Sony Ericsson T610 Manual

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To set the vibrating alert
1. Scroll to  Settings, Sounds and alerts , Vibrating alert.
2. Select the setting you want.
From the  Settings, Sounds and alerts menu, you can 
also select  Message alert , Key sound and turn on the 
Minute minder .
If you turn on the minute minder, you hear a beep 
once every minute during a call.
Menu language
Most SIM cards automatically set the menu language 
to the language of the country where you bought your 
SIM card. If this is not the case, the preset language 
is English.
To change the menu language
1. Scroll to  Settings, Language , Menus .
2. Select a language.
Display light
The display light can be set to automatic or on. 
In automatic mode, the display light is turned off 
a few seconds after you last press a key.  To set the display light, scroll to 
Settings, Display, 
Light .
 To set the display contrast, scroll to  Settings, 
Display,  Contrast.
Time settings
The time is always displayed in standby.
 To set the time, scroll to Settings,  Time and date,
Set time .
You can choose a 12-hour clock or a 24-hour clock.
 To set the time format, scroll to  Settings, Time and 
date , Time  f orma t .
Date
When the phone is in standby mode, you can press 
a volume key up or down to see today’s date in the 
Status menu.You can set the date and date format in 
the  Settings , Time and date  menu.
Advanced time settings
Under  Advanced  in the Settings,  Time and 
date  menu, you can set time zone and 
daylight saving time. By changing these 
you also change the time. 
						

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When your phone changes network, and the time 
sent out from the operator deviates from the time in 
your phone, you are asked whether you want to update 
the time if you have turned on Auto time zone. If you 
press YES
, the time is updated automatically.
Answering mode
When using a portable handsfree kit, you can choose 
to answer a call by pressing any key (except the 
NO 
key) or set the phone to answer the call automatically.
 To select answering mode, scroll to  Settings, 
Handsfree , Answering mode .
Start-up picture
When you turn your phone on or off, the Sony 
Ericsson start-up picture appears in the display. 
Your operator’s own greeting may be shown instead.
To select a start-up picture
1. Scroll to  Settings, Display , Start-up picture .
2. Select a greeting.
My phone numbers
You can check your own phone number(s).  To check your phone number, scroll to 
Phonebook, 
Special numbers , My numbers. If your number is not 
saved on your SIM card, you can enter it yourself.
Keypad lock
You can lock the keypad to avoid dialling a number 
by accident.
Note:  Calls to the international emergency number 
112 can still be made, even when the keypad is locked.
Automatic keylock
Automatic keylock means the keypad is locked 
25 seconds after you last press a key.
 To lock the keypad manually, press 
MORE
 in standby, 
and select  Lock keys.
The keypad remains locked until you answer an 
incoming call or until you unlock the keypad manually.
 To unlock the keypad, press 
UNLOCK
 and then  . 
My shortcuts
You can place your favourite functions that you want 
to reach quickly and easily in the  My shortcuts menu. 
						

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To add a function to my shortcuts
1. Scroll to  My shortcuts , Edit shortcuts.
2. Select a function from the list by pressing 
CHECK
.
3. Enter the position number you want for this function 
in your menu and press 
OK.
4. Press 
SAVE
 to exit the list.
Profiles
Your phone has a number of preset profiles which 
are set to suit a certain environment. You can rename, 
change and add accessories to these profiles. For 
example, when you go to a meeting, you can simply 
choose the  Meeting profile and a number of settings, 
such as the ring signal, is turned off. 
 To select a profile, scroll to  Settings, Profiles, 
Select profile .
To change a profile setting
1. Scroll to  Settings, Profiles , Edit profile.
2. Select a setting.
3. Change the profile settings and press 
SAVE
 to confirm.
 To rename a profile, scroll to  Settings, Profiles, 
Edit profile , Profile name . You can reset all profile settings to the way they were
 
set when you bought your phone.
 To reset all profiles, scroll to  Settings, Profiles,
Reset profiles .
Automatic activation
Some profiles, for example  In car, are automatically 
activated when used with a specific accessory. 
When disconnected, the profile is changed back.
Master reset
You can reset all the settings in the phone to the way 
they were when you bought your phone by selecting 
Reset settings . 
If you also want to delete all contacts, messages 
and other personal data, select  Reset all instead.
To reset the phone
1. Scroll to  Settings, Master reset .
2. Select  Reset settings  or Reset all.
Enter the phone lock code ( 0000 or the new code if you 
have changed it) and press 
OK.
Note:  If you select Reset all, some content that came 
with your phone may be deleted. 
						

