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Page 1: ...s been sent to you as a draft and for informational purposes only The document should only be used for internal purposes and may not be distributed outside of Samsung except to Samsung s carrier customer for testing purposes Distributing the document outside of Samsung except to Samsung s carrier customer for testing purposes could result in legal exposure to the company if the preliminary unverif...

Page 2: ...Property is transferred to you All applicable rights of the Intellectual Property shall remain with SAMSUNG and its suppliers Open Source Software Some software components of this product incorporate source code covered under GNU General Public License GPL GNU Lesser General Public License LGPL OpenSSL License BSD License and other open source licenses To obtain the source code covered under the o...

Page 3: ...s field testing with local network connection and menu tree testing which tests functionality of the solutions in conjunction with the Samsung device During the testing the device is tested with the security solutions to see if the solutions work with the device as described by the third party security solution providers The testing for example includes field testing with local network connection ...

Page 4: ...agement and virtual private network solution is at the sole discretion of the software provider solution provider or user and any associated effect on information technology security protection is solely the responsibility of the software provider solution provider or user For complete statement of limited warranty please refer to www samsung com us safe available on the web and where Samsung smar...

Page 5: ...es microSD microSDHC and the microSD logo are Trademarks of the SD Card Association Adobe and Flash are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and or other countries Wi Fi the Wi Fi CERTIFIED logo and the Wi Fi logo are registered trademarks of the Wi Fi Alliance LTE is a trademark of ETSI Google the Google logo Google Search Gmail Maps Naviga...

Page 6: ...D R A F T F O R I N T E R N A L U S E O N L Y ...

Page 7: ...res 20 Front View 21 Side Views 22 Back View 23 Navigation 24 Motions and gestures 25 Notifications panel 33 Home Screen 35 Customizing the Home Screen 38 Apps 42 Entering Text 44 Section 3 Accounts and Contacts 52 Accounts 52 Contacts 55 Section 4 Calling 66 Making Calls 66 Multi party Calling 68 Answering Calls 69 Ending a Call 70 Recent Calls 71 Call Settings 73 Section 5 Messaging 78 Types of ...

Page 8: ...e 190 Section 9 Health and Safety Information 198 Exposure to Radio Frequency RF Signals 198 Specific Absorption Rate SAR Certification Information 203 FCC Part 15 Information to User 205 Commercial Mobile Alerting System CMAS 205 Smart Practices While Driving 205 Battery Use and Safety 207 Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling 209 UL Certified Travel Charger 210 Display Touch Screen 210 GPS 211 E...

Page 9: ... Notice and Cautions 219 Other Important Safety Information 220 Section 10 Warranty Information 222 Standard Limited Warranty 222 End User License Agreement for Software 227 Index 235 D R A F T F O R I N T E R N A L U S E O N L Y ...

Page 10: ... the default display settings If you select other settings navigation steps may be different Unless otherwise specified all instructions in this manual assume that you are starting from the Home screen To get to the Home screen you may need to unlock the phone or keypad For more information refer to Securing Your Phone on page 19 Note Instructions in this manual are based on default settings and m...

Page 11: ...re or procedure Important Points out important information about the current feature that could affect performance Warning Brings to your attention important information to prevent loss of data or functionality or even prevent damage to your phone Text Conventions This manual provides condensed information about how to use your phone To make this possible the following text conventions are used to...

Page 12: ...cover make sure the phone is switched off To turn the phone off hold down the power key until the power off image displays then touch Power off Removing the battery cover 1 Locate the cover removal opening 1 2 Place your fingernail in the opening and pry the cover away from the device 2 Caution Do not bend or twist the back cover excessively Doing so may damage the cover D R A F T F O R I N T E R ...

Page 13: ...ce Important The SIM card must be installed for your phone to establish a network connection The plug in SIM card information and its contacts can be easily damaged by scratching or bending so be careful when handling inserting or removing the card Keep all SIM cards out of reach of small children 1 Remove the battery cover See Removing the battery cover on page 6 2 Locate the SIM card slot on the...

Page 14: ...for a period of one 1 year from the date You purchased the handset the Warranty Period This warranty is not transferable Should a defect appear during the Warranty Period U S Cellular will send a replacement SIM card to Your address within the United States without charge provided that you request the replacement SIM card during or within thirty 30 days following the Warranty Period by calling U S...

Page 15: ...DENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMERS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU No agent employee dealer retailer representative or reseller is authorized to modify or extend the terms of this Limited Warranty Removing the SIM Card 1 Remove the battery cover 2 Remove the battery 3 Carefully slide the SIM card out of the slot 4 Replace the battery and the battery cover Installing a Me...

Page 16: ...rom the phone 1 Press Home then touch Menu Settings The Settings screen appears 2 Touch the More tab The More screen appears 3 Under Device manager touch Storage Unmount SD card 4 Remove the battery cover See Removing the battery cover on page 6 5 Carefull slide the card from the slot 6 Replace the battery cover For more information refer to Installing the battery cover on page 7 D R A F T F O R I...

Page 17: ...nvalidate your warranty and may cause damage Note Failure to unplug the wall charger before you remove the battery can cause damage to the phone Battery Indicator The battery icon in the Annunciator Line shows battery power level Two to three minutes before the battery becomes too low to operate your phone the empty battery icon will flash and a tone will sound If you continue to operate the phone...

