Page 1: Table Of Contents
Contents Quick guide 5 Easy access to certain functions. Getting started 8 Make and receive the first call. Getting to know your phone 11 Key functions, quick keys, entering letters. Personalizing your phone 18 Choose ring signal, create pictures and more. Calling 27 Use the phone book, call options.
Page 2 Sony Ericsson T106 GSM 850/GSM 1900 First edition (December 2002) This manual is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, without any warranty. Improvements and changes to this manual necessitated by typographical errors, inaccuracies of current information, or improvements to programs...
Page 3: Quick Guide
Quick guide To... Do this: enter the Call List press to enter the first function in press and hold the menu My Shortcuts standby to enter the Find and Call press and hold menu standby Call your voice mail service press and hold standby enter the + sign to make an press and hold...
Page 5 Front Indicator light Volume key Display Microphone This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use. Back On/off key Keypad Option key Back cover...
Page 6: Getting Started
Getting started About this User’s Guide Some services and functions described in this User’s Guide are network- and subscription-dependent. Because of this, all menus may not be available in your phone and the shortcut numbers to menus and functions may vary between phones. This symbol indicates that a service or function is network- or operator-dependent.
Page 7 You have to insert the SIM card and charge the battery before you can use the phone. This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use. SIM card and battery information It may take up to 30 minutes before an icon appears in the display when charging.
Page 8 Making and receiving calls SIM locked PIN: My Network 12:18 To turn on the phone • Press and hold until you hear a tone. • Enter your PIN (Personal Identity Number), if you have one for your SIM card. Your PIN is provided by your network operator. Getting started This is the Internet version of the user's guide.
Page 9: Getting To Know Your Phone
Getting to know your phone Key functions Make and answer calls. Select a menu, submenu or an option. Press and hold to turn the phone on or off or to go back to standby mode. Press to end or reject a call, go back one level in the menus, or leave an option unchanged.
Page 10 Moving through the menus There are two ways of moving through the menus: • Scrolling with the • Using shortcuts Scrolling by using Press... to... scroll left or up through the menus. scroll right or down through the menus. select a menu, submenu or an option. go back one level in the menus or leave an option unchanged.
Page 11 Display text • Text that is highlighted indicates your position in the menu. If you press , you enter this menu or select this option. • Grey text indicates a function that is temporarily unavailable, for example, due to your subscription or due to a certain setting which has not been turned on.
Page 12: Menu Overview
Menu overview Phone book Messages Find and Call Call Voicemail Add Number Inbox Find and Edit Write New CLI Pictures Unsent Personal Rings Templates Groups Sent Items Email Addresses Options Options Memory Status Special Numbers Getting to know your phone This is the Internet version of the user's guide.
Page 13: Entering Letters
Entering letters You can enter letters when you add names to the phone book, write text messages (SMS) or enter WAP addresses. You enter letters in your phone using multitap text input, which is default, or you can use T9™ Text Input, if the input language you select supports this.
Page 14 Press… to get… W X Y Z 9 + & @ / ¤ % $ £ ¥ § ¿ ¡ 0 Θ Ξ Ψ Ω # *↵ to delete letters and numbers to shift between capital and lower-case letters press and hold to enter numbers –...
Page 15 If you do not find the word you want by pressing • press and hold to switch to basic text input (abc). Move the cursor by using then delete letters by pressing pressing the appropriate key the number of times needed until you get the letter you want.
Page 16: Personalizing Your Phone
Personalizing your phone You can adjust the phone settings to suit your own needs. Ring signals You can specify the ring signal volume, choose among different ring signals or compose your own ring signals. Ring signal volume The ring signal volume can be set to six levels. You can also turn the ring signal off (0).
Page 17: Vibrating Alert
Tip: Use the volume keys on the side of the phone to scroll silently. Specific ring signals for personal calls If your subscription includes the Calling Line Identification service, you can assign a personal ring signal to up to ten callers. If the last seven digits of a caller’s number correspond to a number you have specified, then that caller’s ring signal is used.
Page 18: Minute Minder
• On If Silent (on when the ring volume is turned off or when you have set the phone to silent) • Off (all the time) To set the Vibrating Alert 1. Scroll to Settings, , Sounds & Alerts, Alert, 2.
