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  • Page 1 User guide T258c...

  • Page 2: Instruction Symbols

    Congratulations on your purchase of the Sony Ericsson T258c. For additional phone content, go to www.sonyericsson.com/cn/fun. Register now to get free online storage and special offers at www.sonyericsson.com/cn/myphone. For product support, go to www.sonyericsson.com/cn. Instruction symbols The following instruction symbols appear in this User guide: >...

  • Page 3: Prepare The Phone

    Prepare the phone To insert the SIM card and battery Remove the battery cover. Slide the SIM card into its holder with the contacts facing down. Insert the battery with the label side up and the connectors facing each other. Replace the battery cover as shown in the picture.

  • Page 4: Charge The Battery

    Charge the battery Your phone battery is partly charged when you buy it. It may take 30 minutes for the battery icon to appear on the screen. Non-USB Charger (old type) USB Charger (new type) AC adapter A1 AC adapter connector A2 AC adapter USB socket...

  • Page 5: Using The Usb Charger

    Using the USB charger To connect the charger and charge the battery Connect the USB cable plug to the AC adapter USB socket, as shown in the above illustration. The USB cable is supplied with your phone. Connect the USB cable connector to your phone. Press a key to view the charging status on the screen.
  • Page 6 Sony Ericsson recommends that you never mix the use the new USB charger and the old non-USB charger. The phone with new-type charger in box cannot be charged with the old-type charger, and vice versa.

  • Page 7: Turn The Phone On

    You can use the phone during charging. You can charge the battery for more or less than 2.5 hours. Interrupted charging will not damage the battery. Turn the phone on Press and hold down Enter your PIN if requested. To correct mistakes, select Delete.

  • Page 8: Sim Card

    SIM and PIN SIM card The SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card, which you get from your network operator, contains information about your subscription. Always turn off your phone and detach the charger before you insert or remove the SIM card. You can save contacts on the SIM card before removing it from your phone.

  • Page 9: Menu Overview

    Menu overview Monternet Extras FM radio Calendar Homepage Timer Bookmarks Stopwatch Go to URL Calculator Edit bookmark My files Show pictures My games Push access Push inbox Clear cache Internet profile Camera Messaging Alarms Take pic. Text message Camera pics Picture message Slide show Settings...

  • Page 10: Phone Overview

    Phone overview Stereo handsfree and battery charger connector Infrared port Navigation Volume key with keys shortcuts. Selection key End key, Call key On/off Keylock This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use.

  • Page 11: Network Coverage

    Network coverage Battery Network status coverage The network bars show the strength of the GSM network in your area. Try moving to another location if you have trouble calling and network coverage is poor. No network means you are not in range of a network. = Good network coverage = Average network coverage Battery status...

  • Page 12: Screen Icons

    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 call Divert calls is activated The phone is set to silent The keypad is locked You have received a new text message You have received a new picture message An alarm is activated...
  • Page 13 Shortcuts From standby you can use the navigation 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 contacts.
  • Page 14 Calling You must turn on the phone and be within range of a network. To make a call From standby enter the area code and phone number. Press To end a call • Press To answer a call • Press To reject a call •...

  • Page 15: Call List

    To make international calls From standby press and hold down until a + sign appears on the screen. Enter the country/region code, area code (without the first zero) and phone number. Press To view a missed call When Missed call is displayed, select Details.
  • Page 16 Camera Your phone has a digital camera to take pictures to save or send. Pictures taken with the camera are saved in Camera pics. The format is JPEG. Pictures downloaded using picture messages, Internet or Infrared are saved in pictures. To start the camera and take a picture From standby press .

  • Page 17: Text Messages (Sms)

    Messaging Text messages (SMS) You must have a service centre number, which is supplied by your service provider and saved on the SIM card. You may have to enter the number yourself. See Troubleshooting on page 43. See Entering text on page 26. To write and send a text message From standby press Select...

  • Page 18: Picture Messages (Mms)

    Picture messages (MMS) Picture messages can contain text, sound and images. They are sent using MMS to a mobile phone. You need the correct Internet settings in your phone to use this function. See Internet on page 39. To create a picture message From standby press Select Picture messages...
  • Page 19 Contacts You can save contacts in the phone memory or on the SIM card. You can copy contacts from the phone memory to the SIM card or from the SIM card to the phone memory. See Entering text on page 26. To add a contact From standby select Menu...
  • Page 20 To call a contact written in Latin characters > Contacts > View contacts. Press and hold switch the search language to English. Then enter the first letters of the contact you want to call. When the contact is highlighted, press When English has been selected as the phone language To call a contact written in Chinese characters...

  • Page 21: Contacts Memory

    To delete a contact From standby press Scroll to the contact and select Select > Options > Delete contact. To copy all contacts to the SIM card • From standby select Menu > Contacts > Copy all contacts > Copy all to SIM.
  • Page 22 FM radio To listen to the FM radio Connect the handsfree to the phone. From standby press To control the radio • Press to search for FM radio channels. • Press to change the volume. To save a FM radio channel •...
  • Page 23 Calendar To add an appointment in the Calendar From standby select Menu > Extras > Calendar. Scroll to a date and select Options > Add a note. Enter your details and select Options > OK. Confirm the date and time with OK. Select if you want a reminder signal: •...
  • Page 24 Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB SE-221 88 Lund, Sweden EN/LZT108 9523 R2A Printed in country/region This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use.

  • Page 25: More Functions

    More functions Alarm The alarm rings even if the phone is set to silent or turned off. To set the alarm From standby select Menu > Alarms. Enter the time and select Save. Select an option. • Alarm is selected, select an alarm signal. •...

