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English 06/2005 Rev.1.1

ELECTRONICS

PORTABLE CELLULAR

TELEPHONE

SCH-N380

User’s Manual

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

Summary of Contents for SCH-N38

Page 1: ...nding on the software installed or your service provider World Wide Web http www samsungmobile com English 06 2005 Rev 1 1 ELECTRONICS PORTABLE CELLULAR TELEPHONE SCH N380 User s Manual Please read this manual before operating your phone and keep it for future reference ...

Page 2: ... the Phone 18 Using the Soft Keys 19 Your Phone s Modes 20 CALL FUNCTIONS 23 Making a Call 23 Answering a Call 29 Silencing the Call Ringer 30 Options During a Call 30 Using Caller ID 31 Viewing Missed Calls 31 Call Forwarding 32 Call Waiting 32 Three Way Calling 33 ENTERING TEXT 34 Changing the Text Input Mode 35 Using T9 English Mode 36 Using Alphabet Mode 37 Using Symbol Mode 39 Using Number Mo...

Page 3: ... Menu 3 1 67 Received Menu 3 2 68 Dialled Menu 3 3 69 Erase History Menu 3 4 69 Call Duration Menu 3 5 69 Contents 5 SOUND 71 Ring Tones Menu 4 1 71 Ringer Volume Menu 4 2 72 Alerts Menu 4 3 73 Key Tone Menu 4 4 73 Power On Off Melody Menu 4 5 74 DISPLAY 75 Language Menu 5 1 75 Service Area Menu 5 2 75 Wallpaper Menu 5 3 75 Banner Menu 5 4 76 Backlight Menu 5 5 76 LCD Contrast Menu 5 6 77 Quick Me...

Page 4: ... 101 Exposure to Radio Frequency RF Signals 101 For Body Operation 103 Precautions When Using Batteries 104 Road Safety 105 Operating Environment 106 Electronic Devices 106 Potentially Explosive Atmosphere 108 Emergency Calls 109 Other Important Safety Information 110 Care and Maintenance 111 GLOSSARY 113 INDEX 117 QUICK REFERENCE CARD 121 ...

Page 5: ...nterference Using them in an aircraft is both illegal and dangerous Switching Off near all medical equipment Switch off your phone near medical equipment Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external RF energy Follow any regulations or rules in force Interference All wireless phones may be subject to interference which could affect their performance...

Page 6: ...hone and may be dangerous Use only Samsung approved batteries and recharge your battery only with Samsung approved chargers Qualified Service Only qualified service personnel may repair your phone For more detailed safety information see Health and Safety Information on page 101 CAUTION RISK OF EXPLOSION IF A BATTERY IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT TYPE DISPOSE USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCT...

Page 7: ...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 Redials...

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: ...t a specified time Vibration Appears when your phone is in Vibrate mode 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 15 Getting Started Installing a Battery Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li ion battery Use only approved batteries and cha...

Page 10: ...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 charging...

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 19 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: ...n 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 You can set the phone to automatically lock the key...

Page 13: ... Beep Mode displays 23 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 3 the phone automatically retries to make the call up to 10 times when a connection fails See page 90 for more information Using the Dialling Options While ent...

Page 14: ...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 Standby mode 2 Press to display the list of the dialled numbers You can scroll to the other types of calls missed and rec...

Page 15: ...he last four consecutive digits for the number you want to dial 2 Press the Options soft key Call Functions 27 3 Select 4 digit Dial and press the Select soft key The phone displays the first entry matching your input 4 If there is more than one matching entry scroll to the number by pressing the Navigation keys 5 Press or Call soft key Pause Dialling When you call automated systems like banking s...

Page 16: ...3 Enter a number to follow the pause such as you account number or password 4 Continue entering numbers by repeating steps 2 and 3 Call Functions 29 5 When the number is completed press to make a call to the number 6 Each time you are prompted press to send the DTMF number that follows your pause Answering a Call When someone calls you the phone rings and displays the incoming call image When the ...

Page 17: ...u See page 67 for details Messages allows you to use the Messages menu See page 53 for details Call Functions 31 Organiser allows you to access the Organiser menu See page 78 for details Voice Privacy encrypts the voice channel so that people cannot eavesdrop on your conversation For further details see page 97 Using Caller ID This feature tells you who is calling you by displaying the caller s nu...

Page 18: ...age 92 When a waiting call is detected your phone alerts you to a call waiting by beeping and displaying Call Waiting Note Contact your service provider for its availability To answer a waiting call 1 Press and the current call is put on hold and you can answer the waiting call 2 Press again to switch between the two calls Note If you do not answer a waiting call the phone will forward the call to...

