Samsung SCH-A301 User Manual Download

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Printed in Korea

Code No. : GH68-XXXXXA

HonKong China.

2001/04. Rev.1.0

PORTABLE CELLULAR

TELEPHONE

SCH-A301

User’s Manual

ELECTRONICS

World Wide Web

http://www.samsungmobile.com

Draft version

(2001.5.7)

* Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone

depending on the software of the phone or your service provider.

Summary of Contents for SCH-A301

Page 1: ...ev 1 0 PORTABLE CELLULAR TELEPHONE SCH A301 User s Manual ELECTRONICS World Wide Web http www samsungmobile com Draft version 2001 5 7 Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software of the phone or your service provider ...

Page 2: ... REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver It is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radiofrequency RF energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the U S Government These limits are part of comprehensive guidelines and establish permitted levels of RF energy for the general population The gui...

Page 3: ... phone with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF emission guidelines SAR information on this model phone is on file with the FCC and can be found under the Display Grant section of http www fcc gov oet fccid after searching on FCC ID XXX XXXX Additional information on Specific Absorption Rates SAR can be found on the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association CT...

Page 4: ...ENU 8 4 107 Release Tone MENU 8 5 107 DTMF Tone MENU 8 6 107 Contents continued Entering Text Changing Text Input Mode 35 T9 Stroke Mode 36 T9 English Mode 42 Alpha ABC Mode 47 Symbol Mode 49 Number Mode 49 Using the Menus Accessing a Menu Functions by Scrolling 50 Accessing a Menu Functions by Using its Shortcut 53 List of the Menu Functions 54 WAP Service WAP Service MENU 1 1 58 Modem Setting ME...

Page 5: ... Safety Information on page 116 Road safety comes first Do not use a hand held phone while driving park the vehicle first Remember that in some countries it is illegal to use a hand held phone while driving Switch off when refuelling Do not use the phone at a refuelling point service station or near fuels or chemicals Switch off in aircraft Mobile phones can cause interference Using them on aircra...

Page 6: ...only accessories approved by the phone manufacturer This apparatus is intended for use when supplied with power from SAMSUNG approved Travel charger The use of any other types will invalidate any approval or warranty applying to the phone and may be dangerous When you disconnect the power cord of any accessory grasp and pull the plug not the cord Unpacking Your package contains the following items...

Page 7: ...rpiece Enters the menu facility Also scrolls through the main menus In the menu facility confirms the selection and input In Standby mode enters the Messages menu In the menu facility scroll through the menu options and phone book memory and select a menu function or stores information that you have entered In Standby mode allow you to enter the following menus depending on the direction Phone Boo...

Page 8: ...urpose in different functions on the side of the phone In Standby mode adjust the key volume During a call adjust the earpiece volume In the menu facility scrolls through the menu options Display The display comprises two areas an upper line of icons and the lower text and graphic area The following icons display at power on Icons Text and graphic area Signal strength Shows the received signal str...

Page 9: ...ing on the Backlight option set in the Display menu The backlight remains on at all times when the phone is connected to a Hands Free Car Kit optional To specify the length of time for which the backlight is active set the Backlight menu option 7 4 1 in Display see page 103 for further details Service light The service light is at the top right of the phone It flashes to indicate incoming call or ...

Page 10: ...phone by pressing and holding down until the power off animation plays 2 Push down the catch and hold it in the position then slide the battery away Charging a Battery Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li ion battery A travel charger is provided with your phone Use only Samsung approved batteries and chargers Ask you local SAMSUNG dealer for further details The phone can be used while the ba...

Page 11: ...G Ge et tt ti in ng g S St ta ar rt te ed d 16 G Ge et tt ti in ng g S St ta ar rt te ed d 1 With the battery in position on the phone connect the lead from the travel charger to the jack on the bottom of the phone 2 Plug the power cord of the charger into a standard wall outlet 3 When charging finished the indicator on the connector of the charger turns green disconnect the charger from the power...

Page 12: ...wer off animation begins to play WARNING Do not switch on the phone when the mobile phone use is prohibited or when it may cause interference or danger Note Your phone has a built in antenna As with any other radio transmitting device do not touch the antenna unnecessarily when the phone is switched on Contact with the antenna affects call quality and may cause the phone to operate at a higher pow...

Page 13: ...way from an unauthorized use When your phone in Lock mode you can see the Lock icon in the idle screen and no key operates except and the numeric keys for entering the lock code You can unlock the phone temporarily by entering the lock code and use the phone For details on locking and unlocking your phone page 111 Call Functions Making a Call In Standby mode enter the area code and phone number an...

