Sony Ericsson T226 Manual

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40 MessagingMessagingYour phone supports various messaging 
services – text messages, chat messages, 
picture messages and email. Please contact 
your service provider for details on which 
services you can use.
Text messages
Text messages are sent via SMS (Short Message Service). 
They can be sent to one person or to a number of 
recipients, for example, that you may have saved 
in the phonebook.You can add pictures, animations, melodies, and 
sound effects to a text message, and format the text 
using EMS (Enhanced Messaging Service).
Note:  Text messages with EMS functionality can 
only be sent to other compatible phones supporting 
the EMS standard. Before you start
First make sure that the number of your service center 
is set. The number is supplied by your service provider 
and is usually saved on the SIM card.
To set the service center number
1. Scroll to Messages , 
YES
, Te x t , 
YES
, Options, 
YES
, 
Service Centers , 
YES
.
The service center number appears if it is saved on t he 
SIM card.
2. If there is no number in the list, select  Add New, 
YES
.
3. Enter the number, including the international “+” sign 
and country code, 
YES
.
Sending text messages
For information about entering letters, see “Entering 
letters and characters” on page 11.
Tip:  A quick and easy way to write a new text message 
is to press and hold   from the standby screen.
To enable text message subject line
1. Scroll to Messages , YES
, Te x t , 
YES
, Options, 
YES
, 
Subject , 
YES
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To write and send a text message
1. Scroll to Messages , 
YES
, Te x t, 
YES
, Write New , 
YES
.
2. Write your message, 
YES
.
3. Enter a recipient or more as follows:
 Enter a recipient’s phone number, 
YES
. 
 For more recipients, scroll to  Add Recipient, 
YES
, 
enter the number, 
YES
.
 Press   to retrieve a number from the phonebook  or other options.
4. Select  Send,
 YES
.
Note:  You may be charged per recipient for sending 
text messages.
To insert an item in a text message (EMS)
1. Scroll to Messages , YES
, Te x t, 
YES
, Write New , 
YES
.
2. While writing your message press  .
3. Select  Insert Item , 
YES
.
4. Select  Picture , Sound,  Melody, Animation 
or Picture ,
YES
.
5. Select an item, YES
. Then press 
YES
 again to confirm.
After inserting an item, press   to select, delete 
or replace options. Email gateway
Your network operator may have a phone number 
to an email gateway that allows you to send a text 
message to an email addr
ess.
To set up an email gateway
1. Scroll to  Messages , 
YES
, Te x t , 
YES
, Options, 
YES
, 
Email Gateways , 
YES
.
2. If there is no number in the list, select  Add New, 
YES
.
3. Enter the number, including the international “+” sign 
and country code, 
YES
.
You can activate, edit or delete email gateways.
Text formatting (EMS)
You can change the style, size and alignment of the 
text, and create new paragraphs, in a text message.
To format the text in a text message
1. Scroll to  Messages , YES
, Te x t , 
YES
, Wri te  Ne w , 
YES
.
2. Write the text message. Highlight the text you want 
to format by pressing the volume key down while 
scrolling back with the navigation key.
3. Press .
4. Select Te x t  F o r m a t , 
YES
. Then select Text Style, Te x t  
Size , Alignment  or New Paragraph , 
YES
.
5. Select a text format, 
YES
. 
						

