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Summary of Contents for Galaxy S5 Active

Page 1: ...4 G L T E S M A R T P H O N E User Manual Please read this manual before operating your phone and keep it for future reference DRAFT FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY All Hardware Graphics removed ...

Page 2: ... will not and will not attempt to modify prepare derivative works of reverse engineer decompile disassemble or otherwise attempt to create source code from the software No title to or ownership in the Intellectual 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 produc...

Page 3: ...ERFORMANCE ISSUES OR INCOMPATIBILITIES CAUSED BY YOUR EDITING OF REGISTRY SETTINGS OR YOUR MODIFICATION OF OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE USING CUSTOM OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE MAY CAUSE YOUR DEVICE AND APPLICATIONS TO WORK IMPROPERLY YOUR CARRIER MAY NOT PERMIT USERS TO DOWNLOAD CERTAIN SOFTWARE SUCH AS CUSTOM OS IF YOUR CARRIER PROHIBITS THIS IF YOU ATTEMPT TO DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE ONTO THE DEVICE WITHOU...

Page 4: ...G ENTITIES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE INTEROPERABILITY OR NON INFRINGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY PROTECTION SAFE DEVICES AND APPLICATIONS TESTED WITH SAFE DEVICES IN NO EVENT SHALL THE SAMSUNG ENTITIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL PUNITIVE OR CONSEQ...

Page 5: ... internal memory is less than the specified capacity because the operating system and default applications occupy part of the memory The available capacity may change when you upgrade the device Nuance VSuite T9 Text Input and the Nuance logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications Inc or its affiliates in the United States and or other countries Headquarters 1301 E Lookou...

Page 6: ... for use exclusively on AT T s system You agree that you won t make any modifications to the Equipment or programming to enable the Equipment to operate on any other system A voice plan is required on all voice capable devices unless specifically noted otherwise in the terms governing your agreement Some devices or plans may require you to subscribe to a data plan Your phone is designed to make it...

Page 7: ...ce experience allowing you to hear and be heard in nearly any environment earSmart technology uses the science of human hearing to distinguish sounds identify your voice and suppress surrounding noise for clear conversations just about anywhere How Does It Work The earSmart voice processor in your phone captures your voice and all the sounds around you Working like the human ear it processes and d...

Page 8: ...your device can be found at English www samsung com us Legal Phone_HSGuide Spanish www samsung com us Legal Phone_HSGuide_SP The online version of the End User Licensing Agreement for your device can be found Online at www samsung com us Legal SamsungLegal EULA1 DRAFT FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY ...

Page 9: ... View 15 Back View 17 Status Bar 18 Menu Navigation 22 Using the Multi Window 24 Customizing Your Home Screen 29 Notification Panel 37 Entering Text 38 Using Google Voice Typing 39 Using the Samsung Keyboard 40 Entering Text Using Swype 43 Section 3 Call Functions 45 Displaying Your Phone Number 45 Making a Call 45 Ending a Call 47 Answering a Call 47 Making Emergency Calls 48 Making a Call Using ...

Page 10: ...gs 76 Section 6 Changing Your Settings 80 Accessing Settings 80 Wi Fi Settings 81 Bluetooth 82 Tethering and Wi Fi hotspot 83 Airplane mode 84 Data Usage 85 Location 85 More networks 86 NFC 89 Nearby devices 90 Printing 90 Screen Mirroring 91 Sound Settings 91 Display Settings 94 Wallpaper 95 Home Screen Settings 95 Lock Screen Settings 95 Multi window 96 Notification panel 97 Toolbox 97 One hande...

Page 11: ...Email 132 Gallery 134 Internet 134 Messages 136 S Voice 139 Section 7 Connections 140 PC Connections 140 Wi Fi 141 NFC 145 Bluetooth 145 USB Tethering 149 Mobile Hotspot 149 Section 8 Applications 152 Activity Zone 152 AT T FamilyMap 152 AT T Locker 153 AT T Mobile Locate 153 AT T Navigator 154 Beats Music 154 Calculator 154 Calendar 155 Camera 156 ChatON 162 Chrome 163 Clock 163 Contacts 166 Devi...

Page 12: ... Music 181 My Files 184 myAT T 184 Phone 185 Photos 185 Play Books 185 Play Games 185 Play Movies TV 186 Play Music 186 Play Newsstand 186 Play Store 187 POLARIS Office 5 187 S Health 188 S Voice 189 Samsung Apps 189 Settings 190 Smart Remote 190 Usage Manager 194 Video 194 Voice Recorder 195 Voice Search 195 Wallet 196 YouTube 197 YP 197 Section 9 Samsung Product Registration 199 Index 200 DRAFT ...

Page 13: ...the slot on the top of your phone 1 2 Lift the cover up 2 and away from the phone Caution Do not remove the rubber seal from the inside of the back cover Doing so can cause water damage to the device if it gets wet Do not bend or twist the back cover excessively Doing so may damage the cover Caution Do not bend or twist the back cover excessively Doing so may damage the cover Installing the SIM Ca...

Page 14: ...etect the SIM card Re orient the card back into the slot if the SIM is not detected Installing the Battery 1 Insert the battery into the opening on the back of the phone making sure the connectors align 1 2 Gently press down to secure the battery 2 Removing and Installing the Memory Card You can use a microSD SD or microSDHC card to expand available memory space if you desire This secure digital c...

Page 15: ...tion on Memory Cards see Storage on page 117 Removing the Memory Card 1 Push on the memory card until it clicks and is released 2 Grasp the memory card and remove it from the phone Installing the Back Cover 1 Place the battery cover onto the back of the phone 1 and press down 2 2 Press along the edge of the back cover 3 until you have a secure seal DRAFT FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY Hardware Graphic Remo...

Page 16: ...one for the first time A discharged battery recharges fully in approximately 4 hours Although you can use the phone while the battery is charging doing so will require additional charging time Important 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 preven...

Page 17: ...n your in box H S Guide Low Battery Indicator When the battery is weak and only a few minutes of talk time remain the battery icon blinks and the device sounds a warning tone at regular intervals In this condition your phone conserves its remaining battery power not by turning off the backlight but by entering the dimming mode For a quick check of your battery level glance at the battery charge in...

Page 18: ...still running These minimized applications can over time cause your device to slow down Animated wallpapers use processing power memory and more power Change your Live Wallpaper to a non animated Wallpaper gallery or Gallery image Switching the Device On or Off Once the device has been configured you will not be prompted with setup screens again To turn the device on 1 Press and hold Power End unt...

Page 19: ...nized water or to water over 1 meter deep for more than 30 minutes If your device is exposed to salt water wash the device with fresh water then dry thoroughly with a clean soft cloth Otherwise when it dries salt may accumulate and block the microphone earpiece and speaker When drying off your device be sure to pat the earpiece top front of phone microphone bottom of phone and speaker rear of phon...

Page 20: ...st turned your phone on follow these steps 1 From the Home screen tap Gmail The Add a Google Account screen displays 2 Tap New to create a new Google account or If you already have a Google account tap Existing to sign in and add the account to your phone 3 Follow the on screen instructions to add a Google Account Note Once you have created a Google account you only need to sign in Creating a Sams...

Page 21: ...cessing Your Voice Mail 1 From the Home screen tap then tap You may be prompted to enter a password 2 When connected follow the voice prompts from the voice mail center Accessing Your Voice Mail From Another Phone 1 Dial your wireless phone number 2 When you hear your voicemail greeting press the asterisk key on the phone you are using 3 Enter your password and you are connected to your Voice Mail...

Page 22: ...r more information please visit www samsung com us galaxygearsupport Smart Switch compliant For more information see www samsungsmartswitch com Ready access to the Internet Built in Bluetooth and advanced Wi Fi technology Mobile Hotspot and USB Tethering capability 16 Megapixel camera and camcorder with Front Facing camera Smart Remote control using Smart Remote AT T GPS Navigation functionality p...

Page 23: ... you use the ambient light level to adjust the screen brightness contrast This sensor decreases screen brightness in dim light In a bright light condition outdoors the sensors cause the device to increase the brightness and contrast for better viewing In dim light conditions the device decreases the screen brightness to compensate 3 Volume key allows you to adjust the ringer volume in standby mode...

Page 24: ...and Apps 11 Home screen indicator shows which Home screen is presently displayed 12 Google Quick Search bar provides a shortcut to Google Search that allows you to search for items on the internet 13 Widgets are self contained on screen applications not shortcuts These can be placed onto any of the available screens Home or extended 14 Power End key ends a call or switches the phone off and on Pre...

Page 25: ... pressed up against the screen such as during a phone call While talking on the phone the sensor detects talk activity and locks the keypad to prevent accidental key presses 19 Receiver allows you to hear the other caller 20 Microphone top used while an active call is in the speakerphone mode and assists in noise cancellation 2 microphone solution Back View 5 6 4 1 7 2 3 DRAFT FOR INTERNAL USE ONL...

