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* Depending on the software installed or your service provider or country, some of the descriptions in this guide 

may not match your phone exactly.

* Depending on your country, your phone and accessories may appear different from the illustrations in this guide.

World Wide Web
http://www.samsungmobile.com

Printed in Korea

Code No.:GH68-XXXXXA

English. 05/2008. Rev. 1.0

Summary of Contents for SCH-M569

Page 1: ...of the descriptions in this guide may not match your phone exactly Depending on your country your phone and accessories may appear different from the illustrations in this guide World Wide Web http www samsungmobile com Printed in Korea Code No GH68 XXXXXA English 05 2008 Rev 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...SCH M569 User s Guide Draft 2008 05 22 ...

Page 3: ...ft is both illegal and dangerous Switch off the phone near all medical equipment Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external radio frequency energy Follow any regulations or rules in force Interference All wireless phones may be subject to interference which could affect their performance Failure to comply with the following precautions may be dan...

Page 4: ...ay from small children Keep the phone and all its parts including accessories out of the reach of small children Accessories and batteries Use only Samsung approved batteries and accessories such as headsets and PC data cables Use of any unauthorised accessories could damage you and your phone and may be dangerous Qualified service Only qualified service personnel may repair your phone For more de...

Page 5: ...cates that you need to press the Navigation keys to scroll to the specified option and then select it Indicates a key on the phone For example Indicates a soft key whose function is displayed on the phone screen For example Menu Camera and camcorder Use the camera module on your phone to take a photo or record a video Special features of your phone MP3 player Play music files using your phone as a...

Page 6: ...n aeroplane Bluetooth Connect to a headset or hands free car kit using wireless Bluetooth technology SOS message Send SOS messages to your family or friends for help in an emergency Memory disk Access an external memory card to copy files directly by connecting the phone to a PC Cricket scorer Keep track of the cricket score Mobile prayer Alert you of time to pray ...

Page 7: ...tions 11 Enter text 12 Customise your phone 13 Step outside the phone 15 Begin with call functions camera music player web browser and other special features Make or answer calls 15 Use the camera 16 Play music 17 Listen to the FM radio 19 Browse the web 20 Use Contacts 21 Send messages 21 View messages 23 Use Bluetooth 23 Menu functions 25 All menu options listed Health and safety information 35 ...

Page 8: ...ssage 5 Memory status 5 Multimedia 1 Camera 2 MP3 3 FM radio 4 File viewer 5 Bluetooth 6 Game 7 Cricket scorer 8 Voice functions 9 Connect to PC 6 Contacts 1 Search 2 Add 3 Groups 4 Speed dial 5 Business card 6 Call log 7 My number 7 Utilities 1 Wake up call Alarms 2 Calendar 3 Mobile prayer 4 Memo 5 Calculator 6 Unit converter 7 World clock 8 Stopwatch 8 Contents box 1 Melodies 2 Images 3 Photo a...

Page 9: ...u can obtain various accessories from your local Samsung dealer Get started First steps to operating your phone Assemble and charge the phone The items supplied with your phone and the accessories available at your Samsung dealer may vary depending on your country or service provider ...

Page 10: ...7 Removing the battery cover Power on or off Phone layout Front view Switch on 1 Open the phone 2 Press and hold 3 If necessary enter the PIN and press OK Switch off 1 Open the phone 2 Press and hold ...

Page 11: ...e keypad press and hold any key and then press OK Perform the function indicated on the bottom line of the display In Idle mode access your favourite menus directly In Menu mode scroll through menu options In Menu mode select the highlighted menu option or confirm input Make or answer a call In Idle mode retrieve the numbers recently dialled missed or received ...

Page 12: ...rs and some special characters In Idle mode press and hold 0 to enter an international call prefix Enter special characters or perform special functions In Idle mode press and hold to activate or deactivate the Silent mode Adjust the phone volume In Idle mode enter the Camera menu Press and hold to turn on the camera In Camera mode take a photo or record a video During a call press and hold to rec...

Page 13: ... progress Out of your service area or Flight mode Transferring data in 1X network SOS message feature active Call restriction on Lock mode Bluetooth active Bluetooth device connected Headset Hands free car kit Phone PC PDA Other device New message Text message Multimedia message Urgent text message Urgent multimedia message Voicemail Web alert Alarm set ...

Page 14: ... feature active Memory card inserted Battery power level Current time Select an option 1 Press a desired soft key 2 Press the Navigation keys to move to the next or previous option 3 Press OK to confirm the function displayed or option highlighted 4 Press C to move up one level Press to return to Idle mode Use menu numbers Press the number key corresponding to the option you want ...

Page 15: ...hen the word displays correctly press to insert a space Otherwise press 0 to display alternative word choices ABC mode or Hindi mode To enter a word Press the appropriate key until the character you want appears on the display Hinglish mode Enter a Hinglish word which is made by combining of Hindi and English according to Hindi grammar Number mode Press the keys corresponding to the digits you wan...

