Samsung SGH-N500 User Manual Download

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SAMSUNG

ELECTRONICS

* Some of the contents of this manual may differ from your phone,

depending on the software installed or your service provider.

World Wide Web
http://www.samsungmobile.com

English. 09/2005. Rev.1.0

PORTABLE CELLULAR

TELEPHONE

SCH-N500

User’s Manual

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

Summary of Contents for SGH-N500

Page 1: ...our phone depending on the software installed or your service provider World Wide Web http www samsungmobile com English 09 2005 Rev 1 0 PORTABLE CELLULAR TELEPHONE SCH N500 User s Manual Please read...

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Page 3: ...the Phone 18 Using the Soft Keys 19 Your Phone s Modes 20 CALL FUNCTIONS 23 Making a Call 23 Answering a Call 29 Silencing the Call Ringer 30 Options During a Call 30 Using Caller ID 31 Viewing Missed...

Page 4: ...Erase History Menu 3 4 67 Call Duration Menu 3 5 67 Contents 5 SOUND 69 Ring Tones Menu 4 1 69 Call Volume Menu 4 2 69 Message Volume Menu 4 3 70 Alarm Volume Menu 4 4 71 Alerts Menu 4 5 71 Key Tone...

Page 5: ...o Radio Frequency RF Signals 99 For Body Operation 101 Precautions When Using Batteries 102 Road Safety 103 Operating Environment 104 Electronic Devices 104 Potentially Explosive Atmosphere 106 Emerge...

Page 6: ...terference Using them in an aircraft is both illegal and dangerous Switching Off near all medical equipment Switch off your phone near medical equipment Hospitals or health care facilities may be usin...

Page 7: ...our phone and may be dangerous Use only Samsung approved batteries and recharge your battery only with Samsung approved chargers Qualified Service Only qualified service personnel may repair your phon...

Page 8: ...ndicated by the text above them on the bottom line of the display In Menu mode scrolls through the menu options In Standby mode quickly enters the following menus respectively Messages Games Scheduler...

Page 9: ...areas the top line of icons the text and graphic area and the bottom line of soft key indicators Icons Icon Description Signal Strength Shows the received signal strength The greater the number of bar...

Page 10: ...pecified time Vibration Appears when your phone is in Vibrate mode or it is set to vibrate when a call comes in the Ringer Volume menu Battery Status Shows the level of your battery The more bars you...

Page 11: ...all outlet The Battery Strength icon on the display repeats filling and emptying itself to indicate that the battery is charging 3 When charging is finished unplug the adapter from both the power outl...

Page 12: ...han two seconds WARNING Do not switch on the phone when mobile phone use is prohibited or when it may cause interference or danger Note If your phone is in Key Guard mode you first need to unlock the...

Page 13: ...lock the keypad by pressing and holding in Standby mode By doing this you can prevent accidental key pressing To unlock the keypad press and then The Lock icon displays in the soft key indicator fiel...

Page 14: ...Beep Mode displays 23 Call Functions Making a Call To make a call 1 In Standby mode enter the area code and phone number 2 Press The phone places the call to the entered phone number Note If you have...

Page 15: ...edialling the Last Number To redial the last call you made press twice or press and hold it down Your phone stores the most recent 10 numbers each you dialled received or missed To redial any of these...

Page 16: ...e last four consecutive digits for the number you want to dial 2 Press the Options soft key Call Functions 27 3 Select 4 digit Dial and press the Select soft key The phone displays the first entry mat...

Page 17: ...Enter a number to follow the pause such as you account number or password 4 Continue entering numbers by repeating steps 2 and 3 Call Functions 29 5 When the number is completed press to make a call...

Page 18: ...ccess the Call History menu See page 65 for details Messages allows you to use the Messages menu See page 53 for details Call Functions 31 Organiser allows you to access the Organiser menu See page 76...

Page 19: ...ge 90 When a waiting call is detected your phone alerts you to a call waiting by beeping and displaying Call Waiting Note Contact your service provider for its availability To answer a waiting call 1...

Page 20: ...s than the traditional multi tap method Alphabet mode Alphabet This mode allows you to enter letters by pressing the key labelled with the letter you want once twice or three times until the letter di...

Page 21: ...phens or apostrophes press T9 English mode applies grammar rules to ensure that the correct punctuation is used Entering Text 37 To change the case in T9 English mode use There are three cases Word in...

Page 22: ...quickly enter a number between letters press and hold the number key Key Characters in the Order Displayed 1 A B C 2 D E F 3 G H I 4 J K L 5 M N O 6 P Q R S 7 T U V 8 W X Y Z 9 0 Entering Text 39 Usi...

Page 23: ...o find the setting of your choice 5 Press the Select soft key to confirm the chosen setting Notes You can return to the previous menu level by pressing the Back soft key or You can exit the menu witho...

Page 24: ...uto Delete 2 8 Voice Mail 2 9 SMS Groups 2 0 Quick SMS 2 0 1 View Members 2 0 2 Edit MSG 2 0 3 Settings 2 0 4 Quick SMS On Off Using the Menus 43 3 Call History see page 65 3 1 Missed 3 2 Received 3 3...

Page 25: ...wer Mode 7 1 2 Airplane Mode 7 1 3 Auto Redial 7 1 4 Call Forwarding 7 1 5 Call Waiting 7 2 Phone System 7 2 1 Quick Menu 7 2 2 Key Guard 7 2 3 Set Time 7 2 4 Version Using the Menus 45 7 Settings con...

Page 26: ...of the name you want to find The phone searches for the first entry starting with that character 2 When the entry highlights press the Select soft key to access the entry Note All of the numbers store...

