Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SGH-X640 Samsung
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* Some of the contents of this manual ma y differ from your phone, depending on the softw are insta lled or y our service provider . World Wide Web http://www .samsungmo bile.com Printed in Korea Code No.:GH68-06679A English. 10/2005. Rev . 1.3 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS X640.
SGH-X640 User’s guide X640-cover.fm Page 2 Wednes day, A pril 6, 2005 10:26 AM.
Use road safety at all tim es Do not use a hand-held phone while driving. Park the vehicle first. Switch off the phone whe n refu ellin g Do not use the phone at a refuelling point (service station) or near f uels or chemic als. Switc h off in a n aircra ft Wireless phones can cause interference.
Impo rtant safety precautions 1 Interference All wireless phones may be subject to interference, which could affect their performance. Be aware of special regulations Meet any special regulations in force in any area and always switch off your phone whenever it is forbidden to use it, or when it may cause interf erence or danger .
2 A bout this G uide This User’s Guide provides you with condensed information about how to use your phone. T o quickly learn the basics for your phone, please refer to “Get started” and “Ste p outside the phone.
3 Special featur es of your phone • Voice clarity Use the voice clarit y feature to increase the volume and clarity of an incoming call, even in the midst of a c rowd. •P h o n e b o o k Store up to 1000 c onta ct numbers. • Get personal with photo caller I D See who’ s calling you when their very own photo displays.
4 Con ten ts Unpack 6 Make sure you have e ach item Your phone 6 Buttons, features, and locations Get started 7 First steps to operate your p hone Install and charge the phone .............. ............. ........ 7 Power on or off ...................
5 Overview of menu functions T o ac cess Menu mode, pre ss < Menu > in Idle mode . Press < Phonebook > in Idle mo de. 1 SIM-AT * p.28 2 2 Call re c o rds p.29 1 Missed calls 2 Receiv ed calls 3 Dialled calls 4 Delete all 5 Call time 6 Call costs * p.
6 Un p a c k Make sure you have each item Y ou can obtain v a rious accessories from your local Samsung dealer . Phone T ravel adapter Batt ery User’s manual The items su pplied with your phone and the accessor ies at your Samsung dealer may vary , depending on your country or se rvice provi der .
7 Get s t a r t e d Ge t s t a r t e d First steps to operate your phone SIM card information When you subscribe to a cellular network, you receive a plug-in SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card loaded with your subscripti on details, such as y our PIN, and available optional services.
8 Get started Low battery indicator When the ba ttery is low : • a warning tone sounds, • the battery low message displays, and • the empty b at ter y icon [ ] blinks. If the battery lev el becomes too low , the phone automatically turns off . Rechar ge your battery .
9 Get s t a r t e d Keys and display Key(s) Descri ption Per form the functi on indicated o n the bottom line of the display . In Idle mode, access the following menus respectively . •U p : Camera •D o w n : Calendar •L e f t : Create in Short messages • Right: Incoming calls In Menu mode, scroll through the menu options.
10 Get started Display Layout The display has the thr ee areas. Icons Receiv e d signal strength Call in progress Out of your service area; you cannot send or r eceive call s New text message New voicemail mess age New multimedia message Text and grap hics displays messages, instructions , and information you en ter .
11 Get s t a r t e d Access menu functions Use the so ft keys The roles o f the soft k eys vary depending on the function you are using. The bottom line of the displa y indic at es th eir current role. Press the left soft key to access Menu mode. Press the right soft key to ac ce ss the Phonebook menu.
12 Get started Customise your phone 1. In Idle mode, press < Menu > and select Phone settings → Language → Text language . 2. Select a language. 1. In Idle mode, press < Menu > and select Sound settings → Incoming calls . 2. Select a so und cat egory .
13 Make/answer calls Y ou can protect the phone against unauthorised use with a phone password. 1. In Idle mode, press < Menu > and select Phone settings → Security → Change password . 2. Enter the default pa ssword, “00000000” and press < OK >.
14 Step outside the phone Begin with your camera, WAP, me ssages, and other special features Use camera Browse WAP Using a built-in W AP (Wireless A ccess Protoc ol) browser , you can ge t e asy access to the wireless web to receiv e a variety of latest serv ices and in formatio n and to enjoy download of web contents.
15 Step outside the phone Use Phonebook Send messages T o the p hone’s memor y 1. In Idle mo de, enter a phone number and press < Save >. 2. Select Phone . 3. Select a number type. 4. Enter a name and press < OK >. To t h e S I M c a r d 1.
