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Telus_UG_A570_050405_F4

SCH-a570 Series

P O R T A B L E D u a l - M o d e

T E L E P H O N E

User Guide

Please read this manual before operating your phone, and keep it for

future reference.

Summary of Contents for SCH A570

Page 1: ...Telus_UG_A570_050405_F4 SCH a570 Series P O R T A B L E D u a l M o d e T E L E P H O N E User Guide Please read this manual before operating your phone and keep it for future reference ...

Page 2: ... the rights secured by the Intellectual Property Moreover you agree that you 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 an...

Page 3: ... PRODUCT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT THE WORKMANSHIP OF THE PRODUCT OR THE COMPONENTS CONTAINED THEREIN OR COMPLIANCE OF THE PRODUCT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANY LAW RULE SPECIFICATION OR CONTRACT PERTAINING THERETO NOTHING CONTAINED IN THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO CREATE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT IN ADDITION SAMSUNG SHALL ...

Page 4: ...Calls 13 Missed Call Notification 14 Calling Emergency Numbers 14 In Call Options 15 End of Call Options 16 Saving a Phone Number 16 Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses 17 Dialing From Contacts 17 Using One Touch Two Touch Three Touch Speed Dialing 18 Entering Text 19 Selecting a Character Input Mode 19 Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input 20 Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad 2...

Page 5: ...rompts 34 Changing Voice Launch 34 Voice Memos 35 Recording Voice Memos 35 Reviewing and Erasing Memos 36 Using Text to Speech TTS 37 Enabling Disabling TTS 37 Adjusting the TTS Volume level 38 Navigating Through Menus 39 Menu Styles 39 Backing Up Within a Menu 40 Viewing the Menus 41 Using Contacts 47 Adding a New Contact 47 Finding Contacts 47 Adding a Phone Number to a Contact Entry 48 Editing ...

Page 6: ...Mail Message Alerts 56 Retrieving Your Voice Mail Messages 57 Clearing the Message Icon 57 Text Messaging 58 Using Text Messaging 58 Erasing Messages 60 Message Setup Options 60 General Options 61 New Message Options 62 E Mail and Chat 65 Do More 66 Wireless Web 66 Launching the Browser 66 Web Connection Status and Indicators 66 Navigating the Wireless Web 67 Downloading Ringtones Games and Images...

Page 7: ...ging the Wall Paper 83 Changing the Text Greeting 84 Changing the Backlight Time Length 84 Changing the Service LED 85 Changing the Contrast of your Displays 86 Turning Auto Hyphen On and Off 86 Changing the Size of your Dialing Font 86 Changing the Colour of your Dialing Font 87 Sound Settings 88 Ringer Volume 88 Ringer Types 88 Alerts 91 Key Beep Volume 92 Tone Length 92 Airplane Mode 92 Launch ...

Page 8: ... Calling in Lock Mode 98 Special Numbers 98 Erasing the Contacts 99 Erasing Content 99 Resetting Your Phone 99 Safety 100 Getting the Most Out of Your Reception 100 Caring for the Battery 104 Acknowledging Special Precautions and Industry Canada Notice 106 Information to User 106 Owner s Record 108 User Guide Proprietary Notice 108 Warranty 109 Index 112 ...

Page 9: ...Getting Started 1 Getting Started Getting Started Closed View of Phone ...

Page 10: ...2 Getting Started Front View of Your Phone ...

Page 11: ...versations 5 Volume Key Allows you to adjust the ringer volume in standby mode with the flip open or adjust the voice volume during a call The volume key can also be used to scroll up or down to navigate through the different menu options To mute the ringer during an incoming call press the volume key up or down 6 Left Softkey This key can be used in several different ways In idle mode press to ac...

Page 12: ... Allows you to place or receive a call In standby mode press the key once to access the Outgoing call log If you press and hold the key down you will initiate the Voice Recognition feature 11 Numeric Keypad Use these keys to enter numbers letters and characters 12 Shift Asterisk Key This key can be used in several different ways Enters the asterisk character for calling features In text entry mode...

Page 13: ...be used in several different ways During a call press to end the call When you receive an incoming call press to enter silent mode and mute the ringer When the phone is off or in standby mode press and hold this key for a few seconds to turn your phone On or Off When in the main menu press to return the phone to standby mode and cancel your input 18 Ringer Vibrate Indicator This icon indicates tha...

Page 14: ...ength The more lines you have the stronger your signal displays your current battery strength at full displays your current battery strength at empty indicates that your phone is receiving 3G digital service indicates that your phone is receiving digital non 3G service indicates that your phone is roaming indicates that your phone s browser is in security mode indicates that your phone is in Airpl...

Page 15: ...brate mode indicates that your phone is in High Vibrate mode indicates that your phone is in Silent mode indicates that an alarm is set on your phone Tip Display indicators let you know when you re off the network Features of Your Phone Congratulations on the purchase of your Samsung SCH a570 phone This phone is lightweight easy to use reliable and it also offers many significant features and serv...

Page 16: ...rvices on page 27 English or French Language Menus Turning Your Phone On and Off To turn your phone on Press to turn your phone on Once your phone is On it displays Looking for Service which indicates that your phone is searching for a signal When your phone finds a signal it automatically enters standby mode the phone s idle state At this point you are ready to begin making and receiving calls If...

