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SGH-S425G MOBILE PHONE User Manual Please read this manual before operating your phone, and keep it for future reference. S425G.book Page 1 Tuesda y, March 13, 2012 4:07 PM.
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1 Table of Con t ents Section 1: Getting Started .................................. ...................5 Understanding this User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Installing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . .
2 Section 5: Messages ............................................................ 39 Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Creating and Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 Section 8: My Folder ............................................................63 Memory Card Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 Section 12: Health and Safety Infor m ation ....................... 125 Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Specific Absorpti on R ate (SAR) Certification Informati on . . . . . . . . . . .
Getting Started 5 Section 1: Gett ing Star ted This section explains how to start using your phone by configuring yo ur hardware and setting up your voice mail. Under standing this User Manual The sections of this man u al generall y follo w the features of your phone.
6 Installing the Ba tter y R emo vi ng th e Bat ter y C o v er 1. Remove the battery cover by placing your thumbnail in the slot at the bot tom of the phone. If you have fra gil e nails, use a pointed object. 2. Lift the cover u p and off th e phone. Installing the B atter y 1.
Getting Started 7 3. Replac e the ba tt er y co ver onto the back of the phon e in the dire ction shown by the arrow . 4. Press do wn along the bot tom of the phone until you he ar a light c lick. 5. Press down firmly along the edges to ensure that the cover is flush w ith the phone.
8 Char ging a Ba tter y Y our phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion b a tter y . The T ravel Adapter that is used to charge the batter y , is incl uded with your phone. Use only Samsung- approved batteries and chargers. Y ou can use the phone while the batter y is charging, alth ough doing so requires additi onal charg i ng tim e.
Getting Started 9 Important !: V erify that the handset ba tter y is installed prior to connection. If the batter y is not properly installed and the wall charger is connected, the handset may power off and on continuously , preventing proper operation.
10 Switc hing the Phone On or Of f 1. T o turn the phone on, press and hold or until the phone s witches on. The ph one launches the activation spl ash screen and searches for the network. Once the network has been found, you can make or receive calls.
Getting Started 11 Loc king and Unloc king the Scr een 1. T o lock the phone screen, press an d hold . 2. T o unlock the phone screen, press the Unlock soft key and then press th e OK soft key . Note: The Auto Key Lock feature automa tically locks the screen when the screen times out.
12 Section 2: Under standing Y our Phone This s e ction ou tlines som e key f eatures of your p hone. I t also displ ays the screen and the icons that display when the phone is in use. F ea tur es Y our phone is lightweig ht, easy-to-use a nd offers many significant features.
Understandi ng Y our Phon e 13 F r ont V iew The following illustra ti ons sh o w the main elem ents of your phone. 1. Display : S hows i nforma tion nee ded to oper a te your phone: signal strength, batt er y le vel, time and date, and more. 2. Left Soft key : Pres s to select t he option d isplayed above the L eft Soft K ey .
14 5. V oice mail key : Press and hold for two seconds to automatically dial y our voic e mail pho ne num ber . 6. Alphanum eric keys : Enter numbers, letters, and special characters. 7. Special Function keys : In Idle mode, press and hold the * key to lock keypad .
Understandi ng Y our Phon e 15 Qwer ty V iew Sliding the phone open in Landscape Mode provides access to a QWER TY keypad. 1. Left Soft key : allows you to select soft key actions or menu items corresponding to the bo ttom le ft line on the di splay scre en.
16 7. Right Soft key : allows you t o select s oft key actions or menu items correspond ing to the bottom righ t line on the display screen. 8. Enter key : allows yo u to start a ne w li ne when typing a message. 9. Back key : allo ws you to return to the pr evious menu.
Understandi ng Y our Phon e 17 Side V iews The following illustra ti on shows the side details of your p h one. 1. V olu me keys : F rom the Home screen, press to adjust volume. During calls or music playback, press to adjust v olume. Press t o mute the ringtone of an incoming c all.
18 5. P ower/Accessory Interf ace connector : Allows you to connect a po wer cable or optional accessories, such as a USB/data cable or a hands-free headset. Bac k V iew The following illustration shows th e back view of the phone with the camera lens.
Understandi ng Y our Phon e 19 Display Lay out Y our display screen provides information a bout t he phone’ s sta tus, alerts for ca lls and messages , time and date , options and soft keys for na vigating your phone menus. The icons on your phone displa y are described as follows: Shows the received signal streng th.
20 Bac klight A backlight il lumina tes the internal display and the ke ypad. When you press any key , t he backli ght com es on. It goes o ff when no keys are pr essed within a given period of time, depending on the setting in the Backlight Time menu.
Understandi ng Y our Phon e 21 Menu Na vigation This section explains the menu naviga tion for you r phone. Menus and sub-menus can be accessed by sc rolling using the Navigation keys or by usin g the shortcut keys. Acce ssing a M enu 1. In Id le mode, press t he Me nu soft key and scroll usi ng the Navig a tion ke ys to reach a m ain me nu item.
