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SCH-r561 PORTABLE Dual-Mode TELEPHONE User Guide Please read this manua l before operating your phone, and keep it for future refere nce. BMC_r561_UG_EN_03272009_D7.
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Table of Contents Getting St arted .......... .......... ............ ............ ............ .......... ............ ..... 1 Closed View of Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Viewing the Display Screen .
Playing Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Launching Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Ringers..... ............ ........
Bluetooth .. .......... ............ ............ .......... ............ ............ .......... .......... 8 2 Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Visibility . . . . .
Manufacturer’s Warran ty....... ............ ............. ............ ............ ........ 115 Index .... ............ ............ ............ .
1 Getting Start ed Getting Started Closed View of Phone 2. Volume Keys 1. Front LCD 16. Camera/ Camcorder Key 11. Power/Accessory Connector 7. microSD TM Card Slot 10. Hole 12. Navigation Keys/Wheel Key 3. Menu/OK Key 9. Headset Jack 4. Left Softkey 6.
Getting Started 2 Getting Started 1. Front LCD : The Front LCD sho ws signal and batte ry strengt h, time, da y, and date. It also displa ys incoming calls or mess ages. 2. Volu me Keys : Allows you to adju st the ringer volume in idle mode (with the p hone open ) or adjust the voice volume during a call.
3 Getting Start ed 15. END Key : Ends a call. If you pres s and hold th e END key, the power goes On or Off. Wh en you receive an incoming call, press t o ignore t he call and send the call to vo icemail. 16. Camera/Camco rder Key : This key is used to lau nch the int egrated digital came ra.
Getting Started 4 Getting Started indicates th at you have missed sch eduler. indicates th at you have a missed al arm. indicates th at you have a new messa ge. indicates that the m essage is lock ed. indicates th at the TTY o ption is On . indicates th at your pho ne is in vibrat e all mode.
5 Getting Start ed indicates th at the hand set is in Mute m ode. indicates th at the hand set is in Key Mute mode. indicates th at the hand set is in Speak er mode. indicates th at the hand set is in Whis per mode. indicates th at the Cam era is enable d.
Getting Started 6 Getting Started indicates that Blue tooth tech nology is c onnected. indicates that Blue tooth tech nology is a ctive and h idden. Y our phone can also display a handy glossa ry of icons: 1. Press , select the Phone Support menu, a nd press .
7 Getting Start ed Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger Battery Capacity Your phone is equipped with a Lithium Ion (LiIon) battery. It all ows you to rech arge your batte ry before i t is full y drained. When the battery runs low, the battery icon will blink to re mind you to recha rge the battery.
Getting Started 8 Getting Started Installing the Battery T o install the LiIo n batter y: 1. Press the to p of the batter y cover and slide the batt ery cover in th e direction of the arrow to release it. Lift t he cover up by the bott om corners to remove it.
9 Getting Start ed 4. Insert the top end of the batter y cover int o the groov es of the p hone. Snap the lid into place. Removing the Battery Note : Make su re the po wer is off so that you do n’t lose an y stored nu mbers or message s.
Getting Started 10 Getting Started WARNING! FO R CONNECTION T O AN ELECTRIC AL SUPPLY NOT LOCATED IN NORTH AMERICA, YOU MUST USE AN ADAPTER OF THE PROPER CONFIGURATION F OR THE POWER OU TLET. USE OF THE WRONG ADAPTER COULD DAMAGE YO UR PHONE AND VOID YOUR WARRANTY.
11 Getting Started 4. An animated battery i con is displa yed on the ma in screen. T he icon provides a n indication of whether th e battery is being char ged or is ful ly charged. Note : It ta kes approxi mately 4 ho urs to full y recharge a complet ely drained standard ba ttery.
Getting Started 12 Getting Started Note : To remo ve the card once it has been inser ted, firmly p ush the end o f the card furth er into the p hone and relea se—the car d should po p out of the me mory card slot. If this does not work, re peat the pr ocess again .
13 Phone Basics Phone Basics Your handset supports a f lexible user interface t hat allows y ou to modify the user interface v ia downloadable themes .