Page 19: ...es than the traditional multi tap method Alphabet mode Alphabet This mode allows you to enter letters by pressing the key labelled with the letter you want once twice or three times until the letter displays Symbol This mode allows you to enter various symbols punctuation marks and special characters Number This mode allows you to enter numbers Entering Text 35 Changing the Text Input Mode When yo...

Page 20: ...yphens or apostrophes press T9 English mode applies grammar rules to ensure that the correct punctuation is used Entering Text 37 To change the case in T9 English mode use There are three cases Word initial letter is capitalised WORD all letters are capitalised word all letters are lower cased You can enter a space by pressing You can move the cursor through your text by pressing the Navigation ke...

Page 21: ...o quickly enter a number between letters press and hold the number key Key Characters in the Order Displayed 1 A B C 2 D E F 3 G H I 4 J K L 5 M N O 6 P Q R S 7 T U V 8 W X Y Z 9 0 Entering Text 39 Using Symbol Mode Symbol mode allows you to enter symbols Press or to display more symbols Press the number keys corresponding to the symbol you want The phone automatically switches back to the text en...

Page 22: ...to find the setting of your choice 5 Press the Select soft key to confirm the chosen setting Notes You can return to the previous menu level by pressing the Back soft key or You can exit the menu without changing the menu settings by pressing Using the Menus 41 Using Shortcuts The menu items such as menus submenus and setting options are numbered and can be accessed quickly by using their shortcut...

Page 23: ...elete 2 8 Voice Mail 2 9 SMS Groups 2 0 Quick SMS 2 0 1 View Members 2 0 2 Edit MSG 2 0 3 Settings 2 0 4 Quick SMS On Off 2 EMAIL Groups Using the Menus 43 3 Call History see page 67 3 1 Missed 3 2 Received 3 3 Dialled 3 4 Erase History 3 4 1 Missed 3 4 2 Received 3 4 3 Dialled 3 4 4 All 3 5 Call Duration 3 5 1 Last Call 3 5 2 Total Dialled Calls 3 5 3 Total Received Calls 3 5 4 Reset All 3 5 5 Li...

Page 24: ...Mode 7 1 3 Auto Redial 7 1 4 Call Forwarding 7 1 5 Call Waiting 7 2 Phone System 7 2 1 Quick Menu 7 2 2 Key Guard 7 2 3 Set Time 7 2 4 Version Using the Menus 45 7 Settings continued 7 3 Security 7 3 1 Lock Mode 7 3 2 Change Code 7 3 3 Emergency Numbers 7 3 4 Voice Privacy 7 3 5 Clear Phone Book 7 3 6 Reset Phone 7 3 7 Clear SMS Groups 7 3 8 Clear EMAIL Groups 8 Games see page 99 8 1 Jump Jump 8 2...

Page 25: ... 2 When the entry highlights press the Select soft key to access the entry Note All of the numbers stored for the entry display including numbers stored into different categories Press or to find the number you want Phone Book 47 When you press the Options soft key the following options are available Edit allows you to edit the phone number name location number label category and so on Prepend all...

Page 26: ... Book 49 2 Press the Select soft key to confirm adding a new entry When you are storing a number for the first time skip to step 3 Note If you want to add the number to an existing entry select it from the list 3 Enter a name and press the Next soft key For further details about entering characters see page 34 4 Select an icon to label the category of the number to be stored using the Navigation k...

Page 27: ...r an e mail address and press the Next soft key For further details about entering characters see page 34 2 Enter a name and press the Next soft key 3 To complete storing the e mail address follow the procedure from step 5 in Add Number on page 48 Phone Book 51 Add URL Menu 1 2 3 This menu allows you to add a new entry by entering a URL address of a web page 1 Enter an URL address and press the Ne...

Page 28: ...ays along with the name and phone number of the sender if available The New Message icon remains on the screen until you read the new text message email or you listen to the new voicemail message Messages are received even when your phone is in Lock mode To access a message you must unlock the phone Note You can quickly access the Message menu by pressing in Standby mode Write Menu 2 1 You can cre...

Page 29: ...oft key the settings are saved and the display returns to the New Message screen Messages 55 Priority you can select a message priority Validity you can select the length of time for which your message is stored at the message centre while attempts are made to deliver them to the recipient Send Later you can select the length of time for which the delivery of the message will be delayed at the mes...

Page 30: ... the SMS feature you can send a request and receive a variety of images or melodies from your service provider To send an SMS request 1 From the Write MSG screen enter a content keyword depending on the type of content desired Messages 57 still image still animated image anim melody imdring 2 Press to insert a space and enter the content name For information about available content contact your se...

Page 31: ...Call places a call to the callback number of the message Save allows you to save the callback number of the message Messages 59 Outbox Menu 2 3 Your phone can store up to 50 messages total in Inbox Outbox and the Drafts box In the Outbox menu option you can review outgoing messages separately depending on their message type Sent or Unsent Sent the message was successfully delivered Unsent the mess...