  • Page 26: Entering Text

    Entering text There are two methods you can use to enter text: multitap or T9™ text input. To change text input methods • When you write the message, press and hold down To enter text using multitap • Press – until the desired character appears.

  • Page 27: Chinese Input

    To add items in a text message • When you write the message, select Options > item. To add symbols in a text message • When you write the message, select Options > symbol. To correct mistakes • Select Clear. To change writing language •...

  • Page 28: Stroke Input

    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 screen.
  • Page 29 Stroke categories The 5 stroke categories are defined in the table below: Number Stroke Basic Stroke Character Category Stroke Name 王 十 在 七 天 Over 海 红 牡 状 习 Lift 中 业 上 门 丑 Down 小 水 打 子 承 Down-Hook 直...
  • Page 30 Number Stroke Basic Stroke Character Category Stroke Name 专 传 转 Down-Over-Left Slope 马 与 张 号 费 Down-Over- Down-Hook 鼎 鼐 Down-Over- Down 写 字 皮 通 免 Over-Hook 口 已 户 书 骨 Over-Down 力 习 也 同 永 Over-Down- Hook 又...
  • Page 31 Components The basic building units of Chinese characters are components that are made up 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.

  • Page 32: Pinyin Input

    Pinyin input Press the keys containing the required Pinyin letters, and the phone will make various proposals on the screen, 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...

  • Page 33: Emergency Calls

    Input punctuation and symbols Under any Chinese input mode, > Options > Add symbol to see the table of punctuation marks and symbols. Use the navigation key to make a selection. Press enter a space into the text. Emergency calls Your phone supports international emergency numbers, for example, 112 and 911.

  • Page 34: Multiple Calls

    To cancel a call divert • From standby select Menu > Calls > Call settings > Divert all calls > Deactivate all. Multiple calls Call waiting When call waiting is used, you hear a beep if you receive a second call. To activate call waiting •...

  • Page 35: Call Time And Cost

    To join two calls • During the call, select Options > Join calls. To end both calls • Press twice. Call time and cost To check the call time and the call cost • From standby select Menu > Calls >...

  • Page 36: Ringtones And Themes

    Ringtones and themes Themes are used to change the appearance of the screen. To select a ringtone • From standby select Menu > Settings > Sound & alerts > Ringtone and select a ringtone. To set the ring volume • From standby select Menu >...

  • Page 37: Time And Date

    Time and date To set the time From standby select Menu > Settings > Time and date > Time > time. Enter the time and select Save. To set the time format • From standby select Menu > Settings > Time and date >...
  • Page 38 Infrared Use the infrared port to exchange contacts, pictures, themes, ringtones and files between phones or with a PC. If infrared is set to but not used, the infrared port automatically turns off after 10 minutes. To turn on infrared •...
  • Page 39 Internet To use the Internet and picture messaging you need the correct settings in your phone. If settings are not in your phone, you can: • Receive settings in a text message (SMS) from your network operator. • Use a computer to go to www.sonyericsson.com/cn to request that a text message with the settings is sent to your phone.

  • Page 40: Sim Card Lock

    Locks SIM card lock The SIM card lock protects your subscription, but not your phone itself, from unauthorized use. If you change SIM cards, the phone still works with the new SIM card. Most SIM cards are locked at the time of purchase. If the SIM card lock is on, you have to enter a PIN (Personal Identity Number) every time you turn on your phone.

  • Page 41: Phone Lock

    To turn the SIM card lock on From standby select Menu > Settings > Advanced > Security > SIM lock > Protection > On. Enter your PIN and select OK. To edit your PIN From standby select Menu > Settings >...
  • Page 42 Enter a new code and select OK. Re-enter the new code to confirm and select OK. If you forget your new code, you have to take your phone to your local Sony Ericsson retailer. To unlock the phone From standby select Menu >...

  • Page 43: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Some problems require that you call your service provider, but you can correct most problems yourself. Remove the SIM card before handing your phone in for repair. Memory capacity and speed If you have not restarted the phone for a while, you may experience problems with its memory capacity and speed.

  • Page 44: The Phone Turns Itself Off

    The phone turns itself off. If your phone turns itself off when being transported, something in your pocket or bag has activated the on/off key. Turn the automatic keylock on. Select Menu > Settings > Advanced > Auto keylock > On. I cannot turn the phone on, what should I Try charging the phone until it has finished charging.

  • Page 45: I Cannot Send Text Messages (Sms)

    I cannot send text messages (SMS) Make sure you have a valid service centre number in your phone. From standby select Menu > Messaging > Settings > Text message > Service centre. The number is shown if it is saved on the SIM card. If there is no number shown, enter the service centre number, including the international “+”...
  • Page 46 Insert SIM card Your SIM card is not inserted correctly or may be damaged or dirty. Try one or more of the following: • Remove the SIM card and insert it correctly. • Clean the connectors on the SIM card and phone with a soft brush, a cloth or a cotton bud.

  • Page 47: Declaration Of Conformity

    Declaration of conformity We, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB of Nya Vattentornet S-221 88 Lund, Sweden declare under our sole responsibility that our product Sony Ericsson type AAA-1002061-BV and in combination with our accessories, to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the appropriate standards 3GPP TS 51.010-1, EN 301 489-7 and EN 60950, following the provisions of,...

  • Page 48: Fcc Statement

    Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB at any time and without notice. Such changes will, however, be incorporated into new editions of this User guide.

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