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SGH-D840
User’s Guide

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Page 2: ...rence Using them in an aircraft 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 Important safety precautions F...

Page 3: ...p your phone away 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 pho...

Page 4: ...res Indicates that you can get more information on the referenced page Indicates 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 Speci...

Page 5: ...video clips captured with the phone on your TV screen Photo printing Print your photos to preserve your best moments forever Image editor Crop resize rotate and decorate your photos E mail Send and receive e mails with images video and audio attachments Multimedia Message Service MMS Send and receive MMS messages with a combination of text images video and audio Web browser Access the wireless web...

Page 6: ...outside the phone 16 Begin with your camera the music player the web and other special features Use the camera 16 Play music 17 Browse the web 18 Use Phonebook 19 Send messages 20 View messages 22 Use Bluetooth 23 Watch the phone display on a TV 24 Use a memory card 25 Enter text 27 AB T9 Number and Symbol modes Call functions 29 Advanced calling features Menu functions 33 All menu options listed ...

Page 7: ...me 2 Enter URL 3 Bookmarks 4 Saved pages 5 History 6 Clear cache 7 Browser settings 8 Streaming settings p 50 p 51 p 51 p 52 p 52 p 52 p 52 p 53 5 Messages p 53 1 Create message 2 My messages 3 Templates 4 Delete all 5 Settings 6 Memory status p 53 p 57 p 62 p 63 p 63 p 69 6 My files p 69 1 Images 2 Videos 3 Music p 69 p 70 p 72 6 My files continued 4 Sounds 5 Other files 6 Memory card 7 Memory st...

Page 8: ...s available at your Samsung dealer may vary depending on your country or service provider Your phone Keys features and locations Special function keys Earpiece Display Power on off Menu exit key Microphone Left soft key Volume keys Dial key Alphanumeric keys Right soft key Navigation keys Up Down Left Right Headset jack Delete key Web access Confirm key Camera key Camera lens Flash Memory card slo...

Page 9: ...rvices Install and charge the phone Remove the battery cover If the phone is already on first turn it off by pressing and holding Insert the SIM card Make sure that the gold coloured contacts on the card are face down Install the battery Reattach the cover Plug the travel adapter into the phone Plug the adapter into a standard AC wall outlet When the phone is completely charged the battery icon be...

Page 10: ...ry Power on or off Keypad lock When you close the phone the keypad lock feature locks the exposed keys so that nothing will happen if the keys are accidentally pressed To unlock the keypad press Unlock and press OK Remove the adapter from the phone Switch on Do not turn on the phone when mobile phone use is prohibited 1 Open the phone 2 Press and hold 3 If necessary enter the PIN and press OK Swit...

Page 11: ...e settings Offline mode On In Offline mode you can use non wireless functions such as games calendar camera and music player Keys and display Keys Perform the function indicated on the bottom line of the display In Idle mode access your favourite menus directly p 86 In Menu mode scroll through menu options In Idle mode launch the web browser In Menu mode select the highlighted menu option or confi...

Page 12: ... Press and hold to enter a pause between numbers Adjust the phone volume In Idle mode with the phone open adjust the key tone volume With the phone closed press and hold to turn on the display In Idle mode press and hold to turn on the camera In Camera mode take a photo or record a video Layout Icons Received signal strength GPRS network Connecting to GPRS network Transferring data in GPRS network...

Page 13: ... the appropriate service Office Zone if registered for the appropriate service Roaming network SMS message MMS message E mail Voicemail Bluetooth hands free car kit or headset connected p 93 Bluetooth active p 93 Music playback in progress Music playback paused Memory card inserted p 26 Alarm set p 46 Silent mode Vibration Silent mode Mute Call ringer set to vibrate p 88 Mute mode during a call Ba...

Page 14: ... Press the right soft key to return to the previous menu level Select Back Select an 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 to confirm the function displayed or option highlighted 4 To exit choose either of the following methods Press Back to move up one level Press to return to Idle mode Use shortcuts Press the num...

Page 15: ...ngs Incoming call Ringtone 2 Select a ringtone category 3 Select a ringtone 4 Press Save Display language Call ringer melody You can set wallpaper for the idle screen on the display 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Settings Display settings Wallpaper Main display 2 Select an image or video category 3 Select an image or a video clip 4 Press Select 5 Press Save Idle mode wallpaper ...

Page 16: ...ings Phone settings Shortcuts 2 Select a key 3 Select a menu to be assigned to the key Menu mode skin colour Menu shortcuts You can set up a menu of your own favourite menu items To set a My menu item 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Settings Phone settings My menu 2 Select an item to be changed 3 Select the menu item you want To access a My menu item 1 In Idle mode press Up 2 Scroll to an ite...

