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Printed in China

Code No.: GH68-XXXXX

English. 05/2004. Rev.1.0

ELECTRONICS

PORTABLE CELLULAR

TELEPHONE

SCH-A725

User’s Manual

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

Summary of Contents for SCH-A725

Page 1: ...are installed or your service provider World Wide Web http www samsungmobile com Printed in China Code No GH68 XXXXX English 05 2004 Rev 1 0 ELECTRONICS PORTABLE CELLULAR TELEPHONE SCH A725 User s Manual Please read this manual before operating your phone and keep it for future reference ...

Page 2: ... call 26 Ending a call 27 Emergency dialing 27 Using the recent call logs 28 Redialing the last number 28 Making a call from contacts 29 Prepend dialing 29 Speed dialing 30 Four digit dialing 31 Pause dialing 32 Adjusting the volume 35 Answering a call 35 Silencing an incoming call 36 Rejecting a call 36 Viewing missed calls 37 Options during a call 37 Using caller ID 38 Call forwarding 38 Call wa...

Page 3: ...r functions 71 Planner Menu 4 1 71 Display Menu 4 2 81 Sounds Menu 4 3 85 Games Menu 4 4 89 Setup Menu 4 5 90 WAP 101 About the WAP browser 101 Table of contents 5 Get in WAP Menu 5 1 102 Prompt Menu 5 2 106 Downloads 107 Voice mail 109 Voice mail Menu 7 1 109 Voice mail Menu 7 2 109 Erase message Menu 7 3 109 Tones images 110 Display Menu 8 1 110 Sounds Menu 8 2 110 Voice portal 111 Messaging 112...

Page 4: ...nterference or danger in a hospital for example Important Safety Precautions 7 Sensible Use Use only in the normal position held to the ear Avoid unnecessary contact with the antenna when the phone is switched on Emergency Call Ensure the phone is switched on and in service Key in the emergency number for your present location then press You must deactivate any unnecessary features before you can ...

Page 5: ...al Ear microphone Ear microphone Travel adapter Standard and Extended batteries Cigarette lighter adapter Hands free car kit Data cable PC link data cable Hand strap 9 Your phone Phone layout The following illustrations shows the main elements of your phone With the phone open Earpiece Display Headset jack Microphone Soft key left Send key Soft key right Power on off menu exit key Alphanumeric key...

Page 6: ...e light Your phone 11 Makes or answers a call In Standby mode retrieves the most recent numbers dialed received or missed Redials the last number when pressed twice Ends a call Also switches the phone on and off when pressed and held In Menu mode cancels your input and returns to Standby mode Deletes characters from the display In Menu mode returns to the previous menu level Enters numbers letters...

Page 7: ...s in progress No service Appears when you are outside a service area When it displays you cannot make or receive calls Wait a little while for a better signal or move into an open area to regain service New text message Appears when a new Text message is received New voice mail message Appears when a new Voice mail message is received Alarm mode Appears when you set an alarm to ring at a specified...

Page 8: ...have remaining Icon Description continued Your phone 15 Backlight The backlight illuminates the display and keypad When you press any key or open the phone the backlight illuminates It turns off if no key is pressed within a given period of time depending on the Backlight Menu 4 2 4 menu set in the Display menu The backlight remains on at all times when the phone is connected to an optional car ki...

Page 9: ...ery so that the tabs on the end align with the slots at the bottom of the phone Getting started 17 2 Press the battery until it clicks into place Make sure that the battery is properly installed before switching the phone on 3 To remove the battery To do so Slide the battery lock towards the top of the phone Lift away the battery as shown Charging the battery A travel adapter and a battery charger...

Page 10: ...phone by pressing the buttons on both sides of the connector and pulling the connector out Note Do not remove the battery from the phone without unplugging the adapter while it is charging Otherwise the phone may be damaged Getting started 19 Using the battery charger Using the battery charger you can charge the battery alone 1 Insert the battery into the battery charger ensuring that the terminal...

