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SPH-m500 POR T ABLE Dual-Mode TELEPHONE User Guide Please read this manual before operating your phone, and keep it fo r future r eference. BMC_UG_m500_1 01606_F1_ZJ04.
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T able of Contents Getting S tarte d. ....... .... ..... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ..... ...... ..... ....... .... . 1 Closed View of Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Front View of Your Phone .
Making a Call From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Saving a Phone Number From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Erasing Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Memo Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 World Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Using the Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . .
Special #s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . .
1 Getting Started Getting Started Closed View of Phone 1. Camera Lens 2. Volume Key 3. External 4. Headset Jack 5. Camera Key Display.
Getting Started 2 Getting Started 1. Camera Lens: The camera lens allows you to take pictures and record videos whether the phone is open or closed. 2. Vo l um e K e y : Allows you to adjust the ringer volume in standby mode (with the flip ope n) or to adjust the voice volume during a ca ll.
3 Getting Started Front View of Y o ur Phone 1. S peake r 2. Di splay Screen 3. Navigation Key 4. Left Soft K ey 5. T ALK Key 6. B ack Key 7. Voicemail Key 8. Shift/Ast erisk Key 9. Microphone 10. Power/Accessory Inter face Connector 11. Space/Pound Key 12.
Getting Started 4 Getting Started 1. Speaker: The speaker allows you to hear the other caller and the different ring tones and sounds offered by your phone. The speaker also allows you to hear your music when not using headphones. 2. Display Screen: This screen displays all the inform ation needed to operate your phone.
5 Getting Started 8. Shift/Asterisk Key: Enters th e aste risk [*] chara cter for calling feat ures. In text entr y mode , press to change the character input type (ABC, Abc, abc). 9. Microphone: The microphone allows the other caller to hear you clearly when yo u are speaking to them .
Getting Started 6 Getting Started 15. OK/Menu Key: This key can be used in several different ways. • In idle mode, pres s for the main Menu . • Press while navigating through a menu to accept the highlighted choice in the menu.
7 Getting Started indicates that your phone is roaming. indicates th at yo u have a ne w T ext Message. indicate s that you have a new Pict ure Message . indicates that yo u ha ve a new V oice Mail. indicates that there is an unread message in your inbox.
Getting Started 8 Getting Started indicates that the ringer is turned Off. indicates that an alar m is set on your phone. tells you a call is in progress. means there is no serv ice, as your phone canno t find a signal. displays your curr ent signal stre ngth.
9 Getting Started indica tes that the white balanc e has been set to Fluorescent. This is used for takin g pict ures indoors under fluorescent lighting conditions. indica tes that the white balanc e has been s et to Manual. This is used for taking pictures indoors or outdoors using your own custom settings.
Getting Started 10 Getting Started Features of Y our Phone Congratulations on the pur chas e of your Samsung SPH-m500 phone. This phone is lightweight, ea sy-to-use, reliabl e, and it also offers many.
11 Getting Started T urning Y our Phone On and Off T o turn your phone on: • Press and hold to turn your phone on. Once your phone is On, it displa ys “Looking for Service” which indicates that your phone is sear ch ing for a signal. When your phone finds a signal, it automatically enters standby mode – the phone’ s idle state.
Getting Started 12 Getting Started Using Y our Phone’ s Batter y and Charger Batter y Capacity Y our phone is equipped with a Lithiu m Ion (LiIon) battery .
13 Getting Started battery is inserted into th e matching slot in the phone. 2. Press down until the bat ter y snaps into place..
Getting Started 14 Getting Started 3. Replace t he cover . Removing the Batter y Note : Make sure the power is off so that you don’t lose any stored numbers or messages. T o remove your batter y: 1. Remove the protec tive cove r by pressing the release latch and pulling up on the back of the cover .
15 Getting Started 2. Grip the battery at the bottom and pull up and o ut at a 45° angle. Charging the Batter y Y our phone’ s LiIon batter y is rech argeable and should be charged as soon as possible so you ca n begin usin g your phone. Keeping track of your ba tter y ’ s char ge is important.
Getting Started 16 Getting Started ELECTRIC SHOCK, CAREFULL Y FOLL OW THESE INSTRUCTIONS. THIS POWE R UNIT IS INTEND ED TO BE CORRECTL Y ORIENTED IN A VERTICAL OR HO RIZONT AL OR FLO OR MOUN T POSI TION. Note : Y ou must unplug the adapter before removing the battery from the phone during chargi ng to avoid damage.
17 Phone Basics Phone Basics Note : T o access the phone’ s main Menu , press from standby mode. Menu items may b e selected by highli ghting them with the navigatio n key and pressing , or you can press the key correspond ing to the menu’ s position i n the 3x4 grid.
Phone Basics 18 Phone Basics Making and An swering Calls Making Calls Placing a call from your pho ne is as easy as ma king a ca ll f rom any land-line phone. Just enter the num ber and press and you’re on your way to clear calls. T o make a call using your keypad: 1.
19 Phone Basics Answering Calls T o answer an incoming call: 1. Make sure your phone is on. (If yo ur phone is off, incoming calls go to Voicemail.) 2. Press to answer an incoming call. (Dependin g on your phone’ s settings, you may also answer incoming calls by opening the phon e or by pressing any number key .
Phone Basics 20 Phone Basics Ending a Call T o disconnect a call when you are finished: • Close the phone or press . Missed Call Notification When an incoming call is not answe red, a Missed Call mes sage is displayed on your screen. T o dial a missed ca ll back press .
21 Phone Basics • (3) Contacts accesses the Cont acts menu options. • (4) Messa ging allows you to check notifications and access the contents of voice or text me ssages. • (5) 3-Way Call allo ws you to talk to tw o different pe ople at the same time.
