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Samsung SGH-I317M, User Manual

The Samsung SGH-I317M is a feature-packed smartphone that offers a seamless user experience. Get the most out of your device by easily accessing the user manual, available for free download at manualshive.com. Equip yourself with the essential knowledge needed to maximize the functionalities of this impressive device.

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SGH-I317M

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User Manual

Please read this manual before operating your

phone, and keep it for future reference.

 

Summary of Contents for SGH-I317M

Page 1: ...SGH I317M 4 G L T E S M A R T P H O N E User Manual Please read this manual before operating your phone and keep it for future reference ...

Page 2: ... 2013 Samsung Electronics Canada Inc SAMSUNG is a registered trademark of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and its related entities ...

Page 3: ...rwise violate the rights secured by the Intellectual Property Moreover you agree that you will not and will not attempt to modify prepare derivative works of reverse engineer decompile disassemble or otherwise attempt to create source code from the software No title to or ownership in the Intellectual Property is transferred to you All applicable rights of the Intellectual Property shall remain wi...

Page 4: ...EVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT IN ADDITION SAMSUNG SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM THE PURCHASE OR USE OF THE PRODUCT OR ARISING FROM THE BREACH OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY INCLUDING INCIDENTAL SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS OF ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR BENEFITS SAMSUNG IS NOT LIABLE FOR PERFORMANCE ISSUES OR INCOMPATIBILITIES CAUSED BY YOUR EDITING OF REGISTRY ...

Page 5: ... and software tools to convert your files into DivX videos ABOUT DIVX VIDEO ON DEMAND This DivX Certified device must be registered in order to play purchased DivX Video on Demand VOD movies To obtain your registration code locate the DivX VOD section in your device setup menu tap Apps Settings About device Legal information License settings DivX VOD Register Go to vod divx com for more informatio...

Page 6: ...shes these sounds isolates your voice conversation and removes background noise from both ends of a call It also automatically equalizes and adjusts voice volume so you can hear and talk naturally even in the noisiest places With earSmart technology you can talk where you want and have clear conversations for mobile calls video chats even speakerphone calls without worrying about surrounding noise...

Page 7: ...Phone 11 Rear View of Your Phone 12 S Pen 13 Display Layout 17 Menu Navigation 27 Customizing Your Home Screen 32 Page Buddy 38 Notification Bar 39 Memory Card 41 Section 3 Call Functions 43 Displaying Your Phone Number 43 Making a Call 43 Making Emergency Calls 44 Making a Call Using Speed Dial 45 Making a Call from the Address Book 46 Answering a Call 46 Dialing Options 47 Call Log 47 Call Durat...

Page 8: ... Multimedia 78 Music Player 78 Using Playlists 80 Video Player 81 Play Movies 82 Gallery 82 Using S Beam to Share Pictures 84 Camera 86 Using the Camera 86 Camera Options 87 Using the Camcorder 91 Camcorder Options 92 Section 7 Messaging 95 Types of Messages 95 Creating and Sending Messages 95 Message Options 96 Viewing New Received Messages 98 Deleting Messages 99 Message Search 100 Messaging Set...

Page 9: ...ion 130 Language and input 130 Cloud 134 Back up and reset 135 Accounts 136 System 137 S Pen 138 Accessory Settings 138 Date and time 139 Accessibility 139 Developer options 141 About Device 143 Section 9 Connections 146 Internet 146 Wi Fi 152 NFC 156 Bluetooth 156 PC Connections 159 NFC 160 Section 10 Applications 161 AllShare Play 161 Calculator 165 Camera 166 ChatON 166 Chrome 166 Clock 166 Con...

Page 10: ... Store 178 Polaris Office 4 0 179 S Note 179 S Planner 185 S Suggest 187 S Voice 187 Samsung Apps 188 Settings 189 Talk 189 Video Hub 189 Video Player 189 Voice Recorder 189 Voice Search 190 YouTube 191 Section 11 Health and Safety 193 Getting the Most Out of Your Reception 193 Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone 193 Caring for the Battery 195 Acknowledging Special Precautions and Ind...

Page 11: ... Phone Prior to use it is necessary to install both the battery and SIM into their corresponding internal compartments The microSD card slot is also located in this same internal area 1 Remove the back cover by inserting a fingernail into the slot on the top of your phone 1 2 Lift the cover up 2 and away from the phone 3 Caution Do not bend or twist the back cover excessively Doing so may damage t...

Page 12: ...cratching or bending so be careful when handling inserting or removing the card Keep all SIM cards out of reach of small children Carefully slide the SIM card into the SIM card socket as shown until the card locks into place Make sure that the card s gold contacts face into the phone and that the upper left angled corner of the card is positioned as shown Note If the card is not inserted correctly...

Page 13: ...u desire This secure digital card enables you to exchange images music and data between SD compatible devices This type of memory card is designed for use with this mobile phone and other devices Note Your phone has been tested to support up to a 64GB memory card Installing a Memory Card Push the microSD card into the slot until it clicks as shown Make sure the microSD s gold contact pins face dow...

Page 14: ... Battery Your device is powered by a rechargeable Li ion battery The Travel Charger that is used to charge the battery is included with your device Use only Samsung approved batteries and chargers Note You must fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first time A discharged battery recharges fully in approximately 4 hours Note Long backlight settings searching for service vibrate ...

Page 15: ...ace connector jack on the phone Warning A touch screen responds best to a light touch from the pad of your finger Using excessive force or a metallic object when pressing on the touch screen may damage the tempered glass surface and void the warranty Note Failure to unplug the wall charger before you remove the battery can cause damage to the phone Low Battery Indicator When the battery is weak an...

Page 16: ...ctory To change the language use the Language menu For more information refer to Changing Your Settings on page 109 3 To switch off the phone press and hold until the Device options screen displays 4 Tap Power off to switch off the phone 5 At the Power off prompt tap OK Locking and Unlocking the Touch Screen 1 Press to lock the touch screen 2 Press again to display the lock screen then swipe your ...

Page 17: ...account during the setup procedure when you first turned your phone on follow these steps 1 From the Home screen tap Gmail The Add a Google Account screen displays 2 Tap New to create a new Google account or If you already have a Google account tap Existing to sign in and add the account to your phone 3 Follow the on screen instructions to add a Google Account Note Once you have created a Google a...

Page 18: ...ter a password 2 When connected follow the voice prompts from the voice mail center Accessing Your Voice Mail From Another Phone 1 Dial your wireless phone number 2 When you hear your voicemail greeting press the asterisk key on the phone you are using 3 Enter your password Troubleshooting If your device has fatal errors hangs up or freezes you may need to reset the device to regain functionality ...

Page 19: ...creen QWERTY keyboard Ready access to the Internet Built in Bluetooth and advanced Wi Fi technology USB tethering capable Mobile hotspot capability Brilliant 5 5 HD SuperAMOLED plus display 8 Megapixel camera and camcorder with 2 Megapixel front facing camera GPS Navigation functionality provides real time navigation HSDPA 7 2 mbps high speed download capability Up to 32 GB expandable memory slot ...

Page 20: ...features such as Phone Contacts S Note Messaging and Apps For more information refer to Primary Shortcuts on page 17 5 Menu key allows you to access sub menus with additional options for different features and applications such as Home screen Phone Contacts Messaging and Web 6 Home key allows you to return to the main Home screen from any Home screen or menu Press and hold to display Task Manager ...

Page 21: ...dicator icons shows the information needed to operate your phone such as the received signal strength phone battery level time unread Emails missed calls etc 12 Front facing camera allows you to take pictures of yourself when you set the camera shooting mode to Self shot 13 Proximity and light sensors uses the ambient light level to adjust keypad access If the light path is blocked for example whe...

Page 22: ...lows you to connect a Travel Charger or other optional accessories such as a USB data cable or a hands free headset for convenient hands free conversations 5 Power Lock key lets you power your phone on and off Also allows you to lock or unlock the touch screen For more information on locking your phone see Locking and Unlocking the Phone on page 30 6 Microphone used for noise cancellation and ster...

Page 23: ...n on page 14 Rich S Pen Functionality Air View Hover the S Pen over the screen to preview information Effectively express yourself Write draw directly into an email or the calendar annotate Word Excel PowerPoint and PDF documents capture your ideas in S Note write a note on the back of a picture Quick Command Launch Quick Command to activate frequently used applications or actions Press the S Pen ...

Page 24: ...l or a sharp object to pull the end of the S Pen out of the phone 1 2 Pull the S Pen out of the phone 2 Using the S Pen There are several different functions you can perform by using the S Pen Back Button To move to a previous screen hold the S Pen button and touch and drag the screen as shown in the illustration below The previous screen displays Press S Pen button ...

Page 25: ...llustration below The menu displays Launch S Note Lite S Note Lite is a pop up version of the S Note application that you can launch from any screen to take quick notes or jot down ideas To open S Note Lite hold the S Pen button and double tap the screen For more information refer to S Note Lite on page 184 Press S Pen button Press S Pen button ...

