 63
SIM card lock, phone lock.
Troubleshooting 65
Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want?
Additional information 67
Sony Ericsson Consumer Web site, safe and efficient use,
warranty, declaration of conformity.
Icons 75
What do the icons mean?
Index 79
Sony Ericsson T290i

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2 Contents
Sony Ericsson T290i
GSM 900/1800
First edition (November 2004)
This user guide is published by Sony Ericsson
Mobile Communications AB, without any warranty.
Improvements and changes to this user guide
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 user guide.
© 2004 Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
All rights reserved.
Publication number: EN/LZT 108 7576 R1A
Please note:
Some of the services in this user guide 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 not sure 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.
Your mobile phone has the capability to download,
store and forward additional content, e.g. ringtones.
The use of such content may be restricted or
prohibited by rights of third parties, including but not
limited to restriction under applicable copyright
laws. You, and not Sony Ericsson, are entirely
responsible for additional content that you
download to or forward from your mobile phone.
Prior to your use of any additional content, please
verify that your intended use is properly licensed or
is otherwise authorized. Sony Ericsson does not
guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of any
additional content or any other third party content.
Under no circumstances will Sony Ericsson be
liable in any way for your improper use of additional
content or other third party content.
CommuniCam™ is a trademark or a registered
trademark of Sony Ericsson Mobile
Communications AB.
T9™ Text Input is a trademark or a registered
trademark of Tegic Communications.

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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.
Other product and company names may be the
trademarks of their respective owners.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are
reserved.
Sony Ericsson advises users to backup their
personal data information.
All illustrations are for illustration only and may not
accurately depict the actual phone.

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4 Getting started
Getting started
About this user’s guide
For ease of reference, the “Getting to know your
phone” chapter gives a quick overview of the main
functions of the phone, shortcuts and general
information.
More information and downloads are available at
www.SonyEricsson.com.
Note: Throughout this user guide, WAP and Web are
used interchangeably to refer to internet services.
Available services
Some services and functions described in this user’s
guide are network- or subscription-dependent. Because
of this, some menus may not be available in your phone.
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 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 phonebook
information.
Tip: Check if your information is saved to the SIM
card before you remove it from another phone.
For example, phonebook entries may be saved in the
phone memory.
Assembly
Before you can use your phone you need to:
• Insert the SIM card.
• Attach and charge the battery. See “SIM card and
battery information” on page 5.
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 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 flash
symbol. The flash symbol on the charger plug
must face upwards.
5. It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery
charging icon appears in the display. Wait
approximately 4 hours or until the icon indicates
that the battery is fully charged. If you do not see
the battery icon after this time, press any key or
the centre select key to activate the display. The
display will “sleep” during charging.
6. Remove the charger by tilting the plug upwards.
Note: You have to insert the SIM card and charge the
battery before you can use the phone.

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6 Getting started
Holding the Phone
Hold your mobile phone
as you would any other
telephone. While
speaking into the
mouthpiece, angle the
phone up and over your
shoulder.
Internal Antenna
Your phone is equipped with an internal antenna. For
best reception, try to hold your phone so your hand
does not cover the internal antenna. The antenna is
located on the back of the phone above the back cover.
Turning On the Phone
Press and hold NO 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.
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 911, the digits are 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 30 for more information.
Note: If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row,
the SIM card is blocked and the message PIN blocked
appears. 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 YES
to make the call.
•Press
NO to end the call.
• When the phone rings, press YES to answer the call.
My Network
12:18
Welcome
PIN:

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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 Phone status menu in standby.
Press once to mute the ring signal
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.
1-9, 0 Enter digits, 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 navigation key up, down,
left or right to move through the
menus, lists and texts. Press the
centre 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.

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8 Getting to know your phone
Quick keys
Useful key combinations are described below.
To... When in standby:
make an emergency call enter the international
emergency number and
press YES
enter and move through
the main menus
press or
enter Call contact press or
enter Call list press YES
call your voice mail press and hold
enter the +sign press and hold
mute the ring signal when
receiving a call
press , or press 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 any of the
keys -
reach a phone number at a
specific position on the
SIM card.
press the position number
and
speed dial press any of the number
keys - and
YES
find a contact in the Call
contact list
press and hold
enter the Phone status
menu to see today’s date
and the model name of the
phone (may also indicate
GPRS availability)
press the volume key up
or down
reject a call quickly press the upper or
lower side volume key
twice when receiving a
call or press NO
To... When in standby:

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silence call ringer quickly press the upper or
lower side volume key
once when receiving a call
change the language to
Automatic
press 8888
change the language to
English
press 0000
change the language to
Chinese
press 0008
To... During a call:
put a call on hold press YES
retrieve the held call press YES 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 options menu
or help, if available.
press
delete an item press and hold when
in lists
go back to standby press and hold NO
To...
When 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
character of a key
press and hold the lower
side volume key and press
any of the number keys