Phone Basics 14 Phone Basics Tip : Some networ ks support + dialing. + dialing au tomaticall y indicates to the network th at you are diali ng an interna tional call and adds the in ternation al dialing prefix (typica lly ‘011’) to th e call automa tically.
15 Phone Basics In-Call Options During a call, use the lef t softkey to Mute or UnMute your phone’s micropho ne. Addition al actions are availabl e by pressing the right softkey for Options dur ing a call. (To select a n option, pr ess the cor responding ke ypad number or hi ghlight the option and press .
Phone Basics 16 Phone Basics Note : The En d-of-Call op tions are no t displayed for calls i dentified as U nknown ID or Restr icted Nu mber. Saving a Phone Number You can stor e up to 60 0 phone numbe rs in the Con tacts list. (For more informati on, see "Addi ng a New Cont act" on pa ge 60.
17 Phone Basics Dialing and Saving Phon e Numbers With Pauses You can dial o r save phone nu mbers with paus es for use wit h automated sys tems, such as Voic email or cr edit card b illing nu mbers. There are two type s of pauses availa ble on your phone: • Hard Pau se sends the ne xt set of numbers whe n you press .
Phone Basics 18 Phone Basics 5. Select On and press . 6. Input the five or si x digit pr efix (for example, ar ea code and prefix) a nd press . Making a n Abbreviated Dial Call 1. Enter the l ast four o r five digits of the phon e number. Abb rev. Dial is displayed i n the lowe r left cor ner with th e prefix di gits displa yed.
19 Phone Basics T o respond t o an incoming c all while you’re on a call: • Press . (This puts the firs t caller on hold and answ ers the second call.) T o switch back to the fi rst caller: • Press again. Making a Three-Way Call With Three- Way Calling, y ou can talk to two people at the same time.
Phone Basics 20 Phone Basics Your phone i s compatible with selec ted TTY devi ces. Please check with the manufact urer of your TT Y device to ensure that it supports dig ital wireless transmission . Your phone and TTY de vice will con nect via a spe cial cable that plugs into your phone's h eadset jack .
21 Entering Text Entering Text T o change th e characte r input m ode: 1. When you d isplay a sc reen where y ou can ent er text, pr ess the righ t softkey for Options then select T ext Mode . 2. Select a ch aracter input mod e: • T9 (English) : To enter characters using predi ctive T9 T ext Input (se e page 21).
Entering Text 22 Entering Text Alpha Mode To enter cha racters by tapping th e keypad, select the Alpha mode. Press th e correspondi ng key repe atedly un til the desi red charac ter appears . Use the key to switch between u ppercase, lowercas e, and mixed case.
23 Entering Text T o enter “emo ticons” (s mileys): • Select the Emoticons mode. To enter an emo ticon, pres s the correspondi ng number ke y indicate d on the di splay. Use t he navigation keys to scr oll up or do wn to see ad ditional e moticons.
Roaming 24 Roaming Roaming Recognizing Icons on the Display Sc reen Your phone’s display screen al ways lets you know when you’re of f the network. Note : You may pay a higher per-mi nute rate f or roaming call s. Roaming on Other Digital Network s When you’r e roaming, yo u may not be able to ac cess certain features, such as web services .
25 Roaming Update PRL 1 You can ma nually updat e your PRL (Preferred R oaming List ) to access ad ditional networks pr ovided by ne w roaming pa rtners of y our servic e provider, or by new systems th at have been enabled. This typical ly results in either a be tter signal or expanded cov erage.
Voice Service 26 Voice Service Voice Service Voice recog nition al lows you to say commands t o perform c ommon functi ons suppor ted by your phone. T o activate voice recog nition: 1. Press and ho ld . (The phone p rompts you t o say a voic e command.
27 Voice Service • If the pho ne asks you, "Did You Say, " followed by an incorr ect number, say No . (I f there are ot her alter natives, th e phone will prompt you with the n ext one. You can also pr ess the navi gation ke y up or down to sel ect the corr ect number f rom the Choi ce List, and then press to dial.