Page 17: ...on LiIon battery It allows you to recharge your battery before it is fully drained The battery provides approximately 3 hours of continuous digital talk time or approximately 6 days of continuous digital standby time When the battery reaches 5 of its capacity the battery icon blinks When there are approximately two minutes of talk time left the phone sounds an audible alert and then powers down No...

Page 18: ... the bottom of the battery is inserted into the matching slot in the phone 2 Press down until the battery snaps into place Removing the Battery To remove your battery 1 Make sure the power is off so that you don t lose any stored numbers or messages 2 Push the battery release latch up completely 3 Using the side tabs pull the top of the battery away from the phone and remove ...

Page 19: ...ation you were just working on For a quick check of your phone s battery level glance at the battery charge indicator located in the upper right corner of either of your phone s display screens indicates that the battery is full If the battery charge is getting too low the battery icon blinks and the phone sounds a warning tone Always use a Samsung approved desktop charger travel adapter or vehicl...

Page 20: ...he navigation key and pressing or you can press the number corresponding to the menu item on your keypad Making and Answering Calls Making Calls Placing a call from your phone is as easy as making a call from any land line phone Just enter the number and press and you re on your way to clear calls To make a call using your keypad 1 Make sure your phone is on 2 Enter a phone number If you make a mi...

Page 21: ...one or by pressing any number key See Call Answer Mode on page 94 for more information Your phone notifies you of incoming calls in the following ways The phone rings and or vibrates The LED flashes The backlight illuminates The screen displays an incoming call message If the incoming call is from a number stored in your Contacts the Contacts entry s name is displayed The caller s phone number may...

Page 22: ...he number back Calling Emergency Numbers You can place calls to 911 dial and press even if your phone is locked or your account is restricted Warning 911 call can be terminated by closing a flip or pressing END key However after terminating call phone will stay in Emergency mode and from emergency mode you can exit by pressing Warning You can not make 911 calls when the phone is in airplane mode a...

Page 23: ... 2 Call History checks your call log for Missed Outgoing and Incoming calls You can also erase the logs from this menu 3 Contacts accesses the Contacts menu options 4 3 Way Call allows you to talk to two different people at the same time For more information see Making a Three Way Call on page 24 5 Messages allows you to check for Voice Mail and notifications 6 Voice Memo allows you to record the ...

Page 24: ...an store up to 500 entries numbers e mails URLs in seven categories Home Office Mobile Pager Fax Alias E Mail Phone book capacity is based by number of entries not by number of contacts For more information see Adding a New Contact on page 47 To save a number from standby mode 1 Enter a phone number 2 Press the right softkey for Save 3 Using the navigation keys select New Entry to create a new con...

Page 25: ...conds Note You can have multiple pauses in a phone number and combine 2 second and hard pauses To dial or save phone numbers with pauses 1 Enter a phone number from standby mode 2 Press left softkey for Options and select P pause for a hard pause or T pause for a 2 second pause 1 Enter additional numbers 2 Press to dial the number or Press right softkey to Save to save the number in your internal ...

Page 26: ...ons With this feature you can dial Speed Dial entries using one key press for locations 1 9 two key presses for locations 10 99 and three key presses for 100 500 To use One Touch Dialing for Speed Dial locations 1 9 Press and hold the appropriate key for approximately two seconds The display confirms that the number has been dialed when it shows Calling To use Two Touch Dialing for Speed Dial loca...

Page 27: ...ation 211 Entering Text Selecting a Character Input Mode Your phone provides convenient ways to enter words letters punctuation symbols and numbers whenever you are prompted to enter text for example when adding a Contacts entry or when sending text messages To change the character input mode 1 When you display a screen where you can enter text press the left softkey for Options 2 Select a charact...

Page 28: ...d hold to delete an entire entry To enter text using T9 1 From the text entry screen for example a new event in scheduler press the left softkey for Options and select T9 English 2 Use your keypad to enter the new event For example to enter Meeting press once twice once once once and once Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad To enter characters by tapping the keypad select the Alpha mode see ...

Page 29: ...next space after two seconds or when you enter a character on a different key Entering Numbers and Symbols To enter numbers Select the Number mode and press the appropriate key See Selecting a Character Input Mode on page 19 To enter symbols Select the Symbol mode See Selecting a Character Input Mode on page 19 To enter a symbol press the appropriate key indicated on the display 1 P Q R S 7 A B C ...

Page 30: ...nt of your network service provider Responding to Call Waiting When you re on a call Call Waiting alerts you of incoming calls by sounding two beeps Your phone s screen informs you that another call is coming in and displays the caller s phone number if it is available and you are in digital mode To respond to an incoming call while you re on a call Press This puts the first caller on hold and ans...

Page 31: ... to make calls from your phone when Call Forwarding is activated To Activate Call Forwarding 1 Press followed by 2 Enter the area code and phone number to which your future calls should be forwarded 3 Press You will see a message and hear a tone to confirm the activation of Call Forwarding To Deactivate Call Forwarding 1 Press followed by 2 Press You will see a message and hear a tone to confirm t...

Page 32: ... Call 3 Dial the second number and press 4 When you re connected to the second party press again to begin your three way call If one of the people you called hangs up during your call you and the remaining caller stay connected If you initiated the call and are the first to hang up all three callers are disconnected Tip You can also begin a Three Way Call by displaying a phone number stored in you...

