Samsung SGH-L288 User Manual Download

Page: 1 / 58

* Depending on the software installed or your service provider or country, some of 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-XXXXXA

English. 12/2007. Rev. 1.0

Summary of Contents for SGH-L288

Page 1: ...of 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 XXXXXA English 12 2007 Rev 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...SGH L288 User s Guide Draft 2007 12 05 ...

Page 3: ...r 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 Failure to comply with the following precautions may be dangerous or illegal Copyright information Bluetooth is a re...

Page 4: ...ding 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 Use of authorised software Use only Samsung authorised software The use of any unauthorised software could damage your phone Qualified service Onl...

Page 5: ... scroll to the specified option and then select it Indicates a key on the phone For example Indicates a soft key whose function is displayed on the phone screen For example Select 3G Your phone is capable of operating in a 3G environment allowing much greater data transfer speed video streaming and video conferencing Special features of your phone Camera and camcorder Use the camera module on your...

Page 6: ...our phone Bluetooth Transfer media files and personal data and connect to other devices using wireless Bluetooth technology File viewer Open documents in various formats on the phone without corruption Web browser Access the wireless web to get up to the minute information and a wide variety of media content Dictionary Look up words using your phone Voice recorder Record memos or sounds ...

Page 7: ...er text 12 Customise your phone 14 Step outside the phone 16 Begin with call functions camera media player web browser and other special features Make or answer calls 16 Use the camera 18 Play music 19 Listen to the FM radio 20 Browse the web 21 Use Phonebook 21 Send messages 22 View messages 24 Use Bluetooth 25 Switch applications 26 Menu functions 27 All menu options listed Health and safety inf...

Page 8: ...d more Other files Memory status 7 Calendar 8 Camera 9 Bluetooth Applications 1 FM radio 2 Memo 3 Tasks 4 Voice recorder 5 World clock 6 Calculator 7 Converter 8 Timer 9 Stopwatch 10 Area Code 11 My Dictionary 12 SIM application toolkit1 0 Alarms Settings 1 Phone profiles 2 Time date 3 Display light settings 4 Phone settings 5 Call settings 6 Security 7 Application settings 8 Network settings 9 Me...

Page 9: ...our phone Assemble and charge the phone The items supplied with your phone and the accessories available at your Samsung dealer may vary depending on your country or service provider Use the purchased accessories with only Samsung authorised devices The use of these accessories with other devices could cause problems and any repair costs would not covered by the warranty With the triangle facing t...

Page 10: ... the warranty Switch on 1 Press and hold 2 If necessary enter the PIN and press Confirm Switch off Press and hold FRONT FRONT Delete key Trackball Calendar key Application switch key Power Menu exit key Mouthpiece Front camera lens Volume keys Left soft key Memory card slot Dial key Alphanumeric keys Video call key Right soft key Message key Earpiece Display Special function keys ...

Page 11: ...mera key Mirror Rear camera lens Multi function jack Perform the function indicated on the bottom line of the display In Idle mode access your favourite menus directly or launch the web browser In Menu mode scroll through menu options select the highlighted menu option or confirm input Access the inbox of Messages Make a video call Open the application switch window to access other applications wi...

Page 12: ... to Idle mode Enter numbers letters and some special characters In Idle mode press and hold 1 to access your voicemail server Press and hold 0 to enter an international call prefix Enter special characters or perform special functions In Idle mode press and hold to activate or deactivate the silent profile Press and hold to enter a pause between numbers Adjust the phone volume In Idle mode press a...

Page 13: ... GPRS 2 5G network or transferring data in GPRS 2 5G network EDGE network Connecting to EDGE network or transferring data in EDGE network TD SCDMA 3G network Connecting to TD SCDMA 3G network or transferring data in TD SCDMA 3G network Voice call in progress Out of your service area Video call in progress Out of your service area Bluetooth active Connected with PC via USB port Browsing Internet Co...

Page 14: ...eting Outdoor Offline Battery power level Select an option 1 Press a desired soft key 2 Scroll to move to the next or previous option 3 Press Select OK or the trackball to confirm the function displayed or option highlighted 4 Press Back to move up one level Press to return to Idle mode Use menu numbers Press the number key corresponding to the option you want ...

Page 15: ...racter you want 4 Press 1 Numbers are added to each character 5 Press the number key corresponding to the character Predictive text When you enter a character your phone displays additional characters that are commonly used to make words and phrases This helps you enter phrases or words with minimal key presses Stroke mode To enter a word 1 Press the keys corresponding to a character s component s...