Voice Service 28 Voice Service • If the pho ne asks you, "Did You Say, " followed by an incorr ect name, say No . (If there a re other alter natives, th e phone wil l prompt you wi th the next one. You can al so press th e navigat ion key up or down to select the co rrect address from the C hoice Lis t.
29 Voice Service • Tim e plays back an d displays current date and time information. • Signal S trength pl ays back an d displays current si gnal stren gth. • Network plays back and disp lays the type of network coverage. • Battery p lays back and displa ys the curr ent leve l of batte ry charge.
Voice Service 30 Voice Service Tip : To r eset voice, press Reset Voice while i n the Adapt ation menu . Changing Audio Gu idance Mode By default, y our phone is se t to prompt m ode and provid es audio promp ts such as “Please s ay a comman d”. T o change the audio gu idance mode: 1.
31 Main Menu Main Menu User Interface The SCH-r561 is equippe d with the ca pability t o provide m ultiple us er interfac es that can pr ovide a dif ferent look and feel, a nd be customi zed to user preference. The availa bility of a customized us er interface is subjec t to your se rvice provid er.
Main Menu 32 Main Menu 3. Select Me nu Style . 4. Select Grid Menu or List Menu a nd press . Menu Layout The grid me nu consists of the followin g menus: The list menu cons ists of the same menu s in .
33 Main Menu Each menu (in alphabet ical order) provides the following group of func tions and features: • Calls : Manage incomin g, outgoing, mi ssed, and re cent calls . Please see "Calls" on page 59 for mor e information. • Contacts : Manage your phone boo k.
Web 34 Web Web When you launc h the browser, the phone will co nnect to the Inte rnet and the service in dicator icon will display. Launching the Web Browser • Activate the main menu, highligh t the Web menu, a nd pres s .
35 Web Using the Menu to Navigate By pressing the Menu sof tkey, you ca n navigate between web pages. Press the Menu softkey and sel ect one of th e following o ptions: 1. Home to retu rn to the c arrier’s home page. 2. Forwar d one we b page (if you have not re turned fro m a previous web page, this opt ion is greye d out).
Entertainment 36 Entertainment Entertainment The Entertai nment menu all ows you to l isten, view, a nd download media conte nt onto your ph one. The con tent can be streamed to your phone f rom your ne twork provider's server, whic h allows yo u to stay up to date, or from your memo ry card.
37 Entertainment 3. Select a so ng track and press to begin playin g. T o exit the music player : • Press . When the phon e prompts yo u to confirm, highlight Exit and press . Music Player Controls • Press to play or pause th e current tr ack. • Pres s the right nav igation ke y to skip to the next song in th e current play list.
Entertainment 38 Entertainment 5. Select C onnect to PC . The phone now ap pears as a removabl e disk on your compute r. War nin g : Call is disabled wh en the devi ce is connec ted as a mass storage de vice. 6. Using your c omputer’s nav igation syst ems, transfer your files b etween the compute r and the phone.
39 Entertainment • To erase a file , highlight t he file to be del eted, and press the righ t softkey for Options , followed by Delete . • If the fil e is viewab le or playa ble on your ph one, press to v iew/ play. Not all files can be viewed or played.
Entertainment 40 Entertainment 4. Using the na vigation keys, highli ght ALL , Phone or Card and press .The amoun t of storage space used a nd available is displayed on-screen.
41 My Downloads My Downloads You can do wnload the f ollowing types of it ems to yo ur phone: • Ringe rs allows you to download and assign ri nger types to voice call s. • Screen Savers a llows you t o download a nd assign s creen saver s to your phone.
My Downloads 42 My Downloads 3. Press the ri ght softke y and select Set As... . 4. Select Voice Cal ls . Note : Ringer s for Cont acts, Message s, Alarms, an d Schedules can also be set.
43 My Downloads 3. Select the game you wis h to play and p ress . 4. Follow the on-screen i nstructions to play th e game. When yo u are finished , select Exit (or Quit ) or press . Launching Applications 1. Activate the mai n menu, highlight th e My Downloads me nu, and press .