Page 26: ...d to emit infrared signals used for controlling external devices For more information refer to Smart Remote on page 190 Status Bar The Status Bar shows information about the connection status signal strength battery level and time and displays additional notifications information This list identifies the icons you see on your device s display screen Indicator Icons This list identifies the symbols...

Page 27: ...isplays your battery charge level Icon shown is fully charged Displays when your battery is charging Also displays battery charge level Device Power Low Shows your current battery charge level DevicePowerCritical Showsyourcurrentbattery only has less than 5 percent power remaining and will soon shutdown DisplayswhenyourconnectiontoanEDGEnetwork is active Displays when your phone is communicating w...

Page 28: ...a supported USB cable connection Displays when a new text or multimedia message is received Displays when a new voice mail is received Displays when Email is received Displays in the notifications window when there is a new Gmail message DisplayswhenthetimeanddateforaCalendarEvent has arrived For more information refer to Calendar on page 155 Displayswhenyousetanalarmtoringataspecified time Formor...

Page 29: ... Fi hotspot Displays when the Location feature is active and acquiring a signal Displays when data synchronization and application sync is active and synchronization is in progress for Gmail Calendar and Contacts Displays when Near Field Communication NFC has been activated Displayswhenyourdeviceisconnectedbeingused to control streaming media and is connected to a Digital Living Network Alliance D...

Page 30: ...reen Settings on page 95 Menu Navigation You can tailor the phone s range of functions to fit your needs using both menus and widgets Menus sub menus and features can be accessed by scrolling through the available on screen menus Your phone originally has three home screens but you can expand up to seven home screens Command Keys Recent Key Press Recent to display a list of recently opened apps Ho...

Page 31: ...the screen Use palm swipe when Capturing the screen Turn over Turn your phone over so that the screen faces downward For example Mute incoming calls and playing sounds by turning your phone over Home Screen Overview The main home screen is the starting point for many applications and functions and it allows you to add items like application icons shortcuts folders or Google widgets to give you ins...

Page 32: ...Home screen or have selected a feature or application such as Phone Contacts Messaging or Internet To access a sub menu 1 Press A sub menu will appear at the bottom of the phone screen 2 Tap an option Accessing Recently Used Apps 1 Press from any screen to open the recently used applications window 2 Tap an icon to open the selected application or Tap to go to the Task manager or Tap to delete the...

Page 33: ... Note Once you have turned the Multi window option on in step 3 you only need to press and hold the Back key to re activate the Multi window feature To activate Multi window via the Settings menu 1 From the Home screen tap Settings Multi window 2 Tap the ON OFF slider located to the right of the Multi window field to turn the feature on 3 Tap Home to return to the Home screen 4 Tap the tab to open...

Page 34: ...g it to its new location along either side Customizing the Multi Window apps The applications found within the apps panel of the Multi window can be organized by either being rearranged or removed To rearrange the Multi window applications 1 Activate the Multi window feature 2 Tap the tab to display the apps panel containing the scrollable apps 3 In a single motion touch and hold a desired app unt...

Page 35: ... the Multi window panel 4 Tap Done once you have completed the removal process To restore a Multi window application 1 Activate the Multi window feature 2 Tap the tab to display the apps panel containing the scrollable apps 3 Tap More Edit located at the bottom of the list to reveal the staging area containing any previously removed apps 4 Locate the desired application 5 In a single motion touch ...

Page 36: ... 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 switch the arrangement of the applications 1 Tap the desired application area top or bottom 2 With the two applicati...

Page 37: ... split screen tap the Border button 3 Locate and tap Drag and Drop Content 4 Drag and drop a paragraph of text or an image from one window into the other Note Not all apps support this feature Creating a Customized Multi Window Preset 1 Arrange the Multi window view as desired app location high of windows etc 1 Once configured tap More Create 2 Use the on screen keyboard to name the new preset of ...

Page 38: ...the assignment of your applications Creating Shortcuts Shortcuts are different than the current Home screen Widgets that only launch an application Shortcuts activate a feature action or launch an application Note To move a shortcut from one screen to another it must first be deleted from its current screen Navigate to the new screen then add the shortcut Adding a shortcut from the Apps Menu 1 Pre...

Page 39: ...not delete the shortcut it just removes it from the current screen Adding and Removing Primary Shortcuts You can change any of your primary shortcuts with the exception of the Apps shortcut 1 Press to activate the main Home screen 2 Touch and hold the primary shortcut you want to replace then drag it to an empty space on any Home screen 3 Scroll through the App menu to find the shortcut you want t...

Page 40: ...nto the Trash both items turn red Note This action does not actually delete the Widget it just removes it from the current Home screen Moving Icons in the Apps Menu 1 Press to activate the main Home screen 2 Tap to display your current applications 3 Tap and tap View as 4 Tap Custom A green circle will appear next to the option 5 Tap and tap Edit 6 Scroll through the list and locate the icon you w...

Page 41: ...the application 8 Tap Save Managing Shortcuts Note To move a shortcut from one screen to another you must carefully touch and hold the shortcut and slowly drag it to the edge of the screen As the shortcut turns light blue you can begin to move it to the adjacent screen If this does not work delete it from its current screen Activate the new screen and then add the selected shortcut To add a shortc...

Page 42: ...he primary shortcuts are now updated to show an empty slot To insert a new primary shortcut 1 From the Home screen tap Apps 2 Locate your desired application then touch and hold the on screen icon to position it in the desired primary shortcut location For more information refer to Managing Shortcuts on page 33 The new primary shortcut will now appear on both the Home and Extended screens Adding a...

Page 43: ...age 3 Drag the widget to its desired position on the new screen 4 Repeat these steps to continue moving it to other screens Managing Wallpapers Wallpapers consist of either Gallery images user taken Static Wallpaper gallery images default wallpapers or Live wallpapers animated backgrounds Note Selecting animated Live wallpapers will require additional battery power To change the current Home scree...

Page 44: ...screen tap Apps Settings Wallpaper Lock screen 2 Select a wallpaper image and tap Done or Set wallpaper Adding and Deleting Screens Your device comes with up to seven screens You can delete these screens and then add them back later Note These screens can be deleted and re arranged Important Your device can only contain at most seven screens and at least one screen To add a screen 1 Navigate to an...

Page 45: ...en The new Home screen is highlighted and indicates the Home screen icon at the top of the selected screen Notification Panel The Notification panel includes a pull down list to show information about processes that are running recent notifications and alerts To display the Status indicator 1 On the Home screen touch and hold the Notification panel until the pull down displays then drag down verti...

Page 46: ...reen mirroring NFC Sync Smart stay Smart pause Power saving Blocking mode Airplane mode Private mode and Touch sensitivity 4 Tap Brightness adjustment to create a checkmark if you want to be able to adjust the screen brightness via the Notification panel 5 Tap and then tap to display only your primary functions Entering Text Your device comes equipped with an orientation detector that can tell if ...

Page 47: ...n 2 Tap Choose input method and select an available input method Using Google Voice Typing This feature uses Google voice recognition to convert your spoken words into on screen text You can use your voice to enter text using the Google Voice typing feature 1 From the keyboard touch the top of the screen and drag it down to display your notification panel 2 Tap Choose input method Google voice typ...

Page 48: ...m the Home screen tap Apps Settings Language and input Default Samsung keyboard or From a screen where you can enter text in a single motion touch and drag the Status bar down to the bottom of the screen then select Choose input method Samsung keyboard 2 The virtual keyboard is then assigned to the Samsung keyboard configuration for all subsequent text input For more detailed information on config...

Page 49: ...ipboard area from where you can select a current clipboard item to place in your current message Settings to access the Samsung keyboard settings menu Emoticons to access the available Emoticons pages Keyboardalignmenttodetachtheon screenkeyboardsothat you can manually dock it anywhere on the current text entry screen Selecting the feature again re docks the keyboard into its original location usi...

Page 50: ...this mode the text input type shows Note After typing an initial uppercase character the key changes to and all letters that follow are in lower case 3 Enter your text using the on screen keyboard If you make a mistake tap to erase a single character Touch and hold to erase an entire word 4 Tap Send to deliver the message All lowercase Displays when the next character is entered in lowercase Initi...

Page 51: ... the keyboard for Symbol mode 2 Tap the appropriate symbol key or Tap button to cycle through additional pages The first number on this key indicates which page 1 or 2 of additional characters is active Entering Text Using Swype Swype is a text input method that allows you to enter a word by sliding your finger or stylus from letter to letter lifting your finger between words Swype uses error corr...

Page 52: ...wype settings see Swype Keypad Settings on page 111 Swype Text Entry Tips You can access the SwypeTips application and watch a video or tutorial 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 selection Move your finger or stylus over the...

Page 53: ...hen the person does not answer the call or is already on the phone For more information refer to Call Settings on page 58 Quick Dialing a Number from the Contacts List 1 From the Home screen tap Contacts 2 Locate a contact from the list 3 In a single motion touch and drag your finger over the number by going to the right This action places a call to the recipient Running a Call in the Background I...

