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Printed in Korea

Code No.: GH68-05185A

English. 06/2004. Rev.1.1

ELECTRONICS

PORTABLE CELLULAR

TELEPHONE

SCH-N356

User’s Manual

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

Summary of Contents for SCH-N356

Page 1: ...are installed or your service provider World Wide Web http www samsungmobile com Printed in Korea Code No GH68 05185A English 06 2004 Rev 1 1 ELECTRONICS PORTABLE CELLULAR TELEPHONE SCH N356 User s Manual Please read this manual before operating you phone and keep it for future reference ...

Page 2: ... Switching On or Off the Phone 16 Using the Soft Keys 17 Your Phone s Modes 18 CALL FUNCTIONS 21 Making a Call 21 Answering a Call 28 Silencing the Call Ringer 28 Options During a Call 29 Using Caller ID 30 Viewing Missed Calls 30 Call Forwarding 31 Call Waiting 31 Three Way Calling 32 ENTERING TEXT 33 Changing the Text Input Mode 34 Using T9 English Mode 35 Using Alphabet Mode 36 ...

Page 3: ...64 Erase History Menu 3 4 64 Call Duration Menu 3 5 64 SOUND 66 Ring Tones Menu 4 1 66 Ringer Volume Menu 4 2 67 Contents 3 Alerts Menu 4 3 68 Key Tone Menu 4 4 68 Power On Off Melody Menu 4 5 69 DISPLAY 70 Language Menu 5 1 70 Service Area Menu 5 2 70 Wallpaper Menu 5 3 70 Banner Menu 5 4 71 Backlight Menu 5 5 71 LCD Contrast Menu 5 6 72 ORGANISER 73 Scheduler Menu 6 1 73 Task List Menu 6 2 77 Me...

Page 4: ...r Body Operation 97 Precautions When Using Batteries 98 Road Safety 99 Operating Environment 99 Electronic Devices 100 Potentially Explosive Environments 102 Emergency Calls 103 Other Important Safety Information 104 Care and Maintenance 104 GLOSSARY 107 INDEX 111 QUICK REFERENCE CARD 115 ...

Page 5: ...cals Switching Off in Aircraft Wireless phones can cause interference Using them in an aircraft is both illegal and dangerous Switching Off in Hospitals Switch off your phone near medical equipment Follow any regulations or rules in force Interference All wireless phones may be subject to interference which could affect their performance Special Regulations Meet any special regulations in force in...

Page 6: ...ies Use only Samsung approved accessories and batteries Use of any unauthorised accessories could damage your phone and may be dangerous Qualified Service Only qualified service personnel may repair your phone For more detailed safety information see Health and Safety Information on page 95 CAUTION RISK OF EXPLOSION IF A BATTERY IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT TYPE DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING ...

Page 7: ...ns indicated by the text above them on the bottom line of the display In Menu mode scrolls through the menu options In Standby mode quickly enters the following menus respectively Messages Games Scheduler Sound Deletes characters from the display In Menu mode returns to the previous menu level Makes or answers a call In Standby mode retrieves the most recent numbers dialled received or missed Redi...

Page 8: ... areas the top line of icons the text and graphic area and the bottom line of soft key indicators Icons Icon Description Signal Strength Shows the received signal strength The greater the number of bars the better the signal Service Appears when a call is 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 b...

Page 9: ...de or it is set to vibrate when a call comes in the Ringer Volume menu Battery Status Shows the level of your battery The more bars you see the more power you have remaining Icon Description continued 13 Getting Started Installing a Battery Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li ion battery Use only approved batteries and chargers Ask your local Samsung dealer for further details Note You must...

Page 10: ...C wall outlet The Battery Strength icon on the display repeats filling and emptying itself to indicate that the battery is charging 3 When charging is finished unplug the adapter from both the power outlet and the 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 chargi...

Page 11: ...o seconds WARNING Do not switch on the phone when mobile phone use is prohibited or when it may cause interference or danger Note If your phone is in Key Guard mode you first need to unlock the keys by pressing and Getting Started 17 Using the Soft Keys Your phone offers a set of functions that allows you to customise it These functions are arranged in menus and submenus accessed using the two sof...