Page 33: ...aming your call quality will be similar to the quality you receive when making calls on your home network You may not be able to access certain features such as web services Setting Your Roaming Mode Your phone allows you to control your ability to roam By using the Roaming menu option you can determine which signals your phone accepts Choose from three different settings on your phone to control ...

Page 34: ...s setting seeks service When service is unavailable the phone searches for an alternate system Set NAM This setting allows you to associate your mobile identification number MIN to your phone s electronic serial number ESN 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Settings 3 Press for Others 4 Press for Roaming 5 Press for Set NAM 6 Using the navigation keys select NAM 1 or NAM 2 and press ...

Page 35: ...you to say a voice command 2 Wait for the beep and then say one of the following commands When it recognizes one of these commands the phone launches the associated application If the phone does not hear a command within approximately eight seconds it de activates voice recognition without taking any action Note If you want to use another button to activate voice recognition in addition to press t...

Page 36: ...umbers such as one eight hundred for 1 800 Instead say one eight zero zero The phone recognizes only valid 7 10 or 11 digit North American phone numbers If your phone does not usually recognize you correctly when you are using Voice Dial try adapting Voice Dial to your voice which can significantly improve accuracy for some speakers See Changing Voice Dial Sensitivity on page 33 for details To pla...

Page 37: ... it the phone displays the different locations Home Office Mobile Pager Fax and asks you which one to dial Say one of the location names and the phone will dial the number for the location you specified Note In some cases the phone might ask you to repeat a name or number Make sure that the number is a valid 7 or 10 digit North American phone number and then say the number again If the number isn ...

Page 38: ...Contacts The phone will prompt you to say the name 3 Say the full name of the person exactly as it is entered in your Contacts The phone will play the name it recognized through the earpiece and then open the contact information for that name If the phone says Did You Say followed by an incorrect name say No The phone then prompts you with the next name if there is one If there are no more names t...

Page 39: ...enefit to performing the Adapt Digit adaptation After you adapt Voice Dial your phone will be customized to your voice Other people will not be able to use Voice Dial on your phone unless they reset the phone to factory defaults Note ONLY adapt Voice Dial if the system is frequently mis recognizing your speech You can always restore the system to its original factory setting Adaptation involves re...

Page 40: ... and then repeat the digits using a normal tone of voice The phone plays back your recording and asks you if the recording sounds OK If the recording sounds OK no mistakes and no background noises say Yes If you need to re record the digits to fix any problems say No The phone then prompts you to say the digits again 8 Wait for the beep and then record the digits again Repeat this step until you a...

Page 41: ...u 2 Press for Settings 3 Press for Voice Dial 4 Press for Digit Dialing 5 Press for Reset Digits 6 Press the left softkey to select OK Changing Voice Dial Sensitivity You can adjust your phone s sensitivity to sounds when listening for voice commands or names making it require a more exact or less exact sound match before responding to your command To adjust your phone s voice dial sensitivity 1 P...

Page 42: ... or Off 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Settings 3 Press for Voice Dial 4 Press for Sound 5 Press for Prompts for Digits or for Names 6 Press the navigation key up or down to select On or Off and press Changing Voice Launch By default Voice Dial is activated by pressing and holding You can change your phone s settings to activate Voice Dialing whenever you open the flip lid of your p...

Page 43: ...peaking As it is recording the phone displays a countdown timer that shows how many seconds are left for recording Press the left softkey to Pause the memo When a memo is paused press the left softkey again to Resume recording 4 To finish recording press the right softkey to Stop to the recording prior to the countdown completion 5 The memo is saved to your phone Press the right softkey to Play yo...

Page 44: ...completion The memo is saved to your phone Note A total of 10 minutes in 10 separate memos can be recorded and saved Individual memos can record up to 60 seconds of audio Reviewing and Erasing Memos To play the voice memos you have recorded 1 Press the left softkey followed by for Utilities 2 Press for Voice Memo 3 Press for Review The phone displays a list of saved memos with the first one select...

Page 45: ...Memo 3 Press for Erase All 4 Press the navigation key left to select Yes and press Using Text to Speech TTS Your phone is equipped with a Text to Speech TTS feature TTS causes your phone to speak the currently highlighted menu choice As you navigate through the menus TTS informs you what your current selection is without having to look at the display screen Note TTS is enabled for only the first t...

Page 46: ...ngs 2 Press for TTS 3 Press for TTS Mode 4 Using the navigation key select TTS Off and press Adjusting the TTS Volume level 1 Press left softkey followed by for Settings 2 Press for TTS 3 Press for TTS Volume 4 Using the navigation key select the desired volume level and press ...

Page 47: ...y The scroll bar at the right of the menu keeps track of your position in the menu at all times To navigate through a menu simply press the navigation key up or down If you are in a first level menu such as Settings you may also navigate to the next menu by pressing the navigation key left or right You can also press the number corresponding to the menu choice For example if you want to view your ...

Page 48: ...u choice is enlarged and has a text label beneath it Once the desired menu option is highlighted press You can also press the number corresponding to the menu choice Note For more information on changing the menu style between Nature and Icon see Changing the Phone s Menu Style on page 83 Backing Up Within a Menu To go to the previous menu Press To return to standby mode Press ...