Page 16: ... mode To enter a word 1 Press 2 to 9 to start entering a word 2 Enter the whole word before editing or deleting characters 3 When the word displays correctly press to insert a space Otherwise press 0 to display alternative word choices Number mode Press the keys corresponding to the digits you want Symbol mode Press the keys corresponding to the symbols you want Other operations Press and hold to ...

Page 17: ...ce Scroll to move the cursor Press C to delete characters one by one Press and hold C to clear the entire display 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Settings Phone settings Language Screen text 2 Select a language 3 Press Save To change the profile properties 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Settings Phone profiles 2 Scroll to the sound profile you are using 3 Press Options and select Edit D...

Page 18: ...file you want In Idle mode press Volume to adjust the key tone volume Key tone volume 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Settings Display light settings Display settings Wallpaper Pictures 2 Select an image category 3 Select an image 4 Press Set 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Settings Phone settings Shortcuts 2 Select a direction 3 Select a menu to be assigned to the direction Idle mode wa...

Page 19: ...press Menu and select Settings Security Phone lock 2 Select On 3 Enter a new 4 to 8 digit password and press Confirm 4 Enter the new password again and press Confirm Silent profile Phone lock To make a voice call 1 In Idle mode enter an area code and phone number 2 Press Press Volume to adjust the volume 3 Press to end the call To make a video call 1 In Idle mode enter an area code and phone numbe...

Page 20: ...k to the earpiece 1 During a call call the second participant The first call is put on hold 2 Press Options and select Join Answer a call Use the speakerphone feature Make a multi party call 3 Repeat step 1 and 2 to add more participants 4 During a multi party call Press Options and select Split to have a private conversation with one participant Press Options and select End Select participant to ...

Page 21: ...press Menu and select My files Images My photos 2 Select the photo you want Take a photo View a photo 1 In Idle mode press and hold Camera to turn on the camera 2 Press 1 to switch to Record mode 3 Press the trackball or Camera to start recording 4 Press the trackball or Camera to stop recording The video is saved automatically 5 Press Back to record another video 1 In Idle mode press Menu and sel...

Page 22: ...d into the phone 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Media player 2 Select a music category a music file Copy music files to the phone Play music files 3 During playback use the following actions Press the trackball to pause or resume playback Scroll left to return to the previous file Scroll right to skip to the next file Scroll up to display all music categories Volume adjust the volume 4 Scrol...

Page 23: ...rce 6 Select a playlist or select the files you want and press Add 7 Press the trackball to play music Create your playlist 1 Plug the connecter of the supplied headset into the multi function jack on the phone 2 In Idle mode press Menu and select Applications FM radio 3 Press the trackball to turn on the radio 4 Scroll left or right to find available radio stations Alternatively scroll up or down...

Page 24: ...Press Save to save the station In Idle mode press the trackball The homepage of your service provider opens Store radio stations Launch the web browser To scroll through browser items scroll up or down To select an item press the trackball To return to the previous page press Back To access browser options press Options 1 In Idle mode enter a phone number and press Options 2 Select Add to Phoneboo...

Page 25: ...4 Scroll to a number and press to dial or press Options and select Edit to edit contact information Find a contact 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Messages Create message Message 2 Press the trackball to select the message field 3 Enter the message text and press the trackball 4 Scroll up to move to the recipient field 5 Enter destination numbers 6 Press Options and select Send to send the me...

Page 26: ...rackball to select the subject field 8 Enter the message subject and press the trackball Send a multimedia message 9 Scroll up to move to the recipient field 10 Enter destination numbers or email addresses 11 Press Options and select Send to send the message 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Messages Create message Email 2 Press the trackball to select the message field 3 Enter the email text a...

Page 27: ...10 Enter email addresses 11 Press Options and select Send to send the email 1 In Idle mode press 2 Select a text message View a text message 1 In Idle mode press 2 Select a multimedia message 1 In Idle mode press and scroll right to move to Email inbox 2 Press Options and select Download 3 Select an email or a header 4 If you selected a header press Options and select Retrieve to view the body of ...

Page 28: ...s Menu and select Bluetooth My devices Search new device 2 Select a device Turn on Bluetooth Search for and pair with a Bluetooth device 3 Enter a Bluetooth PIN or the other device s Bluetooth PIN if it has one and press OK When the owner of the other device enters the same code pairing is complete 1 Access an application Phonebook My files Calendar Memo or Tasks 2 Select an item 3 Press Options a...

