Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GT-S5550 Samsung
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GT -S5550 user manual.
ii using this manual This user manual has been specially designed to guide you through the functions and features of your mobile phone. T o get started q uickly , refer to “introducing your mobile phone,” “assembling and preparing your mobile phone,” and “using basic functions.
using this manual iii Copyright information Rights to all technologies and products that comprise this phone are the property of their respective owners: • Bluetooth ® is a registered trademark of the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. worldwide. Bluetooth QD ID: B016006 • Java™ is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, I nc.
iv contents safety and usage information .................. 1 Safety warnings ...... ............................ ........ 1 Safety precautions ....................... ............... 4 Important usage informa tion ............... ........ 6 introducing your mobile phone .
contents v using basic functions ............................ 23 Turn your phone on and off ....................... 23 Access menus ............ .............................. 24 Use the shortcut toolba r ........... ................ 24 Switch applications .
vi contents Create and view world clocks ................... 67 Set and use alarms ............................. ...... 68 Use the calculator ............................... ...... 69 Convert currencies or measurements ........ 69 Set a countdown timer .
1 safety and usage information Comply with the following precautions to avoid dangerous or illegal situations an d ensure peak performance of your mobile phone. Keep your phone away from small children and pets Keep your phone and all acc essories out of the reach of small children or animals.
2 safety and usage inform ation Install mobile phon es and equipment with caution Ensure that any m obile phones or related equipment installed in your vehicle are securely mounted. A void placing your phone and accessories near or in an air bag deploym ent area.
safety and usage informat ion 3 Turn off the phone in potentially explosive environments Do not use your phone at refuellin g points (ser vice stations) or near fuels or chemicals. T urn off your phone whenever directed by warning signs or instructions.
4 safety and usage inform ation Drive safely at all times Avoid using you r phone while driving and obey all regulations that restrict the use of mobile phones while driving.
safety and usage informat ion 5 Protect batteries and chargers from damage • Avoid exposing batteries to very cold or ver y hot temperatures (below 0° C/32° F or above 45° C/ 113° F). Extreme temper atures can reduce the charging capacity and life of your batteries.
6 safety and usage inform ation Avoid interference wi th other electronic devices Y our phone emits radio frequency (RF) signals that may interfere with unshielded or improperly shielded electronic equipment, such as pacemakers, hearing aids, medical devices, and other el ectronic devices in homes or vehicles.
safety and usage informat ion 7 • Disconnect chargers from power source s when not in use. • Use batteries only for their intended purpose. Handle SIM cards and memory cards with care • Do not remove a card while the phone is transferring or accessing information, as this could result in loss of data and/or damage to the card or phone.
8 safety and usage inform ation During testing, the maximum SAR recorded for this model was 0.598 W/kg. In normal use, the actual SAR is likely to be much lower , as the phone has been designed to emit only the RF energy necessary to transmit a signal to the nearest base st ation.
safety and usage informat ion 9 Household users should contact either the re tailer where they purchased this product, or their local government office, for details of where and how they can take these items for environm ental ly saf e recycling.
10 safety and usage inform ation Disclaimer Some content and services accessible through this device belong to third pa rties and are protected by copyright, patent, trademar k and/or other intellectual property laws. Such conte nt and services are provided solely for your personal n oncommercial use.
safety and usage informat ion 11 Third party services may be terminated or int errupted at any time, and Samsung makes no rep resentation or warranty that any cont ent or service will remain available for any period of tim e.
12 introducing your mobile phone In this section, learn about your mobi le phone’ s layout, keys, display , and ico ns. Unpack Check your product box for the following items: • Mobile phone •B a.
introducing your mobile p hone 13 Phone layout The front of your phone includes the following keys and features: The rear of your phone includes the following keys and feature s: 4-way navigation key .
14 introducing your mobile phone Keys Key Function Softkeys Perform actions indicated at the bottom of the disp lay 4-way navigation Scroll through menu options; In Idle mode, access user -defined men.
introducing your mobile p hone 15 Display Y our phone’ s display consists of three areas: Camera In Idle mode, turn on the camera (press and hold); In Camera mode, take a photo or record a video; If.
16 introducing your mobile phone Icons Learn about the ic ons that appear on your display . Icon Definition Signal strength GPRS network connected EDGE network connected UMTS network connected HSDP A .
introducing your mobile p hone 17 New text message (SMS) New multimedia message (MMS) New email message New voice mail message Normal profile activated Silent profile activated Battery power level Cur.
18 assembling and preparing your mobile phone Get started by assembling and setting up your mobile phone for its first use. Install the SIM or USIM card a nd battery When you subscribe to a cellular s.
assembling and preparing your mobile phone 19 2. Insert the SIM or USIM card. 3. Insert the battery . 4. Replace the battery cover . • Place the SIM or USIM card in the phon e with the gold-colour ed contacts facing down. • Without inserting a SIM or USIM card, you can use you r phone’ s non-network services and some menus.