22 Usin g Shor tcut Num bers Numbered menu items, such as menus, su b-menu s, and option s can be quickly accessed by using thei r shortcut nu mbers. In Menu mod e , Main Menus can be accessed by pressing the number keys (1 to 0, * and #) correspond ing to thei r loca tion on the screen.
Understandi ng Y our Phon e 23 Go to Menu Go to menu allows you to a ccess a ppl ic at ions fro m the idle screen without naviga ting through the main menu icons and sub menus.
24 Section 3: Call Functions This section describes how to make or ans we r a call. Not e: Keys shown in this section represent keys shown on the front of the phone. If you have the phone open in landscape mode, then press the correspondin g key . Displaying Y our Phone Number 䊳 Press Menu ➔ Setti ngs ➔ Phone ➔ Own number .
Call Functions 25 Man ual P a use Dia l ing T o manually c all a numb er with pa use(s) wi thout st oring it in your Contacts list: 1. F rom the Idl e screen, use th e keypad to enter the ph one number . 2. Press an d hold to a dd a two-second pause ( P ).
26 Ma king a Call Us i ng Sp eed Dial Y ou can assign a shortcut number to a phone number fo r speed dialing. 1. Press Menu ➔ Contacts ➔ Speed Dial List . The Speed Dial screen displays showing the numbers 1 th rough 9. The num ber 1 is reserved for V oice Mail.
Call Functions 27 Placing a Call on Ho ld Whil e on a call , you can pl ace the ca ll on h old to answer an i ncoming ca ll or pla ce a new call, if your network supports this se rvice. Y ou can place the current call on hold. T o pl ace a call on hold: 1.
28 T o s witc h between two c alls: 1. Press Optio ns ➔ Swap . 2. Press to end the current call. – or – Press Optio ns ➔ End and then select Active call , Held call , or All calls and press Select or .
Call Functions 29 Using th e Speak er pho ne During an Ac ti v e Call Whil e in an act ive ca ll, it is pos sible to en able the spe akerphon e feature. 1. Dial the nu mber and press . 2. Press to activa te the speakerphone . 3. Press the Vol u m e keys (lo ca ted on the le ft si de of your pho ne) to adj ust the volume.
30 Viewing All Calls 1. F rom t he Idle Sc reen, press to view All Calls in the Recent Call s. 2. Scroll through the list of Al l Calls. As a call highli ghts, th e details display .
Call Functions 31 Sa ving a Missed Call to y our Address Book 1. F ro m the Idle Screen, briefly press and use the Right navigation ke y to scroll to the Misse d calls screen. 2. Highlight the desired missed call. 3. Press Options ➔ Save to Contacts .
32 Call W aiting The Ca ll W aiting feature al lows you to answer an inco ming call whil e you ha ve a cal l in progress, if this ser vice is supported by the netw ork. Y ou must activa te Ca ll W aiting in the settings menu. 1. Press Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Call s ➔ V oice Call ➔ Call W aiting .
Entering T ext 33 Section 4: Entering T ext This section outlines how to select the desired text entr y mode when entering characters using the Q WER TY ke yboard-style keypad. This section also descri bes ho w to use the T9 predictive text entry system to reduce the number of key stroke s needed to enter text .
34 In addition, you can use th e foll o wing f unction keys: Press to delete cha racte rs. Press and hold to delete all text . Press to start a new line. Press twice to select CAP LOCK. Press once more to remove CAP LOCK. Press twi ce to select F unction loc k.
Entering T ext 35 Changing the T ext I nput Mode The av aila ble T ext In put modes a re: T9 Predictive T ext, Fn ( 123 numeric), Abc , and Sym bols (Sym) .
36 2. In P ortrait mode, press u ntil 123 appears in the upper right corn er of the screen. 3. Continue u ntil you are fini shed composing your message.
Entering T ext 37 2. Begin entering a word by pressing the 2 to 9 keys. Press ea ch key only on ce for each le tter . The bui lt-in dict iona r y lists words that match the entered keystrok es. 3. Example: T o enter “Hello”, pre ss , , , , The word that you are typing displays on the screen.
38 The word is ad ded to the T9 dictionar y and become s the first word for the associated keypress series. Not e: This fea ture may not be available for some langua ges. • T o enter periods, hyphens, colons, or parenthesis, pr ess and hold the key .
Messages 39 Section 5: Messa ges This section descri bes how to send or rec eive diff erent ty pes of m essages. I t also inc ludes the features and functi on ality associ a ted with messaging.
40 •V i d e o : i nsert s a vi deo from th e Vide os f older . •S o u n d : al l ows you t o choo se an exist ing au dio file fro m the Audio f o lder . • T emplates : al lows you to i nsert p re-wri tt en sent ences, such as “Call me when you get this messag e”.
Messages 41 Attac h ing Bu siness Car d to a M essa ge T o a ttach your Business Card to an outgoing message, fo llow these st eps: 1. Create a co ntract entry (the inf ormation store d in the en tr y is u sed as a business card). 2. Press Menu ➔ Contacts ➔ Contacts .