16 Step outside the phone View messages 1. In Idle mode, press < Menu > and select Messages → Multim edia me ssages → Create . 2. Press < Add > on the Subject line. 3. Enter the me ssage subject and press < OK >. 4. Press < Add > on the Pictur e line.
17 Step outside the phone Manage schedule When a notification appears: 1. Press < View >. 2. Press < Options > and se lect Retri eve . The message displ ays. From the Inbox: 1. In Idle mode, press < Menu > and select Messages → Multim edia me ssages → Inbox .
18 Ent e r t e x t ABC, T9, Number, and Symbol mode Y ou can enter text for some features such as messaging, Phonebook, or Organiser , using ABC mode, T9 mode, Num ber mode, and Symbol mode. Changing the text input mode The text input mode indicator displays when the cursor is in a text field.
19 • Press [ ] to in se rt a space . • Press [ ] to change case. Capi tal lo ck ( ), Lower case (No indicator), and Initial capital ( ) are availabl e. • Press [Left] or [Right] to mov e th e curso r . •P r e s s [ C ] to delete char acters one by one.
20 3. Press < Spell >. 4. Enter the word you want using ABC mode and press < OK >. Using Number mode Number mode enables y ou to enter numbers. Press the keys correspo ndi ng to the digits you w ant. Using Symbol mode Symbol mod e enab les you to ins ert sy mbols .
Call functio ns 21 Making a call from Phon ebook Once you have stored a number in Phonebook, you can dial the number by selecting it from Phonebook. p. 25 Y ou can also use the speed dia l feature to assign your most frequently called numbers to specific number keys .
22 Call functions Using the headset Use the headset to m a ke or answer calls without holding t he phone. Connect the he adset to the jack on the ri ght side of the phone. The buttons on the heads et work as listed below: Options during a call Y ou can access a number of functions during a ca ll.
Call functio ns 23 Answering a second call Y ou can answer an incoming call, if your network supports it and you hav e activ ated the call waiting feature. p. 31 1. Press [ ] to answer the call. The first ca ll is automatica lly put on ho ld . 2. Press < Swap > to switch bet ween the calls.
24 Call functions Sending a sequence of DTMF tones Dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) tones are the tones used in phones for tone diall ing. Y ou can send DTMF tones as a group after entering the entire number you need to send or retrieving a number from Phonebook.
25 5. Press < Option s > and select Join . 6. R epeat steps 4 and 5 as desired. Having a private conversation with one participant 1. Press < Option s > and select Split . 2. Select a name or number from the participant list. Y ou can talk privately with that per son, while the other participants converse with each other .
26 Menu functions 3. If yo u se lected an entry in the phone’ s memory , scroll to the number or informa tion item you want. 4. Press [ ] to dia l the numb er , or < Options > or < Edit > to change the informa tion.
Menu functions Phonebook 27 Speed-dial list (Phonebo ok 1.3) Use this menu to assign spee d dial numbers (2 to 9) for eight of your most frequently called numbers. Assigning s p eed dia l entr ies 1. Select a key location from 2 to 9 . K ey 1 is reserv ed for yo ur voi ce mai l se rver .
28 Menu functions Own number (Phonebo ok 2.1) Use this feature to check your phone numbers, or to assign a name to each of the num bers. Changes made here do not a ffe ct the actual subscriber numbers on your SIM card. Group setting (Phonebo ok 2.2) Use this menu to change the properties of ca ll er groups.
Menu functions Call records (Menu 2) 29 Call records (Menu 2) Use this menu to view the calls you have dialled, received, or missed, the length of your calls, and the cost of your calls. T o access this m enu, press < Menu > in Idle mode and select Call records .
30 Menu functions • Reset timers : reset the call timers . Y ou need to enter the phone password. Call costs (Menu 2.6) This network feature displays the cost of calls. This menu is available only if your SIM card supports this feature. N o te that this is not inte nded to be use d for billing purposes.
Menu functions Network services (Menu 3) 31 • Cancel all : cancel all call diverting opti ons. 2. Select the typ e of call s to be dive rted. 3. T o acti vate call diverting, select Activate . Otherwise, select Remove . 4. Enter the number to which calls ar e to be diverted and press < OK >.
32 Menu functions Network selection (Menu 3.4) This networ k service allows yo u to either auto matically or manually select the networ k used when roaming outside of your home area. Y ou can select a net work other than your home network only if t here is a valid roaming agreement between the two.
Menu functions Sound settings (Menu 4) 33 Sound settings (Menu 4) Use this menu to customise various sound settings. Incoming calls (Menu 4.1) Use this menu to set up the ringer for i ncoming calls. • Default melodie s : select one of the pr eset melodi es.