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42 MessagingTip: You can also select text formats before you start 
writing the text message.
Receiving text messages
When you receive a text message, the phone will give 
you an audio alert (if the phone is not in ‘Silent’ mode) 
and the message  New Messages Read now?  appears in 
the display. If you receive a text message from someone 
you have saved as a contact in your phonebook, the 
name of that contact appears in the display along with 
the text message.
To read the text message
Press 
YES
 to read the text message, or 
NO
 if you want 
to read the message later. The message is saved in  Inbox 
in the  Text menu.
While reading the text message you can, for example, 
start a chat session with the sender or go to a WAP 
address found in the text message.
When you have read the text message, press YES
 to 
select one of the following options, for example,  Reply, 
Forward  or Delete  the text message. Press 
NO
 to close 
the text message. Saving incoming text messages
Incoming text messages are saved in the phone memory. 
When the phone memory is full, incoming text messages 
are saved on the SIM card. Messages that you have saved 
on the SIM card remain there until you delete them.
To save from a text message
When the melody, phone number, WAP address, picture 
or animation is highlighted, press 
YES
. Then select 
to save the item and press  , 
YES
.
 A melody is saved in  My Sounds.
 A phone number is saved in  Phonebook.
 A WAP address is saved in  Bookmarks.
 All pictures are saved in  My Pictures.
Note:  Animations can only be viewed when inserting 
an item in a text message. See “To insert an item in 
a text message (EMS)” on page 41.
Long messages
A single text message can contain up to 160 characters. 
You may not receive all parts of a long message at the 
same time. You can send a longer me ssage where two 
or more messages are linked together.  
						

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Note: You are charged for the number of linked 
messages.
To turn long messages off
Scroll to  Messages, 
YES
, Te x t, 
YES
, Options, 
YES
, 
Long Messages, 
YES
, select  Off, 
YES
.
Templates
If you have one or more messages that you send often, 
you can save these as templates. Your service provider 
may also have saved some templates in your phone.
To create a template
1. Scroll to Messages , 
YES
, Te x t, 
YES
, Templates , 
YES
, 
Add New , 
YES
.
2. Write the message, 
YES
.
3. Press 
YES
 if you want to send the message now. Press 
NO
 to save the template.
Picture messages
Picture messages can be sent to a mobile 
phone and/or an email account via MMS 
(Multimedia Messaging Service). A picture 
message can contain text, pictures, animations,  melodies and sound. You can also send contacts, event 
entries and sound recordings as attachments.
Before you start
Make sure you have the following settings:
 An address to your service center.
 A specific WAP profile for picture messages.
Note:  Contact your network operator to automatically 
download settings or for more information.
To enter the service center address
 Scroll to  Messages, 
YES
, MMS , 
YES
, Options,  
YES
, 
Message Server .
To select or enter settings for MMS
 Scroll to  Messages, 
YES
, MMS , 
YES
 Options, 
YES
, 
WA P P ro fi le  and select Select or Create New . See 
“To enter WAP profile settings manually” on page 38 
for information how to create a WAP profile.
More Options
You can set different options for sending and receiving 
picture messages. 
						

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44 MessagingTo edit an option
Scroll to  Messages, 
YES
, MMS, 
YES
, Options.
To compose and send a new picture message
1. Scroll to  Messages  
YES
, MMS , 
YES
, Wri te  Ne w , 
YES
. 
2. Select from the submenus, press 
YES
. 
3. Enter the information you want to send, press 
YES
. 
Press 
YES
 again to continue.
4. Select , YES
 to add other items or more options.
5. Scroll  to  Send, YES
.
6. Enter the recipients phone number or press   to retriev e 
a phone number or email address from the phonebook.
7. Press 
YES
 to send the message.
Tip:  Highlight a part of the message and press   
if you are not satisfied and want to delete a part while 
writing. 
To use a pre-defined template for a picture 
message
Scroll to  Messages, 
YES
, MMS, 
YES
, Te m p l a t e s , 
YES
.To edit the message before sending it
 To edit an item, select it and press 
YES
.
 Pictures – Add or replace an existing picture with  one from  My Pictures .
 Text – Add or edit existing text. To change text size , 
select the text and press  . Select  Te x t  S i z e, 
YES
.
 Sound – Add or replace an existing sound with an  alternative from  My Sounds. 
 Page – Insert a new page.
 Timing – To set how many seconds you want an item  to be displayed, select the item and press  . 
Select Item Timing, 
YES
. To set the timing for the 
page, select the cursor icon in the message, press 
YES
 and select  Page Timing , 
YES
.
 Delete page – Remove a page.
 Preview page – View a page before sending.
 Preview – View the message.
Receiving picture messages
When you receive a picture message, the phone will 
notify you that you have a new message. Press 
YES
 
to read the message.
Note:  Memory capacity is limited. You may have to 
delete old messages before you can receive new ones. 
						

