Sony Ericsson T610 Manual

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Before voice dialling
You must first turn on the voice dialling function and 
record your voice commands.
To turn voice dialling on and record number 
types
1. Scroll to  Settings, Vo i c e  c o n t r o l , Voice dialling .
2. Select On. Now you are going to record a voice 
command for each number type you use with your 
Phonebook contacts, for example, “home” or “mobile”.
3. Instructions appear. Press 
OK.
4. Select a number type.
5. Lift the phone to your ear, wait for the tone and say the 
command that you want to record. The voice command 
is played back to you.
6. If the recording sounds OK, press 
YES
 to save the 
voice command. If not, press 
NO and repeat step 4.
7. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each voice command 
you need.
You also need to record voice commands for each 
contact name, for example, “John”. To record a voice command for a contact name
1. Scroll to  Settings, Voice control , Voice dialling , 
Edit names,  New voice.
2. Select a contact.
3. Follow the instructions in the display.
An icon appears next to a contact name that has a 
voice command.
Caller name
You can choose whether you want to hear the recorded 
contact name when you receive an incoming call from 
that contact.
 To turn the caller name  On or Off, scroll to Settings, 
Voice control , Caller name .
Voice dialling
You can voice dial by saying a prerecorded word or 
by using specific key sequences.
To  m a k e  a  c a l l
1. From standby, press and hold a volume key for 
one second.
2. Lift the phone to your ear, wait for the tone and say 
a name, for example “John”. The name is played back 
to you. 
						

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32 Calling3.If you have several numbers for that contact, after a 
second tone, say the number type, for example, “home”.
The number type is played back to you, and the call  
is connected.
From standby, you can also initiate voice dialling, voice 
profiles and voice control of sound recordings by:
 Pressing and holding a volume key.
 Pressing the handsfree button (when using a  portable handsfree or a  Bluetooth headset).
 Saying the magic word. See “The magic word” on  page 33.
Redialling
You can use your voice to redial the last dialled 
number, if you record a voice command for redialling.
To turn on and record a redial command
1. Scroll to  Settings, Vo i c e  c o n t r o l , Voice redial .
2. Select  On.
3. Instructions appear. Press 
OK.
4. Lift the phone to your ear, wait for the tone and say 
“Redial”, or another word. If the recording sounds 
OK, press 
YES
. If not, press 
NO and repeat step 4. To redial using a voice command
1. From standby, press and hold a volume key for 
one second.
2. Lift the phone to your ear, wait for the tone and say 
“Re-dial”. The voice command is played back to 
you and the last dialled number is called.
Voice answering
You can answer or reject incoming calls by using 
your voice, when using a portable handsfree or a 
car handsfree kit.
To turn on voice answering and record voice 
answer commands
1. Scroll to  Settings, Voice control , Voice answer .
2. Select  On.
3. Select the accessories you want to be able to use with 
voice answering by pressing  
CHECK
 and then
 SAVE
.
4. Instructions appear. Press 
OK.
5. Lift the phone to your ear, wait for the tone and say 
“Answer”, or another word. If the recording sounds 
OK, press 
YES
. If not, press 
NO and repeat step 5.
6. Say “Busy”, or another word. Press 
OK. 
						

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To answer a call using voice commands
When the phone rings, say “Answer”.
The call is connected.
To reject a call using voice commands
When the phone rings, say “Busy”.
The call is rejected. The caller is diverted to voice mail, 
if turned on, or hears a busy tone.
The magic word
You can record a magic word and use it as a voice 
command to allow total handsfree access to voice 
control. Instead of pressing a volume key, you say 
the magic word and then one of your recorded voice 
commands. The magic word is especially suitable 
when using a car handsfree kit.
Tip: Choose a long, unusual word or phrase 
which can easily be distinguished from ordinary 
background speech.
To turn on and record the magic word
1. Scroll to  Settings, Vo i c e  c o n t r o l , Magic word.
2. Select  On. 3.
Select the accessories you want to be able to use with 
the magic word by pressing 
CHECK
 and then 
SAVE
.
4. Instructions appear. Press 
OK.
5. Lift the phone to your ear, wait for the tone and say 
the magic word.
Tip:  Turn off the magic word when you no longer need 
total handsfree access in order to save battery power.
Changing profiles
If you record voice commands for your profiles, you 
can change profile with your voice.
To turn on and record profile commands
1. Scroll to  Settings, Voice control , Voice profiles .
2. Select  On.
3. Instructions appear. Press OK.
4. Select a profile.
5. Lift the phone to your ear, wait for the tone and 
say the profile name. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to 
record voice commands for the other profiles.
To change a profile using voice commands
1. From standby, press and hold a volume key for 
one second. 
						