34 Menu functions Minute minder (Menu 4.6) Use this menu to set the phone to beep every minute during an outgoing call to keep you informed of the length of your call. Quiet mode (Menu 4.7) Use this men u to set how the phone ac ts to alert y ou to a specific event in Quiet mode, instead of making sounds.
Menu functions Messages (Menu 5) 35 • Save me ssage : save the m essage t o Outbox so that you can send it later . 3. Press < Option s > and select Send . 4. Enter a destination number . T o send the message to more than one destinations, press < Add > and repeat this ste p.
36 Menu functions Multimedia messages (Menu 5.2) Multimedia Message Service (MM S) delivers messages containing a combination of text, picture, and sound, from phone to phone or from phone to e-mail. Create (Menu 5.2.1) Y ou can create and send an MMS message.
Menu functions Messages (Menu 5) 37 Inbox (Menu 5.2.2) This menu displays MMS messages that you have received. The following icons tell you the message status: • h a s b e e n r e a d • has not be.
38 Menu functions Draft (Menu 5. 2.4) After creating a multimedia message, you can store it in this message box for sending later . Messages interrupted while created are also saved in this message box. While viewing a messag e, press < Opt. > to access the following options: • Send : send the message.
Menu functions Messages (Menu 5) 39 • Delete all : delete all push message s. Preset messages (Menu 5.4) Use this menu to preset mess age templates to retriev e them when composing a new me ssage. Voice mail (Menu 5.5) Use this menu to store the number of the voice mail server and access y our voice mails.
40 Menu functions Settings (Menu 5.7) Use this menu to customise the settings required f or sending and receiving messages. Short messages (Menu 5.7.1) Use this menu to customise the SMS settings. • Service centre : store or chang es the number of your message ce ntre.
Menu functions Messages (Menu 5) 41 Receive settings • Msg. recep tion : determine if your phone retrieve s new messages au tomatically : Manual : the phone displays no tifications. Use the Retri eve option to manuall y download new messag es. Automatic : the phone a u tomatically retrie ves messages from the serve r .
42 Menu functions Fun box (Menu 6) The Fun box menu allows you to use the W AP browser , play Jav a games, and access images and sounds stored in the phone’ s me mory . T o access this m enu, press < Menu > in Idle mode and select Fun box . WWW services (Menu 6.
Menu functions Fun box (Menu 6) 43 Using WAP page options From any W AP pages, press [ ] to access the f ollowing options: • Goto URL : enter a URL ad dress manually . • Bookmark : switch to the Bookmark menu. Menu 6.1.2 • Messages : check the Inbox and Outbox boxes in the Short messages menu.
44 Menu functions Proxy settings (Menu 6.1.5) Use this menu to set up servers for the WAP b rowser . Contact your service provider for details about your settings options. Fo r e ach server , the follo w ing options are av ailable: • Proxy name : assign a name to the serv er profil e.
Menu functions Fun box (Menu 6) 45 • Delete : delete the image. • Set as wallpaper : set the image as your wallpaper for the idle screen. • Properties : view the properties of t he image. Sounds (Menu 6.2. 3) This menu displays sounds recorded, downloaded from the wirele ss web, or r eceived in me ssages.
46 Menu functions Scroll to the game you want and press < Option s >. And then select Proper ties . Internet settings (Menu 6.3.2) Use this menu to set up the net work settings required for accessing the Ja va server . • APN : enter the access point name.
Menu functions Organiser (Menu 7) 47 9. Selec t AM or PM in 12-hour ti me format. 10. Select an alarm melody . The memo is sav ed. Using memo options After the memo is saved, press < Options > to access the following options: • Add : add a n ew memo.
48 Menu functions To do list (Menu 7.3) This m e n u display s the list of T o do list memo s. The following icons tell you the status of memos. • D o n e • U n d o n e While viewing a memo , press < Options > to access the following options: • Add : add a new T o do list memo.
Menu functions Organiser (Menu 7) 49 Stopping an alarm • When the alarm sounds, press any key . • When the morning call alarm sounds, press < Confirm >. T o snooze th e ala rm . press an y key , except for < Confirm >. The alarm will sound again after five minutes.
50 Menu functions • Properties : view the properties of t he voice memo. Dele te a ll (Menu 7.6.3) Use this menu to delete all of the voice memos you have record ed at one time. Settings (Menu 7.6. 4) Use this men u to change the recordin g time, vo lume and default name.
Menu functions Camera (Menu 8) 51 Starting the timer 1. Press < Set >. 2. Enter the length of time you w ant to count down and press < OK >. 3. Press < Start > to start counti ng down. Stopping the timer • Press any key to stop the timer when it rings.