42 Using Message Options Message options at the Inbox level differ a ccordi ng to the message type, what you have done with th e me ssage, and whether you are viewing the message.
Messages 43 Deleting Messa ges When your phone’ s memor y is full, an n o tific atio n messa ge di splays and you cannot receive an y new messages. Use th e Del ete opti on to erase obsolete messages, freeing memor y for new messa ges. Y ou can delete th e me ssages either individually or all at on e time.
44 Mu lt imedia Me ssa ge The follo wi ng Multimed ia message options are a vai lable: • Delivery Options : – Priority : you can select the prior ity level o f your messages. – Expiration : sele ct the length of time y ou wish the me ssa ge you sent to remain on th e MMS ser ver .
Messages 45 • Auto Re si ze Im age : you can sp ecify that an a ttached image be resiz ed as follo ws: – No Resize – 100 KB – 300 KB – 600 KB • Creation Mode : you can spec ify tha t the users creating new media content be given the following options: – Free : create a m ultimedia message wi th no restrictions .
46 Section 6: Managing Y our Contacts This section describes ho w to store names and nu mbers in your Contacts. Contacts Settings 1. Press Menu ➔ Contacts ➔ Contacts S ettings .
Managing Y our Contacts 47 3. Press the Mob ile, priv ate field and use the QWER TY keypad to enter the phone number for this contact. 4. Highlight the Landline , priv ate field a nd use t he QWER TY keypad to enter t he landline number for this contact.
48 Ad din g Mor e F i el ds t o a Numb er While in the proc ess of creati ng a new ent r y or editing an existing contact, you can add a ddition al fie lds to the entr y’ s li st of informat ion. 1. Press Menu ➔ Contacts ➔ Contact s , highlight a co ntact name an d press .
Managing Y our Contacts 49 Sa v in g a Nu mber Du ri ng a Cal l 1. During the call press Optio ns ➔ Save to Contacts . 2. At the pr ompt, sele ct New . • Select Update if thi s was a p rev iousl y c reated entr y and you r are addi ng t he cur rent number to th e previo us entr y .
50 Adding P auses to Contac t Num bers When you call autom a ted systems, you are often requir e d to en ter a password or account number . Instead of manually entering the numbe rs each time, you c an store the numbers in your Contacts along with special charac ters called pauses.
Managing Y our Contacts 51 Using Contacts Dia l in g a Numb er fr om Contac ts Once you have stored phone numbers in Co ntacts, you can dial them by using their SIM card location number or by using th e Search fiel d to loca te the entr y .
52 Contacts Entr y Options T o access the Contacts opti ons, follow the se steps: 1. Press Menu ➔ Conta cts ➔ Contacts and select an e ntr y from the list and press the key . 2. Press Optio ns and select from the following: •E d i t : al lows yo u to make changes to the co ntact informati on.
Managing Y our Contacts 53 FDN Mode FDN (F ixed Dialing Nu mber) mode, if supported by your SIM card, restricts your outgoing calls to a limited se t of phone numbers. When th is feature is e nabled, yo u can make ca lls only to phone numbers stored in the FDN li st on the SIM c ard.
54 Cr eati ng Ne w FDN Nu mber s With the Fixed Dial m ode On, follo w these procedures: 1. In Idle mode, press Menu ➔ Contacts ➔ FDN Cont ac t s . 2. Press Optio ns ➔ Create FDN contacts . 3. Enter your PIN2 password and press the key . Not e: The PIN2 code is provided by your Ser vice Provider .
Managing Y our Contacts 55 Gr oup Settings Cr e ati ng a New Gr oup 1. In Idle mode, pres s Menu ➔ Contacts ➔ Groups . 2. Press Options ➔ Create grou p . 3. Enter a name for this group in the New Gr ou p field and press Save . 4. Press Options ➔ Group Setti ngs .
56 R emo vi ng an Ent r y Fr om a Gr o up 1. In Idle mode, press Menu ➔ Contacts ➔ Groups . 2. Highlight a group entry and press the key . 3. Highlight the membe r to dele te from this group and press Optio ns ➔ Remo ve . 4. Highlight a member from the list or highlight All and press Check .
Managing Y our Contacts 57 Mana ging Contacts Entries Y ou can copy , delete, and vi ew the memor y sta tus for the Phone and SIM entri es on your phone.
58 Copy in g an Entr y t o t he Phone 1. In Idle mode, press Menu ➔ Contacts ➔ SIM Management ➔ Copy Contacts from SIM . The phone displays a list of your current contac ts stored on the SIM card. Not e: If the entr y’ s associated Group ima ge has a SIM location icon on it, then the entr y exists on the SIM card.
Managing Y our Contacts 59 Deleting all entries f r om the SIM 1. In Idle mode, pres s Menu ➔ Contacts ➔ SIM Management ➔ Delete Contacts fro m S IM . 2. Highlight a member from the list or highlight All and press to create a checkm ark. 3. Press Delete .