Page 12: ...he options Getting Started 19 Key Guard Mode You can lock the keypad by pressing and holding in Standby mode By doing this you can prevent accidental key pressing To unlock the keypad press and then The Lock icon displays in the soft key indicator field When you have an incoming call or an alarm occurs in Key Guard mode the mode is automatically deactivated and the phone goes to Standby mode Note ...

Page 13: ...press and hold again until Exit 1 Beep Mode displays 21 Call Functions Making a Call To make a call 1 In Standby mode enter the area code and phone number 2 Press The phone places the call to the entered phone number Note If you have activated the Auto Redial menu Menu 7 1 2 the phone automatically retries to make the call up to 10 times when a connection fails See page 84 for more information Usi...

Page 14: ...ure see page 45 To clear Press the last digit displayed the whole display for more than one second Call Functions 23 Redialling the Last Number To redial the last call you made press twice or press and hold it down Your phone stores the most recent 10 numbers each you dialled received or missed To redial any of these numbers 1 If you have typed any characters on the display press to return to Stan...

Page 15: ...automatically dialled For details refer to page 49 Call Functions 25 4 digit Dialling You can quickly dial a phone number in Phone Book by entering its last four consecutive digits Your phone searches Phone Book for the entire number for you 1 Enter the last consecutive digits of the number you want to dial 2 Press the Options soft key 3 Select 4 digit Dial and press the Select soft key The phone ...

Page 16: ...dit card number or a bank account number 3 When prompted press to send the DTMF Dual tone Multi frequency number that follows your pause Manual Pause Dialling You can enter pauses manually during the dialling process 1 Enter the phone number of the service you want to connect to such as a bank s teleservice phone number Call Functions 27 2 Press the Options soft key and then select Hard Pause The ...

Page 17: ...by pressing to disconnect without answering the call Call Functions 29 Options During a Call Your phone provides a number of control functions that you can use during a call Press the Menu soft key during a call to access the following options Phone Book allows you to access the Phone Book menu See page 45 for details Mute Quit allows you to switch your phone s microphone off or on When you mute t...

Page 18: ...menu Menu 3 1 For further details see page 62 Call Functions 31 Call Forwarding When the Call Forward menu Menu 7 1 3 is enabled your phone forwards incoming calls to another phone or voice mail centre that you have specified even if your phone is turned off For further details see page 85 Activating Call Forwarding does not effect outgoing calls made from your phone Note Contact your service prov...

Page 19: ...as the following text input modes T9 English This mode allows you to enter words with only one keypress per letter Each key on a keypad has more than one letter for example when you press once J K or L displays The T9 English mode automatically compares your key presses to an internal linguistic database to determine the correct word thus requiring far fewer keystrokes than the traditional multi t...

Page 20: ...de is based on a built in dictionary 1 When you are in T9 English mode start entering a word by pressing keys to Press each key only once for one letter Example To enter Hello in T9 mode press 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 When the word displays correctly skip to step 4 ...

Page 21: ...s three times to display the letter C and two times to display the K Note The cursor moves to the right when you press a different key When entering the same letter twice or a different letter on the same key just wait for a few seconds for the cursor to move to the right automatically and then select the next letter Entering Text 37 Refer to the table below for the list of characters assigned to ...

Page 22: ...t to your needs These functions are arranged in menus and submenus The menus and submenus can be accessed by scrolling or by using the shortcuts Accessing a Menu Function by Scrolling 1 In Standby mode press the Menu soft key to access Menu mode 2 Press the Navigation keys to reach a main menu for example Display Press the Select soft key to enter the Display menu 3 If the menu contains any submen...

Page 23: ...ind the setting of your choice 3 Press the OK or Select soft key to confirm the chosen setting Using the Menus 41 List of Menu Functions The following list shows the menu structure available and indicates the number assigned to each option 1 Phone Book see page 45 1 1 Find 1 2 Add Entry 1 2 1 Add Number 1 2 2 Add Email 1 2 3 Add URL 1 3 Groups 1 4 Memory Status 2 Messages see page 52 2 1 Write 2 2...

