Sony Ericsson T618 User manual

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Contents 1
Contents
Getting to know your phone 4
Key functions, quick keys, entering letters and characters.
Personalizing your phone 22
Download settings or choose from the phone.
Calling 31
Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.
Messaging 51
Multimedia messaging, chat and e-mail.
Camera 60
Use the camera.
Setting up WAP and e-mail 63
All you need to know about setting up WAP and e-mail.
Using WAP 71
WAP browser, bookmarks.
Transferring and exchanging information 74
Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.
More features 79
Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.
Security 87
SIM card lock, phone lock.
Troubleshooting 89
Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want?
Additional information 91
Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.
Icons 98
What do the icons mean?
Index 105
Sony Ericsson T618

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2Contents
Sony Ericsson
GSM 900/1800/1900
Third edition (August 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
Publicationnumber:EN/LZT1086484 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.
The BLUETOOTH trademarks are owned by
Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
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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4 Getting to know your phone
Getting to know your phone
About this user’s guide
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.cn or
wap.SonyEricsson.com.
Available services
Some services and functions described in this user’s
guide are network or subscription-dependent, which
means that 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.
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.
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, among other things.
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.

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SIM card and battery information
It may take up to 30 minutes before an icon
appears when charging.
1. Insert the SIM card. Slide the silvery holder over the
SIM card to lock it in place.
2. Place the battery on the back of the phone with the
connectors facing each other.
3. Place the back cover as shown in the picture and
slide it 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.
6. 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: You have to insert the SIM card and charge
the battery before you can use the phone.

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6 Getting to know your phone
Turning the phone on
To turn on the phone
• Press the on/off button on the top of the phone.
Note: The first time you turn on the phone it takes up
to 40 seconds to begin operating.
• 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 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 “Making emergency calls” on page 31.
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 turn off the phone
• Press and hold the on/off button at the top of
the phone.
On/off

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Navigating the menus
The main menus are shown as icons on the desktop.
To go to the desktop, press the joystick.
Example
To set an alarm
1. Use the joystick to scroll to Organizer, and press the
left key to select it.
2. Use the joystick to scroll down to Alarms, and press
the left key to select this function. Press the
left key again to select Alarm.
3. Enter the time and press the left key to save
your entry.
Throughout this user’s guide instructions such as
those above will be given in a shorter form,
as follows:
To set an alarm
1. Scroll to Organizer, Alarms, Alarm.
2. Enter the time, Save.
To make and receive calls from standby
• Enter the area code and phone number, press Call.
• Press End call to end the call.
• When the phone rings, press Yes to answer the call.
Desktop
Press to go back one
level in the menus.
Press and hold to
return to standby.
Press to go to
the desktop.
Move up,
down, left,
right through
menus.
Press to select
highlighted
items.
Press to select the
options shown
above these keys in
the display.

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Key functions
Press once to activate camera
function. Press again to take
a picture.
Volume keys increase/
decrease the earpiece volume
during a call. Scroll through
menus, lists and text. Enter the
Status menu in standby. Press
twice to reject an incoming
call. Press once to turn off the
ring signal when receiving
a call.
Press to select the options that
appear in the display
immediately above these keys.
Press once to go back one
level in the menus. Press and
hold to return to standby.
Enter *. Shift between lower/
upper case.
Infrared port.
Press and hold to switch the
phone on or off.
Press to go directly to
the Internet.
Move through the menus,
lists and texts.
Delete numbers, letters or an
item from a list. Press and
hold to turn off the
microphone (during calls) or
turn off sound.
1-9, 0 Enter digits, 0-9, and letters.
Press and hold to enter
the international prefix +.
Enter # or a space

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Quick keys
Useful key combinations are described below.
To... When in standby:
make an emergency call enter the emergency
number and press Call
enter Call contact press
enter Internet services press
voice dial press and hold a volume
key or say your magic
word
enter Call list press CALLS
call your voice mail press and hold
enter the +sign press and hold
turn off the ring signal
when receiving a call
press , or press a
volume key once
set the phone to silent 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.
press the position number
and
speed dial press any of the number
keys - and
Call
enter the first submenu of
the shortcut menu
press
enter the main menu press or press the
centre of the joystick
enter the menu to see
today’s date, the profile
in use and the model
name of the phone
press a volume key once
change the language
to Automatic
press 8888
change the language
to English
press 0000
change the language
to Chinese
press 0008
reject a call press No
To... When in standby:

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To... During a call:
put a call on hold press Hold
retrieve a call press Retrieve
turn off the microphone press and hold
enter a quick
options menu
press More
To... When in the menus:
move through menus
or lists
press (and hold) a volume
key or use the joystick
delete an item press and hold
when in lists
go back to standby press and hold
To...
When entering
letters using multitap
text input:
reach the second letter or
character of a key
press the volume key
and press any of the
number keys
reach the third letter or
character of a key
press the volume key
and press any of the
number keys
shift between capital and
lower-case letters
press , then the letter
enter numbers press and hold any of the
number keys
enter a space press
delete letters and
numbers
press
shift between multitap or
T9 Text input methods
press and hold
shift between input
languages (including
character or numeric)
press and hold