Page 16: ... modes Press the Navigation keys to move the cursor Press C to delete characters one by one Press and hold C to clear the characters on the left side of the cursor 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Settings Language setup 2 Select a language 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Sounds Ringtone 2 Select a ringtone category 3 Select a ringtone Display language Call ringer melody ...

Page 17: ...y 3 Select an image or video Key tone volume Idle mode wallpaper You can switch the phone to Silent mode to avoid disturbing other people In Idle mode press and hold You can use SSR Simple Smart Ringtone mode The phone will alert you to incoming calls in noisy places by simultaneously vibrating and ringing at the highest volume In Idle mode press and hold Up Silent mode SSR mode ...

Page 18: ...Enter the default password 0000 and press OK 3 Select Change password 4 Enter a new 4 digit password and press OK 5 Enter the new password again and press OK 6 Select Select lock method 7 Select On or Once Phone lock 1 In Idle mode enter an area code and phone number 2 Press Press to adjust the volume 3 Press to end the call 1 When the phone rings press 2 Press to end the call Make a call Answer a...

Page 19: ...ld 2 Press OK to stop recording 3 Press to end the call Make a three way call Record a conversation 1 In Idle mode press and hold to turn on the camera 2 Aim the lens at the subject and make any desired adjustments 3 Press OK or to take a photo 4 Press Save 1 In Idle mode press and select My album gallery 2 Scroll to the photo you want and press Expand Take a photo View a photo ...

Page 20: ... 2 Scroll to the video you want and press Expand 3 Press Play Record a video View a video Use these methods Receive via Bluetooth Copy to a memory card See the next section 1 Insert a memory card into the phone 2 Connect your phone and PC with an optional PC data cable 3 In Idle mode press Menu and select Multimedia Connect to PC 4 Enter the password and press OK Prepare music files Copy music fil...

Page 21: ... press Menu and select Multimedia MP3 MP3 files 2 Select the folder you want 3 Press Options and select Add to play list Create a playlist 4 Press OK to select files and press Add 5 Press OK to begin playback 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Multimedia MP3 MP3 player 2 Press OK 3 During playback use the following keys OK pause or resume playback Left return to the previous file Press and hold ...

Page 22: ... Press C to close the player 1 Plug the connecter of the supplied headset into the headset jack on the phone 2 In Idle mode press Menu and select Multimedia FM radio 3 Press OK to start automatic tuning Available radio stations are automatically saved 4 Press Left or Right to find available radio stations Alternatively press Up or Down to select a stored radio station 5 Press OFF to turn off the r...

Page 23: ...ion and press OK 5 Press OK to save the station Store radio stations In Idle mode press Menu and select Air service The homepage of your service provider opens To scroll through browser items press Up or Down To select an item press or OK To return to the previous page press C To return to the homepage press and hold C To access browser options press Menu and select Menu Launch the web browser Nav...

Page 24: ...t a number type 6 Specify contact information 7 Press OK to save the contact Add a contact 1 In Idle mode press Search 2 Enter the first few letters of the name you want 3 Select a contact 4 Scroll to a number and press to dial or press OK to edit contact information 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Messages Text message New message 2 Enter the message text and press OK Find a contact Send a t...

Page 25: ...ew message 2 Press Edit 3 Enter the message subject and press OK 4 Move to the text field in the slide Send a multimedia message 5 Enter the message text and press OK 6 Move to Picture Video 7 Press Options and add an image or video 8 Move to Sound 9 Press Options and add a sound 10 Press OK 11 Enter a destination number or email address and press OK 12 Press OK to send the message ...

Page 26: ...ox 2 Select a message 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Messages Multimedia message Inbox 2 Select a message View a text message View a multimedia message In Idle mode press Menu and select Multimedia Bluetooth Bluetooth on off On 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Multimedia Bluetooth Search new devices 2 Select the device type 3 Scroll to a device and press Connect Turn on Bluetooth Search ...

Page 27: ...ooth Data transfer an item category 2 Select the items you want and press Send 3 Scroll to a device and press Connect 4 If necessary enter the Bluetooth PIN and press OK Send data 1 When a device attempts to access your phone enter the Bluetooth PIN and press OK to permit the connection 2 If necessary press Yes to confirm that you are willing to receive Receive data ...

Page 28: ... of the wireless web service provider VOD files Download video or audio clips from the wireless web and play them UIM Tool Kit Use a variety of additional services offered by your service provider This menu is available only when you use a UTK UIM card that provides additional services Menu Description Wallpaper Set up the idle screen and select an image to be displayed for incoming or outgoing ca...