Page 24: ...4 4 1 Tone Volume 4 4 2 Tone Length 4 5 Power On Off Melody Using the Menus 43 5 Display see page 70 5 1 Language 5 2 Service Area 5 3 Wallpaper 5 4 Banner 5 5 Backlight 5 6 LCD Contrast 6 Organiser see page 73 6 1 Scheduler 6 1 1 Today 6 1 2 All 6 2 Task List 6 3 Memo Pad 6 4 Alarm 6 4 1 Daily Alarm 6 4 2 Weekly Alarm 6 5 Calculator 6 6 World Time 6 7 Count Down 7 Settings see page 84 7 1 Call 7 ...

Page 25: ... store up to 2000 entries Each entry can contain up to 32 digits including hard pauses with an associated name of up to 20 characters Find Menu 1 1 In this menu you can search Phone Book for an entry using a name entry number and group name Note You can quickly access this menu by pressing the Find soft key in Standby mode Press a search method by pressing or By Name This option allows you to find...

Page 26: ...ing its entry number 1 Enter the location by pressing the numeric keys 3 To Press place a call to the number or the Call soft key use the menu options the Options soft key For details see below Phone Book 47 By Group This option allows you to find an entry by selecting its caller group 1 Press to highlight the group selection field 2 Select the group containing the entry you want to find by pressi...

Page 27: ...to enter information or use or to change the setting Phone Book 49 The following options are available for the entry Enter Name allows you to edit a name of up to 20 characters Entry The first available location displays If necessary enter the entry number using the number keys Home Office Mobile Pager Fax No Label allows you to store more numbers for each category Speed Dial allows you to select ...

Page 28: ...entering characters see page 33 3 Press the Next soft key 4 To complete storing an URL address follow from step 5 in Add Number on page 48 Phone Book 51 Groups Menu 1 3 This menu allows you to change the ringers and the names for the caller groups To change the ringer for a caller group 1 Scroll to the group you want to edit using or 2 Press the Ringer soft key to select a ringer melody to indicat...

Page 29: ...message text For further details about how to enter text see page 33 Press the Options soft key and select Templates to add a message template For further details about templates see page 57 Messages 53 2 When you finish entering text press the Next soft key 3 Enter a destination number using the numeric keys Pressing the Options soft key allows you to search your Phone Book or SMS Groups for a nu...

Page 30: ...fts menu Menu 2 4 for future use press the Save soft key 6 After changing the setting options press or the Send soft key to send the message Messages 55 Inbox Menu 2 2 Your phone can store up to 50 messages total in Inbox Outbox and the Drafts box When the memory is full a warning message displays and the phone rejects additional messages until you erase the obsolete ones When you access the Inbox...

Page 31: ... sent in the Drafts box If you save the message content using the Save Msg menu option before sending it see page 54 you can access them using this menu To review a stored message press or to scroll to it and press the Select soft key You can Messages 57 scan through the message contents by pressing or While reviewing a message press the Send soft key to send the message Press the Erase soft key t...

Page 32: ... can preset several options for using the messaging features Auto Scroll Menu 2 7 1 If an incoming message is too long for 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 If you select Off you need to scroll to the next screen manually by pressing or Msg Reminder Menu 2 7 2 When a message is received the...

Page 33: ...2 8 When multiple new voice messages are received but you haven t checked them information of the last one displays The information display includes the time date stamp the number of new voice messages and the callback number While reviewing the message press the soft key to access the following options Listen allows you to listen to the voice message The phone automatically dials the number of yo...

Page 34: ...the call was received Call History 63 When you press the Options soft key on the call log list the following options are available Save shows when the number is not stored in your Phone Book allows you to save the number in Phone Book Show Entry shows when the number is stored in your Phone Book displays the detailed information stored in the Phone Book entry such as a name entry number phone numb...

Page 35: ...ll of the calls You can easily erase the air time records at any time This option is convenient for estimating your usage Call History 65 Note This feature is not intended to be used for billing purposes The following options are available Last Call shows information about the last call such as the duration of the call the other person s phone number and the date and time when the call was made To...

Page 36: ...ress the Select soft key Sound 67 Ringer Volume Menu 4 2 This menu allows you to adjust the ringer volume Calls allows you to adjust the ringer volume for incoming calls Messages allows you to adjust the ringer volume for incoming messages Alarm Schedules allows you to adjust the ringer volume for alarm settings and schedule alarms To adjust the volume level for each item the following options are...

