Sony Ericsson T68i 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.
Personalizing your phone 15
Choose ring signal, theme and other settings.
Calling 24
Use the phone book, voice control, call options.
Setting up mobile Internet 43
Set up WAP and e-mail.
Messaging 49
Chat, e-mail, text and multimedia messages.
Using mobile Internet 57
WAP browser, bookmarks.
Transferring and exchanging information 61
Bluetooth wireless technology, synchronization.
More features 67
Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer, games.
Security 75
SIM card lock, phone lock.
Troubleshooting 76
Why doesn’t the phone work the way I want?
Additional information 78
Safe and efficient use, warranty, declaration of conformity.
Icons 87
What do the icons mean?
Index 93

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Sony Ericsson
First edition (November 2001)
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, 2001
Publication number: AE/LZT 108 5405 R1A
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 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.
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.
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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4 Getting started
SIM card and battery information
It may take up to 30 minutes before an
icon appears in the display when charging.
1. Insert the SIM card. Make sure the SIM card is placed
under the silvery holders.
2. Place the battery on the back of the phone and push
until you hear a click.
3. Connect the charger to the phone at the flash symbol.
The flash symbol on the charger plug must face upwards.
4. It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery
charging icon appears in the display.
5. 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.
6. Remove the charger by tilting the plug upwards.
You have to insert the SIM
card and charge the battery
before you can use the phone.
30 min.
4 h
.

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Getting started 5
Making and receiving calls
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.
If you make a mistake while entering your PIN, delete
the wrong number by pressing .
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.
On/off
My Network
12:18

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6 Getting to know your phone
Getting to know your phone
Key functions
Volume
key Increase or decrease the volume of the earpiece during
a call. Scroll through menus,
lists and text. Enter the Status
menu in standby. Slide up or
down twice to reject an
incoming call. Slide up or
down 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.
1–9, 0 Enter the digits 0–9 and
letters. Press and hold
to enter the international
prefix +. Move through menus
using shortcuts.
Enter *. Shift between lower
and upper case.
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 or to go back
to standby mode. Press to end
or reject a call, go back one
level in the menus or leave
an option unchanged.
(clear)
Delete numbers and letters
from the display. Delete
an item from a list. Press
and hold to turn off the
microphone during a call.
Enter #.

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Getting to know your phone 7
Quick keys
The table describes some of the most useful key
combinations.
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 the Call list press YES
voice dial press and hold YES or
say your magic word
call your voice mail press and hold
enter the +sign to make
an international phone call 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 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
YES
find a contact in the
Call contact list press and hold
enter the first submenu of
the My shortcuts menu press and hold
see which profile you
are using slide the volume key up or down
see today’s date slide the volume key up
or down
change the language to
Automatic
press 8888
change the language to
English press 0000
To... When in standby:

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8 Getting to know your phone
reject a call quickly slide the volume
key up or down twice
when receiving a call or
press NO
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 slide (and hold) the volume key up or down
or use the joystick
select a menu or setting press YES
enter a quick options menu press
delete an item press and hold when
in lists
go back to standby press and hold NO
To... When in standby: To... When entering letters
using multitap text input:
reach the second letter
or character of a key slide the volume key up and press any of the
number keys
reach the third letter
or character of a key slide the volume key down 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 question mark slide the volume key down
and press
enter the @-sign slide the volume key down
and press
enter a space press
delete letters and numbers press
shift between input
methods press and hold

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Getting to know your phone 9
Using shortcuts
A quicker way to move through the menus is to use
shortcuts. Enter the menus by pressing or and
then simply 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 23.
Help texts
To help you use the menus and functions, your phone
has help texts that explain the menus.
• To get help, select the menu you want information
about and then press . Select Help, YES.
shift between input
languages press and hold
enter a p(pause) press and hold when
saving codes
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
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
To... When entering letters
using multitap text input: shift between input
methods press and hold
shift between input
languages press and hold
To... When entering letters
using T9 Text Input:

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10 Getting to know your phone
Delete, edit and rename
If you add items, for example, a contact, a note, an
appointment or a WAP 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.
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.
After the first data download and after restarting your
phone, a new menu appears in your phone as the first
submenu under the Connect menu.
• To enter your new menu system, scroll to Connect/
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.