Page 17: ...Enter the default password 00000000 and press OK 3 Enter a new 4 to 8 digit password and press OK 4 Enter the new password again and press OK 5 Select Phone lock 6 Select Enable 7 Enter the password and press OK Phone lock 1 In Idle mode enter an area code and phone number 2 Press 3 To end the call press 1 When the phone rings press 2 To end the call press Press Volume Make a call Answer a call Ad...

Page 18: ...mera to take a photo The photo is saved automatically 5 Press Preview to take another photo Take a photo 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select My files Images My photos 2 Select the photo you want 1 In Idle mode press and hold Camera to turn on the camera 2 Press 1 to switch to Record mode 3 Press or Camera to start recording 4 Press or Camera to end recording The video is saved automatically 5 Pre...

Page 19: ...l Samsung PC Studio Samsung PC Studio User s Guide Receive via Bluetooth p 95 Copy to a memory card and insert the card into the phone p 26 Play a video Copy music files to the phone 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Applications Music player 2 Press Options and select Add music from Phone or Memory card 3 Press to select the files you want and press Select 4 Press Back to return to the music p...

Page 20: ...eturns to the previous file Moves backward in a file when held down Right skips to the next file Skips forward in a file when held down Up opens the play list Volume adjusts the volume 3 Press Down to stop playback Play music files In Idle mode press To scroll through browser items press Up or Down To select an item press To return to the previous page press Back To move to the next page press Opt...

Page 21: ...ax Other Email Caller ID Ringtone Group and Note 4 Press Save to save the contact Add a contact To the SIM card 1 In Idle mode enter a phone number and press Options 2 Select Save contact SIM New 3 Enter a name 4 Press Save to save the contact 1 In Idle mode press Contacts 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 to edit ...

Page 22: ...ng method Create and send a name card 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Messages Create message Text message 2 Enter the message text 3 Press Options and select Save and send or Send only 4 Enter destination numbers 5 Press to send the message 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Messages Create message Multimedia message 2 Select Subject 3 Enter the message subject and press Send a text messag...

Page 23: ...s Options and select Send 9 Enter destination numbers or e mail addresses 10 Press to send the message 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Messages Create message Email 2 Select Subject 3 Enter the e mail subject and press 4 Select Message 5 Enter the e mail text and press 6 Select File attached 7 Add image video sound music files or document files 8 Press Options and select Send 9 Enter e mail a...

Page 24: ...and select Retrieve 3 Select the message from the Inbox View a text message View a multimedia message From the Inbox 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Messages My messages Inbox 2 Select an MMS message 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Messages My messages Email inbox 2 Select an account 3 Press Yes to download new e mails or headers 4 Select an e mail or a header 5 If you selected a header ...

Page 25: ...In Idle mode press Menu and select Settings Bluetooth My devices Search for new devices 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 Phonebook My files Memo or Calendar 2 Select ...

Page 26: ...en a device attempts to access your phone press Yes to permit the connection 2 If necessary press Yes to confirm that you are willing to receive Receive data Depending on your particular TV model the location and shape of the video input and audio output ports may vary Match cable connector and TV port colours Depending on the video system the image may vibrate or in some other way be less than op...

Page 27: ...set the video system for your TV in the TV out settings menu p 88 4 Access the application you want and open files Transfer phone display to a TV Frequent erasing and writing will shorten a memory card s lifespan Do not remove a card from the phone or turn off the phone while data is being accessed or transferred This could result in loss of data and or damage to the card or phone Do not subject c...

Page 28: ... card so that it is disengaged from the phone 2 Slide the card out of the slot Important memory card information continued Insert a memory card Removethe memory card Using a card adapter and a USB card reader writer you can read the card on a PC 1 Insert a memory card into a card adapter and then the adapter into a card reader writer 2 Plug the USB connector of the card reader writer into the USB ...

Page 29: ...ur specific language Press to change case or switch to Number mode Press and hold to switch to Symbol mode Using AB mode Press the appropriate key until the character you want appears on the display Creating an SMS message with GSM Alphabet encoding Other AB mode operations To enter the same letter twice or to enter a different letter on the same key wait for the cursor to move to the right automa...

Page 30: ... deleting characters 3 When the word displays correctly go to step 4 Otherwise press 0 to display alternative word choices for the keys that you have pressed For example OF and ME use 6 and 3 4 Press to insert a space and enter the next word Other T9 mode operations Press 1 to enter periods or apostrophes automatically Press to insert a space Press the Navigation keys to move the cursor Press C to...