Page 49: ...4 Missed Calls 5 Erase Logs 1 Outgoing Calls 2 Incoming Calls 3 Missed Calls 4 All Calls 6 Call Timers 1 Last Call 2 Recent Calls 3 LifeTime 3 Messaging 1 Voice Mail 1 Inbox 2 Clear VM Count 1 Yes 2 No 2 Text Messaging 1 Send Message 2 Inbox 3 Outbox 4 Web Msg 5 Saved 6 Erase Msg 1 Inbox 2 Outbox 3 Saved 4 All Messages 7 Msg Settings 1 General 1 Scroll Timer 1 Off 2 1 second 3 2 seconds 4 3 second...

Page 50: ...unds 1 Get New 2 Ringtones 1 Options 1 Play 2 Assign 3 Info 4 Folder 5 Memory 6 Erase 7 Erase All 3 Images 1 Get New 2 Wallpaper 1 Options 1 View 2 Assign 3 Info 4 Folder 5 Memory 6 Erase 7 Erase All 4 Games 1 Get New 1 Options 1 Go 2 Folder 3 Memory 4 Erase All 5 Tools 1 Get New 1 Options 1 Go 2 Folder 3 Memory 4 Erase All 6 Others 1 Get New 1 Options 1 Go 2 Folder 3 Memory 4 Erase All 5 Utilitie...

Page 51: ...show 5 Butterfly 6 Frog on Leaf 7 Do more 2 Downloads 3 Incoming Call 1 With Caller ID 1 No Image 2 Downloads 2 No Caller ID 1 No Image 2 Downloads 4 Banner 5 Backlight 1 LCD 1 5 Seconds 2 10 Seconds 3 15 Seconds 4 Flip Open 2 Keypad 1 5 Seconds 2 10 Seconds 3 15 Seconds 4 Flip Open 3 Pwr Save Mode 1 Off 2 On 6 SVC Lamp 1 Off 2 On 7 Contrast 1 Main LCD 2 Front LCD 8 Auto Hyphen 1 Off 2 On 9 Dialin...

Page 52: ...istinctive 5 Key Beep 6 Tone Length 1 Long 2 Short 7 Power On Off 1 On 2 Off 3 Voice Dial 1 Digit Dialing 1 Adapt Digits 2 Reset Digits 1 Yes 2 No 2 Sensitivity 1 Commands 1 Reject More 2 Recommended 3 Reject Less 2 Names 1 Reject More 2 Recommended 3 Reject Less 3 Choice Lists 1 Name Dialing 1 Automatic 2 Always On 3 Always Off 2 Digit Dialing 1 Automatic 2 Always On 3 Always Off 3 Contacts 1 Aut...

Page 53: ...nlocked 2 On Power Up 3 Lock Now 2 Change Lock 3 Special 1 empty 2 empty 3 empty 4 Erase Contacts 1 Yes 2 No 5 Erase Content 1 Yes 2 No 6 Reset Phone 1 Yes 2 No 7 Airplane Mode 1 Off 2 On 8 Launch Pad 1 Left Key 1 None 1 Contacts 2 Voice Memo 3 Scheduler 4 Messages 5 Voice Dial 6 Ringer Type 7 Display 8 Alarms 2 Rigth Key Options same as Left key 9 Others 1 Restriction 1 Outgoing Call 1 Off 2 All ...

Page 54: ... Mode 1 Home only 2 Automatic 6 Connection 1 Voice Only 2 Fax in Only 3 Data in Only 4 Fax in Once 5 Data in Once 7 Memory Usage 8 Makeroom 1 Ringtones 2 Wallpapers 3 Games 4 Tools 5 Others 6 Voice Memos 10 Phone Info In Use Menu 1 Mute Unmute 2 Call History 3 Contacts 4 3 Way Call 5 Messages 6 Voice Memo 7 Utilities 8 Version ...

Page 55: ...2 Using the navigation keys select New Entry and press 3 Select the Type using the navigation key and press 4 Enter the name using the keypad and press to save After you have saved the number the new Contacts entry is displayed Finding Contacts There are several ways to display your Contacts entries by name by entry or by group To find an entry from the Contacts menu 1 Press the left softkey for M...

Page 56: ...ontacts 3 Press for List Entries 4 Select the desired entry and press 5 Press the left softkey for Options followed by to Edit the entry 6 Press the navigation key down until the desired label Home Office Mobile etc is highlighted 7 Enter the phone number using the keypad and press Editing a Contacts Entry s Phone Number To edit an entry s phone number 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for...

Page 57: ...for List Entries 4 Select the desired entry and press 5 Press the left softkey for Options followed by to Edit the entry 6 Press the navigation key down until Default is selected and press the left softkey for Options 7 Using the navigation keys select Name Ringer and press 8 Press the navigation key up or down to highlight and listen to the desired Ringer Press to select the desired ringer 9 Pres...

Page 58: ... Contacts 3 Press for List Entries 4 Select the desired entry and press 5 Press the left softkey for Options followed by to Edit the entry 6 Press the navigation key down until the Group is selected 7 Press the navigation key left or right until the desired group name is displayed 8 Press to save Family No Name Colleague ...

