Congratulations T303c. For additional phone content, go to www.sonyericsson.com/fun. Register now to get free online storage and special offers at www.sonyericsson.com/myphone. For product support, go to www.sonyericsson.com/support. Instruction symbols The following instruction symbols appear in this User guide: > Use a navigation key or a selection key to scroll and select.
Preparing 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. Do not force the battery cover into place.
Non-USB Charger (old type) USB Charger (new type) AC adapter A2 AC adapter USB socket B1 USB cable connector 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.
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Connect the USB cable connector to your phone. Press a key to view the charging status on the screen. It takes approximately 2.5 hours to fully charge the battery. To remove the charger Charge your battery until the battery icon indicates a full charge. Tilt the USB charger connector upwards to remove it.
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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. The use of both the chargers may decrease the performance of your phone and/or pose a risk to your health or safety.
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.
Network coverage Network 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. are not in range of a network. = Good network coverage = Average network coverage Battery status = The phone battery is fully charged...
Menu overview Organizer Monternet Entertainment Camera Messaging Music player Calls Answered Contacts Settings Sounds & General 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. This is the Internet version of the user's guide.
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 An alarm is activated...
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Navigation To navigate the menus From standby press Press the menus. To select items and actions shown on the screen • Press either of the selection keys or To select a tab • Go to the tab by pressing To return to standby •...
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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 activate the slide for answering and ending calls From standby select Select Open to answer Select...
To make international calls From standby press and hold down screen. Enter the country/region 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 From standby press Go between the tabs All, Answered, Find the name or number and press...
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To call a contact written in Latin characters Menu > Contacts. Press and hold to English. Then enter the first letters or all letters of the contact you want to call (a maximum of 10 letters). When the contact is highlighted, press and press When English has been selected as the phone language To call a contact written in Chinese characters...
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. To set a service centre number From standby select >...
Picture messages (MMS) Picture messages can contain text, images and sounds. You must set an MMS profile and the address of your message server. You can receive all the settings from your network operator or at www.sonyericsson.com/support. To create and send a picture message From standby press Select Picture msg...
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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 From standby press Scroll to...
To edit a contact From standby press Scroll to the contact and select Navigate between the tabs, edit the information and select Save. To delete a contact From standby press Scroll to the contact and press To copy all contacts to the SIM card From standby press Scroll to New contact...
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Radio To listen to the radio Connect the handsfree to the phone. From standby select To control the radio • Press to search for channels manually. • Press to change the volume. To save a radio channel in the channels list •...
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 when the call has ended. To play a music track From standby press Scroll to Tracks and select Open.
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Camera Your phone has a digital camera to take pictures to save or send. Pictures taken with the camera are saved in > Camera album. The format is JPEG. Pictures downloaded using picture messages, Internet or Bluetooth are saved in Pictures. To start the camera and take a picture Open the slide.
More functions Ringtones and themes Themes are used to change the appearance of the screen. To select volume, ringtone or vibrating alert From standby select Select Ring volume a ringtone, or select To select a key sound • From standby select sound and select an option.
You need to keep a handsfree inserted to use the radio as an alarm signal. The handsfree works as an antenna, the signal will sound through the loudspeaker. To silence the alarm When the alarm sounds, select Silent. To turn off the alarm, select TurnOff. To repeat the alarm, select Snooze. TrackID™...
To enter text using predictive text input • For example, if you want to write the word “land”, press • If the word or punctuation mark is the one you want, press accept and add a space. To accept a word without adding a space, press •...
If the character you want is not displayed in the candidate row, press to present another candidate row. Continue pressing you want is displayed. Alternatively, you can enter the next stroke or Pinyin letter and a new set of characters will immediately be displayed in the candidate row.
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.
Number Key On the keypad, the letter u is replaced by v. For example, to enter “ Press When “xin” is highlighted, press . (If you want to enter any of the other suggested Pinyin combinations, scroll up or down to the desired combination, then press again to select “...
Emergency calls Your phone supports international emergency numbers, for example, 112 and 911. These numbers can normally be used for emergency calls in any country/region, with or without the SIM card, if a GSM network is within range. To make an emergency call •...
Time and date To set the time From standby select date > Time. Select Format and choose a time format. Enter the time and select Save. To set the date From standby select date > Date. Select Format and choose a date format. Enter the date and select Save.
To view information about a file in the file manager From standby select Navigate to the file and select To move a file to a folder in the file manager From standby select Find the file and select Navigate to the folder and select Paste. To delete a file in the file manager From standby select Find the file and press...
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To turn the Bluetooth function on • From standby select > Bluetooth > Turn Please check if local laws or regulations restrict the use of Bluetooth wireless technology. If it is not allowed, you must ensure that the Bluetooth function is turned off. To show or hide your phone •...
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.
To edit your PIN2 From standby select > SIM lock > Change Enter your PIN2 and select OK. Enter a new PIN2 and select OK. Re-enter the new PIN2 to confirm and select OK. Phone lock The phone lock protects the phone against unauthorized use if it is stolen and the SIM card is exchanged.
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. Go to www.sonyericsson.com/support for more information. Memory capacity and speed If you have not restarted the phone for a while, you may experience problems with its memory capacity and speed.
I cannot turn the phone on, what should I do? Try charging the phone until it has finished charging. Connect the charger (make sure the power icon on the charger is facing upwards) and charge the phone for 2.5 hours. The battery icon on the screen may not appear until the phone has charged for 30 minutes.
Declaration of conformity for T303c 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 AAB-1022171-BV and in combination with our accessories, to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the appropriate standards EN 301 511:V9.0.2,...
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Sony Ericsson T303c GSM 900/1800/1900 This User guide is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB or its local affiliated company, without any warranty. Improvements...
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All illustrations are for illustration only and may not accurately depict the actual phone. Your mobile phone has the capability to download, store and forward additional content, e.g. ringtones. The use of such content may be restricted or prohibited by rights of third parties, including but not limited to restriction under applicable copyright laws.
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