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Help texts
More information, explanations or tips about
selected menus or functions are available in
your phone.
To get help
• Select the menu or function and press Info.
Delete and edit
If you add items, for example, a contact, a note, an
appointment or a WAP bookmark, you can delete or
edit them.
To delete an item
• Select an item and press .
To edit an item
• Select an item, press More, and choose from the list
of options.
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
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 (including
character or numeric)
press and hold

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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 menu.
To enter your new menu system
• Scroll to Connectivity, Online services.
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
Operator
direct link
Internet
services My shortcuts Camera Messaging Entertainment
Pictures &
sounds
View week
Ring volume
Select profile
My numbers
Edit shortcuts
Tex t
Picture
Call voice mail
E-mail
Chat
WAP push
Area info
Options
Games & more
Other games
My pictures
More pictures
My sounds
More sounds
Themes
More themes
Picture editor
Music DJ
Record sound
Phonebook Calls Connectivity Organizer Settings
Call contact
Find and send**
Add contact
Manage contact
Pictures
Personal rings
Voice commands
Special numbers
Advanced
Options
Missed calls
Calling local*
Call list
Switch to line 1*
Divert calls
Manage calls
Time and cost
Next call
Options
Online services*
Bluetooth
Infrared port
WAP options
Synchronization
GSM Networks
Data comm.
Accessories
Calendar
Notes
Alarms
Timer
Stopwatch
Calculator
Code memo
Sounds and
alerts
Display
Profiles
Language
Time and date
Voice control
Locks
Handsfree
Master reset
* Please note that
some menus are
operator, network
and subscription
dependent.
** Only visible
during calls

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Entering letters
You can enter letters, for example, when you add
names to the Phonebook, write text messages or
enter WAP addresses.
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. See
“T9™ Text Input” on page 15.
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, Language, Input.
2. Scroll to the language that you want to use for
entering letters and check each language you want.
3. Press Ok to exit the menu.
When writing, you can switch to one of your
selected input languages by pressing More and then
selecting Input language. See “The list of options”
on page 16.
Multitap text input
When saving names in the Phonebook 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. In the
following example, we are going to write a name in
the Phonebook.
To enter letters using multitap text input
1. Scroll to Phonebook, Add contact.
2. Press Add and then the appropriate key,
- , or , repeatedly until the
character you want appears in the display.
See the table below:
Press… to get…
. , - ? !’ @ : ; / ( )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 shift between capital and lower-case letters,
press , then enter the letter.
Note: Standard abc must selected in order to use
multitap text input.
Tip: You can also use the volume keys as a shortcut
to certain letters:
To enter a ‘ B’, press the volume key and
press .
To enter a ‘C’, press the 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 that recognizes 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.
To shift from multitap to T9 text input method
• Press and hold .
To enter letters using T9™ Text Input
1. Scroll to Messaging, Text, Write new.
2. For example, if you want to write the word “Jane”,
press , , , .
3. If the word shown is the one you want:
• press to accept and add a space.
(To accept a word without adding a space,
press .)
W X Y Z 9
+ 0 θ Ξ Ψ Ω
Space ↵ ¶
More for an options list
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 the word shown is not the one you want:
•Press or repeatedly to view alternative
words (candidates). Accept a word and add a
space by pressing .
If you do not find the word you want by pressing
or :
•Press
More to go to a list of options.
• Select Spell word.
• Press and hold to delete the entire word,
or delete one letter at a time by pressing
repeatedly.
• Write the new word using multitap text input and
press Insert.
The word is added to the dictionary. The next time
you enter the word, it appears as one of the
alternative words.
4. Continue writing your message. See “Sending text
messages” on page 51. Press to enter a full
stop. To enter other punctuation marks, press
and then or repeatedly. Accept by
pressing .
Press and hold to select an input language.
The list of options
If you press More when writing a text message, you
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 – Pictures, melodies and sounds.
•Spell word – Change the suggested word by using
multitap text input.
•Text f or ma t – Change style, size and alignment.
•Input language – Change input language.
•Input method – Change input method.
•Word suggestions – Select to show a list of
suggested words.
•My words – A list of words you have added to
the dictionary.
•Help.

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Chinese input
This mobile phone has different input methods for
entering Chinese characters:
• Pinyin input
• Stroke input
You can use these methods, for example, to 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, Menus.
To select an input mode
• Scroll to Settings, Language, Input.
Switching between Chinese input methods
In the Chinese editing mode, you can select and
switch quickly to another Chinese 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 mode 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, 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 the joystick.

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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 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 “Example of Stroke input” on page 20 and
“Example of using the Wild card key” on page 20.
Stroke categories
The 5 stroke categories 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

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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
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
Number
Key
Stroke
Category
Basic
Stroke
Stroke
Name Character
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
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 two strokes 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.
Example of Stroke input
For example, to enter “
信息 ”
1. Enter “ ”, “ ” and “ ”.
2. Move the cursor to “ 信”, press the joystick.
3. Press the joystick again to select “ 息”.
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 “ 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 , , , .
The character is displayed in the candidate row.
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:
Number Key Pinyin Letter
a b c
d e f
g h i
j k l
m n o
p q r s