Page 29: ... a Bluetooth PIN and press OK 2 Press Yes to confirm that you are willing to receive 1 While using a menu press 2 Select an application Call open the dialling screen Messages access the Messages menu Internet launch the web browser Receive data Switch to an application Available applications 1 Press 2 Scroll to End all 3 Press Yes Close all running applications ...

Page 30: ...n to music or play video files You can also make your own music playlists Internet Menu Description Go to homepage Connect your phone to the network and load the homepage of the wireless web service provider Enter URL Enter a URL address and access the associated web page Bookmarks Save URL addresses in order to quickly access web pages Saved pages Access the list of pages you have saved while onl...

Page 31: ...d send text multimedia or email messages Inbox Access messages that you have received Menu Description Email inbox Access emails that you have received Push Email Create and send push email Drafts Access messages that you have saved to send at a later time Outbox Access messages that the phone is attempting to send or has failed to send Sentbox Access messages that you have sent My folders Create ...

Page 32: ...otos and record videos Delete all Delete messages in each message folder all at once Messages settings Set up various options for using the messaging services Memory status Check information about the memory currently in use Menu Description Images Videos Sounds Other files Access media files and other files stored in the phone s memory Games and more1 Access the embedded Java games and download J...

Page 33: ...ine if the phone asks for your confirmation when other devices access your data Bluetooth service Display available Bluetooth services Menu Description FM radio Listen to music or news via FM radio on your phone Memo Make memos for things that are important and manage them Tasks Make a list of tasks you need to complete Voice recorder Record voice memos and any other sounds World clock Set your lo...

Page 34: ... Dictionary Look up words and organise your own dictionary SIM application toolkit Use a variety of additional services offered by your service provider This menu is available only if supported by your USIM or SIM card Menu Description Menu Description Phone profiles Change the sound settings of the phone for different events or situations Time date Change the time and date displayed on your phone...

Page 35: ...lling Menu Description Display light settings Display settings Clock display Select a clock type to be displayed on the idle screen Display light settings Light settings LCD brightness Adjust the brightness of the display for varying lighting conditions Display light settings Light settings Backlight time Select the length of time the backlight or display stays on when the phone is not used Displa...

Page 36: ...against unauthorised use Security SIM lock Set the phone to work only with the current USIM or SIM card by assigning a SIM lock password Menu Description Security PIN lock Activate your PIN to protect your USIM or SIM card against unauthorised use Security Privacy lock Lock access to messages files call logs contacts calendar memos or tasks Security Fixed dialling mode Set the phone to restrict ca...

Page 37: ...rk to be used while roaming outside of your home area or let the network be chosen automatically Menu Description Network settings Network mode Change to an appropriate band when you travel abroad Network settings Preferred networks Add a new network to your preferred network list if your USIM or SIM card supports it Network settings Connections Create and customise the profiles containing the set...

Page 38: ...ement known as the Specific Absorption Rate SAR The SAR is a measure of the rate of absorption of RF energy by the human body expressed in units of watts per kilogram W kg The FCC requires wireless phones to comply with a safety limit of 1 6 watts per kilogram 1 6 W kg The FCC exposure limit incorporates a substantial margin of safety to give additional protection to the public and to account for ...

Page 39: ...e uses the phone FCC ID number A3LSGHL288 Sometimes it may be necessary to remove the battery pack to find the number Once you have the FCC ID number for a particular phone follow the instructions on the website and it should provide values for typical or maximum SAR for a particular phone Additional product specific SAR information can also be obtained at www fcc gov cgb sar Consumer Information ...

Page 40: ...mode Whereas high levels of RF can produce health effects by heating tissue exposure to low level RF that does not produce heating effects causes no known adverse health effects Many studies of low level RF exposures have not found any biological effects Some studies have suggested that some biological effects may occur but such findings have not been confirmed by additional research In some cases...

Page 41: ... for Occupational Safety and Health Environmental Protection Agency Federal Communications Commission Occupational Safety and Health Administration National Telecommunications and Information Administration The National Institutes of Health participates in some interagency working group activities as well FDA shares regulatory responsibilities for wireless phones with the Federal Communications Co...

Page 42: ...ns are not similar to the conditions under which people use wireless phones so we don t know with certainty what the results of such studies mean for human health Three large epidemiology studies have been published since December 2000 Between them the studies investigated any possible association between the use of wireless phones and primary brain cancer glioma meningioma or acoustic neuroma tum...