52 Menu functions 3. Adjust the image by aiming the camera lens at the subject. • Press < > to use the cam era options. p. 52 • Use the key pa d to cha nge the ca me r a sett ings or swit ch to other mode s. p. 53 4. Press [ ] to take a photo.
Menu functions Camera (Menu 8) 53 Using the keypad in Capt ure m od e Y ou can use the keypad to customise your camera settings in Capture mode. Taking a photo with the closed phone 1. Close th e phone . 2. Press and hold [ ]. The service LED is turned on.
54 Menu functions Using photos options Press < Options > to access th e following options: • Send : send the photo via MMS. • Rename : change the name of the photo. • Delete : delete the ph oto. • Move to album : move the photo to another photo folder .
Menu functions Phone settings (Menu 9) 55 Phone settings (Menu 9 ) The Phone settings menu allows you to customise various settings f or your phone. Y ou can also reset the settings to their default values. T o access this m enu, press < Menu > in Idle mode and select Phone settings .
56 Menu functions Security (Menu 9.4) Use this menu to protect the phone against unauthorised use by managing the several access codes of your p h one and SI M card. PIN check (Menu 9.4.1) The 4-to 8-digit PIN (Personal Identificat ion Number) protects your SIM card against unauthorised use.
Menu functions Phone settings (Menu 9) 57 must enter th e SIM lock c ode to use a different SI M card. FDN mode (Menu 9.4. 7) If supported by your SIM card, Fix ed Diali ng Number (FDN) mode restricts your outgoing calls to a limited set of phone numbers.
58 Reset settings (Menu 9. 10) Use this menu to reset the ph on e to its defa ult settings. 1. Select a set ting categ ory . 2. Press < Yes > to confirm the reset.
Solve problems 59 “Enter PUK” • The PI N code h as bee n entered in correctly th ree times in succession, and the phone is now blocked. Enter th e PUK sup plied by y our service pro vider . “No service, ” “Netwo rk fa ilure,” or “Not d one” displays • The network connection has been lost.
60 • T ry mo ving the phone slightly or moving closer to a window if you are in a building. No number is dialled when you re-call a Phonebook entry • Use the Phonebook Search feature to ensure the number has been stored correctly . • Re-store the number , if necessary .
Health and safety information 61 SAR tests are conduct ed using st anda rd operating positions with the phone tr ansmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certifi ed power level, the actual SAR level of the phone while operating can be well below the maxim um v alue.
62 Health and safety information • Extreme temperatures will affect the charging capacity of your battery: it may require cooling or warming first. • Do not leave the battery in hot or cold places because the capacity and lifetime of the battery will be reduced.
Health and safety information 63 Electronic devices Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from radio frequency (RF) signals. Ho wever , certain electronic equipment may not be shielded against the RF signals from your wireless phone. Consult the manufacturer to discuss alternatives.
64 Health and safety information Potentially explosive enviro nments Switch off your phone w hen in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere, and obey all signs and i nstructions. Sparks in such areas could cause an ex plosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death.
Health and safety information 65 Other important safety information • Only qualif ied personnel should service the phone or install the phone in a vehicle. F aulty installation or service may be dangerous an d ma y invalidate any warranty applicable to the device.
66 Health and safety information • Do not drop, knock , or shake the phone. Rough handling can break internal circuit boards. • Do not use harsh ch emicals, cleaning solvents, or strong detergents to clean the phone. Wipe it with a soft cloth slightly dampened in a mild soap- a nd-water solution.
67 Index A ABC mode, text input • 18 Active folder • 57 Alarm • 48 Alerts 34 Alet on call • 34 Answering call • 21 second ca ll • 2 3 Any key answer • 57 Auto redial • 57 B Backlight t.
68 Ind e x MMS • 36 SMS • 34 voice • 39 web • 38 Minute minder • 34 Missed calls • 29 MMS messages creating/sending • 36 deleting • 37 viewing • 37 Multi-party calls • 24 Muting ke.
69 Ind e x V Voice clarity • 23, 57 Voice mail • 39 Voice memos playing • 49 recording • 49 Voicemail server • 39 W Waiting call • 31 WAP browser access • 42 bookma rks • 43 cache, c l.
ٛ Declaration of Conformity (R&TTE) For the following product : Manu f act u r ed at : to which this declar ation relates, is in conform ity with the followi ng standards and/or oth er normative documents. Safety : EN 60950-1: 2001 EMC : EN 301 4 89-01 v1.
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