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Using this manual 2 U sing this manual Thank you f or pur chasing this Samsung mobile device. This device will pr ovide y ou with high quality mobile communication and ent er tainment based on Samsung ’ s exc eptional technology and high standar ds.
Using this manual 3 Instruc tional icons Before y ou start, familiarise yourself with the icons you will see in this manual: W arning —situations that could cause injury to yourself or others Cautio.
Using this manual 4 C opyrigh t Copyright © 2011 Samsung Electronics This user manual is prot ec ted under international copyright laws. No par t of this user manual may be repr oduced, distributed, .
Contents 5 Assembling ................................................................ 8 Unpack ...................................................................................... 8 Install the SIM or USIM card and battery .........................
Contents 6 Entertainment ........................................................ 44 Camera .................................................................................... 4 4 V ideo play er .......................................................
Contents 7 Settings .................................................................... 71 Ac cess the Settings menu .................................................. 7 1 SIM cards management ...................................................... 7 1 Fligh t mode .
Assembling 8 Assembling Unpack Check your pr oduct box for the f ollowing items: Mobile device ● Battery ● T rav el adapter (charger) ● User manual ● Use only Samsung-appro ved software. P irated or illegal soft ware ma y cause damage or malfunctions that are not cov ered by your manufacturer's warranty .
Assembling 9 T o install the SIM or USIM card and batt er y , If the device is on, press and hold [ 1 ] and select Ye s to turn it o . Remove the back co ver . 2 Be careful not to damage y our ngernails when you remov e the back cover . Inser t the SIM or USIM card with the gold- coloured 3 contacts facing down.
Assembling 10 Once you insert 2 SIM or USIM cards, y ou will be ● prompted t o select either of them when accessing network ser vices. If you do not inser t a SIM or USIM card, y ou can only ● use your device ’ s non-network ser vices and some menus.
Assembling 11 Charge the ba tter y Before using the devic e for the rst time, you must char ge the battery . Y ou can charge the device with the pr ovided travel adapt er or by connecting the device to a PC with a PC data cable . Use only Samsung-appro ved chargers and cables .
Assembling 12 Plug the large end of the tra vel adapter into a pow er 3 outlet. Y ou can use the phone while it is charging , but it may ● take longer to fully charge the batt er y . While the device is charg ing, the touch screen ma y ● not function due to an unstable power supply .
Assembling 13 Plug the other end of the PC data cable into a USB port on 3 a PC. Depending on the type of PC data cable you are using , it may take some time bef ore charg ing begins. When the battery is fully charged (the battery icon is no 4 longer moving), unplug the PC data cable fr om the device and then from the PC.
Assembling 14 Inser t a memor y card with the gold- coloured con tacts 2 facing down. Push the memory card in the memor y card slot until it 3 locks in place. Close the cov er to the memor y card slot. 4 › Remov e the memor y card Ensure that the devic e is not currently using the memory 1 ca rd.
Assembling 15 › F ormat the memor y card F ormatting your memor y card on a PC may cause incompatibilities with y our device. F ormat the memory card only on the device. In Menu mode, select S ettings → Memory → Memory card details → F ormat → Ye s .
Getting star ted 16 Getting star ted T urn your de vice on and o T o turn on your device , Pr ess and hold [ 1 ]. Enter y our PIN and select 2 Done (if necessary). Select 3 OK to reg ister new SIM or USIM cards . Select a SIM card slot and assign a name and signal icon to 4 the rst SIM or USIM card .
Getting star ted 17 Get to know your devic e › Device la yout 1. Active only when you use the speakerphone f eature or record videos. SIM switch key P ower/Lock key Multifunction jack Internal anten.
Getting star ted 18 › Keys Key F unc tion Dial Make or answer a call; In Idle mode, retrieve logs of y our calls and messages. Menu Acc ess M enu mode; Launch the task manager to view all active applications (press and hold). End End a call; In Menu mode, return to Idle mode.
Getting star ted 19 › Indicator icons Icons shown on the displa y may vary depending on your r egion or service provider . Icon Denition No SIM or USIM card No signal Signal strength 1 Fligh t mo.
Getting star ted 20 Icon Denition New text or multimedia message New email message New voice mail message Java games or applications in pr ogress Alarm activated Roaming (outside of normal ser vice area) Normal prole activated Silent prole activated Curren t time Battery power level 1.
Getting star ted 21 Use the t ouch screen Y our device ’ s touch screen lets y ou easily select items or per form functions. Learn basic actions to use the touch screen. T o avoid scr atching the touch scr een, do not use ● sharp tools. Do not allow the touch screen t o come into contact ● with other electrical devices.