Page 26: ...All Files sdcard0 Pictures Screenshots folder Write on any Screen after Capture To write on a screen capture use the pen to draw or write Files are saved in the My Files All Files sdcard0 Pictures Screenshots IMG_edited folder For information on using your S Pen with the S Memo application see S Note on page 179 Press S Pen button Press S Pen button ...

Page 27: ...s The default shortcuts are Phone for dialing a number Contacts for managing your address book S Note for creating and viewing Notes Messaging for creating and viewing Messages Apps for accessing the applications on your phone You can change the Phone Contacts S Note and Messaging application shortcuts to any icon that is displayed in the Apps menu For more information refer to Adding and Removing...

Page 28: ...attery charge level Icon shown is fully charged Displays when your battery is charging Also displays battery charge level Device Power Very Low Shows your current battery only has between 5 and 15 percent power remaining Device Power Critical Shows your current battery has less than 5 percent power remaining and will immediately shutdown Displays when your connection to an EDGE network is active D...

Page 29: ...ailable for download Displays when the phone is connected to a computer via a supported USB cable connection LTE LTE Displays when the phone is tethered via a supported USB cable connection Displays when a new text or multimedia message is received Displays when a new voice mail is received Displays when Email is received Displays when the time and date for a Calendar Event has arrived For more in...

Page 30: ... to a PC using Kies air Displays when your phone is connected to a Digital Living Network Alliance DLNA certified device using the AllShare Play application Displays when GPS is active and acquiring a signal Displays when data synchronization and application sync is active and synchronization is in progress for Gmail Calendar and Contacts Displays when your phone is connecting to the Device Manage...

Page 31: ...ilable Displays when the uploaded or transferred file was successfully delivered Displays when the keypad is active Displays when you have not yet set up a Samsung Account Displays when an emergency call is taking place AllShare Play AllShare Play allows your phone to stream photos music and videos from its memory to other Digital Living Network Alliance DLNA certified devices Your phone can also ...

Page 32: ...ds from the Play Store and theBrowser Formoreinformation referto Downloads on page 169 Dropbox Dropbox synchronizes files between your computers phonesandeventheDropboxwebsite For more information refer to Dropbox on page 170 Email Email enables you to review and create email using various email services You can also receive text message alerts when you receive an important email For more informat...

Page 33: ... own private album on Google For more information refer to Google on page 105 Group Cast Group Cast is an extension of the AllShare Play application that allows many people to view content at the same time and interact with the content For more information refer to Group Cast on page 171 Help The Help app provides additional information on Learning the basics Changing important settings Use Key ap...

Page 34: ...n in Messenger Google sends an update to your phone For more information refer to Messenger on page 106 Music Player Music Player allows you to play music files that you have stored on your phone and memory card You can also create playlists For more information refer to Music Player on page 78 My Files My Files allows you to manage your sounds images videos bluetooth files Android files and other...

Page 35: ...ne For more information refer to Polaris Office 4 0 on page 179 S Note The S Note application allows you to create notes using the keypad the S Pen tool or both You can add images voice recordings and text all in one place For more information refer to S Note on page 179 S Planner With the S Planner application you can consult the calendar by day week month year create events and set an alarm to a...

Page 36: ...d web based application for instant messaging offered by Google Conversation logs are automatically saved to a Chats area in your Gmail account This allows you to search a chat log and store them in your Gmail accounts For more information refer to Google Talk on page 105 Video Hub Provides a platform for downloading and viewing movies TV shows and other media Video Player The Video Player applica...

Page 37: ...y recently used apps and access the Task manager Back Key Press Back to return to the previous screen option or step Terms used in this user manual Tap Lightly touch items to select or launch them For example Tap the on screen keyboard to enter characters or text Tap a menu item to select it Tap an application s icon to launch the application Touch and Hold Activate on screen items by a touch and ...

Page 38: ... By activating the various gesture features within the Motion Settings menu you can access a variety of time saving functions To activate motion 1 From the Home screen press and then tap Settings Motion 2 Tap the ON OFF icon located at the top of the screen to activate motion 3 Tap the checkboxes located to the right of each motion option to activate the motions you wish A checkmark will appear Th...

Page 39: ...r device to rescan for Bluetooth devices rescan for Wi Fi devices Refresh a Web page etc Turn over to mute pause Once enabled mute incoming calls and any playing sounds by turning the device display down on a surface This is the opposite of the Pickup to be Notified Gesture Palm swipe to capture Once enabled you can capture any on screen information swiping across the screen In a single motion pre...

Page 40: ... it allows you to add items like application icons shortcuts folders or Google widgets to give you instant access to information and applications This is the default page and accessible from any menu by pressing Navigating Through the Home Screens Your phone initially has five home screens but you can expand up to seven home screens If you like you can place different applications on each of the h...

Page 41: ...icons Note As you add applications the number of Application menus that you have available will increase Navigating Using Sub Menus Sub menus are available when you are at any Home screen or have selected a feature or application such as Phone Contacts Messaging or Internet To access a sub menu 1 Press A sub menu will appear at the bottom of the phone screen 2 Tap an option Sub Menu items ...

Page 42: ...gate to the new screen then add the shortcut Adding a shortcut from the Apps Menu 1 Press to activate the main Home screen 2 Navigate to the desired Home Page 3 Tap to display your current applications 4 Scroll through the list and locate your desired application 5 Touch and hold the application icon This creates an immediate shortcut of the selected icon and closes the Apps tab 6 While still hold...

Page 43: ...er top of the primary shortcut you want to replace The new primary shortcut will now appear on all Home screens and the shortcut that was replaced moves to the Applications menu Adding and Removing Widgets Widgets are self contained applications that reside in either your Widgets tab or on the main or extended Home screens Unlike a shortcut the Widget appears as an on screen application Adding a W...

Page 44: ... page scrolls to the desired page 9 Tap Save 10 Press to return to the Home screen Creating Application Folders You can create folders to hold collections of applications To create a folder follow these steps 1 Press to activate the main Home screen 2 Tap to display your current applications 3 Tap the Apps tab at the top of the screen if it is not already selected 4 Press and tap Edit 5 Touch and ...

Page 45: ...screen touch and hold on an empty area of the screen The Home screen window is displayed 2 Tap Set wallpaper 3 Select the location where you would like to change the wallpaper Tap Home screen Lock screen or Home and lock screens 4 Tap one of the following options Gallery select a wallpaper from photographs you have taken with your camera Live wallpapers select an animated wallpaper This option is ...

Page 46: ...e screens will be re ordered automatically 5 Press to return to the main Home screen Adding and Deleting Home Screens You can add and delete Home screens You can have up to seven home screens To delete a Home screen follow these steps 1 Press to activate the main Home screen 2 Press and tap Edit page 3 Touch and hold the Home screen you want to delete ...

Page 47: ...t is displayed 6 Tap OK to delete the page and its contents otherwise tap Cancel 7 Press to return to the main Home screen To add a Home screen follow these steps 1 Press to activate the main Home screen 2 Press and tap Edit page 3 Touch and hold the Home screen that contains and drag it to the new location Note The icon will only be displayed if a Home screen has previously been deleted ...

Page 48: ...buddy 2 Touchandslide thePagebuddyslider totheright toturnit ON 3 Tap to activate or deactivate each option When the feature is on a green check mark will appear S Pen page When the S Pen is removed a contextual page will appear Earphonespage When acompatibleheadset isconnected a contextual page will appear Docking page When connected to a compatible cradle a contextual page will appear Roaming pa...

Page 49: ...s that are running recent notifications and alerts To display the Status indicator On the Home screen touch and hold the Notification Bar until the pull down displays then drag down vertically Clearing Notifications To clear all notifications from the Notification panel 1 From the Home screen touch and hold the Notification Bar until the pull down displays then drag down vertically 2 Tap the Clear...

Page 50: ...GPS Sound Screen rotation Power saving Blocking mode Bluetooth AllShare Cast and Sync Multi Window Use this feature to run two applications on the screen at the same time Note Only applications on the Multi Window panel can run When launching two applications that contain multimedia files sound from both files will be played This feature may not be available depending on the region or service prov...

Page 51: ...an SD card you must mount install the card prior to use Mounting the SD card establishes a connection with your computer 1 Insert the SD card into the SD card slot For more information refer to Removing and Installing a Memory Card on page 3 2 Your SD card is scanned to see the available information on it Unmounting the SD card Unmounting an SD card prevents corruption and damage to the SD card wh...

Page 52: ...SD card using the phone 1 Ensure the SD card is mounted For more information refer to Mounting the SD Card on page 41 1 From the Home screen tap Settings Storage 2 Tap Format SD card 3 At the Format SD card confirmation prompt tap Format SD card Warning Performing the next step erases all data stored on the SD card 4 Tap Erase everything to format or press to cancel ...

Page 53: ...ot answer the call or is already on the phone For more information refer to Call Settings on page 54 Making an International Call 1 From the Home screen tap then touch and hold The character appears 2 Use the on screen keypad to enter the country code area code and phone number If you make a mistake tap until the desired numbers have been deleted 3 Tap to make the call Manual Pause Dialing To manu...