Page 54: ...oring it in your Contacts list 1 From the Home screen tap and use the on screen keypad to enter the phone number 2 Press to display the dialer sub menu 3 Tap Add 3 sec pause to add a three second pause and use the keypad to enter the additional numbers Tip You can create pauses longer than three seconds by entering multiple three second pauses 4 Select Add wait to add a wait A wait will pause the ...

Page 55: ...then tap to make a call Ending a Call When you are ready to end your call tap the key Ending a Call from the Status Bar 1 From an active call you can launch a separate application or return to the Home screen The current call is kept active in the background 2 Tap the Status bar to reveal the Notifications tab and then drag the tab to the bottom of the screen to open the Notifications panel 3 Tap ...

Page 56: ...f call you will have access to the Speaker mode Keypad and End Call features 3 Tap to exit this calling mode Making an Emergency Call with a SIM card The Emergency calling mode makes redialing an emergency number a 1 tap process Before you can resume normal calling operations you should first exit this mode 1 From the Home screen tap 2 Enter the emergency number example 911 and then tap 3 Complete...

Page 57: ...peed dial number is more than 1 digit long enter the first digits then hold the last digit Dialing Options From the Home screen and Application menus you have the option to access the Dialer and initiate a call by tapping Keypad From the Dialer and the Contacts screen the following tabs are located at the top of your screen Keypad dials the current number entered using the on screen keypad Logs di...

Page 58: ...recent calls is displayed If the number or caller is listed in your Address Book the associated name is displayed 2 Swipe the desired missed call to the right to call or Swipe the desired missed call to the left to message Saving a Recent Call to your Address Book 1 From the Home screen tap Logs A list of recent calls is displayed 2 Tap the call you want to save to your Address Book 3 The call det...

Page 59: ... the empty text field and use the on screen keypad to type in a message 4 When you are done with your message tap to send For more information refer to Creating and Sending Messages on page 71 Deleting a Call from the Call Log 1 From the Home screen tap Logs A list of recent calls is displayed 2 Touch and hold the call you want to delete from the Call log 3 The Call log will display with the conta...

Page 60: ...lls shows the total length of time for all calls made and received 4 You may reset these times to zero by pressing then tapping Reset Options During a Call Your phone provides a number of control functions that you can use during a call Adjusting the Call Volume During a call to adjust the volume use the Volume keys on the left side of the phone Press the Up volume key to increase the volume level...

Page 61: ...r under the Mute button Tap Mute again to unmute the microphone The green line will disappear when Mute is not activated Bluetooth connects to a Bluetooth headset Tap Bluetooth during a call to activate a Bluetooth headset A green line will appear under the Headset button Tap Bluetooth again to de activate the Bluetooth headset The green line will disappear when the Headset is not activated Press ...

Page 62: ...From the currently active call tap Menu Resume call to activate the call that is on hold To make a new call while a call is in progress 1 From the currently active call tap Add call to dial the second call 2 Dial the new phone number and tap Call To switch between the two calls Tap the on screen previous On hold number entry and select Swap The previous In call number turns gray and displays On ho...

Page 63: ...ll appear in a green box Tap Swap again to switch back To end a call on hold 1 Tap to disconnect the active call 2 The call on hold will now become the active call Tap to end the call 3 Way Calling Multi Party Calling The 3 Way or Multi Party feature allows you to answer a series of incoming calls and place them on hold If this service is supported by the network all calls can be joined together Y...

Page 64: ...ching off the Microphone Mute You can temporarily switch your phone s microphone off so that the other person cannot hear you Example You wish to say something to person in the room but do not want the person on the phone to hear you 1 Tap Mute The Mute button now appears as and Mute is activated 2 Tap Mute to deactivate the Mute function and reactivate the microphone Bluetooth headset 1 Tap Heads...

Page 65: ...epreviouscalleron hold while you answer the new incoming call End call with Name Number to end the previous call and answer the new call Note The new caller appears at the top of the list The previous caller is placed on hold and appears at the bottom of the list 3 Tap the on screen previous On hold number entry and select Swap to switch between the two calls This places the new caller on hold and...

Page 66: ...Forwardwhenunreachable allows you to forward voice calls to a designated number instead of your voicemail number whenyouarenotinanareacovered byyour serviceprovideror when your phone is switched off Call Settings To access the Call settings menu From the Home screen tap Settings Call or From the Home screen tap Apps Settings Call For detailed information on all of the call settings see Call on pag...

Page 67: ...T Address Book screen is displayed Tap Start Sync if you want to synchronize your Address Book 3 Follow the on screen instructions Your AT T Address Book is Ready to Use You can now make a call or send a message through your Address Book You can also manage your Address Book on the web at http www att com addressbook Synchronizing your AT T Address Book If you ever upgrade damage or lose your phon...

Page 68: ...ry deletes any previously assigned image on an existing contact 4 Tap the Name field and use the on screen keypad to enter the full name For more information refer to Entering Text on page 38 or Tap next to the Name field to display additional name fields 5 Tap the Phone number field The numerical keypad is displayed The Mobile button initially displays next to the Phone number field If you want t...

Page 69: ... of manually entering the numbers each time you can store the numbers in your Contacts along with special characters called pauses and waits A pause will stop the calling sequence for two seconds and a wait will pause the calling sequence until you enter a number or press a key To add a pause or a wait to an existing Contact 1 From the Home screen tap Contacts and then tap the name or number to op...

Page 70: ...n Address Book Entry You can store phone numbers and their corresponding names onto your SIM card and phone s onboard memory The two locations are physically separate but are used as a single entity called the Address Book Depending on your particular SIM card the maximum number of phone numbers the SIM card can store and how they are stored may differ 1 From the Home screen tap Contacts 2 Within ...

Page 71: ...you merge these accounts into your Contacts list you can link all of her entries and view the information in one record The next time you synchronize your phone with your accounts any updates that contacts make to email account names email addresses etc automatically update in your contacts list For more information about synchronizing accounts see Synchronizing Accounts on page 65 1 From the Home...

Page 72: ...act is now separated and no longer displays in the merged record screen Marking a Contact as Default When you use messaging type applications the application needs to know which information is primary default in a contact entry list For example you may have three different contact records for John Smith so the application will be looking for the default number or entry 1 From the Home screen tap C...

Page 73: ... options that you would like to synchronize for that account 5 Tap Sync now to synchronize the account The account is synchronized 6 Press to return to the Contacts list Note You can also synchronize your accounts using the Settings menu For more information refer to Synchronizing Accounts on page 106 Address Book Options You can access Address Book options while at the main Address Book page or w...

Page 74: ...ettings menu Contacts provides access to Contacts options such as Import Export Contacts to display etc Help provides an on screen Help file that covers most high level topics for Contacts Options at Selected Contact Screen 1 From the Home screen tap Contacts 2 Tap a contact and at the contact s display screen press 3 The following options are displayed Delete allows you to delete the currently ac...

Page 75: ...to You may select as many groups as you like 6 Tap Save 7 After returning to the main edit screen tap Save again The contact is added to the group Removing a Contact From a Group 1 From the Home screen tap Contacts Groups 2 Tap a group entry 3 Press Remove from group 4 Tap all of the contacts you want to remove from this group A green checkmark will appear next to their name 5 Tap Done The contact...

Page 76: ...een tap Contacts Groups 2 Tap a group entry 3 Press Edit group 4 Make modifications to the Group name Group ringtone Group message tone or Group vibration pattern fields 5 Tap Add member to add more contacts to this group 6 Tap Done 7 Tap Save to save the edited Group category Address Book Favorites Once you have stored phone numbers in the Address Book you can add them to your Favorites list To v...

Page 77: ...mail address are available as fields Also if you move the SIM card to another phone that does not support additional fields on the SIM card this additional information may not be available 1 From the Home screen tap Contacts SIM Management 2 Tap Copy contacts to SIM The phone then displays a list of your current phone contacts 3 Tap the contacts to place a checkmark adjacent to those entries you w...

Page 78: ...e then displays a list of your current SIM contacts 3 Tap the contacts to place a checkmark adjacent to those entries you wish to have deleted from the SIM card Repeat this step for all individual entries you wish copied to the SIM or tap Select all to place a checkmark alongside all entries 4 Tap Delete 5 At the Delete Contacts from SIM prompt tap OK The selected numbers are deleted from the SIM ...

Page 79: ... from other mobile phones or email addresses To use this feature you may need to subscribe to your service provider s multimedia message service Important When creating a message adding an image a sound file or a video clip to a text message changes the message from a text message to a multimedia message Messaging icons are displayed at the top of the screen and indicate when messages are received...

Page 80: ... on screen keypad to enter a message For more information refer to Entering Text on page 38 5 Add more recipients by tapping the recipient field 6 Tap Add emoticons to choose an available emoticon from an on screen list and then add it into your message at the cursor location if desired 7 Review your message and tap Send Note If you exit a message before you send it it will be automatically saved ...

Page 81: ... the recipient is not already in your Contacts list Quick responses displays your available preset text message reply templates Insert smiley allows you to add insert smiley icons images emoticons Preview only in MMS allows you to add preview the MMS message prior to delivery Add slide converts an SMS message into an MMS Multimedia message and allows you to attach an existing slideshow Schedule me...

