Sony Ericsson T303C User manual

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T303c
User guide

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T303c. For additional phone content, go to
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For product support, go to www.sonyericsson.com/support.
Instruction symbols
The following instruction symbols appear in this User guide:
> Use a navigation key or a selection key to scroll and select.
Press the centre selection key.
Press the navigation key to the left.
Press the navigation key to the right.
Press the navigation key up.
Press the navigation key down.
Note
Tip
Warning
Indicates that a service or function is network- or subscription-
dependent. All menus or functions may not be available in your
phone. Consult your network operator for more information.

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Preparing the phone
To insert the SIM card and battery
1Remove the battery cover. Slide the SIM card into its holder with the
contacts facing down.
2Insert the battery with the label side up and the connectors facing
each other. Replace the battery cover as shown in the picture.
Charge the battery
Your phone battery is partly charged when you buy it.
Do not force the battery cover into place. Slide the battery cover
carefully onto the phone and close it.
It may take 30 minutes for the battery icon to appear on the screen.

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Non-USB Charger (old type)
USB Charger (new type)
A AC adapter A1 AC adapter connector
A2 AC adapter USB socket B USB cable
B1 USB cable connector B2 USB cable plug
Using the USB charger
To connect the charger and charge the battery
1Connect the USB cable plug to the AC adapter USB socket, as shown
in the above illustration. The USB cable is supplied with your phone.
A1
A
A2
B2
B
B1

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2Connect the USB cable connector to your phone. Press a key to view
the charging status on the screen. It takes approximately 2.5 hours to
fully charge the battery.
To remove the charger
1Charge your battery until the battery icon indicates a full charge.
2Tilt the USB charger connector upwards to remove it.
Note:
1The USB cable for the new USB charger shown in the illustration (Part. B
in the new-type charger illustration) on page 4 is only intended for
charging your phone. Do not use it for transferring data.
2The USB cable for the USB charger shown in the illustration (Part. B
in the new-type charger illustration) is only intended for connection to the
AC adapter (Part. A in the new-type charger illustration) to charge your
phone. It must not be used for connection to a PC. It can only be used
for charging your phone. Never use it for charging accessories.
3Sony Ericsson strongly recommends that you use only Sony Ericsson
branded original batteries, the part of power supply device in
accordance with YD/ T 1591-2006 specifications of Communications
Industry Standards of P. R. China (Part A in the new-type charger
illustration) and the USB cable supplied with your phone to charge the
phone. The use of third-party products may decrease the performance
of your phone and/or pose a risk to your health or safety.

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4Sony Ericsson recommends that you never mix the use the new USB
charger and the old non-USB charger. The phone with new-type
charger in box cannot be charged with the old-type charger, and vice
versa. The use of both the chargers may decrease the performance of
your phone and/or pose a risk to your health or safety.
To turn on the phone
1Press and hold down .
2Enter your PIN if requested. To correct mistakes, press .
3Select OK.
4Select a language.
5Enter the time and date and select Save.
To turn off the phone
•Press and hold down .
Standby
After you have turned on the phone and entered your PIN, the name of
your operator appears on the screen. This is called standby. You can now
make and receive calls.
You can use the phone during charging. You can charge the battery
for more or less than 2.5 hours.
Interrupted charging will not damage the battery.
Use only Sony Ericsson branded original batteries intended for use
with your mobile phone. If you use other batteries you may not be
able to charge your phone.

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SIM and PIN
SIM card
The SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card, which you get from
your network operator, contains information about your subscription.
Always turn off your phone and detach the charger and remove
the battery before you insert or remove the SIM card.
PIN code
You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) to activate the
services in your phone. Your PIN is supplied by your network operator.
Each PIN digit appears as *, unless it starts with emergency number digits,
for example, 112 or 911. You can call an emergency number without
entering a PIN.
You can save contacts on the SIM card before removing it from
your phone. Contacts may also be saved in the phone memory.
See Contacts on page 18.
If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row, PIN blocked.
To unblock, enter your PUK code provided by your network
operator. appears. To unblock it, you need to enter your PUK
(Personal Unblocking Key).

