Sony Ericsson T226 Manual

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20 Personalizing y our phoneTo select a greeting
1. Scroll to  Settings, 
YES
, Display , 
YES
, Start-Up 
Picture , 
YES
.
2. Select a greeting, 
YES
.
Your selected greeting will be shown when the phone  
is turned on.
My phone numbers
You can check your own phone number(s).
To check your phone number
Scroll to  Phonebook, YES
, Special Numbers , 
YES
, 
My Numbers . If your number is not saved on your SIM 
card, you can enter it yourself.
Keypad lock
You can lock the keypad to avoid dialing a number 
by accident.
Note:  Calls to emergency numbers can still be made, 
even when the keypad is locked.
Automatic keylock
Automatic keylock means the keypad is locked 
25 seconds after you last press a key. To turn automatic keylock On or Off
 Scroll to  Settings, 
YES
, Locks, 
YES
, Auto Keylock .
To lock the keypad manually
 Press and hold   in standby, and select  Lock 
Keypad , 
YES
.
The keypad remains locked until you answer an incoming  
call or until you unlock the keypad manually.
To unlock the keypad
 Press   when prompted with Turn off keylock? , 
press 
YES
.
Master reset
Reset Settings  allows you to reset all the settings in the 
phone to the factory defaults. Factory defaults are not 
necessarily the same settings as when you purchased 
your phone.
Reset all  allows you to reset all the settings in the phone 
to the factory defaults, resets your data and WAP account 
settings, and may delete user- downloaded images, 
ringtones and templates.
Note:  Before choosing Reset all, check with your 
service provider. 
						

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To reset the phone
1. Scroll to Settings, 
YES
, Master Reset .
2. Select  Reset Settings  or Reset All, 
YES
.
3. Enter the phone lock code ( 0000 or the new code if you 
have changed it) and press 
YES
.
CallingBefore you can make or receive any calls, you must 
turn on the phone and be within range of a network. 
See “Holding the Phone” on page 5.
Making calls
1. Enter the area code and the phone number.
2. Press 
YES
 to make the call.
3. Press 
NO
 to end the call.
Tip:  You can call numbers from the call list and 
the phonebook. See “Call list” on page 23 and 
“Phonebook” on page 24.
To change the earpiece volume during a call
 Press the upper or lower side volume key to increase  or decrease the earpiece volume.
To mute the microphone during a call
 Press and hold   until the display shows  Muted. 
Press   again to resume the conversation. To mute 
the ringer, see “To mute the ringer” on page 23. 
						

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22 CallingAutomatic redialing
If the connection of the call failed and the display shows 
Retry?, press 
YES
.
Note:  Do not hold the phone to your ear while waiting. 
When the call is connected, the phone gives a loud 
signal.
The phone redials the number (up to ten times) or until:
 The call is connected.
 You press a key or receive a call.
Note:  Automatic redialing is not available for data calls.
Making international calls
1. Press and hold   until a + sign appears in the display.
The + replaces the international prefix number of the 
country from which you are calling.
2. Enter the country code, area code (without the leading 
zero) and phone number, 
YES
.
Tip:  It is useful to enter the + sign and country code 
for  all numbers in the phonebook as they can then 
be easily used whether home or abroad. Emergency calls
To make an emergency call
 Enter 911, 
YES
.
Your phone supports the international emergency 
numbers, 112, 911 and 08. This means that these 
numbers can normally be used to make an emergency 
call in any country, with or without a SIM card inserted, 
if a GSM network is within range.
Note:  Some network operators may require that 
a SIM card be inserted, and in some cases that 
the PIN has been entered as well.
In some countries, other emergency numbers may also 
be promoted. Your operator may therefore have saved 
additional local emergency numbers on the SIM card .
To view your local emergency numbers
 Scroll  to  Phonebook , 
YES
, Special Numbers , 
YES
, 
Emergency Nos.
Voicemail
If your subscription includes an answering 
service, callers can leave a voicemail message 
when you cannot answer a call. 
						