Page 11: ...es a full charge two bars indicates a smaller charge and one bar indicates an even smaller charge When the battery charge level becomes low the battery sensor blinks an empty Battery Status icon and sounds a warning tone If the battery level becomes too low the phone automatically turns off When this happens you lose whatever you are doing and your phone call cuts off Watch the Battery Status icon...

Page 12: ...ntenna unnecessarily when the phone is switched on Contact with the antenna affects the call quality and may cause the phone to operate at a higher power level than otherwise needed Getting started 23 Using the soft keys Your phone offers a set of functions that allows you to customize it These functions are arranged in menus and submenus accessed using the two soft keys and Each menu and submenu ...

Page 13: ...ching While this feature is active the phone s battery charge is conserved The phone automatically rechecks for a signal periodically To manually force the phone to recheck for a signal press any key Getting started 25 Lock mode When you lock your phone using the Lock phone menu Menu 4 5 1 in the Security menu you cannot use the phone In the lock mode you can receive messages and calls but you can...

Page 14: ... clear Press the the last digit displayed the whole display for more than one second Call functions 27 Ending a call When you want to finish your call press the key The call time the length of the call displays along with the phone number of the called person If the number is stored in your Phonebook the name displays If there is no match you can press the Save soft key and store the number in Pho...

Page 15: ...ing calls displays 2 Press or until you find the name or number you want 3 Press to dial the number displayed Call functions 29 Making a call from contacts You can store the phone numbers you called regularly in the phone s memory which is called Contacts You then simply recall the number to dial For further details about the Contacts feature see page xx Prepend dialing The prepend option lets you...

Page 16: ...ns Press the second digit briefly then hold down the third digit of the memory location Call functions 31 For example Location no 023 Press briefly and hold down The number and name stored displays and then dialed Three touch dial Memory locations 100 through 500 are special three touch locations Press the first two digits briefly then hold down the third digit of the memory location For example L...

Page 17: ...options 3 Select the required pause type and press the OK key Press for Hard pause The letter P displays meaning that a hard pause will occur at that point in the dialing sequence Call functions 33 Press for 2sec pause The letter T displays meaning that a Timed pause will occur at that point in the dialing sequence 4 Enter the digits that need to follow the pause such as your account number 5 Repe...

Page 18: ... a hard pause press again at the prompt to send the additional number after connecting If you enter the number using a 2 second pause s the phone sends the number that follows the pause two seconds after the connection Call functions 35 Adjusting the volume During a call if you want to adjust the voice volume use the Volume keys on the left side of the phone Press the key to increase the volume le...

Page 19: ... answer a call for any reason the phone indicates the missed call by displaying a text notification on the screen Additionally if caller information is available a Missed entry is created Press the key to access the recent calls list or to clear the message and return to Standby mode To view missed calls access the Missed menu Menu 2 3 For details see page xx Options during a call Your phone provi...

Page 20: ...g Call functions 39 Call waiting Call waiting lets you receive a second call during a conversation Your phone notifies you of a waiting call by beeping and displaying Call waiting Your network provides you with the option of turning the Call waiting feature on and off if you have subscribed to the service Call waiting is on by default in the phone If you choose to have a undisturbed conversation s...

Page 21: ...vents on your calendar You can enter alphanumeric characters into your phone using your phone s keypad Your phone has the following text input modes T9 English This mode allows you to enter words with only one key press per letter Each key on a keypad has more than one letter a single press on could be J K or L The T9 mode automatically compares your key presses to an internal linguistic database ...

Page 22: ...Remember the following as you are typing 1 Press alphanumeric keys on the keypad just once per letter For example to enter Hello press the and The word you are typing appears on the display It may change with each key press 2 Type to the end of the word before editing or deleting any keystrokes 3 Put a space between words by pressing If the word that appears on the display is not the one that you ...

