Sony Ericsson T280A manual

T280a User guide This is the Internet version of the User' s guide. © Print only for private use.[...]

2 Congratulations on your purchase of the So ny Er ic ss on T280a. For addit ional phone content, go to www.sonyericsson.com/fun . Register now to ge t free online storage an d special offers at www.sonyericsson.com/myphone . For product support, go to www.sonyericsson.com/support . Instruction sy mbols The following instru ction symbols appear in [...]

3 Prepare the phone To insert the SI M card and battery 1 Remove the batt ery cover. Slide the SIM card into its holder with the contacts fac ing down. 2 Insert the battery with the label side up and the connectors fac ing each other. Repla ce the battery cover as sh own in the pictur e. Do not force the battery cover into place. Sl ide the battery[...]

4 Charge the battery 1 The phone battery is partly charged when you buy it. Connect the charger to th e phone. It takes approximately 2.5 hours to fully charge the battery. Press a key to illuminate the screen. 2 To remove the charg er, tilt the plug upwards. Y ou can use the phone during charging. Y ou can charge the battery for more or less than [...]

5 Turn the phone on 1 Press and hold down . 2 Enter your PIN if reques ted. To correct mi stakes, select Delete . 3 Select OK . 4 Select a language. 5 Enter the time and date and select Save . To turn the phone off • Press and hold down . Standby After you have turn ed the phone on and entere d your PIN, the name of your operator appears on the s[...]

6 SIM and PIN SIM card The SIM (Subscriber Identi ty Modu le) card, which you get from your network operator, contains informatio n about your su bscription. Always turn off your phone and deta ch the charger before you insert or remove the SIM c ard. PIN code You may need a PIN (P ersonal Id entificat ion Number) to activate the services in your p[...]

7 Menu overview Extras Calendar, Timer, Stopwatch, Calculator, Games, My files Internet Homepage, Bookmarks, Go to URL, View, Advanced FM Radio Camera Take pic., Camera pics, S lide show, Settings Messaging Write new, Inbox, Call voicemail, Drafts, Sent messages, Saved msgs, Templates, Delete messages, S ettings, Memory status Alarms Calls Call lis[...]

8 Phone overview Selection key Volum e keys Navigat ion key with shortcuts Call key Keylock End key, On/off key Stereo handsfree and battery charger connect or This is the Internet version of the User' s guide. © Print only for private use.[...]

9 Network coverage The network bars show the strength of the GSM network in your area. Try moving to anoth er 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 covera ge = The ph one batter y is fully char ged = The pho ne b[...]

10 Screen icons These icons may appear on the screen. Icon Description Battery icon. A completely green icon means that the battery is fully charged You have missed a ca ll Divert calls is activated The phone is set to silent The keypad is locked You have rece ived a text message You have rece ived a picture messag e An alarm is activated Ongoing c[...]

11 Shortcuts From standby you can use the navi gation keys to go directly to a function: • Press to write a text or picture message. • Press to go to the camera. • Press to play the FM radio. • Press to go to your contac ts. To navigate the menus 1 From standby select Menu . 2 Press , , , and select am e n u . To go back one step in the men[...]

12 Calling You must turn on the phone and be within range of a network. To make a call 1 From standby enter the area code and phone number. 2 Press . To end a call • Press . To answer a call • Press . To reject a call • Press . To turn off the ringtone when receiving a call • Select Silent to turn off the ringtone without answering the call[...]

13 To make international calls 1 From standby press and hold down until a + sign appears on th e screen. 2 Enter the country code, area code (wit hout the first zero) and phone number. 3 Press . To view a missed call • When Missed call is displayed, sel ect Details . To call back scroll to the number an d press . Call list You can view informat i[...]

14 Camera Your phon e has a d igital came ra to take pictures to save or send. Pictures take n with the camera are saved in Menu > Camera > Camera pics . The format is JPEG. To start the camera and take a picture 1 From standby press . Yo u can see the subject on the phone scree n. 2 Select Take pic. to take the picture. 3 Select Save or Dele[...]