Page 54: ...f recent calls is displayed 3 Tap the desired Contact to enter the Details page then tap to make a call Making Emergency Calls If you do not have a SIM card installed the first time you turn on the phone the Insert SIM card to make calls message displays and an animated tutorial shows you how to install the SIM card Without a SIM card you can only make an emergency call with the phone normal cell ...

Page 55: ...ications while staying in this mode Making a Call Using Speed Dial You can assign a short cut number to a phone number in your Contacts List for speed dialing 1 From the Home screen tap Contacts to display your Contacts List 2 Press to display the Contacts List sub menu 3 Tap Speed dial setting 4 The Speed dial setting screen displays showing the numbers 1 through 9 The number 1 is reserved for Vo...

Page 56: ...ed in the Address Book 1 At the incoming call screen Touch and drag in any direction to answer the call Touch and drag in any direction to reject the call and send it to your voicemail TouchanddragtheRejectcallwithmessagetabupwardand tap a predefined text message to send to the caller I mdriving I mat thecinema I minclass I minameeting Sorry I mbusy Call back later or TapCreate new message tocompo...

Page 57: ...Add to Contacts option appears so you can save the Contact if needed Call Log The phone stores the numbers of the calls you ve dialed received or missed in the Call log The Call log displays the details of the call 1 From the Home screen tap 2 Tap the Logs tab A list of recent calls is displayed If the number or caller is listed in your Address Book the associated name is displayed All calls made ...

Page 58: ... is listed in your Address Book the associated name is displayed 2 Swipe the desired missed call to the right to call or Swipe the desired missed call to the left to message Saving a Recent Call to your Address Book 1 From the Home screen tap Logs A list of recent calls is displayed 2 Tap the call you want to save to your Address Book 3 The call detail page is displayed Tap Create contact to add t...

Page 59: ...e in a message 4 When you are done with your message tap to send For more information refer to Creating and Sending Messages on page 95 Deleting a Call from the Call Log 1 From the Home screen tap Logs A list of recent calls is displayed 2 Touch and hold the call you want to delete from the Call log 3 Tap Delete 4 At the Delete prompt tap OK The call is deleted from the Call log Adding a Call to t...

Page 60: ...djusting the Call Volume During a call to adjust the earpiece volume use the Volume keys on the left side of the phone Press the Up volume key to increase the volume level and press the Down volume key to decrease the volume level From the Home screen you can also adjust the ringer volume using these same keys In Call Options During an active call there are several functions available by tapping a...

Page 61: ...ote allows you to record a note during a call Noise reduction on off allows you to turn on the noise reduction feature when you are in a noisy area Turn it Off when not needed to conserve battery power My call sound assigns a sound equalizer preset for use during an active call Sometimes you might need the sound to be softer clearer or optimized for one ear or the other Placing a Call on Hold You ...

Page 62: ...hold or Tap Ending call with Name Number to end the first call 3 To switch between the two calls tap Swap This places the current call on hold and then activates the previous call The active call will appear in a green box Tap Swap again to switch back To end a call on hold 1 Tap to disconnect the active call 2 The call on hold will now become the active call Tap to end the call 3 Way Calling Mult...

Page 63: ...e conference call tap Unhold 6 Tap to end the call Using the Speakerphone During an Active Call While in an active call it is possible to enable the speakerphone feature 1 Tap Speaker The Speaker button now appears as and the speakerphone is activated 2 Use the Volume keys located on the left side of your phone to adjust the volume 3 To deactivate the speakerphone tap Speaker Merge Hold Unhold Spe...

Page 64: ...headset is activated 3 Tap Headset to deactivate the Bluetooth headset and reactivate the phone speaker Searching for a Number in Address Book 1 During the active call press then tap Contacts 2 Tap the Address Book entry For further details about the Address Book feature see Finding an Address Book Entry on page 68 Call Waiting The Call Waiting feature allows you to answer an incoming call while y...

Page 65: ... displayed when you want the call to be rejected You can edit the message if desired 3 Tap Save to save the reject message Ringtones and keypad tones 1 From the Home screen tap Call settings Ringtones and keypad tones 2 Tap Device ringtone select a ringtone and tap OK 3 Tap Device vibration select a vibration type and tap OK 4 Tap Vibrate when ringing to create a checkmark if you want your phone t...

Page 66: ...l 2 The following options are available Automatic answering configures the device to automatically answer and incoming call when a headset is detected Automaticanswering timer configures the time delay before the device automatically answers an incoming call Outgoing call conditions allows you to make calls even when the device is locked My call sound This option allows you to personalize the soun...

Page 67: ...t the amount of time that the phone delays before forwarding Forwardwhenunreachable allowsyoutoforwardvoicecalls to a designated number instead of your voicemail number whenyou are not in an areacovered byyourserviceprovider or when your phone is switched off Additional settings 1 From the Home screen tap Call settings Additional settings 2 Tap one of the following options Caller ID allows you to ...

Page 68: ...t display The PIN2 code is provided by your carrier Entering an incorrect PIN2 code could cause the phone to lock Contact customer service for assistance Changing the PIN2 Code 1 From the Home screen tap Call settings Additional settings Fixed dialing numbers 2 Tap Change PIN2 3 At the prompt enter your old PIN2 code 4 At the prompt enter a new PIN2 code 5 Confirm your PIN2 code Managing the FDN L...

Page 69: ...ration settings 1 From the Home screen tap Call settings Vibrate 2 Tap Always Only in Silent mode or Never Accounts SIP Session Initiation Protocol is an Internet protocol used for live communication sessions such as phone calls This menu will allow you to set up your SIP accounts for Internet calling 1 From the Home screen tap Call settings Accounts 2 Tap Receive incoming calls to allow calls to ...

Page 70: ...g options For all calls when mobile network available your phone will always use Internet calling when there is an available network OnlyforInternetcalls the phone will only use Internet calling when you specify directly Ask for every call the phone will prompt you every time you make a call ...

Page 71: ...cape orientation This is useful when entering text Text Input Methods There are two text input methods available Samsung keyboard default Samsung s on screen QWERTY keypad that can be used in both portrait and landscape orientation Google Voice typing allows you to enter text by speaking To change the input method see Keyboards and Input Methods on page 131 Entering Text Using the Samsung Keyboard...

Page 72: ... orientation 2 When you tap the Enter message field the following screen displays 3 Tap the desired alphabetic characters 4 The screen initially opens in ABC mode After typing the first letter the shift key will change to and following letters will be lowercase 5 Tap to input another upper case letter or tap twice to switch to all caps mode The shift key will change to in all caps mode All followi...

Page 73: ...xt By using the Predictive Text option you can have next letter prediction and regional error correction which compensates for pressing the wrong keys on the QWERTY keyboard 1 To turn Predictive Text on or off tap Settings Language and input 2 Tap the icon next to Samsung keyboard 3 Tap the ON OFF slider located to the right of the Predictive text field to 4 In the text portion of the message scre...

Page 74: ...r tip or the S Pen to write out each character You can print or use cursive You can write out your entire message using the Handwriting feature or tap to switch back to Samsung keyboard mode Samsung Keyboard Settings For information on how you can configure your Samsung keyboard settings see Samsung Keyboard settings on page 131 UsingtheGoogle VoiceTyping Feature You can use your voice to enter te...

Page 75: ...learly and distinctly into the microphone 5 The text is displayed in the message as you are speaking 6 To pause typing tap Tap to pause To resume typing tap Tap to speak Note The feature works best when you break your message down into smaller segments ...

Page 76: ... contact then tap Done Take picture use the camera to take a new picture and assign it to this entry then tap Done S Note create an image from an S Note Tap a note drag the bounding box to select the area you want then tap Done 4 Tap the Name field and use the on screen keypad to enter the full name For more information refer to Entering Text on page 61 or Tap next to the Name field to display add...

Page 77: ... Anniversary Other or Custom Groups assign the contact to ICE emergency contacts Co workers Family or Friends Ringtone adds a field used to assign a message tone that will sound when messages are received from this contact Choose between Default Ringtones or Go to My files Vibration pattern allows you to set the specific type of vibration Addanotherfield tapthisbuttonto addanotherfield suchas Phon...

Page 78: ...e information or you can add additional fields to the contact s list of information 1 From the Home screen tap Contacts 2 Press and hold the Contact that you want to edit 3 Tap Edit 4 Tap any of the fields to add change or delete information 5 Tap Save to save the edited information Using Contacts Dialing or Messaging from Address Book You can store phone numbers and their corresponding names onto...

Page 79: ...phabetically tap a letter on the right side of the display to quickly jump to the contacts beginning with that letter 3 Tap the contact you wish to call or message 4 Tap the phone icon to make a phone call or tap the message icon to send a message For more information refer to Creating and Sending Messages on page 95 Tip From the Contact list sweep right over a listing to make a call Sweep left ov...

Page 80: ...ple has a regular email account that you maintain in Gmail but also has a Facebook account under her maiden and married name as well as a Yahoo chat account when you merge these accounts into your Contacts list you can join all of her entries and view the information in one record The next time you synchronize your phone with your accounts any updates that contacts make to email account names emai...