Page 59: ...ble and Contacts entry name if the phone number is in your Contacts Duplicate calls same number and type of call may only appear once on the list To view a Call History entry 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Call History Press for Recent Calls Press for Outgoing Calls Press for Incoming Calls Press for Missed Calls Tip You can access your list of recent calls from the idle screen by p...

Page 60: ...To place a call from Call History 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Call History 3 Select Recent Calls Outgoing Calls Incoming Calls or Missed Calls 4 Highlight the entry you want to call and press to dial the number Note You cannot make calls from Call History to entries identified as Unknown or Restricted Saving a Phone Number From Call History To save a phone number from Call Histor...

Page 61: ...lready in your Internal Contacts or from calls identified as Unknown ID or Restricted Prepending a Phone Number From Call History If you need to make a call from Call History and you happen to be outside your local area code you can add the appropriate prefix by prepending the number To prepend a phone number from Call History 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Call History 3 Select Rec...

Page 62: ...s 4 Select Outgoing Calls Incoming Calls Missed Calls or All Calls 5 Using the navigation key highlight Yes and press Air Time Air time allows you to check the time of the last call or the total air time since your phone was activated on the network These times are not meant for billing purposes To view the air time 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Call History 3 Press for Call Timers...

Page 63: ...ssages E Mail allows you to send a text message to a person s email address Chat allows you to chat with other people using the Chat feature Using Voice Mail Setting Up Your Voice Mail All unanswered calls to your phone are automatically transferred to your voice mail even if your phone is in use or turned off Therefore you will want to set up your voice mail and personal greeting as soon as your ...

Page 64: ... call your voice mail 1 Press the right softkey to View your message 2 Press the left softkey to Listen to the message Tip You can also press and hold the navigation key up to check your voice mail To display your Missed Calls Press the left softkey for Menu followed by Important When you are roaming off the network you may not receive notification of new voice mail messages It is recommended that...

Page 65: ...e Your Messages 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Messaging 3 Press for Voice Mail 4 Press for Inbox 5 Press the left softkey to Listen to your messages Note You are charged for airtime minutes when you are accessing your voice mail from your phone Clearing the Message Icon Your phone may temporarily continue to display the message icon after you have checked your voice and text messag...

Page 66: ...ss the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Messaging 3 Press for Text Messaging 4 Press for Send Message 5 Enter the phone number of the person to whom you re sending a message and press Shortcut You can choose phone numbers or addresses saved to your phone by pressing the left softkey for Options and selecting Contacts If you wish to send your text message to multiple addressees repeat step 5 Use t...

Page 67: ...all Back Def Delivery Note Support for these options may vary depending on your service provider Please contact your service provider for more information 8 Press the left softkey to Send To read a Text Message When you receive a text message you will see New Text Message on your display screen Select the right softkey to View To reply to a Text Message 1 While the message is open select the left ...

Page 68: ...Saved message folders To erase the messages from the desired folder 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Messaging 3 Press for Text Messaging 4 Press for Erase Msg 5 Press for Inbox for Outbox for Saved or for All Messages 6 Press the navigation key left or right to select Yes and press Message Setup Options There are several options associated with text messages The Message Setup menu al...

Page 69: ...tions The following options are available in the General Option settings These options allow you to customize options associated with messaging Scroll Timer The scroll timer allows you to set the length of time a message requires to scroll across the screen To access the scroll timer 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Messaging 3 Press for Text Messaging 4 Press for Msg Settings 5 Press...

Page 70: ...or down to select the desired duration and press to Select New Message Options The following options are available in the New Message option settings These options allow you to customize options associated with text messages Call Back Number The Call Back Number option allows you to insert a callback number that is automatically sent with all new text messages To access callback number 1 Press the...

Page 71: ...y of the outgoing message in the filed folder To access save message 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Messaging 3 Press for Text Messaging 4 Press for Msg Settings 5 Press for New Message 6 Press for Save Message 7 Press the navigation key up or down to select the desired option and press to Select Entry Method The Entry Method allows you to set the default character input method for ...

Page 72: ...that the message was received and read by the recipient This option can be turned On or Off in the settings To access the delivery acknowledgment setting 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Messaging 3 Press for Text Messaging 4 Press for Msg Settings 5 Press for New Message 6 Press for Delivery ACK 7 Press the navigation key up or down to select On or Off and press to Select Canned Mess...

Page 73: ... New Message 6 Press for Canned MSG 7 Highlight the desired message and press 8 Press and hold to erase the message Enter your new message or changes and press to save E Mail and Chat Your phone is capable of accessing online e mails and engaging in online chat sessions Consult with your Service Provider for more details To access your online e mail or chat session 1 Press the left softkey for Men...

Page 74: ...d the service indicator icon will display Note Rates and pricing vary according to your service plan Please contact your service provider for additional information Launching the Browser To launch a web connection 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Do More 3 Press for Wireless Web 4 Your connected to the Mobile Web Home page Web Connection Status and Indicators Your phone s display lets...

Page 75: ...line of your phone s display contains one or more softkeys These keys are shortcut controls for navigating around the Web and they correspond to the softkey buttons directly below the phone s display screen Depending on which Web sites you visit the labels on the softkeys may change to indicate their function To use softkeys simply press the desired softkey button If an additional pop up menu appe...

