Sony Ericsson T610 Manual

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Fixed dialling
The fixed dialling function allows calls to 
be made only to certain numbers saved on 
the SIM card. Fixed dialling requires a SIM 
card that allows fixed numbers to be saved. 
The fixed numbers are protected by your PIN2.
Note: Calls to the international emergency number 
112 can still be made, even when the fixed dialling 
function is on.
 Partial numbers can be saved. For example, saving  0123456 allows calls to be made to all numbers 
starting with 0123456.
 Numbers with question marks can be saved. For  example, saving 01234567?0, allows calls to be 
made to numbers from 0123456700 to 0123456790. 
To enter a question mark, press and hold  .
To turn fixed dialling on or off
1. Scroll to  Phonebook , Options,  Fixed dialling .
2. Enter your PIN2, 
OK.
3. Select  On or Off.  To save a fixed number, scroll to 
Phonebook, 
Special numbers , Fixed numbers . Select New 
number  and enter the information.
Closed user groups
The Closed User Group function is a way of lowering 
call costs. On some networks it is cheaper to make calls 
within a call group. You can save ten groups.
To add a group
1. Scroll to  Calls, Manage calls , Closed groups , Edit list.
2. Scroll to  New group , 
ADD
.
3. Enter the name of the user group, 
OK.
4. Enter the index number, 
OK.
You get the index number from your operator.
To activate a group
1. Scroll to  Calls, Manage calls , Closed groups , Edit list.
2. Select a group.
3. Select  Activate .
Calls can only be made within the selected group.
 To call outside a Closed User Group, select  Calls, 
Manage calls , Closed groups, Open calls  and then 
select  On. 
						

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42 CallingAccept calls
With the accept calls service, you can choose to 
receive calls only from certain numbers. Other calls 
are automatically rejected by a busy tone. The phone 
numbers of calls you have rejected are saved in the 
Call List.
To add numbers to the accepted callers list
1. Scroll to  Calls, Manage calls , Accept calls , 
Accepted list .
2. Scroll to  New, 
ADD
.
This takes you to the Phonebook or Groups.
3. Select an entry.
 To select an accept option, scroll to  Calls, 
Manage calls , Accept calls , Accept options .
Networks
When you turn on the phone, it automatically 
selects your home network if this is within 
range. If it is not within range, you may use 
another network, provided your network operator 
has an agreement that allows you to do so. This is 
called roaming. You can select the network you want to use, 
or you can add a network to your list of preferred  networks. You can also change the order in which 
networks are selected during an automatic search. 
For all such options, scroll to 
Connectivity, GSM 
Networks .
Tone signals
You can use telephone banking services or 
control an answering machine by sending 
tone signals (also known as DTMF tones 
or touch tones) during a call. 
 To send the tones, press the number keys 0-9,  and .
 To clear the display after the call is finished,  press .
Notepad
You can use the phone to make a note of a phone 
number during a call. When you press the number 
keys, the person you are talking to hears tone signals. 
To turn these tone signals off during the call, press the 
joystick  and select  Turn off tones. When you end the 
call, the number remains in the display. You can then 
call the number by pressing 
CALL
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Showing or hiding your number
If your subscription supports the Calling 
Line Identification Restriction (CLIR) 
service, you can hide your phone number 
when making a call.
To show or hide your phone number
1. Enter the phone number you want to call.
2. Press 
MORE
 and select  Call and hide ID 
or Call and show ID .
MessagingYour phone supports various messaging services - 
text messaging, chat messaging, picture messaging 
and e-mail. Please contact your service provider 
for details of which services you can use. For 
more information about text, see “Entering letters” 
on page 13.
Text messaging
Text messages can be sent to one person, several 
recipients or to a group of recipients that you have 
saved in the Phonebook. See “Groups” on page 28. 
Text messages can also contain pictures, animations, 
melodies and sounds.
Before you start
 First make sure that the number of your service centre  is set. The number is supplied by your service provider 
and is usually saved on the SIM card.
To set the service centre number
1. Scroll to  Messaging , Text, Options, Service centres .
If the service centre number is saved on the SIM card,  
it appears in the display. 
						

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44 Messaging2.If there is no number in the list, select 
New number, 
ADD
.
3. Enter the number, including the international “+” sign 
and country code, OK.
Sending text messages
For information about entering letters, see 
“Entering letters” on page 13.
To write and send a text message
1. Scroll to  Messaging , Te x t , Write new .
2. Write your message, CONTINUE
.
3. Enter the recipient’s phone number, 
OK or retrieve a 
number or a group from the Phonebook by pressing 
LOOK
 UP.
4. Press SEND
.
Note:  If you send a text message to a group, 
you are charged for each member of that group.
To insert an item in a text message
1. Scroll to  Messaging , Te x t , Write new .
2. While writing your message press 
MORE
.
3. Select  Insert item . 4.
Select  Picture , Sound effect , Melody , Animation  
or Picture (other) .
5. Select an item, 
YES
.
Text formatting
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  Messaging , Text,  Write new .
2. Write the text message. Press 
MORE
.
3. Select  Text format . Then select  Text style, Text size , 
Alignment  or New paragraph .
4. Select a text format, 
OK.
Receiving text messages
When you receive a text message, the phone beeps 
and the message  Read now? appears in the display. 
Press 
YES
 to read the text message, or 
NO if you want 
to read the message later.
 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. 
						