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Receiving a voicemail message
Depending on your network operator, you are informed 
that someone has left a message by a text message (SMS) 
or by a voicemail icon that indicates the number of 
voicemail messages waiting ( ).
Calling your voicemail service
You can easily call your voicemail service by pressing 
and holding  , if you have saved your voicemail 
number in the phone. You get the number from your 
service provider.
To enter a voicemail number
 Scroll to  Messages, 
YES
, Options , 
YES
, Voicemail Nos.
Note:  The voicemail number can be obtained from your 
service provider.
Receiving calls
When you receive a call, the phone rings and  Answer? 
appears. If the number is a restricted number,  Withheld 
or  Unknown appears.
To answer a call
Press 
YES
. To reject a call
 Press 
NO
.
To mute the ringer
 Press the upper or lower side volume key. To mute  the microphone during a call, see “To mute the 
microphone during a call” on page 21.
Missed calls
If you have missed a call,  Missed calls:1 appears 
in standby, indicating the number of missed calls.
To check your missed calls
1. When  Missed calls:1  is displayed, press 
YES
 to display 
the missed calls.
2. To call a number from the list, scroll to the number, 
YES
.
Call list
The numbers of the last calls that you have made or 
received are saved in the call list. If your subscription 
includes the Calling Line Identification service, and 
the caller’s number is identified, you will also find the 
numbers of answered and missed calls in the call list. 
						

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24 CallingNote: Your last outgoing call will always be listed first. 
All other incoming/outgoing calls are listed in time-
sequential order.
Note:  If a number is stored on your SIM card, the   
icon will display next to the number.
To call a number from the call list
1. To enter the call list, press 
YES
 from standby.
2. Scroll to the number you want to call, 
YES
.
To clear the call list
Scroll to  Calls, 
YES
, Options, 
YES
, Clear Call 
List ,
YES
.
To turn the call list on or off 
Scroll to  Calls, 
YES
, Options, 
YES
, Call Listing , 
YES
.
Phonebook
There are two locations used for storing contact 
information (names, phone numbers, email addresses, 
etc.) – the SIM card and the phone’s internal phonebook. 
Information on the SIM card is more portable since 
you can easily move your SIM card from one phone to 
another. Contact information can be copied from you r 
internal phonebook to the SIM card and vice versa.  There are some other functions, such as assigning 
personal ring signals and picture phonebook, that can 
only be used for contacts stored in the phone’s internal 
phonebook. You have space for up to 250 contacts in 
your internal phonebook.
Note: 
Contacts are stored in your phone’s memory, not 
on your SIM card. The memory capacity of your SIM 
card varies.
To add a contact
1. Scroll to Phonebook , 
YES
, Manage SIM, 
YES
, Add 
to SIM , 
YES
 (to add an entry to your SIM card)  OR
 
scroll to Phonebook , 
YES
, Manage Contact , 
YES
, Add 
Contact, 
YES
 (to add a contact to the contact list stored 
on your phone).
2. Scroll to the field you want to fill in, press 
YES
.
3. Enter the information, 
YES
.
4. Select the next field and so on.
5. When you have entered the information, scroll to  Save 
and exit?, 
YES
.
Tip:  To enter an unsaved number, press   when 
you are in a number field, and select a number 
in the unsaved numbers list. 
						

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Ask to save
You have the option of storing a dialed number as a 
phonebook contact upon call completion. If the phone 
number is already saved in your phonebook you will 
not be prompted to save it in your phonebook again.
To turn off Ask to Save
1. Scroll to Phonebook , 
YES
, Options, 
YES
.
2. Select  Ask to Save  by pressing 
YES.
3.Select on or off by tilting the navigation key up or down.
4. Press 
YES
 to select.
Pictures and personal rings
You can add a picture and a personal ring signal 
to a contact.
To add a picture to a phonebook contact
1. Scroll to Phonebook , 
YES
, Pictures , 
YES
.
2. Enter the first letters of the contact, 
YES
.
3. When the contact is highlighted, press YES
.
4. This takes you to  My Pictures. Select a picture and 
press 
YES
 twice. To add a personal ring to a phonebook contact
1. Scroll to  Phonebook , 
YES
, Personal Rings ,
 YES
, Add 
New , 
YES .
2.Press one of the number keys (2-9) to find a contact 
beginning with the first letter on that key (or closest 
following).
3. Scroll to the contact you want to select and press 
YES
.
4. Scroll to the personal ring that you would like 
to select,
YES .
To call a contact from your contact list
1. From standby, press and hold one of the number keys 
(2-9) to find a contact beginning with the first letter 
on that key (or closest following).
 For example, press and hold 5 to go to the first 
contact beginning with “J”. To go to a contact 
beginning with “L” press 5 three times after you 
have entered the list of contacts.
2. When the contact you want to call is highlighted, 
press
YES
. 
3. Select the number you want to call, 
YES
.
If only one number is linked to the contact, press and 
hold 
YES
 at step 2.
You can also use the Call contact option in the 
Phonebook menu to call a contact. 
						

