Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Galaxy Star GT-S5280 Samsung
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2 About this manual This device pr ovides high qualit y mobile communication and en ter tainment using Samsung ’ s high standards and technolog ical exper tise. This user manual is specially designed t o detail the device ’ s functions and features .
About this manual 3 • Default applications that come with the device ar e subjec t to updates and ma y no longer be suppor ted without prior notice . If you have questions about an applica tion provided with the device , contact a Samsung Ser vice Centre .
About this manual 4 T rademarks • SAMSUNG and the SAMSUNG logo ar e regist ered trademarks of Samsung Electronics. • The Andr oid logo , G oogle ™ , Google Maps ™ , Google Mail ™ , Y ouT ube ™ , Google Play ™ Stor e, and Google T alk ™ are trademarks of Google , Inc.
5 T able of C onten ts Getting star ted 7 Device lay out 8 Buttons 9 P ack age contents 10 Installing the SIM card and battery 13 Charging the ba tter y 15 Inser ting a memor y card 17 T ur ning the d.
T able of Con tents 6 82 Sound 83 Display 83 Storage 83 Battery 84 Application manager 84 Loca tion ser vices 84 Lock scr een 85 Securit y 86 Language and input 88 Backup and reset 88 Add ac count 88 .
7 Getting star ted Devic e lay out Back button Multipurpose jack Earpiece Menu button Home button T ouch screen Microphone P ower button Speaker Main antenna Headset jack V olume button Back cov er Re.
Getting star ted 8 • Do not cov er the antenna ar ea with your hands or other objects. This may cause connectivity problems or drain the battery . • Do not use a screen prot ec tor . This causes sensor malfunctions. • Do not allow water t o contac t the touch scr een.
Getting star ted 9 P ack age c ont ents Check the product box f or the following items: • Device • Battery • Quick star t guide Use only Samsung-appro ved software. P irated or illegal software may cause damage or malfunctions, which are not co ver ed by the warranty .
Getting star ted 10 Installing the SIM card and batt er y Inser t the SIM card provided b y the mobile telephone ser vice provider , and the included battery . Only microSIM car ds work with the device . 1 Remove the back c over . Be careful not to damage y our finger nails when you r emove the back cov er .
Getting star ted 11 • Do not remov e the protective tape cov ering the antenna, as this can damage the antenna. • Do not inser t a memor y card into the SIM car d slot. I f a memor y card happens t o be lodged in the SIM card slot, take the devic e to a Samsung Ser vice Centr e to remov e the memor y card.
Getting star ted 12 Removing the SIM car d and battery 1 Remove the back c over . 2 Pull out the ba tter y . 3 Pull out the SIM car d..
Getting star ted 13 Char ging the ba tter y Use the charger t o charge the battery before using it f or the first time. A computer can be also used to charge the devic e by connecting them via the USB cable. Use only Samsung-appro ved chargers , batteries, and cables.
Getting star ted 14 • The device can be used while it is char ging , but it may take longer to fully char ge the battery . • If the device receiv es an unstable power supply while charging , the touch screen may not function. If this happens, unplug the charger from the devic e.
Getting star ted 15 Reducing the batter y c onsumption Y our device provides options that help y ou save ba tter y pow er . By customising these options and deactivating featur es in the background, y ou can use the device longer between charges: • When you ar e not using the device, switch to sleep mode b y pressing the P ower butt on.
Getting star ted 16 1 Remove the back c over . 2 Inser t a memor y card with the gold- colour ed contacts facing downw ards . 3 Replace the back cov er . Removing the memor y card Befor e removing the memory card, first unmount it f or safe remo val. On the Home scr een, tap → Settings → Stor age → Unmount SD card → OK .
Getting star ted 17 F ormatting the memor y card A memor y card f or matted on a c omputer may not be c ompatible with the device . F ormat the memor y card on the device . On the Home screen, tap → Settings → Stor age → F ormat SD card → F ormat SD card → Erase ev er ything .
Getting star ted 18 Holding the devic e Do not cov er the antenna ar ea with your hands or other objects. This may cause connectivity problems or drain the ba tter y . L ock ing and unlock ing the devic e When not in use, lock the devic e to prevent un wanted operation.
19 Basics Indicator ic ons The icons displa yed at the t op of the screen pr ovide inf ormation about the status of the device . The icons list ed in the table below are most c ommon.
Basics 20 U sing the touch scr een Use only fingers to use the t ouch screen. • Do not allow the touch scr een to come int o contact with other electr ical devices . Electrostatic discharges can cause the touch scr een to malfunc tion. • Do not allow the touch scr een to contact water .