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When you have read the text message, press 
MORE
 
to view a list of options.
 Press   to close the text mess age.
Calling a number in a text message
You can call a phone number that appears in a 
text message.
 Select the phone number, 
CALL
.
Saving incoming text messages
Incoming text messages are saved in the phone 
memory. It is also possible to save messages on 
the SIM card. Messages that you h ave saved on 
the SIM card remain there until you delete them.
To save from a text message
When the phone number, WAP address, picture, 
animation or melody is highlighted, press 
MORE
. 
Then select 
SAVE
.
 A picture or animation is saved in  My pictures.
 A melody is saved in  My sounds.
 A phone number is saved in  Phonebook.
 A WAP address is saved in  Bookmarks. Long messages
A text message can contain up to 160 characters. 
You can send a longer message by linking two or 
more messages. Please note that you are charged 
for each message within a linked message.
 To turn long messages on, select  Long messages from 
the  Messaging , Te x t, Options  menu, then select  On.
Templates
If you have one or more messages that you send 
often, you can save these as templates. There are 
five pre-defined templates in your phone, but you 
can also create your own.
To create a template
1. Scroll to  Messaging , Text,  Templates , 
New template,
ADD
.
2. Write the message, OK.
3. Press 
YES
 if you want to send the message now. 
Press
NO to save the template. 
						

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46 MessagingMessage options
You can set a default value for the message 
options below, or you can turn on the Set on 
send  option which means that you choose 
the settings each time you send a message.
  SMS type – The phone supports different types 
of messages. Your service provider may offer the 
facility of converting a text m essage into a format 
(e mail or fax, for example) that suits the equipment 
that is going to receive the message.
 Validity period  – If your message cannot be delivered, 
for example, if the recipient has turned off the phone, 
your service centre can save the message to send it 
later.
 Request reply  – Include a reply request if you want 
the recipient of your message to reply.
 Status request  – Check if a message has been 
delivered.
To set a default message option
1. Scroll to  Messaging , Te x t , Options.
2. Select an option.
To turn set on send on or off
Repeat steps 1 and 2 above, then select  Set on send.Picture Messages
Picture messages can contain text, pictures 
and sounds and are sent via MMS (Multimedia 
Messaging Service). You must h
ave a subscription 
that supports MMS. Picture messages can be sent 
to a mobile phone and e-mail account. You can also 
send contacts, calendar entries, sound recordings and 
notes as attachments.
Before you start
Before sending a picture message, make sure that:
 The number to your service centre is set. To set the 
message server number, scroll to  Messaging, Picture , 
Options, Message server .
 You have entered the WAP settings. Scroll to  Messaging , Picture , Options,  WAP profile and 
select Select or Create new . To create a WAP 
profile, see “Setting up WAP and e-mail” on page 
55. Your operator can automatically download all 
the settings you need.
To compose and send a picture message
1. Scroll to  Messaging , Picture ,
 Create new . 
The following options appear:
 Picture  – From  My pictures .
 Te x t   – Write a message. 
						

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Sound  – From My sounds .
 Camera  – From the  Camera.
 Recording  – Add a sound recording.
 Page options  – Start a new page.
2. Select an option.
3. Press 
ADD
 to continue composing the message.
4. Press 
MORE
 for the following options: 
 Send  – Send the message.
 Preview  – View the message before sending.
 Preview page  – View the page in the message.
 Page timing  – Set the duration in seconds that the 
page will be shown on the recipient’s display.
 Background – Set the background colour.
 Delete page  – Remove a page.
5. Select 
SEND
.
6. Enter a recipient’s phone number or press 
LOOK
 UP to 
retrieve it from the phonebook.
7.  Press 
SEND
. 
Note:  If you entered the number manually, 
press
PROCEED
 to go to “Advanced send options”.
Send options
Before sending a picture message, you can 
set different options.
 To edit an option, scroll to Messaging , 
Picture ,Options. Advanced send options
You can enter more information to accompany 
the message as follows:

To :  – Phone number or e-mail address. 
These can be selected from the Phonebook. 
 Subject:  – Write a title, 
YES
.
 Cc: – Phone number or e-mail address.
 Bcc:  – Phone number or e-mail address.
 Attachments:  – Add your own card, a business 
card or a melody from  My sounds.
 Priority:  – High, normal, low.
 Delivery report:  – Turn on or off.
 Read report:  – Turn on or off.
Tip:  You can base your message on one of the 
pre-defined templates. 
To use a pre-defined template for a picture 
message
1. Scroll to  Messaging ,
 Picture,
 Templates .
2. Select a template and press ADD
 to make changes.  
						