20 assembling and preparin g your mobile phone Charge th e battery Before using the phone for the first time, you must charge the battery . 1. Open the cover to the mu ltifunction jack on the side of the phone. 2. Plug the small end of the travel adapter into the multifunction jac k.
assembling and preparing your mobile phone 21 Insert a memo ry card (opt ional) T o store additional multimedia files, you must insert a memory card. Y our phon e accepts microSD™ or microSDHC™ memory cards up to 8 GB (depending on memory card manufacturer and type).
22 assembling and preparin g your mobile phone 5. Lock the mem or y card cover . 6. Insert the battery and replace the battery cover . T o remove the memo ry card, remo ve the battery cover and battery , unlock and lift the memory card cover , and remove the memor y card.
23 using basic functions Learn how to perform basic operations and use the main features of your mobile phone. Turn your phone on a nd off T o turn your phone on, 1. Press an d hold [ ]. 2. Enter your PIN and press < Confirm > (if necessary). 3.
24 using ba sic fu nctio ns T o switch to the offline profile, in Menu mode, select Settings → Phone profiles → Offline . Access menus T o access your phone’ s menus, 1. In Idle mode, press < Menu > to access Menu mode. 2. Use the Navigation key to scroll to a menu or option.
25 using basic functions 3. Select your favourite menus. Press < Options > → Open to select submenus (if necessary). 4. Press < Save > or press < Options > → Save . Switch applications Learn to switch to other applications from a menu, without closing the menu screen you are using.
26 using ba sic fu nctio ns Switch to or from the silent profile In Idle mode, press and hold [ ] to silence or unsilence your phone. Change your ringtone 1. In Menu mode, select Settings → Phone profiles . 2. Scroll to the profile you are using. 3.
27 using basic functions Select a theme for the display T o select a theme, 1. In Menu mode, select Settings → Display and light → My theme . 2. Scroll to a theme and press the Confirm key . 3. Scroll left or right to previe w the theme. 4. Press < Save >.
28 using ba sic fu nctio ns Lock your phone 1. In Menu mode, select Settings → Security → Phone lock → On → < Save >. 2. Enter a new 4- to 8- digit password and press < Confirm >. 3. Enter the new password again and press < Confirm >.
29 using basic functions Use the speakerphone fe ature 1. During a call, press the Confir m key → < Yes > to activate the speaker . 2. T o switch back to the earpiece, press the Confirm key again.
30 using ba sic fu nctio ns Send an email 1. In Menu mode, select Messa ges → Create message → Email . 2. Enter your email text. 3. Press < Options > → Attach multimedia and attach a file (if necessary). 4. Scroll up and enter a subject. 5.
31 using basic functions View text or multimedia messages 1. In Menu mode, select Messa ges → Inbox . 2. Select a text or multime dia message. View an email 1. In Menu mode, select Messa ges → Email inbox . 2. Press < Options > → Do wnload .
32 using ba sic fu nctio ns Find a contact 1. In Menu mode, select Phonebook . 2. Enter the first few letters of the name you want to find. 3. Select the contact’ s na me from the search list. Use basic camera fun ctions Learn the basics to capture and view photos and videos.
33 using basic functions View photos In Menu mode, select My files → Images → My photos → a photo file. T o view photos in full screen view , press the Confirm key . Capture videos 1. In Idle mode, press and hold the Camer a key to turn on the ca mera.
34 using ba sic fu nctio ns Listen to music Learn how to listen to music via the music player or FM radio. Listen to the FM radio 1. Plug the supplied headset into th e phone’ s multifunction jac k. 2. In Menu mode, select Applications → FM radio .
35 using basic functions Listen to music files Start by transferring files to your phone or memory card: • Download from the wireless web. X Browse the web • Download from a PC with the optional Samsung PC Studio. X p. 48 • Receive via Bluetooth.
36 using ba sic fu nctio ns Browse web pages 1. In Menu mode, select Inter net → Home to launch your service provider’ s homepage. 2. Navigate web pages using the following keys: Bookmark your favourite web pages 1. In Menu mode, select Inter net → Bookmarks .
37 using basic functions Connect to Google Maps T o search the map, 1. In Menu mode, select Applications → Google → Maps . 2. Scroll through the map. 3. Zoom in or out on the location you want. T o search for a specific location, 1. In Menu mode, select Applications → Google → Maps .
38 using advanced functions Learn how to perform advanced operations and use additional features of your mobile phone. Use advanced call func tions Learn about your phone’ s additional calling capabilities. View and dial missed calls Y our phone will display calls you have missed on the display .