Page 29: ... phone is not used Backlight Screen brightness Adjust the brightness of the display for varying lighting conditions Menu Description Backlight Power saving mode Set how the phone controls the use of the keypad light Save mode turns off the keypad backlight during the daytime from 8 to 17 Menu Description Ringtone Select a ringtone and ringer type for incoming calls Alert tones Set up audible alert...

Page 30: ... the phone to sound an alert every hour on the hour Cricket alert Set the phone to alert you of the state of the current cricket game Menu Description Tone length Set short or long DTMF Dual tone multi frequency tones to be sent to access teleservices such as a bank accounts Menu Description Text message Multimedia message New message Create and send text or multimedia messages Menu Description ...

Page 31: ...s for using the messaging services Text message SMS groups Create groups to which you most frequently send text messages Menu Description SPAM settings Block unwanted messages by setting up the SPAM message filters SOS message Specify options for sending and receiving an SOS message You can send an SOS message by pressing 4 times when the phone is closed and the exposed keys are locked Memory stat...

Page 32: ...tive frames Camera Photo print Print a photo by connecting the phone to a printer via Bluetooth MP3 Listen to music You can also make your own music playlist FM radio Listen to music or news via the FM radio on your phone Bluetooth Connect the phone wirelessly to other Bluetooth devices Game Play various games Cricket scorer Set the phone to let you know the cricket score To use this service you n...

Page 33: ...n Search Search for contact information stored in Contacts Menu Description Add Add a new contact to Contacts Groups Set up a caller group list for organising contacts Speed dial Assign a speed dial number for your most frequently dialled numbers Business card Create a name card and send it to other people Call log Check the time record for calls made and received My number Check your phone number...

Page 34: ...astrology for a specific date Mobile prayer Set the phone to alert you of time for prayer Memo Make memos for things that are important and manage them Calculator Perform arithmetic functions Unit converter Do conversions such as length and temperature World clock Find out the current time in another part of the world Stopwatch Measure elapsed time Menu Description Melodies Access melodies and MP3...

Page 35: ...clear the memory Menu Description Menu Description Call settings Receive End settings Select how to answer an incoming call or how to end a call Call settings Call reject Make a list of phone numbers from which you do not want to accept calls Call settings International call prefix Set international call service numbers Call settings Flight mode Switch to Flight mode and change the time setting Ca...

Page 36: ...plication Settings Message settings Customise the settings of various options for receiving or sending messages Menu Description Application Settings Bluetooth Settings Change the default settings for the options when using the Bluetooth feature Shortcutsettings Shortcuts Use the Navigation keys as shortcuts to access specific menus directly from Idle mode Shortcutsettings My menu Set up a menu of...

Page 37: ... numbers even if your phone is locked or all outgoing calls are restricted Menu Description Password Lock Settings Voice privacy Use an encrypted high security line so that people cannot eavesdrop on your conversation or use a standard line Password Lock Settings Card settings Access the security options for the UIM card Password Lock Settings Mobile tracker Set the phone to send the preset tracki...

Page 38: ...nizations the National Counsel on Radiation Protection and Measurement NCRP and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE In both cases the recommendations were developed by scientific and engineering experts drawn from industry government and academia after extensive reviews of the Input method Select a default text input mode Language setup Select a language for the display text...

Page 39: ...ertified power level in all tested frequency bands Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level the actual SAR level of 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 antenn...

Page 40: ...it should provide values for typical or maximum SAR for a particular phone Additional product specific SAR information can also be obtained at www fcc gov cgb sar Consumer Information on Wireless Phones The U S Food and Drug Administration FDA has published a series of Questions and Answers for consumers relating to radio frequency RF exposure from wireless phones The FDA publication includes the ...

Page 41: ...gy RF in the microwave range while being used They also emit very low levels of RF when in the stand by mode Whereas high levels of RF can produce health effects by heating tissue exposure to low level RF that does not produce heating effects causes no known adverse health effects Many studies of low level RF exposures have not found any biological effects Some studies have suggested that some bio...

Page 42: ...vice function and Cooperate in providing users of wireless phones with the best possible information on possible effects of wireless phone use on human health FDA belongs to an interagency working group of the federal agencies that have responsibility for different aspects of RF safety to ensure coordinated efforts at the federal level The following agencies belong to this working group National I...

Page 43: ... studies have suffered from flaws in their research methods Animal experiments investigating the effects of radio frequency energy RF exposures characteristic of wireless phones have yielded conflicting results that often cannot be repeated in other laboratories A few animal studies however have suggested that low levels of RF could accelerate the development of cancer in laboratory animals Howeve...

Page 44: ...uld be completed in a few years However very large numbers of animals would be needed to provide reliable proof of a cancer promoting effect if one exists Epidemiological studies can provide data that is directly applicable to human populations but ten or more years follow up may be needed to provide answers about some health effects such as cancer This is because the interval between the time of ...