Phone Basics 22 Phone Basics Saving a Phone Number Y our phone can store up to 500 phone n umbers in its Contacts list. Each Contacts entr y can store up to a total of five phone numbers, and each ent r y’ s name can contai n up to 20 characters. (For more information, see "Adding a New Contact" on page 134.
23 Phone Basics 2. Scroll down through your list of contacts to highlight the name and press to make the call. Ti p : T o search th rough your list more quickly , enter the first few letters in the Name box. The display will move down the list to the first entr y that matches the text in th e Name box.
Phone Basics 24 Phone Basics 4. Press to dial the number . — or— Press th e right softkey for Options a nd se lect Save to save th e number in your Cont acts. When dialing a n umber with a ha rd pause, press to send the next set of numbers. Abbrev .
25 Phone Basics Note : If there is more than one Contact entr y that matches the last four or five digits, a list is displayed wh ich allows you to select the desired number to call. 2. Press to make the call. Dialing From Contacts T o dial directly from a Contacts entr y: 1.
Phone Basics 26 Phone Basics Using Caller ID Caller ID allows peopl e to identify a calle r before answering the phone by displaying the number of the incoming call. If you do not want your number dis played whe n you make a c all, just fo llow these easy s teps.
27 Phone Basics T o respond to an incoming call while you’re on a call: • P ress . (This puts the fi rst call er on hold and answers t he second call.) T o switch back to the first caller: • P ress agai n. Making a Three-W ay Call With Three-W ay Calling, you can talk to tw o people at the same time.
Phone Basics 28 Phone Basics Note : Call W aiting and Three-Wa y Ca lling are not available while roaming off the network. TTY Use With Handset A TTY (also known as a TDD or T ext T elephone), is a telecommunications device that allows people who are deaf or hard of hearing, or wh o have speech or language disabilities, to communicate by telephone.
29 Phone Basics Note : In TTY Mode when your headset i s plugged in, your phone will display the TTY access icon. If TTY mode is enabled, the headset cannot be used .
Roaming 30 Roaming Roaming Understanding Roaming Recognizing Ico ns on the Display Scree n Y o ur phone’ s display screen always lets you know when you’re off the network. The following chart indi cates what you’ll see depending on where you’re using your phone.
31 Roaming Setting Y our Roaming Mode Y our phone allows you to control y our ab ility to roam. By using the Roaming menu option, you can determ ine which signals your phone accepts. Choose from three different setti ngs on your phone to control your roaming experience: 1.
Entering Text 32 Entering T ext Entering Text Selecting a Character Input Mode Y our phone provides convenient wa ys to en ter words, letters, punctuation, symbols, and numbers whenever you are prompted to enter tex t (for example, when adding a Contacts entr y or when sending t ext mess ages).
33 Entering Text T9 T ext Input T9 T ext Input lets you enter text in your phone by pressing keys just once per letter . (T o select the T9 (English) mode when entering text, see “Selecting a Characte r Input Mode” above.) T9 T ext Input analyzes the letters you enter using an intuitive word databas e and creates a suit able word.
Entering Text 34 Entering T ext 2. Use your keypad to enter the new event . (For example, to enter “M eeting”, press once, twice, once, once, once, and once.) Alpha mode T o enter characters by tapping the keypad, se lect the Alpha mode (see “Selecting a Chara cter Inpu t Mode” on page 32).
35 Entering Text After a charac ter is entered, the curs or automatica lly advances to the next space after two se conds or when you en ter a character on a different ke y . Numbers, Symbols, Emotic ons and Preset Messa ges T o enter numbers: • Select the Number mode and press the a ppropriate key .
Voice Service 36 Voice Service Voice Service Activating V oice Ser vice V oice recognition allows you to say commands to per f orm common functions supp orted by your phone .
37 Voice Service the button used to launch "V oice Serv ices", which is the voice recognition application. Call <Name or #> Call <Name or #> allows you to dial any valid 7, 10 or 11 digit North American phone number by speaki ng the number naturally , without pausing between the dig its.
Voice Service 38 Voice Service • If the phone asks you, "Did Y ou Say ," followed by the correct n umber , say Ye s . (Y ou can also select th e correct number from those displayed on the screen by pressing on the correct number . The phone will then dial the number .
39 Voice Service Send T ext <Name> Send T ext <Name> lets you start composing text mess ages for any person in your Contacts or to a phone number . T o compose a text message using V oice Service: 1. Activate voice re cognition by pressing and holding .
Voice Service 40 Voice Service Note : Y ou must have an email address stored for this Contact. • If the phone asks you, "Did Y ou Say ," followed by the correct n a me, s ay Ye s . (Y ou can also sele ct the correc t address from those displaye d on the screen by pressing on the correct number .
41 Voice Service Go T o <App> Y ou can open an application or ac cess a menu by sa ying “Go T o” followed imm ediately by the “des ti nation,” either an application or menu. T o see a list of pos sible destinations: 1. Press and hold to activa te voice recognition.
Voice Service 42 Voice Service Customizing V oice Ser v ice Choice List s Y ou can c ustomize whether the Voice Service feature displays th e list of top voice recogniti on choices or automati cally dials the firs t number , without displaying a choice list.
43 Voice Service Digit Dialing V oice Di aling is speaker indepe nde nt, which means that no initial training or adaptation is required. Some us ers with heavy accent s or unusual voice characteri stics may encount er difficulty in achieving high accuracy with speaker indepe nden t V oice Dialing.
Voice Service 44 Voice Service T o adapt V oice Service to your voice: 1. Press , followed by for Settings . 2. Press for V oice Ser vice . 3. Press for Digit Dialin g . 4. Press for Adapt Digits . (The phone displays the first digit sequence.) 5. When you a re ready to start recording, pres s .