Page 32: ...essage 3 Follow step 3 on page 54 Messages 61 Erase Messages Menu 2 6 Using this menu you can erase the messages in each message box Voice Mail box Inbox Outbox and Drafts box For the Inbox you can erase only the messages you have read or all of the messages For the Outbox you can erase only the message the phone sent or couldn t send or all misusages You can also erase all of the messages at one ...

Page 33: ...you to receive a delivery report to let you know that your message is correctly delivered Messages 63 Alert On Call Menu 2 7 4 This menu allows you to choose whether or not the phone informs you when you receive a new message during a call On the phone alerts you with a beep and displays the corresponding notification Off the phone doesn t actively alert you to incoming messages It only displays t...

Page 34: ...n emergency you can send a preset message to party ies that you specify by presssing the C key four times from idle screen In this menu you can prepare the one touch paging feature Messages 65 View Members Menu 2 0 1 This menu allows you to set up the group of contacts to whom you want to send an emergency message Adding a contact When you access this menu for the first time the Phonebook list aut...

Page 35: ...Send soft key to send the message to the group 67 Call History You can use the Call History menu to view and dial the most recent calls you dialled received or missed erase the numbers in the call log memory view the length of calls Note You can quickly access the history of all the three call types by pressing in Standby mode Missed Menu 3 1 If Caller Line Identification service is available your...

Page 36: ...selected number or the Call soft key use the options the Options soft key For details see below exit the call log Call History 69 For more information about scrolling through the list and accessing the call log see Missed on page 67 Dialled Menu 3 3 The phone stores up to 10 of the most recent calls you dialled When you access this menu a list of the outgoing calls displays For more information ab...

Page 37: ...ion of all calls made to or from your phone since the phone was shipped from the factory 71 Sound You can use the Sound menu to customise 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 Note You can quickly enter this menu by pressing in the standby mode Ring Tones Menu 4 1 This menu allows you to set t...

Page 38: ...nding the phone sounds from level 1 louder and louder to level 5 Sound 73 Alerts Menu 4 3 Your phone gives audible alerts beeps at a specified time to inform you that certain things have happened The alerts only occur in your earpiece so that the person with whom you are talking does not hear them The following alerts are available Call Connect when this option is set to On the phone sounds the co...

Page 39: ...s teleservices such as a bank account The system used by the bank or other service determines if you need short or long DTMF tones If the service is digital as most are short DTMF tones will almost always work Power On Off Melody Menu 4 5 You can activate or deactivate the tone that the phone sounds when it is switched on or off ...

Page 40: ...ea Menu 5 2 This menu displays the current service area the user is in The service area is also displayed for about 1 seconds when your phone is registered onto a network or when you make or receive a call Wallpaper Menu 5 3 You can select the background image wallpaper to be displayed in Standby mode When you set this menu to Digital Clock1 the phone displays the text message you entered using th...

Page 41: ... drains your battery faster The following options are available Always On the backlight is always on Always Off the backlight is always off 8 15 30 Seconds the backlight switches on when you press a key and switches off after 8 15 30 seconds if you don t press any key Display 77 LCD Contrast Menu 5 6 The menu allows you to adjust the brightness of the LCD screen Press to make the brightness of scr...

Page 42: ...ar on your Today display for that particular day Organiser 79 Scheduling a New Event 1 Enter your event contents and press the Next soft key For more information about entering letters see page 34 2 Enter the start time and date and press the Next soft key Notes Your phone uses 24 hour format You can move through the input fields using the Navigation keys 3 Enter the end time and date and press th...

Page 43: ...ey to use the following options Add New allows you to add a new event for the selected day Erase All allows you to erase all of the events List View allows you to view all of the events Organiser 81 Creating a New Schedule You can store up to 70 events total in the scheduler with up to 9 events for one day 1 Select a day on the calendar referring to Scrolling Through the Calendar above When you ar...

Page 44: ... date by which the task needs to be done Notes Your phone uses 24 hour format You can move through the input fields using the Navigation keys 3 Press the Save soft key to store the task Organiser 83 Viewing a Task The list of the tasks displays when you access the Task List menu Menu 6 2 While viewing the task list Press the Options soft key to use the following options Add new allows you to add a...

Page 45: ...ion keys Organiser 85 4 Press the Next soft key 5 Select a Alarm option by pressing or You can choose either Daily or Once for the daily alarm or select a day of the week for the weekly alarm In case of weekly alarm press to select a day and to deselect a day 6 Press and select an alarm melody by pressing or 7 Press the Save soft key to save the alarm setting To stop the alarm when it rings press ...