Basics 21 Dragging T o mov e an icon, thumbnail, or preview t o a new location, tap and hold it and drag it to the target position. Double -tapping Double -tap on a webpage, map , or image to zoom in a part.
Basics 22 F licking Flick left or right on the Home screen or the A pplications screen t o see another panel. F lick up or down to scr oll through a webpage or a list, such as contacts. Pinching Spread two fingers apart on a webpage, map , or image to zoom in a part.
Basics 23 C ontrol motions Simple motions allow easy contr ol of the device. Befor e using motions, make sur e the motion featur e is ac tivated . On the Home screen, tap → Settings → Motion , and then drag the Motion switch to the right. Exc essive shaking or impac t to the device ma y result in unintended inputs.
Basics 24 T urning o ver T ur n ov er the device to mut e ringtone, pause media pla yback or mute the F M radio. Shaking Shake the device to sear ch for Bluetooth devices .
Basics 25 Notifications Notification icons appear on the status bar a t the top of the screen t o report missed calls, new messages, calendar ev ents, devic e status, and mor e. Drag down fr om the status bar to open the notifications panel. Scr oll the list to see additional aler ts.
Basics 26 Home screen The Home screen is the starting point to access all of the devic e ’ s featur es. I t display s indicator icons, widgets , shor tcuts to applications, and others . The Home screen can ha ve multiple panels. T o view other panels, scr oll left or r ight.
Basics 27 Rearranging panels Adding a ne w panel T ap → Edit page → . Moving a panel T ap → Edit page , tap and hold a panel preview , and then drag it to a new location. Removing a panel T ap → Edit page , tap and hold a panel preview , and then drag it to the rubbish bin at the bottom of the screen.
Basics 28 U sing applications This device can run man y different types of applications , ranging fr om media to Internet applications. Opening an application On the Home screen or the Applications scr een, selec t an application icon to open it .
Basics 29 Organising with f olders Put r elated applications together in a f older for con venience . T ap → Edit , tap and hold an application, and then drag it to Crea te folder . Enter a f older name and then tap OK . Put applica tions into the new f older by dragg ing, and then tap S ave to sav e the ar rangement.
Basics 30 Ent ering te x t Use the Samsung keyboard or the v oice input feature t o enter text. T ext entr y is not suppor ted in some languages . T o ent er text, you must change the input language to one of the suppor ted languages .
Basics 31 Entering t ex t by v oice Activate the v oice input feature and then speak in to the microphone . The device display s what you speak. If the device does not recog nise your wor ds correctly , tap the underlined tex t and select an alternative wor d or phrase from the dropdown list .
Basics 32 A dding Wi - Fi networks If the desired network does not appear in the networks list, tap Add W i-F i net work at the bottom of the networks list. Enter the network name in Network SSID , select the securit y type and enter the passwor d if it is not an open network, and then tap S ave .
Basics 33 T ransf erring files Move audio , video , image, or other types of files from the devic e to the computer , or vice versa. The f ollowing file f ormats are supported by some applications. Some file f ormats are not suppor ted depending on the version of the devic e’ s sof tware.
Basics 34 Securing the device Pr event others from using or acc essing personal data and information stored in the devic e by using the security features . The device requir es an unlock code whenever unlocking it. Setting a pattern On the Applications screen, tap Settings → Lock scr een → Screen lock → P attern .
Basics 35 Unlock ing the devic e T ur n on the screen b y pressing the P ower butt on or the Home button, and enter the unlock code . If the unlock code is forgott en, take the device to a Samsung Ser vice Centre t o reset it. Upgr ading the device The device can be upg raded to the lat est soft ware .
36 C ommunication Phone Use this application to make or answ er a call. T ap Phone on the Applications screen. Mak ing calls Mak ing a call Use one of the f ollowing methods: • Keypad : Enter the number using the keypad , and then tap . • Logs : Make a call from the history of incoming and outgoing calls and messages.
Communication 37 F inding contacts Enter a name , phone number , or email address to find a c ontact in the contacts list. As characters are ent ered, pr edic ted contacts appear . Selec t one to place a call to it . Mak ing an interna tional call T ap and hold 0 until the + sign appears.
Communication 38 Adding c ontac ts T o add a phone number to the c ontac ts list from the keypad , enter the number and tap Add to C ontac ts . Sending a message T ap to send a message to the number on displa y . V iewing call logs T ap Logs to view the history of incoming and outgoing calls.
Communication 39 Rejec ting a call When a call comes in, drag outside the circle , or press and hold the headset button. T o send a message when r ejecting an incoming call, tap Rejec t call with message . T o create the rejection message, tap → Call settings → Set reject messages .