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34 Calling2.Lift the phone to your ear, wait for the tone and 
say the profile command for the required profile. 
The profile command is played back to you and 
the current profile is changed.
Sound recordings
Instead of using the menus, you can record voice 
commands to start or to listen to a recording.
To turn on and record recording commands
1. Scroll to  Settings, Vo i c e  c o n t r o l , Record sound .
2. Select  On.
3. Instructions appear. Press 
OK.
4. Lift the phone to your ear, wait for the tone and say 
“Record”, then press 
YES
.
5. Say “Play”, press 
YES
.
To start a recording using a voice command
1. From standby, press and hold a volume key for 
one second.
2. Lift the phone to your ear, wait for the tone and say 
“Record”. The voice command is played back to you 
and a tone indicates that the recording has begun.
3. To end the recording, press 
STOP
. To listen to recordings using a voice command
1. From standby, press and hold a volume key for 
one second.
2. Lift the phone to your ear, wait for the tone and say 
“Play”. The voice command is played back to you.
3. Listen to your recordings. Press 
STOP
 to stop. 
Editing your voice commands
You can keep all your voice commands up to date by 
re-recording them or deleting the ones you do not use. 
See the following example:
To re-record a voice command
1. Scroll to  Settings, Voice control , Voice profiles , 
Edit commands.
2. Select a voice command.
3. Select  Replace voice .
To listen to a recorded voice command, select 
Play voice .
4. Lift the phone to your ear, wait for the tone and say 
the command.
You can also edit the voice command for a contact 
name in  Edit contact in the  Phonebook menu. 
						

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Tips when recording and using voice 
commands
If your phone cannot detect speech, one of the 
following might have happened:
 You spoke too softly – try speaking more loudly.
 You held the phone too far away – hold it as you  do during a call.
 The voice command was too short – it should be  around one second long and more than one syllable.
 You spoke too late or too soon – speak immediately  after the tone.
 You did not record the voice command when the  handsfree was attached – for voice control with a 
handsfree kit, record when the handsfree is attached.
 You used another intonation – use the same intonation  as you did when recording the voice command.
Voice mail
If your subscription includes an answering 
service, callers can leave a voice mail 
message when you cannot answer a call.
Receiving a voice mail message
Depending on your network operator, you are 
informed that someone has left a message by a text 
message or by a voice mail indication. Press 
YES
 to 
listen to the message. Calling your voice mail service
You can easily call your voice mail service by pressing 
and holding  , if you have saved your voice mail 
number in the phone. You get the number from your 
service provider.
 To enter the number, scroll to  Messaging, Options, 
Voice mail number .
Call time and cost
During a call, the duration of the call 
is shown in the display. If you subscribe 
to cost information, the call cost (or the 
number of call units) is displayed.
You can check the duration of your last call, outgoing  
calls and the total time.
 To check the call time, scroll to  Calls, Time and cost, 
Call timers and select an option. To reset the call 
time meter, select  Reset timers.
You can check the cost of your last call and the total 
cost of your calls.
 To check the call cost, scroll to  Calls, Time and cost, 
Call costs  and select an option. To reset the call cost 
meter, select  Clear total cost . 
						

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36 CallingNote: If you subscribe to cost information, you must 
enter your PIN2 to clear the cost or time counter.
Setting the call cost
You can use the Tariff function to specify the price per 
call unit. If you do not specify a price per call unit, the 
number of call units appears.
To enter the price per call unit
1. Scroll to  Calls, Time and cost,  Call costs, Set tariff .
2. Enter your PIN2, 
OK.
3. Select  Change, 
OK.
4. Enter the code for the currency you want, (for example 
GBP for Pounds Sterling), 
OK.
5. Enter the price per call unit, OK.
To enter a decimal point, press  .
Credit limit for calls
You can enter a total amount of money 
that can be used for making calls. When the 
amount reaches zero, no more calls can be 
made. Please note that the credit limit is only 
an estimated value. To set a credit limit
1. Scroll to  Calls, Time and cost , Call costs , Set credit .
2. Enter your PIN2, 
OK.
3. Select  Change , 
OK.
4. Enter an amount, OK.
Diverting calls
If you cannot answer incoming voice, fax 
or data calls, you can divert them to another 
number, for example your answering service. For voice calls, you can choose between the 
following divert alternatives:
 Divert always  – divert all voice calls.
 When busy  – divert calls if you are already on 
the phone.
 Not reachable – divert calls if your phone is turned 
off or if you are unreachable.
 No reply  – divert calls that you do not answer 
within a specified time limit (operator-dependent).
Note:  When the Restrict calls function is on, 
some Divert calls options cannot be activated. 
						