Getting star ted 22 P anning: T ap and drag with y our nger to select items. ● Drag and drop: T ap and hold your nger on an it em, and ● then drag your nger t o move the it em. Flick: F lick the screen quick ly to activate an application.
Getting star ted 23 › Organise applications in Menu mode Y ou can reor ganise the applications in Menu mode by changing their order or g rouping them int o categories to suit your pr efer ences and needs. In Idle mode, press the Menu key to acc ess M enu mode.
Getting star ted 24 › Use the task manager Y ou can manage multiple applications with the task manager . T o launch the task manager , Pr ess and hold the M enu key . The icons of active 1 applications appear . Contr ol ac tive applications as follo ws: 2 T o switch between applications , select one from the ● icons of active applications.
Getting star ted 25 Drag the widget to the idle scr een. 5 Select 6 Done at the top left of the screen to close the widget toolbar . T o move the widget back t o the widget toolbar , tap and 7 hold the widget until the yello w frame appears and drag it to the widget toolbar .
Getting star ted 26 › Swit ch to the silent pr ole T o mute or unmute y our device , do one of the follo wings: In Menu mode, select ● Ke ypad , and then tap and hold . Open the shor tcuts panel from the top of the scr een and ● select Silent .
Getting star ted 27 Adjust the brigh tness of the display › In Menu mode, select 1 Settings → Displa y and light . Drag the slider under 2 Brightness to adjust the lev el of brightness. Select 3 Set . The brightness level of the displa y will aect how quickly the device consumes batter y power .
Getting star ted 28 › Lock y our SIM or USIM card Y ou can lock your devic e by activating the PIN supplied with your SIM or USIM car d. In Menu mode, select 1 Settings → Security . Select 2 PIN lock . Enter the PIN of y our SIM or USIM card and select 3 Done .
Getting star ted 29 › Swit ch the SIM or USIM card aut omatically In Menu mode, select 1 Settings → SIM cards management → SIM aut o switch . Select 2 Activation . Select a SIM or USIM card. 3 Specify the schedule that the SIM or USIM card will be 4 active and select S a ve .
Getting star ted 30 Enter text by selecting alphanumeric keys or writing on 2 the screen. When entering te xt, rotate the device t o display the wider keypad. When entering te xt with the keypad, you can use the follo wing modes: Mode F unc tion ABC Select an appropriate vir tual key until the character you want appears on the display .
Getting star ted 31 When P redictive text mode is activated, y ou can use Continuous input mode . T ap and hold 1 and select Continuous input . Select the rst charac ter of a wor d and drag your nger 2 t o the s ec on d c har act er w ith ou t re lea si ng th e n ge r fr om the screen.
Communication 32 C ommunication Calling Learn to use calling functions, such as making and answering calls, using options av ailable dur ing a call or customising and using call-relat ed featur es. › Make and answ er a call Y ou can use the buttons or the touch scr een when you make, accept, end , or rejec t calls.
Communication 33 Reject a c all When a call comes in, pr ess [ ]. The caller will hear a busy tone. Y ou can set up a list of numbers to r eject incoming calls automatically . ► p . 34 Call an int ernational number In Menu mode, select 1 Ke ypad and tap and hold 0 to inser t the + character .
Communication 34 T o answer a second call , selec t ● Accept when a call waiting tone sounds. The rst call is automatically placed on hold . Y ou must subscribe to the call waiting service to use this featur e. T o switch between the two calls, select ● Swa p .
Communication 35 Select the number input eld and enter a number to 4 reject, and select S ave . T o add more numbers , repeat st eps 2-4. 5 Make a fak e c all Y ou can simulate inc oming calls when you want t o get out of meetings or unwan ted con versations.
Communication 36 Y ou can also make fake calls appear more r ealistic by showing a caller ID image and caller ’ s name or number . In Menu mode, select 1 Settings → A pplications → C all → F ake call . Select 2 Name or Number . Enter a name or number .
Communication 37 Select 3 Divert to → Con tac ts to add a contact or To another number to enter a number to which calls will be forwarded. Select 4 Activate .
Communication 38 › V iew call and message logs Y ou can view logs of your calls and messages lt ered by their types. In Menu mode, select 1 Log s .
Communication 39 › Send a text message 1 In Menu mode, select M essages → Compose . Select 2 Con tac ts . Y ou can enter a number manually or select one from the logs or contact groups b y selecting another option. Select the check boxes next to contacts and select 3 Add .
Communication 40 Select 5 and attach a le. Y ou can select a le from the le list or capture a photo , video , or sound clip. Select 6 Send to send the message. › V iew a text or multimedia message Messages you hav e receiv ed, sent or saved ar e sor ted automatically int o the follo wing message folders .