Page 23: ... display Using the alphabet mode When typing in the alphabet mode you need to press the keys labeled with the required letter Entering text 45 once for the first letter twice for the second letter and so on This method is called multi tap typing For example you press three times to display the letter C and two times to display the letter K Refer to the table below for the list of characters assign...

Page 24: ...words Press once or repeatedly to clear letters one by one to the left Press and hold to erase all of the letters on the display Entering text 47 Using the symbol mode Symbol mode enables you to enter symbols into your text Press or to display more symbol sets Press the keys corresponding to the mark you want then the phone automatically switches back to the text entry mode used just prior to sele...

Page 25: ...m the chosen setting Notes You can return to the previous menu level by pressing You can exit the menu without changing the menu settings by pressing Using the menus 49 Using shortcuts The menu items such as menus submenus and setting options are numbered and can be accessed quickly by using their shortcut numbers Note The numbers assigned to each menu function are indicated on the list on page xx...

Page 26: ...nner 4 1 1 Today 4 1 2 Scheduler 4 1 3 Task list 4 1 4 Memo pad 4 1 5 Alarm 4 1 6 Calculator 4 1 7 World time 4 1 8 Count down 4 1 9 Set time Using the menus 51 4 2 Display 4 2 1 Menu style 4 2 2 Wall paper 4 2 3 Incoming call 4 2 4 Backlight 4 2 5 Banner 4 2 6 Lunch pad 4 2 7 Dual clock 4 2 8 External LCD 4 2 9 Service LED 4 3 Sounds 4 3 1 Ringer volume 4 3 2 Ringer type 4 3 3 Keytone 4 3 4 Alert...

Page 27: ...ss this menu by pressing the Contacts soft key in Standby mode Find Menu 1 1 This menu allows you to find an entry using a person s name entry number or group name in your Contacts 1 Press or to scroll to the method you want to use By name Enter the first few letters of the name you want with the alphabet mode The Contacts entries are listed starting with the first entry matching your input By ent...

Page 28: ... 55 Creating a new entry using a number 1 Enter a phone number and press 2 Press to confirm to add a new entry When Add new entry highlights press If you are creating an entry for the first time skip to step 3 3 Select an icon to identify the category of the number to be stored using the Navigation keys and press 4 Enter a name and press For further details about entering characters see page xx 5 ...

Page 29: ...ndby mode 1 In Standby mode enter a number you want to save or press to end the call The call time and the phone number display 2 To store the phone number press or the Save soft key 3 To complete storing the number follow the procedure from step 2 in Creating a new entry on page xx Contacts 57 Adding a number into an existing entry 1 Enter a number and press or the Save soft key 2 Scroll to the e...

Page 30: ...mory Outgoing Menu 2 1 1 Press the Navigation keys to find a number or name if it is saved in Contacts 2 Press to confirm the highlighted number The dialed number or name if it is saved in Contacts displays along with the date and time when the call was made When you access the menu options the following options are available Talk dials the number Save shown when the number is not stored in your C...

Page 31: ...ogs see Outgoing on page xx Calls 61 Erase history Menu 2 4 You can erase the entries stored in each of the three call logs or all three logs at once When a confirming message displays select Yes to erase the selected log or all of the logs If you want to cancel the selection select No Press to confirm the selection Air time Menu 2 5 Your phone records the amount of air time or talk time used Usin...

Page 32: ... network and if service is supported by your service provider 1 Enter a destination number using the numeric keys and press or the OK soft key Pressing the Contacts soft key allows you to search your Contacts for a number Torpedo SMS 63 2 To send your message to multiple destination enter another number Repeat this step as needed You can enter up to 10 destinations 3 When you are finished press 4 ...

Page 33: ... phone rejects additional messages until you erase the obsolete ones When you access the Inbox menu the message list appears Torpedo SMS 65 To view details of a message press the Navigation keys to scroll to the message on the list and press If necessary press the Navigation keys to scan through the contents While viewing a message press the Menu soft key to use the following options Call allows y...