Page 18: ...her details Before using your phone for the first time you must fully charge the battery A discharged battery recharges fully in approximately 4 hours Note Verify that the battery is installed prior to connecting the wall charger If both the wall charger is connected and the battery is not installed the handset will power cycle continuously and prevent proper operation Failure to unplug the wall c...

Page 19: ...re voiding the phone s warranty 2 Connect the USB cable to the charging head 3 Plug the charging head into a standard AC power outlet The device turns on with the screen locked and indicates both its charge state and percent of charge Warning While the device is charging if the touch screen does not function due to an unstable power supply unplug the USB power adapter from the power outlet or unpl...

Page 20: ...ge the tempered glass surface and void the warranty For more information refer to Standard Limited Warranty on page 222 Turning Your Phone On Press and hold the Power Lock key on the upper right side of the phone for three seconds While powering on the phone connects with the network then displays the Locked screen and any active Notification alerts Note Your phone s internal antenna is located al...

Page 21: ... Note If you have purchased your phone online the first time you power your phone on and unlock the screen the Activation Wizard Welcome screen appears Follow the prompts to activate and set up your phone Turning Your Phone Off 1 Press and hold the Power Lock Key on the upper right side of the device for two seconds 2 At the prompt touch Power off The Power off pop up appears 3 At the prompt touch...

Page 22: ...tting up Voicemail 1 Press Home then touch Phone then touch and hold 2 Follow the automated instructions to set up your new password and record a greeting Checking Voicemail 1 Press Home then touch Phone then touch and hold 2 Follow the automated instructions to manage voicemail Tip You can also access Voicemail by dialing your phone number from any touch tone phone Displaying Your Phone Number 1 ...

Page 23: ...New to continue 3 Follow the on screen instructions to sign in if you already have a Google account or to create a Google Account Resetting your Google Account Password A Google account password is required for Google applications If you misplace or forget your Google Account password follow these instructions to reset it 1 From your computer use an Internet browser to navigate to http google com ...

Page 24: ...required information and touch Sign up 9 At the Welcome screen touch Next 10 Follow the on screen instructions to verify your email address and activate your account Roaming When you travel outside your home network s coverage area your phone can roam to acquire service on other compatible digital networks When Roaming is active the Roaming icon appears in the Annunciator Line Notification Bar of ...

Page 25: ... Note Unless stated otherwise instructions in this User Manual start with the phone unlocked at the Home screen Locking the phone manually Press the Power Lock key on the top right side of the phone Unlocking the phone For information on unlocking your phone see Unlocking Your Phone on page 15 Unlocking with a Personal Screen Unlock Pattern 1 Press Home to wake the screen 2 Draw your personal unlo...

Page 26: ... 4 0 Tethering VPN NFC Android Beam and S Beam Wi Fi Direct Group Play DLNA USB 2 0 HS Messaging Services Text Messaging Picture Messaging Video Messaging Voice Messaging Email Mobile Instant Messenger IM Chat 8 Megapixel Camera Camcorder with LED flash 1 9 Megapixel Front Camera Camcorder Picture Gallery Video Player 1080p MP4 and 3GP Music Player AAC AAC eAAC MP3 and WMA Speakerphone Support for...

Page 27: ...nd when recording 5 Back Key Press to return to the previous screen or option 6 2 Megapixel Front Camera Use for taking pictures and recording video 7 Proximity and Light Sensors Detect the presence of nearby objects to control device functions or blank the screen display such as when you hold the phone to your ear during a phone call Detect ambient light to determine screen brightness when Bright...

Page 28: ...adjust volume Press to mute the ringtone of an incoming call 2 USB Power Accessory Port Connect a USB cable for charging or to sync music and files 3 Power Lock Key Press and hold to turn the phone on or off Press to lock the phone or to wake the screen for unlocking 1 3 2 D R A F T F O R I N T E R N A L U S E O N L Y ...

Page 29: ...n taking photos 4 External Speaker Play ringtones call audio when in Speakerphone mode media sounds music and video and other sounds 5 3 5mm Headset Jack Plug in an optional headset or TTY equipment 6 Noise cancelation microphone Captures background noise that the phone uses to produce a quiet background during calls and video chats 1 2 3 4 6 5 D R A F T F O R I N T E R N A L U S E O N L Y ...

Page 30: ...mmand Keys Menu Key Touch Menu to display a context sensitive menu of options for the current screen or feature Home Key Press the Home key to display the Home screen Press and hold the Home key to launch a menu of recently used features and applications and to access the following options At the bottom of list touch Task manager to review and manage applications clear RAM memory and review availa...

Page 31: ...ick glance With the display off reach your hand toward the top of your phone s display to view selected information such as Time Date Notification icons Missed calls Unread messages Battery power or Current music info Air jump Scroll web pages or email message lists by moving your hand up or down above the display Air browse Go to the previous or next by your hand to the right or left above the di...

Page 32: ...om in or out Pan Browse an image When this option is set to ON moving the phone in a panning motion in an arc side to side or up and down while viewing an enlarged zoomed in image moves your viewpoint around in the image Turn over Mute pause When this option is set to ON turning the phone screen down automatically mutes incoming call ringtones and alert sounds Palm motions Use your hand to swipe a...