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shift between capital and
lower-case letters
press , then the letter
enter numbers press and hold any of the
number keys
enter a question mark press the upper side
volume key and
press
enter the @-sign press the lower side
volume key and
press
enter a space press
delete letters and numbers press
shift 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 numeric input
methods
press and hold
To...
When entering letters
using T9 Text Input:
view alternative words press or
accept a word and add
aspace
press
enter a period press
view alternative
punctuation marks
press , then or
repeatedly
shift between capital and
lower-case letters
press , then the letter
enter numbers press and hold any of the
number keys
To...
When entering letters
using multitap text input:

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Help texts/Icons
More information, explanations or tips about selected
menus or functions are available in your phone.
To get help
1. Scroll to the menu or function and press .
2. Select Help (if available), YES.
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 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:
• Select an item, press , select Edit.
• Scroll to the item you want to edit and press YES
twice, select Edit.
Tip: You can rename an item in the same way.
delete letters and numbers press
shift between multitap or
T9 Text input methods
press and hold
shift between input
languages and other
character or numeric
input methods
press and hold
To... When entering numbers:
enter a p(pause) press and hold when
entering numbers or saving
codes
To...
When entering letters
using T9 Text Input:

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Menu overview
(1) Phonebook** (2) Messages (3) Calls or Ongoing call*
1 Call contact
2 Add contact
3 Manage contact
4Pictures
5 Personal rings
6 Special numbers
7Advanced
8 Options
Find and send*
1Text
2 MMS
3 Call voice mail
4E-mail
5Chat
6 Push inbox
7Areainfo**
8 Options
1 Missed calls
2Calllist
3 Manage calls
4 Time and cost
5Nextcall
6 Options
Calling local**
Switch to line 1**
Switch to line 2**
1 TurnOnSpeaker*
TurnOffSpeaker*
2 Turn off tones*
3 Hold call*
4Switchcalls*
5 Release active*
6Joincalls*
7 Transfer call*
8 Release all*
Extract part*
Release party*
Parties in conf.*
9Calls*
10 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 More sounds
5 Themes
6 More Themes
7Composer
8 Record sound
9 CommuniCam™
1 Sounds & alerts
2 Display
3 Language
4 Time and date
5Locks
6 Handsfree
7 Master reset
1 Sony Ericsson
2 Bookmarks
3 Push inbox
4 Enter address
5 Resume
6 Select profile
7Advanced
8 Options
1Events
2Alarms
3Timer
4 Stopwatch
5Calculator
1GSMNetworks
2 Data comm.
3 Accessories
(if attached)
Note:
(1) 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.

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Entering letters and characters
You can enter letters, for example, when you add
names to the phonebook, write text messages or enter
web addresses.
In addition to the way you normally enter letters in
your phone, using multitap text input, you can use
T9™ Text Input to enter text messages and e-mail,
for example, if the input language you select supports
this. T9 Text Input is a predictive input method and is
a quicker way to write texts.
Input languages
Before you start entering letters, you need to select the
input languages that you want to use when writing.
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 and press for each language
you want.
3. Press YES to exit the menu.
When writing, you can switch to one of your selected
input languages by pressing and then selecting
Language. See “The list of options” on page 20.
Chinese input
This mobile phone has different input methods for
entering Chinese characters:
• Stroke input
• Pinyin input
You can use these methods to, for example, enter
Chinese names and Chinese short messages.
Before you start
Chinese is the default language. If you want to select
another language or input method before you start
entering Chinese characters, please refer to the
following procedures:
To select a menu language
Scroll to Settings, Language, Menu.
To select an input method
Scroll to Settings, Language, Input.

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Switching between Chinese input methods
In the Chinese editing mode, you can select and switch
quickly to another input method by pressing and
holding .
Switching between Chinese and English input
In the Chinese editing mode, you can select and switch
quickly to another input language by pressing and
holding .
General instructions
Regardless of which input method you choose, your
phone has a function to speed up the entry of Chinese
characters. Whenever you enter a stroke or a Pinyin
letter, a candidate row of the most frequently used
characters containing that stroke or relating to that
letter, appears at the bottom of the input area.
If the character you want is not 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 new set of characters will
immediately be displayed in the candidate row. To go
back to the previous row, press . To enter a character
in the candidate row, move the cursor to that character
and press YES. Alternatively, press and hold the key of
which the number corresponds to the character
position. For example, to enter the fourth character
from the candidate row, press and hold .
Input methods in detail
Stroke input
A Chinese character is built up of strokes. There are
more than 30 basic strokes, which are grouped into
5 stroke categories. Each category is represented on
the keypad by one of the keys - . The Wild
Card key ,is used when you are not sure of which
stroke to use. For more information, please see “For
example, to enter “ 信息 ”” on page 17 and “Example
of using the Wild card key” on page 16.