Page 46: ...ant to apply the DST press the DST soft key 2 Press the On soft key To cancel the DST setting press the Off soft key Organiser 87 Countdown Menu 6 7 This menu helps you know how much time it takes for you to do something or how many months days hours and minutes until a specific day arrives You can create up to 9 counters Creating a New Counter 1 Enter the contents for your counter and press the N...

Page 47: ... be customised to suit your preferences Call Menu 7 1 This menu contains the suboptions for answering or redialling a call Answer Mode Menu 7 1 1 This menu allows you to select how to answer an incoming call The following options are available Any Key the phone answers when you press any key except for and the Silence soft key Call Key the phone answers only when you press Airplane Mode Menu 7 1 2...

Page 48: ...ll forwarding and press the Select soft key Settings 91 2 Select To Enable and press the Select soft key 3 Select Voice Mail to forward calls to your voice mail centre or Other Number to set another phone number and press the Select soft key 4 Change the number for the voice mail centre if necessary or enter a phone number to which calls are forwarded 5 Press the OK soft key The phone sends your s...

Page 49: ...mber that activate the call waiting and press the Save soft key Select To Disable and press the OK soft key Enter the number that deactivate the call waiting and press the Save soft key Settings 93 Phone System Menu 7 2 Quick Menu Menu 7 2 1 You can set up a menu of your own using your favorite menu items which can then be accessed by specific number keys Once you have set up your favorites you ca...

Page 50: ... the idle screen or to use the Organiser features such as Scheduler Task List Countdown 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 Settings 95 Each of the hour minute day and month must be entered using 2 digits and the year requires all 4 digits You need to enter the hour in 24 hour fotmat Network time is set autom...

Page 51: ...primary method of dialling 100 or for any other essential or emergency communications Remember to always turn your phone on and check for the adequate signal strength before placing a call Settings 97 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 Each emergency number can be up to 32 digits long The number already stor...

Page 52: ... 8 This menu allows you to erase all of the members in your Email Groups When a confirmation message displays press the Yes soft key 99 Games You can experience the fun of playing games on your phone Note You can quickly access this menu by pressing in Standby mode You can enjoy five fun games on your phone Jump Jump Menu 8 1 Freedom Fighter Menu 8 2 Dolmen Menu 8 3 To start a game 1 Select a game...

Page 53: ...cations 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 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 a...

Page 54: ...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 1...

Page 55: ...cooling or warming first Health and Safety Information 105 Do not leave the battery in hot or 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 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 a...

Page 56: ...ed between a wireless phone and a pacemaker to avoid potential interference with the pacemaker These recommendations are consistent with the independent research and recommendations of Wireless Technology Research Health and Safety Information 107 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 ph...

Page 57: ... vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas such as propane 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 109 Emergency Calls This phone like any wireless phone operates using radio signals wireless and landline networks as well as use...

Page 58: ...the offender or legal action or both Health and Safety Information 111 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 Keep the ph...

Page 59: ...to take full advantage of the features of your mobile phone here are a few definitions Airtime Actual time spent 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...

Page 60: ...Frequency A measure based 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 115 LCD Liquid Crystal Display Commonly used to refer to the screen display on the wireless phone LED Light Emitting Diode Commonly used to refer to a small light on the wireless phone or on the Desktop Charger ...

Page 61: ...ireless 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 62: ...calls 69 missed calls 67 received calls 68 Caller group changing 51 finding 48 Caller ID 31 Characters enter 34 Charging battery 16 Connect tone 73 Contrast display 77 D Date set 94 Delivery reports message 55 Dialled calls 69 Dialling options 23 Disconnect tone 73 Display backlight 14 contrast 77 icons 13 language 75 layout 13 DST Daylight Savings Time set 86 DTMF tones send 27 E Emergency calls ...

Page 63: ...cking 9 Phone book adding entry 48 clearing 98 finding entry 46 memory status 52 Power on off melody 74 R Radio frequency 101 Received calls 68 Received messages 58 Redialling manually 25 Resetting phone 98 Ring tones 71 Ringer volume 72 Road safety 105 S Safety information 101 precautions 7 Scheduler 78 Security 95 Sent messages 59 Index 119 SMS groups 64 Soft keys 19 Sound settings 71 Speed dial...

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Page 65: ...ess 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 outgoing 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 and then Enter ...

Page 66: ... Menu To access press the Menu soft key 6 Organiser 1 Scheduler 2 Task List 3 Memo Pad 4 Alarm 5 Calculator 6 World Time 7 Countdown 8 Stop Watch 7 Settings 1 Call 1 Answer Mode 2 Airplane Mode 3 Auto Redial 4 Call Forwarding 5 Call Waiting 2 Phone System 1 Quick Menu 2 Key Guard 3 Set Time 4 Version 3 Security 1 Lock Mode 2 Change Code 3 Emergency Numbers 4 Voice Privacy 5 Clear Phone Book 6 Rese...

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