Page 33: ...items by a touch and hold gesture For example Touch and hold a widget or icon on the Home screen to move it Touch and hold on a field to display a pop up menu of options Swipe Swipe your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen For example Unlocking the screen Scrolling the Home screen or a menu Combine touch and hold with swipe to drag an item to a new location Pinch Using two fingers ...

Page 34: ...rs 2 Under General touch Multi window A check mark appears in the check box on the Multi window option to indicate that it is enabled TheMulti windowtray appears on theleft sideofthe screen by default for a few seconds then closes leaving the Multi window tab showing Activating and Deactivating Multi window To activate Multi window 1 If the Multi window tab is not showing on the current screen tou...

Page 35: ... drag the app over the current app and drop the new Multi window app over either the top or bottom area of the current on screen app Note Once two applications are running the device displays a split screen view containing both the initial app and the new Multi window app Each application is still independent of the other To swap the locations of the applications 1 With the two applications shown ...

Page 36: ...pps swap places Repositioning the Multi Window The Multi window contains two components tab and apps tray The tab can be manually moved across the screen The apps tray containing the scrollable apps can be relocated to launch from any side of the screen top bottom left or right To move the tab 1 Activate the Multi window feature See To activate Multi window on page 28 2 In a single motion touch an...

Page 37: ...at when the apps are visible the tab turns a dark grey Its only in this state that the entire panel can be relocated 3 In a single motion touch and hold the Multi window tab for approximately one second to detach it from the screen 1 then slowly drag it to its new location on any other available screen edge 2 You can move it to the top or bottom of the screen or to either side D R A F T F O R I N ...

Page 38: ...ndow feature 2 Touch the tab to display the Multi window tray containing the scrollable apps 3 Touch Edit located at the bottom of the list 4 Follow the prompt to remove apps from the Multi window tray to the revealed staging area 5 Touch Done once you have completed the removal process To restore a Multi window application 1 Activate the Multi window feature 2 Touch the tab to display the apps pa...

Page 39: ...Turn Wi Fi On or Off For more information about using Wi Fi see Wi Fi on page 127 GPS Turn Standalone GPS services on or off For more information see Location services on page 190 Sound Touch to switch between your sound settings and the two Silent modes Mute and Vibrate For more information see Volume on page 159 Screen rotation Enable or disable the Auto rotation setting to control whether the s...

Page 40: ...e Enable or disable controling your phone by making specific gestures over it See Air gestures on page 25 and Motions and gestures on page 176 Driving mode Enable or disable your phone s reading caller IDs and text messages to you Smart stay Enable or disable your phone s ability to keep the display lighted so long as you are looking at it See Smart screen on page 177 Smart scroll Enable or disabl...

Page 41: ...Home screen The starting point for using your phone Place shortcut icons widgets and other items to customize your phone to your needs For more information see Home Screen on page 35 4 Primary Shortcuts Shortcuts to your phone s common apps For more information see Primary Shortcuts on page 39 5 Panel Indicator Shows what panel of a maximum of 7 available Home screen panels appears in the display ...

Page 42: ...ery Charging Battery is charging Device Power Critical Battery has very little power remaining Charge immediately GPS Location Active One or more GPS location services are active See Location services on page 190 No SIM No LTE SIM is installed Smart stay Active Smart stay setting is ON The screen stays lighted while you look at it No Network No wireless network is available 3G connection Phone is ...

Page 43: ...edia and alarms are silenced and Vibrate is not active See Volume on page 159 Vibrate All sounds are silenced and Vibrate is active See Vibrations on page 160 SD Card Ready A memory card scan is underway to prepare the card for use SD Card Removed A memory card was un installed Bluetooth Active Bluetooth is turned on Bluetooth Connected Your device is connected with another Bluetooth device Wi Fi ...

Page 44: ...he Home screen to include up to the seven default panels and set one panel as Home 1 From the Home screen touch Menu then touch Edit page 2 Use these controls to configure panels 3 To change the order in which the panels appear touch and drag each panel you want moved in place of the panel in the desired sequence Tip You can also pinch the Home screen to display Edit options Remove Touch and hold ...

Page 45: ... from the Home screen Your phone comes with app shortcuts already placed on the Home screen and you can add your favorites Adding Shortcuts to the Home Screen Adding shortcuts from the Home screen 1 Press the Home key then touch and hold on the screen to display the Add to Home screen menu 2 Touch Apps and widgets Apps tab then touch a selection 3 Follow the prompts to configure the shortcut and a...

Page 46: ...a Home screen panel 2 Touch Apps then touch the Widgets tab 3 Touch a widget then follow the prompts to configure the widget and place it on the Home screen Removing Widgets Touch and hold the widget until Remove appears then drag the widget to the Remove icon Folders Place folders on the Home screen to organize items Adding Folders 1 Press the Home key 2 Touch and hold on the screen to display th...

Page 47: ...ol to resize the picture if desired Touch Done to save the picture as wallpaper Live wallpapers Home screen only Choose from pre loaded animated wallpaper images Touch a wallpaper then touch Set wallpaper Travel wallpaper Lock screen only A pop up describes Travel wallpaper as a slideshow of pictues from recommended travel destinations Warns of possible data network charges Touch OK The Travel wal...