Page 31: ...ne number 2 Press 3 When you want to end the call press Making an international call 1 In Idle mode press and hold 0 The character appears 2 Enter the country code area code and phone number then press To Press scroll to a symbol set the Navigation keys select a symbol the corresponding number key clear the entered symbols C insert the symbols OK Press C to clear the last digit or press and hold C...

Page 32: ... number and press 2 Scroll through other numbers if necessary 3 Press Dial or to dial the number you want Answering a call When you receive an incoming call the phone rings and displays the incoming call image Press Accept or to answer the call Tips for answering a call When Anykey answer is active you can press any key except for Reject and p 87 Press Reject or to reject a call When Up in Slide s...

Page 33: ...to place a call on hold or press Retrieve to retrieve the call Making a second call You can make another call if your network supports this function 1 Press Hold to put the call on hold 2 Make the second call in the normal way 3 Press Swap to switch between the calls 4 Press Options and select End held call to end the call on hold 5 To end the current call press Answering a second call You can ans...

Page 34: ...the phone s menu functions Voice off Voice on switch off the phone s microphone so that the other person on the phone cannot hear you or switch it back on Mute keys Send keys switch the key tones off or on Send DTMF send the DTMF Dual tone multi frequency tones as a group The DTMF tones are the tones used in phones for tone dialling sounding when you press the number keys This option is helpful fo...

Page 35: ...to the multi party call Removed disconnect the selected participant Menu functions All menu options listed Call log Menu 1 Use this menu to view the calls you have dialled received or missed and the length of the calls You can also check the cost of your calls if your SIM card supports this function To access this menu press Menu in Idle mode and select Call log Recent contacts Menu 1 1 This menu ...

Page 36: ...s the most recent calls you have received Delete all Menu 1 5 Use this menu to delete all of the logs in each call type 1 Press to select the call types to be cleared 2 Press Delete 3 Press Yes to confirm the deletion Call time Menu 1 6 This menu displays the time log for calls made and received The actual time invoiced by your service provider will vary Last call time check the length of your las...

Page 37: ...nters Set max cost set the maximum cost authorised for your calls Price Unit set the price per unit that is applied when the cost of your calls is calculated Phonebook Menu 2 You can store phone numbers on your SIM card and in your phone s memory The SIM card and phone s memory are physically separate but they are used as a single entity called Phonebook To access this menu press Menu in Idle mode...

Page 38: ...selected number or an MMS message or an e mail to the selected address Copy to copy the contact to the phone s memory or to the SIM card Send via send the contact via SMS MMS e mail or Bluetooth Delete delete the selected contact Create contact Menu 2 2 Use this menu to add a new contact to Phonebook Storing a contact in the phone s memory 1 Select Phone 2 Change the settings or enter information ...

Page 39: ...ringtone line and set a melody 5 Press Save to save the group Adding members to a caller group 1 Select a group 2 Press Add 3 Press to select the contacts to be added 4 Press Select Managing caller groups While viewing the group list press Options to access the following options View display the members of the selected group Create group add a new group Edit change the group properties Send messag...

Page 40: ...ame and number assigned to a key Change assign a different number to a key Remove clear the speed dial setting for a key Dialling speed dial numbers In Idle mode press and hold the appropriate key My namecard Menu 2 5 Use this menu to create a name card and send it to other people Saving your name card The procedure for creating your name card is the same as the one for saving a phone number in th...

Page 41: ...your SIM card or both Memory status check the number of contacts you have stored in the phone s memory and on the SIM card Service number Menu 2 8 Use this menu to view the list of Service Dialling Numbers SDN assigned by your service provider including emergency numbers and numbers for directory enquiries This menu is available if your SIM card supports SDN 1 Scroll to the number you want and pre...

Page 42: ...the Music folder p 72 Creating a play list 1 From the music player screen press Options and select Add music from Phone or Memory card 2 Press to select the files to be added and press Select 3 Press Back to return to the music player screen Playing music files 1 From the music player screen press Options and select Play via 2 Select Phone to use the phone speaker Select Bluetooth stereo headset t...

Page 43: ...d via send the current file via e mail or Bluetooth Set as set the file as your call ringtone or as a ringtone for a Phonebook entry Activate key get a new licence key when the key for the selected DRM file expires Remove from playlist remove the selected file from the play list Settings change the default settings for playing music files Repeat mode select a repeat mode Shuffle set the music play...

Page 44: ...e currently selected file via the phone speaker or a Bluetooth stereo headset Add music from add files to the play list Move to move the selected file to another album Copy to copy the selected file to another album Move track in playlist move the selected file to the position you want within the play list Activate key get a new licence key when the key for the selected DRM file expires Remove rem...