Page 82: ...icrophone It is then automatically attached to the message Memo allows you to add a memo that you have created Calendar allows you to add an event from your calendar My location allows you to attach a Google Maps URL location indicating your current location Maps allows you to attach both a thumbnail and Google maps url link about your current location Contacts allows you to tap on an existing Add...

Page 83: ...cally blocked To access additional Bubble options Touch and hold the message bubble within an active message conversation to display the following options Delete deletes any currently selected message bubble from the thread Copy text copies the currently selected message bubble from the thread Forward allowsyoutoforwardthecurrentlyselectedmessage bubble to an external recipient Lock Unlock locks o...

Page 84: ...tings for text messages multimedia messages Voice mails and Push messages 1 From the main Home screen tap Messaging Settings 2 The following Messaging settings are available Default messaging app field to set your default messaging application Display alters the display properties for Messages Bubble style allows you to choose from several bubble styles for your messages Bubbles are the rounded bo...

Page 85: ...age which does not fit the Core MM Content Domain Free you may add any content to the message MMS alert alerts you when the messaging modes changes from an SMS text to MMS multimedia mode Delete old messages deletes old messages when the limit is reached rather than overwriting them Priority senders activates or deactivates the priority sender feature Push messages allows you to receive push messa...

Page 86: ...numbers Delay message sending allows you to set a time delay limit that determines how long the messages are held until they are sent This can allow you to cancel the delivery of a recent message Safe mode allows you to set security parameters for Messages Choose from Allow access to all links and Potential threat alerts Emergency Alerts This device is designed to receive wireless emergency alerts...

Page 87: ...s may choose not to receive Imminent Threats Extreme and Severe and AMBER Alerts Alerts issued by the President can not be disabled To disable Imminent Threats and AMBER Alerts follow the instructions below 1 From the main Home screen tap Messaging 2 Press Settings Emergency alerts 3 Tap Emergency alerts 4 All alerts are enabled by default checkmark showing Tap on an alert option to disable the al...

Page 88: ...and display these settings are related to the sounds colors display appearance and notifications on your phone Personalization allows you to customize your phone the way you like it Motion these settings are for the different motions and gestures you can use to make using your phone easier User and backup all of the settings used for accounts backing up your phone and resetting your phone System t...

Page 89: ...ick settings menu 3 Tap Save to save your new Quick settings menu Wi Fi Settings This section describes the Wi Fi settings For information on how to use Wi Fi see Wi Fi on page 141 Smart network switch Smart network switch allows your device to automatically switch between a Wi Fi network and a mobile network 1 From the main Settings screen tap Wi Fi 2 Tap Smart network switch to create a checkmar...

Page 90: ...t allows you to be automatically connected to an AT T Wi Fi Hotspot as soon as your phone detects it Install certificates allows you to install security certificates that you have on a MicroSD card MAC address view your device s MAC address required when connecting to some secured networks not configurable IP address view your device s IP address Bluetooth In this menu you can activate Bluetooth v...

Page 91: ...a connection via USB or as a portable Wi Fi hotspot USB tethering 1 From the main Settings screen tap Tethering and Wi Fi hotspot 2 Connect your phone to your PC using a USB cable 3 Tap USB tethering to add a checkmark and activate the feature The USB tethering icon is displayed at the top of your screen For more information refer to USB Tethering on page 149 Wi Fi Hotspot Note To enable Wi Fi Hot...

Page 92: ...l appear when you set up a Portable Wi Fi hotspot on your device The connected device can now use internet through your Portable Wi Fi hotspot Note Activating Wi Fi and connecting to your phone will be different depending on the type of the other device Airplane mode Airplane mode allows you to use many of your phone s features such as Camera Games and more when you are in an airplane or in any ot...

Page 93: ...additional options Tap to activate Data roaming enables data roaming on your device Restrict background data restricts some apps and services from working unless you are connected to a Wi Fi network Auto sync data allows your accounts to automatically sync Show Wi Fi usage displays a Wi Fi tab that shows Wi Fi usage Mobile hotspots displays available mobile hotspots Location The Location settings ...

Page 94: ...s of interest you must enable the Mobile networks options Mobile data To enable data access over the mobile network this option must be selected It is set on by default 1 From the main Settings screen tap More networks Mobile networks 2 Tap Mobile data to create a checkmark and activate the feature Data Roaming Data roaming allows you to connect to your service provider s partner networks and acce...

Page 95: ...or to searching for an available network Note Connecting to 2G networks slows the data transfer speed and time Default setup options Your phone default is set to Automatic to automatically search for an available network You can set this option to Manual to select a network each time you connect 1 From the main Settings screen tap More networks Mobile networks 2 Tap Network operators 3 Tap Default...

Page 96: ... that are dependent upon the Type you entered previously 8 Tap the PPP encryption MPPE check box to enable encryption 9 Tap the Show advanced options check box to display additional VPN options 10 Tap Save to save your VPN settings Adding an IPsec VPN 1 Before using VPN you must first set up a screen unlock PIN or password For more information refer to Lock Screen Settings on page 95 2 From the ma...

Page 97: ...droid Beam 2 Tap the OFF ON icon to turn Android Beam ON 3 Touch the back of your device with another NFC capable device and the content is transferred S Beam When S Beam is activated you can beam files to another NFC capable device by holding the devices close together You can beam images and videos from your Gallery music files from your Music app and more 1 From the main Settings screen tap NFC...

Page 98: ...connected devices you would like to not allow 8 Tap Download to then select the destination of any downloaded shared content Choose from Device or SD card 9 Tap Download from other devices then select the actions you ll take when you download content from other devices Choose from either Always accept Always ask or Always reject Printing With the Printing option you can set your device to print on...

Page 99: ... an HDMI A to A cable 4 Tap Scan to scan for available devices Sound Settings From this menu you can control the sounds on the phone From the main Settings screen tap Sound The following options display Sound Mode Sound mode allows you to select Sound Vibrate or Mute to be used for all sounds 1 From the main Settings screen tap Sound Sound mode 2 Select the option that you would like to use for al...

Page 100: ...n Settings screen tap Sound 2 Tap Ringtones 3 Tap a ringtone and tap OK or Tap Add to select a file from your music files Vibrations This option allows you to set your phone to vibrate and ring 1 From the main Settings screen tap Sound 2 Tap Vibrations 3 Select a vibration pattern and tap OK or Tap Create and follow the on screen instructions to create your own vibration Notifications This option ...

Page 101: ...the screen 1 From the main Settings screen tap Sound 2 Tap any of the following options to create a checkmark and activate the feature Sound when tapped makes a sound when you tap a key on the Samsung keyboard Vibrate when tapped makes a vibration when you tap a key on the Samsung keyboard Samsung Application Sound Settings This section describes how to modify sound settings associated with severa...

Page 102: ...fore the screen automatically turns off Screen mode allows you to select from several different screen modes that affect the color and sharpness of your display Auto adjust screen tone allows you to save power because thephoneanalyzesthedisplayedscreenimageandadjuststhe LCD brightness Daydream allows you to control what your screen does when your device is docked or sleeping Tap the OFF ON icon ne...

Page 103: ...the homescreen tap to create a checkmark and activate the feature Lock Screen Settings Choose settings for unlocking your screen For more information about using the lock and unlock features see Locking and Unlocking the Touch Screen on page 12 Screen Lock 1 From the main Settings screen tap Lock screen 2 Tap Screen lock for these options then follow the on screen instructions to set up your Scree...

Page 104: ...eather on Walking mate from S Health app information on your lockscreen Help text shows help information on the Lock screen Swipe option only Make pattern visible allows you to see the pattern as you draw it Pattern and Fingerprint options only Vibrationfeedbackcauses yourphone tovibrate if you enter a wrong pattern Pattern and Fingerprint options only Securedlocktimeallowsyoutosetatime outforlock...

Page 105: ...tomize a quick access feature that hold up to five frequently used application shortcuts Once activated this on screen button can be placed anywhere This button appears atop off current screens and can only be disabled via either the Notifications Panel or via the Toolbox screen For more information refer to Customizing the Toolbox on page 30 Important There can only be at most five applications a...

Page 106: ...rk alongside up to five applications These will be quickly accessible via the on screen button 3 Tap Save once you have completed the assignment of your applications One handed operation The one handed operation settings help you to use your phone keypads easily with only one hand 1 From the main Settings screen tap One handed operation 2 Tap the OFF ON icon next to One handed operation to the rig...

Page 107: ...een tap Accessibility 2 The following options are available Vision TalkBack activate the TalkBack feature TalkBack when installed and enabled speaks feedback to help blind and low vision users Dark screen allows you to keep your screen turned off at all times until you double press the Power key to turn the feature off The TalkBack feature must be enabled Rapid key input allowsyoutoreleaseyourfing...

