Sony Ericsson T310 User manual

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Contents
Getting started 3
Make and receive the first call.
Getting to know your phone 6
Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.
Personalizing your phone 21
Choose ring signal, theme and other settings.
Calling 31
Use the phone book, call options.
Setting up WAP and e-mail 47
Set up the browser and e-mail.
Messaging 55
Chat, e-mail, text and multimedia messages.
Using WAP 66
Browser, bookmarks.
More features 70
Data, calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games,
notes, synchronization.
Security 77
SIM card lock, phone lock.
Troubleshooting 79
Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want?
Additional information 82
Sony Ericsson Consumer web site,
safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.
Icons 90
What do the icons mean?
Index 95

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Sony Ericsson T310
GSM 900/1800/1900
Second edition (March 2003)
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, 2003
Publication number: EN/LZT 108 6223 R2A
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 trademark or 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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Getting started 3
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/ or wap.SonyEricsson.com/.
Available services
Some services and functions described in this user’s
guide are network- or subscription-dependent. Because
of this, all 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 phone book
information, among other things.
Tip: Check if your information is saved to the SIM
card before you remove it from another phone. For
example, phone book 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 4.
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
You must insert the SIM card and charge the battery
before you can use the phone.
It may take up to 30 minutes before an icon
appears when charging.
1. Remove the back cover by sliding it open and lifting it
away from the phone.
2. Insert the SIM card. Make sure the SIM card is placed
under the silvery holders.
3. Place the battery on the back of the phone with the
connectors facing each other.
4. Place the back cover into the slots on the phone and
slide it into place.
5. Connect the charger to the phone at the flash symbol
with the symbol on the charger plug facing upwards.
6. 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
joystick to activate the display.
7. Remove the charger by tilting the plug upwards.
Note: A red light shows the battery charging status:
steady when charging with the phone off and flashing
when charging is required.

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Getting started 5
Turning on the phone
To turn 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.
Note: Not all operators require a PIN to
activate services.
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 112, 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 32 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.
Making and receiving calls
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.
On/off
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 menus, lists and text.
Enter the Status menu in
standby. Slide twice to reject
an incoming call. Slide once to
turn off the ring signal when
receiving a 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.
Enter *. Shift between lower/
upper case.
Light Battery charging status.
Infrared Exchange data via the IR port.
Press the joystick up, down,
left or right to move through the
menus, lists and texts. Press the
joystick as an alternative to .
Press and hold to turn the phone
on or off (in standby) or to go
back to standby mode from
menus. Press to end, 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 turn
off the microphone (during calls)
or turn off sound or lock the
keypad (standby menu).
Enter # or a space.

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Quick keys
Useful key combinations (using shortcuts) are
described below.
To... When in standby:
make an emergency call enter the international
emergency number and
press YES
enter the menus press the joystick or
or
enter Call contact press or
enter Call list press YES
call your voice mail press and hold
enter the +sign press and hold
turn off the ring signal
when receiving a call
press , or slide
the volume key up or
down once
set the phone to silent or
lock the keypad, options
press and hold or
press , YES
reach a contact beginning
with a specific letter
press and hold any of the
keys -
reach a phone number at
a specific position.
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
use the first setting in
My shortcuts
press and hold
enter the Status menu to
see today’s date, the
profile in use and the
model name of the phone
slide the volume key up
or down
change the language
to Automatic
press 8888
change the language
to English
press 0000
reject a call quickly slide the volume
key up or down twice
when receiving a call or
press NO
To... When in standby:

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To... During a call:
put a call on hold press YES
retrieve a call press YES again
turn off the microphone press and hold
To... When in the menus:
move through menus
or lists
use the joystick or slide
(and hold) the volume key
up or down
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:
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 slide the volume key up
and press
enter the @-sign slide the volume key down
and press
enter a space press
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 letters
using T9™ Text Input:
view alternative words press or
accept a word and add
aspace
press
enter a full stop press
To...
When entering letters
using multitap text input:

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Using shortcuts
A quicker way to move through the menus is to use
shortcuts. Enter the menus by pressing or and
then simply press the joystick to enter the menu. You
can also enter the number of the menu to which you
want to go. To get back to standby, press and hold NO.
You can quickly and easily reach the settings you use
most by placing them in the menu My shortcuts.
See “My shortcuts” on page 29.
Help texts
More information, explanations or tips about selected
menus or functions are available in your phone.
To get help
1. Select the menu or function and press .
2. Select Help (if available), YES.
Delete, edit and rename
If you add items, for example, a contact, a calendar
item or a WAP bookmark, it can be deleted,
edited or renamed.
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
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 a pause in a
number or melody.
To...
When entering letters
using T9™ Text Input:

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There are two ways to delete items:
• Select an item and press .
• Select an item, press , select Delete or Delete all.
To edit items:
• Select an item, press , select Edit.
Online services
Online services are customized services
offered by network operators, independently
of mobile phones and mobile phone
manufacturers.
A SIM card which supports Online services works
in the same way as a normal SIM card. When you have
inserted your SIM card and turned on your phone, your
network operator can download data to your SIM card.
When you restart your phone after the first data
download, a new submenu appears under the
Connect menu.
To enter your new menu system
• Scroll to Connect, YES, Online services, YES.
Note: This menu only appears if your SIM card
supports this service. Some operators may not use the
name “Online services”. Your phone may not support
all of the services offered.

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Menu overview
(1) Phone book (2) Messages (3) Calls or Ongoing call*
1 Call contact
2 Add contact
3 Manage contact
4 Pictures
5 Personal rings
6 Special numbers
7 Advanced
8 Options
Find and send*
1 Text
2 Multimedia
3 Call voice mail
4 E-mail
5 Chat
6 Area info
7 Options
1 Missed calls
2 Call list
3 Manage calls
4 Time and cost
5 Next call
6 Options
Calling local**
Switch to line 1**
Switch to line 2**
1 Record*
2 Turn off tones*
3 Hold call*
4 Switch calls*
5 Release active*
6 Join calls*
7 Transfer call*
8 Release all*
Extract part*
Release part*
Parties in conf.*
Calls*
(4) Fun & Games (5) Settings (6) WAP services (7) Organizer (8) Connect (9) My shortcuts
1 Games
2 My pictures
3 My sounds
4 Themes
5 Download**
6 Composer
7 Sound recorder
8 CommuniCam™
1 Sounds & alerts
2 Profiles
3 Display
4 Language
5 Time and date
6 Locks
7 Handsfree
8 Master reset
1 Sony Ericsson
2 Bookmarks
3 Push inbox
4 Enter address
5 Resume
6 Select profile
7 Advanced
8 Options
1 Calendar
2 Notes
3 Alarms
4 Timer
5 Stopwatch
6 Calculator
1 Infrared port
2 GSM Networks
3 Data comm.
4 Accessories
Online services**
1 Select profile
2 Ring volume
3 Switch to line 1**
4 My numbers
5 Edit shortcuts
Note:
(1) Main menu numbering
does not appear.
1Menu 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 phone book, write text messages or enter
WAP addresses.
Chinese input
Your phone has different input methods for entering
Chinese characters. These include:
•Stroke input
•Pinyin input
Before you start, select Chinese as the input language.
To select Chinese as the input language
1. Scroll to Settings,YES, Language,YES, Input,YES.
2. Scroll to Chinese and press . Confirm and exit by
pressing YES.
Switching between Chinese input methods
In the Chinese editing mode, press and hold to
switch to another input method. Press and hold
to switch to another input language or to a
numeric alphabet.
You can also switch to another input language or
input method by pressing and then selecting
Language or Input method. Scroll to the input
language or input method you want and press YES.
General instructions for entering
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 or
symbol, appears at the bottom of the display. The most
frequently used character always appears in the middle
of the candidate row and is highlighted automatically
by the cursor. The next most frequently used characters
appear at either side. If the character that is highlighted
is the one that you want, press YES to enter it, or use
or to go to the character that you want.
If the character that you want is not displayed in the
candidate row, press , and a new candidate row is
displayed. Press again until the character you want
is displayed, or enter the next stroke, letter or symbol,
and a new set of characters will be displayed in the
candidate row. To go back to a row that was previously
displayed, press or .

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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 8
stroke categories. Each category is represented on the
keypad by one of the keys - and . The
Wildcard key, , is used when you are not sure of
which stroke to use.
See “Example of Stroke input” on page 15.
Below is the key mapping of Stroke symbols on
the keypad.
The eight stroke categories are defined in the
table below:
Key
Stroke
Category
Basic
Stroke Character
王十在七天
海红牡状习
中业上门丑
小水打子承
南直真质草
八九丹风片
香千匕后丢
而页面学殷
六学雷心性
人火又送林
乙九瓦飞风
投沿船凹
话计认讯