Page 45: ... and select Settings a recording mode Limit for multimedia message record a voice memo for adding to an MMS message Limit for email record a voice memo for adding to an e mail Maximum 1 hour record a voice memo of up to one hour Image editor Menu 3 3 Use this menu to edit your photos using various editing tools Applying an effect 1 Press Options and select New image Open or Take photo 2 Select a p...

Page 46: ... size 4 Press Options and select Done 5 Press Options and select Save as 6 Enter a new file name and press OK Adding visual features You can decorate photos by adding a frame an image or a note 1 Select a photo or take a new photo 2 Press Options and select Insert a feature type 3 Select an item or enter text to be inserted 4 Adjust the position of the inserted item and press Done or press Options...

Page 47: ...p colour change the stamp colour Shadow on apply a shadow to the stamp 7 When you have finished press Options and select Done 8 Press Options and select Save as 9 Enter a new file name and press OK Java world Menu 3 4 Use this menu to access the embedded Java games and downloaded Java applications Accessing an embedded game 1 Select My games a game 2 If necessary press Using Java application optio...

Page 48: ...d clock Menu 3 5 Use this menu to set your local time zone and find out the current time in another part of the world Viewing world time 1 From the world map press Left or Right to scroll to the city you want As the time line moves the time and date of the given zone display 2 Press to save the city as your local time zone Applying daylight saving time 1 From the world map press Options and select...

Page 49: ... Select the alarm you want to deactivate 2 Select Off on the Alarm line 3 Press Save Setting alarms to sound when the phone is off From the Alarm screen select Auto power On If the phone is off when it is time for the alarm to sound the phone switches on and sounds the alarm Calculator Menu 3 7 Use this menu to perform basic arithmetic functions such as addition subtraction multiplication and divi...

Page 50: ...nds an alarm when the specified period of time expires Starting the timer 1 Press Set 2 Enter the length of time you want to count down and press OK 3 Press to start counting down Stopping the timer Press any key when the timer rings Press on the Timer screen to stop the timer before it rings Stopwatch Menu 3 10 Use this menu to measure elapsed time The maximum time is 10 hours 1 Press to start th...

Page 51: ...press Viewing a memo Select the memo you want to view While viewing memo details press Options to access the following options Edit change the memo text Send via send the selected memo via SMS MMS e mail or Bluetooth Delete delete the memo Memory status check how many memos you have created SIM AT Menu 3 13 This menu is available if you use a SIM AT card that supports SIM Application Toolkit menus...

Page 52: ...s in Idle mode Navigating the web browser Using browser options From any web page press Options to access the following options Go to access the linked web page Go to homepage return to the homepage Keys to buy send a request for buying a licence key for a DRM file This option will be available only when you access the web browser from a message containing a DRM file Enter URL enter a URL address ...

Page 53: ...es Cookies are pieces of personal information sent to a web server while navigating the web Preferences change the browser display and sound settings Certificates access certificate information About browser access version and copyright information about the browser Exiting the browser Press to end the network connection and exit the browser Enter URL Menu 4 2 Use this menu to manually enter a URL...

Page 54: ...okmark via SMS Delete delete the selected bookmark or all bookmarks Saved pages Menu 4 4 You can access the list of pages you have saved while online If you select a link on the page the phone switches to online to access the linked page History Menu 4 5 You can access the list of pages you have accessed recently Select a URL from the list to access the corresponding web page Clear cache Menu 4 6 ...

Page 55: ...nu 5 1 1 Short Message Service SMS allows you to send or receive text messages that may include simple pictures animated images and melodies Creating and sending an SMS message 1 Enter your message and press 2 Enter a destination number To send the message to more than one recipient fill in additional destination fields 3 Press to send the message Using options while composing an SMS message While...

Page 56: ...attributes Input method change the text input mode Multimedia message Menu 5 1 2 Multimedia Message Service MMS delivers messages containing a combination of text image video and audio from phone to phone or from phone to e mail Creating and sending an MMS message 1 Select the Subject line 2 Enter the message subject and press 3 Select the Image and video line 4 Select Add image or Add video and a...

Page 57: ...place an added item Add memory card add a file stored on a memory card if inserted Edit edit the subject or text Preview view the message as it will be shown on the recipient s phone View open the selected attachment Send send the message Save in save the message in another message folder Add page add pages Move to each page by pressing Left or Right Delete page delete a page Edit page change the ...