45 Voice Service Resetting V oice Ser vice Ad aptation T o erase any adaptation and reset V oice Ser vice to its original state: 1. Press , followed by for Settings . 2. Press for V oice Ser vice . 3. Press for Digit Di aling . 4. Press for Reset Di gits .
Voice Service 46 Voice Service 4. Press for Name Settings . 5. Press for Speed or for Vo l u m e . 6. Press the navigation key up or down to select the appropriate sett ing and press . V oice Launch Note : By default, the Voice Service fe ature is activated by pressing and holding .
47 Main Menu Main Menu Menu Styles Y our phone can display the various features and options in one of two different me nu styles, 3x4 (Black or White) and Lis t (White only). By default, your handset is se t to the 3x4 menu style (White). Note : Key commands for the first menu l evel in the List st yle differ from those in this guide .
Main Menu 48 Main Menu List Style List style display s all the various menu choices in a vertical list. As you navigate through the menu, me nu options are hig hlighted. Y ou can use your navigation keys to scroll through menus quickly and easily . The scroll bar at the right of the menu keeps track of your position in the men u at all times.
49 Main Menu Backing Up Within a Menu T o go to the previous menu: • Pres s . T o return to standby mode: • Pres s . Viewing the Menus Menu Diag ram The following list outlines your phone’ s men.
Main Menu 50 Main Menu 4: Voicemail 1: Call Voicemail 2: Clear Envelope 5: We b Alert 6: Settings 1: General 1: Notification 1: Message & Icon 2: Icon only 2: Preset Messages 1: Can’t talk right now. Send me a message. 2: Call me 3: Where are you? 4: Can you pick up 5: Meet me at 6: Let’s get lunch.
51 Main Menu 1: Yes 2: No 2: Text Message 1: Save in Outbox 1: Yes 2: No 2: Priority 1: Normal 2: Urgent 3: Call Back # 1: None 2: xxxxxxx xxx 3: Other 4: Edit Signature 1: On 2: Off 3: Alerts setup 1.
Main Menu 52 Main Menu 3: Account Info 4: View Mode 1: Portrait View 2: Landscape View 0: Contacts 1: Find 2: Add New Entry 3: Speed Dial #s 4: Group 1: Unassigned 2: Family 3: Friends 4: Colleague 5:.
53 Main Menu 1: On 2: Off 4: Brightness • Level 5 • Level 4 • Level 3 • Level 2 • Level 1 5: Sub Contrast 1: Lowest 2: Low 3: Med 4: High 5: Highest 8: Text Entry 1: Auto Capital 1: On 2: Off 2: Personal Dic. 3: Used word Dic. 1: Yes 2: No 4: Display Cand.
Main Menu 54 Main Menu 2: Separate Volume • Always Vibrate 2: Pic/Video Msg (same as Text Message) 3: Voice Mail (same as Text Message) 4: Alarms (sam e as Text Message) 5: App.
55 Main Menu • On • Off 4: Name Settings 1: Speed • Fa ster • Recomme nded • Slower 2: Volume • Louder • Recomme nded • Softer 5: Voice Launch • Ta lk Key • Talk Key and F lip Open.
Main Menu 56 Main Menu 1: Call Setup 1: Abbrev. Dial 1: On 2: Off 2: Contacts Match 1: On 2: Off 3: Restriction 1: Outgoing Call 1: Allow All 2: Contacts Only 3: Special# Only 4: Call Answer 1: Any Ke.
57 Main Menu • Birthday • Big Mouth 2: Color Tones • Auto • Monochr ome • Sepia • Gr een • Aqua • Antique • Cool • Wa rm 3: Contro ls.. 1: Brightness 2: White Balance 1: Auto 2: Sunny 3: Cloudy 4: Tungsten 5: Fluorescent 6: Manual 4: Setting s.
Main Menu 58 Main Menu 4: Settings.. 1: Quality 1: Fine 2: Normal 3: Economy 2: Save Video To 1: Phone 2: Memory Card 5: Review Videos 6: Ca mer a.
59 Web Web The Wireless W eb Y our phone comes equipped with wi reless W eb acce ss through your browser . Y ou can view specially designed version of popular sites which includes sports, weather , news, stock quot es etc.. as well as downloadable ringtones, scr een sa vers and games.
Web 60 Web If you had a previous web connection, the last page you visited will be displayed when you launch your browser . When this occurs, you may not se e the "Connec ting as.
61 Web Softkeys When browsing the W eb, the botto m line of your phone's display contains one or more so ftkeys. These key s are shortcut controls for navigating around the W eb, and th ey corre spond to t he softk ey buttons directly below the phone’ s display screen.
Web 62 Web Links, which appear as underlined text , allow you to jump to different W eb pages, select special func tions, or even place phone calls. • Select links by highlighting th e link and t hen se lecting the appropriate softkey .
63 Web • Show URL to view the URL of your current w ebpage • Restart Browser to reload your Browser and return to your home page • Script Log shows any scripting errors that h ave occurred on th.
Call Hist ory 64 Call History Call History Viewing Histor y Y ou’ll find the Call Histor y feature ver y helpful. It is a list of the last 20 phone numb ers (or Contacts entries) for calls you mi ssed, made, or accepte d. Call His tor y make s redia ling a number fast and easy .
65 Call Hi story Tip : Y ou can also scroll between Call History entries by pressing the navigation key left or right. Press the right sof tkey fo r Options to select o ne of the following options for this entry: • Send Msg to send a text or pictur e message to this phone number .
Call Hist ory 66 Call History Ti p : When in the Idle screen, you can also press the key to show your recent calls. High light the entr y you want to call and press to dial the number . Note : Y ou cannot make calls from Call Histor y to entrie s identified as Unknown or Restricted.