Page 48: ... place shortcuts to apps on the Home screen for quick access to the apps For more information refer to Adding Shortcuts from Apps on page 39 1 Press the Home key then touch Apps 2 Swipe your finger left or right to scroll the Apps screens 3 Touch an icon to launch the application Customizing the Apps Screens Choosing a view By default app icons appear in Grid view You can change the view to list v...

Page 49: ...e to remove the icon The trashcan is only available for apps you ve installed Pre loaded apps cannot be removed Create folder Add folders in which to group your apps Uninstall Remove an app that you downloaded from your phone Pre loaded apps cannot be un installed Downloaded applications Display all apps you ve downloaded View type Configure the apps screen Share apps Select apps you ve downloaded...

Page 50: ...inger to trace over each letter of a word Changing the Input Method 1 From a screen where you can enter text touch the Status bar and drag down to display the Notifications panel 2 Under Ongoing touch Select input method 3 Touch Google voice typing Samsung keyboard or Swype Using the Google Voice Typing Feature You can use your voice to enter text using the Google Voice typing feature Note This fe...

Page 51: ...peaking 4 To return to the keyboard touch Entering Text Using the Samsung Keyboard From a screen where you can enter text rotate your phone counterclockwise to a Landscape orientation The on screen QWERTY keypad will display New Paragraph Text Input Mode Shift Key Delete Key Space Bar Voice Typing and Settings Text Suggestions More Suggestions D R A F T F O R I N T E R N A L U S E O N L Y ...

Page 52: ...our phone to a Landscape orientation 2 When you touch a text entry field such as the Enter message field for a new text message the following keyboard image appears 3 Touch the desired letter or number keys Symbol Mode Activates the number symbol and emoticon keys Abc Mode Activates the default alphabet keys Sym ABC Note The screen initially opens in Abc mode After typing the first letter the Shif...

Page 53: ...Shift key again Using Symbol Numeric Mode Use Symbol Numeric Mode to add numbers symbols or emoticons 1 If desired rotate your phone to a Landscape orientation 2 Touch bottom left on the keyboard The following keyboard appears 3 Touch the desired number symbol or emoticon characters 4 To access additional symbols touch 5 To return to Abc mode touch Sym 1 2 ABC D R A F T F O R I N T E R N A L U S E...

Page 54: ...d then touch The Samsung keyboard settings screen appears 2 Touch the Predictive text slider to ON 3 In the text portion of the message screen begin typing a word A list of word options is displayed 4 To replace the word that has already been typed touch one of the words 5 Continue typing your message 6 Touch to send the message or press for more options For more information refer to Creating and ...

Page 55: ...andwriting 2 Use your finger tip to write out each character You can print or use cursive 3 You can write out your entire message using the Handwriting feature or touch to return to the Samsung keyboard Samsung Keyboard Settings For information on how you can configure your Samsung keyboard settings see Keyboards and input methods on page 171 D R A F T F O R I N T E R N A L U S E O N L Y ...

Page 56: ...ation on how you can configure your Swype settings see Keyboards and input methods on page 171 Swype Text Entry Tips From the Swype settings screen you can access How to Swype tutorials on using Swype You can also use the following Swype text entry tips Create a squiggle like an S shape to create a double letter such as pp in apple Touch and hold a key to view the punctuation menu then make a sele...

Page 57: ... use Swype you must first change the default keyboard setting To enable Swype 1 From a screen where you can enter text touch and drag down from the Notifications area then touch Select input method 2 Touch the Swype radio button which turns green The Swype keyboard appears D R A F T F O R I N T E R N A L U S E O N L Y ...

Page 58: ...ts Accessing Your Accounts From the Home screen touch Menu Settings Accounts The Accounts menu appears Setting Up Your Accounts Set up and manage your accounts with the Accounts settings For information about setting up other non synchronized email accounts see Configuring Email Accounts on page 83 Tip For more information on setting up your email contact your Wireless Provider Adding an account 1...

Page 59: ...tings Sync App Data Sync Calendar Sync Contacts Sync Email Sync Gmail Sync Google Photos Sync Google Play Books Sync Google Play Magazines Sync Google Play Movies TV Sync Google Play Music Sync Internet bookmarks Sync Internet opened pages Sync Memo Sync People details Sync Picasa Web Albums Sync Tasks 3 Touch these settings to enable disable synchronization of the associated file types When enabl...

Page 60: ...om the Accounts menu under My accounts touch Google The Google account type screen appears 2 Under Privacy the following options are available Maps Latitude Tailor Location settings for Google accounts Search Manage Google accounts location histories and search histories Location settings Choose whether Google apps can access location information for Google accounts Google Manage Google informatio...

Page 61: ...selected account touch Remove account Contacts To access Contacts From the Home screen touch Contacts Contact tips Swipe your finger left to right across a contact to make a call to the contact Swipe right to left across a contact to create a message addressed to the contact Adding Contacts 1 From the Contacts screen touch Add contact If you have defined accounts Google Samsung and so on the Save ...

Page 62: ...ouch Add another field to add more fields including Phonetic Name Organization Email IM Address Notes Nickname Website Events or Relationship 3 When you finish selecting and entering information touch Save Creating Contacts from Recent calls Save a phone number from a recent call to create a new contact or update an existing contact For more information refer to Creating or Updating Contacts Using...

Page 63: ...entering contact information For more information refer to Adding Contacts on page 55 Updating Contacts from Recent calls Save a phone number from a recent call to create a new contact or update an existing contact For more information refer to Creating or Updating Contacts Using Recent calls on page 71 Choosing Contacts to Display From the Contacts screen touch Menu Contacts to display Choose All...