Communication 41 › Send an SOS message In case of an emergenc y , you can ask f or help by sending an SOS message to specied recipien ts. This f eature ma y be unavailable depending on y our region or service provider . In Menu mode, select 1 Messages .
Communication 42 Email Learn to cr eate and send email messages, and view or manage messages you hav e sent or received . › Send an email message 1 In Menu mode, select Email → an account → C ompose . Y ou can select Acc ount list to view other accounts .
Communication 43 Social Hub Learn to ac cess Social Hub ™ , the integrated communica tion application for email , messages, instant messages, con tacts or calendar information. Visit socialhub .samsungmobile.c o m f or more details. In Menu mode, select 1 Social Hub .
Entertainment 44 Ent er tainment Camer a Learn how t o capture and view photos and videos. Y ou can take photos at r esolutions up to 2048 x 1536 pix els (3.2 megapixels) and videos at r esolutions up to 320 x 240 pixels. Photos ar e saved in jpg f ormat and videos are saved in mp4 format.
Entertainment 45 › C ap tu r e a p ho to b y us in g p r es et o pt io n s f or various scenes Y our camera pr ovides you with pr edened settings for various scenes. Y ou can simply select the proper mode for your shooting condition and subjects.
Entertainment 46 › Captur e a panoramic phot o Y ou can take wide panoramic photos using P anorama shooting mode. This mode is convenien t for phot ographing landscapes. 1 In Menu mode, select Camera to turn on the camera. Rotate the device anti-clockwise to landscape view .
Entertainment 47 Select 7 to stop r ecording . The video is sav ed automatically . The camcor der may not be able to properly recor d videos to a memory card with a slow transfer speed . After recor ding videos, select to view the recor ded videos. V ideo play er Learn to use the video pla yer to play various kinds of videos.
Entertainment 48 Music Learn to list en to your fa vourite music while on the go with the music player . › Add music les t o your device Star t by transf er ring les to your device or memory card: Download from the wir eless web. ● ► p . 58 Download from a PC with the optional Samsung Kies.
Entertainment 49 Icon F unction Activate Shue mode . Change the repeat mode (o , repeating one le, or r epeating all les). Adjust the v olume.
Entertainment 50 › Listen to the F M radio Plug a headset into the devic e. 1 In Menu mode, select 2 FM r adio . Select 3 Ye s to star t automatic tuning. The F M radio scans and saves available sta tions automatically . The rst time you turn on the F M radio, y ou will be prompted t o star t automatic tuning .
Entertainment 51 Select 5 → Record t o star t recor ding. When you ar e nished recording , selec t 6 S ave . The rec orded le will be saved in Sounds (in Menu mode, select My les → Sounds ). T o listen to a r ecorded le , selec t → Go to Sounds → a le.
Personal information 52 P ersonal inf ormation C ontacts Learn to cr eate and manage a list of your personal or business contacts stored on the device ’ s memor y or a SIM or USIM card . Y ou can save names, phone numbers , email addresses , and more f or your contacts.
Personal information 53 Set the contact as your favourit es by selecting ● . Edit the contact information b y selecting ● Edit . Use additional fea tures by selecting ● . › Set a fav ourite number In Menu mode, select 1 Con tac ts → F av ourites → Add .
Personal information 54 Calendar Learn to cr eate and manage daily or monthly events , and set alarms to remind y ourself of impor tant events . › Crea te an ev ent In Menu mode, select 1 Calendar . Select 2 Create . Enter the details of the ev ent.
Personal information 55 T ask Learn to cr eate a vir tual task list and set alarms to remind yourself of important tasks or set priorit y . › Crea te a task In Menu mode, select 1 T ask . Select 2 Create . Enter the details of the task. 3 Select 4 S ave .
Personal information 56 Memo Learn to r ecord impor tant information t o save and view a t a later dat e. Crea te a memo › In Menu mode, select 1 Memo . Select 2 Create . Enter y our memo text. 3 Select 4 Back to hide the keypad. Select a colour to change a background colour .
Personal information 57 Speak into the micr ophone. 3 When you ar e nished, selec t 4 or S ave . T o recor d more voice memos , repeat st eps 2-4. 5 › Play a v oice memo In Menu mode, select 1 V oice rec . Select 2 to access the v oice memo list.
Web 58 We b Internet Learn to ac cess and bookmark your favourite w eb pages. Y ou may incur additional char ges for ac cessing the ● web and downloading media. F or details, c ontac t your service provider . The web br owser menu may be labelled dier ently ● depending on your service provider .