67 Call Hi story Erasing Call Histor y T o erase a single call entr y or to erase all entries within Call History : 1. Press , followed by for Call Histor y . 2. Select Outgoing Calls , Incoming Calls , Missed Calls , Recent Calls or Air Time . 3. Highlight the entry you want to erase and press the right softke y for Options .
Media Player 68 Media Player Media Player Media player gives you the ability to listen to audio clips and view video clips right from your phone's di splay .
69 Media Player Memor y Card Y ou can also watch programs that you have downloaded or otherwise transferred to your phone. T o watch a program saved on your memory card: 1. Press , followed by for Media Player . 2. Highlight Memor y Card and press . A list of programs appears.
Media Player 70 Media Player • P ress the right so ftkey for Options to ac cess one of the following: • Channel Listing to di splay st reamable channels. • Media Listing to display all the clips store d on your memory card. • Visual Effect to change the on-screen visualize r .
71 Media Player • hide the menu • When a media c lip from the mem or y card is n ot playing, press and hold the camera key ( ) to bring up the menu and use the volume key to highlight one of the following functions and then press the camera ke y to select: • Camera : to start th e camera.
Media Player 72 Media Player T o add file s to the play list again, at a lat er date, you must se lect the play list and press the lef t soft k ey f or Options , and us e t he Add New featu re. T o create a pla y list: 1. Press , followed by f or Media Player .
73 Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short-range commu ni cations technology that allows you to connect wire lessly to a number of Blue tooth devices, such as mono or stereo headsets, hands-free car kits, and Bluetooth-enabled handhelds, PCs, printers, and wi reless phones.
Bluetooth 74 Bluetooth Visibility The Visibility setti ng allows you to manage your availability to other Bluetooth devices. T o configure your phone’ s visibility (discoverability) to other Bluetooth devices: 1. Press , followed by for Bluetooth . 2.
75 Bluetooth Ti p : Give your ha ndset an easily-re cognized name so other people c an select your h andset quickly in envi ronments where multiple Bluetooth devices are visible. Exchange F TP Folder Y ou can designate which folder file s are transferred over using the Bluetooth connection.
Bluetooth 76 Bluetooth 2. Press for Bluetooth . 3. If no de vices are currently list ed, pres s the left softkey for Add New . Otherwise press the right s oftkey for Options and sele ct Add New . 4. Select Search and press . Y our phone displays a list of discovered in-range Bluetooth devices.
77 Bluetooth 6. Enter the passkey and press . 7. Follow the on screen prompts to enter y our passkey and press . 8. Highlight the device you wish to connect to and press the left s oftkey for Connect . Connection Successful will display if the device is connected properly .
Missed Alerts 78 Missed Alerts Missed Alerts The Miss ed Alerts screen shows you a list of e vents th at you ha ve missed while busy working o n othe r high priority work.
79 Music Music Music is an applic ation th at provides a sear chable ca talog of music that can be previewed and purchas ed and downloaded to your phone.
Musi c 80 Music 4. Select a song track and press to begin playing. T o exit the music player: • Press . When the phone prompts you to confirm, highlight Exit and press . Music Pl ayer Cont rols • P ress to play or pause the current track. • Press the right navigati on key to skip to the next song in the current playlist.
81 Downloads Downloads With your new , web-enabled phone, yo u have access to a variety of services such as downl oadable Games, Ringers , and Screen Savers. While each ty pe of download i nvolv es a different file type, the basic method for accessing and do wn loading files is the same.
Downloads 82 Downloads Playing Games T o play a pre-installed or downloaded game on your phone: 1. Press , followed by for Downloads . 2. Highlight Games and press . 3. Sele ct the game you wish to play and pres s . 4. Follow the on-screen in structi ons to play the game.
83 Downloads Assigning Download ed Ringers Downloaded ringers may be assigne d directly from the Downloads menu and are also available throug h the Settings menu. T o assign a downloaded ringer through the Sett ings menu, see "Selecting Ringer T ypes for Voic e Calls, Mess ag ing and Sch e duler" on p age 148.
Downloads 84 Downloads 4. Use your navigation key to highlight and select a Screen Saver you wish to download. (For more information on navigating the Web, se e “Navigating the Wireless W eb” on page 60.) 5. Follow the web page instructions to complete your pur chase.
85 Downloads Applications Downloading Appl ications 1. Press , followed by for Downloads . 2. Highlight Applications an d press . 3. Highlight Get New Applications an d press . The browser will launch and take you to the applicati on download menu. 4.
Messaging 86 Messaging Messaging Now you can exc hange text an d mu ltimedi a message s right from your phone and stay connected wi thout saying a word. Within the Messaging menu you can also vi ew the number of V oicemail messages you have waiting for you.
87 Messaging In addition, messagi ng includes a varie ty of pre-set messages, suc h as “I’m running late, I’m on my way ,” that make composing messa ges fast and ea sy . T o send a text message: 1. Press , followed by for Messaging . 2. Press for Send Message.
Messaging 88 Messaging • Symbol changes the text entr y mode to Symbol. Fo r more information, see page 35. • Number changes the te xt entry mode to Numbers. • Preset Msg allows you to choose one of a list of Preset message s. • Recent Msg allows you to choose a recent text mess age as a templ ate.
89 Messaging • Priority allows you to set the priority level between Normal and Urgent. • Call Back # allows you to ente r or omit a call back number in your message.
Messaging 90 Messaging Erasing T ext Messages T o erase messages: 1. Press , followed by for Messaging . 2. Select for T ext Mess age . 3. Press for Inbox .
91 Messaging Note : If you have n ot registered and con fi gured this feature, you will be prompted to do so. Foll ow the instructions on s creen, then continue with this procedure. 4. Using the navigation ke ys, sele ct either th e Contacts , Mobile # , or Email box and press .