Communication 40 C ontac ts Use this application to manage c ontac ts, including phone numbers , email addresses , and others. T ap Con tacts on the Applications screen. Managing con tac ts Crea ting a contac t T ap and ent er contac t information. • : Add an image .
Communication 41 Once a contact is selected, take one of the f ollowing actions: • : Add t o favourite c ontac ts. • : Make a voice call . • : Compose a message . • : Compose an email . Impor ting and expor ting contacts Syncing with Google C ontac ts T ap → Merge with Google .
Communication 42 C ontac t groups Adding c ontac ts to a gr oup Selec t a gr oup , and then tap . S elect contacts to add, and then tap Done . Managing groups T ap , and then take one of the follo wing actions: • Create : Make a new group . • Search : Search for c ontac ts.
Communication 43 Messaging Use this application to send t ex t messages (SMS) or multimedia messages (MMS). T ap Messaging on the Applications screen. Y ou may incur additional charges for sending or r eceiving messages while you are outside your home service area.
Communication 44 Email Use this application to send or view email messages . T ap Email on the Applications screen. Setting up email accoun ts Set up an email account when opening Email for the first time .
Communication 45 Reading messages Selec t an email accoun t to use , and new messages are retriev ed. T o manually retriev e new messages, tap . T ap a message to r ead. Open attachments. Reply to the message. Add this email addr ess to the contacts list.
Communication 46 Sending messages In any mailbox, tap , enter r ecipients, a subject, and a message, and then tap . T ap → Attach picture to attach images . T ap → Attach video to attach videos . T ap → Add C c/Bcc to add more r ecipients. T ap → Save dr af t to sav e the message for later deliv er y .
Communication 47 T alk Use this application to cha t with others via Google T alk. T ap T alk on the Applications screen. This application ma y not be available depending on the r egion or ser vice pr ovider . Public pr ofile T ap the accoun t ID at the top of the friends list to change the a vailability status, image , or status message.
Communication 48 Google+ Use this application to sta y connec ted with people via Google ’ s social network ser vice. T ap Google+ on the Applications screen.
49 W eb & net w ork Internet Use this application to br owse the Internet. T ap Internet on the Applications screen. V iewing webpages T ap the address field , enter the web address , and then tap Go . T ap to share , save , or print the current w ebpage while viewing a webpage .
W eb & network 50 Book marks T o bookmark the current webpage , tap → Add bookmark . T o open a bookmarked webpage, tap , and then select one. Histor y T ap → Histor y to open a webpage fr om the list of recently-visit ed webpages. T o clear the histor y , tap → Clear history .
W eb & network 51 Bluetooth Bluetooth crea tes a direct wireless c onnection bet ween two devices o ver shor t distances. Use Bluetooth to ex change data or media files with other devices. • Samsung is not responsible f or the loss, int erception, or misuse of da ta sent or receiv ed via the Bluetooth featur e.
52 Media Music Pla yer Use this application to list en to music. T ap Music Play er on the Applications screen. • Some file formats are not supported depending on the device ’ s soft war e version. • Some files may not play pr operly depending on the encoding used.
Media 53 Crea ting playlists Make an own selection of songs. T ap Playlists , and then tap → Crea te playlist . Enter a title and tap OK . T ap Add music , select songs to include, and then tap Done . T o add the curren tly-playing song to a pla ylist, tap → Add t o playlist .
Media 54 T ak ing photos T ak ing a photo T ap to take the photo . Switch between still and video mode. Open the image viewer to display photos . Change the shooting mode. Select among various eects that are a vailable. Adjust the brightness . Change the camera settings.
Media 55 Shooting mode Several photo eff ec ts are a vailable. T ap → Shooting mode . • Single shot : T ake a single photo . • Share shot : Send a photo directly to another device via Wi-F i Direct. • Smile shot : T ake a photo when a subject smiles.
Media 56 Recor ding mode Change recor ding mode. Select among various eects that are a vailable. Adjust the brightness . Change the camera settings. Indicates which storage is in use. Switch between still and video mode. Open the video player t o play videos.
Media 57 C onfiguring settings for Camer a T ap to configur e settings for Camera. Not all of the f ollowing options are a vailable in both still camera and video camera modes . The av ailable options var y depending on the mode used. • Edit shor tcuts : Reorganise shor tcuts to fr equently-used options.
Media 58 Shor tcuts Reorganise shor tcuts f or easy access to the camera ’ s various options . T ap → Edit shor tcuts . T ap and hold an option and drag it to a slot a t the left of the screen. The other icons can be moved within the list b y tapping and dragging them.