39 using advanced functions Hold a call or retrieve a held call Press < Hold > to place a call on hold or press < Retrieve > to r etrieve a held call. Dial a second call If your network supports this function, you can dial another number d uring a call: 1.
40 using advanced functi ons Call an inte rnational number 1. In Idle mode, press and hold [ 0 ] to insert the + character . 2. Enter the complete number you want to dial (country code, area code, and phone number), and then press [ ] to dial. Call a contact from the phonebook Y ou can call numbers directly from the phonebook using stored contacts.
41 using advanced functions Use advanced ph onebook functions Learn to create your na mecard, set speed dial numbers, and create groups of contacts. Create your namecard 1. In Menu mode, select Phonebook . 2. Press < Options > → My namecard . 3.
42 using advanced functi ons 5. Enter a group name and press < Save >. 6. T o set the caller ID image, press < Options > → Group sett ings → Group ID → an image category → an image → < Select >. 7. T o set a group ringtone, select Ri ngtone → a ringtone category → a ringt one → < Select >.
43 using advanced functions Create a message from a multimedia template 1. In Menu mode, select Messa ges → Templates → Multimedia templates . 2. Scroll to the template you want and press < Options > → Send . Y our template opens as a new multimedia message.
44 using advanced functi ons Use advanced c amera functio ns Learn how to capture photos in various mode s and customise camera settings. Capture photos in Smile shot mode 1. In Idle mode, press and hold the Camer a key to turn on the ca mera. 2. Rotate the phone anti-clockwise to landscape view .
45 using advanced functions 4. Select the number of photos. 5. Make any necessary adjustments. 6. Press the Camera key to take the first photo. 7. Slowly move the phone to the right. Th e phone captures the next photo automatically . 8. Repeat step 7 to complete the p anoramic photo.
46 using advanced functi ons Use camera options Before capturing a photo, press < > to access the following options: Before capturing a video, press < > to access the following options: Cu.
47 using advanced functions Before capturing a video, press < > → Settings to access the following options: Photo qualit y Adjust the q uality of your phot os Contrast/ Saturation/ Sharpness A.
48 using advanced functi ons Use advanced mu sic functions Learn to pr epare music files, create playlists, and store radio stations. Copy music files via Samsung PC Studio 1. In Menu mode, select Settings → PC connections → Samsung PC s tudio or Mass storage → < Save >.
49 using advanced functions Synchronise your phone wi th Windows Media Player 1. In Menu mode, select Settings → PC connections → Media player → < Save >. 2. Press [ ] to return to Idle mode. 3. Using an optional PC data cable, connect the multifunction jack on your phone to a PC with Windows Media Player installed.
50 using advanced functi ons 3. Adjust the settings to customise your music player: 4. Press < Save >. Store radio stations automatically 1. Plug the supplied headset into th e phone’ s multifunction jac k. 2. In Menu mode, select Applications → FM radio .
51 using advanced functions Find information of music Learn to access an online music service and get information about the songs you hear while on the move. 1. In Menu mode, select Music player → Find music . 2. Select Find m usic to connect to the server .
52 using tools and applications Learn how to work with your mobile phone’ s tools and additional applicat ions. Use the Bluetooth wireless f eature Learn about your phone’ s ability to connect to other wireless devices for excha nging da ta and using hands-free features.
53 using tools and applications Find and pair with other Bluetooth- enabled devices 1. In Menu mode, select Applications → Bluetooth → Search for new devices . 2. Scroll to a device and press < Select >. 3. Enter a PIN for the Bluetooth wireless feature or the other device’ s Bluetooth PIN, if it has one, and press < OK >.
54 using tools and appl ications Use Remote SIM mode In Remote SIM mode, you can make or answer calls only with a connected Bl uetooth hands-free car kit via the SIM or USIM card on y our phone. T o activa te Remote SIM mo de, 1. In Menu mode, select Applications → Bluetooth .
55 using tools and applications 7. When you are finished se lecting contacts, pr ess < Options > → Save to save the reci pients. 8. Scroll down and set the number of times to repeat the SO S message. 9. Press < Save > → < Yes >. T o send an SOS message , the phone must be closed and the keys locked.
56 using tools and appl ications Make fake ca lls Y ou can simulate an incoming call when you want to get out of meetings or unwanted conversations. Y ou can also make it appear as if you are talking on the phone by playing back a recorded voice. Record a voice 1.
57 using tools and applications Record and play v oice memos Learn to operate your phon e’s voice recorder . Record a voice memo 1. In Menu mode, select Applications → Voice recorder . 2. Press the Confirm key to start recording. 3. Speak your memo into the microphone.
58 using tools and appl ications 3. Select an image or take a new photo. 4. Press < Options > → Effects → an effect option → < Done >. 5. When you are finished, press the Confirm key . 6. Select a memory location (if necessary). 7. Enter a new file name for th e image and press the Confirm key .