Page 14: ...ss to return to Standby mode 2 Press to access the list of outgoing calls 3 Press to scroll through the list until the required number is displayed Then press to dial the displayed number Speed Dialing from Phone Book Memory Once you have stored phone numbers in the phone book memory 001 through 199 you can dial them easily whenever you want See page 75 for details on storing phone numbers One Tou...

Page 15: ...le editing For details see the options in Finding a Number by its Name on page 72 Four Digit Dialing This feature allows you to enter any four consecutive digits of a stored phone number have your phone remember the rest of the number and then dial the entire number for you This feature is convenient if you have the number memorized but you have forgotten what Phone Book location the number is sto...

Page 16: ... or menu features Your setting will be canceled nnnn Caller s name or number Quick Switching to Vibrate Mode You can quickly set your phone to vibrate when a call comes in Press and hold in Standby mode If you press and hold the key again the previously set ring type will be resumed If you want to set the phone to ring or any other ring type see Ring Type on page 105 In Use Menu Options Your phone...

Page 17: ...en press this key increases reception of the microphone so that the other party can hear your voice more loudly decreases reception of the microphone so that you can make your voice lower Viewing Missed Calls Your phone keeps a list of calls that you do not answer when the phone is on and service is available The phone indicates a missed call by displaying a text notification on the screen Additio...

Page 18: ...arties Note If you do not respond to a Call Waiting notification the phone will forward the call to voice mail or another number that you have set up Contact your service provider for more details Three Way Calling This feature enables you to conduct conference calls with two separate parties at the same time The phone records each party into the Outgoing Calls Log Also you are billed airtime for ...

Page 19: ... call as if it were a note pad Say you are talking to a friend who wants to give you a phone number Just enter the number using the keypad and the number appears on the display Then when you hang up the number remains in the display so that you can press to be immediately connected to that party Or press select Phonebook and follow the prompts to store the number into your phone book For details o...

Page 20: ...llows you to enter characters for messages and names in Chinese and English To enter Chinese text the phone provides character shape based Stroke input method allowing for greater convenience and ease of use You can also enter any combination of English alphabets numbers and special symbols including punctuation marks You are provided with the following text input modes Symbol allows you to enter ...

Page 21: ... to generate strokes used to build characters When pressed in the correct order appropriate characters are displayed in the Character Selection Map Keystroke Area Displays the keystrokes you have entered to compose the current character selections Character Selection Map Displays possible characters based on keystrokes you have entered Mode Indicator Displays the current text input mode Clear Key ...

Page 22: ...s the stroke key relationship Typing Stokes and Characters in Stroke Mode 1 To type a character press keys corresponding to its component strokes Press keys on the handset in the order that you would write the strokes using one press per desired stroke Example Typing in Stroke mode 2 The phone displays your strokes in the Key Stroke Area and offers character choices in the Character Selection Map ...

Page 23: ... remove strokes to the left Once the Key Stroke Area is empty pressing removes characters from the Text Area 41 E En nt te er ri in ng g T Te ex xt t 40 E En nt te er ri in ng g T Te ex xt t Rapid Character Entry Rapid character entry is easy in any mode using the Character Selection Map As you enter characters your phone predicts the next character you might want and presents choices in the Chara...

Page 24: ...e traditional multi tap method Alpha ABC mode When the phone is in the T9 English mode keys behave as follows Case Shift Key Press this key repeatedly to switch between Initial Caps Caps Lock and Lower Case letters Smart Period Key Press this key to enter a period quickly Text Area Displays the selected characters you entered Space Key Inserts a space into your message Letter keys Alternate Word K...

Page 25: ...d choices for the keys you have typed For example of and me both shares the sequence The phone displays the most commonly used choice first To type words not found in the phone database change the text input mode to English mode Words typed in English mode are automatically added to the phone database so you can type them using T9 English mode the next time Upper Case Letters There are three shift...

Page 26: ...yping Refer to the table below for the list of characters assigned on each key List of characters available Characters in the Order Displayed 1 A B C 2 D E F 3 G H I 4 J K L 5 M N O 6 P Q R S 7 T U V 8 W X Y Z 9 0 Key Caps Lock mode Scrolling To view your message without moving the cursor press the volume keys on the left side of the phone To move the cursor left or right through your text message...

Page 27: ...the desired digits without changing to Number mode To shift the case of the next character s that you type press one or more times There are two shift states Lower Case is indicated by in the display and Capitals Lock is indicated by The cursor moves to the right when you press a different key When entering the same character twice or a different character on the same key just wait for a few secon...