Page 64: ...formation Formoreinformation referto Updating Contacts on page 57 Delete Erase the contact record Join contact Separate contact Manage multiple contacts as one For more information refer to Joining Contacts on page 60 Mark as default Set a default phone number or other field such as IM or email address Defaults are the contact method used when creating a message or calling a contact You can also s...

Page 65: ...en touch Edit Set up profile The My local profile screen appears 2 Change enter the name for your profile 3 If you want touch Add another field and enter your information in the contact fields For more information refer to Adding Contacts on page 55 Sending My Local Profile You can send your profile as a vCard via Bluetooth to other Bluetooth devices or as an attachment 1 From the Contacts screen ...

Page 66: ...1 From the Contacts screen touch a contact to display its information 2 Touch Menu Join contact A list of available contacts appears 3 Select a contact to join to the displayed contact The joined contact appears 4 To join another contact touch the Connection field The Joined contact screen appears Touch Join another contact A list of available contacts appears Select a contact to join to the displ...

Page 67: ...namecard via Share contacts as Namecards For more information refer to Sending Namecards on page 61 Sending Namecards You can send a contact entry as a namecard using a Bluetooth connection to another device or as an attachment to a Gmail or Email message Important Not all Bluetooth devices will accept contacts and not all devices support transfers of multiple contacts Check the target device s do...

Page 68: ...ing for contacts faster or to quickly call or send messages to group members Your phone comes with pre loaded groups you can use to add your contacts Adding a New Group 1 From the Contacts screen touch Groups Menu Create then enter information Touch Group name to enter a Group Name Touch Group ringtone to choose a ringtone for calls from members of this group Touch Message alert to choose a ringto...

Page 69: ...roups 3 Touch Delete then choose Group only or Group and group members Adding Contacts to a Group 1 From the Contacts screen touch Groups 2 Touch a Group to display it then touch 3 Touch contact s to mark them for addition or touch Select all to mark all contacts When selected a check mark appears in the check box 4 Touch Done to add the selected contact s Removing Contacts from a Group 1 From the...

Page 70: ...er to Creating and Sending Messages on page 78 or Composing and Sending Email on page 83 Speed Dials Speed dials are 1 2 or 3 digit shortcuts 1 to 100 you assign to contacts to allow you to quickly call the contact For more information about calling using speed dials see Making Calls using Speed Dials on page 66 Note Speed dial 1 is reserved for Voicemail and cannot be assigned Assigning Speed Dia...

Page 71: ... Menu Speed dial setting A list of speed dials displays 2 Touch and hold an assigned Speed dial setting the following options pop up Replace Touch a new speed dial location to assign it to the contact Remove Un assign the speed dial from the contact D R A F T F O R I N T E R N A L U S E O N L Y ...

Page 72: ...ypad 1 From the Home screen touch Phone 2 Touch the digits of the telephone number on the Keypad 3 Touch to place the call Making Calls using Speed Dials Speed Dials are 1 2 or 3 digit shortcuts 1 to 100 you assign to contacts to allow you to quickly call the contact For more information about setting speed dials see Speed Dials on page 64 1 From the Home screen touch Phone 2 Touch the digits of t...

Page 73: ...t number or Touch the contact or its photo ID then touch to dial the desired number Making Calls using S Voice Place a call by speaking the name or number 1 From the Home screen touch Phone then touch S Voice 2 The first time you access S Voice follow the prompts to confirm the license agreement and view information about S Voice 3 Follow the prompts to speak a command You can say commands such as...

Page 74: ...e number Making Calls from Recent calls Return a call or call a number from a recent call stored in Recent calls For more information refer to Recent Calls on page 71 Multi party Calling Use multi party call features to set up a call between multiple callers such as for a conference call 1 Establish the first call by answering an incoming call or making a call 2 Touch Add call The first call is pl...

Page 75: ...to the left Rejecting a call with a message Touch and drag Reject call with message toward the middle of the screen then select an existing message or Create new message Answering Call Waiting Calls When you receive a call while on a call Touch and drag the Answer icon to the right to answer the incoming call The original call is placed on hold and remains on hold until you end the second call or ...

Page 76: ... earpiece Compensates for low sound from the other caller Add call Display the Dialer to set up a multi party call Keypad Display a keypad to enter numbers End call End the phone call Speaker Enable or disable speakerphone Mute Mute or unmute your voice on the call Headset Switch the call s audio to a Bluetooth headset Touch Menu for additional options Contacts Launch Contacts Message Launch Messa...

Page 77: ...ch to dial the number Sending Messages using Recent calls 1 From the Home screen touch Phone Recent 2 Swipe your finger from right to left across the call or For a contact call touch the picture ID icon then touch to create a message to the number Creating or Updating Contacts Using Recent calls 1 From the Home screen touch Phone Recent 2 Touch and hold on a call then select Add to Contacts from t...

Page 78: ...the Home screen touch Phone Recent 2 While viewing the calls touch Menu then touch View by 3 Select a filter type from All calls and messages All calls Missed calls Dialed calls Received calls Rejected calls All messages Sent messages or Received messages Viewing call durations View the length of the Last call all Dialed calls all Received calls or All calls 1 From the Home screen touch Phone Rece...