Page 45: ...afety FDA provides the scientific oversight obtaining input from experts in government industry and academic organizations CTIA funded research is conducted through contracts to independent investigators The initial research will include both laboratory studies and studies of wireless phone users The CRADA will also include a broad assessment of additional research needs in the context of the late...

Page 46: ...ow a danger to users of wireless phones including children and teenagers If you want to take steps to lower exposure to radio frequency energy RF the measures described above would apply to children and teenagers using wireless phones Reducing the time of wireless phone use and increasing the distance between the user and the RF source will reduce RF exposure Some groups sponsored by other nationa...

Page 47: ...re used against the head or against the body Either configuration should result in compliance with the safety limit Do wireless phone accessories that claim to shield the head from RF radiation work Since there are no known risks from exposure to RF emissions from wireless phones there is no reason to believe that accessories that claim to shield the head from those emissions reduce risks Some pro...

Page 48: ... late 2000 This standard will allow manufacturers to ensure that cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators are safe from wireless phone EMI FDA has tested wireless phones and helped develop a voluntary standard sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IEEE This standard specifies test methods and performance requirements for hearing aids and wireless phones so that no interfer...

Page 49: ... food and Drug Administration http www fda gov cellphones Road Safety Your wireless phone gives you the powerful ability to communicate by voice almost anywhere anytime But an important responsibility accompanies the benefits of wireless phones one that every user must uphold When driving a car driving is your first responsibility When using your wireless phone behind the wheel of a car practice g...

Page 50: ...ng safely 6 Dial sensibly and assess the traffic if possible place calls when you are not moving or before pulling into traffic Try to plan calls when your car will be stationary If you need to make a call while moving dial only a few numbers check the road and your mirrors then continue 7 Do not engage in stressful or emotional conversations that may be distracting Make people you are talking wit...

Page 51: ...rating Environment Remember to follow any special regulations in force in any area and always switch your phone off whenever it is forbidden to use it or when it may cause interference or danger When connecting the phone or any accessory to another device read its user s guide for detailed safety instructions Do not connect incompatible products As with other mobile radio transmitting equipment us...

Page 52: ...ker 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 interfere with some hearing aids In the event of such interference you may wish to consult your hearing aid manufacturer to discuss alternatives Other Medical Devices If you use any other personal medical devices ...

Page 53: ... in such areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death Users are advised to switch the phone off while at a refueling point service station Users are reminded of the need to observe restrictions on the use of radio equipment in fuel depots fuel storage and distribution areas chemical plants or where blasting operations are in progress Areas with a potentially expl...

Page 54: ...ne is not on switch it on 2 Key in the emergency number for your present location for example 911 or other official emergency number Emergency numbers vary by location 3 Press If certain features are in use call barring for example you may first need to deactivate those features before you can make an emergency call Consult this document and your local cellular service provider When making an emer...

Page 55: ... equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the ...

Page 56: ... the equipment Only use approved batteries antennas and chargers The use of any unauthorized accessories may be dangerous and void the phone warranty if said accessories 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 Other Important Safety Information Only qualified perso...

Page 57: ...the suspension or denial of telephone services to the offender or legal action or both Product Performance Getting the Most Out of Your Signal Reception The quality of each call you make or receive depends on the signal strength in your area Your phone informs you of the current signal strength by displaying a number of bars next to the signal strength icon The more bars displayed the stronger the...

Page 58: ...operly and maintaining safe satisfactory service Hold the phone with 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 phone s receiver Avoid exposing your phone and accessories to rain or liquid spills If your phone does get wet immediately turn the power off and remove t...

Page 59: ...ions Never use any charger or battery that is damaged in any way Use the battery only for its intended purpose If you use the phone near the network s base station it uses less power talk and standby time are greatly affected by the signal strength on the cellular network and the parameters set by the network operator Battery charging time depends on the remaining battery charge and the type of ba...

Page 60: ...ry Accidental short circuiting can occur when a metallic object coin clip or pen causes a direct connection between the and terminals of the battery metal strips on the battery for example when you carry a spare battery in a pocket or bag Short circuiting the terminals may damage the battery or the object causing the short circuiting Dispose of used batteries in accordance with local regulations I...

Page 61: ... store the phone in cold areas When the phone warms up to its normal operating temperature moisture can form inside the phone which may damage the phone s electronic circuit boards Do not drop knock or shake the phone Rough handling can break internal circuit boards Do not use harsh chemicals cleaning solvents or strong detergents to clean the phone Wipe it with a soft cloth slightly dampened in a...

Page 62: ...placement antenna Unauthorized antennas or modified accessories may damage the phone and violate regulations governing radio devices If the phone battery charger or any accessory is not working properly take it to your nearest qualified service facility The personnel there will assist you and if necessary arrange for service Licensed by QUALCOMM incorporated under one or more of the following Pate...

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