Sony Ericsson T637 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 16
Download settings or choose from the phone.
Calling 24
Use the Phonebook, voice control, call options.
Messaging 43
Text, picture, chat and email.
Camera 51
Use the camera.
Setting up WAP and email 55
All you need to know about setting up WAP and email.
Using WAP 62
WAP browser, bookmarks.
Transferring and exchanging information 65
Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.
More features 70
Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.
Security 77
SIM card lock, phonelock.
Troubleshooting 79
Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want?
Additional information 81
Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.
Icons 88
What do the icons mean?
Index 95
Sony Ericsson T637

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2 Contents
Sony Ericsson
GSM 850/1800/1900
Second edition (January 2004)
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: AE/LZT 123 1751 R2A
Please note:
Some of the services in this manual are not supported
by all networks.
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.
Java and all Java based trademarks and logos
are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun
Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.
End-user license agreement for Sun™ Java™ J2ME™.

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4 Getting to know your phone
Getting to know your phone
About this user’s guide
This 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.
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.
Note: Make sure that your information is saved to the
SIM card before you remove it from another phone.
For example, Phonebook entries may have been
saved in the phone memory and not the SIM. To copy
phonebook entries from phonebook to SIM, see page
see “Copy names and numbers” on page 30.

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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 silver 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 upward.
5. I t 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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Turning the phone on
To turn on the phone
Press the on/off button on the top of the phone.
• 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 “Making emergency calls” on page 25.
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 or tilt it to the right.
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 (if necessary) 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 select the
options shown
above these keys
in the display.
Press to go to
the desktop.
Move up,
down, left,
right through
menus.
Press to select
highlighted
items.

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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 sound when
receiving a call. Hold for voice
dialing.
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/
uppercase. Press and hold to
shift between text entry modes
(multitap or T9).
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.
Press down to select an item.
Delete numbers, letters or an
item from a list. Press and hold
to delete more than one
character at a time. 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
take a picture press once to activate
camera and press again to
take a picture
voice dial press and hold a volume
key or say your magic
word
enter Call List press Calls
call your voicemail press and hold
enter the +sign press and hold
turn off the ringtone
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 main menu press or press the
center 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
reject a call press No
To... During a call:
put a call on hold press Hold
retrieve a call press Retrieve
To... When in standby:

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turn off the microphone press and hold
enter the main menu press the joystick
To... When in the menus:
move through menus
or lists
press (and hold) a volume
key or use the joystick
delete an item press 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 and hold the
volume key and press
any of the number keys
reach the third letter
or character of a key
press and hold the
volume key and press
any of the number keys
shift between capital
and lowercase letters
press , then the letter
enter numbers press and hold any
of the number keys
To... During a call:
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
To...
When entering letters
using T9 Text Input:
view alternative words press or
accept a word and
add a space
press
enter a period press
shift between capital
and lowercase letters
press , then the letter
enter numbers press and hold any
of the number keys
delete letters and numbers press
To...
When entering letters
using multitap text input:

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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.
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
•ScrolltoConnect, 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.
shift between multitap or
T9 Text input methods
press and hold
shift between input
languages (including
character or numeric)
press and hold
To...
When entering letters
using T9 Text Input:

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12 Getting to know your phone
Menu overview
Operator
direct link*
Internet
Services*
Instant
Messaging* Camera Messages Entertainment Pictures & Sounds
or
My Shortcuts*
Te x t
MMS**
Call Voicemail
Email
Chat*
WAP Push
Area Info. *
Options
Games & More
Other Games
My Pictures
More Pictures
My Sounds
More Sounds
Themes
More Themes
Draw Picture
Music DJ
Record Sound
Phonebook Calls Connect More*** Organizer Settings
* Some menus are
operator, network and
subscription
dependent.
Call
Manage SIM
Call Contact
Manage Contact
Pictures
Personal Rings
Voice Commands
Special Numbers
Advanced
Options
Missed Calls
Calling Local *
Call List
Switch to Line 1 *
Forward Calls
Manage Calls
Time & Cost
Next Call
Options
Online Services*
Bluetooth
Infrared Port
WAP Options
Synchronization
GSM Networks
Data Comm.
Accessories
Main Menu
Add Call
Record
Turn Off Tones
Release Party
Calendar
Notes
Alarms
Timer
Stopwatch
Calculator
Code Memo
Sounds and Alerts
Display
Profiles
Language
Time and Date
Voice Control
Locks
Handsfree
My Shortcuts
Master Reset
** The terms MMS and
Picture message are
used interchangeably
throughout this
document.
*** Only available
during a call.

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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 14.
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 15.
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, Manage Contact, 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 2
D E F 3
G H I 4
J K L 5
M N O 6
P Q R S 7
T U V 8
W X Y Z 9

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Example:
• To enter an ‘A’, press once.
• To enter a ‘B’, quickly press twice.
• To shift between capital and lowercase letters,
press , then enter the letter.
Tip: You can also use the volume keys as a shortcut
to certain letters:
To enter a ‘B’, press and hold the volume key
and press .
To enter a ‘C’, press and hold the volume key
and press .
T9™ Text Input
You can use T9™ Text Input when writing, for example,
text messages and email.
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 Messages, 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 .)
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 :
+ 0
Space ↵ ¶
More for an options list
to delete letters and numbers
to shift between capital
and lowercase letters
- press and hold to enter numbers
Please note that different character sets are displayed
depending on the menu language that is selected.
Press… to get…