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Automatic download options
From the Messages, 
YES
, MMS , 
YES
, Options, 
YES
, 
Auto Download  menu select one of the following:
 On – Messages are automatically downloaded to your 
phone by default.
 Confirm  – Press 
YES
 to download or 
NO
 to save it on 
your network operator’s server.
 Off  – A new message icon appears in the inbox. Select 
the message and pr ess 
YES
 to download.
Note:  Check with your network operator regarding 
how many messages can be saved or the space 
available on the network server.
To view a picture message
1. Press 
YES
. The message is automatically played.
2. Press any key to stop.
When you have viewed a picture message, you can use 
the navigation key to scroll through the message again. 
When an item is highlighted, press   to save it in 
your phone. Tip: 
You can also select a message from the list of 
messages and press   to delete the entire message .
Email
You can use your phone to send and receive email 
messages via the Internet, as you would from a PC.
Note:  This Sony Ericsson phone supports email 
services using POP3, IMAP4, and SMTP protocols. 
Certain email services use proprietary systems that are 
not supported.
Before you start
First make sure that you have:
 A subscription that supports data transmission. For 
more information, consult your service provider.
 Set up a data account. See “Data account settings”  on page 35.
 Set up and selected an email account. See “Email  account settings” on page 38.
Sending and receiving email messages
The Send & Receive  option offers the fastest way to 
send email messages saved in the  Outbox and check 
for new email messages. 
						

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46 MessagingTo write and send an email message
1. Scroll to  Messages , 
YES
, Email , 
YES
, Write New , 
YES
.
2. Select:
To :  – Then add name, enter an email address, 
or retrieve an email address from the phonebook. 
You can also retrieve a saved address from received 
messages in your inbox.
 Cc: – If you want to send a copy of the message 
to someone.
 Priority:  – Set the message priority.
 Subject:  – Write a title, 
YES
.
 Te x t :  – Write your message, YES
.
 Attachments – Add up to five items to a message.
3. Highlight and select  Continue? to proceed.
4. Select one of the following:
Send Now  – The email message is sent.
 Send w/Attach.  – You can attach a picture from 
My Pictures  or from your CommuniCam accessory. 
Select a picture and press 
YES
 to send.
 Save to Outbox  – The email message is saved 
in the Outbox .
 Saved to drafts.  – The email message is saved 
in the Drafts  folder.
5. Send & Receive  in the Email menu – All email 
messages in the  Outbox are sent and any new email 
messages are received in the  Inbox. To receive and read email messages
1. Scroll to Messages , 
YES
, Email, 
YES
, Send 
& Receive ,
YES
.
2. When the email messages have been downloaded 
to the phone, scroll to  Messages, 
YES
, Email, 
YES
, 
Inbox  to read them.
3. Although your phone can send attachments, you 
cannot receive attachments attached to emails.
Note:  The phone can save up to six complete email 
messages depending on the size. You can modify settings 
to download headers only, see “Email account settings”  
on page 38. All email messages are also saved on your 
email server.
More messages on the server are indicated by:
 Arrows in the top or bottom left corners.
 Numbers in brackets for the previous and following  messages in the list.
Note:  If you select a WAP address when reading 
an email message, email disconnects and WAP starts.
To retrieve more messages
 Scroll to the arrow and press 
YES
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To reply to an email message
1. Open the email message.
2. Place the cursor in the text and press  .
3. Select  Reply or Reply All , 
YES
.
4. Select  Write New  or IncludeThisMsg.  to include 
the message you received, press YES
.
5. Write a message, 
YES
.
To save an email address or a phone number
 When the email address or phone number is highlighted,  press 
YES
. Select  Save, 
YES
.
Archiving
You can archive an email message in order to read 
it later, or if you want to save important information. 
You can archive only as much text as the display shows.
To archive an email message
1. Open the email message.
2. Make sure that the text you want to archive is visible 
in the display.
3. Place the cursor in the text and press  .
4. Select  CopyToArchive , 
YES
. The text can be found 
in Archive  in the Email menu. To delete an email message (POP3 users)
1. Scroll to  Messages , 
YES
, Email , 
YES
, Inbox, 
YES
.
2. Scroll to the message and press  .
3. Select MarkToDelete , 
YES
.
The message is deleted the next time you connect 
to your email server by selecting  Send & Receive.
To delete email messages (IMAP4 users)
1. Scroll to  Messages , 
YES
, Email , 
YES
, Options, 
YES
.
2. Select Purge Inbox , 
YES
.
3. Select whether to delete with  Send & Receive or not. 
						