60 Section 7: Bro w ser This s ection outl ines the Bro wser featu res available on yo ur phone. F or more information, contact your ser vice provider . Br o wser Y our phone is equipped with Wireless A pplication Pro tocol (W AP), a WA P bro wser that provides access to the W eb using your phone.
Browser 61 T o go to the startup homepa ge from an y other screen in the Bro wser , use the Home op tion. Press Options to see the fol lowi ng: • Open : go to homepage. • Navi gate : choose to Reload or go to Hom epa ge . • Smart-width vi ew : allows yo u viewing options.
62 Fa vo r i t e s T o store a URL address: 䊳 In Idle mode, press Menu ➔ Browser ➔ F avorites and press the Select soft key or the key . Enter URL This me nu allows you to manually enter the URL address of a web si te tha t you wish to access and to add it to your F a vorites.
My Folder 63 Section 8: My F older The topics co vered in this section incl ude Audi o, Games&A pps, Pictures, Video, Other Files, and Us ed Space. 1. Press Menu ➔ My Folder . 2. Selec t from on e of t he following funct ions: Audio , Games&Apps , Pictures , Vi d e o , Oth er Files , or Used S p ace .
64 Audi o The Audio menu op tion allows you to sho p to nes, ans wer tones, and music u sing AppCenter . Y ou can also access previously st ored (pre-recorded) audio files from your internal microSD card. 1. Press Menu ➔ My Fo lder ➔ Audio . 2. Highlight an option ( Ringtones , Music , or Recorded Audio ).
My Folder 65 Mus ic This menu disp lays all of your purch a sed songs. 䊳 Press Menu ➔ My Folder ➔ Audio ➔ Music . R ecorded A udio This menu shows a list of sa ved vo ice me mos. When a voi ce memo i s recorded a nd sav ed, it is stored in the Re corded Au dio folder .
66 Pictur es The Pic tures menu option allo ws you to shop for and download n ew graphics and save them to yo ur Pictures folder . T o access the Pictures menu option, use the foll o wing steps : 1. Press Menu ➔ My Fo lder ➔ Pictures . 2. Highlight a picture and press Opt i on s .
My Folder 67 Ima g e F e atur e s Highlight an ima ge f rom the Pict ures pa ge and press the key to display the image. 1. Use the Left or Right navigation keys to scroll through all the pictures in your Pictures folder . 2. Press t he key t o acti va te Zoom mode.
68 Editing Im a g es 1. Press Menu ➔ My Fo lder ➔ Pictures ➔ <image > and the ke y . 2. Press Optio ns ➔ Edit imag e . 3. Press Optio ns and select one o f the follo wi ng: • Save as : al l ows you t o sav e th e pic ture on you r ph one or memor y card .
My Folder 69 V ideo This menu allows you to set up fo lde rs t o sa ve yo ur vid eos f il es. 1. Press Menu ➔ My Folder ➔ Vi d e o . A list of your save d video files displays. 2. Highlight a video file and pres s Options to c hoose from th e following: •P l a y : plays the highlig ht ed v ideo file.
70 Other Files This fea ture pro vide addi tional stora ge o f other mi scel laneous file t ype s that may not fit in to an y of th e previous c at egories.
Applications 71 Section 9: Application s Y our phone inc l udes applications that allow you to use your han dset for a variety of activiti es. The Music applicat ion can organize and play mus i c files stored on your phon e and memo r y card. Crea te pl aylists, add, rearrange and remove files, and laun ch the browser to shop for more music.
72 Mu sic Options The Mu sic options menu config ures you r phone’ s music play ing options such as shuffling the music files, lo oping music files, an d adding songs to the playlis t . 1. In Idle mode, press Menu ➔ T ools ➔ Music . 2. Nav iga te to a musi c file and pre ss th e key .
Applications 73 Pl ayi ng Musi c T r an sfer r ed t o t he Han dset 1. In Idle mode, pres s Menu ➔ Music . 2. Use the Up or Down Naviga ti on key to sel ect the song you want to li sten to and pres s the key .
74 Playi n g Mus ic w hi le U si ng the Ph on e The Musi c application allows yo u to play music in the ba ckground while performing other tasks on your phone. The music pa us es when an incoming cal l is ac cepted , and the music resumes when the call en ds.
Applications 75 Usi ng Pl ayl i sts Playlists are used to ass ign songs to a li st of preferred medi a wh ich can then be grouped into a list for l ate r pl ayback.
76 R emo ving songs fr om a Playlist 1. In Idle mode, press Menu ➔ Music ➔ Lib rar y . 2. Highlight Playlists and press the key . 3. Highligh t the previo usly create d playlist and press the Right Naviga tion ke y .
Applications 77 Say a Com man d Op tions • Call <Name or #> : dials a name or number listed in your conta ct list. If multiple numbers exist (i.e. ho me, work, or other) sa y the name and the number type (location). • Send Message <Name o r #> : displays the Create T ext Mess age screen.