Page 108: ...fications etc Hearing aids allows you to improve the sound quality of your device for use with hearing aids Samsung subtitles CC allows you to turn on subtitles when using applicable Samsung apps Assistant menu allows you to improvethedeviceaccessibilityforuserswithreduceddexterity Touch and slide the slider to the right to turn it on Follow the on screen instructions Google subtitles CC allows yo...

Page 109: ...g or Custom Interaction control allows you to enable or disable motions and screen timeout You can also block areas of the screen from touch interaction Touch and slide the slider to the right to turn it on Follow the on screen instructions Direct access allowsyoutoopentheAccessibilitysettingsby pressing the Home key 3 times in quick succession Select the settings that you want to open to create a...

Page 110: ... From and To time fields 5 Tap Allowed contacts to assign those contacts that are exempted from these rules Choose from None All contacts Favorites or Custom Allowed contacts will then appear in the Allowed contact list Private Mode This feature allows you to hide personal content from being accessed by anyone else using your device 1 From the main Settings screen tap Private mode 2 Read the infor...

Page 111: ...n case your fingerprint is not read correctly 8 Confirm the password and tap OK 9 Your fingerprint is now registered Tap to return to the fingerprint screen 10 Under the Settings heading the following options are available Fingerprint manager allows you to register more fingerpints or deregister the fingerprints that are on your phone Change alternative password allows you to change your alternati...

Page 112: ...like to enable to use the Air browse feature A checkmark will appear 4 When using a supported application move your open hand across the screen to use Air browse Direct call With the Direct Call feature your phone will dial the currently displayed on screen Contact entry as soon as you place the device to your ear 1 From the main Settings screen tap Motions and gestures Direct call 2 In a single m...

Page 113: ... media Smart pause uses the front camera to detect if you are facing the screen and pauses a video when you look away Palm swipe to capture Once enabled you can capture any on screen information swiping across the screen In a single motion press the side of your hand on the screen and swipe form left to right 1 From the main Settings screen tap Motions and gestures Palm swipe to capture 2 In a sin...

Page 114: ...ount type once you have created an account Your email account will also be displayed in the My Accounts section of the main Accounts menu Removing an Account Important Removing an account also deletes all of its messages contacts and other data from the device 1 From the main Settings screen tap Accounts 2 Tap the account which is located in the My Accounts section 3 Tap the account name 4 Tap Rem...

Page 115: ...isable back up of application data WI Fi passwords and other settings to the Google server Backup Account If you have enabled the Back up my data option then the Backup account option is available 1 From the main Settings screen tap Backup and reset 2 Tap Backup account and tap your Google Gmail account or tap Add account to set your Google Gmail account to be backed up to the Google server Automa...

Page 116: ... menus You can also set on screen keyboard options From the main Settings screen tap Language and input Language You can change the language used by your device by following these steps 1 From the main Settings screen tap Language and input Language 2 Tap a language from the list Keyboards and Input Methods You can change the keyboard used by your device by following these steps 1 From the main Se...

Page 117: ...ent automatically completes or replaces the current word with the most probable word match after tappingthespacebarorenteringapunctuationmark Touch and slide the slider to the right to turn it on My Shortcuts creates number key shortcuts to enter predefined words or phrases more quickly Auto capitalization automatically capitalizes the first letter of the first word in each sentence standard Engli...

Page 118: ...ictive Text Settings From this menu you can set Predictive Text settings 1 From the main Settings screen tap Language and input 2 Tap the icon next to Samsung keyboard 3 Tap the ON OFF slider located to the right of the Predictive text field to turn it ON 4 Tap Predictive text 5 The following options are available Live wordupdateallows the device to automatically update its word database with popu...

Page 119: ...press delay set the time needed to select alternate characters Show complete trace once enabled sets wether or not to display the complete Swype path Auto capitalization automatically capitalizes the first letter of every sentence Auto spacing automatically inserts a space between words When you finish a word just lift your finger or stylus and start the next word Nextwordprediction once enabled p...

Page 120: ... when enabled activates cellular data usage by the Swype application so it can receive program updates language downloads and other related features via your existing data connection 6 Tap Languages on the left side of the screen to activate and select the current text input language Default language is English Touch Download languages to download additional languages 7 Tap Gestures on the left si...

Page 121: ...oose a language for your voice input Speech output Sets whether you will use speech output always or only when using hands free Block offensive words Enable or disable blocking of recognized offensive words from the results of your voice input Google searches Hotword detection Enable to being able to launch voice search by saying the word Google Offline speech recognition Enables voice input while...

Page 122: ...ave your setting Date and time This menu allows you to change the current time and date displayed 1 From the main Settings screen tap Date and time 2 Tap Automatic date and time to allow the network to set the date and time 3 Tap Automatic time zone to allow the network to set the time zone Important Deactivate Automatic date and time to manually set the rest of the options 4 Tap Set date and tap ...

Page 123: ...screenlayout andlimiting the number of usable apps Touch and slide the slider to the right to turn it on Geo News informs you of natural disasters and extreme weather conditions occurring in your vicinity Touch and slide the slider to the right to turn it on Send help messages helps you send a quick notice of your approximate location and visual auditory surroundings to the mobile phone of the Eme...

Page 124: ...view how it is affecting battery use Note Other applications may be running that affect battery use 3 Tap the Show battery percentage check box to have the battery percentage displayed on your battery charge icon on your status bar Power saving mode Power saving mode allows you to manage your phone to conserve power You can select Power mode to limit performance on your phone to save power or sele...

Page 125: ... card again 3 Tap Delete all to continue or press to cancel Note The Format SD card option is only available when your SD card is mounted Security The Security settings allow you to determine the security level for your phone Encryption To require a numeric PIN or password to decrypt your phone each time you power it on or encrypt the data on your SD card each time it is connected 1 From the main ...

Page 126: ...ge your SIM PIN number 1 From the main Settings screen tap Security 2 Tap Set up SIM card lock 3 Tap Lock SIM card enter your SIM PIN code then tap OK Note You must activate Lock SIM card before you can change your SIM PIN code 4 Tap Change SIM PIN 5 Enter your old SIM PIN code and tap OK 6 Enter your new SIM PIN code and tap OK 7 Re type your new SIM PIN code and tap OK Forgotten SIM PIN password...

Page 127: ...ce Administrators The Device Administration feature allows you to select one or more administration applications that control your device for security purposes for example if your phone is lost of stolen These applications enforce remote or local device security policies Some of the features a device administration application might control are Setting the number of failed password attempts before...

Page 128: ...olicy updates When you activate this feature your phone will automatically check for changes to the security policy and download any updates to improve security and service 1 From the main Settings screen tap Security 2 Tap Security policy updates to create a checkmark and activate the feature Send security reports When you activate this feature your phone will automatically send security reports ...

Page 129: ...om of the details screen and tap Turn off to disable a System certificate or Remove to remove a User certificate Caution When you disable a system CA certificate the Turn off button changes to Turn on so you can enable the certificate again if necessary When you remove a user installed CA certificate it is permanently deleted and must be re installed if needed 5 Tap OK to return to the certificate...

Page 130: ... Update on page 123 Status displays the Battery status Battery level percentage Network Signal strength Mobile network type Service state Roaming status Mobile network state the phone number for this device My phone number IMEI number IMEISV number IP address Wi Fi MAC address Bluetooth address Serial number Up time and Device status Legal information This option displays information about Open so...

Page 131: ...ative Software Update The AT T Software Update feature enables you to use your phone to connect to the network and upload any new phone software directly to your phone The phone automatically updates with the latest available software when you access this option 1 From the main Settings screen tap About device Software update 2 Tap Check for updates 3 At the AT T Software update prompt tap OK to c...

Page 132: ...UNNING or ALL to display memory usage for that category of applications The graph at the bottom of the Downloaded tab shows used and free device memory The graph at the bottom of the Running tab shows used and free RAM Downloaded Displays apps you have downloaded onto your device 1 From the main Settings screen tap Application manager 2 Tap the DOWNLOADED tab to view a list of all the downloaded a...

Page 133: ...5 Tap an application to view and update information about the application including memory usage default settings and permissions Running Services View and control services running on your device 1 From the main Settings screen tap Application manager 2 Tap the RUNNING tab All the applications that are currently running on the device display 3 Tap one of the applications to view application inform...

Page 134: ...ings associated with the Calendar app For information on the Calendar app see Calendar on page 155 1 From the main Settings screen tap Calendar 2 Tap First day of week and select either Locale default Saturday Sunday or Monday 3 Tap Lock time zone to lock event time based on your current user selected time zone Select a time zone from within the Select time zone field 4 Tap Show week numbers to di...

Page 135: ...ect all calls Auto reject numbers to reject all calls in your Reject list 3 Tap Auto reject list 4 Tap to manually add numbers to the Reject list 5 Tap Unknown to create a checkmark and automatically reject all calls that are not in your Contacts list Set up call rejection messages 1 From the main Settings screen tap Call Call rejection Set up call rejection messages 2 Tap to manually add a reject...