Page 28: ...y scrolling then selecting an option To Then press Enter the menu facility Scroll to the desired menu options Enter the menu displayed or the highlighted option Move back to the previous menu level Exit the menu facility without saving the setting 3 Scroll to Back SVC Light by pressing Then press to enter the menu 2 Scroll to Display by pressing Then press to enter the selected menu Example Settin...

Page 29: ... and can be accessed quickly by using their shortcut number 1 In Standby mode press 2 Within three seconds key in the first digit of the shortcut number Repeat this for each digit of the shortcut number Example Accessing the SVC LED menu Press and key in MENU for entering the menu facility 7 for Display 4 for Back SVC Light 3 for SVC LED 3 Press to scroll to the desired setting and press to confir...

Page 30: ...Number assigned to each option Page on which you can find a description of each feature Page 67 Page 58 2 Orange Menu This menu depends on what the orange network provides you Page 66 4 Phone Book 4 1 Find Number 4 1 1 Name 4 1 2 Address 4 1 3 Group 4 2 Add Entry 4 3 Edit Group 2 3 1 Add 2 3 2 Edit 2 3 3 Erase 4 My Phone Page 71 5 PIM 5 1 Scheduler 5 2 To Do List 5 3 Calculator 5 4 Set Time 5 5 Al...

Page 31: ... Code 9 1 2 Private Life 9 1 3 Memory 9 1 4 Receiving Call 9 1 5 Int Call 9 1 6 Incoming Num 9 2 NAM Phone 9 3 Send PIN 9 4 Vocoder 9 Auto Lock 9 Initialize 9 1 7 Clear All 9 1 7 Reset Phone Page 108 7 Display 7 1 Greetings 7 2 Background 7 2 1 Power On Off 7 2 2 Wall Paper 7 2 3 Screen Saver 7 2 4 Text Slide 7 3 Date 7 4 Back SVC Light 7 4 1 Backlight 7 4 2 LCD Control 7 4 3 SVC LED 7 5 Language ...

Page 32: ...ally reconnect as necessary For this reason you may find that you are billed for several network connections within a single session This is normal and is designed to minimize your bill Launching the WAP Browser Note The first time you use the WAP Browser you will go through a security setup process that takes 3 to 5 minutes Please follow the on screen prompts to complete the security setup proces...

Page 33: ...ght soft key is used primarily for secondary options or a menu of secondary options For more information see Using the WAP Browser Soft Keys on page 59 OK Key This is the right soft key The left soft key is used primarily for selecting the highlighted item but its function may change depending on what you are doing see Using the WAP Browser Soft Keys on page 59 END Key Exits the browser and return...

Page 34: ... be terminated when you initiate the call After you end the call your phone will return to Standby mode Using Bookmarks You can bookmark many individual pages for easy access at a later time Bookmarks save you time by reducing the number of steps it takes to access a desired page To Create a Bookmark 1 Go to the page that you want to mark 2 Press and hold A list of options appears 3 Select Mark Si...

Page 35: ... and data Connect Sound This option allows you to set how you are alerted when the phone receives data or fax calls You can see the current setting marked with The following options are available Bell you can select the desired one of 5 bell types Melody you can select the desired one of 15 melodies My Melody you can select your favorite melodies downloaded using your WAP service or the PC Link pr...

Page 36: ...se the numbers in the Call log memory View the duration of calls and specify the answer mode Outgoing Menu 3 1 The phone stores up to 10 calls you dialed When you access this menu the list of outgoing calls are displayed To Press Select an entry Dial the selected entry View the details on the call When you press you can view the date time stamp for the selected entry If there is a Phone Book match...

Page 37: ...ng the number see page 75 Pose allows you to insert a pause after the number Delete Number Menu 3 3 You can erase the entries stored in each of the Call Logs Erase Outgoing The calls you made are erased Erase Incoming The calls you received are erased When a confirming message displays highlight Yes or No using then press Air Time Menu 3 4 Your phone records the amount of air time or talk time use...

Page 38: ...to make it easy for you to make a call without having to remember or enter the phone number You can store up to 199 numbers Find Number Menu 4 1 This option allows you to find the stored numbers in the Phone Book by name memory address and group name Notes You can locate Phone Book entries quickly when the phone is in Standby mode Press and the entries are listed in alphabetical order in the displ...

Page 39: ... With an entry selected if you press you can display the following options Edit allows you to change phone number name speed dial number if multiple numbers are saved or group Add allows you to add several different kind of numbers into the name such as work office number or mobile number Del deletes the number Highlight the desired one using then press Finding a Number by its Memory Location This...