15 Messaging Text messages (SMS) You must have a service centre numb er, which is supplied by your servic e provider and s aved on the S IM card. You may have to ent er the number yourself. See Troubleshooting on page 36. To write and send a text message 1 From standby press . 2 Select Text message . W rite the message and select Options > Send [...]

16 Picture messages (MMS) Picture m essages can contain t ext, sound a nd images. They are se nt using MMS to a mo bile phone. Yo u need the correct Internet settings in your phone to use this function. Se e Internet on page 32. To create a picture message 1 From standby press . 2 Select Picture mess ages > Options and sel ect among the option s[...]

17 Contacts You can sav e contac ts in the pho ne memory o r on the SIM card. You can copy contacts from the phon e memory to the SIM ca rd or from t he SIM ca rd to the phone me mory. To add a contact 1 From standby select Contacts > Add contact . 2 Select Save on SIM or Save in phone . 3 Enter the name and sel ect Options > OK . 4 Scroll to[...]

18 To call a contact 1 From standby press . 2 Scroll to, or enter the f irst few lette rs of the conta ct. 3 Press . To edit a contact 1 From standby press . 2 Select a cont act. 3 Select Options > Edit . 4 Edit the inf ormation and select Options > Save contact . To delete a contact 1 From standby press . 2 Select a cont act. 3 Select Option[...]

19 Contacts memory The number of entries you can save in Contacts depends on the ca pacity of your SI M card. To check the Contacts memory status • From standby select Menu > C ontacts > Settings > Memory status . Speed dialling Speed dialling lets you sele ct nine contacts that you can dial quickly. The con tacts ca n be s aved in posit[...]

20 FM radio To listen to the FM radio 1 Connect the h andsfree to t he phone. 2 From standby press . To control the radio • Press or to searc h for FM radio channels. • Press or to change the volume. To save an FM radio channel • Press and ho ld down – . The F M radio ch annel is saved in Options > Ch annels . You can save up to 20 prese[...]

21 Calendar To add an appointment in the Calendar 1 From standby select Menu > Extras > Calendar . 2 Scroll to a date and select Options > Add a note . 3 Enter your details and select Options > OK . 4 To confirm the date and time, se lect OK . 5 Select if you want a rem inder signal: • Reminder – a reminder signal will sound in imme[...]

22 More functions Alarm The alarm rings even if the pho ne is set to silent or turned off. To set the alarm 1 From standby select Menu > Alarms . 2 Enter the time and select Save . 3 Select an option. • If Alarm is selected, select an alarm signal. • If Recurre nt alarm is selected, select what day or days the alarm is going to sound. Scroll[...]

23 Entering text There are two met hods you c an use to enter te xt: multitap or T9™ text input. To change text input methods • When you write the messag e, press and hold down . To enter text using multitap • Press – until the desired character appears. • Press to add a space. • Press to enter full stops and commas. • Press to shift [...]

24 To add items in a text message • When you write the message, select Options > Add item . To add symbols in a text message • When you write the message, select Options > Add symbol . To delete characters • Select Clear . To change writing language • When you write t he message, press and hold down . Emergency calls Your phone suppor[...]

25 Diverting calls You can divert calls, fo r example, to an answering se rvice. To divert calls 1 From standby select Menu > Calls > Call settings > Divert all calls and select an option. 2 Select Activate . To cancel a call divert • From standby select Menu > Calls > Call settings > Divert all calls > Deactivate all . Multi[...]

26 To reject a second call • During the call, sele ct Busy and continue with the ongoing call. To make a second call 1 During the call, selec t Options > Hold call > Options > Call cont act . Your ongoing call is put on hold. 2 Select View contacts . 3 Scroll to the contact an d select Options > Call . To switch between two calls • [...]

27 Voicemail Callers ca n leave a v oicemail mess age when you cannot answer. You can get your vo icemail numb er from y our network operator. To enter your voicemail number 1 From standby select Menu > Calls > Call settings > Set up voicem. > OK . 2 Select Voicemail no. and ent er the voicemail n umber that you get from your se rvice p[...]