Page 58: ...le composing an e mail press Options to access the following options Add add the subject of your e mail or e mail text Edit edit the subject or text Add image Add video Add sound Add music add media files stored in the phone s memory Add other files add document files stored in the Other files folder Memory card add files stored on a memory card if inserted View Play open an attached file Send sen...

Page 59: ...ed to be retrieved Voicemail Push message from web servers or Configuration message containing network parameters from your service provider Broadcast message from your service provider Delivery report for your sent messages Using message options While viewing a message press Options to access the following options SMS messages Reply via text message reply to the sender via SMS Reply via multimedi...

Page 60: ...ed or unlock the message You can protect only those messages stored in the phone s memory Add to Block list add the sender s number to the block list to reject the messages from the sender MMS messages Retrieve retrieve the MMS message from the MMS server Reply via text message reply to the sender via SMS Reply via multimedia message to reply to the sender via MMS Forward forward the message to ot...

Page 61: ...he message Delivery reports Cut address extract URLs e mail addresses or phone numbers from the report Delete delete the report Lock Unlock lock the report to prevent it from being deleted or unlock the report Drafts Menu 5 2 2 This folder stores messages you have saved to send at a later time When you select a message it opens in Edit mode so that you can edit and send the message Outbox Menu 5 2...

Page 62: ...send the message Forward forward the message to other people Zoom view reduce the font size so that you can view more text on one screen Cut address extract URLs e mail addresses or phone numbers from the message Delete delete the message Move to phone Move to SIM move the message between the SIM card and the phone s memory Lock Unlock lock the message to prevent it from being deleted or unlock th...

Page 63: ...ory Reply to sender send a reply to the sender Reply to all send a reply to the sender or to the sender and all of the other recipients Forward forward the e mail to other people Delete delete the body of the e mail or the entire e mail Add to filtering list add the sender s e mail address or subject to the Block list to reject e mails from that address or containing that subject Cut address extra...

Page 64: ...ntences you use frequently so that you can retrieve and insert them when composing an SMS message Creating a template 1 Select an empty location 2 Enter a message and press OK Using template options From the template list press Options to access the following options Edit edit the selected template Send message create and send a new message using the selected template Delete delete the selected te...

Page 65: ...r sending SMS messages Reply path allow recipients to reply to you through your SMS server Delivery report set the network to inform you when your messages have been delivered Character support select a character encoding type When you select Automatic the phone switches the encoding type from GSM Alphabet to UniCode if you enter a UniCode character Use of Unicode encoding will reduce the maximum ...

Page 66: ...nu 5 5 2 You can configure MMS settings Sending options set up the options for sending MMS messages Delivery report set the network to inform you when your messages have been delivered Hide address set your address to be hidden from the recipient s phone Read reply send a read reply request along with your messages Priority set the priority level of messages Expiry date set the length of time mess...

Page 67: ...rver Reject the phone rejects all messages Block list store phone numbers and e mail addresses from which you want to reject messages Multimedia message profiles select a connection profile to be used for MMS You can also create or edit a profile p 97 Emails Menu 5 5 3 You can configure e mail settings Sending options set up the options for sending e mails Keep a copy send a copy of your e mails t...

Page 68: ...d reply for incoming e mails If you select Reply reminder the phone asks you to send a read reply Download limit determine the maximum size for incoming e mails Your phone will reject e mails that exceed the specified size Download method set whether the phone downloads e mail headers only or e mail headers and bodies both Keep in server leave copies of e mails on the e mail server after retrievin...

Page 69: ... receives your e mail POP3 port enter the POP3 port number User ID enter the POP3 user name Password enter the POP3 password Use SMTP authentication enable SMTP authentication which requires the user to login before sending e mails Same as POP3 select if you want the SMTP server to have the same parameters as the POP3 server SMTP user ID enter the SMTP user name SMTP password enter the SMTP passwo...

Page 70: ...ce Email profile select a connection profile to be used for e mail services You can also create or edit a profile p 97 Push messages Menu 5 5 4 You can change the settings for receiving push messages from the wireless web server Receive set how your phone receives push messages If you select Black list the phone will not accept messages from the specified addresses on the Black list Black list man...

Page 71: ...or receive by MMS may require a licence key to access them You can acquire the key from the website which owns the rights to the content use the Activate key option Note the following icons on the list Forwardable item with a valid key Forwardable item without a valid key Unforwardable item with a valid key Unforwardable item without a valid key Your service provider supports only count based or u...

Page 72: ...file expires Delete delete the file Rename change the file name Move to move the file to another folder or a memory card Copy to memory card copy the selected file to a memory card if inserted Visible to Bluetooth share the file or the files you want with other Bluetooth devices Lock Unlock lock the file to prevent it from being deleted or unlock the file Print via Bluetooth print the image by con...