Ringers 44 Ringers Ringers Volume T o adjust th e volume o f the ringe r and voice : 1. Activate the mai n menu, highlight th e Ringers m enu, and pr ess . 2. Select Ringer Settings . 3. Select Vo lu me . 4. Select Ringer , Voi ce , Headset , Speaker Phone , T ext Mess age , Pic / Video Messag e , or More.
45 Ringers • My Down loads include a ll the ri ngtones you have prev iously down loaded. • My Video includes videos you have record ed and can be used for pla yback. T o select Ri nger T ypes for Voice Ca lls, Messag es and Sch edule: 1. Activate the mai n menu, highlight th e Ringers m enu, and pr ess .
Ringers 46 Ringers • Signa l Fade/Cal l Drop : An alert tone is so unded when y our phone par tially loses signa l due to ne twork condi tions or lea ving netw ork coverag e area. • Power On : An alert tone is sounded when powering o n. • Power Off : An alert tone is sounded when powering of f.
47 Ringers 4. Select T one Volume . 5. Select Key T ones Off or Le vel 1-8 and press to save an d exit. T o select a t one leng th: 1. Activate the mai n menu, highlight th e Ringers m enu, and pr ess . 2. Select Ringer Settings . 3. Select K ey T ones .
Messaging 48 Messaging Messaging After you ac cess the Messaging menu, you wi ll see the following op tions: • Send M essage allows you to send text, pictur e and video messag es. • T ext Mess ages allows you t o view text messa ges that you have r eceived, sent, and saved.
49 Messaging • Symbols c hanges the text entry mode to Symbo l. For more informatio n, see page 22. • Number changes the text entry mo de to Number s.
Messaging 50 Messaging 2. Compose your reply, or u se a pre-comp osed message s. • To type a mess age, use your keypad to e nter text. Us e the right softkey to select a character i nput mode. • To use pre-w ritten m essages, pres s the right softkey for Options and sele ct Add Preset Message .
51 Messaging • Right soft key for New Addr : ente r the recipi ent’s phone number or email address and pr ess . 5. Using the na vigation key s select: • In Phone , Memory Card or Online Album s to send a pict ure that is already sav ed. Use the navigation keys to hig hlight a pic ture and press .
Messaging 52 Messaging 3. Follow the on-scree n instruct ions. E-Mail Your phone i s capable o f accessing online e-mai ls using the preloaded My Email applicati on. T o access the online e-m ail ser vice: 1. Activate the mai n menu, highlight th e Messaging menu , and press .
53 Messaging Using One-T o uch Messag e Access • Press and ho ld 1 on your pho ne’s keypad. Follow the system pr ompts. Using the Me nu Keys on Your Phone to Acces s Y our Messages 1. Activate the mai n menu, highlight th e Messaging menu , and press .
Messaging 54 Messaging 2. Select Settings . General General se ttings affe ct voice mail , text and pi cture/vi deo messag es. • Noti fication : Al lows you to configure w hether new m essages wil l appear with a pop- up message or with an icon. • Quick Me ssages : Allows you to edi t, delete o r add pre-wri tten message s.
55 Messaging 5. Select Delete . 6. Select Ye s . T o add a preset message : 1. In the Sett ings menu, select General . 2. Select Quick Messages . 3. Press the ri ght softke y for Options . 4. Select A dd New . 5. Enter y our mess age using the keypad.
Messaging 56 Messaging 4. Select one of the followin g options: • Voice mai l • T ext Messag e • Pic/Video Me ssage 5. Press the nav igation key le ft or right to se lect between Ring T ones , Melodies , or My Download s and press . 6. Press the n avigation key down to pre view the fir st ringer.
57 Messaging • Edit Signatur e allows yo u to creat e a signatur e of up to 15 charact ers that i s automatica lly appende d to all your text messa ges. T o turn the Save in Outbox option On or Off: 1. In the Sett ings menu, select T e xt Messag e .
Messaging 58 Messaging 2. Press the navigatio n key up or down to select On or Off and press to select..