Page 81: ...ult number or entry 1 From the Home screen tap Contacts 2 Tap a Contact name 3 Press Mark as default The Mark as default screen displays radio buttons next to the contact names or phone numbers of all the linked contacts The radio button next to the default contact will be green 4 To change the default contact tap the radio button next to the entry that you want to be the default The radio button ...

Page 82: ...o add and manage your Samsung ChatON Dropbox Email Facebook Google LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and Server accounts Tap Add account and then follow the on screen instructions Speed dial setting allows you to set up speed dialing For more information refer to Making a Call Using Speed Dial on page 45 Send email allows you to send an email using your G...

Page 83: ...ntact allows you to separate contacts that have been joined Mark as default when you have multiple contacts linked together you can mark one of them as default only displays when contact is saved to the phone For more information refer to Marking a Contact as Default on page 71 Share namecardvia allows you to send the contact s information via Bluetooth ChatON Dropbox Email Gmail Messaging or Wi F...

Page 84: ...ap Group ringtone to choose an audio file for assignment to this new group Choose from Default Ringtones or Go to My files 4 Tap Vibration pattern to choose an audio file for assignment to this new group 5 Tap Add member to add contacts to the new group 6 Tap each contact you want to add to create a checkmark You can also tap Select all 7 Tap Done 8 Tap Save to save the new Group category Editing ...

Page 85: ... remove from your favourites list Contacts in your Favourites list will have a gold star 3 Tap Remove from favourites on the displayed list 4 The gold star will no longer appear next to the contact in the Address Book Managing Address Book Contacts You can copy delete and view the memory status for the Phone and SIM contacts on your phone Copying Contacts to the SIM Card Note When storing an Addre...

Page 86: ...r all individual entries you wish copied to your phone or tap Select all to place a checkmark alongside all entries 5 Tap Done to copy The selected numbers are copied Deleting Contacts 1 From the Home screen tap Contacts Delete The phone displays a list of your current contacts The location of each contact Phone SIM or other account is indicated by an icon at the right side of the listing 2 Tap ea...

Page 87: ...Your Address Book 77 2 Tap Service numbers 3 Scroll through the available numbers if available 4 Tap a number and the call is made Note This menu is available only when your SIM card supports Service Dialing Numbers ...

Page 88: ... All Playlists Albums Artists Music square or Folders to view the available music files 3 Scroll through the list of songs and tap an entry to begin playback 4 The following controls are available Pause the song Start the song after being paused Press and hold to rewind the song Tap to go to previous song Press and hold to fast forward the song Tap to go to next song Volume control Repeat one repe...

Page 89: ...fer to Music Player Settings on page 79 End allows you to end the Music Player app Music Player Settings The Music Player Settings menu allows you to set preferences for the Music Player such as whether you want the music to play in the background sound effects and how the music menu displays 1 From the Home screen tap Music Player 2 Press Settings 3 Select one of the following settings SoundAlive...

Page 90: ...me screen tap Music Player 2 Tap the Playlists tab 3 Tap the playlist name in which to add music 4 Tap Add music 5 Tap a music file or tap Select all to add all the music tracks to this playlist then tap Done Removing Music from a Playlist To remove music files from a playlist 1 From the Home screen tap Music Player 2 Tap the Playlists tab 3 Tap the playlist name in which to delete music 4 Press R...

Page 91: ...y 4 The following video controls are available Note The screen view icons are a three way toggle The icon that is displayed is the mode that will appear after the icon is tapped Pause the video Start the video after being paused Press and hold to rewind the video Tap to go to previous video Press and hold to fast forward the video Tap to go to next video Volume control PIP Picture In Picture view ...

Page 92: ...Tap Gallery Your pictures and videos are displayed in one of three possible modes depending on the last mode used Tap the mode selection icon at the top right corner of the screen to cycle through the three modes Grid view View albums folders arranged in a grid Tap the Tap an Album and thumbnails of the contents will be displayed Timeline view view files as a receding timeline with the most recent...

Page 93: ...Save Add photo note Add a note to the image Tap to edit the note Copy to clipboard Copy the image to the clipboard Rotate left Rotate counter clockwise Rotate right Rotate clockwise Crop Resize the orange frame to crop and save the image in it Edit Launch Photo editor or Paper Artist to edit the image Set as Set the image as a wallpaper or a contact image Buddy photo share Send the image to a pers...

Page 94: ...right of the NFC field to turn NFC ON 3 Tap the ON OFF slider located to the right of the S Beam field to turn S Beam ON 4 On the source device containing the desired image or video tap Gallery 5 Locate and tap the selected image to open it in the preview window Important Neither device must be in Lock mode or displaying the Lock screen They must both be active and unlocked It is recommended that ...

Page 95: ...To share multiple pictures via S Beam 1 On the source device containing the desired image or video tap Gallery 2 Locate the selected folder 3 Touch and hold the first image and place a checkmark on it and all desired images 4 Place the two active NFC enabled devices back to back to begin 5 From the Touch to beam screen tap the reduced image preview to begin the transfer 6 When prompted separate th...

Page 96: ...sary touch and drag the Camera mode button up to Camera Mode 3 Using the phone s main display screen as a viewfinder adjust the image by aiming the camera at the subject 4 Before you take a picture use the Up and Down Volume keys to zoom in or out You can magnify the picture up to x4 400 percent or Pinch the screen to zoom out or pinch outwards to zoom in 5 If desired before taking the photo you c...

Page 97: ...s Camera CamcorderMode allowsyoutotakea photo in various modes Once you change the mode the corresponding indicator appears at the top left of the display Slide the button up for Camera or down for Camcorder Self portrait allows you to activate the front facing camera so you can take pictures of yourself or video chat Flash allows you to set the flash options to Off On or Auto flash Shooting mode ...

Page 98: ...anorama and save the combined image Share shot uses Wi Fi Direct to share your pictures quickly with your friends HDR High Dynamic Range mode takes three photos with different exposures and combines them to improve the contrast and detail Buddy photo share Set the device to recognize the face of a person that you have tagged in a photo and send it to that person Face recognition may fail depending...

Page 99: ...nt Blue point Red yellow point Washed out Cartoonify Black and white Sepia and Negative Scenemode allowsyoutooptimizecamerasettingsfor certaintypesofscenes OptionsincludeNone Portrait Landscape Sports Party Indoor Beach Snow Sunset Dawn Autumn Colour Text and Candlelight Helpful tipsareshownforeachscenemodeatthebottomofthe display screen Exposurevalue allowsyoutoadjustthebrightnesslevel by moving ...

Page 100: ...uto share shot enables you to share pictures with other devices using NFC For more information refer to NFC on page 156 Anti Shake reducesimageblurdueto movementofthe camera GPS tag allows you to turn GPS On or Off also known as Geotagging The location of where the picture is taken is attached to the picture Before you can use the GPS tag Geotagging from the Home screen tap Settings Location servi...

Page 101: ... necessary touch and drag the Camera mode button down to Camcorder Mode 3 Using the phone s main display screen as a viewfinder adjust the image by aiming the camcorder at the subject 4 Before you take a video use the Up and Down Volume keys to zoom in or out You can magnify the video up to x4 400 percent or Pinch the screen to zoom out or pinch outwards to zoom in 5 Tap the Video key to begin sho...

Page 102: ...amcorder Live Shooting takes a photo during a video recording session in Camcorder mode You can view the photo in your image viewer or Gallery Self portrait allows you to activate the front facing camerasoyoucantakevideosofyourselforvideochat Flash allows you to set the flash options to Off or On WhenyousettheflashtoOn itstaysoncontinuallywhile you are taking a video Recording mode allows you to s...

Page 103: ... yellow point Washed out Cartoonify Black and white Sepia and Negative Exposurevalue allowsyoutoadjustthebrightnesslevel by moving the slider Timer allows you to set a timer for how long to wait beforetakingavideo Optionsinclude Off 2sec 5sec and 10 sec Resolution allows you to set the image size to either 1920x1080 1280x720 720x480 640x480 or320x240 Whitebalance allowsyou to setthisoption to one ...

Page 104: ...lipped allows youtotake andsaveamirror image photo or video when using self recording mode Video quality allows you to set the image quality to Superfine Fine or Normal Storage allows you to configure the default storage locationforimagesorvideosaseitherPhoneorMemory card if inserted Reset allows you to reset all camera or camcorder settings to the default values Image viewer allows you to access ...

Page 105: ... such as picture video and audio messages to and from other mobile phones or email addresses To use this feature you may need to subscribe to your service provider s multimedia message service Important When creating a message adding an image a sound file or a video clip to a text message changes the message from a text message to a multimedia message Messaging icons are displayed at the top of th...

Page 106: ...posing a message 1 From the main Home screen tap Messaging 2 Before composing a message press to reveal additional messaging options Search allowsyoutosearchthroughallofyourmessagesfor a certain word or string of words Enter a search string in the Messaging Search window and tap Delete threads allows you to delete any message thread Select the messages to delete and a green checkmark will appear n...