Page 34: ...essage contents using the Draft menu before sending it see page xx you can access them using this menu To review a stored message press the Navigation keys to scroll to it and press Torpedo SMS 67 While reviewing a message press the Menu soft key to use the following options Call allows you to extract a number of more than 7 digits from the text message so that you can dial the number or save it i...

Page 35: ... the display the phone displays it by scrolling the screen automatically You can set how often the phone scrolls the message to the next screen Torpedo SMS 69 If you select Off you need to scroll to the next screen manually using the Navigation keys Message reminder Menu 3 8 2 When a message is received the phone alerts you by sounding the selected ringer You can set how often you want to be alert...

Page 36: ...nd events create a list of things to do and memos set an alarm to ring at a specific time use the phone as a calculator check the time in another part of the world count down to a specific day set the current date and time Today Menu 4 1 1 You can schedule up to 9 events for the current day indicating each event s start and end time You can even have your phone s calendar alert you before an event...

Page 37: ...new event Erase allows you to erase the selected event Erase all allows you to erase all of the events Other functions 73 Scheduler Menu 4 1 2 This menu allows you to view the current month as well as a past or future months in calendar format On the calendar the current day is boldfaced and days with scheduled events are indicated by a colored box inside the calendar day Scrolling through the cal...

Page 38: ... event press the Menu soft key to use the following options Edit allows you to edit the event Erase allows you to erase the event Other functions 75 Add new allows you to add a new event on the day Task list Menu 4 1 3 This feature allows you to enter up a list of tasks to be done and assign both a priority and a deadline to each task Creating a new task 1 Enter the first task and press to confirm...

Page 39: ...a memo and Press to view details You can move to the previous or next memo by pressing the Navigation keys Other functions 77 While viewing the memo press the Menu soft key to use the following options Edit allows you to edit the memo Erase allows you to erase the memo Add new allows you to add a new memo Press the Menu soft key to use the following options Add new allows you to add a new memo Era...

Page 40: ...lt press World time Menu 4 1 7 This menu allows you to check the current time for 24 major cities around the world Other functions 79 Select the city corresponding to your time zone by pressing the Navigation keys one or more times The local date and time display To turn the DST Daylight Saving Time setting on 1 After selecting the time zone you want to apply the DST press the Menu soft key 2 When...

Page 41: ...functions 81 Set time Menu 4 1 9 To display the correct date and time on the idle screen or to use the Planner features such as Today Scheduler Task list Count down Alarm and World time you need to set the current time and date using this menu Enter the time and date using the numeric keys The minute hour month and day each must be entered using 2 digits and the year requires all 4 digits You need...

Page 42: ...y faster Other functions 83 The following options are available Flip open The backlight switches on when you open the phone and then dims The display turns off after 60 seconds 30 seconds The backlight switches on when you press a key or open the folder and switches off 30 seconds after that Then the display turns off after 30 seconds 15 seconds The backlight switches on when you press a key and s...

Page 43: ...r the first clock by pressing or and press 3 Select the time zone for the second clock by pressing or 4 Press to confirm the selection Other functions 85 To apply the daylight saving time 1 When Location highlights press or to display DST Press 2 Select Yes to use the daylight saving time for the first clock Otherwise select No 3 Press and repeat step 2 for the second clock 4 Press to confirm the ...

Page 44: ...mergency call the ringer volume for calls and messages is automatically set to Level 4 Other functions 87 Ringer type Menu 4 3 2 This menu allows you to set the unique ringer melodies for the following items Voice calls allows you to set a unique ringer for incoming voice calls Messages allows you to have a distinctive ringer for incoming voice mail numeric page text messages and web alerts indepe...

Page 45: ... occurs during conversation in response to a signal fade Roam When this option is set to On the phone sounds an alert when your phone starts roaming Privacy With this menu option set to On the phone sounds an alert when you loose a private encrypted CDMA line Other functions 89 Roam ringer Menu 4 3 5 You can set the phone to use a distinctive ring for incoming roaming calls Choose Distinctive to u...