Page 79: ...to set options for using the reject number list Enable Unavailable to reject calls with no caller ID that is Unknown callers Set up call rejection messages Create and manage text messages to send to callers when you select Reject call with message in the Incoming call screen 1 From the Call Settings screen touch Set up call rejection messages 2 Manage messages To create new messages touch Create t...

Page 80: ... Call alerts The following options are available Call vibrations Enable Vibrate on connection to network to have your phone vibrate when it connects to the network Enable on Call end vibration to have the phone vibrate when the other caller ends the call Call status tones Choose options for sounds to play during calls Enable Call connect tone to have the phone play a tone when the other caller ans...

Page 81: ...d with a Bluetoothheadset youcanchoosetomakecallsevenwhenthe phone is locked Ringtones and keypad tones Select incoming call ringtone and vibration and enable or disable call vibration and keypad tones From the Call Settings screen under Ringtone and sound settings touch Ringtones and keypad tones The following options are available Ringtones Select the ringtone your phone plays to alert you of in...

Page 82: ...its microphones to detect background noise from your environment and suppress it during calls From the Call Settings screen under Ringtone and sound settings touch Noise reduction to enable or disable the option Increase volume in pocket When enabled the phone uses the proximity sensor to detect when the phone is in a pocket or other close fitting location such as a purse or bag and increases the ...

Page 83: ...und to play for a voicemail notification Vibrate Choose an option for vibration to play for a voicemail notification Other call settings From the Call Settings screen under Other call settings the following options are available Autoretry Whenenabled thephonewillautomaticallyrediala call if it receives a busy signal from the network TTY mode Choose a TTY mode to enable TTY mode for use with option...

Page 84: ... from your Google account Voicemail Retrieve voice messages from callers Google Talk Chat with other Google Talk users Text and Multimedia Messaging Your phone can send and receive text and multimedia messages Creating and Sending Messages 1 From the Home screen touch Messaging New message 2 Touch Enter recipient and enter a name phone number or email address or touch to add recipients from Contac...

Page 85: ...his message will be delivered Discard Erase this message Translate Launches S Translator to translate your typed or spoken words to another language For more information refer to S Translator on page 119 4 Touch to send the message Managing Messages Messages you send and receive to the same contact number or address are grouped together as a conversation Threads allow you to see all the messages y...

Page 86: ...r message storage delivery or alerts 1 From the Home screen touch Messaging Menu Settings for options General settings Delete old messages When enabled messages are automaticallyerasedwhenstoragereachesdefaultlimits When disabled the phone will prompt you to delete old messages to make room Text message limit Set the number of SMS messages per conversation Multimedia message limit Set the number o...

Page 87: ...ication settings Notifications When enabled message alerts display in the Status bar Select ringtone Choose a sound for message alerts Vibrate Configure vibration for message alerts Message alert repetition Choose to have message alert repeat Once Every 2 minutes or Every 10 minutes Preview message When enabled a preview of a received message appears in the Status bar Emergency message settings Em...

Page 88: ...nders When enabled messages from Unknown senders are blocked automatically Emergency alerts This device is designed to receive Wireless Emergency Alerts from the Commercial Mobile Alert Service CMAS Emergency Alerts are geographically targeted and alert customers of imminent threats to their safety within their area There is no charge for receiving an Emergency Alert There are four types of Emerge...

Page 89: ...uch POP3 IMAP or Exchange then enter the account details For account details contact your Email service provider or your organization s IT support Next Connect to the server to set up the account automatically Follow the prompts to complete set up then touch Done Tip For more information on setting up your email contact your Wireless Provider and your Email Service Provider Adding More Email Accou...

Page 90: ...n refer to Email on page 181 Gmail Send and receive emails via Gmail Google s web based email From the Home screen select Apps Gmail Setting Up Your Gmail Account The first time you launch Gmail your phone will prompt you to set up your Google account 1 From the Home screen select Apps Gmail 2 Follow the prompts to sign in or create a new account 3 The phone communicates with the Google server to ...

Page 91: ... complete touch Send Google Talk Google Talk is a free Windows and web based application for instant messaging offered by Google Conversation logs are automatically saved to a Chats area in your Gmail account This allows you to search a chat log and store them in your Gmail accounts 1 Log on to your Google account if you have not already done so For more information refer to Your Google Account on...

Page 92: ...r sources should be obtained from the application provider directly and not from Samsung Tip To open applications quickly add the icons of frequently used applications to one of the Home screens For details see Customizing the Home Screen on page 38 You can also add an application icon as a Primary Shortcut that will display on all Home screens If you add an application as a primary shortcut the a...

Page 93: ...abetical order Moving Application icons With the Apps screen in Customizable grid view you can arrange the application icons to suit yourself 1 From the Apps screen touch Menu then touch Edit Note The Edit option is not available with the Apps screen View type set to Alphabetical list 2 Touch and hold an application icon then drag it to a new location 3 When you are finished then touch Save Filter...

Page 94: ... size Touch Small Medium or Large 9 To display the scientific calculator rotate your phone to the landscape horizontal position Calendar Record events and appointments to manage your schedule Tip A Calendar widget is available in Widgets For more information about placing widgets on the Home screen see Widgets on page 40 1 From the Apps screen touch Calendar 2 Touch a tab to choose a calendar view...