78 V o ice R eco gnit io n Ti ps • W ait for the tone before yo u speak. • Speak c learly and at a normal volume . • There is no need to use paused speech. The voice recognition softw are has been trained to recognize na tural speech, and performs be st when you speak naturally .
Applications 79 3. During the recording process you can either pres s St op to stop the recording or Pa u s e to tempo raril y halt th e record ing. Once the audio re cording has stopped, the message is automa ti cally saved.
80 Ala rms This fea ture al lo ws you t o set an al arm to ri ng at a specif ic time. 1. Press Menu ➔ T ools ➔ Alarm s . The f ollowing op tions dis play: • W ake-up Alarm : t he alar m ri ngs t o wa ke yo u up a t t he spe ci fi ed ti me. •A l a r m 1 : prima r y alarm sett ing.
Applications 81 • Alarm vo lume : adj usts t he al arm’ s vo lume (1 - 7). • Recurrence : use this option to set t he repe ati ng stat us f or th e al arm b y pla cing a check mark alo ngsid e those da ys you would li ke t o use for the curr ent alar m.
82 Cale ndar The Calendar fe ature al lo ws you to vi ew the Month, Week, and Day layout vi ews. It also shows any Missed Alarm Events that occurred. T o display your calendar: 䊳 Press Menu ➔ T ools ➔ Cal enda r . The C a lendar displays in the defa ult (Mont h) view .
Applications 83 •D e l e t e : all ows you to de lete a calenda r even t. This op tion only appear s if y ou have a dded even ts to your cale ndar . • Settings : this op tion allows yo u to configu re the Calen dar’ s Start ing Day an d View by (Month, Week, or Da y).
84 15. Select the Ever y field a nd enter the n umber of ti mes you want t his alarm to repeat. 16. Highlight the Except weekends checkbox and press Check to exem pt no n- work day s (weekends ) from the event not ification. 17. Select the Until field and assign an expira tion da te f or this event.
Applications 85 Ta s k s This menu option allows you to create a “t o do” en tr y of tasks whi ch are crea te d in a similar fashion to previously describe d Calendar entries. 1. Press Menu ➔ To o l s ➔ Ta s k s . 2. Press Options ➔ Create .
86 Cal cu lat or With this feature, you can use the phone as a calcula tor . The cal cula tor provide s the basic arithmetic functions; addition, subtraction, mu ltiplica tion, and division. 1. Press Menu ➔ T ools ➔ Calculator . 2. Ente r the first n umber u sing the k eypad .
Applications 87 Eco Ca lcu l ator The Eco Ca lculator calcul a tes your au tomobile e fficienc y in doll ars per mile and miles per gallon. It also calcu l ates the emission of carbon d i oxide assuming a gas- powered medium sized vehic l e. 1. In the Di stance (mile) fie l d, ent er the di stance you have drive n.
88 Conv er te r Y our phone comes with a built-in conver sion application. This conversion menu provi des the foll o wing conversi on categories: • Curre ncy • Lengt h • We i g h t • Vo l u m e • Area • Te m p e r a t u r e 1. Press Menu ➔ T ools ➔ Converte r .
Applications 89 Wo r l d C l o c k W orld Clock al lows you to view th e time of day or night in other parts of the world. W o rld displays time in the 100 different cities, within all 24 time zones around the world. The time in your time z o ne is automatical ly dis played.
90 Timer Y ou can use this menu to set a countdown timer . Use a time r to count do wn to an event base d on a preset time le ngth (hours, minutes, and seconds ).
Changing Y our Settings 91 Section 10: C hanging Y our Settings This section des c ribes the Settings menu for yo ur phone. It inc ludes settings for the follo wing: Sound Pro file, Display , Time and Date, Phone, Calls, Conn ectiv ity , Applica tions Settings, and Memory Mangement.
92 Editing the Nor mal - C all Profile The ph one’ s profile defaul ts to Normal where the in coming Alert T ype i s set to melod y . 1. In Idle mode, select Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Sound Profil e 2. Highlight Normal and pr ess Edit . 3. Highlight the Cal l tab.
Changing Y our Settings 93 Editing the Nor mal - Message Pr o f ile 1. In Idle mode, sele ct Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Sound Prof ile 2. Highlight Normal and pr ess Edit .
94 Editing the Nor mal - Phon e Pr ofile 1. In Idle mode, select Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Sound Profil e 2. Highlight Normal and pr ess Edit . 3. Highlight the Pho ne tab. 4. Highlight Keypad T one and press . Se lect one of the fo llowi ng tones a nd press OK : • Beep •L u c i d •M u t e 5.
Changing Y our Settings 95 Di splay In this menu, you can change vario us settings for th e di splay or lighting. 1. In Idle mode, pres s Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Display . The foll o wing opt ions are availa ble: • W allpaper : allows you to select Picture or None .