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24 CallingCallingBefore you can make or receive any calls, you must 
turn on the phone and be within range of a network. 
See “Turning the phone on” on page 6.
Making calls
1. Enter the area code and the phone number.
2. Press 
CALL
 to make the call.
3. Press 
END
 CALL
 to end the call.
To change the earpiece volume during a call
Use the volume keys on the side of the phone to 
increase or decrease the earpiece volume during 
acall.
To turn off the microphone during a call
Press and hold   until the display shows  Muted. 
Press and hold   again to resume the conversation.
Note:  The microphone must be turned on to change 
the earpiece volume during a call. Automatic re-dialling
If the connection of the call failed and the display 
shows 
Retry?, press 
YES
. The phone re-dials the 
number (up to ten times):
 Until the call is connected.
 Until you press a key or receive a call.
Note:  Do not hold the phone to your ear while 
waiting. When the call is connected, the phone 
gives out a loud signal.
Automatic re-dialling is not available for fax 
and data calls.
Making international calls
1. Press and hold   until a + sign appears in 
the display.
The + replaces the international prefix number 
of the country from which you are calling.
2. Enter the country code, area code (without 
the leading zero) and phone number, 
CALL
. 
Making emergency calls
 Enter 112 (the international emergency number), 
CALL
.
Your phone supports the international emergency 
numbers, 112, 911 and 08. This means that these  
						

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numbers 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.
Note: Some network operators may require that a 
SIM card is inserted, and in some cases that the PIN 
has been entered as well.
In some countries, other emergency numbers may also 
be promoted. Your operator may therefore have saved 
additional local emergency numbers on the SIM card.
 To view your local emergency numbers, scroll  to 
Phonebook , Special numbers , SOS numbers.
Receiving calls
When you receive a call, the phone rings and the 
display shows Answer?
If your subscription includes the Calling Line 
Identification service and the caller’s number is 
identified, the number is displayed. If you have 
saved the number in the Phonebook, the name and 
number are displayed. If you have  assigned a picture 
to a contact, the picture is displayed. If the number 
is a restricted number, the display shows  Withheld.To answer a call
Press 
YES
.
To reject a call
Press 
NO.
Tip:  You can also use your voice to answer or reject 
calls. See “Voice control” on page 30.
Missed calls
If you have missed a call,  Missed calls:1 appears 
in standby, indicating the number of missed calls.
To check your missed calls
1. Press YES
 to display the missed calls.
2. To call a number from the list, scroll to the 
number,CALL
.
Call list
The numbers of the last 30 calls that you have made 
are saved in the call list. If your subscription includes 
the Calling Line Identification service and the caller’s 
number is identified, you will also find the numbers 
of answered and missed calls in the call list. 
						

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26 CallingTo call a number from the call list
1. To enter the call list, press 
CALLS
 from standby.
2. Scroll to the number you want to call, 
CALL
.
 To clear the call list, scroll to  Calls, Options,
Clear call list .
 To turn the call list on or off, scroll to  Calls, Options, 
Call listing .
Call priority service
You can request a certain priority when you 
make a call, if your subscription supports the 
call priority service. The priority levels are defined by your operator 
and are normally within the range of 0 – 4, where 0 
is the highest priority.
To check or change your standard priority level
1. Scroll to  Calls, Manage calls , Default priority .
2. The network sends available priority levels.
3. Select a priority level.
To change the priority for one call
1. Enter the phone number you want to call.
2. Scroll to  Calls, Next call, Next incoming call.
3. Select a priority. The number is called. Phonebook
In the Phonebook you can store the information on 
your SIM card and on your phone. You have space for 
up to 510 numbers. You can save all the information 
needed to contact people. You can also set how much 
information you want to show.
Entries saved are stored in your phone’s memory, 
not on your SIM card. To synchronize your phone-
based contact list with your PDA or PC, see 
“Synchronization” on page 68.
To set the fields in contact information
1. Scroll to  Phonebook , Options, Contact Info.  
2. Press 
CHECK
/UNCHECK
 to select or clear fields.
If your Phonebook is empty, you are prompted to copy 
information from your SIM card. If you press 
NO, you 
can add new contacts. If you press 
YES
, your names 
and numbers are copied from your SIM.
To add a contact
1. Scroll to  Phonebook , Add contact.
2. Scroll to the field you want to fill in, ADD
.
3. Enter the information, 
OK.
4. Select the next field and so on. 
5. When you have entered the information, press 
SAVE
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Tip: To enter an unsaved number, press 
LOOK
 UP 
when you are in a number field, and select a number 
in the unsaved numbers list.
Pictures, personal rings and voice commands
You can add a picture, personal ring signal and voice 
command to a contact.
To add a picture to a phonebook contact
1. Scroll to  Phonebook , Pictures .
2. Enter the first letters of the contact, 
OK.
3. Select the contact.
4. This takes you to  My pictures. Select a picture, 
YES
.
Select  Personal rings  to add a personal ring signal.
Select  Voice commands  to add a voice command.
To call a contact from your contact list
1. From standby, press and hold one of the number keys 
2-9 to find a contact beginning with the first letter on 
that key (or closest following).
 For example, press and hold 5 to go to the first 
contact beginning with “J”. To go to a contact 
beginning with “L” press 5 three times after you 
have entered the list of contacts. 2.
When the contact you want to call is highlighted, 
press 
SELECT
. 
3. Select the number you want to call.
To call a name from your SIM card
1. Scroll to  Phonebook , Advanced , Call from SIM .
2. Enter the first letter of the name, 
OK.
3. Select the name, 
CALL
.
Updating the phonebook
When needed, you can easily update or delete any 
contact information.
To edit a contact
1. Scroll to  Phonebook , Manage contact , Edit contact .
2. Enter the first letters of the contact, 
OK.
3. When the contact is highlighted, press EDIT
.
4. Select  Edit info
 