59 Calls Calls Your phone will di splay calls you ha ve missed. You can also access your list of recent cal ls from the i dle screen b y pressing the key.
Contacts 60 Contacts Contacts Finding Contacts 1. Activate the mai n menu, highlight th e Contacts me nu, press . 2. Select C ontacts . 3. Scroll down through yo ur list of c ontacts to hi ghlight the name and press to make the ca ll. Adding a New Contact Your phone can st ore up to 600 phon e numbers.
61 Contacts 4. Press the ri ght softke y for Options . 5. Select Edit Contact . 6. Select the p h one numbe r (Home, Wor k , etc.) to be edited. 7. Press and ho ld to erase the e ntire numbe r or press once to eras e just the last digit. 8. Enter the phone numb er and press .
Missed Alerts 62 Missed Alerts Missed Alerts The Misse d Alerts menu serves as a centralized location so y ou don’t ha ve to go through dif ferent menus to check f or missed ca lls, unheard voice mail or unread messages, etc. Th is menu is only a reminder.
63 Camera Camera You can activa te the camera and take picture s when the phone is open. In addit ion to taking p ictures, you can also rec ord, view, a nd send vide os to your fr iends and family with your phone’s built-i n video came ra. T o tak e a pi cture: 1.
Camera 64 Camera 6. When you are f inished rec ording, pres s the left softkey again for Done . Camera and Camcorder Options Once you h ave captur ed the pict ure or vide o, you can press the rig ht s.
65 Camera • Resolution allows you t o change the resolutio n of images . Images taken at a hig her resolution require more memor y to save. Th e available si zes are 2M , 1.3M , High , Med , or Low . Tip : While in Cap ture mode, the zoom feat ure is availa ble using the navigatio n keys.
Camera 66 Camera Camcorder Options The settin gs associat ed with the full-color di gital camcor der allow you to custo mize how the cam corder ope rates when taking vide os. T o set a cam corder option: 1. Start the ca mera. For mo re informa tion, see " To record a video:" on page 63.
67 Camera 4. Use the nav igation ke ys to scrol l though yo ur media. Th e media type is indicated by either a camera or a c amcorder icon in the top right corner. • To select/un select the currently-h ighlighte d picture o r video, press to check/un check the box beside th e item.
Camera 68 Camera Once you h ave received confirmation that your account has been succ essfully registe red, you ma y upload and s hare pictures and acce ss the Picture Messag ing Web site. T o access the Pictur e Messagin g Web site: 1. From your co mputer’s web br owser, go t o the Picture messaging we b site provid ed by your service pr ovider.
69 Camera more than on e. Once you ha ve finished selecting a ll the pictur es or videos you w ish to send press the left softkey for Next . • Select T ake New Picture to take a new pictur e prior to send ing your message. For more informa tion on takin g a picture, s ee "To take a picture:" on page 63.
Camera 70 Camera 7. Highlight Copies and press the navigation key left or righ t to select the desired numb er of copies to print. 8. Press the n avigation key down to selec t Size .
71 Camera Status Bar You can set whether the status bar icons are d isplayed onsc reen while taking pictures or recording videos. Se lect On or Off and press . Account Info The Accou nt Info scre en allows yo u to check th e details o f your onlin e album(s), such as your account numb er, the number of pictures you have loa ded, and comments.
Tools 72 Tools Tools After you ac cess To o l s menu, you will see the fo llowing options: • GPS Nav allows you to launch the GPS Navigat ion system application on your phone. • Alarm Cl ock allows yo u to set mul tiple ala rm times on your phone.
73 Tools 4. Press the n avigation key left or r ight and sele ct On or Off . 5. Press the n avigation key down once an d enter the al arm time. 6. Press the n avigation key down once to select the desire d ringer. (C ycle through th e ringers b y pressing the navigati on key left or right.
Tools 74 Tools 6. Set the eve nt details using the navigation k eys. Press up and down t o move betw een option s and press l e ft and righ t to change the currently- highlight ed options: Event Type , R eminder , Recurrence , Alarm Ringer , Start (start ing time), End (end time), a nd go to Contact .