Media 59 Pla ying videos Video files sho w the icon on the preview . Select a video to watch it and tap . Editing images When viewing an image, tap and use the follo wing func tions: • Delete : Delete the image. • Cop y to clipboard : Cop y to clipboard .
Media 60 Sharing images Use one of the f ollowing methods: • In a folder , tap → Selec t item , select images, and then tap to send them to others . • When viewing an image, tap to send it to others or shar e it via social net work ser vices .
Media 61 Deleting videos T ap → Delete , select videos by tick ing, and then tap Delete . Sharing videos T ap → Share via , select videos by tick ing, tap Done , and then select a sharing method. Y ou T ube Use this application to w atch videos fr om the Y ou T ube website .
Media 62 Sharing videos Selec t the video to view , tap , and then selec t a sharing method. Uploading videos Selec t your ac count, tap , select a video, en ter information for the video , and then tap . F M R adio Listen to music and new s on the FM r adio .
Media 63 Scanning radio stations T ap → Scan , and then select a scan option. The FM r adio scans and saves a vailable stations automatically . Selec t the radio station y ou want from the stations list and tap to return t o the FM r adio screen.
64 Applica tion & media stor es Pla y Stor e Use this application to pur chase and download applications and games that are able t o run on the device . T ap Play St ore on the Applications screen. This application ma y not be available depending on the r egion or ser vice pr ovider .
Application & media stor es 65 Samsung Apps Use this application to pur chase and download dedicated Samsung applications. F or more information, visit ww w .samsungapps.com . T ap Samsung Apps on the Applications screen. This application ma y not be available depending on the r egion or ser vice pr ovider .
Application & media stor es 66 Pla y Music Use this application to str eam music from the Google cloud ser vice. T ap Play Music on the Applications screen.
67 Utilities Memo Use this application to r ecord impor tant inf ormation to sav e and view at a later date . T ap Memo on the Applications screen. C omposing memos T ap , enter a memo , and then tap S ave . T o change the backgr ound colour , tap → .
Utilities 68 S Planner Use this application to manage ev ents and tasks. T ap S Planner on the Applications screen. Crea ting events or tasks T ap , and then use one of the following methods: • Quick add : Creat e an event or task from a memo . This fea ture is av ailable only for English and Korean.
Utilities 69 Attach a map showing the loca tion of the event. En ter the location in the Location field, tap next to the field, and then pinpoint the pr ecise location by tapping and holding on the map that appears. Attach an image . T ap Images , and then take a photo or select one of the existing images.
Utilities 70 Quickoffic e Use this application to view documen ts in various formats , including spreadsheets and presenta tions. T ap Quickoffice on the Applications screen. Reading documents T ap Brow se or select a Quickoffice program → Internal Stor age or Recent Documents → a document.
Utilities 71 Alarm Setting alarms T ap Crea te alarm , set a time for the alarm to go off , selec t days f or the alar m to r epeat, and then tap S ave . • Snooze : Set an inter val and the number of times f or the alarm to repeat after the pr eset time.
Utilities 72 Stopwatch T ap Star t to time an even t. T ap Lap to rec ord lap times. T ap Reset to clear lap time rec ords. T imer Set the duration, and then tap Star t . Drag outside the large cir cle when the timer goes off . Desk clock T ap to view in full scr een.
Utilities 73 V oic e R ec order Use this application to r ecord or play v oice memos. T ap V oice Recor der on the Applications screen. Recor ding voice memos T ap to star t rec ording . Speak into the microphone at the bottom of the devic e. T ap to pause recording .
Utilities 74 Managing v oice memos In the list of voice memos, tap and select one of the following: • Share via : Selec t voic e memos to send, and then select a sharing method. • Delete : Selec t voic e memos to delete . • Settings : Change the voice r ecorder settings.
Utilities 75 V oic e S earch Use this application to sear ch webpages by speaking. T ap V oice Search on the Applications screen. This application ma y not be available depending on the r egion or ser vice pr ovider . Speak a keyword or phrase when Speak now appears on the screen.
Utilities 76 Downloads Use this application to see wha t files are downloaded thr ough the applications. T ap Downloads on the Applications screen. This application ma y not be available depending on the r egion or ser vice pr ovider .
77 T r av el & local Maps Use this application to pinpoin t the location of the device , search f or places, or get directions. T ap Maps on the Applications screen. This application ma y not be available depending on the r egion or ser vice pr ovider .
T ravel & local 78 Getting directions for a destination 1 T ap . 2 T ap , and then select a method to enter starting and ending locations: • My current location : Use current loca tion for starting location. • Con tacts : Selec t from the c ontacts list.