Page 107: ...scard allows you to delete the message without saving Adding attachments to a message To add an attachment to your message tap and select one of the following options Images allows you to tap an existing image from your Pictures list to add it to your message Take picture allows you to temporarily exit the message take a photo with phone s camera and then add it to your message by tapping Save Vid...

Page 108: ...allows you to add pre defined text such as I m late but I ll be there in minutes The information is added to your message Viewing New Received Messages 1 When you receive a new message the new message icon will appear at the top of your screen 2 Open the Notification Bar and select the message For more information refer to Notification Bar on page 39 or From the main Home screen tap Messaging then...

Page 109: ... messages folder Unregister as spam number allows you to unregister a number from the spam number list This option only appears if the number was previously registered as spam Deleting Messages Deleting a single message 1 From the main Home screen tap Messaging 2 Tap a message thread touch and hold a message then tap Delete message 3 At the Delete prompt tap OK to delete or Cancel to cancel Deleti...

Page 110: ...styles for your messages Split view enable split viewwhenthe phoneisturnedsideways tolandscapemode Use the volume key allows you to change the text size by using the up or down volume keys General settings Deleteoldmessages deletes old messages when the limit is reached rather than having them overwritten Textmessagelimit allowsyoutosetalimitonhowmanytext messages can be in one conversation Multim...

Page 111: ...omain Free you mayaddanycontent tothemessage MMS alert displays an alert when the message creation mode changes to MMS Push message settings Push messages allows you to receive push messages from the network Service loading Select Always Prompt orNever Cell Broadcast CB settings CB activation allows you to receive Cell Broadcast CB messages Channel configuration allows you to set up the channel th...

Page 112: ... receive an important email Creating an Email Account 1 From the Home screen tap Email The Set up email screen is displayed 2 Enter you email address in the Email address field 3 Enter your password in the Password field 4 If you want to see your password as it is being typed tap Show password to create a checkmark 5 Tap Next 6 At the Account options screen tap the Peak schedule drop down list box...

Page 113: ...ount settings Creating Additional Email Accounts To create additional email accounts after setting up your first account follow these steps 1 From the Home screen tap Email Your Email screen displays showing your emails from the active account 2 Press Settings 3 Tap to add another email account 4 Enter the information required to set up another account For more information refer to Creating an Ema...

Page 114: ...nter the recipients Email address in the To field Separate multiple recipient email addresses with a comma 3 Tap and select Add Cc Bcc to add a carbon or blind copy 4 Enter the subject of this message in the Subject field 5 Tap the Compose email field and begin composing your message 6 Tap to send Viewing a Gmail Message 1 From the Gmail Inbox tap a message to view it 2 The following options are a...

Page 115: ...ges 3 Tap at the bottom of the screen to search through your Gmail messages Google Talk Google Talk is a free Windows and web based application for instant messaging offered by Google Conversation logs are automatically saved to a Chats area in your Gmail account This allows you to search a chat log and store them in your Gmail accounts 1 Log on to your Google account if you have not already done ...

Page 116: ...account 2 From the Home screen tap Messenger or From the Google application select Messenger 3 Tap Learn more for more detailed information 4 Select the account you want to use to sign in to Google or Tap Add account to create another account 5 At the Messenger screen tap to start a new message 6 In the upper text field enter a name email address or circle 7 In the bottom message field enter a mes...

Page 117: ...vice Note If you opt to receive the verification code via SMS this information is sent directly to your device Once received the Verification field is automatically filled in 6 Enter your real name and tap OK Adding Your First Chat On Buddy 1 From the Home screen tap ChatON 2 Tap Buddies and choose a search method Suggestions to viewsuggestionsfromChatON Tell friends sendadownloadlink tofriends so...

Page 118: ... is active tap the Enter message field and then type your reply message 2 Compose your reply Your texts are colored Blue and your buddy s messages are white 3 Tap to deliver your reply Deleting a single message bubble 1 From the Home screen tap ChatON 2 Launch a chat session to reveal the message string 3 Touch and hold a message bubble then select Delete Text Message Thread My Bubble Buddy s Bubb...

Page 119: ...able Wi Fi networks For more information refer to Connect to a Wi Fi Network on page 153 WPS You can connect to a Wi Fi network using WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS push button Connect to a secured Wi Fi network using a WPS button WPS PIN entry Connect to a secured Wi Fi network using a WPS PIN For more information refer to Connect to a Wi Fi network using a Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS on page 153 Ad...

Page 120: ... for other available Bluetooth devices with which to pair Activating Bluetooth 1 From the Home screen tap Settings 2 Tap the ON OFF slider located to the right of the Bluetooth field to turn Bluetooth ON The Bluetooth icon is displayed Additional Bluetooth Settings When Bluetooth is on additional settings are available 1 From the Home screen tap Settings Bluetooth 2 Tap Scan to scan for nearby dis...

Page 121: ...red by your device Your service provider may account for data usage differently 6 Press to display additional options Tap to activate Data roaming enables Data roaming on your device Restrict background data restricts some apps and services from working unless you are connected to a Wi Fi network Auto sync data allows your accounts to automatically sync Show Wi Fi usage displays a Wi Fi tab that s...

Page 122: ...ou use applications such as Google Maps and find your location or search for places of interest you must enable the Mobile networks options Mobile data To enable data access over the mobile network this option must be selected It is set on by default 1 From the Home screen tap Settings More settings Mobile networks 2 Tap Mobile data to create a checkmark and activate the feature Data Roaming Data ...

Page 123: ...n tap Settings More settings Mobile networks 2 Tap Network operators The current network connection displays at the top of the list Important You must deactivate data service prior to searching for an available network 3 Tap Search networks to manually search for a network 4 Tap Select automatically to automatically select a network connection Note Connecting to 2G networks slows the data transfer...

Page 124: ...Configure at the bottom of the screen 4 Enter or edit the Network SSID Hide my device Security setting and Password 5 Tap Show password and Show advanced options to see them displayed 6 Tap Save 7 Press for the following options Timeout settings allows you to set the time your device will be available as a portable Wi Fi hotspot Help provides additional information Connecting to Portable Wi Fi hot...

Page 125: ... configure one Adding a VPN Before you add a VPN you must determine which VPN protocol to use PPTP Point to Point Tunneling Protocol L2TP Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol L2TP IPSec PSK Pre shared key based L2TP IPSec or L2TP IPSec CRT Certificate based L2TP IPSec 1 Before using VPN you must first set up a screen unlock PIN or password For more information refer to Screen Lock on page 124 2 From the Hom...

Page 126: ... from your Music Player and more 1 From the Home screen tap Settings More settings S Beam 2 Tap the OFF ON icon to turn S Beam on 3 Touch the back of your device with another NFC capable device and the content is transferred Nearby devices This option allows you to share your media files with nearby devices connected to the same Wi Fi network using DLNA 1 From the Home screen tap Settings More set...

Page 127: ... to connect with the TV Note This feature allows a connection between your phone and the optional AllShare Cast Hub via a shared Wi Fi connection The AllShare Cast Hub then allows the communicating TV to mirror what is being shown on the phone s display Kies via Wi Fi Kies via Wi Fi allows you to sync your PC wirelessly with your device provided they are both on the same Wi Fi network You can view...

Page 128: ...ropbox and select one of the following options Basic mode provides conventional layout for the apps and widgets on your home screens Easy mode provides easier user experience for first time smartphone users on the home screens 3 Tap Apply Blocking mode This mode allows you to block incoming calls notifications alarms and indicator lights during a specific time period 1 Tap the ON OFF slider locate...

Page 129: ...llows you to select how intense the vibration is for different options 1 From the Home screen tap Settings Sound Vibration intensity 2 Touch and drag the slider to adjust the Vibration intensity for Incoming call Notification and Haptic feedback 3 Tap OK Device ringtone This option allows you to set the ringtone 1 From the Home screen tap Settings Sound 2 Tap Device ringtone 3 Tap a ringtone and t...

Page 130: ...ttings for the display From the Home screen tap Settings Display The following options display Wallpaper allows you to set the Wallpaper for your Home screen Lock screen or both For more information refer to Changing the Wallpaper onpage 35 LED indicator letsyouturnLEDindication onor off for Charging Lowbattery NotificationsandVoicerecording Multiwindow allowstwo windowson thescreenat the same tim...

Page 131: ...tomaticallyturnsoff whenthekeysareinactive Display battery percentage allows you to see the battery charge percentage next to the battery charge icon at the top of the display Auto adjust screen tone allows you to save power because the phone analyzes the displayed screen image and adjusts the LCD brightness Storage From this menu you can view the memory allocation for the memory card and USB as w...

Page 132: ...ower Turnoffhapticfeedback allowsyoutoturnoffvibrationwhen you tap or touch the screen Tap Learn about power saving to learn about various ways to conserve battery power Battery See how much battery power is used for device activities 1 From a Home screen tap Settings Battery The battery level displays in percentage The amount of time the battery has been used since the last charge also displays B...

Page 133: ...tap Settings Application manager 2 Tap the DOWNLOADED tab to view a list of all the downloaded applications on your device 3 To switch the order of the lists displayed in the Downloaded tabs press Sort by size or Sort by name 4 To reset the preferences for all apps press Reset app preferences Reset apps 5 Tap an application to view and update information about the application including memory usag...