59 using tools and applications Transform an image 1. Open an image to be edited. Refer to steps 1-3 in “Apply effects to images.” 2. Press < Options > → Tr ansform → Resize , Rotate , or Flip . 3. Rotate or flip th e image as desired and press < Done >.
60 using tools and appl ications Print images Learn to pr int your images with an optiona l PC data cable or the Bluetooth wireless featur e. T o print an image u sing an optional PC data cab le, 1. Connect the multifun ctio n jack on your phone to a compatible printer .
61 using tools and applications 5. T o insert a transition effect between image or video clips, press < Options > → Insert → Transition → an effect. Y ou can apply a special effect to image or video clips by pressing < Options > → Effects → an effect.
62 using tools and appl ications 5. Insert an image or video as desired between the clips. 6. Save the edite d video wit h a new file name. Refer to steps 6-8 in “Make a new video.” Insert text 1. In Menu mode, select Applications → Video editor .
63 using tools and applications 3. If you choose to add an image, select the duration for which the image will appear . 4. T o add a new a udio track, scroll down to Additional audio track and press < Options > → Import so und → a sound category → a sound → < Select >.
64 using tools and appl ications 4. Select the destin ations you want to add and press < Save >. If you pressed < Options > → Update lists , new destination sites are added to the list automatically . Upload a file T o upload photos and vide os, you must have accounts of photo sharing websites and blogs.
65 using tools and applications Use Java-powered game s and applications Learn to use games and applications powere d by award-winning Java technology . Download games or applications 1. In Menu mode, select Applications → Gam es and more → More games .
66 using tools and appl ications Launch applications 1. In Menu mode, select Applications → Games and more → an application. 2. Press < Options > to access a list of various options and settings for your application.
67 using tools and applications 3. Enter the address of an RSS feed an d press < OK >. 4. T o add more feeds, r epeat steps 2-3 above. Read RSS feeds 1. In Menu mode, select Applications → RSS reader . 2. Press < Options > → Update → Selected , Multiple , or All to get the latest contents.
68 using tools and appl ications 3. Scroll left or right to a time zone. 4. T o set dayligh t saving time, scroll down an d press the Confirm key . 5. Press < Save > to save your world clock. The world clock is set as the second c lock. 6. T o add more world cloc ks, repeat steps 2-5 above.
69 using tools and applications 3. Set alarm details. 4. Press < Options > → Save . Stop an alarm When the alarm sounds, • Press < OK > to stop an alarm without snooze. • Press < OK > or the Confirm key to stop an al arm with snooze, or press < Snooze > to silence the alarm for the snooze period.
70 using tools and appl ications Set a countdow n timer 1. In Menu mode, select Applications → Timer . 2. Press < Set >. 3. Enter hours or minutes to count down and press < OK >. 4. Press the Confirm key to begin or pause the countdown. 5.
71 using tools and applications Manage your calendar Learn to change the calendar view and create events. Change the calendar view 1. In Menu mode, select Organiser → Calendar . 2. Press < Options > → View by → Day or Week . Create an event 1.
a troubleshooting If you are h aving trouble with your mobile phone, try th ese troubleshooting procedur es before contacting a service professional. When you turn on your phon e or while you are usin.
b troubleshooting The phone prompts you to insert the SIM card. Ensure that the SIM or USIM card is installed correctly . Y our phone displays “No service” or “Network unavailable.” • When you are in areas with weak signals or poor reception, you may lose reception.
c troubleshooting The audio quality of the call is poor . • Ensure that you are not blocking the phone’ s internal antenna. • When you are in areas with weak signals or poor reception, you may lose reception. Move to another area and tr y again.
d index alarms creating, 68 deactivating, 69 stopping, 69 battery charging, 20 installing, 18 low battery indicator, 20 Bluetooth activating, 52 receiving data, 53 remote SIM mode, 54 sending data, 53.
e index conference calls see calls, multiparty contacts adding, 31 creating groups, 41 finding, 32 convertor see tools, convertor countdown timer see tools, countdown timer FM radio listening to, 34 s.
f index music player creating playlists, 49 customising, 49 listening to music, 35 synchronising, 49 music recognition 51 namecards 41 offline profile 23 phone lock 28 photos advanced capturing, 44 ca.
g index theme 27 timer see tools, countdown timer tools alarm, 68 calculator, 69 calendar, 71 convertor, 69 countdown timer, 70 mobile blog, 63 RSS reader, 66 stopwatch, 70 task, 70 video editor, 60 v.
Declaration of Conformity (R&TTE) We, Samsung Electronics declare under our sole responsibilit y that th e product GSM Mobile Phone : GT -S5550 to which this declaratio n relates, is in conformity with the following standards and/or othe r normative documents.
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