Page 76: ...s on a page are numbered you can use your keypad number keys to select an item Links which appear as underlined text allow you to jump to different Web pages select special functions or even place phone calls Select links by highlighting the link and then selecting the appropriate softkey Tip The tenth item in a numbered list may be selected by pressing the key on your phone s keypad even though t...

Page 77: ...RL to directly jump to a specific web page 5 Show URL to view the URL of your current webpage 6 History to see a list of web pages you have browsed this session 7 Search allows you to search the web 8 Snapshots allows you to create a snapshot of your current web page You are returned to your current snapshot page when you restart your browser 9 Reload this page 10 Advanced allows you to customize ...

Page 78: ...e 3 Press for Sounds 4 Highlight Get New and press 5 The browser will launch and take you to the Ringtones download menu 6 Use your navigation key to highlight and select a ringtone you wish to download For more information on navigating the Web see Navigating the Wireless Web on page 67 7 From the item information page select Buy You will be prompted with the cost of the ringtone Assigning Downlo...

Page 79: ...ou will be prompted with options on where to assign this ringtone Voice Calls PBook entry Messages Alarms or Schedule Press for Voice Calls 7 Press for With Caller ID or for No Caller ID 8 Press to exit Note You may assign a ringtone to multiple options Voice Calls Contacts entry Messages Alarm or Schedule Images Downloading Wallpaper To download a new Wallpaper to your phone 1 Press the left soft...

Page 80: ...assign a downloaded Wallpaper through the Settings menu see Changing the Wall Paper on page 83 To assign a downloaded Wallpaper from the Downloads menu 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Do More 3 Press for Images 4 Highlight Wallpaper and press 5 Highlight a Wallpaper and press the left softkey for Option followed by for Assign 6 Press for Wallpaper Note You may assign an Image to Wall...

Page 81: ... the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Do More 3 Press for Games 4 Select the game you wish to play 5 Follow the on screen instructions to play the game When you are finished select Exit or Quit or press Tools Downloading Tools 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Do More 3 Press for Tools 4 Highlight Get New and press The browser will launch and take you to the Tool download menu 5 Use y...

Page 82: ... 3 Press for Others 4 Highlight Get New and press The browser will launch and take you to the Others download menu 5 Use your navigation key to highlight and select an Others download you wish to download For more information on navigating the Web see Navigating the Wireless Web on page 67 6 From the item information page select Buy You will be prompted with the cost of the Others download ...

Page 83: ... the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Utilities 3 Press for Voice Memo 4 Press for Record 5 Wait for the beep and then start speaking As it is recording the phone displays a countdown timer that shows how many seconds are left for recording Press the left softkey to Pause the memo When a memo is paused press the left softkey again to Resume recording 6 To finish recording press the right softkey ...

Page 84: ...mo length and recording date Tip For more information on Voice memos see Voice Memos on page 35 Schedule Adding an Event to your Schedule Your Schedule helps organize your time and reminds you of important events To add an event to today s schedule 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Utilities 3 Press for Schedule A calendar is displayed Dates that have events scheduled have a box around...

Page 85: ... or PM and enter the time of the event using the keypad Date enter the date of the event Alarm Option Choose one of the following 7 When you are finished setting the time and date for your event press to save your event Event Alerts There are several ways your phone alerts you of scheduled events By playing the assigned ringer type By illuminating the backlight By flashing the LED To select the Sc...

Page 86: ...e a box around them To view a date s events highlight that date using the navigation key and press To jump ahead to a different date press the left softkey for Options and press for Jump to Date Enter the desired date using the keypad and press 5 The first event for the day is displayed If you have one or more events scheduled for this date use the navigation keys to scroll through all of the date...

Page 87: ... Press for Utilities 3 Press for Alarm Clock 4 Press or to select an Alarm 5 Press the navigation key left or right and select On 6 Press the navigation key down once and then press it right or left to select AM or PM 7 Press the navigation key down once and then use the keypad to enter the alarm time 8 Press the navigation key down once and then press it right or left to select the Alarm Interval...

Page 88: ...displayed Press the left softkey for Options followed by for Add New 4 Enter up to 60 characters in the memo using the keypad and press to Save For more details on entering characters see Entering Text on page 19 To view a note 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Utilities 3 Press for Note Pad 4 Use the navigation keys to scroll to the desired memo and press to view the memo details To d...

Page 89: ... Calculator 4 Enter a number with the keypad Press to insert a decimal point and or to make the number negative or positive 5 Use your navigation key to select a mathematical function Left to Subtract Up to Add Right to Multiply Down to Divide 6 Enter the next number using the keypad Repeat steps 4 and 5 as necessary 7 Press to view the results World Clock World Clock displays what time it is in t...

Page 90: ...82 Utilities To access world time 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Utilities 3 Press for World Clock 4 Press the navigation key left right up or down to display the different time zones ...

Page 91: ... Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Settings 3 Press for Display 4 Press for Menu Style 5 Press the navigation key up or down to select Icon or Nature and press to save and exit Note For more information on menu style s see Menu Styles on page 39 Changing the Wall Paper Your new phone offers options for what you see on the display screen when in standby mode To change the display images 1...