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To turn on a call divert
1. Scroll to  Calls, Divert calls .
2. Select a call category and then a divert alternative.
3. Select  Activate .
4. Enter the phone number to which you want your 
calls to be diverted and press 
OK, or retrieve it 
from the Phonebook.
To turn off a call divert, select a divert option and 
select  Cancel .
To check status
Scroll to  Calls, Divert calls.  Select a call type . 
Scroll to the divert you want to check . Select 
Get status . 
 To check the status of all call diverts, select  Check all 
in the  Divert calls  menu.
More than one call
You can handle more than one call 
simultaneously. For example, you can put 
an ongoing call on hold, while you make or 
answer a second call, and then switch between 
the two calls.  Note: 
To open the Ongoing call menu during a call, 
press the joystick.
Call waiting service
If the call waiting service is on, you hear a beep in 
the earpiece if you receive a second call during an 
ongoing call.
 To turn the call waiting service on or off, scroll to  
Calls , Manage calls , Call waiting .
To make a second call
1. Press 
HOLD
 to put the ongoing call on hold.
2. Enter the number you want to call and press 
CALL
, 
or retrieve a number from the Phonebook.
Note:  You can only put one call on hold.
Receiving a second call
 To answer the second call and put the ongoing call  on hold, select Answer.
 To reject the second call and continue the ongoing  call, select  Busy.
 Select  Release & answer to answer the second call 
and to end the ongoing call. 
						

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38 CallingHandling two calls
When you have one ongoing call and one call on 
hold, you can do the following:
 Press the joystick and select  Switch calls to switch 
between the two calls.
 Press the joystick, then select  Join calls to join the 
two calls into a conference call.
 Press the joystick, then select  Transfer call, to 
connect the two calls. You are disconnected from 
both calls.
 Press 
END
 CALL
 to end the ongoing call, then press 
YES
 to retrieve the held call.
 Press END
 CALL
 twice to end both calls.
Note:  You cannot answer a third call without ending 
one of the first two calls.
Conference calls
In a conference call, you can have a joint 
conversation with up to five other people. 
You can also put a conference on hold and 
make another call. Note: 
There may be additional charges for calls 
involving multiple parties. Contact your service 
provider for more information.
Creating a conference call
To create a conference call, you must first have one 
ongoing call and one call on hold.
To join the two calls into a conference call
 Press the joystick and select  Join calls.
To add a new participant
1. Press 
HOLD
 to put the conference call on hold.
2. Call the next person you wish to include in the 
conference call.
3. Press the joystick and select  Join calls.
Repeat steps 1 to 3 to include more participants.
To release a participant
1. Press the joystick and select  Release part.
2. Select the participant.
To end the conference call
 Press 
END
 CALL
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Having a private conversation
You can have a private conversation with one of 
the participants and put the other participants on hold.
 Press 
MORE
, then select  Extract part to select the 
participant that you want to talk with.
Select  Join calls  to resume the conference call.
Two voice lines
Your phone may have two voice lines with 
different phone numbers. This may be useful 
if, for example, you want to keep business and 
private calls on separate lines.
 To select a line, scroll to  Calls, Next call .
All outgoing calls are made on this line until you 
change it. Incoming calls can still be received on 
either line. You can change the names of the lines, and have 
different settings for each line, for example, different 
ring signals.
 To change the name of a line, scroll to  Settings, 
Display , Edit line tags . Calling card calls
You can use the calling card service to 
redirect the cost of a call to a credit card 
or a calling card account, instead of your 
normal account. This may be useful, for 
example, when making long distance calls.
You can save two separate calling card numbers. 
The numbers and the codes associated with them 
are protected by the code. Before making a calling card call, you need to 
select and activate a card.
Note:  You cannot use the calling card service for fax 
and data calls.
To turn the calling card service on or off
1. Scroll to  Calls, Time and cost , Calling cards, 
Use calling cards .
2. Enter your phone lock code, 
OK.
3. Select  On or Off, 
OK.
To save a card number
1. Scroll to  Calls, Time and cost , Calling cards, 
My cards .
2. Enter your phone lock code, 
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40 Calling3.Select  New card .
Enter the card settings (the access number and name 
of the calling card server, and the verification code). 
You get this information from your card provider. 
Select which you want to send first – the number 
that you want to call, or the verification code.
To select a card
1. Scroll to  Calls, Time and cost,  Calling cards, 
My cards .
2. Enter your phone lock code, 
OK.
3. Select a card.
4. Select  Activate card .
To make a calling card call
1. Enter the phone number of the person you want to 
call or retrieve the number from the Phonebook.
2. Press 
MORE
, select  Call via call. card.
The access number of the calling card server is 
called. During the connecting phase, you are asked 
to send the phone number you want to call and the 
verification code.
3. Press 
YES
 when the display shows  Send called 
number? , or wait a few seconds and the number 
and code are sent automatically. Restricted dialling
You can use the restrict calls service to 
restrict outgoing and incoming calls. This 
may be useful, for example, when you are 
abroad. To use this service, you need a 
password which you get from your service provider.
Note: 
If you divert incoming calls, you cannot activate 
some Restrict calls options.
The following calls can be restricted:
 All outgoing calls –  All outgoing.
 All outgoing international calls –  Outgoing intl.
 All outgoing international calls except to your home  country – Outgoing intl roam.
 All incoming calls –  All incoming.
 All incoming calls when you are abroad (when  roaming) –  Inc. when roam .
To turn a call restriction on or off
1. Scroll to  Calls, Manage calls , Restrict calls .
2. Select an option.
3. Select  Activate  or Cancel .
4. Enter your PIN, 
OK.
 To turn off all call restrictions, select  Cancel all.
 To change the PIN, select  Change password.