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SGH-A801
User’s Guide

Summary of Contents for SGH-A801

Page 1: ...SGH A801 User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...l 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 dangerous or illegal Copyright information Bluetooth is a registered tra...

Page 3: ...way 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 or your phone and may be dangerous Qualified service Only qualified service personnel may repair your phone For more de...

Page 4: ... 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 Select 3G Your phone is capable of operating in a 3G environment allowing much greater data transfer speed video streaming and video conferencing Special features of your phone Camera and camcorder Use the camera module on your...

Page 5: ...th technology File viewer Open documents in various formats on the phone without corruption Web browser Access the wireless web to get up to the minute information and a wide variety of media content Email Send and receive emails with image video and audio attachments Calendar Keep track of your daily weekly and monthly schedule Alarm Use your phone as an alarm clock to wake you up in the morning ...

Page 6: ...ctions 11 Enter text 12 Customise your phone 13 Step outside the phone 14 Begin with call functions camera media player web browser and other special features Make or answer calls 14 Use the camera 15 Play music 16 Browse the web 18 Use Phonebook 18 Send messages 19 View messages 20 Use Bluetooth 21 Switch applications 22 Menu functions 23 All menu options listed Health and safety information 31 ...

Page 7: ...lates 9 Delete all 10 Messages settings 11 Memory status 7 Calendar 8 Camera 9 My files 1 Images 2 Videos 3 Sounds 4 Games and more 5 Other files 6 Memory status 0 Applications 1 Voice recorder 2 Memo 3 Task 4 Calculator 5 Converter 6 Timer 7 Stopwatch 8 World clock 9 PocketNews1 Alarms Settings 1 Phone profiles 2 Time date 3 Display light settings 4 Phone settings 5 Call settings 6 Security 7 App...

Page 8: ...in 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 To AC power outlet ...

Page 9: ...r the PIN and press Confirm Switch off 1 Open the phone 2 Press and hold Left soft key Special function keys Power Menu exit key Alphanumeric keys Right soft key Menu access Confirm key Navigation keys Up Down Left Right Delete key Dial key Display Volume keys Mouthpiece Application switch key Earpiece Front camera Memory card slot ...

Page 10: ...ar camera lens Camera Video call key Mirror 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 Idle mode access Menu mode 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 Delete charac...

Page 11: ...oicemail server 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 profile Press and hold to enter a pause between numbers Adjust the phone volume Open the application switch window to access other applications without exiting the current application In Idle mode press and hol...

Page 12: ...data in UMTS 3G network HSDPA 3G network Connecting to HSDPA 3G network or transferring data in HSDPA 3G network Voice call in progress Out of your service area Video call in progress Out of your service area Roaming network Bluetooth active Connected with PC via a USB port Browsing Internet Connected to secured web page Memory card inserted New message Text message Multimedia message Email Voicem...

Page 13: ...option 1 Press a desired soft key 2 Press the Navigation keys to move to the next or previous option 3 Press Select OK or OK to confirm the function displayed or option highlighted 4 Press Back 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 14: ...ntering a word 2 Enter the whole word before editing or deleting characters 3 When the word displays correctly press to insert a space Otherwise press 0 to display alternative word choices Number mode Press the keys corresponding to the digits you want Symbol mode Press the corresponding number key to select a symbol Other operations Press 1 to enter punctuation marks or special characters Press t...

Page 15: ...ect Voice call ringtone a ringtone 5 Select Video call ringtone a ringtone Display language Call ringer melody 6 Press Options and select Save To change the sound profile 1 In Idle mode press OK and select Settings Phone profiles 2 Select the profile you want In Idle mode press to adjust the key tone volume 1 In Idle mode press OK and select Settings Display light settings Display settings Wallpap...

Page 16: ...ing other people In Idle mode press and hold 1 In Idle mode press OK and select Settings Security Phone lock 2 Select On 3 Enter a new 4 to 8 digit password and press Confirm 4 Enter the new password again and press Confirm Menu shortcuts Silent profile Phone lock To make a voice call 1 In Idle mode enter an area code and phone number 2 Press Press to adjust the volume 3 Press to end the call To m...

Page 17: ...ld 2 Press Options and select Join 3 Repeat step 1 and 2 to add more participants Answer a call Use the speakerphone feature Make a multi party call 4 During a multi party call Press Options and select Split to have a private conversation with one participant Press Options and select End Select participant a participant you want to drop Drop to drop one participant 5 Press to end the multi party c...

Page 18: ...ss OK or to start recording 4 Press OK or to stop recording The video is saved automatically 5 Press Back to record another video View a photo Record a video 1 In Idle mode press OK and select My files Videos My video clips 2 Select the video you want Use these methods Download from the wireless web Download from a PC using the optional Samsung PC Studio See Samsung PC Studio User s Guide Receive ...

Page 19: ...playlist you want or press OK to select the files you want 8 Press Select or Add Create a playlist 1 In Idle mode press OK and select Media player 2 Select a playlist a music file 3 During playback use the following keys OK pause or resume playback Left return to the previous file Move scan in a file when held down Right skip to the next file Move scan in a file when held down Up open the list of ...

Page 20: ...ter a phone number and press Options 2 Select Add to Phonebook a memory location New Launch the web browser Navigate the web Add a contact 3 For Phone select a number type 4 Specify contact information 5 Press OK or press Options and select Save to save the contact 1 In Idle mode press OK and select Phonebook 2 Enter the first few letters of the name you want 3 Select a contact 4 Scroll to a numbe...