Page 134: ...location Use GPS satellites allows applications to use GPS to pinpoint your location Location and Google search allows Google to use your location data for improved search results and other services Lock Screen Settings Choose settings for unlocking your screen For more information about using the lock and unlock features see Locking and Unlocking the Touch Screen on page 6 Screen Lock 1 From the ...

Page 135: ...me screen tap Settings Lock screen Lock screen options 2 The following options are available Shortcuts sets shortcuts to appear at the bottom of the Lock screen Information ticker sets the news stock or Facebook information ticker to appear across the bottom of the Lock screen Clock allows you to display the digital clock while the Lock screen is active Enabled by default Dual clock displays a set...

Page 136: ...e wake up and other commands Tap Wake up S Voice or Wake up function1 4andfollowtheon screenpromptstocreateanew verbal command Note These options vary depending on the selected Lock settings Popup Note on lock screen When enabled this option lets you open the S Note application from the lock screen 1 From the Home screen tap Settings Lock screen 2 Tap Popup Note on lock screen to create a checkmar...

Page 137: ...r or more Find my mobile Using the Find my mobile feature you can find your missing phone Remote controls Remote controls uses the SamsungDive service to track and control your device remotely See www samsungdive com for more information To enable remote controls 1 From the Home screen tap Settings Security Remote controls SIM Change Alert Sends an SMS message when the SIM card is changed 1 From t...

Page 138: ...ters display briefly as you touch them while entering passwords 1 From the Home screen tap Settings Security 2 Tap Make passwords visible to create a checkmark and enable or disable the display of password characters Device Administration Device administrators The Device Administration feature allows you to select one or more administration applications that control your device for security purpos...

Page 139: ...reen tap Settings Security 2 Tap Trusted credentials The trusted credentials screen has two tabs System Displays CA certificates that are permanently installed in the ROM of your device User Displays any CA certificates that you installed for example in the process of installing a client certificate 3 Tap a CA certificate to examine its details A scrolling screen displays the details 4 Scroll to t...

Page 140: ...are available Keypad and in call buttons allows you to adjust the position of the dialing keypad and in call buttons to the left or the right to make it easier to use with one hand Samsung keyboard allows you to adjust the position of the Samsung keyboard to the left or the right to make it easier to use with one hand Calculator allows you to adjust the position of the calculator keypad to the lef...

Page 141: ... From the Home screen tap Settings Language and input 2 Tap the icon next to Google voice typing 3 The following options are available Choose input languages tap on a language that you want to input Select Automatic to use the local language or select a language from the list Block offensive words tap to create a checkmark and enable the blocking of recognized offensive words from the results of y...

Page 142: ...an automaticpreviewof the currentcharacterselectionwithinthetextstring Thisishelpful whenmultiple charactersare availablewithinonekey Key tapvibrationenablesvibrationfeedbackwhen youtap anon screen key Key tapsound enablesauditoryfeedbackwhenyou tapan on screenkey Tutorial launches a brief on screen tutorial covering the main concepts related to the Samsung keyboard Reset settings resets the keybo...

Page 143: ... offline 3 Tap Text to speech output and select Google Text to speech Engine or Samsung TTS 4 Tap next to the Google Text to speech Engine to configure the following settings Language allows you to set the language for spoken text Settings for Google Text to speech Engine allows you to view Open Source Licenses Install voice data allows you to install voice data for speech synthesis or Tap next to...

Page 144: ...at you want to synchronize online Sync Calendar Sync Contacts Sync Internet and Sync S Note 4 To to immediately synchronize the selected applications tap Sync now 5 To delete the account and all of its messages contacts and other data tap Remove account 6 Tap Device backup and set the backup options Autobackup enableautomaticonlinebackupofphonedata when connected to a Wi Fi network when the screen...

Page 145: ...enabled the Back up my data option then the Backup account option is available 1 From the Home screen tap Settings Backup and reset 2 Tap Backup account and tap your Google Gmail account or tap Add account to create a new Google Gmail account Automatic Restore By setting this option all of your backed up settings and data will be restored when you reinstall an application 1 From the Home screen ta...

Page 146: ...ear next to the account type once you have created an account Your email account will also be displayed in the Accounts section of the main Settings menu Removing an Account Important Removing an account also deletes all of its messages contacts and other data from the device 1 From a Home screen tap Settings 2 In the Accounts section tap the type of account you want to remove 3 Tap the account na...

Page 147: ...t alert Pick up the device to be alerted and notified of you have missed any calls or messages Double tap to top Double tap the top of the device to be taken to the top of the current on screen list Tilt tozoom In a single motion touch and hold two points on thedisplaythentiltthetiltthedevicebackandforthtozoomin or out you must be on a screen where content can be zoomed Pan to move icon Touch and ...

Page 148: ... to mute pause S Pen This menu allows you to customize settings for the S Pen 1 From the Home screen tap Settings S Pen 2 The following options are available Dominanthand Allows you to set your phone to Left handed or Right handed Penattach detachsound Allows you to select a sound to be played whenever the pen is attached or detached Open Popup Note Automatically opens Popup Note whenever the pen ...

Page 149: ...work to set the time zone Important Deactivate Automatic date and time to manually set the date and time options listed below 4 Tap Set date and tap the up and down arrows to set the Month Day and Year then tap Set 5 Tap Set time and tap the up and down arrows to set the Hour Minute and PM AM then tap Set 6 Tap Select time zone then tap a time zone 7 Optional Tap Use 24 hour format If this is not ...

Page 150: ...d on the device within menus options etc Choose from Tiny Small Normal Large or Huge 9 Tap the Negative colours field to reverse the display of on screen colours from White text on a Black background to Black text on a White background 10 Tap Text to speech output to configure the text to speech settings Speech rate Set the speed at which the text is spoken Listentoanexample Play a sample of speec...

Page 151: ... again 4 Tap Set backup password to save the password change Stay awake With the Stay away option enabled your screen will never sleep while you are charging the phone 1 From the Home screen tap Settings Developer options 2 Tap Stay awake to create a checkmark and activate the option Protect SD card This option requires apps to ask your permission before accessing data on your SD card 1 From the H...

Page 152: ...ment purposes 1 From the Home screen tap Settings Developer options 2 Tap Wait for debugger to enable or disable the setting When enabled a check mark appears in the check box Input Showtouches Display visual feedback for touch interactions on the screen Show pointer location Highlights the data that was touched on the screen Drawing Show layout boundaries Displayclipbounds margins etc Show GPUvie...

Page 153: ...Apps 1 From the Home screen tap Settings Developer options 2 Tap Do not keep activities to destroy every activity as soon as the application is closed 3 Tap Limit background processes to set the number of processes that can run in the background Options are Standard limit No background processes and 1 to 4 processes at most 4 Tap Show all ANRs to display a prompt when applications running in the b...

Page 154: ...n displays the android version loaded on this handset Baseband version displays the baseband version loaded on this handset Kernel version displays the kernel version loaded on this handset Build number displays the software build number Note Baseband kernel and build numbers are usually used for updates to the handset or support For additional information please contact your service representativ...

Page 155: ...gs 145 5 When updating software once the update file is downloaded you can postpone the update for a certain period of time on the start screen If you want to resume the update before the selected time tap Continue update ...

Page 156: ...us page press 5 To move forward to a web page press Zooming in and out of the Browser There are several ways to Zoom in and out on your browser After tapping on a link or article use one of these methods Tilting Tap and hold the screen at two points then tilt the device back and forth to reduce or enlarge the screen You must first enable motion in the Settings section For more information refer to...

Page 157: ... URL You can access a website quickly by entering the URL Websites are optimized for viewing on your phone To enter a URL and go to a particular website follow these steps 1 Tap the URL field at the top of your screen 2 Enter the URL using the on screen keypad The website displays Adding and Deleting Windows You can have up to eight Internet windows open at one time To add a new window follow thes...

Page 158: ...nd easily access it at a future time The URLs website addresses of the bookmarked sites are displayed in the Bookmarks page From the Bookmarks page you can also view your Most visited websites and view your History 1 From the Home webpage tap Bookmarks The Bookmarks page is displayed 2 Press to display the following options List Thumbnailview SelectThumbnailview default toview a thumbnail of the w...

Page 159: ... any webpage tap 2 If necessary use the on screen keypad to edit the Name Address and Location 3 Tap Save 4 Saved to bookmarks will appear at the bottom of the page Editing Bookmarks 1 From the Bookmarks page tap and hold the bookmark you want to edit 2 Tap Edit bookmark 3 Use the on screen keypad to edit the Name Address and Location 4 Tap Save Deleting Bookmarks 1 From the Bookmarks page tap and...

Page 160: ...es list provides you with a list of the websites that you have saved 1 From any webpage tap Saved pages tab A list of your saved webpages is displayed with Name and URL address The webpages that have been visited the most will appear at the top 2 Tap any entry to display the webpage Browser Settings To make adjustments in your browser settings follow these steps 1 Tap Internet Settings 2 The follo...