75 Tools • If you hav e one or more events sche duled for t oday, they are displayed. Press the l eft softkey for Add New . 4. Enter the t ask descr iption usin g the keyp ad and press the left softkey for Next . 5. Press the n avigation keys left o r right to select a Low or High priority.
Tools 76 Tools 2. Select Calendar . 3. Select C ountdown . • If there are no exist ing countd owns, the New C ountdown screen is automatica lly displaye d. • If you have o ne or mor e composed memos, th ey are displ ayed. Press the left softke y for Add New .
77 Tools T o delete al l scheduled e vents: 1. Activate the mai n menu, highlight th e To o l s menu , and press . 2. Select Calendar . 3. Select S cheduler . 4. Press the ri ght softke y for Options . 5. Select Delete All . 6. Highlight Ye s with the navi gation key and press to con firm.
Tools 78 Tools 5. If more than one pers on is paying, ch oose # paying and enter the number. 6. The total a mount of th e tip is sh own in Ti p ( $) and the amount each person pays in Y ou pay . Bluetooth For infor mation on pa iring Blue tooth devi ces, see "P airing Blue tooth Dev ices" on page 83.
79 Tools 3. Highlight t he memo you wi sh to delet e using the na vigation k eys. 4. Press the ri ght softke y for Options . 5. Select Delete to erase t he highlighte d memo or Dele te All to e rase all memos. 6. Highlight Ye s with the navi gation key and press to con firm.
Tools 80 Tools 3. Press the ri ght softke y for Finish to end the re cording prio r to the countdown co mpletion. Note : When recordi ng a conver sation dur ing a call, on ly the oth er speaker's audio is recorded. Reviewing and Erasi ng Memos T o play the v oice memos yo u have recor ded: 1.
81 Tools Editing Voice Memo Captions T o edit a voice memo captio n: 1. Activate the mai n menu, highlight th e To o l s menu , and press . 2. Select Voice Memo . 3. Select Review . (The phone disp lays a list of saved memos, wit h the firs t one select ed.
Bluetooth 82 Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short- range comm unications technolog y that allows you to co nnect wirelessly to a number of Bluetooth d evices, such as mono or ste reo headset s, hands-free car kits, a nd Bluetoot h-enabled handhelds, P Cs, printe rs, and wire less phones.
83 Bluetooth • Visible f or 3min allo ws other devices t hree minute s before ch anging your status to hidden. • Hidden pr events othe r Bluetooth devices fr om detectin g and identify ing your phone. Device Name Your phone’ s Bluetooth n ame will appea r to other in-range Blu etooth dev ices, dependin g on your Vi sibility settin gs.
Bluetooth 84 Bluetooth 4. If no devi ces are curre ntly listed , press the l eft softkey for Add New . 5. Select S earch and pr ess . Your phone d isplays a l ist of disco vered in-range Bl uetooth de vices. 6. Select the device you wish to pa ir with and press the l e ft softke y for Add to list .
85 Bluetooth • Info allows you to v iew informatio n about the highl ighted truste d device..
Settings 86 Settings Settings Display Screen You can set what image appears on the displa y screen when in standby mode and for incom ing/outgoi ng calls. T o change the screen sa ver: 1. Activate the mai n menu, highlight th e Settings me nu, and press .
87 Settings Brightness You can chang e the brig htness of the LCD screen, making it brigh ter or dimmer. T o change the brightne ss setting: 1. Activate the mai n menu, highlight th e Settings me nu, and press . 2. Select Display . 3. Select Brightness .
Settings 88 Settings 2. Select Display . 3. Select P ower Save Mode . 4. Select On or Off . Turning on the po wer save mode will s low down the user interf ace respons e in order to conserve po wer. 5. Press to save an d exit. Keypad Light The keypa d light setti ng lets you se lect how long the keypad light is on afte r any key press is ma de.
89 Settings Note : Greeting me nu does not ap pear when usi ng the Bell phone interf ace. Sounds Volume T o adjust th e volume o f the ringe r and voice : 1. Activate the mai n menu, highlight th e Settings me nu, and press . 2. Select S ounds . 3. Select Vo lu me .