Page 73: ...M file expires Delete delete the file Rename change the file name Move to move the file to another folder or a memory card Copy to memory card copy the selected file to a memory card if inserted Visible to Bluetooth share the currently selected file or the files you want with other Bluetooth devices Lock Unlock lock the file to prevent it from being deleted or unlock the file Details access the fi...

Page 74: ...MS e mail or Bluetooth Set as set the file as your call ringtone or as a ringtone for a Phonebook entry Activate key get a new licence key when the key for the selected DRM file expires Delete delete the file Rename change the file name Move to move the file to another folder or a memory card Copy to memory card copy the selected file to a memory card if inserted Visible to Bluetooth share the cur...

Page 75: ...file contains languages unsupported by the Picsel File Viewer the content of the document will not display correctly Key Function Up Down Left Right Pans around the page Fits the document to the page size Volume Zooms in or out 1 Searches backward through the document for the word entered in the Search word option 2 Returns to the first page 3 Searches forward through the document for the word ent...

Page 76: ...w mode switch the screen to Flow mode The text is rearranged for easy viewing in a text file txt You can scroll through the text only by pressing Up or Down Hide controller Show controller hide or display the shortcut tool bar in Full screen view Send via send the file via MMS e mail or Bluetooth Move to memory card move the file to a memory card if inserted Copy to memory card copy the file to a ...

Page 77: ...le mode and select Calendar Selecting a day on the calendar When you enter the Calendar menu the calendar in Month view appears with today s date indicated by a grey box Press Left or Right to move by day Press Up or Down to move by week Press Volume to move by month Creating an item You can store appointments anniversaries and tasks on the calendar More than one item per day can be stored Enterin...

Page 78: ... to alert you Alarm tone select an alarm tone Repeat set the appointment to recur and select a repeat unit Until set the ending date if the appointment will recur 4 Press Save to save the appointment Entering a new anniversary 1 Select a date on the calendar 2 Press Options and select Create Anniversary 3 Enter information or change the settings Occasion enter information about the anniversary Dat...

Page 79: ... the item icons and the number of items for a specific day appears at the bottom of the calendar Appointment Anniversary Task Viewing an item 1 Select a date on the calendar to display the items for the day 2 Select an item to view its details 3 Press Left or Right to access the other items scheduled for the selected day While viewing an item press Options to access the following options Edit edit...

Page 80: ...emory information for the items stored on the calendar Viewing an item in a different mode You can change the calendar display to Day view or Week view Press Options and select View by a view mode Day view You can view items for the selected date The following icons may display to indicate the item status Alarm set Recurring item Task priority Red high Blue normal Grey low Completed task Select an...

Page 81: ...s to access camera options next section Use the keypad to change the camera settings or switch to other modes p 81 3 Press or Camera to take a photo The photo is saved in the My photos folder Do not take photos of people without their permission Do not take photos in a place where cameras are not allowed Do not take photos in a place where you may interfere with another person s privacy When you t...

Page 82: ...delay before the camera takes a photo Go to My photos access the My photos folder Camera settings change the default settings for taking a photo Size select an image size Quality select an image quality setting Viewfinder select a preview screen Shutter sound select the sound that you hear when you press the shutter release key Zoom sound turn the sound effect for zooming on or off Brightness soun...

Page 83: ...ure mode Send via send the file via MMS e mail or Bluetooth Key Function Left Right Adjusts the brightness Up Down Zooms in or out Volume up Flips the image vertically Volume down Shows the mirror image 1 Switches to Record mode p 82 2 Changes the image size 3 Changes the image quality 4 Changes the shooting mode 5 Changes the colour tone or applies a special effect 6 Changes the white balance 7 S...

Page 84: ...ideo You can record a video of what is displayed on the camera screen and save it Recording a video 1 In Capture mode press 1 2 Make any desired adjustments Press to access camera options next section Use the keypad to change the camera settings or switch to other modes p 83 3 Press or Camera to start recording 4 Press or Camera to stop recording The video is automatically saved in the My video cl...

Page 85: ... The video clip is saved in 3gp format Size select a frame size Quality select an image quality setting Viewfinder select a preview screen Audio record record a video clip with audio Zoom sound turn the sound effect for zooming on or off Brightness sound turn the sound effect for brightness adjustment on or off White balance adjust the colour balance of the image You can make your video appear war...