28 To set the vibrating alert • From standb y select Me nu > Settin gs > Sound & alerts > Vibration and select an option. To select a key sound • From standb y select Me nu > Settin gs > Sound & alerts > Key sound and sele ct an option. To select a theme • From standby select Menu > Settings > Theme and select [...]

29 To set the date 1 From standby select Menu > Settings > Time and date > Date > Set date . 2 Enter the date and selec t Save . To set the date format • From standby select Menu > Settings > Time and date > Date > Date format and select an option. Language You can select the la nguage for the phone me nus. To change the p[...]

30 To turn the Bluetooth function on • From standby select Menu > Settings > Bluetooth > Turn on . To show or hide your phone • From standby select Menu > Settings > Bluetooth > Visibility > Show phone or Hid e phone . To pair a device with your phone 1 From standby select Menu > Settings > Bluetooth > My devices &[...]

31 To pair your phone with a Bluetooth handsfree 1 From standby select Menu > Settings > Bluetooth > Handsfree . 2 Select Yes if you are adding a Bluetoot h handsfree for th e first time or select Handsfree > My handsfree > New handsfre e if you are pairing with anot her Bluetooth handsfree. Make sure that your handsfree is ready to [...]

32 Internet You need the correc t Internet settin gs in your phone. If settings are not in your phone, you can: • Get them in a t ext message from the network operat or. • On a computer, go to www.sonyericsson.com/support and request a text message with the settings. To select an Internet profile • From standby select Menu > Settings > [...]

33 Locks SIM card lock The SIM card lock protects yo ur subscription, but not yo ur phone itself, from un authorized use. If you change SIM cards, the phone still works with the new SIM card. Most SIM cards are locked at the time of purcha se. If the SIM card lock is on, you have to ent er a PIN (Personal Identity Number) every ti me you turn on yo[...]

34 To turn the SIM card lock on 1 From standby select Menu > Settings > Adva nced > Security > SIM lock > Protection > On . 2 Enter your PIN and select OK . To edit your PIN 1 From standby select Menu > Settings > Adva nced > Security > SIM lock > Change PI N . 2 Enter your PIN and select OK . 3 Enter a new PIN and [...]

35 If the phone lock is set to Automa tic , you do not need to enter your phone lock code until a different SIM card is inserted in the phone. To turn the phone lock on 1 From standby select Menu > Settings > Adva nced > Security > Phone lock > Protection > On . 2 Enter the pho ne lock code and select OK . To edit your phone lock [...]

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36 Troubleshooting Some proble ms require that you call yo ur service provide r, but you can co rrect most prob lems yourself. Rem ove the SIM card before handing your phone in for repa ir. Memory capacity and speed If you have not restarted the phone for a while, you may experienc e problems with i ts memory capa city and spee d. You can restart t[...]

37 The phone turns itself off If your phone turns itself off when being transported, something in your po cket or bag has act ivated the on/o ff ke y . You need to turn the automatic ke ylock on. • From standby select Menu > Settings > Adva nced > Auto keylock > On . I cannot turn the phone on, what should I do? Try charging the phone[...]

38 I cannot send text messages (SMS) Make sure you have a valid s ervice centre number in your phone. 1 From standby select Menu > Messaging > Se ttings > Text message > Service centre . The number is shown if it is saved on th e SIM card. 2 If there is no number shown , enter the service cen tre number, including the international “+[...]

39 Insert SIM card Your SIM card is not inserted correctly or may be damaged or dirty. Try one or more of the fol lowing: • Remove the SIM card a nd insert it corre ctly. • Clean the connect ors on the SIM ca rd and phone with a soft brush, a cloth o r a cotton bud. • Check if the SIM card is damaged. • Contact your net work operato r to ge[...]

40 FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device m ay not cause harm ful interf erence, and (2) This device must acc ept any interf erence received, in cluding interfer ence that ma y cause und esired ope ration. This is the Internet version of the User' [...]

41 Sony Ericsson T280a GSM 850/1900 This User guide is publis hed by Sony Ericsson Mo bile Communications AB or its local affiliated company, without any warranty. Improvemen ts and change s to this User guide necessitate d by typograp hical errors , inaccuracie s of current information, or improvements to pro grams and/or equipm ent, may be made b[...]