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26 CallingTo call an entry on your SIM card
1. Scroll to  Phonebook , 
YES
, Call from SIM , 
YES
.
2. Press one of the number keys (2-9) to find a SIM car d 
entry beginning with the first letter on that key (or closest 
following). Press 
YES .
 For example, press 5 to go to the first SIM card 
entry beginning with “J”. To go to a SIM card entry 
beginning with “L” press 5 three times after you 
have entered the list.
3. When the SIM card entry you want to call is highlighted, 
press
YES
. 
Updating the phonebook
When needed, you can easily update or delete any contact 
information.
To edit a contact
1. You can edit a contact that is stored on your phone or 
that is stored on your SIM card. Scroll to  Phonebook, 
YES
, Manage SIM , 
YES
, Edit on SIM, 
YES
 (for an 
entry stored on your SIM card)  OR
 Manage Contact, 
YES
,  Edit Contact , 
YES
 (for a contact stored on your 
phone).
2. Enter the first letters of the contact, 
YES
.
3. When the contact is highlighted, press YES
.
4. Select  Edit Information, 
YES
. 
5.Scroll to the field you want to fill in, 
YES
.
6. Enter the information, 
YES
.
7. Select the next field and so on. To add more information 
fields, press  .
8. When you have entered the information, scroll down 
toSave and exit? , 
YES
.
 To delete a contact, scroll to  Phonebook, 
YES
, Manage 
Contact, 
YES
, Delete Contact . Then select the contact 
and press 
YES
 twice.
 To delete all contacts, scroll to  Phonebook, 
YES
, 
Advanced , 
YES
, Delete all? .
Note:  Entries that are saved on the SIM card are 
not deleted. They can be overwritten or copied from  
your SIM card to your phone.
Managing entries on your SIM card
You can add or edit entries on your SIM card.
To add an entry to your SIM card
 Scroll to  Phonebook, 
YES
, Manage SIM , 
YES
, Add 
to SIM , 
YES
.
 Enter the name and phone number of the entry you want  to add to your SIM card.
 Press 
YES
 to save the entry to your SIM card. 
						