79 Settings About Settings Use this application to c onfigure the device, set application options , and add accounts. T ap Settings on the Applications screen. Wi - Fi Activate the Wi-F i featur e to connect to a Wi-F i network and access the Internet or other network devices.
Settings 80 W i-F i D irect Wi-F i Direct connects two devices directly via a Wi-F i network without requiring an access point. On the Settings screen, tap Wi - Fi → W i-Fi Direct . Bluetooth Activate the Bluet ooth featur e to exchange inf or mation ov er shor t distances.
Settings 81 More settings Cust omise settings to contr ol connec tions with other devices or networks. F light mode This disables all wireless functions on your devic e. Y ou can use only non-network services. Mobile networks • Mobile data : Use to allo w packet switching data networks f or network ser vices.
Settings 82 Home screen mode Selec t a Home screen mode (basic or easy). Block ing mode Selec t which notifications will be blocked or set to allo w notifications for calls from specified contacts in block ing mode. Sound Change settings for various sounds on the devic e.
Settings 83 Display Change the settings for the displa y . • W allpaper : – Home screen : Selec t a backgr ound image for the Home scr een. – Lock scr een : Selec t a backgr ound image for the locked scr een. – Home and lock screens : Selec t a backgr ound image for the Home scr een and the locked screen.
Settings 84 Applica tion manager View and manage the applica tions on your device . L ocation ser vices • Use wir eless networks : Set the device to use W i-F i and/or mobile net works f or finding the current location.
Settings 85 Securit y Change settings for securing the device and the SIM car d. • Encr ypt device : Set a password t o encr ypt data sav ed on the device. Y ou must enter the passwor d each time you turn on the device . Charge the batt er y befor e enabling this setting because it may take more than an hour to encr ypt your da ta.
Settings 86 Language and input Change the settings for t ext input. Language Selec t a display language f or all menus and applications. Default Selec t a default keyboard type f or text input. Google voic e t yping T o change the v oice input settings, tap .
Settings 87 • Adv anced : – Aut o capitalisation : Set the device to automatically capitalise the first char acter af ter a final punctuation mark , such as a full stop , question mark , or exclamation mark. – Aut o spacing : Set the device to automatically insert a space between wor ds.
Settings 88 Backup and reset Change the settings for manag ing settings and data. • Back up my da ta : Set the device to back up settings and application data t o the Google ser ver . • Backup accoun t : Set up or edit your Google backup account.
Settings 89 Dat e and time Ac cess and alter the f ollowing settings to control ho w the device displays the time and date . If the batter y remains fully discharged or r emoved from the devic e, the time and dat e is reset. • Aut omatic date and time : Aut omatically update the time and dat e when moving across time zones .
Settings 90 • T alkBack : Activate T alk back, which provides voic e feedback . • F ont size : Change the font siz e. • T ex t-to-speech output : – Pr eferr ed T TS engine : Selec t a speech synthesis engine . T o change the settings for speech synthesis engines , tap .
Settings 91 • W ait for debugger : Set the device to prev ent the selec ted application fr om loading until the debugger is ready . • Show touches : Set the device to show the point er when you touch the screen. • Show point er location : Set the device to show the c oordinat es and traces of the point er when you touch the scr een.
92 T r oubleshooting When y ou turn on your devic e or while you ar e using the device , it prompts y ou to enter one of the f ollowing codes: • P assword: When the device lock f eature is enabled, y ou must enter the password y ou set for the devic e.
T roubleshooting 93 Y our device fr eezes or has fatal errors If your device freez es or hangs, you may need t o close progr ams or reset the device t o regain functionalit y . If your device is fr ozen and unr esponsive , press and hold the P ower butt on for 8-10 seconds.
T roubleshooting 94 A udio quality is poor • Ensure that y ou are not block ing the device ’ s internal ant enna. • When you ar e in areas with weak signals or poor r eception, you may lose rec eption. M ov e to another area and try again.
T roubleshooting 95 Error messages appear when launching the camer a Y our S amsung device must ha ve sufficient a vailable memor y and battery power to opera te the camera application. If you r eceive err or messages when launching the camera, tr y the follo wing: • Charge the batt er y or replace it with a batt er y that is fully charged .
T roubleshooting 96 Another Bluetooth de vice is not locat ed • Ensure that the Bluet ooth wireless f eature is activated on your device . • Ensure that the Bluet ooth wireless f eature is activated on the device you wish t o connect to , if necessar y .
English (EU). 05/2013. Rev . 1.0 Some content ma y differ from your devic e depending on the region, ser vice pro vider , or soft war e version, and is subject to change without prior notice.
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