Messaging 92 Messaging • Select Te x t O n l y to make your mess age text only . Although this message is text only , it is not sent as a simple t ext me ssage (SMS ), and the receiv er will re ceive the me ssage dif ferently depe nding on his or her phone's capability .
93 Messaging 2. Follow the system prompts to create your passcode, record your greeting, and record your name announcement. Note : Y ou must request this feature from y our service provider for it to work correctly . Note : The V oicemail setup process may vary in certain Affiliate areas.
Messaging 94 Messaging Important : When you a re roaming off the network, you may not receive notification of new V oi cemail messages. It is recommended that yo u periodically check your V oicemail by di aling 1 + area code + your Phone Number . When your V oicemail answers, press and enter your passcode.
95 Messaging Clearing the Message Ic on Y our phone may temporarily continue to d isplay the message icon after you ha ve checked your voice and text messag es. T o clear the icon from the display scre en: 1. Press , followed by for Messaging . 2. Press for Voicemail .
Messaging 96 Messaging General General sett ings affect voice mail, text and pic/ video messa ges. • Notification : Allows you to configure whether new messages will appear with a pop-up message or with an icon. • Preset Messages : Allows you to edit or change the default pre- writte n mess ages.
97 Messaging T o edit a preset me ssage: 1. In the Settings menu, press for General . 2. Press for Preset Messages . 3. Press the navigation key up or down to highlight the desired messag e or available entry and press to edit. 4. Press and ho ld to erase the me ssage.
Messaging 98 Messaging T o set the ringer type: 1. In the Settings menu, press for General . 2. Press for Message Alert. 3. Press for Ty p e . 4. Press: • for V oicemail • for T ext Message • for Pic/Video Msg 5. Press the naviga tion key left or right to select between Single T ones , Ring T ones , Me lodies , or Download s and press .
99 Messaging Auto-E rase This option allows you to automati cally dele te old message s when the memory becomes full. This prev ents new messages from being rejected due to the Inbox being full. T o turn this optio n On or Off: 1. In the Settings menu, press for General .
Messaging 100 Messaging T o turn this optio n On or Off: 1. In the Settings menu, press for T ext Mess age . 2. Press for Save in Outbox . 3. Press the navigation key up or down to select Ye s or No and press to select. Priori ty There are two priority levels associat ed with text me ssaging.
101 Messaging 2. Press for Call Back # . 3. Use the navigation key to highlight No ne , your mobile director y number or Other for a different phone number and press . 4. For the Othe r call back #, en ter the number using the keypad and press to save.
Messaging 102 Messaging V oice Mail # This menu allows you to cha nge your voice mail number . T o change your voice mail number: 1. In the Settings menu, press for V oice Mail # . 2. Use the navigation key to highlight Ot her and press . 3. Enter the new voice mail # and press the left softkey for Sav e .
103 Tools Tools Mass Storage Y ou can connect you r phone to your personal computer using a USB data cable, using your phon e as a por table disk drive. Connect to PC Y ou must insert a memory card in to the phone in order to connect the phone to a computer .
Tools 104 Tool s 7. When you ar e finished transferring file s, press the left softke y for Done . Highlight Ye s and p ress to confirm. 8. It is now safe to remove the phone from the data cable. File Manag er Y ou can view and manage the files stored on your phone.
105 Tools 4. Using the navigati on keys, highlight Phone or Memor y Card and press . 5. Navigate through your phone’ s me nu tree to the desired file. • T o erase a fi le, highlig ht the f ile to be deleted, and press the right softkey for Options , followed by for Erase .
Tools 106 Tool s 5. Highlight Ye s and press . Y our memory card will now be formatted. Note : Do not remove your memor y card while it is being formatted. Memory Info. T o view the amount of storage space used on your phone: 1. Press , followed by for T ools .
107 Tools 3. Press for Record . (The phone prompts you to start recording after the beep.) 4. W ait for the beep and then sta rt speaking. (A s it is recording, the phone displays a co untdown timer that shows how many seconds are left for recording.) Press t he left softkey to Pause the memo.
Tools 108 Tool s 2. Press for V oice Memo . 3. Press fo r Review . (The phone displays a list of saved memos, with th e first on e select ed.) 4. Sele ct a m emo and p ress . — or — Press the number corresponding to the memo you want to review . (The phone replays the memo.
109 Tools Bluetooth For more information, se e "Bluetooth" on page 73. Planner Y our Planner helps organize you r time and reminds you of important events.
Tools 110 Tool s 6. Set the event details using th e navigation ke ys. Press up and down to move between optio n s and press left and right to change the curren tly-highlighted options. • Event T ype : Choose between Pe rsonal , Business , Appointment , Birthday , or Vaca tion .
111 Tools 5. Press t he left softkey for View . 6. Press t he left softkey for Add New . 7. Enter the event description us ing the keyp ad and press the left softkey for Next . 8. Set the event details using th e navigation ke ys. Press up and down to move between optio n s and press left and right to change the curren tly-highlighted options.
Tools 112 Tool s T ask List Y ou can cr eate a nd view a list of task s. T o add a task: 1. Press , followed by for T ools . 2. Press fo r Planner . 3. Press for T ask List . • If you have no events currently schedu led for today , then the New T ask menu is automatically displayed.
113 Tools T o delete one or more tasks: 1. Press , followed by for T ools . 2. Press fo r Planner . 3. Press for T ask List . If you wish to delete a specific task, highlight it usi ng the navigation keys. 4. Press the right sof t key for Options . 5.
Tools 114 Tool s 3. Press for Countdown . 4. Press the navigation key up or down to highlight the desired countdown and press to view . Tip : When viewi ng an existing countdown, press the navigation key left or right to cycle between the other countdown entries.