Page 19 • Assign a picture to a number in the phone book. When that person calls, the picture appears in the display (provided your subscription supports the Caller Identification service). See “To add a picture to a phone book entry” on page 31. •...
Page 20 To save a picture in My Favorites 1. Scroll to Extras, , Pictures, 2. Select a picture group and press 3. Select a picture and press 4. Press to save the picture. To delete a picture from My Favourites 1. Scroll to Extras, , Pictures, 2.
Page 21: Answering Mode
This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use. Start-up/Shut-down show When you turn your phone on or off, the Sony Ericsson start-up/shut-down show appears in the display. Your operator’s own greeting may be shown instead.
Page 22 3. Draw your own picture, then press the picture. 4. Select Animation Sound, , On or Off, 5. Select Transition, . Decide how you want the start- up show to move across the display, 6. Select Preview to view the start-up show, Phone number display You can store your own phone number(s).
Page 23 My Shortcuts You can place your favorite functions in the My Shortcuts menu. This enables you to quickly and easily reach the functions you use most. When you buy your phone, My Shortcuts contains a few functions which you can remove if you wish. To add a function to My Shortcuts 1.
Page 24 To change the name of a profile 1. Scroll to Settings, , Profiles, Profile name:, 2. Enter a new name and press To change a profile setting 1. Scroll to Settings, , Profiles, 2. Select a setting and press 3. Change the profile settings and press You can reset all profile settings to the way they were set when you bought your phone: •...
Page 25: Calling
Calling This chapter gives information about the calling functions that your phone supports. Making calls Before you can make and receive calls, you need to turn on the phone and be within range of a network. Making a call 1. Enter the area code and phone number. 2.
Page 26: Receiving Calls
1. Enter (the international emergency number). 2. Press Your Sony Ericsson phone supports the international emergency number 112. This means that it 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.
Page 27 • Press either of the volume keys on the side of the phone twice to reject a call. The caller hears a busy tone if this is supported by the caller’s network. If “Forwarding calls When Busy” is on, the call is forwarded to the number you have specified.
Page 28 5. Press to select Next Call. 6. Select Hide My Number or Show MyNumber and press to make the call. Encrypting Ciphering is a built-in feature that encodes your calls and messages to provide additional privacy. An icon is shown in the display during a call to indicate that encrypting is currently not being provided by the network.
Page 29 Saving a number When you want to save a phone number, you use the Add Number function in the Phone Book menu. If you have already made and received calls, you can find these numbers in the Add numbers list. Every phone number you save also gets a position number.
Page 30 If the name displayed is not the one you want, press until you find the correct name and number. 3. Press to make the call. Shortcuts to phone book entries You can call the phone numbers that you have saved in positions 1–9 by entering the position number in standby, and then pressing Example:...
Page 31 5. When you have finished editing, press changes. To delete an entry from the phone book 1. Scroll to Phonebook, , Find and Edit, 2. Enter the name (or the first few letters) for the entry that you wish to edit and press 3.
Page 32 200 positions on your SIM card, you can enter position number 201 to save a number in the first position of the phone memory. Overwrite protection If you try to save a phone number in a position which already contains a phone number, the message Overwrite? appears together with the name saved in that position.
Page 33 To create a new group 1. Scroll to Phonebook, , Groups, 2. Enter a name for the group and press 3. Scroll to Add New and press 4. Select an entry in your phone book and press 5. To add the next member, repeat steps 3 and 4. 6.
Page 34 Call time You can check the duration of your Last Call, Outgoing Calls, Incoming calls and the Total Time. To check the call time 1. Scroll to Call Information, , Call Timers, 2. Select a call time and press 3. Select Reset Timers if you want to reset a call time counter.
Page 35: Forwarding Incoming Calls
To set a specific credit limit 1. Scroll to Call Information, , Call Costs, Credit, 2. Enter your PIN2 and press 3. Select Change Credit and press 4. Enter an amount and press To set an unlimited credit, select Unlimited. Forwarding incoming calls If you cannot answer an incoming voice call, you can forward it to another number.
Page 36 call on hold while you make or answer a second call, and then switch between the two calls. You can also set up a conference call to have a joint conversation with up to five people. Call waiting service If the call waiting service is on, you hear a beep if you receive a second call during an ongoing call.