Page 46: ... Press the pause resume the game exit the game Other functions 91 On off Menu 4 5 1 1 This menu allows you to enable or disable the Auto CSP feature Select Enable to activate this feature or Disable to deactivate it Code setting Menu 4 5 1 2 This menu allows you to set the 2 digit carrier code to be added to the phone number Enter the carrier code you want and press Notes Before setting the carrie...

Page 47: ...guage Menu 4 5 6 This menu allows you to change the language of voice prompts menus and key input You can choose either English Spanish or Portuguese Select NAM Menu 4 5 7 NAM stands for numerical assignment module essentially your phone number Your phone can have two NAMs This means that you can have two phone numbers for using your phone and can quickly and easily switch your service back and fo...

Page 48: ...ovider This kit contains the necessary cables software and user s guide required for your to connect and use your phone with your computing device Note The phone must be on a digital network to receive or send faxes and data Other functions 95 The following options are available Voice call only Your phone receives voice calls only Fax in only Your phone receives fax calls only Data in only Your ph...

Page 49: ...o a new one The lock code is preset to 0000 at the factory Enter a new four digit lock code and then press Other functions 97 Restriction Menu 4 5 3 This feature allows you to restrict all of the outgoing calls Select On to restrict the calls or Off to deactivate the restriction Emergency Menu 4 5 4 Your phone provides you with the option for storing three emergency numbers All of these numbers ca...

Page 50: ...he numbers in your Contacts When a confirming message displays select Yes and press Other functions 99 Reset phone Menu 4 5 7 Resetting the phone cancels all of your selection in the user selectable setting options and returns them to the factory default settings When a confirming message displays select Yes and press The phone turns itself off and back on then returns to Standby mode Voice privac...

Page 51: ...ivision Multiple Access mode Cellular only your phone will search for service available only in PCS mode PCS only your phone will search for service available only in PCS mode AMPS only your phone will search for service available only in AMPS Advance Mobile Phone Service mode which is analog mode ...

Page 52: ... start the WAP browser the phone will connect to the WAP and the service icon will appear on the display Any time this icon is visible on the display you are connected to the WAP and will be billed accordingly Rates will vary according to your service plan The WAP browser will end the connection after a certain period of network inactivity and will automatically reconnect as necessary For this rea...

Page 53: ...he To end or Both option is set in the Prompt menu Menu 5 2 you will be prompted whether you want to end the browser call Simply answer Yes or No by pressing or WAP 103 Using the WAP browser soft keys At the bottom of the WAP browser display is a solid bar which contains browser commands The or are used to execute the commands These two keys are called soft keys because their functions change depe...

Page 54: ... or down one page WAP 105 About openwave provides you with information about Openwave and your version of the WAP browser Advanced gives you access the following advanced features Show URL displays the URL address of the site where you are currently connected It also enables you to declare the current site as the startup homepage Homepage allows you to change the startup homepage manually Set WAP ...

Page 55: ...us multimedia files from the wireless web To download a multimedia files 1 Press when the Download center icon is selected The following options are available Catalog allows you to browse and purchase applications Search allows you to search for an application by entering a keyword About download provides you with the help information about using the Download center menu 2 Press when the Catalog o...

Page 56: ...een press or 109 Voice mail This menu allows you to access your voice mailbox if your network supports this service Voice mail Menu 7 1 Before using the Voice Mail feature you must enter the voice server number obtained from your service provider You can then select this menu and press to listen your messages You can quickly connect to the voice server by pressing and holding in Idle mode Voice ma...

Page 57: ... 2 In this menu allows you to customize various sound settings such as the ringer volume type and tone key tone and alert sounds sound which plays when the phone is switched on or off For details about this menu see page xx 111 Voice portal Voice portal is a service that enables you to get Voice contents over your mobile phone The Voice portal menu allows you to access your service provider s voic...