96 • Diali ng Dis play : all ows you to sel ect the pr operti es of those it ems whi ch are par t of t he display such as: – Font T y pe : allo ws you to sel ect the font to display . Press t he Left or Ri ght Navigati on keys to make your select ion.
Changing Y our Settings 97 Time and Da te By default, you r device re cei ves time a nd date informat ion from t he wirele ss networ k. The T ime and Date menu al lo ws you to modify the formatting f o r the t ime and date: 1. In Idle mode, sele ct Menu ➔ Settings ➔ T ime and Date .
98 5. Select the Ti m e field and enter the time in the following forma t: HH:MM. 6. Select the Date field and ente r the da te in the f ollo wing forma t: MM/ DD/YYYY . 7. Select the Ti m e F o r m a t field and press the Left or Right Navigation key to select the 12 Hours or 24 Hours format.
Changing Y our Settings 99 Shor tcuts The Shortc uts opti on allo ws you to c han ge the a pplications assigned to your Navigation ke ys. 1. In Idle mode, sele ct Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Pho ne ➔ Shortcuts . 2. Use the Na viga tion ke ys to select the Up, Do wn, Right, or Left key .
100 Au t o K e y L o c k The A uto Key pad Lock featur e locks your phone when the Backligh t turns off. T o modif y this f eature, follow th ese steps : 1. In Idle mode, select Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Phone ➔ Auto Key Lock . 2. Highlight On or Off and pres s the key .
Changing Y our Settings 101 Lock Phone When t he Lo ck Phone feature is enabled, the phone is l ocked and you must e nter the 4- to 8-digit phone password ea ch time th e phone is po wered on. Note: Y ou are prompted to create a pass word the first time this feature is enabled.
102 Loc k A p plica t ions Using this opti on you can lo ck various applications. O nce you loc k the c o ntent s, you must enter the phone’ s pass word to access the associated menus. Not e: The first time you access the password screen, you are prompted to crea te a password.
Changing Y our Settings 103 Note: Entering an asterisk (*) is not required for wild card entries. Change Pho ne P assw or d This option allows you to change your curre nt phone password to a new one. Once you enter a n ew password, yo u are aske d to confirm i t by en tering it again.
104 Not e: User Da ta such as contacts, messages, pictures, videos, and music is not deleted. R estore Phon e The Restore Phone opti on is the same as the Reset Phone option described above in that al l settings are rese t to fac tor y defaul ts. However , with the Restore Phone option, all user da ta dele tes.
Changing Y our Settings 105 Calls Settings 䊳 In Idle mode, select Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Calls . Adj us tin g the Gene r al Ca ll Set ti ng s 1. Press General and select from th e follo wing opti ons: • Show My Number : al lows you to show or hide yo ur number on the caller disp lay of the phon es you call.
106 Adju st ing the V oice Call Settings 1. Sele ct V oice Call and choo se from the f ollowing option s: • Cal l W aiting : thi s netwo rk ser v ic e inf orms you when some one i s t r yi ng t o re ach you during anothe r call. Y ou can specify indiv idual call waiti ng options f or voice call s and/or data ca lls .
Changing Y our Settings 107 Connectivity Y ou can edit se veral of the co mmunica tion /connection paramete rs on this phone. 䊳 In Idle mode, select Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Connectiv it y .
108 Di sco v erable The D iscove rable option allows you r phone to wirelessly tran smit its ph one name and status to ever y device with in its range. This tra nsmission can pose a security risk and incite unaut horized con nection to your phone . It is recommended that you remain hidden unl ess necessary .
Changing Y our Settings 109 3. Enter the passkey (if appl icable). If connecting to a Bluet ooth wireless device, consul t y o ur Bluetooth device user manual for your assig ned PIN. If connecting to another hand set, ente r the same user -defi ned PIN on both handsets.
110 My Bluetooth Info The My Bluetooth Info featur e allows your phone t o ident ify itself us ing the na me, the Device Address a nd Hardware and Software V ers ion, entered into the fields when y our phone’ s Bluetooth visibility is turned On. The in formation is altered by selecting the pre-existing text and replacing it with a new string.
Changing Y our Settings 111 Configuring Y our Phone’ s USB Settings This menu selects the method of communication for the U SB port. Note: Disable the Bluetooth feature before initi ating a USB connection with the phone. Prior to connecting the USB c able to the phone, install the latest version of the PC Studio applica tion.
112 A pplica tions Settings The Applications Settings feat ure allows you to configure the functional parameters for most of the onboard applications. The se applications are described in more detail within other se ctions of this ma nual. 1. In Idle mode, select Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Applications Settings .
Changing Y our Settings 113 • Pre fere nces : allow s you to run Java Script, disp lay imag es, play sound, or run Flash . Uncheck thes e it ems t o spee d up web-vi ewi ng on y our phone. • About Browser : di spl ays the acce ss vers ion an d copyr igh t inf or mati on abou t the br owser .
114 Cale ndar Settings T o configure the starting da y a nd view used whe n opening the Cale ndar application: 1. In Idle mode, select Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Applications Settings ➔ Calendar Settings .