Page 43: ...estigators around the world to ensure that high priority animal studies are conducted to address important questions about the effects of exposure to radio frequency energy RF FDA has been a leading participant in the World Health Organization international Electromagnetic Fields EMF Project since its inception in 1996 An influential result of this work has been the development of a detailed agend...

Page 44: ...one away from your body or use a wireless phone connected to a remote antenna Again the scientific data do not demonstrate that wireless phones are harmful But if you are concerned about the RF exposure from these products you can use measures like those described above to reduce your RF exposure from wireless phone use What about children using wireless phones The scientific evidence does not sho...

Page 45: ...are required to meet safety requirements regardless of whether they are used against the head or against the body Either configuration should result in compliance with the safety limit Do wireless phone accessories that claim to shield the head from RF radiation work Since there are no known risks from exposure to RF emissions from wireless phones there is no reason to believe that accessories tha...

Page 46: ...op a voluntary standard sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IEEE This standard specifies test methods and performance requirements for hearing aids and wireless phones so that no interference occurs when a person uses a compatible phone and a compatible hearing aid at the same time This standard was approved by the IEEE in 2000 FDA continues to monitor the use of wire...

Page 47: ... wheel of a car practice good common sense and remember the following tips 1 Get to know your wireless phone and its features such as speed dial and redial If available these features help you to place your call without taking your attention off the road 2 When available use a hands free device If possible add an additional layer of convenience and safety to your wireless phone with one of the man...

Page 48: ...e of fire traffic accident or medical emergencies Remember it is a free call on your wireless phone 9 Use your wireless phone to help others in emergencies If you see an auto accident crime in progress or other serious emergency where lives are in danger call 9 1 1 or other local emergency number as you would want others to do for you 10 Call roadside assistance or a special non emergency wireless...

Page 49: ...lded against the RF signals from your wireless phone Consult the manufacturer to discuss alternatives Pacemakers Pacemaker manufacturers recommend that a minimum distance of 15 cm 6 inches be maintained between a wireless phone and a pacemaker to avoid potential interference with the pacemaker These recommendations are consistent with the independent research and recommendations of Wireless Techno...

Page 50: ...added to your vehicle Posted Facilities Switch your phone off in any facility where posted notices require you to do so Potentially Explosive Environments Switch your phone off when in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere and obey all signs and instructions Sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death Users are advised to switch the pho...

Page 51: ...heck with local service providers To make an emergency call 1 If the phone is not on switch it on 2 Key in the emergency number for your present location for example 911 or other official emergency number Emergency numbers vary by location 3 Press If certain features are in use call barring for example you may first need to deactivate those features before you can make an emergency call Consult th...

Page 52: ...able protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interf...

Page 53: ...d can be broken Avoid dropping hitting bending or sitting on it Other Important Safety Information Only qualified personnel should service the phone or install the phone in a vehicle Faulty installation or service may be dangerous and may invalidate any warranty applicable to the device Check regularly that all wireless phone equipment in your vehicle is mounted and operating properly Do not store...

Page 54: ...inutes of searching a Power Save feature is automatically activated If your phone is active it periodically rechecks service availability or you can check it yourself by pressing any key Anytime the Power Save feature is activated a message displays on the screen When a signal is found your phone returns to standby mode Maintaining Your Phone s Peak Performance For the best care of your phone only...

Page 55: ...gth operating temperature features selected frequency of calls and voice data and other application usage patterns Battery Precautions Never use any charger or battery that is damaged in any way Use the battery only for its intended purpose If you use the phone near the network s base station it uses less power talk and standby time are greatly affected by the signal strength on the cellular netwo...

Page 56: ... a direct connection between the and terminals of the battery metal strips on the battery for example when you carry a spare battery in a pocket or bag Short circuiting the terminals may damage the battery or the object causing the short circuiting Dispose of used batteries in accordance with local regulations In some areas the disposal of batteries in household or business trash may be prohibited...

Page 57: ...a soft cloth slightly dampened in a 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 a stove or a radiator The phone may explode when overheated When the phone or battery gets wet the label indicating water damage inside the phone changes color In this cas...

Page 58: ...55 55 The personnel there will assist you and if necessary arrange for service ...

Search results

Summary of Contents for SGH-L288

Reviews:

Related manuals for SGH-L288

Brands by name

Popular brands

Samsung SGH-L288, User Manual

Search results

Summary of Contents for SGH-L288

Reviews:

Related manuals for SGH-L288

Brands by name

Popular brands