Page 58: ...ck mode However the screen does not display information about the message To access a message you must unlock the phone During a conversation and you receive an incoming message your phone automatically mutes the ringer This is to avoid ringing in your ear while you are trying to converse You can quickly enter the Torpedo SMS menu by pressing in Standby mode For details about this menu see page xx...

Page 59: ...limits are part of comprehensive guidelines and establish permitted levels of RF energy for the general population The guidelines are based on the safety standards that were developed by independent scientific organizations through periodic and through evaluation of scientific studies The standards include a substantial safety margin designed to assure the safety of all persons regardless of age a...

Page 60: ...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 printed in the label on the phone FCC certification information for this model phone is attached separation paper Health and safety information 117 For body operation To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure require ments...

Page 61: ...ttery Always try to keep the battery at room temperature A phone with a hot or cold battery may temporarily not work even when the battery is fully charged Li ion batteries are particularly affected by temperatures below 0 C 32 F Health and safety information 119 Do not short circuit the battery Accidental short circuiting can occur when a metallic object coin clip or pen causes a direct connectio...

Page 62: ...ways keep the phone more than 15 cm 6 inches from their pacemaker when the phone is switched on Health and safety information 121 Should not carry the phone in a breast pocket Should use the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimize potential interference If you have any reason to suspect that interference is taking place switch your phone off immediately Hearing aids Some digital wireless phones may...

Page 63: ...ergency calls This phone like any wireless phone operates using radio signals wireless and landline networks as well as user programmed functions which cannot guarantee connection in all conditions Health and safety information 123 Therefore you should never rely solely on any wireless phone for essential communications medical emergencies for example Remember to make or receive any calls the phon...

Page 64: ...the offender or legal action or both Health and safety information 125 Care and maintenance Your phone is a product of superior design and craftsmanship and should be treated with care The suggestions below will help you fulfill any warranty obligations and allow you to enjoy this product for many years Keep the phone and all its parts and accessories out of the reach of small children s Keep the ...

Page 65: ...ce Health and safety information 127 2 This device must accept any interference received Including interference that may cause undesired operation Information to user This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residen...

Page 66: ... the phone while operating can be well below the maximum value This is because the phone is designed to operate at multiple power levels so as to use only the power required to reach the network In general the closer you are to a wireless base station antenna the lower the power output Health and safety information 129 Before a new model phone is available for sale to the public it must be tested ...

Page 67: ...ressing the digit keys EVRC Enhanced Variable Rate Codec EVRC is a new global standard for compressing and Glossary 131 decompressing voice signals EVRC uses a lower bit rate the number of bits sent per second than existing CDMA vocoders while providing significant improvements in voice quality This technology enables your phone to provide superb voice quality while benefiting from the ability to ...

Page 68: ...rtable or transportable phone can be on and idle without being in use See Talk time Talk time The length of time a person can talk on a portable or transportable wireless phone without recharging the battery Vocoder Voice coder A device used to convert speech into digital signals Wireless Radio based Systems that allow transmission of telephone or data signals through the air without a physical co...

Page 69: ...tion of the number you want holding the last digit to automatically dial Contacts Search Enter the Menu soft 2 1 or Launch the web browser Press Basic Operation Make a call Phone number End a call Receive a call Adjust the key beep volume in Standby mode on the left side Adjust the speaker volume during a conversation on the left side Redial the last call press twice or hold Switch to the silent m...

Page 70: ...t 5 Saved 6 Web alert 7 Erase message 8 Message setting 4 Other functions 1 Planner 2 Display 3 Sounds 4 Games 5 Setup Main Menu To access press the Menu soft key 5 WAP 1 Get in WAP 2 Prompt 6 Downloads 7 Voice mail 1 Voice mail 2 Voice mail 3 Erase message 8 Tones images 1 Display 2 Sounds 9 Voice portal 1 Voice portal 2 Voice portal 0 Messaging 1 Torpedo SMS 2 Voice mail 3 Chat 4 E mail ...

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