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48 MessagingReceiving picture messages
When you receive a picture message, the phone beeps 
and the message Read now? appears in the display. 
Press 
YES
 to read the message.
Note:  You can receive a maximum of 20 messages. 
You may have to delete old messages before you can 
receive new ones.
Restrict messages
From the  Messaging, Picture, Options, Restrict 
messages, Home network  or Roaming network 
select one of the following:
 Allow – Your phone automatically downloads 
messages to your phone as soon as they come to 
your operator’s server. This is default.
 Always ask – You will be prompted to download 
or to keep it on the server.
 Restrict – New messages appear in the box as icons. 
No prompt is received with the message.
 From the  Messaging, Picture, Options,  Restrict 
messages , Filter, select the type of message you 
want to reject automatically:
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 Anonymous  Mobile chat
The mobile chat function works in the same way as 
a chat on the Internet. You can choose a nickname 
that will appear in the recipient’s display each time 
you send a chat message.
To enter a chat nickname
1. Scroll to  Messaging , Chat .
2. Select  Nickname .
3. Enter your nickname (maximum of 11 characters), 
OK.
To start a chat session
1. Scroll to  Messaging , Chat , Start new.
2. Enter the recipient’s phone number, 
OK or retrieve 
it from the Phonebook by pressing 
LOOK
 UP.
3. Write your message, 
SEND
.
Receiving a chat session invitation
When you receive a chat session invitation, the phone 
beeps and the message  Chat message Chat now?  
appears in the display.
 To read the chat message, press 
YES
.
 Write your chat message reply and press 
YES
.
 To suspend a chat session, press 
NO. 
						

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 To resume a chat session, scroll to Messaging, 
Chat ,Resume
 To end a chat session, press and hold  .
 To reject a chat message, press 
NO. 
If you receive a new chat message while another 
chat session is ongoing, pr ess 
YES
 to end the ongoing 
session and start the new one.
Area information
Area information is a type of text message (for 
example, a local traffic report) that is sent to all 
subscribers in a certain network area. When you 
receive an area information message, the message 
automatically appears in the display. You cannot 
save area messages. Please  consult your service 
provider for more information about area 
information codes.
 To turn area information on or off, scroll to  Messaging , Area info,  Reception.
 To enter an area information code, scroll to  Messaging , Area info,  Message list , Add new? Cell information
The cell information channel is used by some 
network operators to send messages to their 
subscribers within a certain network area.
 To turn on the channel, scroll to Messaging , 
Area info,  Cell information . 
E-mail
You can use your phone to send and receive e-mail 
messages. Please note that you need a subscription 
that supports data transmission. For more 
information, consult your service provider.
Before you start
First make sure that you have:
 Set up a data account. See “Data account” on page 57.
 Set up and selected an e-mail account. See “E-mail  account settings” on page 61.
Sending and receiving e-mail messages
The  Send and receive  option offers the fastest way to 
send e-mail messages saved in the  Outbox and check 
for new e-mail messages. 
						

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50 MessagingTo write and send an e-mail message
1. Scroll to  Messaging , E-mail , Write new .
2. Select:
 To :  – Then add name, enter an e-mail address, 
or retrieve an e-mail address from the Phonebook. 
To retrieve a saved address from the Phonebook 
or received messages in your inbox, press 
MORE
 
and select either  Phonebook or Archive. When 
you have finished adding recipients, press 
DONE
 
to return to writing an e-mail message.
 Cc:  – If you want to send a copy of the message 
to someone.
 Priority:  – Set the message priority.
 Subject: – Write a title, 
OK.
 Te x t :  – Write your message, OK.
 Attachments:  – Add pictures to a message.
To retrieve a number from the phonebook or archive 
press 
LOOK
 UP.
When you have finished, press 
DONE
.
3. Select one of the following:
 Send now – The e-mail message is sent.
 Send with attach.  – You can attach a picture from 
My pictures  or from a digital camera connected via 
IR. Select a picture and press 
SEND
. 
Save to outbox  – The e-mail message is saved in 
the  Outbox.
 Save to drafts – The e-mail message is saved in 
the  Drafts folder.
 Send and receive  in the E-mail menu – All e-mail 
messages in the  Outbox are sent.
To receive and read e-mail messages
1. Scroll to  Messaging , E-mail , Send and receive
2. When the e-mail messages have been downloaded 
to the phone, scroll to Messaging , E-mail , Inbox  
to read them.
Note:  The phone can save up to six complete e-mail 
messages depending on size or you can download 
headers only. See “E-mail account settings” on 
page 61. All e-mail messages are also saved on 
your e-mail server.
An arrow in the top or bottom left corner indicates 
that there are more messages on the server. 
To reply to an e-mail message
1. Select 
REPLY
.
2. Select  Write new  or Include this msg  to include the 
received message.
3. Write the message, 
SEND
.