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Network coverage
The network bars show the strength of the GSM network in
your area. Try moving to another location if you have trouble
calling and network coverage is poor. No network means you
are not in range of a network.
Battery status
= Good network coverage
= Average network coverage
= The phone battery is fully charged
=The phone battery is empty
= The phone battery is being charged
Battery
status
Network
coverage

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Phone overview
Navigation key
C key
Strap
hole
Camera
On/off key,
End key
Shortcut key
Call key
Selection key
Ear speaker
Silent key
Selection key
Screen
Connector for
charger and
handsfree
Centre
selection key

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Menu overview
Organizer File manager, Alarms, Calendar, Tasks,
Notes, Timer, Stopwatch, Calculator
Monternet
Entertainment TrackID™, My Games, FM radio, Sound
recorder
Camera
Messaging Write new, Inbox, Call voicemail, Drafts,
Outbox, Sent messages, Saved msgs,
Templates, Settings
Music player Play view, Artists, Tracks, Playlists
Calls*
All Answered Dialled Missed
Contacts New contact
Settings*
General Sounds &
alerts Display Calls Connectivity
Some menus and icons in this document may vary depending on
operator, network or subscription.
* You can use the navigation key to select tabs in sub menus.

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Screen icons
These icons may appear on the screen.
Icon Description
Battery icon. A completely green icon means the battery
is fully charged
You have missed a call
Ongoing call
The phone is set to silent
The keypad is locked
You have received a new text message
You have received a new picture message
An alarm is activated
The radio is playing
The music player is playing
A handsfree is connected
The Bluetooth function is activated
A Bluetooth handsfree is connected
The loudspeaker is on

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Navigation
To navigate the menus
1From standby press to select Menu.
2Press , , , to move through
the menus.
To select items and actions shown on the
screen
•Press either of the selection keys or .
To select a tab
•Go to the tab by pressing or .
To return to standby
•Press .
To operate the keypad lock
•To lock the keypad, close the slide.
•To unlock the keypad, open the slide.
•To unlock the keypad with closed slide, press any key, then select
Unlock > OK.
To set the phone to silent
•Press and hold down .
To delete items
•Press to delete items such as numbers, letters and pictures.
Shortcuts
You can use keypad shortcuts to go directly to a menu from standby.
To use the navigation key shortcuts
•Press to write a text or picture message, or record a voice message.
•Press to go to the camera.
•Press to go to the music player.
•Press to go to your contacts.
To use the shortcut key
•Press to Add, Delete, Move or use shortcuts.
Calls to the international emergency number 112 can still be made,
even when the keypad is locked.

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Calling
You must turn on the phone and be within range of a network.
To make a call
1From standby enter the area code and phone number.
2Press .
To activate the slide for answering and ending calls
1From standby select Menu > Settings > the Calls tab.
2Select Open to answer > On to activate answering.
3Select Close to end call > On to activate call ending.
To answer a call
•Press or open the slide.
To end a call
•Press or close the slide.
To reject a call
•Press .
To turn off the ringtone when receiving a call
•Press to turn off the ringtone without answering or rejecting the
call.
To turn the loudspeaker on during a call
•Select SpkrOn.
To mute the microphone during a call
•Press and hold to turn the microphone on and off.
To change the ear speaker volume during a call
•Press or .
Do not hold the phone to your ear when using the loudspeaker. This
could damage your hearing.

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To make international calls
1From standby press and hold down until a + sign appears on the
screen.
2Enter the country/region code, area code (without the first zero) and
phone number.
Call list
You can view information about recent calls.
To call a number from the call list
1From standby press .
2Go between the tabs All, Answered, Dialled and Missed.
3Find the name or number and press .
To clear the call list
1From standby press .
2Select the All tab > Options > Delete all.
To call a phone contact
When Chinese has been selected as the phone language
To call a contact written in Chinese characters
1Menu > Contacts. Press and hold to switch the search language
to Chinese. Then enter the entire multi-letter name, pure initial or mixed
initial pinyin of Chinese contacts you want to call.
2When the contact is highlighted, press or to select a number
and press .