Page 95: ...ne for all events Showweeknumber Displaythenumberoftheweek 1 52 in a W column to the left of Sun Calendars Select calendars to display Event notification Set alerts notifications Choose Alert to receive alerts StatusbarnotificationtodisplaynotificationsintheStatusbar or Off for no notifications or alerts Selectringtone Choosearingtoneforeventnotifications then touch OK Vibration Enable disable vib...

Page 96: ...ot allowed Do not take photos or videos in places where you may interfere with another person s privacy Launching the Camera From the Home screen or the Apps screen touch Camera The Camera view finder screen appears Camera Controls 1 Front Rear Camera toggle Touch to select either the Rear camera default or the Front camera 2 Options Touch to access Camera Settings and Options Flash Night Shot Voi...

Page 97: ...t in the view finder screen Displays video recording controls 8 Take button Touch to take a picture of the subject in the view finder screen 9 MODE button Touch to review or select the camera s shooting mode Auto Beauty face Best photo Best face Sound shot Drama Animated photo Rich tone HDR Eraser Panorama Sports or Night 10 Effects tray Touch to review or select the color affect applied to pictur...

Page 98: ...on to appear 5 Recording Size counter Indicates the size of your recording in kilobytes 6 Battery level indicator Indicates the available battery charge when the phone is connected to a charger 7 Recording Stop button Stops and saves the current video recording and returns you to the Camera viewfinder 8 Recording Pause button Interrupts the current video recording Replaced by the Recording Resume ...

Page 99: ...g Dual Camera Pictures Using the Dual Camera feature you can take pictures that combine the views of both the front and rear cameras 1 From the Apps screen touch Camera 2 From the viewfinder touch Dual Camera The front camera view is placed in a small picture frame and overlayed on the rear camera view 3 Once you have the desired pictures in both views touch Take to take the combined photo Reposit...

Page 100: ...After taking a picture touch Gallery to view the picture While viewing the picture use these options Pinch the screen or touch the zoom icons to zoom in or out or double touch to zoom all the way in or out Touch Share to send the picture using ChatON Group Play Bluetooth Dropbox Email Flipboard Gmail Google Messaging Picasa S Memo Wi Fi Direct or YouTube Touch Edit to change the appearance of your...

Page 101: ...ngs Values you choose for these settings become the new default values until you change or Reset them From the Camera viewfinder screen touch Quick settings Settings Camera tab Photo size Choose a size in pixels for the image Burst shot Detects action to automatically take multiple pictures to create a panorama Facedetection Detectsafacewitheyes opentoautomatically take a picture Metering Select a...

Page 102: ...just the picture brightness level by moving the slider Guidelines Enable or disable an on screen grid to aid in photo composition Flash Choose Off On or Auto flash Voicecontrol ChooseOFF or ON then enable or disablevoice commands Smile Cheese Capture and Shoot Contextual filename requires GPS tagging Lets you adjust the filename based on contextual information such as your current GPS location Sav...

Page 103: ... an account on page 52 From the Apps screen touch ChatON Chrome Google Chrome is a full HTML browser 1 From the Apps screen touch Chrome 2 Follow the prompts to initially set up Chrome For more information touch Menu Help Clock The Clock application includes these features Alarm Create alarms to go off once or to repeat World clock Display the time and date in any time zone Stopwatch Record lap ti...

Page 104: ...ptions Alarm volume drag the slider to adjust the alarm s volume Location alarm When activated the alarm only sounds when you are at a specific location Touch and slide the slider to the right to turn it on then follow the on screen instructions to enter a location Snooze Use this option to set Snooze Interval 3 5 10 15 or 30 Minutes and Snooze repeat 1 2 3 5 or 10 Times Touch the ON OFF slider to...

Page 105: ...old on the alarm you want to delete A pop up menu appears 3 Touch Delete World Clock World Clock allows you to view the time of day or night in other parts of the world World Clock displays time in hundreds of different cities within all 24 time zones around the world 1 From the Clock screen touch World Clock The clock for your time zone appears 2 Touch Add city to add another city to the World Cl...

Page 106: ...You can use this option to set a countdown timer Use a timer to count down to an event based on a preset time length hours minutes and seconds 1 From the Clock screen touch Timer 2 The Minutes field is highlighted and set to 1 minute Use the keypad to set the number of minutes you want 3 Touch the Hours field to set hours if desired As you touch different fields they will become highlighted 4 Touc...

Page 107: ...s displayed Touch to uncheck Weather When activated the location temperature and weather condition are displayed Touch and slide the slider to the right to turn it on Dock Lets you set your Dock settings such as Dock sound Audio output mode Desk home screen display Automatic unlock and Audio output Contacts Contacts lets you access and manage your Contacts list Contacts Groups Favorites list and S...

Page 108: ...red with you Access news stories personal feeds and other related material Flip through your Facebook news feed tweets from your Twitter account photos from friends and much more This application creates a personalized digital magazine out of everything being shared with you Access news stories personal feeds and other related material For more information go to http flipboard com 1 From the Apps ...

Page 109: ... My files app to delete some of the files and try again For more information refer to My Files on page 117 Gallery options From the Gallery screen touch Menu for options Select album Mark one or more albums for copying moving and so on Slideshow View all of your pictures as a slideshow Content to display Choose which image and or video albums and files are listed All content Content in device Cont...