Page 37: ...rectly you need to set the Voice Privacy menu Menu 7 3 4 to Enhanced Key Tone Menu 4 4 In this menu you can set up the sound your phone generates when you press a key The following options are available Tone Volume you can adjust the key tone volume using the Navigation keys Note When Emergency call only appears after ending an emergency call the key tone is automatically set to Level 4 Sound 69 T...

Page 38: ...et a banner message to display at the bottom of the display in Standby mode However the banner massage could be displayed when the Wallpaper is setted on Digital Clock1 1 If necessary press repeatedly to delete each letter of the old greeting Press and hold to clear the display 2 Enter your banner message of up to 15 characters For further information about how to enter characters see page 33 3 Wh...

Page 39: ...s to do make a memo set an alarm to ring at a specific time use the phone as a calculator check the time in another part of the world use the countdown timer Scheduler Menu 6 1 In this menu you can keep track of your daily or monthly schedule You can create up to 70 events Note You can quickly access this menu by pressing in Standby mode Today Menu 6 1 1 You can schedule up to 9 events for the cur...

Page 40: ...s the View soft key The event displays along with its start time and date To view the end time press Organiser 75 While viewing the event press the Edit soft key to edit it Press the Erase soft key to erase it All Menu 6 1 2 This menu allows you to view the current month as well as past or future months in calendar format On the calendar the current day is highlighted Scrolling Through the Calenda...

Page 41: ...The event displays along with its start time and date To view the end time press While viewing the event press the Edit soft key to edit it Press the Erase soft key to erase it Organiser 77 Task List Menu 6 2 This menu allows you to enter up a list of tasks to be done and assign a deadline to each task You can create up to 9 tasks Creating a New Task 1 Enter the first task and press the Next soft ...

Page 42: ... press or to scroll to a memo and press the View soft key Organiser 79 While viewing the memo press the Edit soft key to edit the memo Press the Erase soft key to erase the memo Alarm Menu 6 4 This menu allows you to set up to an alarm to ring at a specific time To set an alarm 1 Select an alarm type Daily Alarm or Weekly Alarm and press the Select soft key 2 Select On by pressing or 3 Press and e...

Page 43: ...by pressing the Navigation keys according to the graphic on the display 3 Enter the second number 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 as many times if necessary 5 To view the result press the Result soft key 6 To perform another calculation press to reset the calculator and repeat from step 1 Organiser 81 World Time Menu 6 6 This menu allows you to check the current times for 34 major cities around the world o...

Page 44: ... through the input fields using the Navigation keys Enter a year between 1980 and 2099 3 Press the Save soft key to store the counter Viewing a Counter The list of the counters displays when you access the Count Down menu option Menu 6 7 While viewing the counter list Press the Options soft key to use the following options Add New allows you to add a new counter Erase allows you to erase the selec...

Page 45: ...nu 7 1 3 This network service allows incoming calls to be forwarded to another number Note This feature is only available when your service provider supports it Contact your service provider to check its availability The following options are available Immediate calls are forwarded immediately when they are received When Busy calls are forwarded if you are already on the phone No Reply Not Reachab...

Page 46: ...en this feature is enabled you can respond to an incoming call by pressing while you are on Settings 87 a call This puts the first caller on hold and answers the second call To switch to the first caller press again To disable Call Waiting select To Disable and press the Select soft key The phone sends your setting to your network To edit your forwarding feature code 1 Select Edit Feature Code and...

Page 47: ...r service back and forth between the two numbers This Option may not be available on your network Do not change the setting and use NAM1 only Settings 89 Version Menu 7 2 4 This option allows you to view the software and hardware versions of your phone This feature is helpful if you need to the call customer care Security Menu 7 3 Your phone provides you with many security options including a user...

Page 48: ... check for the adequate signal strength before placing a call To store an emergency number 1 Press or to select a location and press the Select soft key 2 Enter the number you want to use Settings 91 Each emergency number can be up to 32 digits long The number already stored in the selected location is automatically deleted when you enter a new number 3 Press the Save soft key to store the number ...

Page 49: ...mes on your phone Note You can quickly access this menu by pressing in Standby mode You can enjoy six fun games on your phone Child Monk Adventure MENU 8 1 Black Planet MENU 8 2 Hello Monkey MENU 8 3 Bowling MENU 8 4 Othello MENU 8 5 To start a game 1 Select a game by pressing the Navigation keys and press the Select key 2 On the startup screen press any key For Othello press the right soft key Th...