Settings 90 Settings • Ring T ones include a variety of st andard rin ger types. • Melodies include a variety of musical me lodies. • My Down loads include a ll the ri ngtones you have prev iously down loaded. • My Video includes videos you have record ed and can be used for pla yback.
91 Settings • Serv ice Change : An alert tone is soun ded when you come i n or out of your coverage area. • Call Co nnect : An aler t tone is s ounded when you are ini tially conne cted.
Settings 92 Settings 2. Select S ounds . 3. Select K ey T ones . 4. Select T one Volume . 5. Select Key T ones Off or Le vel 1-8 and press to save an d exit. T o select a t one leng th: 1. Activate the mai n menu, highlight th e Settings me nu, and press .
93 Settings Messages See "Setting s" on page 53 for infor mation on me ssaging se ttings. Text Entry The Text Entry menu allows you t o customize how T9 t ext entry mode f unctions on your handset . For more inf ormation, see "T9 Text In put" on page 21.
Settings 94 Settings 5. Press to save and exit. Phone Info See "Phone Info" on page 104 for inf ormation on t his funct ion. More... Auto Keyguard T o set your phone’ s Auto Keyguard s ettings: 1. Activate the mai n menu, highlight th e Settings me nu, and press .
95 Settings 3. Select Browser . 4. Select Clear Bookmarks , Cl ear Cache , Clear Cookies , or Edit Homepage . Call Setup Call Setup o ptions allo w you to set up the following options: Auto Answer T o answer cal ls when you r phone is connected to an optiona l hands-fr ee car kit or head set: 1.
Settings 96 Settings Call Answer T o set the ac tions requi red to answ er an incoming call: 1. Activate the mai n menu, highlight th e Settings me nu, and press . 2. Select Mo re... and the n Call Setup . 3. Select C all Answer and se lect Any Key or Ta l k K e y .
97 Settings T o create speed dia l entries: 1. Activate the mai n menu, highlight th e Settings me nu, and press . 2. Select Mo re... and the n Contac ts . 3. Select S peed Dial . A lis t of current speed dial s is displaye d. 4. Using the na vigation key s, select a number and press the l eft soft key for Assign .
Settings 98 Settings Headset Mode T urbo Bu tton 1. Activate the mai n menu, highlight th e Settings me nu, and press . 2. Select Mo re... . 3. Select H eadset Mode . 4. Select T urbo Button . 5. Select On or Off and press . Ringer Sound The ringer sound featu re directs audio excl usively to either th e phone’s sp eaker or to the head set.
99 Settings 6. Press to sa ve and exit . When the Loca tion feature i s on, your p hone’s stan dby screen will disp lay t he icon. When Location is turned off, the icon wi ll dis play . Restrict and Lock T o set up res trict and lo ck for voice : 1.
Settings 100 Settings Lock Camera/Pictu res When your camera is loc ked, you must enter yo ur lock code before tak ing any picture s or viewing st ored pictu res. 1. Activate the mai n menu, highlight th e Settings me nu, and press . 2. Select Mo re..
101 Security Security T o access the security m enu: 1. Activate the mai n menu, highlight th e Settings me nu, and press . 2. Select Mo re... . 3. Select S ecurity .
Security 102 Security Erase/Reset You can era se your Contacts, Dow nloads, Pi cs/Video, Voice Memos or Message. 1. Activate the mai n menu, highlight th e Settings me nu, and press . 2. Select Mo re... . 3. Select S ecurity . 4. Select E rase/Reset .
103 Security Reset Phone Resetting the phone re stores al l the factor y defaults, including th e ringer types and display sett ings. 1. Activate the mai n menu, highlight th e Settings me nu, and press . 2. Select Mo re... . 3. Select S ecurity . 4. Select E rase/Reset .
Phone Support 104 Phone Support Phone Support The Phone Sup port menu all ows you to a ccess custo mer service assistance an d informatio n about your account by launching th e web brows er. 1 Phone Info The Phone Inf o screen di splays info rmation a bout your ha ndset’s cur rent hardwa re and softwar e.
