Sony Ericsson T303a User Manual

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Instruction symbols
User guide
The following instruction symbols appear in this User guide:
> Use a navigation key or a selection key to scroll and select.
Press the center selection key.
Press the navigation key to the left.
Press the navigation key to the right.
Press the navigation key up.
Press the navigation key down.
Note
Tip
Warning
Indicates that a service or function is network- or
subscription-dependent. All menus or functions may
not be available in your phone. Consult your network
operator for more information.
T303a
Phone overview

Menu overview

Ear speaker File Manager, Alarms, Calendar, Tasks,
Organizer
Notes, Timer, Stopwatch, Calculator
Internet
Screen
TrackID™, My Games, FM radio, Record
Entertainment
sound
Navigation key
Camera
Selection key
Selection key
Write new, Inbox, Call voicemail, Drafts,
Messaging
Outbox, Sent messages, Saved msgs,
On/off key,
Templates, Settings
End key
Call key
Music Player Play view, Artists, Tracks, Playlists
C key
Calls *
Shortcut key
Center
All Answered Dialed
selection key Silent key
New contact
Contacts
Connector
Settings *
for charger
Strap hole
and handsfree
General Sounds & Display
alerts
Some menus and icons in this document may vary depending
on operator, network or subscription.
* You can use the navigation key to select tabs in sub menus.
Camera
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Messaging
Text messages (SMS) Picture Messages (Mms)
You must have a service center number, which is supplied Picture messages can contain text, images and sounds.
by your service provider and saved on the SIM card. You
You must set an MMS profile and the address of your
may have to enter the number yourself.
message server. You can receive all the settings from your
To set a service center number network operator or at www.sonyericsson.com/support.
1 From standby select Menu > Messaging > Settings > Text
To create and send a picture message
message > Service center.
From standby select
1 Menu
2 If there is no number shown, enter the service number,
>
Picture msg.
including the international "+" sign and country code.
Press or to switch between writing text and adding
2
3 Select Save.
items. Select Options to select writing options.
To write and send a text message 3 When the message is ready, select
1 From standby select Menu > Messaging > Write new 4 Select a recipient (Enter email
> Text message. or Contacts lookup) and select Send.
2 Enter the message and select Cont.
Sending and receiving phones must have subscriptions
3 Select a recipient (Enter phone no. or Contacts lookup)
that support picture messaging.
and select Send.
See Entering text on page 24.
Received messages are saved in the Inbox.
To read or delete received messages in the Inbox
1 From standby select Menu > Messaging > Inbox.
2 Scroll to the message you want to read or delete.
3 To read the message, select View. To delete the message,
press .
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Preparing the phone

To insert the SIM card and battery
1 Remove the battery cover. Slide the SIM card into its holder
with the contacts facing down.
2 Insert the battery with the label side up and the connectors
facing each other. Replace the battery cover as shown
in the picture.
Do not force the battery cover into place. Slide the battery
cover carefully onto the phone and close it.
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Screen icons

These icons may appear on the screen.
Icon Description
Battery icon. A completely green icon means the battery
is fully charged
You have missed a call
Ongoing call
The phone is set to silent
The keypad is locked
You have received a new text message
You have received a new picture message
Missed
An alarm is activated
The radio is playing
The music player is playing
Calls Connectivity
A handsfree is connected
The Bluetooth function is activated
A Bluetooth handsfree is connected
The loudspeaker is on
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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 24.
To add a contact
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to New contact and select Add.
> >
Messaging Write new
Scroll to and select Add.
3 Name:
Enter the name and select OK.
4
Scroll to and select Add.
5 New number
Enter the number and select OK.
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Cont.
7 Select a number option.
addr., Enter phone no.
8 Navigate between tabs and fields and add information.
9 Select Save.
You can enter the + sign and country code with all phonebook
numbers. They can then be used abroad or at home. See
To make international calls on page 14.
To call a contact
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
2 Scroll to the contact, or enter the first few letters of the contact
with multitap (see Entering text on page 24).
3 Press .
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To charge the battery To turn on the phone
1 Press and hold down
2 Enter your PIN if requested. To correct mistakes, press
3 Select OK.
4 Select a language.
5 Enter the time and date and
select Save.
To turn off the phone
• Press and hold down

Standby

After you have turned on the phone and entered your PIN,
the name of your operator appears on the screen. This is called
1 The phone battery is partly charged when you buy it.
standby. You can now make and receive calls.
Connect the charger to the phone. It takes approximately
2.5 hours to fully charge the battery. Press a key to illuminate
the screen.
2 To remove the charger, tilt the plug upwards.
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.
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Navigation

To navigate the menus To set the phone to silent
1 From standby press to select • Press and hold down
Menu.
To delete items
2 Press , , , to move
• Press to delete items such as numbers, letters
through the menus.
and pictures.
To select items and actions shown