Page 50: ...Signals Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver It is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency RF energy set by the Federal Communications Commission FCC of the U S Government These limits are part of comprehensive guidelines and establish permitted levels of RF energy for the general population The guidelines are based on the safe...

Page 51: ...quirement The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for this model phone with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF exposure 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 Health and Safety Information 9...

Page 52: ... cold places such as in a car in summer or winter conditions as you will reduce the capacity and life time of the battery Always try to keep the battery at Health and Safety Information 99 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 Do not short circuit ...

Page 53: ...ions are consistent with the independent research and recommendations of Wireless Technology Research Health and Safety Information 101 Persons with pacemakers should always keep the phone more than 15 cm 6 inches from their pacemaker when the phone is switched on should not carry the phone in a breast pocket should use the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimise potential interference If you have ...

Page 54: ...pane or butane areas where the air contains chemicals or particles such as grain dust or metal powders and any other area where you would normally be advised to turn off your vehicle engine Health and Safety Information 103 Emergency Calls This phone like any wireless phone operates using radio signals wireless and landline networks as well as user programmed functions which cannot guarantee conne...

Page 55: ...anship and should be treated with care The suggestions below will help you fulfill any Health and Safety Information 105 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 Keep the phone dry Precipitation humidity and liquids contain minerals that will corrode electronic circuits Do not touch t...

Page 56: ... talking on the wireless phone Most carriers bill customers based on how many minutes of airtime they use each month Antenna A device for transmitting or receiving signals The size and shape of antennas is determined in part by the frequency of the signal they receive Wireless phones and the base station must have antennas Base Station The fixed radio transmitter receiver that maintains communicat...

Page 57: ... on time as one or more waves per second in an electrical or light wave information signal A signal s frequency is stated in cycles per second or Hertz Hz Glossary 109 Hands Free A feature that permits a driver to use a wireless phone without lifting or holding the handset an important safety feature for automobiles tractors and most other motorized vehicles LCD Liquid Crystal Display Commonly use...

Page 58: ...e 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 connection such as a metal wire copper or fiber optic cable ...

Page 59: ...ration 64 Call history dialled calls 64 missed calls 62 received calls 63 Caller group changing 51 finding 47 Caller ID 30 Characters enter 33 Charging battery 14 Connect tone 68 Contrast display 72 Countdown 82 D Date set 88 Delivery reports message 54 60 Dialled calls 64 Dialling options 21 Disconnect tone 68 Display backlight 12 contrast 72 icons 11 language 70 layout 8 DST Daylight Savings Tim...

Page 60: ...ook adding entry 48 clearing 91 finding entry 45 memory status 51 Power on off melody 69 R Radio frequency 95 Receive calls 63 Received messages 55 Redialling automatically 84 manually 23 Resetting phone 92 Ring tones 66 Ringer volume 67 Road safety 99 Index 113 S Safety information 95 precautions 5 Scheduler 73 Security 89 Sent messages 56 Service area display 70 SMS groups 61 Soft keys 17 Sound ...

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Page 62: ...ry numbers press the first digit key s briefly and hold down the last digit key Phone Book Search Press the Find soft key Select or Basic Operation Make a call Phone number End a call Answer a call Redial the last call twice or press and hold Switch to Vibrate mode in Standby mode Hold Switch to 1 Beep mode in Standby mode Hold 0 Lock the keypad in Standby mode Hold Unlock the keypad C Enter Lock ...

Page 63: ...duler 2 Task List 3 Memo Pad 4 Alarm 5 Calculator 6 World Time 7 Count Down 7 Settings 1 Call 1 Answer Mode 2 Auto Redial 3 Call Forward 4 Call Waiting 2 Phone System 1 Key Guard 2 Set Time 3 Set NAM 4 Version 3 Security 1 Lock Mode 2 Change Code 3 Emergency Numbers 4 Voice Privacy 5 Clear Phone Book 6 Reset Phone 7 Clear SMS Groups 8 Games 1 Child Monk Adventure 2 Black Planet 3 Hello Monkey 4 Bo...

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