105 Phone Support Text Assistance This funct ion sends an em pty text me ssage. 1. Activate the mai n menu, highlight th e Phone Suppo rt menu, and press . 2. Select T ext Assi stance . An empty text message is sent. You will receiv e a text messa ge in your Inbox inbox shortly aski ng you to r eply with your query.
Landscape Mode 106 Landscape Landscape Mode Landscape View of Your Phone Opening Your Phone to a Landscape View 1. Change the phone fro m portrait t o landscape mode by turni ng the phone on its side so that th e display screen is on the le ft. 2. Carefully press the d isplay scr een of the pho ne and slid e it up.
107 Landscape Mode Creating and Sending Messages - Landscape Mode 1. Slide open your r561 t o Landscape m ode. 2. At the Idle sc reen, press th e left lands cape softke y for Send Msg .
Safety 108 Safety Safety Getting the Most Ou t of Your Reception Keeping T abs on Signal St rength The qualit y of each call you make or receive d e pends o n the signal strength in your area. Your p hone inform s you of the current si gnal stren gth by displ aying a number of ba rs next to th e signal stre ngth icon.
109 Safety • Avoid exposing your phone an d accessories to rain or liquid spil ls. If your phone does get wet, immediately turn the power off and remove t he battery. If it’s inop erable, ret urn it to a deal er store or ca ll Customer Support fo r service.
Safety 110 Safety Using Y our Phone Near Ot her Electronic Devices Most modern e lectronic eq uipment is sh ielded fro m radio frequ ency (RF) si gnals. However, R F signals fr om wireless phones may affect inadeq uately shie lded electronic equipment.
111 Safety • Areas where the air contai ns chemical s or particles such as grain, dust o r metal powders. • Any ot her area wh ere you woul d normally be advised to turn off y our vehicle’s en gine.
Safety 112 Safety • Don’t store the b attery in high temper ature area s for long p e riods of ti me. It’s best to fo llow these sto rage rules: • Less than on e month: -4º F to 14 0º F (-20.
113 Safety • Incr ease the sep aration be tween the eq uipment and receiver. • Connect the equip ment into an outlet on a ci rcuit different from th at to which the re ceiver is con nected. Consult th e dealer or an experien ced radio/ TV technic ian for help.
Safety 114 Safety User Guide Proprietary Notice CDMA Technol ogy is licens ed by QUALCOMM Incorporat ed under one or more of the follo wing pate nts: 4,901,307 5,109,390 5,267,262 5,416,797 5,506,865 .
115 Manufacturer’s W arranty Manufacturer’s Warranty ST ANDARD LIMITED WARRANTY What is Covered and For How Long? SAMSUNG Electronics Ca nada Inc. ("SAMSUNG") warrants to the original pu.
Manufacturer’s Warranty 116 SAMSUNG determines that any Produc t is not covered by this Limited W arranty , Purchaser must pa y all parts, shipping, and labor charges for the repair or return of such Product.
117 Manufacturer’s W arranty OTHER WISE, AS T O THE QU ALITY , CAP ABILITIES, OPERA TIONS, PERFORMANC E OR SUIT ABILITY OF ANY THIRD-P ARTY SOFTW ARE OR EQUIPMENT , WHETHER SUCH THI RD-P ARTY SOFTW .
Index 118 Index A Abbreviated di aling 17 Accessing the Menus in Landscape Mode 107 Account Info 104 Activating Voice Service 26 Add New Services 104 Airplane Mo de 94 Alarm Clock 72 Alert Notificatio.
119 Index L Location Settings 98 Locking Your Phone 99 M Making Calls 13 Memo Pad 78 Menus Layout 32 Navigation 35 Messaging 48 Message S etup Options 53 Pic/Vide o Msg 68 Text Messag ing 48 To Erase .
Index 120 Voice Memos 79 Voice Service Activatin g 26 Voicemail Clearing 53 Retrieving 52 Volume Settings 44, 89 W Wireless Web Downloading It ems 41 Launching t he Browser 34 Navigating 34 World Cloc.
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