115 Tools Erasing All E vents in yo ur Schedul er T o delete all scheduled events: 1. Press , followed by for T ools . 2. Press fo r Planner . 3. Press fo r Scheduler . 4. Press th e right softkey for Options . 5. Press fo r Erase All . 6. Highlight Ye s with the navigation key and press to confirm.
Tools 116 Tool s 3. Use the navigati on ke ys to s c roll to the desired memo and press to v iew the me mo deta ils. T o delete saved memos: 1. Press , followed by for T ools . 2. Press for Memo Pad . 3. Highlight the memo you wish to delete using the navigation keys.
117 Tools Note : Y our handset does not automatically turn DST on or o ff based upon the calend ar date. Not all countries within a time zone may use DST . Using the Alarm Clock Y our phone comes with a built-in alarm clock with multiple alarm time s.
Tools 118 Tool s 9. Press the naviga tion ke y down once to select Snooze Inter val . Press th e navigation ke y left or right and select the desired interval. 10. Press t he left softkey for Done . Calculator Y our phone comes with a built-in calculator .
119 Pics/Videos Pics/Videos Camera T aki ng Pictu res T aking pictures with your phone’ s bui lt-in camera is as simple as choosing a subject, pointing the len s, and pressing a button. Y ou can activate camera mode and take pictures whet her the phone is open or closed.
Pics/Videos 120 Pics/Videos 5. Press th e right softkey for Options and select one of the following options: • Send Msg to send your picture to someone using Pic/ Video Msg. For more informat ion, see " Pic/Video M sg" on page 90. • Camera Mode to take another picture.
121 Pics/Videos • Open the flip lid t o review y our image , • Press the Side Camera butt on again to ret urn to the camera mode. Camera Options There are several s ettings associat ed with t he full -color digita l camera. These settings allow y ou to customize how the camera operates when taking pictures.
Pics/Videos 122 Pics/Videos • White Balance : Allows you to set up the white balance of the c amera auto matically or ma nually using the different preset modes. The modes available are: • Auto : Automati cally adjust s the lighting. • Sunny : Decr eases the light se nsitivity for taking pictures in full or mostly sunny conditions.
123 Pics/Videos • Low (176x22 0) : Allows you to take average quality images. Y ou can sa ve the m ost images in memor y using this setting. Ti p : While in Capture mode, the zoom feature is available usin g the navigation keys. • Quality : Allows you to select between Fine , Normal , and Economy .
Pics/Videos 124 Pics/Videos 3. Using the navigation key , high light the length of delay you want the timer to use (5 or 10 seconds) and press . 4. Press th e left soft key for Capture . (A timer is displaye d in the lower left portion of the main LCD during the Self T imer countdown and the phone starts beeping.
125 Pics/Videos Note : Depending on your pictu re reso lution, zoom levels may not be available. 5. Press t he left softkey for Record . Make sure the camera is st eady . 6. When you ar e finished recor ding, press the left sof tkey again fo r Done 7.
Pics/Videos 126 Pics/Videos Camcorder Opt ions There are several s ettings associat ed with t he full -color digita l camcorder . These settings allo w you to customize how the camcorder operates when taking videos. T o set a camcorder option: 1. Start the camera.
127 Pics/Videos • Fluo re sc ent : Adjusts the white balanc e to match inside lighting conditions displayed using common fluorescent lighting. • Manual : Allows you to adjust the white balanc e settings manually .
Pics/Videos 128 Pics/Videos My Pics/Videos My Pics/Vide os allows you to vie w pictures and videos that you have taken. Y our media can be stored in the phone or in an Online Album. Online albums are remo te storage space prov ided by your service provider that can be access ed us ing your phone.
129 Pics/Videos • Upload the picture or video to an online album. • Send to Other to send the picture to an online ser vice provider . • Assign to assign the curre nt picture as a Pictu re ID, Scre en Saver , or Incoming Call or the current video as your Screen Saver .
Pics/Videos 130 Pics/Videos 3. Select Online Album and press . 4. Follow the onscreen instructions. Once you have received confirma tion that your ac count has been succes sfully re gistered, you ma y upload and shar e pictures and access the Picture Messaging W eb site.
131 Pics/Videos T o use PictBridge to print pictures from your phone : 1. Insert one end of the data cable into the USB slot on the printer . (Printer must s upport PictBridge technology .) 2. Press , followed by f or Pics/Videos . 3. Press for PictBr idge Print .
Pics/Videos 132 Pics/Videos Note : These options may var y and are dependent on the printer’ s capabilities. 10. Press the navigation key down to select Border . Press the navigation key left or right to select on or off . 11 . Press the navig ation key up to sele ct Date Print .
133 Pics/Videos Account Info The Ac count Info screen allows you to chec k the deta ils of your online album(s), such as your account number , the number of pictures you have loaded, and comments.
Contacts 134 Contacts Contacts Adding a New Contact Y our phone can store up to 500 phone numbers. Each contact entr y can store up to a total of five phone numbers (plus one email address), and ea ch entr y’ s nam e can contain up to 20 characters.
135 Contacts 3. Scroll down through your list of contacts to highlight the name and press to make the call. Ti p : T o search th rough your list more quickly , enter the first few letters in the Name box. The display will move down the list to the first entr y that matches the text in th e Name box.
Contacts 136 Contacts 4. Press th e right softkey to Edit the entr y . 5. Select the phone number (home, work, etc.) to be edited, and press . 6. Press and hold to erase the entire number or press once to eras e just the last digit. 7. Enter the phone number and press .
137 Contacts 7. Press the navigation key up or d own to highlight and listen to the desired Ringer and press to save. 8. Press the left soft key for Done .