Web 59 › Use the RSS r eader Learn to use the RSS r eader to receive the la test news and information fr om your favourite w ebsites. Add an RSS f eed address In Menu mode, select 1 Internet → → RSS f eeds . Select 2 Add . Enter the title and w eb address of an RSS f eed and selec t 3 S ave .
Web 60 T o use Samsung Apps, y our device must be ● connected to the internet using a cellular c onnec tion or WLAN. Y ou may incur additional char ges for ac cessing the ● internet and downloading applications . If the widget toolbar is full, downloaded widgets will ● not be automatically added to the widget t oolbar .
Connectivity 61 C onnec tivity Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology capable of ex changing information over a distance of about 10 m without requiring a ph ysical connection. Y ou do not need to line up the devices t o beam information with Bluetooth.
Connectivity 62 T o allow other devices to loca te your devic e, select 3 → Settings → My phone ’ s visibility → A lwa ys on → Set . If you selected Custom , en ter duration tha t your device is visible and select Done .
Connectivity 63 › Receiv e data using the Bluetooth wireless fea ture Enter the PIN f or the Bluetooth wireless featur e and selec t 1 Done (if necessary). Select 2 Ye s to conrm that you are willing t o receive data from the device (if nec essar y).
Connectivity 64 Select the check box next to a network . 2 Enter a passw ord f or the net work and select 3 Done (if necessary). › C onnect to a WLAN using a Wi-F i Pr otec ted Setup ( WPS) In Menu mode, select 1 Settings → C onnec tivity → W i-F i .
Connectivity 65 › Synchr onise with Windo ws Media Play er Ensure that W indows Media Player is installed on y our PC. Using a PC data cable , connect the multifunction jack on 1 your device t o a PC with Window s M edia Play er installed. When connected, a pop-up window will appear on the PC.
T ools 66 T ools Clock Learn to set and c ontrol alarms , and world clocks. Y ou can also use the stopwa tch and count -down timer . › Set a new alarm In Menu mode, select 1 Clock → . Select 2 Create . Set alarm details. 3 When you ar e nished, selec t 4 S ave .
T ools 67 › Use the st opwa tch In Menu mode, select 1 Clock → . Select 2 Start to begin the stopwat ch. Select 3 Lap to recor d lap times. When you ar e nished, selec t 4 Stop . Select 5 Reset to clear rec orded times . › Use the c ount- down timer In Menu mode, select 1 Clock → .
T ools 68 Dic tionar y Learn to look up w ords in your dictionar y . In Menu mode, select 1 Dic tionary . Enter a w ord in the sear ch box. 2 Select the word from the list. 3 My acc ounts Learn to manage y our web accounts to use online da ta sync or community ser vices.
T ools 69 Change the auto sync schedule › In Menu mode, select 1 My acc ounts . Select 2 . Select an inter val to synchronise data with y our accounts 3 and select S et . My les Learn to quickly and easily access all of y our images, videos , music, sound clips , and other types of les stored on the device or a memory card.
T ools 70 › V iew a le In Menu mode, select 1 My les → a le type. F olders or les on the memor y card are indicated b y a memor y card icon. Select a folder 2 → a le. Set an image as your wallpaper › Y ou can set your phot os or images as a background image f or the idle screen.
Settings 71 Settings Ac cess the Settings menu In Menu mode, select 1 Settings . Select a setting categor y and selec t an option. 2 Customise the setting and select 3 Back or Set . SIM cards managemen t Acc ess and alter the following settings to c ontrol the network and the card settings f or your device.
Settings 72 C onnectivit y Bluetooth ● : Activate the Bluetooth f eature to ex change information o ver a distance . ► p . 61 W i-Fi ● : Activate the WLAN f eature t o connect to the internet or other network devices. ► p. 6 3 Synchr onise ● : Add synchr onisation proles and synchr onise your data with a w eb ser ver .
Settings 73 General Acc ess and alter the following settings to c ontrol general settings for y our device: Display language ● : Select a display language for all menus and applications. Ke yb oard language ● : Select input languages to use with the keypad.
Settings 74 Menu and widgets Change the settings for using menus and widgets . ● Adaptiv e menu order : Automatically sort applications by frequency of use (most recent application rst). W idget ● : Select a connec tion prole to use f or widgets, view the downloaded widgets, or view the widget disclaimer .
Settings 75 Change passwor d ● : Change the device passwor d. SIM lock ● : Activate or deactivate the SIM lock f eature to requir e the SIM passwor d when you change the SIM or USIM card . PIN lock ● : Activate or deactivate the PIN lock f eature to requir e the PIN befor e using the device.