Page 136: ...on the screen 1 From the main Settings screen tap Call 2 Tap In call status pop ups to create a checkmark and activate the feature Show caller information This option displays a caller s recent social network activity and the history of your communication with them when a call is received 1 From the main Settings screen tap Call 2 Tap Show caller information to create a checkmark and activate the ...

Page 137: ...nother number Autoareacode allowsyou toautomaticallyprepend aspecific area code to all outbound calls Call waiting the network service informs you when someone is trying to reach you during another call Tap to activate Auto redial automatically redials the last number if the call was either cut off or was unable to connect Tap to activate Fixed dialing numbers allows you to restrict outgoing calls...

Page 138: ... make calls only to phone numbers stored in the FDN list on the SIM card Note Before you can manage an FDN list a list must be created 1 From the main Settings screen tap Call Additional settings Fixed dialing numbers 2 Tap FDN list 3 A list of all existing FDN numbers will be displayed Ringtones and keypad tones This option allows you to personalize the sounds you hear when your phone rings and w...

Page 139: ...s to suppress background noise from your side during a call From the main Settings screen tap Call Noise reduction to create a checkmark and enable the feature Voicemail service 1 From the main Settings screen tap Call Voicemail Service Voicemail service provided by your carrier is the default 2 Tap My carrier to remove the carrier Voicemail service Voicemail settings You can view or modify your v...

Page 140: ...th phones allows you to only display contacts that have phone numbers Sort by allows you to sort by First name or Last name Displaycontacts by allowsyou tosortbyFirstnamefirst or Last name first Service numbers lists the currently available service numbers Send contact information allows you to send all or individual contacts via Bluetooth in the form of namecards Tap Export settings and make a se...

Page 141: ...ail Subject or the Sender Hide checkboxes allows you to hide the checkboxes that are displayed in your email list 3 Tap Auto advance Auto Advance allows you to assign an action after an email is deleted Choose from Next email Previous email or Email list 4 Tap Priority sender settings The following options are available Set as the default folder shows the priority sender inbox whenever you open th...

Page 142: ...tures or videos when a face is present 3 Tap Add account to add a Samsung Facebook or Google account Internet This section allows you to modify settings associated with using your web browser 1 From the main Settings screen tap Internet 2 Tap Account to sign on to your Samsung account if you have not already done so You will need to do this if If you want to sync your bookmarks and open pages with...

Page 143: ...en mode to hide the status bar Textbooster allowsyoutoviewPCwebsiteseasilybyboosting the text size Note the layout may change as a result Content settings Acceptcookies Allowssites thatrequirecookies tosaveand read cookies from your device Turn on location Allows websites to request access to your location Turn on JavaScript Enables Javascript for the current Web page Without this feature some pag...

Page 144: ...ded boxes that surround each message Background style allows you to choose from several background styles for your messages Change font size allows you to change the font size in your messages by using the Volume key Quick responses allows you to select short pre written sentences that you can use in your messages Text messages the following text message settings are available Manage SIM card mess...

Page 145: ...n Priority senders allows you to send messages with priority Push messages allows you to receive push messages from the network Cell broadcast allows you to receive Cell broadcast messages Touch and slide the slider to the right to turn it on Select channels allows you to set up the channel that you will receive CB messages on You can also select My channel and add your own CB channel using the Ad...

Page 146: ...the slider to the right to turn it on Add to spam numbers allows you to manually enter and assign a phone number as being sent from a spam source Add to spam phrases allows you to assign a specific text phrase as belonging to a spam message Ex Dear friend Block unknown senders when active automatically blocks incoming messages from unknown sources or blocked numbers Delaymessagesending todelaythes...

Page 147: ...you to open S Voice by double pressing the home key Voice wake up allows you to customize your wake up command for S Voice Auto start speakerphone automatically turns on the speaker when using S Voice to make a call Show body of message allows you to also see the message content whenever a new message arrives Check missed events allows you to see your missed events whenever you open the S Voice ap...

Page 148: ...es which is available at http www samsung com kies for Windows Mac Note If you are a Windows XP user ensure that you have Windows XP Service Pack 3 or higher installed on your computer Also ensure that you have Samsung Kies 2 0 or Windows Media Player 10 or higher installed on your computer Connecting with your PC For information on connecting your device with your PC using USB see Charging the Ba...

Page 149: ...to an existing and accessible Wireless Access Point WAP These WAPs can either be Open unsecured as within most Hot Spots or Secured requiring knowledge of the Router name and password Turning Wi Fi On By default your device s Wi Fi feature is turned off Turning Wi Fi on makes your device able to discover and connect to compatible in range WAPs 1 From any Home screen tap Settings Wi Fi 2 Tap the ON...

Page 150: ...the new information and connect to your target WAP Note The next time your device connects to a previously accessed or secured wireless network you are not prompted to enter the WAP key again unless you reset your device back to its factory default settings Turning Wi Fi Off 1 From any Home screen tap Settings Wi Fi 2 Tap the ON OFF slider located to the right of the Wi Fi field to turn Wi Fi OFF ...

Page 151: ...ttings Wi Fi 2 Tap Advanced The following options are available Network notification alerts you when a new WAP is available Passpoint allows you to connect to passpoint enabled Wi Fi Access Points automatically Sort by allows you to sort by alphabet or RSSI Keep Wi Fi on during sleep allows you to specify when to disconnect from Wi Fi Always allow scanning allows the Google location service andoth...

Page 152: ...or the connection to be made 7 Once connected the other device will show as Connected in your list of Wi Fi Direct devices and the icon will display at the top of your screen 8 Tap for additional options Sharing Information with Connected Device To share Videos Photos or other information with the connected device follow these steps 1 View the information that you want to share For example if you ...

Page 153: ...beam images and videos from your Gallery music files from your Music app and more For more information refer to S Beam on page 89 Tap and pay Tap and pay allows you to select the default payment application you want to use for making on phone purchases For more information refer to Tap and pay on page 89 Bluetooth About Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short range communications technology that allows you...

Page 154: ...th communication and description Setting your device s visibility or discoverability for other Bluetooth devices To access the Bluetooth Settings menu 1 From the Home screen tap Settings Bluetooth 2 Verify your Bluetooth is ON For more information refer to Bluetooth on page 82 To change your Bluetooth name 1 From the Home screen tap Settings Bluetooth 2 Tap Rename device 3 After the About device s...

Page 155: ...device with another Bluetooth device 1 Verify your Bluetooth is active 2 Tap Scan Your device will display a list of discovered in range Bluetooth devices 3 Tap a device from the list to initiate pairing 4 Enter the passkey or PIN code if needed and tap OK 5 The external device will then have to also accept the connection and enter your device s PIN code Once successfully paired to an external dev...

Page 156: ...tomatically if the paired device goes out of range of your phone or it is powered off Deleting a paired device unpair Deleting a device from your list removes its connection record and upon reconnection would require that you re enter all the previous pairing information 1 Verify your Bluetooth is active 2 From the Bluetooth settings page tap next to the previously paired device This opens the con...

Page 157: ... briefly appears on the screen Look for the Tethering active icon in the Status bar area of the screen 4 Read the on screen notification regarding data use and tap OK To disconnect tethering 1 From the Tethering and Wi Fi hotspot screen tap USB tethering from the Tethering menu to remove the check mark and deactivate the feature 2 Remove the USB cable from the device Mobile Hotspot This feature al...

Page 158: ...re the new settings 9 Confirm the Mobile Hotspot active icon appears at the top of the screen Note By default the connection is not secured Note Using your Mobile Hotspot drains your device s battery much faster The best way to keep using the device as a HotSpot is by connecting to a Charger To connect to the Hotspot 1 Enable Wi Fi wireless functionality on your target device laptop media device e...

Page 159: ...ers to break your security It is recommended that you not use names birthdays or other personal information 4 Tap Save to store the new settings To manage connected devices This feature allows you to provide MAC filtering on your device This is similar to a VIP list where only device on the list are allowed access 1 From the Tethering and Wi Fi hotspot screen tap Menu Allowed devices Add new devic...

Page 160: ...ickly add the icons of frequently used applications to one of the Home screens For details see Customizing Your Home Screen on page 29 To access the Applications tap Apps from any Home screen Activity Zone Waiting on information and graphics AT T FamilyMap AT T FamilyMap provides peace of mind by being able to conveniently locate a family member from your wireless phone or PC and know that your fa...

Page 161: ...en instructions to use AT T Locker AT T Mobile Locate With the AT T Mobile Locate app you can access the Mobile Protection Pack and with a paid subscription replace your phone if it is lost or damaged locate your phone if it is lost and receive backup and phone support Important In order to take advantage of the AT T Mobile Locate application you must purchase the Mobile Protection Pack within 30 ...

Page 162: ...plan that you choose to purchase 4 Follow the on screen instructions Beats Music 1 From the Home screen tap Beats Music 2 Sign on to your Google account if you are not already signed on For more information refer to Creating a New Google Account on page 12 3 Follow the on screen instructions to use Beats Music Calculator With this feature you can use the phone as a calculator The calculator provid...