Changing Y our Settings 115 Clear M emor y F ro m this menu you c an c lea r the memor y f or Messa ges, Email, Exchange Ema il, My F older , Calendar entries, T asks, Memos, or Con tacts. Y ou can all selec t All t o c lear everything li sted. 1. In Idle mode, sele ct Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Memor y Management ➔ Clear Memor y .
116 Check th e Us ed Sp ace 1. In Idle mode, select Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Memor y Manag ement ➔ Used Space . 2. Select one of th e follo win g stora ge ca te gorie s to view the conte nts of a catego r y’ s memor y: • Shared Memor y • Messaging • My Folder • Calendar •T a s k s •M e m o •C o n t a c t s 3.
Camera 117 Section 11: C amer a This section explains how to use the camera on yo ur phone. Y ou can take photographs and shoot video by using the b uil t-in camera fun c tionality . Y our 2.0 megapixel camera produces photos in JPEG forma t. Important !: Do not take photos of people without their permission.
118 4. Press the Camera key until the sh utter sounds. The picture automa tical ly stores within yo ur designa t e d stora ge loca tio n. If no micr oSD is installed, all pic tures are stored on the Pho ne.
Camera 119 • White Bal anc e : allo ws you to set this option from the f ollo wing choices: Aut o, Daylight, Incandescent, Fl uorescent, or Cloud y . • Met e r i n g : allows you to set how the cam era measures or m eters the light source: Matrix, Center -weighted, or Spot.
120 Pict ur e s/ Vi d eos Folder Opt ion s Afte r you ha ve tak en a p hoto or shot a v ideo, you ca n access v arious opt ions: 䊳 Press Opti ons and se lect one of the following : • T ake another/Record another : allows you to ta ke another photo or record ano ther video .
Camera 121 Ass ign in g an Ima ge to a Conta cts Entr y 1. Press Menu ➔ My Folder ➔ Pictu res ➔ <image > . 2. Press Options ➔ Set as ➔ Caller ID . 3. Press Search contact , highlight an entry and press . – or – Press Create contact to crea te a ne w Addre ss Book entr y wit h the ima ge alrea dy assigned to the new contact.
122 Using the Camcor der In addit ion to taki ng photos , the ca mera also d oubles as a c amco rder allowing you to also record, view , and sen d videos.
Camera 123 Camcor der Options Options are repr esented by icons across th e top o f the scre en when you press th e Options key . • Camera/Camcorder : allows you to change between various modes . Once you change the mode, the correspon ding indicator displays at the top left of the display .
124 Acce ss ing t he V i d eo Fold er 1. Press Menu ➔ My Fo lder ➔ Vi d e o . 2. Highlight the On phone or On card tab (wherever the vide o resides) and select a video from the l ist. 3. Press to view the video. – or – Before you play the video press Optio ns and sele ct one of the f ollowing: •P l a y : plays the selected video fi le.
Health and Safety Information 125 Section 12: Health and Saf ety Info r ma tion This section outlines the sa fety precautions associated with u sing your phone. The terms “mobile device” or “cell phone” are used in this sec t ion to refe r to your phone.
126 V er y high levels of elec tromagnetic energy , such as is found in X-rays and gamma ra ys, can ionize bi ological ti ssues. Ion iza tion is a process wher e electr ons are stripped a way from their normal loca tions i n at oms and mole cules. It can permanently damage b i ological tissues inc luding DN A, the genetic material.
Health and Safety Information 127 Results of this study did NOT show tha t cell phones caused brai n cancer . In this study , most people had no increased risk of brain canc er from us ing cell phones.
128 Sur v eillance , Epidemiolog y , and End R esults (SEER) P r og r am of the Na tio nal Cancer Instit ute The National Cancer Institut e (NCI) activ e ly follows canc er statistics in the United Stat es to detect an y change in rates o f new cases for brain ca ncer .
Health and Safety Information 129 Hands-F r ee Kits Hands-free kits may inc lude audio or Blue tooth® headsets an d var ious types of body-worn accessories such as belt-c lips and ho lsters. Combina tions of these c an be used to reduce RF energy absorption from cell phones.
130 Some groups sponsored by ot her n a tional governments ha ve advised tha t children be discouraged from using cell phones at al l. For example, The St ewart Repo rt from the United Kingdom made such a reco mmen d ation in December 2000.
Health and Safety Information 131 Specific Absor ption Ra te (SAR) Cer tifica tion Inf or mation Y our wireless phone is a radio transm itter and receiver . It is designed and manufactured not to ex ceed the exposure limits for Radi o Frequenc y (RF) energ y set by the F ederal Communica tions Commission (FCC) of the U.
132 has been tested and meets FCC SAR guidelin e s when u sed wit h an accessory that contains no metal and that positions the mobile device a mi nimum of 1.5 cm from the bod y . Use of other access ories may not ensu re complian ce with FCC RF exposure guidelines.