Page 92: ... text greeting can be up to 12 characters and is displayed on your phone s screen in standby mode You may choose to display a custom greeting or display your User Name on the phone s screen To display or change your custom greeting 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Settings 3 Press for Display 4 Press for Banner 5 Press and hold to clear the existing greeting 6 Use the keypad to enter ...

Page 93: ... select 5 seconds 10 seconds 15 seconds or Flip Open for the LCD 5 seconds 10 seconds 15 seconds or Flip Open for Keypad On or Off for Pwr Save Mode 6 Press to save and exit Note Long backlight settings reduce the battery s talk and standby times Changing the Service LED To change the Service LED 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Settings 3 Press for Display 4 Press for SVC Lamp 5 Sele...

Page 94: ...d press to save your changes Turning Auto Hyphen On and Off When the Auto Hyphen feature is turned on your phone automatically inserts dashes between blocks of numbers making them easier to read Dashes are inserted into 7 10 or 11 digit formats For instance if you enter the digits 4165551212 your phone will display the number as 416 555 1212 To change turn Auto Hyphen On or Off 1 Press the left so...

Page 95: ... it appears in colour or monochromatic To change the dialing font colour 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Settings 3 Press for Display 4 Press for Dialing Font 5 Press for Colour 6 Press the navigation keys up or down to select one of the following and press Basic displays entered digits all in black Rainbow displays each digit in a different colour Monochrome displays entered digits ...

Page 96: ...Press for Settings 3 Press for Sounds 4 Press for Ringer Volume 5 Press for Calls for Messages or for Alarm 6 Press the navigation key left or right until the desired volume level is selected and press to save and exit Tip You can adjust the ringer volume in standby mode or the earpiece volume during a call by using the volume key on the side of your phone Ringer Types Different ringer types help ...

Page 97: ...mize your ring and volume settings These options allow you to identify incoming calls by the ring To select a ringer type for voice calls 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Settings 3 Press for Sounds 4 Press for Ringer Type 5 Press for Voice Calls 6 Press for With Caller ID or for No Caller ID 7 Press the navigation button up or down to select the desired Ringer 8 Press to save and exi...

Page 98: ...ress the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Settings 3 Press for Sounds 4 Press for Ringer Type 5 Press for Alarm 6 Press for Schedule 7 Press the navigation button up or down to select the desired Ringer 8 Press to save and exit Selecting Ringer Type for Roam Ringer To select a ringer type for incoming roam calls 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Settings 3 Press for Sounds 4 Press for...

Page 99: ...lert An alert tone is sounded when you come in or out of your coverage area Connect An alert tone is sounded when you are initially connected Disconnect Fade An alert tone is sounded when the signal fades and the connection is lost To enable or disable alert sounds 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Settings 3 Press for Sounds 4 Press for Alerts 5 Press for Minute Beep for Service Alert...

Page 100: ...uire long or short time lengths to activate different features To select a key tone 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Settings 3 Press for Sounds 4 Press for Tone Length 5 Select Long or Short and press to save and exit Airplane Mode Airplane Mode allows you to use many of your phone s features such as Games Notepad Voice Memos etc when you are in an airplane or in any other area where...

Page 101: ...f Note 911 and emergency calls can not be made when the Airplane mode is on Launch Pad You have the option of assigning the navigation key to an often used function The center navigation key cannot be changed Pressing the navigation key left in standby mode will launch the assigned feature 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Settings 3 Press for Launch Pad 4 Press for Left Key or for Rig...

Page 102: ...ly to 911 or Customer Service To restrict calls 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Settings 3 Press for Others 4 Press for Restriction 5 Enter your security code Note For more information security codes see Using Your Phone s Lock Feature on page 97 6 Press for Outgoing Call 7 Using the navigation keys select Off All or Contacts and press Call Answer Mode To set the actions required to ...

Page 103: ... is connected to an optional hands free car kit or head set 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Settings 3 Press for Others 4 Press for Auto Answer 5 Press the navigation key up or down to select Off After 5 sec After 3 sec or After 1 sec 6 Press to save and exit Note When your phone is in Auto Answer mode the icon appears on the display screen Send Key Flip Open Any Key ...

Page 104: ...English or French Language selection changes all menus and voice message settings 1 Press the left softkey for Menu 2 Press for Settings 3 Press for Others 4 Press for Language 5 Press the navigation key up or down to select English or French 6 Press to save and exit ...

Page 105: ...4 Enter your lock code The security menu is displayed Tip If you can t recall your lock code try using the last four digits of your Phone Number Using Your Phone s Lock Feature Locking Your Phone When your phone is locked you can only receive incoming calls or make calls to 911 or special numbers To lock your phone 1 From the Security menu press for Lock Phone 2 Using the navigation key select Unl...

Page 106: ... press To place normal outgoing calls press to display the lock code screen Enter your lock code Enter the desired phone number and press Special Numbers You can save up to three special numbers in addition to your Internal Contacts entries the same number may be in both directories You can make and receive calls from special numbers even when your phone is locked You can save three special number...

Page 107: ...ownloaded content from the phone including games Ringtones Wallpapers and applications To erase your downloads 1 From the Security menu press for Erase Content 2 Using the navigation key select Yes and press to permanently delete Resetting Your Phone Resetting the phone restores all the factory defaults including the ringer types and display settings The Contacts Scheduler and Messaging are not af...