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To edit an entry on your SIM card
Scroll to  Phonebook, 
YES
, Manage SIM , 
YES
, Edit 
on SIM , 
YES
.
 Scroll to the item you want to edit and press 
YES
.
 Be sure to save the changes made to your SIM card  entry before exiting the menu.
Default (standard) number 
Each contact has a default phone number. The first 
phone number you link to a contact automatically 
becomes the default number. If you scroll to a certain 
contact in the  Call contact list and then press and hold 
YES
, the default number is dialed.
To set the default number
1. Scroll to  Phonebook , 
YES
, Manage Contact , 
YES
, Edit 
Contact, 
YES
.
2. Enter the first letter of the contact, 
YES
.
3. When the contact is highlighted, press YES
.
4. Select  Default Number, 
YES
. Select the number you 
want as default, 
YES
.
Groups
You can create a group of contacts. By doing so, you can 
send text messages to several recipients at the same time. 
See “Sending text messages” on page 40.  To create a group of contacts
1. Scroll to  Phonebook , 
YES
, Manage Contact, 
YES
, 
Groups, 
YES
,  Add Group, 
YES
.
2. Enter a name for the group, YES
.
3. Select Add Member , 
YES
.
4. Enter the first letters of the contact you want to add, 
press 
YES
.
5. Press 
YES
 to select the contact.
6. Select a phone number, press 
YES
.
7. Repeat steps 3-6 to add more members.
Business cards
You can add your own business card to the phonebook.
To add your own business card
 Scroll to  Phonebook, 
YES
, Manage Contact, 
YES
, 
My Card , 
YES
. Select Add, 
YES
.
Exchanging business cards
You can exchange business cards as a text message 
or a picture message.
To send your business card
1. Scroll to  Phonebook , 
YES
, Manage Contact, 
YES
, 
My Card , 
YES
, Send, 
YES
.
2. Select a transfer method, YES
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28 CallingTo save a business card in a picture message
1. Scroll to  Messages , 
YES
, MMS, 
YES
.
2. Scroll to  Inbox, 
YES
, select the message, 
YES
.
3. Scroll to the business card item, press 
YES
 to accept it.
To send a contact
1. Scroll to  Phonebook , 
YES
, Manage Contact, 
YES
,Send Contact , 
YES
.
2. Enter the first letters of the contact you want 
to send,
YES
.
3. Press 
YES
 to select the contact.
4. Select transfer method, 
YES
.
Copy contacts
You can copy the names and numbers in your phonebook  
between your phone’s memory and the SIM card. The 
number of phone numbers that can be saved depends 
on the type of SIM card.
Note:  Be careful not to replace details by mistake 
when copying contacts.
To copy names and phone numbers 
to the SIM card
Scroll to  Phonebook, 
YES
, Advanced , 
YES
, 
Copy to SIM . To copy names and phone numbers to the phone
 Scroll to  Phonebook, 
YES
, Advanced, 
YES
, Copy 
from SIM .
Tip:  When you have selected a name in the Call from 
SIM menu, you can copy name and phone number 
to the phone by pressing   and then selecting 
Copy to PB.
Speed dialing
You can save the phone numbers that you want to reac h 
easily in positions 2-9 on your SIM card.
Note:  Position 1 is reserved for voicemail access.
To call any of these phone numbers from standby
 Enter the position number and press 
YES
.
To change position numbers 
1. Scroll to Phonebook , 
YES
, Advanced, 
YES
, Position 
List , 
YES
.
2. Select the phone number you want to move, 
YES
.
3. Select the position to which you want to move the phone 
number, press 
YES
.
4. When finished press NO
 to exit, 
YES
 to save to SIM. 
						

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Call time
During a call, the duration of the call is shown 
in the display.
You can check the duration of your last call, outgoing 
calls and the total time.
To check and reset the call time
Scroll to  Calls, 
YES
, Ti m e  & C o s t , 
YES
, Call Timers 
and select an option.
 Select  Reset Timers  to reset the call time meter.
Forwarding calls
If you cannot answer incoming voice or data 
calls, you can forward them to another number: 
for example, your answering service.
For voice calls, you may be able to choose between  
the following forward alternatives:
 Always Forward  – forward all voice calls.
 Unanswered  – forward all missed calls.
 When Busy  – forward calls if you are already 
on the phone.
 Not Reachable  – forward calls if your phone 
is turned off or if you are unreachable.
 No Reply  – forward calls that you do not answer 
within a specified time limit (operator-dependent). Note: 
When the Restrict Calls function is on, some 
Forward Calls options cannot be activated.
To turn on call forwarding
1. Scroll to  Calls, 
YES
, Manage Calls , 
YES
, Forward 
Calls , 
YES
.
2. Select a call category and then a forward alternative, 
YES
.
3. Select Activate , 
YES
.
4. Enter the phone number to which you want your calls 
to be forwarded and press 
YES
, or retrieve it from the 
phonebook.
To turn off a call forwarding option
 Select a forwarding option and select  Cancel.
To check status
1. Scroll to  Calls, 
YES
, Manage Calls , 
YES
, Forward 
Calls , 
YES
.
2. Select a call type , 
YES
.
3. Scroll to the forwarding you want to check, 
YES
. 
Select Get Status, 
YES
.
To check the status of all call forwarding
 Select  Check All in the  Forward Calls menu.