Health and Safety Information 133 Class B digital device, pursua nt to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide re asonable prot ection a gainst harmf ul interfe rence in a residential inst alla t ion.
134 Smar t Pr actices W hile Driving On the R oad - Of f t he Phone The pri mary responsibi lity of every driv er is the safe o peration of his o r her vehic le.
Health and Safety Information 135 Notic e regardin g legal rest rictions on moun ting this de vice in an a utomobile: Laws in some states may prohibit mounting this dev i ce on or near the windshield of an automobi le. In othe r sta tes, the la w ma y permit mounting this device only in specific l ocati ons in the auto mobile.
136 • Do not place your batter y in or near a heat source . Excess ive heating can damage the phone or th e ba tter y and could cause the phone or the batter y to explode. Do not dr y a wet or damp battery with an appliance or hea t source such as a micro wave oven, hair dryer , iron, or radiator .
Health and Safety Information 137 • Do not use incompatible cell phone batteri es and chargers . Some websites and second-hand deale r s not associ a ted with reputable manufacturers an d carriers, might be selling incompatible or even co unterfeit ba tteries and chargers.
138 Consumers may also rec ycle their u sed mobi le de vice or batterie s a t many ret ail or carrier -provided locations where mobile devices and batteries are sold. Additional in forma tion regarding specific locations may be found at: http://www .epa.
Health and Safety Information 139 UL Cer tified T r av el Char ger The T ravel Charger for this phon e has me t applicable UL sa fety requirements. Please adhere to the following safety instru ctions per UL guidelines: F AILURE TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OUTLINED MA Y LEAD TO SERIOUS PERSON AL I NJURY AND POSSIB LE PROPERTY D A MAGE.
140 GPS & AGPS Certain Samsung mobi le devices can use a Global P o sitioning System (GPS) signal for lo cation-based appl ications. A GPS use s sa te llite s controlled by the U.S. Government that are subject to change s implement ed in accordanc e with the Department of Defense polic y and the 2008 F ederal Ra dio navigation Plan (FRP).
Health and Safety Information 141 Na vigation Maps, directions, and other na vigation-data, incl uding data rela ting to your current loca tion, may contain ina ccurat e or incomplete da ta, and circumst ances can and do change over time . In some areas, co mplete inf ormati on may not be a vail able.
142 If certain fea tures are in use (call bloc king, f or exam ple), y ou may first ne ed to deactiva te those fea tures before yo u ca n make an emergenc y call. Consult your User Manual and your local cellular ser vice prov ider . When making an emergency call, remembe r to give all the ne cessa r y info rmatio n as acc ura tely as possi ble.
Health and Safety Information 143 Cleaning solutions Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning s olvents, or stro ng detergents to c lean the mobile device. Wi pe it with a soft c l oth slightl y dampened in a mil d soa p-and- water solution. Shock or vibrati on Do not drop, knoc k, or shake the mo bile device.
144 Y ou should follow some co mmon sense recommendations when using any portable audio device: • Always turn the volume down before pluggi ng the earphones into an audi o source. • Set the volum e in a qu iet environme nt and select the lowest volume at which you can he ar adequately .
Health and Safety Information 145 Y ou can obta in additio nal in formation on this su bject from th e follo wing sources: American A cademy of Audiology 11730 Plaza American Drive, Su ite 300 Reston, V A 20190 V oice: (800) 222-2336 Email : info@audiolo gy .
146 Operati ng En vir onment Remember to f ollo w an y speci al re gulat ions in fo rce in a n y area , and al wa ys s witc h your mo bile device off w heneve r it is f o rbidden to use it, or when it may cause interference o r danger .
Health and Safety Information 147 Implantable Medic al De vices A minimum separation of six (6) inches should be maintained between a h andheld wireless mobile device and an im plantable me dical dev i ce, su ch as a pacema ker or implan table cardi overt er defibri lla tor , to a void po tentia l interfer ence with t he device.
148 Ve h i c l e s RF signals may af fect im properly install ed or inade quate ly shiel ded elect ronic systems in motor vehic l es. Check with the manufa cturer or its repre sentative regarding your vehic l e before using your mobile device in a motor vehic le.
Health and Safety Information 149 R estricting Childr en's Access to Y our Mobile De vice Y our mobile de vice is not a to y . Do not a l low childre n to play with it because they could hurt themselves and ot hers, damage the mobile de vice, or make calls that increase your mobi le de vice bi ll.
150 Other Impor tant Safety Inf or m a tion • Only q ualified personnel should ser vice the mo bile device or install the mobil e device in a vehic le. F aulty installation or ser vice may be dangerous and may invalidate any warranty applicable to the dev ice.
Health and Safety Information 151 • Re duce risk of repetitive motion injuries . When you repetitively perform actions, s uch as pressing keys, drawing characters on a t ouch sc r een with your fingers, or playing ga mes, you may experience occasional discomfort in your hands, neck, shoulde r s, or other parts of your body .
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