Page 37: Conference Calls
End the ongoing call and return to the call on hold 1. Press 2. Press End both calls • Press twice. Join the two calls into a conference call • Scroll to Ongoing Call, , Join Calls, Receiving a third call You cannot answer a third call without ending one of the first two calls.
Page 38: Restrict Calls
To release a participant 1. Scroll to Ongoing Call, , Release Part, 2. Select a participant and press To release all participants • Scroll to Ongoing Call, , Release All, You can put a conference on hold and make a new call. You can switch between the calls in the same way as when switching between two normal calls.
Page 39 numbers, the message Number not permitted. appears in the display. Fixed dialing requires a SIM card that allows fixed numbers to be saved. The fixed numbers are protected by your PIN2. • Partial numbers can be saved. For example, storing 0123456 allows calls to be made to all numbers starting with 0123456.
Page 40: Setting Network Preferences
To call outside closed user groups 1. Scroll to Settings, , Call Options, Groups, , Open Calls, 2. Select On and press Accept calls With the Accept Calls service, you can choose to receive calls only from certain numbers. Other calls are rejected by a busy tone.
Page 41: Messaging
Messaging Text messages (SMS) You can use the Short Message Service (SMS) to send and receive text messages consisting of up to 160 characters. If the number to your service center is not saved on your SIM card, you must specify the number yourself.
Page 42 To format the text in a text message 1. Scroll to Messages, , Write New, 2. Write the text message. 3. Press and hold 4. Select Text Format, . Then select Text Size, Text Style or Alignment, . Select a format and press Long messages A text message can contain up to 160 characters.
Page 43 2. Select an option, 3. Select Set default, 4. Select an option from the list, To turn set on send on or off • Repeat steps 1 and 2 above, then select Set on send, Templates If you have one or more messages that you send often, you can save these as templates.
Page 44 Note: If the sender of the message wants you to reply, the message ‘Reply requested Reply?’ appears in the display. Press again to reply. If you do not want to reply, press To read the message later • Press to save the message in your Inbox in the Messages menu.
Page 45: Area Information
If the phone memory becomes full of unread messages, new messages are automatically saved on the SIM card. Messages that are saved on the SIM card remain there until you delete them. To save a message on the SIM card 1.
Page 46: Using Mobile Internet
text message. You cannot save area messages. When you have read the message and press deleted. Cell information The “Cell information channel” is used by some network operators for sending messages to their subscribers within a certain network area. You read messages on the Cell information channel in the same way as when reading area messages.
Page 47 To request settings from Sony Ericsson Mobile Internet 1. Use a PC to go to www.SonyEricsson.com. By using the WAP and E-mail Configurator, you can request that a text message be sent to your phone with the settings you need.
Page 48 To start browsing • Scroll to WAP Services, , Enter Address, Enter the WAP address, To exit the browser • Press and hold . Remain connected? appears. • Disconnect completely, press Options When Browsing When browsing, you can reach different browsing options such as links or special features by pressing and holding .
Page 49 To check the certificates in your phone 1. Scroll to WAP Services, , WAP Settings, Common, 2. Scroll to Security, , select Trusted Certif. or Client Certif., Locks (PIN codes) PIN codes are used to protect your subscription from unauthorized use, when accessing certain WAP sites, and to authorize transactions.
Page 50: More Features
Receiving push messages When you receive a push message, it comes to the Push Inbox. You can respond to a push message as follows: • Postpone. Saves the push message so that you can load and see it later. • Load. The browser starts and loads the pushed WAP page.
Page 51: Alarm Clock
• View All Tasks. Press or previous task. • View week. Press or previous week. • View Month. Press or previous day. Press next or previous month. Press for the selected month. Press to the next or previous year. To delete a task 1.
Page 52 To turn the alarm function off 1. Scroll to Extras, , Time, 2. Select Cancel and press To change the alarm signal 1. Scroll to Settings, , Sounds & Alerts, Signal, 2. Select a signal and press Stopwatch The phone has a built-in stopwatch. To run the stopwatch 1.
Page 53: Security
Games Your phone has several games. To view help texts on how to control the games, scroll to Help. To start a game 1. Scroll to Extras, , Games, 2. Select a game, 3. Select New Game or Resume Game, 4.