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Stroke categories
The 5 stroke categories and the mapping of stroke
letters on the keypad are defined in the table below:
Number
Key
Stroke
Category
Basic
Stroke Stroke Name Character
Over 王 十 在
七 天
Lift 海 红 牡
状 习
Down 中 业 上
门 丑
Down-Hook 小 水 打
子 承
Short
Slope Down
直 真 质
草
Long Left Slope 八 九 丹
风 片
Over Slope 香 千 匕
后 丢
Short left Slope 而 页 面
学 殷
Dot 六 学 雷
心 性
Right Slope 人 火 又
送 林
Down-Curved-
Over
四 西 酉
酸
Down-Over 山 巨 屯
母 凶
Left Slope-Over 么 去 公
约 能
Left Slope-Dot 女 要 好
巡 巢
Down-Lift 衣 以 饭
收 长
Right Slope-
Hook
我 或 民
成 伐
Down-Over-
Hook
心 必 思
忘
Down-Over-
Curved-Hook
电 也 毛
兄 孔
Number
Key
Stroke
Category
Basic
Stroke Stroke Name Character

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Example of using the Wild card key
The Wild card key , is used to supplement unclear
strokes in entering characters. If you want to enter
“五”, but you only know that “ 一” is the first and the
last stroke of the character and that the total number of
strokes is four:
• Enter , , , .
• The character is displayed in the candidate row.
Down-Over-Left
Slope
专 传 转
Down-Over-
Down-Hook
马 与 张
号 费
Down-Over-
Down
鼎 鼐
Over-Hook 写 字 皮
通 免
Over-Down 口 已 户
书 骨
Over-Down-
Hook
力 习 也
同 永
Over-Left Slope 又 之 登
多 社
Over-Down-
Over-Left Slope
及 极 廷
建
Over-
Left Slope-
Curved-Hook
阿 队 陈
那 部
Over-Down-
Over-Hook
乃 透 鼐
隽 杨
Number
Key
Stroke
Category
Basic
Stroke Stroke Name Character
Over-Down-
Over-Down
凸
Curved-Hook 狗 豹 家
逐 狂
Over-Down-
Curved-Hook
乙 九 瓦
飞 风
Over-Down-
Over
投 沿 船
凹
Over-Down-Lift 话 计 认
讯
? (Wild card key)
Number
Key
Stroke
Category
Basic
Stroke Stroke Name Character

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Components
The basic building units of Chinese characters are
components that are made of strokes. After entering
the first stroke of the desired character, the component
and character candidates that started with that stroke
are displayed in the candidate row. Using components
is a fast method for 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 “
信息 ”
1. Enter “ ”, “ ” and “ ”.
2. Move the cursor to “ 信”, YES.
3. Press YES again.
4. Select “ 息”.
Pinyin input
Press the keys containing the required Pinyin letters,
and the phone will make various proposals on the
display, according to the pronunciation rules of
Mandarin.
Below is the key mapping of Pinyin letters on
the keypad:
Note: On the keypad, the letter ü is replaced by v.
For example, to enter “
信息 ”
1. Press , , .
2. When “xin” is highlighted, move the cursor left or
right and select “ 信”. If you want to enter any of the
other suggested Pinyin combinations, scroll or
to the desired combination, then press YES.
3. Select “ 息”.
Number Key Pinyin Letter
a b c
d e f
g h i
j k l
m n o
p q r s
t u ü
w x y z

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Input punctuations, symbols and smilies
Under input mode, press , to see the table of
punctuations, symbols and smilies. Press to enter
a space into the text.
Latin input
Multitap text input
When saving 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
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, Manage contact, YES, Add
contact, YES, YES again.
2. Press the appropriate key, - , or ,
repeatedly until the character you want appears.
You can view the characters in the row that appears
briefly at the top of the display when you press a key.
Note: Your selection of input languages and character
or numeric input methods determines what you can see
or enter.
See the Latin alphabet, abc, table below:
Press… to see/enter…
- ? ! ‚ . : ; " ' < = > ( ) _ 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
W X Y Z 9
+ & @ / ¤ % $ € £ ¥ \ § ¿ ¡ 0 ΘΞ Ψ Ω

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Example:
• To enter an ‘A’, press once.
• To enter a ‘B’, quickly press twice.
• To shift between capital and lower-case letters, press
, then enter the letter.
Tip: You can also use the volume key as a shortcut to
certain 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,
text messages and e-mail. The T9 Text Input method
uses a built-in dictionary to recognize the most
commonly 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
T9 Text Input method.
To turn T9 Text Input on or off
Note: You can toggle T9 Text Input on/off by pressing
and holding .
The following example shows how to start writing a
text message:
To enter letters using T9 Text Input
1. Scroll to Messages, YES, Text , YES, Write new, YES.
2. For example, if you want to write “lane”, press ,
, , .
3. Press or repeatedly to view alternative words
(candidates).
4. If the word shown is the one you want:
• press to accept and add a space.
•press or
YES to accept without a space.
Space # * ↵ ¶
to delete letters and numbers
to shift between capital and lower-case
letters
- press and hold to enter numbers
Press… to see/enter…

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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 ‘5’, press and
hold .
To add a word to candidates
1. Scroll to a similar candidate to the word you want to
add, press , select Spell word, YES.
2. Press repeatedly to delete one letter at a time.
Write the new word using multitap text input, YES.
The word is added to the dictionary. The next time
you enter the word you just added to the dictionary,
it appears as one of the alternative words.
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.
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 the centre
select key.
•Insert item – Add a picture, 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 fo r mat – Edit size, style, alignment or start a
new paragraph.
•Language – Show the input language selected earlier.
•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.