Page 108: ...er Save feature is activated a message displays on the screen When a signal is found your phone returns to standby mode Understanding How Your Phone Operates Your phone is basically a radio transmitter and receiver When it s turned on it receives and transmits radio frequency RF signals When you use your phone the system handling your call controls the power level This power can range from 0 006 w...

Page 109: ... the antenna raised fully extended and over your shoulder Try not to hold bend or twist the phone s antenna Don t use the phone if the antenna is damaged Speak directly into the mouthpiece Avoid exposing your phone and accessories to rain or liquid spills If your phone does get wet immediately turn the power off and remove the battery If it s inoperable return it to a dealer store or call Customer...

Page 110: ...fic or hazardous weather conditions Do not take notes or look up phone numbers while driving Dial sensibly and assess the traffic if possible place calls when stationary or before pulling into traffic Do not engage in stressful or emotional conversations that may divert your attention from the road Dial 911 to report serious emergencies It s free from your wireless phone Use your phone to help oth...

Page 111: ...ternal RF signals Note Always turn off the phone in health care facilities and request permission before using the phone near medical equipment Turning Off Your Phone Before Flying Turn off your phone before boarding any aircraft To prevent possible interference with aircraft systems the U S Federal Aviation Administration FAA regulations require you to have permission from a crew member to use yo...

Page 112: ...ever transport or store flammable gas liquid or explosives in the compartment of your vehicle that contains your phone or accessories Restricting Children s Access to your Phone Your phone is not a toy Children should not be allowed to play with it because they could hurt themselves and others damage the phone dial 911 by mistake or make calls that increase your phone bill Caring for the Battery P...

Page 113: ... when it no longer provides acceptable performance When used correctly the battery can be recharged hundreds of times before it needs replacing Don t store the battery in high temperature areas for long periods of time It s best to follow these storage rules Less than one month 4º F to 140º F 20º C to 60º C More than one month 4º F to 113º F 20º C to 45º C Disposal of Lithium Ion LiIon Batteries F...

Page 114: ...essories cause damage or a defect to the phone Although your phone is quite sturdy it is a complex piece of equipment and can be broken Avoid dropping hitting bending or sitting on it Information to User This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection again...

Page 115: ...hest value in strict laboratory settings But when in operation the SAR of a phone can be substantially less than the level reported to the FCC This is because of a variety of factors including its proximity to a base station antenna phone design and other factors What is important to remember is that each phone meets strict federal guidelines Variations in SARs do not represent a variation in safe...

Page 116: ... User Guide Proprietary Notice CDMA Technology is licensed by QUALCOMM Incorporated under one or more of the following patents 4 901 307 5 109 390 5 267 262 5 416 797 5 506 865 5 544 196 5 657 420 5 101 501 5 267 261 5 414 796 5 504 773 5 535 239 5 600 754 5 778 338 5 228 054 5 337 338 5 710 784 5 056 109 5 568 483 5 659 569 5 490 165 5 511 073 T9 Text Input is licensed by Tegic Communications and...

Page 117: ...s Limited Warranty covers batteries only if battery capacity falls below 80 of rated capacity or the battery leaks and this Limited Warranty does not cover any battery if i the battery has been charged by a battery charger not specified or approved by SAMSUNG for charging the battery I any of the seals on the battery are broken or show evidence of tampering or IA the battery has been used in equip...

Page 118: ...RISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IN ADDITION SAMSUNG SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM THE PURCHASE USE OR MISUSE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT OR ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE USE OR LOSS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT OR FROM THE BREACH OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY INCLUDING INCID...

Page 119: ...d Warranty allocates risk of Product failure between Purchaser and SAMSUNG and SAMSUNG s Product pricing reflects this allocation of risk and the limitations of liability contained in this Limited Warranty The agents employees distributors and dealers of SAMSUNG are not authorized to make modifications to this Limited Warranty or make additional warranties binding on SAMSUNG Accordingly additional...

Page 120: ...52 Viewing 51 Call Options 15 Call Waiting 22 Do Not Disturb Mode 22 Caller ID 22 Choice Lists 29 Contrast 86 D Display Language 96 Display Screen Symbols 6 Do Not Disturb Mode 22 E Emergency Numbers 14 Entering Text ABC Mode 20 Selecting a Character Input Mode 19 Symbols and Numbers 21 T9 Text Input 20 Erasing Content 99 F Font changing the colour 87 changing the size 86 G Greeting 84 L Launch Pa...

Page 121: ...5 S Scheduler Adding an Event 76 Erasing Events 78 Viewing Events 78 Security Menu 97 Service LED Service Lamp 85 Set NAM 26 Sound Settings 88 Special Numbers 98 Speed Dialing 18 T T9 Text Input 20 Text Messages General Options 61 Message Setup Options 60 New Message Options 62 Text to Speech TTS 37 Three Way Calling 24 TTS 37 Turning Your Phone On and Off 8 U Unlocking Your Phone 97 V Voice Dial ...

Page 122: ...114 Index Name Lookup 30 Voice Dial 28 Volume Settings 88 W Wireless Web 66 Downloading Items 70 Games 72 Launching the Browser 66 Navigating 67 Screen Savers 71 Status Indicators 66 World Clock 81 ...

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