Page 40: ...u can save a person s different kinds of numbers such as workplace number mobile number and pager number into one entry Using this feature you can keep one s information together It also helps you to find numbers easily in Phone Book Creating a New Entry 1 Enter the desired name for the entry then press You can enter up to 10 characters for English and 5 characters for Chinese For details on how t...

Page 41: ...y use each label one time for each stored name For example you can only have one number labeled Mobile for a name entry 5 The number and its information are displayed Edit Group Menu 4 3 This menu allows you to add a new group and edit or erase the exiting groups Adding a New Group You can add up to three new groups 1 Select Add using then press 2 Enter the name for the group You can enter up to 1...

Page 42: ... time and so on You can also enjoy several games with your phone Scheduler Menu 5 1 This option allows you to view the current month or a past of future month in calendar format In Scheduler the current date is highlighted on the calendar Days with the scheduled events are underlined Note You can quickly access this menu by pressing in Standby mode Selecting a Day in Calendar You can move up or do...

Page 43: ...e scheduled events are underlined in the calendar Adding Editing or Deleting a Schedule When a stored schedule is displayed press to display the following options Edit allows you to edit the today s schedule Add allows you to add a new schedule on today Del allows you to delete the schedule After you select an option by pressing press Then follow the screen prompt To Do List Menu 5 2 Creating the ...

Page 44: ...l appears addition subtraction x multiplication division 3 Enter the second number 4 To perform calculation and see the result press 5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 as many times as required Each time you change the operator the previous calculation is performed and the result is displayed as the top number in the display Notes To erase any mistakes and clear the display press Use to enter a decimal point a...

Page 45: ...to save the setting Releasing the morning call To cancel the morning call select M C Release by pressing then press Setting an Alarm 1 Press to select Alarm then press 2 Press to select the Alarm Repeat option then press If you select Daily the alarm rings every day at the same time If you select Once the alarm rings only once and then deactivates 3 Enter the time when the alarm ring Note You must...

Page 46: ...is Athens Helsinki Moscow Abu Dabi Tashkent Alma ata Bangkok Jakarta D Day Menu 5 7 This menu help you know how much time it takes you to do something or how many months days hours and minutes until a specific day You can create up to 5 Countdown timers using this menu Creating a D Day item 1 Press to display the options 2 Press to select Add then press 3 Enter a title for your D Day item and pres...

Page 47: ...end the game press at any time 89 P PI IM M 88 P PI IM M Lady Function Menu 5 9 The Lady Function menu allows you to check your physical condition such as degree of fatness and the physical schedule This menu is helpful to keep your health by checking and counting how much calories of heat some foods generate or some exercises and daily works consume Fatness Index This menu allows you to check the...

Page 48: ...he heat value per a dish or an amount for one person is displayed enter the desired amount or press to increase or decrease it by 1 increments The phone immediately displays the appropriate value 5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 to add foods for your count 6 When you have finished selecting food select Total to display the sum total and press 7 Press to return to Standby mode Checking Calories for Exercise o...

Page 49: ...ess to return to Standby mode Pink Schedule Using this feature you can set your menstrual period and check your physical schedule such as the ovulation day and the child bearing period To access this menu you must enter the four digit lock code Your lock code is preset to 0000 Note The schedule may be fit to your physical condition Therefore use this Pink schedule just for reference Entering Your ...

Page 50: ...e receives voice mail and text messages When the phone receives a message an alert sounds and a text notification displays with the message icon The icon remains on the screen until you read the text messages or until you listen to the voice mail notification messages You phone can receive incoming messages in both Standby mode and Talk mode The messages are received even when the phone is locked ...

Page 51: ...erase using then press to confirm your selection Alert When your receive a new message in Standby mode the phone alerts you You can set how frequently this happens and which alert type sounds If you are on a call and receive a message the phone automatically mutes the ringer and provides the call waiting tone this is to avoid ringing in your ear while you are trying to talk Interval Set how often ...

Page 52: ...d press You can enter up to 14 characters for English and 8 characters for Chinese For further details on entering text see page 34 Background Menu 7 2 You can set the various images or text for the background of the display Power On Off Your phone displays an image briefly when it is switched on or off This setting is just for fun and grins You have a few animations to select from for these power...

Page 53: ...ry from the world map then press Screen Saver Using screen saver displays a constantly shifting pattern on a display screen used to prevent damage to the screen through continuous display of the same image The following options are available LCD allows you to select the image to be displayed when the Screen Saver feature is turned on The phone comes with three images set at factory And you can dow...