Page 86: ...me change the file name Go to My video clips access the My video clips folder p 70 Lock Unlock lock the file to prevent it from being deleted or unlock the file Details access the file properties 1 Switches to Capture mode p 79 2 Changes the frame size 3 Changes the image quality 4 Changes the video recording mode 5 Changes the colour tone or applies a special effect 6 Changes the white balance 7 ...

Page 87: ...r the current date Date format select a date format Calendar starting day set which day of the week the calendar starts with Auto update activate the auto time update feature Your phone will read the MCC Mobile Country Code from the network and automatically update the current time for the country that you are in when you travel abroad Phone settings Menu 9 2 Many different features of your phone ...

Page 88: ... from Idle mode Use this menu to assign a shortcut to a key Up is fixed as a shortcut to My menu mode Assigning a shortcut menu 1 Select a key to be used as a shortcut key 2 Select a menu to be assigned to the key Using shortcut options Press Options to access the following options Change assign or change a shortcut menu Remove deactivate the shortcut assignment to the selected key Remove all deac...

Page 89: ...r answer an incoming call by pressing any key except for and Reject Offline mode Menu 9 2 8 Use this menu to switch the phone to Offline mode or back to Online mode Display settings Menu 9 3 Use this menu to change settings for the display Wallpaper Menu 9 3 1 You can set up the idle screen on the display Main display select an image or a video clip to be displayed on the display Calendar wallpape...

Page 90: ... recently missed caller s information TV out settings Menu 9 3 7 Use this menu to select a video system for a TV Sound settings Menu 9 4 Use this menu to customise various sound settings Incoming call Menu 9 4 1 Use this menu to change the sound settings for incoming calls Ringtone select a ringtone to be used for the call ringer Volume select a ringtone volume Alert type specify how you are to be...

Page 91: ...cific event while in Silent mode Extra tones Menu 9 4 7 Use this menu to customise additional tones for the phone Minute minder set the phone to beep every minute during an outgoing call to keep you informed of the length of your call Connection tone set the phone to beep when an outgoing call connects to the system Alert on call set the phone to beep when you receive a new message or when the tim...

Page 92: ...k their availability and subscribe to them if you wish Call diverting Menu 9 6 1 This network service reroutes incoming calls to a phone number that you specify 1 Select a call diverting option Divert always divert all calls Busy divert calls when you are on another call No reply divert calls when you do not answer the phone Unreachable divert calls when you are not in your service area or when yo...

Page 93: ...sword change the call barring password obtained from your service provider 2 Select the type of calls to be barred 3 Select Activate To deactivate call barring select Deactivate 4 Enter the call barring password supplied by your service provider and press Select Call waiting Menu 9 6 3 This network service informs you when someone is trying to reach you while you are on another call 1 Select the t...

Page 94: ...t how to create a closed user group CUG contact your service provider Index list add delete or activate CUG index numbers Outside access enable calls to numbers other than those in the closed user group This feature depends on the nature of your CUG subscription Default group enable the default CUG if you have set one with your service provider When making a call you are given the option of using ...

Page 95: ...on other devices Secure mode determine if the phone asks for your confirmation when other devices access your data Bluetooth services display available Bluetooth services Searching for and pairing with a Bluetooth device 1 From the Bluetooth menu select My devices 2 Select Search for new devices After searching a list of devices to which you can connect displays The following icons indicate the ty...

Page 96: ...rch for data from the device and import data directly to your phone Service list access the Bluetooth service list of the device Rename rename the paired device Authorise device Unauthorised device determine whether or not the phone asks you to permit connection when other devices try to connect to your phone Delete remove the selected device or all devices from the list Sending data via Bluetooth...

Page 97: ...tion Number protects your SIM card against unauthorised use When this feature is enabled the phone requires your PIN each time it is switched on Change PIN code Menu 9 8 2 Use this menu to change your PIN The PIN check feature must be enabled to change the PIN Phone lock Menu 9 8 3 Use this menu to protect the phone from unauthorised use When this feature is enabled you must enter a 4 to 8 digit p...

Page 98: ...ge PIN2 code Menu 9 8 8 If supported by your SIM card use this menu to change your current PIN2 Mobile tracker Menu 9 8 9 When someone tries to use your phone with another SIM card the phone will automatically send the preset tracking message to your family or friends You can check the phone number from which the messages are sent and then track your phone This feature is useful when the phone is ...

Page 99: ...ss enter the IP address of the proxy server Port enter the port number of the proxy server Linger time set a time period after which the network is disconnected if there has been no new data traffic in that time DNS activate or deactivate the DNS Domain Name Server addresses DNS 1 and DNS 2 enter the primary and secondary DNS addresses Bearer select the network bearer type Advanced settings change...