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48 Using Mobile InternetUsing Mobile InternetYour phone has a WAP (Wireless Application 
Protocol) browser and email messaging which 
are designed to bring a modified Internet to your 
mobile phone. A wide range of services are available, 
including news, entertainment, timetables, reservations, 
banking, e-commerce, and email.
Before you start
You should already have a phone subscription that 
supports data transmission and you should also have 
default settings to access your Mobile Internet.
For troubleshooting your Mobile Internet settings, see 
“Setting up Mobile Internet” on page 34.
 For correct settings in your phone for Mobile Interne t, 
WAP and/or email messaging, see “Setting up Mobile 
Internet” on page 34.
 You may additionally need to register as a WAP/Email  user with your network operator or service provider 
specifically for email.
Note:  See “Email account settings” on page 38 or 
“Email” on page 45 for more information about email 
set-up and messaging. Using the WAP browser
To start browsing
1. Press and hold the   key.
To reset your WAP Profile, do the following:
1. First select the WAP profile you want to use. Scroll to 
Web Services , 
YES
, Options, 
YES
, WAP  Prof il es , 
YES
.
2. Then select one of the following: 
 Open your homepage.
 Go to one of your bookmarks. Select  Bookmarks, 
YES
. 
 Enter the address of a WAP site. Select  Enter Address, 
YES
, Add Address to enter a new WAP address or select 
one of the 10 latest entered addresses.
Tip:  When you enter a WAP address, the normal  http:// 
prefix is not needed.
To exit WAP and disconnect
 Press and hold 
NO
 or
 Press , select  Exit. 
						

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Options when browsing
When you have started browsing, you can reach 
different browsing options by pressing  .
 Home  – Go to the homepage set for the current 
WAP profile.
 Back  – Go back to the previous page.
 Bookmarks  – Add the site you are currently browsing 
to your list of bookmarks, or see the list of bookmarks 
for the current profile.
 Enter Address  – Enter the WAP address of a site you 
want to visit.
 Save Picture  – Save a picture from the site.
 SendAsTextMsg  – Send a text message with a link 
to the current WAP page to another phone.
 Send Link  – Send a link to the current site to another 
phone.
 Reload  – Refresh the contents of the WAP page.
 Exit – Disconnect and go to standby.
 Status – Display current status information, for exampl e, 
profile, access type, connection time, data rate, security, 
address.
 Set as Homepg  – Set the current site as the homepage 
of the WAP profile you are using.
Note:  If you select an email address when browsing 
a WAP site, you can reply with a text message. Using bookmarks
You use bookmarks in your mobile phone just as 
you do with a PC Internet browser. You can have 
up to a maximum of 25 bookmarks.
To work with bookmarks 
1. Scroll to  Web Services , 
YES
, Bookmarks,
 YES
.
2. Select the bookmark you want to work with,  .
3. Select one of the following options and press YES
:
 Go To  – Go to the marked WAP address.
 Edit  – Edit the name and/or the WAP address 
of the bookmark. See “Options when browsing” 
on page 49 for more information.
 Delete  – Delete the bookmark.
 SendAsTextMsg  – Send a link to the WAP address 
in a text message.
 Send  – Send a link to the current WAP address.
 Set as Homepg  – Set the WAP address as the 
homepage.
Downloading
You can download, for example, pictures, themes, 
games and ring signals, from WAP sites directly 
to your phone.