Shortcuts

on the screen
You can use keypad shortcuts to go directly to a menu from
• Press either of the selection
standby.
keys or .
To use the navigation key shortcuts
To select a tab
• From standby press
• Go to the tab by pressing or .
to a function.
To return to standby
To edit a navigation key shortcut
• Press .
• From standby select
To operate the keypad lock
> Shortcuts.
• To lock the keypad, close the slide.
To use the shortcut key
• To unlock the keypad, open the slide.
• Press to Add, Delete,
• To unlock the keypad with closed slide, press any key,
then select Unlock > OK.
Calls to the international emergency number 112 can still
be made, even when the keypad is locked.
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Radio
To edit a contact To listen to the radio
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts. 1 Connect the handsfree to the phone.
2 Scroll to the contact and select Options > Edit contact. 2 From standby select
3 Navigate between the tabs, edit the information and select > FM radio.
Save.
To control the radio
To delete a contact • Press or
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
• Press or
2 Scroll to the contact and press .
To save a radio channel in the channels list
To copy all contacts to the SIM card
• Find the radio channel, then press and hold down
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
to save it on the corresponding position.
2 Scroll to New contact and select Options > Advanced
To listen to a radio channel saved in the channels list
> Copy to SIM > Copy all.
• When the radio is playing, press
Contacts memory radio channel on the corresponding position. You can view
saved channels in
The number of entries you can save in Contacts depends
on the capacity of your SIM card.
To turn off the radio
• Select Options
To check the Contacts memory status
1 From standby select Menu > Contacts.
To view radio options
2 Scroll to New contact and select Options > Advanced
• When the radio is playing, select Options.
> Memory status.
To record radio
1 Select Options
2 Select Save to stop the recording. The recording is saved
in Menu > Organizer
This service is not available in all countries.
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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 and remove the battery before
you insert or remove the SIM card.
You can save contacts on the SIM card before removing
it from your phone. Contacts may also be saved in the phone
.
memory. See Contacts on page 17.
PIN code
You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) to activate
the services in your phone. Your PIN is supplied by your network
operator. Each PIN digit appears as *, unless it starts with
emergency number digits, for example, 112 or 911. You can call
an emergency number without entering a PIN.
If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row,
blocked. To unblock, enter your PUK code provided
by your service provider. appears. To unblock it, you
need to enter your PUK (Personal Unblocking Key).
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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 activate the slide for answering and ending calls
1 From standby select Menu > Settings > the
2 Select Open to answer > On to activate answering.
3 Select Close to end call > On to activate call ending.
To answer a call
• Press or open the slide.
, , or to go directly
To end a call
• Press or close the slide.
Menu > Settings > the General tab
To reject a call
• Press .
To turn off the ringtone when
Move or use shortcuts.
receiving a call
• Press to turn off the ringtone without answering
or rejecting the call.
To turn the loudspeaker on during a call
• Select SpkrOn.
Do not hold the phone to your ear when using the
loudspeaker. This could damage your hearing.
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Music player
You can play music files saved in the phone memory. The music
stops when you receive or make a call, and the playing resumes
Menu > Entertainment when the call has ended.
To play a music track
1 From standby select Menu > Music player.
to search for channels manually. 2 Scroll to Tracks and select Open.
3 Scroll to the track and select Play.
to change the volume.
To change the volume
• When music is playing, press or .
–
To create a playlist
1 From standby select Menu > Music player.
2 Scroll to Playlists and select Open.
– to listen to the
3 Scroll to New playlist and select Add.
4 Enter a name and select OK.
Options > Channels > Select position.
5 Scroll to a track and select Mark to mark the tracks you want
to add. To browse a folder, select Open.
> Turn off or press .
6 Select Add.
To minimize the music player on the screen
• When music is playing, select Minim.
To stop the music player when minimized
> Record radio to start recording.
From standby select >
1 Menu Music player.
Select > Stop.
2 Play view
> File manager > My radio recs.
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Network coverage

Network
Battery
coverage status
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 net. coverage means you are
not in range of a network.
= Good network coverage
= Average network coverage

Battery status

PIN
= The phone battery is fully charged
= The phone battery is empty
= The phone battery is being charged
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To mute the microphone during a call
• Press and hold to turn the microphone on and off.
To change the ear speaker volume during a call
• Press or .
To make international calls
Calls tab.
1 From standby press and hold down until a + sign
appears on the screen.
2 Enter the country code, area code (without the first zero)
and phone number.

Call list

You can view information about recent calls.
To call a number from the call list
1 From standby press .
2 Go between the tabs All, Answered, Dialed and Missed.
3 Find the name or number and press .
To clear the call list
1 From standby press .
2 Select the All tab > Options > Delete all.
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Camera
Your phone has a digital camera to take pictures to save or send.
The format is JPEG.
Pictures downloaded using picture messages, Internet
or Bluetooth are saved in Pictures.
To start the camera and take a picture
1 Open the slide.
2 From standby select Menu > Camera.
3 Use and to zoom, and to change brightness,
or select Options to view camera options.
4 Select TakePic to take the picture. It is automatically saved
in Menu > Organizer > File manager > Camera album.
5 Select Delete to delete the picture, or Back to take another
picture.
To send a camera picture as a picture message (MMS)
1 From standby select Menu > Organizer > File manager
> Camera album.
2 Highlight a picture and select Options > Send
> As picture msg.
3 Press , enter text and select Cont.
4 Select a recipient (Enter email addr., Enter phone no.
or Contacts lookup) and select Send.
See To send a camera picture using Bluetooth on page 32.
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