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• 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 43. Press to enter a period.
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. The list may contain some or
all of the following 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 Format – 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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16 Personalizing your phone
Personalizing your phone
You can adjust the phone settings to suit your own
requirements.
Note: If you change a setting which is included
in a profile, the active profile is also changed.
See “Profiles” on page 23.
Themes
You can change the appearance of the display, for
example, the colors and background picture, by using
themes. Your phone comes with some pre-set themes
that you cannot delete. You can, however, create new
themes and download them to your phone.
For more information, visit www.sonyericsson.com.
To download a theme
1. Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, More Themes.
2. Select a link.
To send a theme
You can exchange themes via IR, Bluetooth wireless
technology, MMS or email. For more information on
sending themes in messages, see “Messaging” on page
43. Please note that you are not allowed to exchange
copyright-protected material.
1. Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, Themes.
2. Select a theme, press More.
3. Select Send.
4. Select a transfer method.
To receive and save a theme
1. From standby, press More and select Turn on Bluetooth
or Turn on Infrared.
2.
When you receive the theme, Incoming Item , Continue?
appears. Press Yes or No.
Pictures
Your phone comes with a number of pictures.
You can:
• Download more pictures to your phone.
• Have a picture as wallpaper when in standby mode.

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• Assign a picture to a contact in the Phonebook.
When that person calls, the picture appears in the display
(provided your subscription supports Calling Line
Identification). See “To add a picture to a phonebook
contact” on page 27.
• Insert a picture in a message.
All pictures are saved in My Pictures, in the
Pictures & Sounds menu.
You can also save animations in your phone.
These are handled like pictures.
Handling pictures
You can add, edit, or delete pictures in My Pictures.
The number of pictures that can be saved depends on
the size of the pictures. File types supported are GIF,
JPEG and WBMP.
The pictures are shown in thumbnail view. To get
a full view, press View.
To view your pictures
Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, My Pictures.
To download a picture
Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, More Pictures.
To turn wallpaper on or off
Scroll to Settings, Display, Wallpaper, Activate.
To set a picture as wallpaper
1. Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, My Pictures.
2. Scroll to the picture you want to select.
3. Press More.
To edit and save a picture
1. Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, My Pictures.
2. Scroll to the picture you want, press More.
3. Scroll to Edit.You can now start to edit the picture.
4. Press More, select Save Picture. The picture is saved
in My Pictures.
Note: To edit pictures taken with the camera,
you must select 120x160 as picture size.
To draw a picture
1. Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, Draw Picture.
2. Select a type.
3. Select Tool and choose the tool you want to work with.
4. Press the center select key to activate the tool.

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When editing or drawing a picture: Exchanging pictures
You can exchange pictures via IR, Bluetooth wireless
technology, MMS, or email. For more information
on sending pictures in messages, see “Messaging”
on page 43. Save the email address of a WAP album
in your Phonebook and you can save pictures in that
album if you send the pictures as attachments. Please
note that you are not allowed to exchange copyright-
protected material.
To send a picture
1. Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, My Pictures.
Scroll to the picture you want, press More.
2. Select Send.
3. Select a transfer method.
If you use infrared make sure that the infrared ports
are facing each other. On this Sony Ericsson phone,
the infrared port is located on the top of the phone
(for location, see “Key functions” on page 8).
To receive and save a picture
1. From standby, press More and select Turn on Bluetooth
or Turn on Infrared.
2.
When youreceive the picture, Incoming item , Continue?
appears. Press Yes or No.
Press… to…
move the cursor up and left.
move the cursor up.
move the cursor up and right.
move the cursor left.
activate the current drawing tool.
move the cursor right.
move the cursor down and left.
move the cursor down.
move the cursor down and right.
More view an options menu.
press and hold to exit the picture editor.
undo the last action.
select tool.
select a color.

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When you receive a picture in a text message or an
MMS, a new message appears in your Inbox. To
save the picture in My Pictures, highlight the picture
by moving the joystick to select it and press Save.
Screensaver
The phone has a screensaver, which is activated
automatically when the phone has been in idle mode
for a few seconds. After a few more seconds, the
screensaver changes to sleep mode to save power.
To turn the screensaver On or Off, scroll to Pictures
& Sounds, My Pictures, scroll to the picture you want
to select, and press More.
Note: You can also scroll to Settings, Display,
Screen Saver, Activate.
To use a picture as the screensaver
You select a picture saved in the phone and use it
as the screensaver.
1.
Scroll to Settings , Display , Screen Saver , Select Picture .
2. Scroll to and select the picture you want to use as the
screensaver.
3. Press Yes to accept.
Ringtones and melodies
Your phone comes with a number of ringtones and
melodies. You can edit your own ringtones and send
them to a friend in a text message. It is also possible
to exchange melodies via WAP, Bluetooth wireless
technology, IR or cable. Please note that you are not
allowed to exchange copyright-protected material.
You can also download ringtones to your phone.
To select a ringtone
Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, My Sounds, scroll to
the sound you want to select, and press More.
Note:
You can also scroll to Settings, Sounds and Alerts,
Ringtone.
To download a ringtone
1. Scroll to Pictures & Sounds, More Sounds.
2. Select a link.
To set the ringtone volume
1. Scroll to Settings, Sounds and Alerts, Ring Volume.
2. Press or to decrease or increase the volume.
3. Press Save to save the setting.