Settings 76 Reset Reset various settings to the factor y default values. Select which settings to reset. Y ou must enter your devic e password to reset the settings . About phone Sy stem info ● : Check the CPU usage and storage memory . Y ou can also check the model number of your phone , and MA C addresses of Bluetooth and WLAN.
T roubleshooting 77 T roubleshooting When y ou turn on your de vice or while y ou are using the device , it prompts you to en ter one of the follo wing codes : Code T r y this to solve the pr oblem: P assword When the device lock f eature is enabled, you must ent er the passwor d you set f or the device.
T roubleshooting 78 The touch scr een responds slowly or improperly If your device has a touch scr een and the touch screen is not responding pr operly , tr y the following: Remove an y protective cov ers from the touch scr een.
T roubleshooting 79 Others cannot hear you speaking on a call Ensure that y ou are not covering the built-in micr ophone. ● Ensure that the micr ophone is close to your mouth. ● If using a headset, ensure that it is properly connected . ● Audio quality is poor Ensure that y ou are not block ing the device ’ s internal ● antenna.
T roubleshooting 80 Y our device is hot to the touch When you use applications tha t require more pow er or use applications on your devic e for an extended period of time, your device ma y feel hot to the touch. This is normal and should not aect your device ’ s lifespan or performance.
T roubleshooting 81 Error messages appear when opening music les Some music les may not play on y our Samsung mobile device for a v ar iety of reasons. If you r eceive err or messages when opening music les on your device , tr y the following: F ree some memor y by transferring les to a PC or deleting ● les from y our device.
Safety precautions 82 Safety precautions T o prevent injury to yourself and others or damage to your devic e, read all of the following inf ormation before using your device .
Safety precautions 83 Prot ect the device, ba tteries, and chargers from damage Av oid exposing your device and batteries to very cold or very hot ● temperatur es. Extreme temperatures can cause the def ormation of the device and ● reduce the char ging capacity and life of your devic e and batteries.
Safety precautions 84 T urn o the devic e in p otentially e xplosive en vironments T urn o your device in potentially explosiv e environments instead of ● removing the batt er y . Always c omply with regulations, instructions and signs in potentially ● explosive en vironments .
Safety precautions 85 Dial sensibly and assess the trac. Plac e calls when you are not ● moving or befor e pulling into trac. T r y to plan calls when your car will be stationary. If you need t o make a call, dial only a f ew numbers, check the road and your mirr ors, then con tinue.
Safety precautions 86 Do not store y our device with such metal objects as coins, ke ys and necklaces Y our device may become def ormed or malfunction.
Safety precautions 87 Use manufacturer-appro ved ba tteries, char gers, accessories and supplies Using generic batteries or chargers ma y shor ten the life of y our device ● or cause the device to malfunction. Samsung cannot be responsible for the user’ s safety when using ● accessories or supplies that are not appr oved by Samsung.
Safety precautions 88 Do not disassemble, modify , or repair your devic e Any changes or modications t o your device can v oid your ● manufacturer ’ s warranty. F or ser vice, take y our device to a Samsung Ser vice Centr e. Do not disassemble or puncture the battery, as this can cause ● explosion or re .
Safety precautions 89 Handle SIM cards or memory cards with care Do not remov e a card while the device is transf err ing or accessing ● information, as this could r esult in loss of data and/or damage to the card or device . Pr otect cards from str ong shocks, static electricity , and elec trical noise ● from other devices .
Safety precautions 90 Corr ec t disposal of this product ( W aste Elec trical & Electronic Equipment) (Applicable in the Eur opean Union and other European countries with separate c ollec tion systems) This marking on the product, accessories or literature indicates that the pr oduct and its elec tronic accessories (e .
Safety precautions 91 Disclaimer Some content and services accessible through this devic e belong to third par ties and are prot ected by copyright, pat ent, trademark and/or other intellectual propert y laws . Such content and services are pro vided solely for y our personal noncommercial use .
Index 92 access codes 77 alarms creating 66 stopping 6 6 auto rejection 34 battery charging 11 installing 8 Bluetooth activating 61 nding and pairing with devices 6 2 receiving data 63 sending data.
Index 93 viewing multimedia 4 0 viewing text 40 multimedia messages sending 3 9 viewing 4 0 multi-tasking 23 music playing 4 8 music player adding les 4 8 creating pla ylists 4 9 playing music 4 8 .
Index 94 unpack 8 USIM card installing 8 video player 47 videos playing 4 7 recor ding 46 voice calls answering 3 2 making 32 using options 3 3 voice mail 40 voice memos playing 5 7 recor ding 56 voic.
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