Contacts 138 Contacts Group Y ou can associate a preset group na me to your entries to help you sort them easier in the Contac ts. Four preset group names ar e already programmed into your phone. T o change the name of a group: 1. Press , followed by for Contacts .
139 Contacts Memor y Y ou can display how many phone numbers are stor ed on your phone and how many s paces a re av ailable . T o view how much memor y has been used: 1.
Contacts 140 Contacts T o edit your Name Card: 1. Press , followed by for Contacts . 2. Press for My Name Card . 3. Press the right sof t key for Edit .
141 Settings Settings Display Screen Saver Y our phone offers options for what you see on the display screen when in standby mode. T o change the display images: 1. Press , followed by for Settings . 2. Press for Display . 3. Press for Screen Saver . 4.
Settings 142 Settings T o change the foreground image: 1. Press , followed by for Settings . 2. Press for Display . 3. Press for Set Foreground . 4. Press the naviga tion key s up or down to select one of Digital Clock , Analog Clock, Calendar or Others and press .
143 Settings Dialing Font Y ou can adjust style, color a nd size of your dialing font. T o change the dialing fon t color: 1. Press , followed by for Settings . 2. Press for Display . 3. Press for Dialing Font . 4. Select one of th e following styl es: • Basic display s entere d digits plainly .
Settings 144 Settings Size : Press the navigation keys up or down to select Large , Normal or Small a nd press to save y our change s. Incoming Call Y our phone allows you to change the image shown on yo ur display screen when rece iving a call. T o select the Incoming Call style: 1.
145 Settings 6. Use the ke ypad to enter a new cu stom greeting. (See "Entering T ext" on page 32.) 7. Press to save and ex it. Backlight The backlight setting lets you sele ct how long the display screen and keypad a re backlit after an y key press is made.
Settings 146 Settings 2. Press for Displ ay . 3. Press for Backlight . 4. Press for Brightness . 5. Using the navigation keys, se lect a bri ghtness level and press . Note : Long backligh t settings reduce the battery’ s talk and standby times. Sub Contrast Y ou can change the contrast settings fo r the front LCD display to suit your needs.
147 Settings 2. Press for Display . 3. Press f or T ext Entr y . 4. Using the navigation keys, se lect one of the following options and press : • Auto Capital : when ac tivate d, capital izes th e first word of a sentence . Highlight On or Off and press .
Settings 148 Settings Sounds Ringer T ype Ringer types help you id entify inco ming ca lls and me ssages . Y ou can assign ringer types to i ndividual Contacts entrie s, type s of calls, Scheduler entries, a nd types of messages. • Single T ones are n on-polyphonic tradit ional styl e ring t ones.
149 Settings • If you select ed Messaging , press f or Voicemail , for T ext M essage or for Pic/Video Msg . 5. Press the navigation button le ft or right to select Si ng le T ones , Ring T ones , Melodies , or Downloads ringers. 6. Press the navigation button down and then left or right to select the desire d Ringer .
Settings 150 Settings deselect Always Vibrate . Press the left softk ey for Done to save and exit . • For T ext Mess age , Pic/Video Msg , V oice Mail or Alarms , use the navigation keys to s elec t Use Ringer volume or Separate V olume . Press to select/de select A lways Vibrate .
151 Settings Alerts Y our phone can alert you with an audible tone when you change ser vic e areas, once a minut e during a voi ce call, or when a call has been connected. The diffe rent actions av ailable are: • Minute Beep : An alert tone is sounded ever y minute that you are connected.
Settings 152 Settings 4. Press: • for Minute Beep • for Ser vice • for Connect • for Sig. Fade T one • for Roam • for Power On • for Power Off 5. Select On or Off using the navigation key and press to save and exit. I n the case of Power On and Power Off , you can also select Mystery , Cr ystal , and Ex cit ing .
153 Settings 3. Press for Key T one . 4. Press for T one T ype . 5. Press the navigation key up or down to s elect the desired tone type. 6. Press to save and ex it. T o adjust the key tone volume: 1. Press , followed by for Settings . 2. Press f or Sounds .
Settings 154 Settings Vo i c e S e r v i c e For more information, see "V oice Se r vice" on page 36. Security For more information, see "P hone Security" on page 163. Roaming For more information, see "Roaming" on page 30.
155 Settings 4. Press the navigation key up or d own to select one of the following functions: 5. Press to save and ex it. Others Call Setup Call Setup options allo w you to set up th e followin g options: Abbrev . Dial Abbreviated dialing allows you to progr am a five or six digit prefix for commonly used phone num bers.
Settings 156 Settings 2. Press for Others . 3. Press for Call Setup . 4. Press for Abbrev . Dial . 5. Select On or Off and press . 6. Input the five or six digit prefix (for example, area code and prefix) and press . T o make an Abbreviated Dial call: 1.
157 Settings 2. Use the up or down n avigation ke y to select the Cont act you want to call and press . Restriction Allows you to restrict outgoing calls by selecting one of the following options: • Allow all to allow outgoing calls to be made (no restrictions).
Settings 158 Settings Call Answer T o set the actions required to answer an incoming call: 1. Press , followed by for Settings . 2. Press for Others . 3. Press for Call Setup . 4. Press for Call Answer and select one of the following: 5. Press to save and exit .
159 Settings 3. Press for Language . 4. Press the navigation key up or down to select English or French . 5. Press to save and exit . Airplane Mode Airplane Mode allows you to us e many of your phone’ s features, such as Games, Notepa d, V oice Memos , etc.
Settings 160 Settings The Location feature allows the network to detect your position. T urning Location off will hide your location from everyone except 911. Note : Even if the Location feature is enabled, no ser vice may use your location information without your expressed permission.
