Sony Ericsson T290a 6

Holding the Phone Hold your mobile phone as you would any other telephone.

Internal Antenna Your phone is equipped with an internal antenna. For best reception, try to hold your phone so your hand does not cover the internal antenna.The antenna is located on the back of the phone under the Sony Ericsson logo.

emergency number without entering a PIN. See

“Emergency calls” on page 24 for more information.

Note: If you enter the wrong PIN three times in a row,

the SIM card is blocked and the message PIN blocked

appears. To unblock it, you need to enter your PUK

(Personal Unblocking Key). Your PUK is provided by

your network operator.

Helpful Hints

When you power on your phone, you have

the option of viewing Helpful Hints. If you

Turning On the Phone Press and hold NO until you hear a tone. Enter your Personal Identity Number (PIN), if you have one for your SIM card. Your PIN is provided by your network operator.

Welcome

PIN:

select View Now, you will see a short demonstration of

how some of the keys work. You can choose to view

Helpful Hints later or you can select to not view them.

To select to not view them, scroll to NeverAskAgain

using your navigation key and press YES.

You can always access Helpful Hints by pressing

My Network

If you make a mistake while entering

from the standby screen (as long as they have not been

deleted).

your PIN, delete the wrong number
by pressing	.
If your PIN starts with the same
digits as an emergency number, for
example 911, the digits are not hidden
you enter them. This is so that you can

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with an * when see and call an

•	To make and receive calls
•	Enter the area code and phone number, and press YES
•	to make the call.
•	Press NO to end the call.
•	When the phone rings, press YES to answer the call.
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