Page 110: ... note Add text note s to the back of your photo Copy to clipboard Copy the picture to your device s clipboard memory for pasting into messages notes and so on Print Printthepicturetoaprinterconnectedtoyourdeviceover the same Wi Fi hotspot using Wi Fi Direct or using a USB connection Rename Change the picture s file name Set as Assign the picture as a Contact photo or as wallpaper Buddy photo share...

Page 111: ...te to erase the picture or video sti Touch Menu for the following additional options Favorite Add your video as a favorite Slideshow View all of your videos as a slideshow Rename Change the video s filename Scan for nearby devices Scan for in range devices that can be connected with and sent the current image Details View information about the video Settings Access Gallery options For more informa...

Page 112: ...reen touch Google 2 Enter search criteria Search results display automatically 3 Touch a search result to display it in a browser window Google Settings From the Apps screen touch Google Settings Group Play Using Group Play you can share documents or photos you are viewing or music you are listening to with other devices connected to the same Wi Fi network with your device 1 From the Applications ...

Page 113: ...et Tip Internet appears as a Primary Shortcut on the Home screen For more information refer to Primary Shortcuts on page 39 From the Home screen select Internet Your Wireless Provider s mobile home page appears in the Internet screen Navigating the web Selecting items on a page While browsing web pages use gestures and menus to navigate Touch an item to select it Touch a hyperlink to follow the li...

Page 114: ... double tap on it Entering a URL Access a web site quickly by entering the URL 1 Touch the URL field at the top of the Internet screen then enter the URL using the virtual QWERTY keyboard If the URL field is not visible touch and swipe downward until the URL field appears 2 As you enter characters potential matches display Continue entering characters or touch a match to complete the URL then touc...

Page 115: ...ookies Saved pages Contains web pages you have saved using the Save page option History Displays your browsing history Desktopview When enabled displays the current page in the desktop view that is to closely mimic the display as it would appear on a desktop computer Brightness Lets you manually adjust screen brightness or select Automatic screen brightness Print Lets you print the screen or web p...

Page 116: ...it from the incognito window 1 From your browser window touch Windows 2 Scroll through the available windows and locate the Incognito window 3 Touch beside the Incognito window to delete it Using Bookmarks While browsing bookmark a site to quickly access it later Creating a bookmark 1 From the Internet screen browse to the desired web site then touch Bookmarks Add bookmark The Add bookmark screen ...

Page 117: ...your current location or a specified locations Note To use Local enable location services For more information refer to Location services on page 190 1 From the Apps screen touch Local 2 For more information touch Menu Help Maps Use Google Maps to find your current location get directions and other location based information The Google Maps shortcut appears by default on the Home screen Note You m...

Page 118: ... songs and create playlists music files bigger than 300 KB are displayed Playing Music 1 From the Apps screen touch Music 2 Touch a library category tab at the top of the screen Songs Playlists Albums Artists Music square or Folders to view the available music files 3 Scroll through the list of songs and touch an entry to begin playback To launch the full music player screen touch or an album cove...

Page 119: ...2 Touch the Music square tab 3 Touch Library update 4 Select a playlist based on mood or age of the song Shuffle On The current list of songs is randomly shuffled for playback Mark this song as one of your Favorites Pause the song Play All Plays the current song list once Repeat one Repeats the song currently playing Close Returns to Music List screen Repeat all Replays the current list when the l...

Page 120: ...efer to Turning Wi Fi On on page 127 Settings Change your Music Player settings For more information refer to Music app Settings on page 115 Details View media information such as Artist Title Biography and so on End Close the Music app Music Square Options To access additional options follow these steps From the Music square screen touch Menu The follow options are available Help Adds the current...

Page 121: ...val Lyrics When activated the lyrics of the song are displayed if available Smart volume Keeps volume at the same level Voice control Use voice commands to control music player Using Playlists Playlists are used to assign songs to a list of preferred media which can then be grouped into a list for later playback These Playlists can be created via either the handset s Music Player options menu or f...

Page 122: ...enu Edit title then touch the playlist you want to rename 4 In the Edit title window enter a new name for the playlist then touch OK For information on downloading music for your phone see Transferring Data on page 131 Setting a Song as a Ringtone You can set a song as a ringtone for all voice calls for calls from an individual contact or as an alarm tone 1 From the Apps screen touch Music 2 Touch...

Page 123: ...higher directory Touch Menu for options Navigation Use Google Maps Navigation to search for locations and get turn by turn directions Note You must enable location services to use Navigation and some features require Standalone or Google location services For more information see Location services on page 190 From the Apps screen touch Navigation Optical Reader Use Optical Reader to scan printed t...

Page 124: ...Help Play Movies TV With Google Play Movies you can rent thousands of different movies You can watch instantly or download your movie for offline viewing at a later time 1 From the Apps screen touch Play Movies TV 2 Log on to your Google account if you have not already done so 3 Following the on screen instructions for renting and viewing movies For more information touch Menu Help Play Music With...

Page 125: ...recordings and typewritten text all in one place From the Apps screen touch S Memo For more information touch Menu Help S Translator Use S Translator to translate text speech composed of any of 9 written or spoken languages to or from UK English or US English From the Apps screen touch S Translator For more information touch Menu Help S Voice S Voice provides plain language voice recognition contr...

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