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The Wildcard key, , is used to supplement
unclear strokes in entering characters. For example, if
you want to enter “互”, 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
1881.
The character is displayed in the candidate row.
狗豹家逐狂
山巨屯母凶
么去公约能
女要好巡巢
衣以饭收长
我或民成伐
心必思忘
四西酉酸
电也毛兄孔
专传转
马与张号费
鼎鼐
?
Key
Stroke
Category
Basic
Stroke Character
写字皮通免
口已户书骨
力习也同永
又之登多社
及极廷建
阿队陈那部
乃透鼐隽杨
凸
Key
Stroke
Category
Basic
Stroke Character

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Example of Stroke input
Your phone has an association function which is
designed to associate a stroke with a component, a
component with a character, or a character with words
or phrases.
To enter words
In this example, we are going to enter “ 信息 ”.
1. Enter the first stroke “ 丿”.
Six components and characters starting with “ 丿”
appear in the candidate row, see also “General
instructions for entering Chinese characters” on
page 12. Press YES.
2. Move the cursor to “ 亻”. Press YES.
3. Enter another stroke, “ 丶”.
“信” is displayed.
4. Move the cursor to highlight the character you want,
press YES.
The character is moved up to the text row. The other
character “ 息” is displayed in the candidate row.
5. Repeat step 4.
Sequence rules
You must enter a Chinese character stroke by stroke,
in the right order. The rules for the sequence of strokes
and components are:
• Over first then down:
• Left slope first then right slope:
• From top to bottom:
• From left to right:
• From outside to inside:
• Middle first then sides:
• Inside first and then close:
Pinyin input
Pinyin is a phonetic-based Chinese input method.
You enter the character by entering the Latin letters
corresponding to the pronunciation of the
Chinese character.

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Below is the key mapping of Pinyin letters on
the keypad.
Note: 1 2 3 4 5 are tone marks in the phonetic scheme.
They are the first, the second, the third, the fourth and
the light tone respectively. On the keypad, the letter ü
is replaced by v.
For example, “ 中” character:
Complete Pinyin
You enter the complete sequence of Pinyin letters,
normally for one character, before you choose a
character from the candidates in the candidate row.
Continuous Pinyin
You enter a sequence of Pinyin letters representing
more than one character (mostly common words),
and in the candidate row a proposed series of
characters appears.
Key Pinyin letter
' 1
a b c 2
d e f 3
g h i 4
j k l 5
m n o
p q r s
t u ü
w x y z
To:
Enter (z) Briefly press 9999
Enter (h) Briefly press 44
Enter (o) Briefly press 666
Enter (n) Briefly press 66
Enter (g) Briefly press 4
Enter (1) Press 1

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Simplified Pinyin
You enter Pinyin consonants until the desired character
appears at the bottom.
Example of continuous and simplified Pinyin
To enter the phrase “ 不见不散 ” using
Continuous Pinyin:
•Enter
BUJI, press YES four times to select the suggested
characters. The phrase “ 不见不散 ” appears.
To enter the phrase “ 不见不散 ” using
Simplified Pinyin:
•Enter
BJB, press YES four times to select the suggested
characters. The phrase “ 不见不散 ” appears.
Input of Chinese punctuation marks
• To enter Chinese punctuation, when in Chinese input
mode, briefly press .
Select and enter the appropriate punctuation by
means of the joystick and YES.
Latin input
Apart from the way you normally enter letters in your
phone, using multitap text input, you can use T9™
Text Input for entering 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.

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Multitap text input
When saving names in the phone book or when writing
WAP 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 Phone book.
To enter letters using multitap text input
1. Scroll to Phone book, 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 Θ Ξ Ψ Ω
Space # * ↵ ¶
to delete letters and numbers
to shift between capital and
lower-case letters
- press and hold to enter numbers

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Example:
•Toenteran‘A’, press once.
•Toentera‘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’, slide the volume key up
and hold it whilst pressing . To enter a ‘C’, slide
the volume key down and hold it whilst pressing .
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.
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 “Jane”, press ,
, , . A list of alternative words or
candidates are shown.
3. Scroll to select Jane.
4. When the list is shown, select from the following:
• press or
YES to accept without a space or
• press to accept and add a space.
If the candidates do not include a word you want, you
can add a new word to the list whilst selecting.
To add a word to candidates
1. Scroll to a similar candidate to the word you want to
add, press , select Edit 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 56.

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Tip: Press to enter a full stop. 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 such as
?and ,are shown. Move between the symbols by using
the joystick.
•Insert item – Add a picture, sound effect, melody or
animation to a message.
•Edit 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.
•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
Turn on/off the alternative words list.
•Help.
To turn T9™ Text Input on or off
• Scroll to Settings, YES, Language, YES, T9 input, YES or
press and hold when writing.
Note: Changing Settings/Language/T9 input is valid
for all input of texts – not only for the text you are
currently writing.