Page 21: ...essage Message 2 Enter your message 3 Press Options and select Add subject Send a text message Send a multimedia message 4 Press OK 5 Enter the message subject and press Down to move to the text field 6 Press Options and select Add item Create item or Add attachment 7 Add a media file contact calendar item or bookmark item 8 Press Up until the recipient field highlights 9 Enter destination numbers...

Page 22: ...ient field highlights 8 Enter email addresses 9 Press Options and select Send to send the email Send an email 1 In Idle mode press OK and select Messages Inbox 2 Select a text message 1 In Idle mode press OK and select Messages Inbox 2 Select a multimedia message 1 In Idle mode press OK and select Messages Email inbox 2 Press Options and select Download 3 Select an email or a header 4 If you selec...

Page 23: ...ode press OK and select Settings Connectivity Bluetooth My devices Search new device 2 Select a device Turn on Bluetooth Search for and pair with a Bluetooth device 3 Enter a Bluetooth PIN or the other device s Bluetooth PIN if it has one and press OK When the owner of the other device enters the same code pairing is complete 1 Access an application such as Phonebook My files Calendar Memo or Task...

Page 24: ...one press Yes to permit the connection 2 If necessary press Yes to confirm that you are willing to receive 1 While using a menu press 2 Select an application Receive data Switch to an application Call open the dialling screen Messages access the Messages menu BigPond launch the web browser 1 Press 2 Scroll to End all 3 Press Yes Available applications Close all running applications ...

Page 25: ...onebook Media player Listen to music or play video Browser Menu Description BigPond Home Connect your phone to the network and load the homepage of the wireless web service provider Enter URL Enter a URL address and access the associated web page Bookmarks Save URL addresses in order to quickly access web pages Saved pages Access the list of pages you have saved while online History Access the lis...

Page 26: ...only available on Telstra s Next G network Menu Description FOXTEL Access the online TV service supported by Telstra You can also press in Idle mode Yellow search Access the Internet on your phone and launch the Telstra search engine BigPond Music Access a variety of music files and buy them on the website preset by Telstra My Email Access the Email service supported by Telstra Call 1234 info Acce...

Page 27: ...xt multimedia and email messages Inbox Access messages that you have received Menu Description Email inbox Access emails that you have received Drafts Access messages that you have saved to send at a later time Outbox Access messages that the phone is attempting to send or has failed to send Sentbox Access messages that you have sent My folders Access messages that you have moved to this folder Te...

Page 28: ...ds Other files Access media files and other files stored in the phone s memory Menu Description Games and more Access the embedded Java games and download Java applications Memory status Check information about the memory currently in use Menu Description Voice recorder Record voice memos and any other sounds Memo Make memos for things that are important and manage them Task Make a list of tasks y...

Page 29: ... available only if supported by your USIM or SIM card Menu Description Menu Description Phone profiles Change the sound settings of the phone for different events or situations Time date Change the time and date displayed on your phone Display light settings Display settings Wallpaper Change the background image that is displayed in Idle mode Display light settings Display settings Greeting messag...

Page 30: ...d Display light settings Light settings Keypad light Set how the phone controls the use of the keypad light Menu Description Phone settings Language Select a language for the display text Phone settings Shortcuts Use the Navigation keys as shortcuts to access specific menus directly from Idle mode Phone settings Own number Check your phone numbers or assign a name to each of the numbers Phone sett...

Page 31: ... Activate your PIN to protect your USIM or SIM card against unauthorised use Security Privacy lock Lock access to messages files call logs contacts calendar memo or tasks Menu Description Security Fixed dialling mode Set the phone to restrict calls to a limited set of phone numbers if supported by your USIM or SIM card Security Change phone password Change your phone password Security Change PIN c...

Page 32: ...h devices Connectivity Network selection Select the network to be used while roaming outside of your home area or let the network be chosen automatically Menu Description Connectivity Network mode Select the network you use Connectivity Preferred networks Add a new network to your preferred network list if your USIM or SIM card supports it Connectivity Connections Create and customise the profiles...

Page 33: ... 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 base station the lower the power output of the phone Before a new model phone is available for sal...

Page 34: ...fully charged Li ion batteries are particularly affected by temperatures below 0 C 32 F Do not short circuit the battery Accidental short circuiting can occur when a metallic object like a coin clip or pen causes a direct connection between the and terminals of the battery metal strips on the battery For example do not carry a spare battery in a pocket or bag where the battery may contact metal ob...

Page 35: ...ons are consistent with the independent research and recommendations of Wireless Technology Research If you have any reason to suspect that interference is taking place switch off your phone 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 ...

Page 36: ...d landline networks as well as user programmed functions which cannot guarantee connection in all conditions Therefore you should never rely solely on any wireless phone for essential communications like medical emergencies To make or receive calls the phone must be switched on and in a service area with adequate signal strength Emergency calls may not be possible on all wireless phone networks or...

Page 37: ...h of small children and pets They may accidentally damage these things or choke on small parts Keep the phone dry Precipitation humidity and liquids contain minerals that corrode electronic circuits Do not use the phone with a wet hand Doing so may cause an electric shock to you or damage to the phone Do not use or store the phone in dusty dirty areas as its moving parts may be damaged Do not stor...

Page 38: ...ne has a flash or light do not use it too close to the eyes of people or animals This may cause damage to their eyes Use only the supplied or an approved replacement antenna Unauthorised 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...

Page 39: ... 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 14014A English AUS 05 2007 Rev 1 0 ...

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