Page 54: ...e desired one from the list Back SVC Light Menu 7 4 Backlight You can select whether or not the phone uses the backlight A marginal increase in standby talk time can be achieved by turning the backlight off or setting the saving backlight The following options are available Interval allows you to set the length of time the phone waits until the backlight lights after you press a last key Select 8 ...

Page 55: ... alert tone to sound when you are connected to or disconnected from the system Set the length of the DTMF tone Ring Type Menu 8 1 This option allows you to indicate how you are to be informed of any incoming calls The following options are available Bell The phone rings using the ring tone selected via the Ring Tone menu option 8 2 Vibrator The phone vibrates but does not ring Lamp The backlight i...

Page 56: ...ht levels Press or or on the left side of the phone to adjust the volume The more the bars the louder the volume Connect Tone Menu 8 4 With this menu option set the phone sounds the connect tone when your call is connected to the system Release Tone Menu 8 5 With this menu option set the phone sounds the Release tone when a call is disconnected or dropped from the system DTMF Tone Menu 8 6 The ton...

Page 57: ...set this options the lock code is required to access your personal information such as the phone book scheduler to do list call logs and so on Memory restricts viewing all numbers in the Phone Book and making a call using them Receiving Call restricts all incoming calls Int Call restricts all overseas calls Incoming Num sets the phone shows or block the caller s number when a call comes in if avai...

Page 58: ...enable this feature and assign you a PIN in order for this feature to work This feature prevents your phone from being used by unauthorized persons The feature is only available if your system supplier provides this service and you have a PIN Personal Identification Number assigned by the system supplier Contact your service provider for complete information on this feature Your PIN is programmabl...

Page 59: ...s to Standby mode Or select No to cancel your selection and exit this menu 113 112 S Se et tu up p Reference Information Accessories Batteries Two types of Li ion batteries are available for use with your phone STANDARD Battery EXTENDED Battery Desktop Charger Desktop charger allows you to recharge your battery with the phone and also an extra battery simultaneously Cigarette Lighter Adapter The C...

Page 60: ...amsung approved batteries and recharge your battery only with Samsung approved chargers When a charger is not in use disconnect it from the power source Do not leave the battery connected to a charger for more than a week since overcharging may shorten its life Extreme temperatures will affect the charging capacity of your battery it may require cooling or warming first Do not leave the battery in...

Page 61: ...vehicle is mounted and operating correctly Operating Environment Remember to follow any special regulations in force in any area and always switch off your phone whenever it is forbidden to use it or when it may cause interference or danger in a hospital for example Operation of any radio transmitting equipment including cellular phones may interfere with inadequately protected medical devices Con...

Page 62: ...tation humidity and liquids containing minerals will corrode the electronic circuits Do not use or store the phone in dusty dirty areas as its components may be damaged Do not store the phone in hot areas High temperatures can shorten the life of electronic devices damage batteries and warp or melt certain plastics Do not store the phone in cold areas When the phone warms up to its normal temperat...

Page 63: ...iers bill customers based on how many minutes of airtime they use each month Antenna A device for transmitting or receiving signals The size and shape of antennas is determined in part by the frequency of the signal they receive Wireless phones and the base station must have antennas Base Station The fixed radio transmitter receiver that maintains communications with mobile radio telephones within...

Page 64: ...tery charging is taking place Prepend The addition of a prefix such as an area code to a phone number RF Radio Frequency Roaming The ability to use a wireless phone to make and receive calls in places outside of the home service area Service Charge The amount paid each month to receive wireless service Standby Time The amount of time a fully charged wireless portable or transportable phone can be ...

Page 65: ...s and dial SEND INTERNAL PHONE BOOK Store numbers Phone number MENU into memory Select Phonebook OK Enter Name Navigation Enter location Navigation Select label OK Speed dial One Touch 001 009 Hold down the third digit Two Touch 010 099 Press the second digit then hold down the third digit Three Touch 100 199 Press the first and the second digit then hold down the third Scan memories Navigation Na...

Page 66: ...Menu To access press MENU 1 WAP Service 1 WAP Service Modem Setting 2 Orange Menu The contents may vary depending on the network 3 Calls 1 Outgoing 2 Incoming 3 Delete Number 4 Air Time 5 Answer Mode 4 Phone Book 1 Find Number 2 Add Entry 3 Edit Group My Phone 5 PIM 1 Scheduler 2 To Do List 3 Calculator 4 Set Time 5 Alarm 6 World Time 7 D Day Licensed by QUALCOMM Incorporated under one or more of ...

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