Page 54 To change your PIN 1. Scroll to Settings, , Locks, Change PIN, 2. Enter your old (current) PIN and press 3. Enter your new PIN and press 4. Re-enter the new PIN to confirm and press Note: If the message “Codes do not match.” appears, you entered the new PIN incorrectly.
Page 55: Troubleshooting
Note: It is important that you remember your new code. If you should forget it, you have to hand in your phone to your local Sony Ericsson retailer. To set the phone lock 1. Scroll to Settings, , Locks, Protection, 2.
Page 56 Error messages Insert SIM. There is no SIM card in the phone or you may have inserted it incorrectly. Insert a SIM card. See “The SIM card” on page 8. Insert correct SIM card. The phone is set to work only with certain SIM cards. Insert the correct SIM card.
Page 57 The Fixed Dialing function is on and the number you have dialed is not on your fixed numbers list. See “Fixed dialing” on page 38. Charging, alien battery. The battery you are using is not an Sony Ericsson- approved battery and is charging slowly for safety reasons. Troubleshooting...
Page 58: Additional Information
Additional information Sony Ericsson Consumer web site On www.SonyEricsson.com/support/ you will find a support section where help and tips are only a few clicks away. Here you find the latest software updates, tips on how to use your product more efficiently, function guides for some of the products and additional help when you require it.
Page 59 Antenna Only use an antenna that has been specifically designed by Sony Ericsson for your mobile phone. Use of unauthorized or modified antennas could damage your mobile phone and may violate regulations, causing loss of performance and SAR levels above the recommended limits (see below).
Page 60 We recommend that you use only Ericsson or Sony Ericsson handsfree solutions intended for use with your product. Please note that because of possible interference with electronic...
Page 61 Always give full attention to driving and pull off the road and park before making or answering a call if driving conditions so require. Personal medical devices Mobile phones may affect the operation of cardiac pacemakers and other implanted equipment. Please avoid placing the mobile phone over the pacemaker, for example, in your breast pocket.
Page 62 • Warning! May explode if disposed of in fire. • Use only Ericsson or Sony Ericsson branded original batteries and chargers intended for use with your mobile phone. Other chargers...
Page 63: Limited Warranty
Product from the dealer. 2. If Sony Ericsson repairs or replaces the Product, the repaired or replaced Product shall be under warranty for the remaining time of the original warranty period or for ninety (90) days from the date of repair, whichever is longer.
Page 64 4. Since the cellular system on which the Product is to operate is provided by a carrier independent from Sony Ericsson, Sony Ericsson will not be responsible for the operation, availability, coverage, services or range of that system. 5. This warranty does not cover Product failures caused...
Page 65 EU country where an identical Product is sold by an authorized Sony Ericsson distributor. To find out if your Product is sold in the EU country you are in, please call the local Sony Ericsson Customer Care Center.
Page 66: Display Icons
Display icons Symbol Description Your personal phone book. Handling of text and voice messages. Handling of call time, call cost information and ongoing calls. Personal settings, profiles, forwarding calls and networks. Calendar, pictures, alarm clock and other extras. Gives you access to WAP services on the Internet.
Page 67 Symbol Description The phone book entry is saved in the phone memory. The phone book entry is a group. Unread text message. Unchecked voice message. You can enter the phone book by pressing The text message is saved in the SIM card memory.
Page 69: Index
Index Accept calls 42 Alarm clock 53 set time 53 turn off 54 Alarm indicator 68 Alarm signal 54 Answering a call 28 Answering mode 23 Answering service. See Voice mail service Area information 47 receiving area messages 47 Ask to save 32 Assembling the phone 8 Barring calls.
Page 70 Emergency numbers 28 Ending a call 27 Fixed dialing 40 Fixed dialling turn on 41 Fixed numbers 41 storing 41 Forward calls turn off 37 Forwarding calls. See Call divert Foward calls turn on 37 Groups. See Phone book Handsfree 23 Hiding your number 29 Int.
Page 71 SIM card copy contacts 34 unblocking 55 SIM card lock activating/cancelling 56 SMS. See Text messages Sony Ericsson Mobile Internet 22 Sony Ericsson web site 60 Stopwatch 54 Switching between two calls 38 T9 Text Input 16 key functions 17...
Page 72 Voice mail service 5 call 35 save number 35 Volume earpiece 27 Volume keys 29 WAP services browsing 50 push messages 51 Index This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use.

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