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User guide
T258c
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Congratulations on your purchase of the Sony Ericsson T258c. For additional phone content, go to www.sonyericsson.com/cn/fun. Register now to get free online storage and special offers at www.sonyericsson.com/cn/myphone. For product support, go to www.sonyericsson.com/cn. Instruction symbols The following instruction symbols appear in this User guide: > Use the navigation key to scroll and select. Press the navigation key up. Press the navigation key down. Press the navigation key to the
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Prepare the phone To insert the SIM card and battery 1 Remove the battery cover. Slide the SIM card into its holder with the contacts facing down. 2 Insert the battery with the label side up and the connectors facing each other. Replace the battery cover as shown in the picture. Do not force the battery cover into place. Slide the battery cover carefully onto the phone and close it. 3 This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use.
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Charge the battery Your phone battery is partly charged when you buy it. It may take 30 minutes for the battery icon to appear on the screen. Non-USB Charger (old type) USB Charger (new type) A1 A B1 A AC adapter B A2 A1 AC adapter B2 connector A2 AC adapter USB socket B USB cable B1 USB cable connector B2 USB cable plug 4 This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use.
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Using the USB charger To connect the charger and charge the battery 1 Connect the USB cable plug to the AC adapter USB socket, as shown in the above illustration. The USB cable is supplied with your phone. 2 Connect the USB cable connector to your phone. Press a key to view the charging status on the screen. It takes approximately 2.5 hours to fully charge the battery. 2.5h To remove the charger 1 Charge your battery until the battery icon indicates a full charge. 5 This is the Internet v
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2 Tilt the USB charger connector upwards to remove it. Note: 1 The USB cable for the new USB charger shown in the illustration (Part. B in the new-type charger illustration) on page 4 is only intended for charging your phone. Do not use it for transferring data. 2 The USB cable for the USB charger shown in the illustration (Part. B in the new-type charger illustration) is only intended for connection to the AC adapter (Part. A in the new-type charger illustration) to charge your phone. I
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You can use the phone during charging. You can charge the battery for more or less than 2.5 hours. Interrupted charging will not damage the battery. Turn the phone on 1 Press and hold down . 2 Enter your PIN if requested. To correct mistakes, select Delete. 3 Select OK. 4 Select a language. 5 Enter the time and date and select Save. To turn the phone off • Press and hold down . Standby After you have turned the phone on and entered your PIN, the name of your operator appears on the screen.
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SIM and PIN SIM card The SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card, which you get from your network operator, contains information about your subscription. Always turn off your phone and detach the charger before you insert or remove the SIM card. You can save contacts on the SIM card before removing it from your phone. Contacts may also be saved in the phone memory. See Contacts on page 19. PIN code You may need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) to activate the services in your phone
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Menu overview Extras Monternet FM radio Calendar Homepage Timer Bookmarks Stopwatch Go to URL Calculator Edit bookmark My files Show pictures My games Push access Push inbox Clear cache Internet profile Camera Messaging Alarms Take pic. Text message Camera pics Picture message Slide show Settings Calls Contacts Settings Call list View contacts Sound & alerts Time and cost Find contacts Wallpaper Call settings Add contact Theme My number Time and date Voicemail Language Delete contacts Select ne
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Phone overview Stereo handsfree and battery charger connector Infrared port Navigation Volume key with keys shortcuts. Selection key End key, Call key On/off key Keylock 10 This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use.
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Network coverage Battery Network status coverage The network bars show the strength of the GSM network in your area. Try moving to another location if you have trouble calling and network coverage is poor. No network means you are not in range of a network. = Good network coverage = Average network coverage Battery status = The phone battery is fully charged = The phone battery is empty 11 This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only for private use.
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Screen icons These icons may appear on the screen. Icon Description Battery icon. A completely green icon means that the battery is fully charged You have missed a call Divert calls is activated The phone is set to silent The keypad is locked You have received a new text message You have received a new picture message An alarm is activated Ongoing call The loudspeaker is on The FM radio is playing The Infrared port is activated 12 This is the Internet version of the user's guide. © Print only f
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Shortcuts From standby you can use the navigation keys to go directly to a function: • Press to write a text or picture message. • Press to go to the camera. • Press to play the FM radio. • Press to go to your contacts. To navigate the menus 1 From standby select Menu. 2Press , , , and select a menu. To go back one step in the menu • Select Back. To return to standby •Press . To lock the keypad • Press and select Lock keys. To unlock the keypad • Press and select Unlock. To set the phon
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Calling You must turn on the phone and be within range of a network. To make a call 1 From standby enter the area code and phone number. 2Press . To end a call •Press . To answer a call •Press . To reject a call •Press . To turn off the ringtone when receiving a call • Select Silent to turn off the ringtone without answering the call. To turn the loudspeaker on during a call • Select Options > Turn on speaker. Do not hold the phone to your ear when using the loudspeaker. This could damage yo
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To make international calls 1 From standby press and hold down until a + sign appears on the screen. 2 Enter the country/region code, area code (without the first zero) and phone number. 3Press . To view a missed call When Missed call is displayed, select Details. To call back scroll to the number and press . Call list You can view information about recent calls. To call a number from the call list 1 From standby press . 2 Scroll to the name or number and press . To delete a number from the
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Camera Your phone has a digital camera to take pictures to save or send. Pictures taken with the camera are saved in Camera pics. The format is JPEG. Pictures downloaded using picture messages, Internet or Infrared are saved in My pictures. To start the camera and take a picture 1 From standby press . You can see the subject on the phone screen. 2 Select Take pic. to take the picture. 3 Select Save or Delete. To save a picture • Take a picture and select Save. To delete a picture 1 From sta
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Messaging Text messages (SMS) You must have a service centre number, which is supplied by your service provider and saved on the SIM card. You may have to enter the number yourself. See Troubleshooting on page 43. See Entering text on page 26. To write and send a text message 1 From standby press . 2 Select Text message. Write the message and select Options > Send message. 3 Select an option. 4 Select Options > Send message. To view a received text message 1 New message appears. Select View.
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Picture messages (MMS) Picture messages can contain text, sound and images. They are sent using MMS to a mobile phone. You need the correct Internet settings in your phone to use this function. See Internet on page 39. To create a picture message 1 From standby press . 2 Select Picture messages > Options and select among the options to build the message. To send a picture message 1 When the message is ready, select Options > Send message. 2 Select to send the picture message to a Phone num
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Contacts You can save contacts in the phone memory or on the SIM card. You can copy contacts from the phone memory to the SIM card or from the SIM card to the phone memory. See Entering text on page 26. To add a contact 1 From standby select Menu > Contacts > Add contact. 2 Select Save on SIM or Save in phone. 3 Enter the name and select Options > OK. 4 Scroll to the icon below the name. 5 Enter the number and select OK. 6 Select Save contact. You can enter the + sign and country/region code
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To call a contact written in Latin characters 1 > Contacts > View contacts. Press and hold to switch the search language to English. Then enter the first letters of the contact you want to call. 2 When the contact is highlighted, press . When English has been selected as the phone language To call a contact written in Chinese characters 1 > Contacts > View contacts. Scroll to the contact you want to call. 2 When the contact is highlighted, press or > Select to select number, Options > Ca