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To call a contact written in Latin characters
1Menu > Contacts. Press and hold to switch the search language
to English. Then enter the first letters or all letters of the contact you want
to call (a maximum of 10 letters).
2When the contact is highlighted, press or to select a number
and press .
When English has been selected as the phone language
To call a contact written in Chinese characters
1Menu > Contacts. Scroll to the contact you want to call.
2When the contact is highlighted, press or to select a number
and press .
To call a contact written in Latin characters
1Menu > Contacts. Scroll to, or enter the first letters or all letters of the
contact you want to call (a maximum of 10 letters).
2When the contact is highlighted, press or to select a number
and press .

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Messaging
Text messages (SMS)
You must have a service centre number, which is supplied by your
service provider and saved on the SIM card. You may have to enter
the number yourself.
To set a service centre number
1From standby select Menu > Messaging > Settings > Text message
> Service centre.
2If there is no number shown, enter the service number, including the
international “+” sign and country/region code.
3Select Save.
To write and send a text message
1From standby press .
2Select Text message. Enter the message and select Cont.
3Select a recipient (Enter phone no. or Contacts look-up) and select
Send.
Received messages are saved in the Inbox.
To read or delete received messages in the Inbox
1From standby select Menu > Messaging > Inbox.
2Scroll to the message you want to read or delete.
3To read the message, select View. To delete the message, press .
See Entering text on page 24.

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Picture messages (MMS)
Picture messages can contain text, images and sounds.
To create and send a picture message
1From standby press .
2Select Picture msg
3Press or to switch between writing text and adding items.
Select Options to select writing options.
4When the message is ready, select Cont.
5Select a recipient (Enter email addr., Enter phone no. or Contacts
look-up) and select Send.
You must set an MMS profile and the address of your message server.
You can receive all the settings from your network operator or at
www.sonyericsson.com/support.
Sending and receiving phones must have subscriptions that support
picture messaging.

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Contacts
You can save contacts in the phone memory or on the SIM card. You can
copy contacts from the phone memory to the SIM card or from the SIM
card to the phone memory.
To add a contact
1From standby press .
2Scroll to New contact and select Add.
3Scroll to Name: and select Add.
4Enter the name and select OK.
5Scroll to New number: and select Add.
6Enter the number and select OK.
7Select a number option.
8Navigate between tabs and fields and add information.
9Select Save.
To call a contact
1From standby press .
2Scroll to the contact, or enter the first few letters of the contact with
multitap (see Entering text on page 24).
3Press .
See Entering text on page 24.
You can enter the + sign and country/region code with all phonebook
numbers. They can then be used abroad or at home. See To make
international calls on page 14.

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To edit a contact
1From standby press .
2Scroll to the contact and select Options > Edit contact.
3Navigate between the tabs, edit the information and select Save.
To delete a contact
1From standby press .
2Scroll to the contact and press .
To copy all contacts to the SIM card
1From standby press .
2Scroll to New contact and select Options > Advanced > Copy to SIM
> Copy all.
Contacts memory
The number of entries you can save in Contacts depends on the capacity
of your SIM card.
To check the Contacts memory status
1From standby press .
2Scroll to New contact and select Options > Advanced > Memory
status.

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Radio
To listen to the radio
1Connect the handsfree to the phone.
2From standby select Menu > Entertainment > FM radio.
To control the radio
•Press or to search for channels manually.
•Press or to change the volume.
To save a radio channel in the channels list
•Find the radio channel, then press and hold down – to save
it on the corresponding position.
To listen to a radio channel saved in the channels list
•When the radio is playing, press – to listen to the radio
channel on the corresponding position. You can view saved channels
in Options > Channels > Select position.
To turn off the radio
•Select Options > Turn off or press .
To view radio options
•When the radio is playing, select Options.
To record radio
1Select Options > Record radio to start recording.
2Select Save to stop the recording. The recording is saved in Menu
> Organizer > File manager > My radio recs.
This service is not available in all countries/regions.