161 Settings • After 5 Seconds activates Key Guard fi ve seconds after the handset is closed. • Off deactivate s the K ey Guard f eature. T o activate Key Guard: 1. Press , followed by for Settings . 2. Press for Others . 3. Press for Key Guard . 4.
Settings 162 Settings T o change Audio Routing: 1. Press , followed by for Settings . 2. Press for Others . 3. Press for Audio Routing . 4. Sele ct eit her Normal or Headset Only and press . Phone Info The Phone Info screen displays in formation about your handset’ s current hardware and software.
163 Phone Security Phone Security Accessing the Security Menu All of your phone’ s security se ttings are available through the Security menu. Y ou must enter your lock code to view the Security menu. T o access the Security menu: 1. Press , followed by for Settings .
Phone Security 164 Phone Security Unlocking Y our Pho ne T o unlock your phone: 1. Press . 2. Enter your lock code. Changin g the Lock Code T o change your lock code: 1. From the S ecurity menu, press for Change Lock . 2. Enter your new lock code and press .
165 Phone Security Lock Pic/Video When your camera is locked, you must enter you r lock code before taking any pictures or viewing stored pict ures. T o lock/unlock your phone: 1. From the S ecurity m enu, press f or Lock Pic/Video . 2. Using the navigation key , select On or Off , a nd press .
Phone Security 166 Phone Security 2. Press: • for Erase Contacts • for Erase Downloads • for Erase Pic/Video • for Erase V oice Memo • for Erase Messages 3. Using the navigation key , select Ye s and press . Default Settings Resetting the phone rest ores all the factory defaults, including the ringer types and disp lay settings.
167 Phone Security Reset Phone Resetting the phone rest ores all the factory defaults, including the ringer types and di spla y settin gs. T o reset your phone: 1. From the S ecurity menu, press f or Reset Phone . 2. Using the navigation key , select Ye s and press .
Safety 168 Safety Safety Getting the Most Out of Y our Reception Keeping T abs o n Sign al Stren gth The quality of each ca ll you make or receive depends on the signal strength in your area. Y our phone in forms you of the current signal strength by displaying a number of bars next to the signal strength icon.
169 Safety scientists, engineers and physicians from u niversities , government health agencies and industries deve loped this updated standard after reviewing the available body o f resear ch. In 1993, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ad opted this updated standard in a regulation.
Safety 170 Safety Using Y our Pho ne Wh ile D riving T alking on your phone while drivi ng (or operating the phone without a hands-free device) is pr ohibited in some jurisd ictions. Laws var y as to specif ic rest rictions. R emembe r that safety always come s first .
171 Safety Following Safe ty Gu ideline s T o operate your phone safely and effi cientl y , al ways follow any special regulations in a given area. T urn your phone off in areas where use is forbidden or when it may cause interference or danger .
Safety 172 Safety T urnin g Off Y o ur Phone in Dangerou s Areas T o avoid inter fering with blasti ng operations, turn off your phone when in a blasting area or in othe r areas with signs indicating that two-way radios should be turned off. Construction crews often use remote-control RF devices to se t off explos ives.
173 Safety Caring for the Batter y Protecting Y our Batter y The guidelines listed below help you get the most out of your battery’ s per formance. • Use only Samsung approv ed batteries and desktop chargers. These chargers are designed to maximize b atter y life.
Safety 174 Safety Disposal of Lithium Ion (LiIon ) Batteries For safe disposal options of your LiIon batteries , contact your nearest ser v ice cent er . Special Note : Be sure to dispose of you r batter y properly . In so me areas, the disposal of bat teries in h ousehold or business trash may be prohibited.
175 Safety guarantee that interference will not oc cur in a parti cular installation; if this equipment does cause harmful in terf erence to radio or television reception, which can be determined by t.
Safety 176 Safety The high est reported SAR values of the SPH-m500 are: CDMA mode (Part 22) - Head: 1.410 W/kg; Body-worn: 0.322 W/kg PCS mode (Part 24) - Head: 1.440 W/kg; Body-worn: 0.706 W/kg Owner’ s Record The model numb e r , regulatory numbe r and serial number are located on a na meplate insid e the batte r y comp artment.
177 Manufacturer’s Warranty Manufacturer’s Warranty ST ANDARD LIMITED W ARRANTY What is Covered and F or How Long? SAMSUNG Ele ctronics Ca nada Inc.
Manufacturer’s Warranty 178 All replaced parts, components, boards and equipm ent s hall become the proper ty of SAMSUNG . If SAMSUNG determines that any Produc t is not covered by this Limited W a rranty , Purchaser must pa y all parts, sh ipping, and labor charg es for the repair or return of such Product.
179 Manufacturer’s Warranty REPRESENT A TIONS AND TH ERE ARE NO C ONDIT IONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIE D , ST A TUTOR Y OR O THER WISE, AS T O THE Q U ALITY , CAP ABILITIES , OPER A TIONS, PER FORMANCE OR .
Index 180 Index A Abbr ev. Di al 24 Abbrev iated Diali ng 25 Activating Voice Service 36 Airplan e Mo de 159 Alarm Clock 117 Alert Notification 151 Auto-Answer 158 B Backlight 145 Battery Capaci ty 12.
181 Index L Launch Pad 154 Location Settings 159 Locking Yo ur Phone 16 3 M Making Calls 18 Media Player 68–70 Playi ng Vide o and Audio C lips 68 Memo Pa d 11 5 Menus Diagram 49 Naviga tio n 47 Vie.
Index 182 V Voice Dial Changi ng Vo ice Dia l Promp ts 45 Changi ng Vo ice Dia l Se nsiti vity 42 Changi ng Voic e Launc h 46 Customi zing 42 Voice Memos 106 Voice Service Activa tin g 36 Voicemail Cl.
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