5.Scroll to the field you want to fill in, 
EDIT
.
6. Enter the information, 
OK.
7. Select the next field and so on.
8. When you have entered the information, press 
SAVE
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28 CallingTo delete a contact
Scroll to  Phonebook, Manage contact , Delete 
contact . Then select the contact and press 
DELETE
.
Tip:  You can also delete a contact by pressing 
when the contact is highlighted.
To delete all contacts
 To delete all contacts, scroll to  Phonebook, 
Advanced , Delete all .
Note:  Contacts that are saved on the SIM card are 
not deleted.
Default (standard) number 
Each contact has a default phone number. The first 
phone number you link to a contact automatically 
becomes the default number. If you scroll to a certain 
contact in the  Call contact list and then press 
SELECT
, 
the default number is highlighted.
To set the default number
1. Scroll to  Phonebook , Manage contact , Edit contact.
2. Enter the first letters of the contact, 
OK.
3. Select the contact, 
EDIT
. 4.
Select  Default number . Highlight the number you 
want as default, press 
SELECT
.
Groups
You can create a group of contacts. By doing so, you 
can send text messages to several recipients at the same 
time. See “Sending text messages” on page 44.
To create a group of contacts
1. Scroll to  Phonebook , Manage contact , Groups , 
New group , 
ADD
.
2. Enter a name for the group, 
OK.
3. Select  New member , 
ADD
.
4. Enter the first letters of the contact you want to add, 
press 
OK.
5. Select the contact.
6. Select a phone number.
7. Repeat steps 3-6 to add more members.
Business cards
You can add your own business card to the 
Phonebook.
 To add your own business card, scroll to  Phonebook, 
Manage contact , My card . Then select  Add. 
						

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Exchanging business cards
You can exchange business cards between your 
phone and another similar phone, a PDA or a PC, 
using Bluetooth wireless technology, the infrared 
port, text or picture message.
To send your business card
1. Scroll to  Phonebook , Manage contact , 
My card , Send .
2. Select a transfer method.
When you receive a business card via a text message, 
you accept the card by pressing 
YES
. To be able to 
receive a business card using the infrared port or 
Bluetooth wireless technology, you need to turn these 
functions on.
To receive a business card
1. From standby, press 
MORE
 and scroll to Tu rn  o n  
Bluetooth  or Turn on infrared .
2. When you receive the business card, press 
YES
.
To send a contact
1. Scroll to  Phonebook , Manage contact , Send contact .
2. Enter the first letters of the contact you want to 
send,
OK.  3.
Select the contact you want to send, 
SEND
.
4. Select transfer method.  
To send all contacts
Scroll to  Phonebook , Advanced , Send all  and select 
a transfer method.
Copy names and numbers
You can copy the names and numbers between your 
phone’s memory and the SIM card. The number of 
phone numbers that can be saved depends on the 
type of SIM card.
To copy names and numbers to the SIM card
Scroll to  Phonebook , Advanced , Copy all to SIM .
Note:  Everything on the SIM card is replaced.
If you insert a SIM card with saved numbers in your 
phone, you can call a number by selecting  Phonebook, 
Advanced , Call from SIM. If you want to edit a name 
and number saved on the SIM card, you first need to 
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30 CallingTo copy names and numbers to the phone
Scroll to Phonebook , Advanced , Copy from SIM .
Tip:  When you have selected a name on the SIM 
card in the Call from SIM menu, you can copy it 
to the phone by pressing 
MORE
 and then selecting 
Copy to phone.
Speed dialling
You can save the phone numbers that you want 
to reach easily in positions 1-9 on your SIM card. 
To call any of these phone numbers from 
standby:
Enter the position number and press 
CALL
.
To change position numbers 
1. Scroll to  Phonebook , Advanced , Position list.
2. Select the phone number you wish to change.
3. Select the position to which you want to move 
the phone number.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to continue to move 
phone numbers.
5. When you have finished, press 
BACK
. Checking the memory
With the Memory status function in your Phonebook, 
you can check how many positions you have left in 
your memory for the phone, SIM, e-mail and voice 
commands.
To check the memory
Scroll to 
Phonebook , Advanced , Memory status .
Voice control
With your phone, you can use your voice to:
 Voice dial – call someone by saying the name and  number type.
 Re-dial the last dialled number.
 Answer and reject calls when using a handsfree kit.
 Change profile.
 Record or listen to sound recordings by using voice  commands.
 Activate the voice control by saying a “magic word”. You can save approximately 50 recorded words as 
voice commands in the 40 seconds available. This 
also depends on what is saved in the memory with 
other functions. When recording, make sure you are 
in a quiet environment.