Page 163: ...Year view Month displays the Month view Month and agenda displays the Month view with your events listed at the bottom Week displays the Week view Day displays the Day view Agenda displays a list of your Events 3 Tap Create event to create a new Calendar event 4 Tap Today to display the current date indicated by a blue box 5 Tap and select one of the following options Go to displays a specific dat...

Page 164: ...t notification method Choose from Sound alerts Status bar notifications or Off 9 Tap Notification sound to assign a ringtone to a calendar event notification 10 Tap Vibration to set the Event notification tone to vibrate 11 Tap Quick responses to select quick responses to emailing guests Camera This section explains how to use the camera on your phone You can take photographs and shoot video by us...

Page 165: ...5 Press the Camera key until the shutter sounds The picture is automatically stored within your designated storage location If no microSD is installed all pictures are stored on the Phone 6 You can also use the Up and Down Volume keys to take pictures Press rapidly for continuous shooting 7 Pinch the screen to zoom out or pinch outwards to zoom in 8 While viewing a picture after you have taken it ...

Page 166: ...iple group shots at the same timeandcombinethemtocreatethebestpossibleimage Press the Shutter button to take multiple photos When Gallery opens tap the yellow frame on each face and choose the best individual face for the subject After choosing a pose for each individual tap Done to merge the images into a single photo and tap Save Eraser saves the best of 5 taken pictures and removes any passers ...

Page 167: ... to enlarge the image To reposition the front camera image Touch the postage stamp picture frame to detach it and then move it to a desired location Camera and Camcorder Settings This section describes the different settings that you can configure on your camera Not all of the following options are available in both still camera and video camera modes The available options vary by mode 1 From the ...

Page 168: ...Image Stabilization Audiozoom enablethefeaturewherethedevicecanfocuson an audio source that is not directly in front of the device Effects provides access to pre installed and downloaded effects Default effects include No effect Vignette Vintage Faded color Grayscale Sepia Tint Turquoise Cartoon Fisheye Moody Oil pastel Rugged Download additional effects and Manage effects Flash activate or deacti...

Page 169: ...e camera settings Viewing your Pictures After you take a photo you can access various options from the Image Viewer The Image Viewer uses your Gallery For more information refer to Gallery on page 169 Using the Camcorder In addition to taking photos the camera also doubles as a camcorder that also allows you to record view and send videos Note The camera may not be able to properly record videos t...

Page 170: ...ChatON With the ChatON application you can interact with friends and family with text images hand written notes and video shared instantly You can chat in groups while a Web client will allow the easy sharing of content and conversations between your phone and PC 1 From the Home screen tap ChatON 2 Sign on to your Samsung account if you have not already done so For more information refer to Creati...

Page 171: ...settings are available Repeat weekly Tap the Repeat weekly checkbox to have the alarm repeat on the same day every week Alarm type sets the way in which the alarm sounds when activated Sound Vibration or Vibration and sound Alarmtone setsthesoundfilewhichisplayedwhenthealarm is activated Select an option or tap Add for additional options Alarm volume drag the slider to adjust the alarm s volume Sn...

Page 172: ...if you would like to undelete an alarm you just deleted 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 Home screen tap Clock World Clock The clock for your time zone is displayed 2 Tap Add city to add another city to the World Clock 3 Scrol...

Page 173: ...s recorded Timer 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 Home screen tap Clock Timer 2 To change the time tap the time inside the circle The Seconds field is highlighted and set to 30 seconds Use the keypad to set the number of seconds you want 3 Tap the Minutes field to set minutes 4 ...

Page 174: ...rk or home is also available on your device You can create and edit documents on your device and the changes are saved everywhere 1 Sign on to your Google account For more information refer to Creating a New Google Account on page 12 2 From the Home screen tap Drive 3 Follow the on screen instructions to use Google Drive 4 Press Help for more information DriveMode With the AT T DriveMode applicati...

Page 175: ...unt optional 9 Tap Done Creating a Corporate Email Account Use the following procedure to configure your phone to synchronize with a corporate email account 1 From the Home screen tap Email Your accounts screen displays with an Email setup screen displayed 2 Enter you email address in the Email address field 3 Enter your password in the Password field 4 If you want to see your password as it is be...

Page 176: ... Accounts 1 From the Home screen tap Email Your Email screen displays showing your emails from the active account 2 Tap the Inbox button at the top of your screen Your Email accounts screen is displayed 3 Tap the Email account Inbox you would like to switch to You can also select Combined inbox which will display email messages from all accounts 4 The new Email account is displayed Flipboard This ...

Page 177: ... some of the files by using My Files or other file management applications and try again For more information refer to My Files on page 184 Viewing Pictures 1 From the main gallery press Slideshow to see a slideshow of all of your pictures 2 Tap a thumbnail to view a single picture Note If no control icons are displayed on the screen in addition to the picture tap anywhere on the screen to display...

Page 178: ...eam images and videos from your gallery music files from your Music and more 1 From the Home screen tap Settings NFC 2 If not already active in a single motion touch and slide the NFC slider to the right to turn it on 3 Tap S Beam and make sure the feature is turned on 4 If not already active in a single motion touch and slide the S Beam slider to the right to turn it on 5 On the source device con...

Page 179: ...e transfer 2 9 When prompted separate the two devices After a few seconds depending on file size the recipient with then see the transferred file displayed on their screen To share multiple pictures via S Beam 1 On the source device containing the desired image or video tap Gallery 2 Locate the selected folder 3 Touch and hold the first image and place a checkmark on it and all desired images 4 Pl...

Page 180: ...ion and tap a file to open it 3 With the image displayed press Edit to launch the Photo editor Note To select the picture area touch and hold the current picture 4 Use the following editor controls to edit your picture Previous lets you undo the current operation Next lets you redo the previous operation Cancel Delete exits the current photo editing session Save stores the currently edited photo A...

Page 181: ...automatically synchronize with your Gmail account on the web Signing into Your Gmail Note You must sign in to your Gmail account in order to access Gmail 1 Sign on to your Google account if you are not already signed on For more information refer to Creating a New Google Account on page 12 2 From the Home screen tap Gmail 3 Follow the on screen instructions The Inbox loads conversations and email ...

Page 182: ...an on screen Internet search engine powered by Google The Google Search application is the same on screen Internet search engine that is on the Google Search Bar on your main Home screen 1 From the Home screen tap Google 2 Use the on screen keypad to enter the item you want to search for then tap 3 Tap to use Google Voice Search Follow the on screen instructions Google Settings As Google has becom...

Page 183: ...w google com mobile for more information Hangouts Hangouts is a free Windows and web based application for instant messaging offered by Google You can connect with your friends across computers and various Android devices You can have conversations or video calls with up to 10 friends Note The first time you use Hangouts you will need to download the updated application from the Play Store When th...

Page 184: ...tions From any web page press to access your browser options Internet Settings From any web page press Settings to access your Internet settings For more detailed information see Internet on page 134 Enter a URL You can access a website quickly by entering the URL Websites are optimized for viewing on your phone To enter a URL and go to a particular website follow these steps 1 Tap the Search or e...

Page 185: ...evice after you exit the incognito mode To add a new incognito window 1 From your browser tap Incognito mode 2 At the information prompt tap OK 3 A new browser window displays To exit from the incognito window 1 From your browser window tap Windows 2 Scroll across the available windows and locate the incognito window The incognito icon appears in the upper left of the new browser window while you ...

Page 186: ...okout Security provides mobile device specific security features that are coupled with a minimal performance hit Lookout Mobile Security provides key security options that are unique to the mobile market Along with the antivirus and anti malware tech there s a lost and stolen phone locator service an application privacy adviser and a backup service 1 From the Home screen tap Lookout Security 2 Rea...

Page 187: ...ound high voltage or electromagnetic fields in a vehicle with tinted windows Using Maps 1 From the Home screen tap Maps A map will display with your location in the very center 2 Follow the on screen instructions to use the Maps application Memo The Memo application allows you to write memos that can include text audio and images 1 From the Home screen tap Memo 2 Tap Options to reveal available Me...

Page 188: ...5 Tap Call Voicemail to record a personal greeting and set up your app 6 Follow the on screen instructions to use the AT T Messages app Messaging You can send and receive different types of messages For more information refer to Messaging on page 71 Mobile Hotspot This application allows you to share your phones s mobile data connection via USB or as a portable Wi Fi hotspot For more information r...

Page 189: ...Songs Playlists Albums Artists Music square or Folders to view the available music files 3 Scroll through the list of songs and tap an entry to begin playback 4 The following Music controls are available Pause the song Start the song after pausing Press and hold to rewind the song Tap to go to previous song Press and hold to fast forward the song Tap to go to next song Volume control and SoundAliv...

Page 190: ...Music Settings menu allows you to set preferences for the Music app such as whether you want the music to play in the background sound effects and how the music menu displays 1 From the Home screen tap Music 2 Press Settings 3 Select one of the following settings Tabs thismenuallowsyoutoselectwhichcategoriesyouwant to display Choices are Albums Artists Genres Music square Folders Composers Years M...