Page 161: ...or passwords Tap OK to complete the process Enable notifications Allows website notifications Select Always on On demand or Off Clear notifications Deletes website notification access information Accessibility Force zoom allows you to override the website s request to control zoom Text size allows you to preview the text size scale the text size using a slider bar set the zoom amount on double tap...

Page 162: ... encoding Reset to default Clears all browser data and resets all settings to default Bandwidth management Preload search results Allows the browser to preload high confidencesearchresultsinthebackgroundtohelpspeedup searches Page preloading Allowbrowser topreloadlinked web pagesin the background Loadimages Allows web page images to be loaded along with the other text components of a loaded websit...

Page 163: ...lect an open network you will be automatically connected to the network 3 If the network is secured enter the password Manually add a network connection 1 Tap Add Wi Fi network 2 Enter the Network SSID This is the name of your Wireless Access Point 3 Tap the Security field and select a security option This must match the current security setting on your target WAP 4 If secured you will also need t...

Page 164: ... All available Wi Fi networks are displayed Wi Fi Status Indicators The following icons show your Wi Fi connection status at a glance Displays when Wi Fi is connected active and communicating with a Wireless Access Point WAP Displays when Wi Fi is active but there is a communication issue with the target Wireless Access Point WAP Displays when connected to another device using Wi Fi Direct For mor...

Page 165: ...may be different 5 On your phone tap Scan The device scans for other Wi Fi Direct devices 6 Once the device you want to connect to is displayed tap on it 7 The other device has 2 minutes to tap Accept for the connection to be made 8 Once connected the other device will show as Connected in your list of Wi Fi Direct devices and the icon will display at the top of your screen 9 To change your Device...

Page 166: ... can beam images and videos from your Gallery music files from your Music Player and more For more information refer to S Beam on page 116 Bluetooth About Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short range communications technology that allows you to connect wirelessly to various Bluetooth devices such as headsets and hands free car kits and Bluetooth enabled handhelds computers printers and wireless devices Th...

Page 167: ...e s Bluetooth address To access the Bluetooth Settings menu 1 From the Home screen tap Settings 2 Verify your Bluetooth is ON 3 Tap Bluetooth To change your Bluetooth name 1 From the Bluetooth settings page press Rename device 2 Enter a new name 3 Tap OK to complete the rename process To change your device visibility setting 1 From the Bluetooth settings page press Visible time out 2 Select a time...

Page 168: ...ce the other device is listed as Paired within the Paired devices area Note Due to different specifications and features of other Bluetooth compatible devices display and operations may be different and functions such as transfer or exchange may not be possible with all Bluetooth compatible devices Note Pairing between two Bluetooth devices is a one time process Once a pairing has been created the...

Page 169: ...8 A Bluetooth share notification will appear in your notifications list PC Connections You can connect your device to a PC in various USB connection modes using your PC data cable Storage allows you to use the onboard storage capacity of the phone to store and upload files This option allows your computer to detect the phone as a removable storage drive Kies air this application allows you to sync...

Page 170: ...rom the internal memory 1 Connect the multifunction jack on your device to a PC using a PC data cable 2 Your phone is automatically connected to the PC as a media device allowing you to transfer media files that support MTP Media Transfer Protocol To transfer photos using camera software or files that do not support MTP pull down the Notification Bar from the top of the screen tap Connected as a m...

Page 171: ...ing and Removing Primary Shortcuts on page 33 AllShare Play This application wirelessly synchronizes your Samsung device with your TV streams content and even keeps tabs on who calls or sends text messages with real time on screen monitoring Samsung s AllShare makes staying connected easy AllShare Play allows users to share their in device media content with other external devices using DLNA certi...

Page 172: ...on screen prompts The application contains two separate streaming media options Registered storage allows you to receive and playback media stored externally server laptop etc directly on your device by allowing you to add a Web storage service for streaming content Registereddevices allows you to stream share selected multimedia content from your device to DLNA compliant device connected to the s...

Page 173: ...re Play Registered Devices defaults to your phone This indicates thesourceofthestreamingimagesandvideos Usethemain screen to add more external devices Setting upweb services allows you to set up external Web services by signing in to external sites such as Facebook Twitter YouTube etc Auto Upload photos from mobile allows you to setup automaticuploadofimagesfromyourdevicetothosestorage locations s...

Page 174: ...pleted the Web storage icon or name appears in the Web storage area of the main screen Sharing Media via AllShare Play to a Target Device Important Make sure all communicating devices are connected to the same Wi Fi 1 Launch AllShare on the target device such as an Internet TV Samsung Tablet etc 2 From the Home screen tap AllShare Play 3 Tap your device name from the Devices list 4 Tap an availabl...

Page 175: ...s sure only desired recipients can view your shared image 5 Re enter you PIN and tap Done The device then waits for other connected recipients to accept the connection and enter the PIN on their screens or Tap Start Group Cast anyway to continue the process while your users connect You can now interact and draw with the on screen image users will instantaneously see the same gestures and also be a...

Page 176: ...Camcorder to take videos For more information refer to Camera on page 86 ChatON With the ChatON application you can interact with friends and family with text images hand written notes and video shared instantly You can chat in groups while a Web client will allow the easy sharing of content and conversations between your phone and PC For more information refer to ChatON on page 106 Chrome The Goo...

Page 177: ...onalarm thealarmwillonlybeactivatedwhenyouare at aspecificlocation Snooze use this option to set an Interval 3 5 10 15 or 30 Minutes and Repeat 1 2 3 5 or 10 times Tap the ON OFF slider to activate Smartalarm phoneplaysanaturalsoundanddisplaysthe alarm screen for preset time before the set alarm goes off Set theIntervaland theTone then tap Save toactivate Tap the ON OFF slider to activate Name all...

Page 178: ...ck for that city will display 5 To set Daylight Savings time press and hold a city then tap DST settings 6 Select Automatic Off or 1 hour 7 If Daylight Savings Time is selected a sun symbol appears on the World Clock listing Deleting a World Clock Entry 1 From the Home screen tap Clock World clock Delete 2 Tap the city clocks you wish to delete 3 Tap Done Stopwatch You can use this option to measu...

Page 179: ...layed while in full screen mode Hide status bar when this is checked the status bar is hidden from view Wallpaper tap to select Desk clock wallpaper from Default Gallery or Same as home screen Calendar when this is checked the day and date are displayed Tap to uncheck AccuWeather when this is checked the location temperature and weather condition are displayed Tap to uncheck Brightness sets your D...

Page 180: ...ive text message alerts when you receive an important email For more information refer to Using Email on page 102 Flipboard Flipboard collects the content of social media and other websites and presents it in magazine format that lets you flip through the content 1 From the Home screen tap Flipboard 2 Tap Get started select some on screen categories and tap Done to create a new profile or Tap Sign...

Page 181: ...to get updates from your Circles use Messenger for fast messaging with everyone in your Circles or use Instant Upload to automatically upload videos and photos to your own private album on Google For more information refer to Google on page 105 Group Cast Group Cast is an extension of the AllShare Play application that allows many people to view content at the same time and interact with the conte...

Page 182: ...nd select the tips you want to view Internet Open the web browser to start surfing the web The browser is fully optimized and comes with advanced functionality to enhance the Internet browsing feature on your phone For more information refer to Internet on page 146 Local Local is an application that uses Google Maps and your location to help you find Restaurants Cafes Bars Attractions and other bu...

Page 183: ... Tap the Use GPS satellites field A green checkmark will display next to the field Note Selecting Use GPS satellites allows you to locate places of interest at the street level However this also requires a clear view of the sky and uses more battery power To receive better GPS signals avoid using your device in the following conditions inside a building or between buildings in a tunnel or undergro...

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Page 185: ...s folder stores files sent via a Bluetooth device DCIM thisisthedefault location for picturesandvideostaken by the device Tap DCIM Photo to view picture files or DCIM Videotoview video files For more information refer to Viewing Pictures on page 82 Also see Viewing Videos on page 83 Download this folder contains downloads you have made Movies this folder contains your Video and Movie files Music t...

Page 186: ...ue or Don t accept to exit 3 Select one of the following options Speak destination allows you to speak your destination Type destination allows you to use the keypad to enter your destination Gohome takesyoutoyour home address The first time you are prompted to enter it Map takes you to the map location of your present location using GPS Recent Destinations allows you to access information on prev...

Page 187: ...le Help web page Obtaining Driving Directions Your phone s built in GPS hardware allows you to get real time driving directions to selected locations or establishments based on your current location Using a Physical Address 1 From the Home screen tap Navigation 2 Tap either Speak Destination or Type Destination 3 If typing in the address enter the address City and State using the keypad As you typ...

Page 188: ...movie for offline viewing at a later time For more information refer to Play Movies on page 82 Play Store Play Store provides access to downloadable applications and games to install on your phone Play Store also allows you to provide feedback and comments about an application or flag an application that might be incompatible with your phone Before using the Play Store you must have a Google Accou...