Page 100: ...ofile options Press Options to access the following options Edit edit the selected profile Delete delete the profile Add new connection add a new profile Reset settings Menu 9 10 Use this menu to reset the phone s settings you have changed 1 Press to select the setting categories to be reset 2 Press Reset 3 Press OK to confirm the reset 4 Enter the phone password and press OK The password is prese...

Page 101: ...d on the PIN has to be entered To disable this feature use the PIN check menu Enter PUK The PIN has been entered incorrectly three times and the SIM card is now blocked Enter the PUK supplied by your service provider No service Network failure or Not done displays The network connection has been lost You may be in a weak signal area Move and try again You are trying to access an option for which y...

Page 102: ...ength indicator on the display The number of bars indicates the signal strength from strong to weak Try moving the phone slightly or moving closer to a window if you are in a building No number is dialled when you re call a Contacts entry Use the Contact list menu to ensure the number has been stored correctly Re store the number if necessary The battery does not charge properly or the phone somet...

Page 103: ...ion Rate SAR The SAR limit recommended by the EU Council is 2 0W kg The highest SAR value for this model phone was 0 691 W kg SAR tests are conducted using standard operating positions with the phone transmitting at its highest certified 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 ca...

Page 104: ...an be charged and discharged hundreds of times but it will gradually wear out When the operation time is noticeably shorter than normal it is time to buy a new battery If left unused a fully charged battery will discharge itself over time Use only Samsung approved batteries and recharge your battery only with Samsung approved chargers Disconnect the charger from the power source when it is not in ...

Page 105: ...esponsibility When using your wireless phone while driving follow local regulations in the country or region you are in Operating environment Remember to follow any special regulations in force in the area you are in and always switch off your phone 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 u...

Page 106: ...your hearing aid manufacturer to discuss alternatives Other medical devices If you use any other personal medical devices consult the manufacturer of your device to determine if it is adequately shielded from external RF energy Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining this information Switch off your phone in health care facilities when regulations posted in these areas instruct you t...

Page 107: ...ied 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 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 connection...

Page 108: ...le wireless equipment in the area over the air bag or in the air bag deployment area Improperly installed wireless equipment could result in serious injury if the air bag inflates Switch off your phone before boarding an aircraft It is dangerous and illegal to use wireless phones in an aircraft because they can interfere with the operation of the aircraft Failure to observe these instructions may ...

Page 109: ... mild soap and water solution Do not paint the phone Paint can clog the device s moving parts and prevent proper operation Do not put the phone in or on heating devices such as a microwave oven stove or radiator The phone may explode when overheated When the phone or battery gets wet the label indicating water damage inside the phone changes colour In this case phone repairs are no longer guarante...

Page 110: ...alls answering 30 barring 91 diverting 90 holding 31 making 29 redialling 30 rejecting 30 transferring 32 waiting 91 Camera photos 79 videos 82 Characters enter 27 Configuration messages 57 58 Connect tone 89 Converter 48 Creating messages e mail 55 MMS 54 SMS 53 CUG Closed User Group 92 D Date set 85 Deleting call log 34 e mail 60 61 63 events 77 MMS 58 60 63 phonebook 36 39 SMS 58 60 63 Dialled ...

Page 111: ...tor 8 M Memory card accessing files 75 installing 26 Memory status downloaded items 75 file manager 75 messages 69 phonebook 39 Menu style 88 Message tone 88 Messages cell broadcast 59 68 configuration 58 e mail 55 60 greeting 86 MMS 54 58 push 59 68 SMS 53 57 Minute minder 89 Missed calls 34 MMS messages creating sending 54 deleting 58 setting 64 viewing 57 Mobile tracker 96 Multiparty call 33 Mu...

Page 112: ...es 89 Road safety 103 Roaming 91 S Safety information 101 precautions 3 Security calls 95 Sent messages 60 Shortcut 86 Silent mode entering 14 setting 89 SIM card inserting 7 locking 96 Skin colour 88 Slide tone 89 SMS messages creating sending 53 deleting 58 setting 63 viewing 57 Sound settings 88 Sounds downloaded 72 Speakerphone 32 Speed dial 38 Stopwatch 48 Switching on off microphone 32 phone...

Page 113: ...bove named product is in conformity to all the essential requirements of Directive 1999 5 EC The conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 10 and detailed in Annex IV of Directive 1999 5 EC has been followed with the involvement of the following Notified Body ies BABT Balfour House Churchfield Road Walton on Thames Surrey KT12 2TD UK Identification mark 0168 The technical documentatio...

Page 114: ... 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 11468A English EU 07 2006 Rev 1 0 ...

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