Page 191: ...et Creating a Playlist 1 From the Home screen tap Music 2 Tap the Playlists tab 3 Press Create playlist 4 Type a name for this playlist in the field and tap OK Adding Music to a Playlist To add files to the playlist 1 From the Home screen tap Music 2 Tap the Playlists tab 3 Tap the playlist name in which to add music 4 Tap to add music 5 Tap a music file or tap Select all to add all the music trac...

Page 192: ... contents of your internal SD card Note If you do not have an external SD card inserted this option will not display All files shown will be from your internal storage Note Different folders may appear depending on how your phone is configured 3 If you have an external SD card inserted tap SD memory card to see the contents of your external SD card memory card myAT T The myAT T application allows ...

Page 193: ... screen prompts to configure a connection method and other related parameters Play Books With Google Play Books you can find more than 3 million free e books and hundreds of thousands more to buy in the eBookstore 1 From the Home screen tap Play Books 2 Log on to your Google account For more information refer to Creating a New Google Account on page 12 3 Follow the on screen instructions for using...

Page 194: ...y Music 2 Log on to your Google account if you have not already done so For more information refer to Creating a New Google Account on page 12 3 At the Google play screen tap Add account if you have not previously used Play Music and follow the on screen instructions to create your account and use Play Music Play Newsstand With Google Play Newsstand you can subscribe to your favorite magazines and...

Page 195: ...tinue or Decline to exit 4 Tap Apps Games or AT T to download or purchase games or applications You can also download updates to existing applications 5 Follow on the on screen instructions POLARIS Office 5 POLARIS Office Mobile for Android is a Microsoft Office compatible office suite This application provides a central place for managing your documents online or offline The application can also ...

Page 196: ...ou start an exercise program particularly if you have any of the following conditions Heart disease Asthma or lung disease Diabetes or liver or kidney disease Arthritis You should also check with your doctor if you have symptoms suggestive of heart lung or other serious disease such as Pain or discomfort in your chest neck jaw or arms during physical activity Dizziness or loss of consciousness Sho...

Page 197: ... as dialing a phone number texting a message playing music etc 1 From the Home screen tap S Voice 2 Read the information on the Welcome screen then tap Next 3 Tap Tutorial to view a short tutorial on using S Voice or Tap Start S Voice to begin 4 At the S Voice screen tap or say Hi Galaxy to wake up S voice 5 Speak into the phone and follow the on screen instructions 6 Press for additional options ...

Page 198: ...sung account 2 From the Home screen tap Smart Remote Note If you are not connected to an active Wi Fi you may be prompted to continue the set up process via a mobile network Click Connect to proceed 3 Select your desired country or region for your TV Guide s source listing 4 Enter your current zip code and tap Done This zip code must correspond to the location of your desired TV and set top box 5 ...

Page 199: ...t code 2 or Send this code 1 again 5 From the Select your channel source screen select the entry that corresponds to your current channel control method Set top Box selected when changing channels is done via a receiver box Channels are not changed via the TV remote but rather through the receiver box My xxx TV selected when a signal is fed directly into the TV andnoboxisused Channelsarechangeddir...

Page 200: ...Scroll down to view additional functions 4 In a single motion touch and drag up from the bottom right of the screen to access additional remote tabs Choose from one of the following TV provides access to control functions specific to your TV Set top box displays customized control specific to your configured set top box Ex satellite dish remote control functions 5 From the remote screen press and ...

Page 201: ... Just for you option displays available content matching your activated media categories These categories can be configured during your initial set up or at any later time 1 Sign into your Samsung account 2 From the main Smart Remote screen tap Combined View Just for you 3 From the On TV tab press and then select Settings 4 Access parameters such as Basic profile Genres and Sports to then configur...

Page 202: ...memory card will be displayed 2 Tap the video that you want to play The video will begin to play 3 The following video controls are available Pause the video Start the video after being paused Press and hold to rewindthe video Tapto go to previous video Press and hold to fast forward the video Tap to go to next video Volume control PIP Picture In Picture view The video will be played in a small wi...

Page 203: ...d save the recording or Pause to temporarily halt the recording After pausing tap Record to resume recording Once the audio recording has stopped the message is automatically saved Tap Cancel to cancel the recording without saving 4 Tap List to display a list of current recordings 5 Tap Recording quality to adjust the recording quality Choose from Normal Interview Conversation or Voice memo 6 Pres...

Page 204: ...allet uses NFC technology to let you pay for purchases with just a tap of your phone The Wallet holds credit debit and loyalty cards while organizing offers deals and promotions Isis helps you manage your spending by showing you card balances and recent purchases for most of the cards in your Wallet Note Isis Mobile Wallet requires a special SIM card See your AT T Customer Service representative f...

Page 205: ... scroll to the bottom to explore additional options 3 To view a video tap an available preview thumbnail or tap the title link 4 Press for additional options Note It is not necessary to sign in to the YouTube site to view content However if you wish to sign in to access additional options tap Sign in at the top left corner enter your YouTube or Google username and password and tap Sign in YP The Y...

Page 206: ...3 The first time you access YP tap Take a Tour to learn more about the YP app or tap Skip 4 Sign in using an email account or your Facebook account or tap Skip to Home 5 Tap the What do you want to find field to start a search 6 Results will be displayed 7 Follow the on screen instructions to use the YP app 8 Tap to display additional options DRAFT FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY ...

Page 207: ...Samsung Product Registration 199 Section 9 Samsung Product Registration DRAFT FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY ...

Page 208: ... Contacts List 62 Address Book Options 65 Adobe PDF 187 Airplane mode 84 91 Alarm 163 Android Beam 89 145 Applications Using the Camcorder 169 Using the Camera 156 World Clock 164 Applications settings managing 124 running services 125 AT T DriveMode 166 AT T FamilyMap 152 AT T Locker 153 AT T Messages 180 AT T Mobile Locate 153 AT T Navigator 154 B Back key 22 Backing up your data 107 Battery Cha...

Page 209: ... Volume 52 Personalize 54 Camcorder 161 Settings 159 Shooting Video 161 Camcorder Options Camcorder Options after a Video is Taken 162 Camera 156 Modes 158 Settings 159 Taking Pictures 156 Capture screen 105 Changing Your Settings 80 Charging battery 8 ChatON 162 Clock 163 Commercial Mobile Alerting System CMAS 78 Contact settings 132 Contacts 59 Creating a Playlist 183 D Device Health 166 Dialing...

Page 210: ...ngs 174 Group Adding a contact 67 Editing 68 Removing a contact 67 Group Settings Editing a Caller Group 68 H Handwriting 41 HDR 160 Heart Rate Sensor 18 Help 122 Hold Placing a Call on Hold 54 Home key 22 Home Screen Assigning a New 37 Home Screen Settings 95 Hotspots 83 84 85 86 149 I Icons Indicator 18 Icons description 18 In Call Options 52 Incognito 177 Create Window 177 Exit Window 177 Inter...

Page 211: ...ages 72 Settings 76 Signing into Email 167 Signing into Gmail 173 Spam 73 Types of Messages 71 microSD card 6 Installing 7 Removing 7 microSDHC card 6 Mobile HotSpot Allowed Devices 151 Changing Password 151 MAC FIltering 151 Mobile Hotspot 149 Activating 150 Connecting 150 Mobile TV 180 Mobile Web 176 Entering Text in the Mobile Web Browser 176 Using Bookmarks 177 Motion 105 Motions 104 Motions a...

Page 212: ...ed Alerting Network PLAN 78 Phone icons 18 Photo Editing 172 Photos 185 Pictures 169 Gallery 169 Sharing 170 Places 185 Play Books 185 Play Movies TV 169 186 Play Music 186 Play Newsstand 186 Play Store 187 Pointer speed 114 POLARIS Office 5 187 POLARIS Office 5 187 Primary Shortcuts 16 Adding and Deleting 34 Customizing 34 Replacing 34 Privacy settings factory data reset 107 Q Quick Dialing 45 Qu...

Page 213: ...nels 192 Configure Just For You 193 Customizing Your Remote 191 Initial Configuration 190 Locating Programs 192 Personalize 193 Settings 193 Using 192 Smart Switch 14 Snooze 164 Software Update 123 Spam Add a Phrase 78 Add Number 75 Block Unknown Senders 78 138 Filter Settings 78 Manually Add a Number 78 Spam Messages 73 Assigning 73 Speakerphone Key 56 Status Bar 18 Stopwatch 165 Swap 54 SwiftKey...

Page 214: ...ring 83 149 Activating 149 Using Favorites Adding Favorites 178 V Video 194 Video player 194 Voice Mail Accessing 13 From Another Phone 13 Setup 13 Voice Recorder 195 Voice Typing 39 Volume 91 W Wallet 196 Wallpaper Home and Lock Screens 36 Wallpapers Changing Home Screen 35 Changing Lock Screen 36 Changing via Settings Menu 36 Managing 35 Web 176 Widgets Adding and Removing 34 Moving to a Differe...

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