Page 189: ...center of the screen Browser opens document storage locations on this device Clouds add a cloud service account and access cloud storage services Form type viewlocaldocumentsbytype Favorites view a list of files marked as favorite documents YoucanaddafiletoyourFavoritesbytappingthestarbeside the file name For more information on using Polaris Office press and select Help S Note With S Note you can...

Page 190: ...ools 4 Enter text with the keyboard change the text settings double tap 5 Erase your text or sketch change the eraser thickness or clear your input double tap 6 Undo your last action 7 Redo your last action 8 Add a multimedia file such as text or a photo 9 Add a sound clip by recording voices 10 Add a page 11 To zoom in place two fingers on the screen and spread them apart To zoom out move your fi...

Page 191: ... Change the line thickness 3 Change the pen colour 4 Save the current settings as a pen profile 5 Delete preset pen profile 6 Open preset pen profile Change the text attributes To change the text attributes double tap 1 Select the Font Paragraph Style or List attributes 2 View or change the current attributes 3 Change the text colour 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 2 3 ...

Page 192: ... Handwriting to text Convert a handwritten note Tutorial for handwritten formulas and figures Write a formula on a single line If you write a long formula or a formula on more than one line the device will convert the formula incorrectly Unclosed parenthesis or missing figure in the square root will temporarily result in incorrect formula conversion The formula will be complete when you finish wri...

Page 193: ...xport the note press and select Export Your note will be exported as an image file or a PDF file to My Files storage sdcard0 S Note Export To save the note as an event press and select Create event This feature may be unavailable depending on the selected template To add a shortcut of the note to the home screen press and select Set as shortcut To print a note using a Wi Fi or USB connection press...

Page 194: ... 2 Press and select Create folder 3 Enter a name and select OK 4 Select the new folder To create a note Tap and tap a template To create sub folders Press and select Create folder Copy or move notes 1 From the Home screen tap S Note 2 Select a folder if necessary 3 Press and select Copy or Move 4 Select notes Copy or Move 5 Move to a new location 6 Select Copy here or Move here S Note Lite From an...

Page 195: ...and set alarms to act as reminders To access the Calendar 1 From the Home screen tap S Planner 2 Tap Show More to display these tabs Year displays the Year view Month displays the Month view Week displays the Week view Day displays the Day view List displays the List view Task allows you to search for tasks 3 Tap Create event to create a new event 4 Tap Today to display the current date indicated ...

Page 196: ...ed on your current user selected time zone Select a time zone from within the Select time zone field 7 Tap Show week number to display the week numbers along the side of the week entries 8 Tap Calendars and select the type of general synchronization settings you want A check mark indicates selection 9 Handwriting settings Tap First day of week and select either Locale default Saturday Sunday or Mo...

Page 197: ...ion from one of the available categories Picks Categories Games Friends and Info 5 Follow the on screen download and installation instructions S Voice With the S Voice application you can use your voice to perform operations that you would normally have to do by hand such as dialing a phone number sending a text message playing music etc 1 From the Home screen tap S Voice 2 Read the Samsung Discla...

Page 198: ... you subject to the Samsung Apps Terms and Conditions http www samsungapps com common term as and Samsung Account Terms and Conditions http www samsungapps com common terms4account as Please read through these and ensure you understand the basis on which these applications are provided to you Samsung may collect personal information from you in order to deliver the applications to your device This...

Page 199: ... availability 1 From the Home screen tap Video Hub 2 Follow the online instructions to rent or buy media Video Player The Video Player application plays video files stored on your memory card For more information refer to Video Player on page 81 Voice Recorder The Voice Recorder allows you to record an audio file up to one minute long and then immediately share it using AllShare Play Messaging Gma...

Page 200: ...vailablewhen GPStagis enabled while connectedtoanetwork Default name allowsyou to choosethenameprefixforyour recordings Forexample if yourDefault nameisVoice your recordingswouldbenamed Voice001 Voice 002 etc Note You can also access the Voice Recorder settings by tapping Voice Search Google Voice Search is a voice activated application that allows you to speak search terms that the phone uses to ...

Page 201: ...roll down to browse through the main page thumbnails or scroll to the bottom to explore additional options 3 To view a video tap an available preview thumbnail or tap the title link 4 If you prefer high quality video as the video starts to play tap HQ To share videos 1 From the Home screen tap YouTube 2 Select a video 3 Select and then select an option To upload a video 1 From the Home screen tap ...

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Page 203: ... mode Maintaining Your Phone s Peak Performance There are several simple guidelines for operating your phone properly and maintaining safe satisfactory service Speak directly into the mouthpiece Avoid exposing your phone and accessories to rain or liquid spills If your phone does get wet immediately turn the power off and remove the battery If it s inoperable return it to a dealer store or call Cu...

Page 204: ...r when necessary Note Always turn off the phone in health care facilities and request permission before using the phone near medical equipment Turning Off Your Phone Before Flying Turn off your phone before boarding any aircraft To prevent possible interference with aircraft systems Transport Canada regulations require you to have permission from a crew member to use your phone while the plane is ...

Page 205: ...e your phone bill Warning Regarding Display The display on your handset is made of glass or acrylic and could break if your handset is dropped or if it receives significant impact Do not use if screen is broken or cracked as this could cause injury to you Caring for the Battery Protecting Your Battery The guidelines listed below help you get the most out of your battery s performance Use only Sams...

Page 206: ...y changes or modifications to your phone not expressly approved in this document could void your warranty for this equipment and void your authority to operate this equipment Only use approved batteries antennas and chargers The use of any unauthorized accessories may be dangerous and void the phone warranty if said accessories cause damage or a defect to the phone Although your phone is quite stu...

Page 207: ...asuring and calculation process It does not represent how much RF the phone emits All phone models are tested at their highest value in strict laboratory settings But when in operation the SAR of a phone can be substantially less than the level reported to Industry Canada This is because of a variety of factors including its proximity to a base station antenna phone design and other factors What i...

Page 208: ...tory number and serial number are located on a nameplate inside the battery compartment Record the serial number in the space provided below This will be helpful if you need to contact us about your phone in the future Model SGH I317M Serial No ...

Page 209: ...tacts List 68 Address Book Options 72 Adobe PDF 179 Airplane mode 119 Alarm 167 AllShare Definitions 161 AllShare Cast 117 AllShare Play 161 Configuring Settings 163 Group Cast 165 Sharing Media 164 Web Storage Setup 163 AllShareCast Hub 162 Applications Using the Camcorder 91 Using the Camera 86 World Clock 168 Applications Manager 122 Applications settings allow mock locations 142 managing 123 r...

Page 210: ...Address Book 54 Using the Speakerphone 53 Viewing All Calls 47 Viewing Missed Calls 47 Camcorder 91 Camcorder Options 92 Shooting Video 91 Taking Pictures During Video 92 Camcorder Options Camcorder Options after a Video is Taken 94 Camera 86 Camera Options 87 Lock Screen Shortcut 126 Taking Pictures 86 Changing Your Settings 109 Charging battery 4 ChatON 106 Adding a Buddy 107 Register 107 Using ...

Page 211: ...e Image 29 137 Overview 28 Screen Capture 29 138 Shake to Update 29 137 Tilt to Zoom 29 137 Getting Started 1 Setting Up Your Phone 1 Voice mail 8 Gmail 104 Google Maps 173 Google Voice Typing 64 Google voice typing settings 131 Group Adding a contact 73 Editing 74 Removing a contact 74 Group Cast 165 171 Group Settings Editing a Caller Group 74 H Health and Safety 193 Children 195 Dangerous Areas...

Page 212: ...Maps 173 Memory Card 41 Memory Card Installation 3 Menu key 27 Menu Navigation 27 Message Reply 108 Message Options 96 Message Search 100 Messaging Creating and Sending Text Messages 95 Deleting a message 99 Gmail 104 Options 96 Settings 100 Signing into Email 102 Signing into Gmail 104 Types of Messages 95 Messenger 106 174 microSD card 3 41 Installing 3 Removing 4 microSDHC card 3 41 Mobile Web ...

Page 213: ...tings 138 Phone Front View 10 icons 17 Rear View 12 Side View 11 Switching On Off 6 Phone information 143 Pictures 82 Gallery 82 Places 178 Play Books 178 Play Movies 82 Play Store 178 Polaris Office 25 Portable Wi Fi hotspot 114 Powering Off 6 On 6 Privacy settings factory data reset 135 Q QWERTY keypad 61 R Reject list 49 Reset factory data 135 Ripple 126 Ripple Effect Lock Screen 126 S S Note L...

Page 214: ...Methods 61 numeric mode 63 symbol mode 63 Timer 168 Automatic Answering 56 Touch Screen 6 Lock Unlock 6 Travel Charger 4 Using 5 U Understanding Your Phone 9 Features of Your Phone 9 Front View 10 Rear View 12 Side Views 11 Unmount SD card 121 Unmute 51 USB settings mass storage device 160 USB Tethering 114 V Video Hub 189 Video Player 81 Voice Mail Accessing 8 From Another Phone 8 Setup 8 Voice R...

Page 215: ...205 WPS 110 153 Y YouTube 191 ...

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