Page 27: ...Book 49 2 Press the Select soft key to confirm adding a new entry When you are storing a number for the first time skip to step 3 Note If you want to add the number to an existing entry select it from...

Page 28: ...an e mail address and press the Next soft key For further details about entering characters see page 34 2 Enter a name and press the Next soft key 3 To complete storing the e mail address follow the...

Page 29: ...splays along with the name and phone number of the sender if available The New Message icon remains on the screen until you read the new text message or you listen to the new voicemail message Message...

Page 30: ...s the Next soft key You can then set the next options When you set the last option and press the Save soft key the settings are saved and the display returns to the New Message screen Priority you can...

Page 31: ...of the message Save allows you to save the callback number of the message Messages 57 Outbox Menu 2 3 Your phone can store up to 50 messages total in Inbox Outbox and the Drafts box In the Outbox men...

Page 32: ...ssage 3 Follow step 3 on page 53 Messages 59 Erase Messages Menu 2 6 Using this menu you can erase the messages in each message box Voice Mail box Inbox Outbox and Drafts box For the Inbox you can era...

Page 33: ...ou to receive a delivery report to let you know that your message is correctly delivered Messages 61 Alert On Call Menu 2 7 4 This menu allows you to choose whether or not the phone informs you when y...

Page 34: ...an emergency you can send a preset message to party ies that you specify by presssing the C key four times from idle screen In this menu you can prepare the one touch paging feature Messages 63 View M...

Page 35: ...mbers in the call log memory view the length of calls Note You can quickly access the history of all the three call types by pressing in Standby mode Missed Menu 3 1 If Caller Line Identification serv...

Page 36: ...a call to the selected number or the Call soft key use the options the Options soft key For details see below exit the call log Call History 67 When you access this menu a list of the incoming calls d...

Page 37: ...alls made to or from your phone since the phone was shipped from the factory 69 Sound You can use the Sound menu to customise various sound settings such as the ringer volume type and tone key tone an...

Page 38: ...hone sounds from level 1 louder and louder to level 5 Sound 71 Alarm Volume Menu 4 4 This menu allows you to adjust the ringer volume for alarm settings and schedule alarms To adjust the volume level...

Page 39: ...ount The system used by the bank or other service determines if you need short or long DTMF tones If the service is digital as most are short DTMF tones will almost always work Power On Off Melody Men...

Page 40: ...allows you to change the display and input language You can choose a language either English or Wallpaper Menu 5 2 You can select the background image wallpaper to be displayed in Standby mode When y...

Page 41: ...operates Remember that backlight use drains your battery faster The following options are available Always On the backlight is always on Always Off the backlight is always off Display 75 10 15 30 Seco...

Page 42: ...r on your Today display for that particular day Organiser 77 Scheduling a New Event 1 Enter your event contents and press the Next soft key For more information about entering letters see page 34 2 En...

Page 43: ...y to use the following options Add New allows you to add a new event for the selected day Erase All allows you to erase all of the events List View allows you to view all of the events Organiser 79 Cr...

Page 44: ...date by which the task needs to be done Notes Your phone uses 12 hour format You can move through the input fields using the Navigation keys 3 Press the Save soft key to store the task Organiser 81 Vi...

Page 45: ...ation keys Organiser 83 4 Press the Next soft key 5 Select a Alarm option by pressing or You can choose either Daily or Once for the daily alarm or select a day of the week for the weekly alarm In cas...

Page 46: ...nt to apply the DST press the DST soft key 2 Press the On soft key To cancel the DST setting press the Off soft key Organiser 85 Countdown Menu 6 7 This menu helps you know how much time it takes for...

Page 47: ...our phone can be customised to suit your preferences Call Menu 7 1 This menu contains the suboptions for answering or redialling a call Answer Mode Menu 7 1 1 This menu allows you to select how to ans...

Page 48: ...and press the Select soft key 2 Select To Enable and press the Select soft key Settings 89 3 Select Voice Mail to forward calls to your voice mail centre or Other Number to set another phone number a...

Page 49: ...mber that activate the call waiting and press the Save soft key Select To Disable and press the OK soft key Enter the number that deactivate the call waiting and press the Save soft key Settings 91 Ph...

Page 50: ...the idle screen or to use the Organiser features such as Scheduler Task List Countdown Alarm and World Time you need to set the current time and date using this menu Enter the time and date using the...

Page 51: ...rimary method of dialling 100 or for any other essential or emergency communications Remember to always turn your phone on and check for the adequate signal strength before placing a call Settings 95...

Page 52: ...age displays press the Yes soft key 97 Games You can experience the fun of playing games on your phone Note You can quickly access this menu by pressing in Standby mode You can enjoy five fun games on...

Page 53: ...tions Commission FCC of the U S Government These limits are part of comprehensive guidelines and establish permitted levels of RF energy for the general population The guidelines are based on the safe...

Page 54: ...uirement The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for this model phone with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF exposure guidelines SAR information on this model p...

Page 55: ...ooling or warming first Health and Safety Information 103 Do not leave the battery in hot or cold places such as in a car in summer or winter conditions as you will reduce the capacity and life time o...

Page 56: ...d 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 Technol...

Page 57: ...vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas such as propane or butane areas where the air contains chemicals or particles such as grain dust or metal powders and any other area where you would normally be...

Page 58: ...he offender or legal action or both Health and Safety Information 109 Care and Maintenance Your phone is a product of superior design and craftsmanship and should be treated with care The suggestions...

Page 59: ...o take full advantage of the features of your mobile phone here are a few definitions Airtime Actual time spent talking on the wireless phone Most carriers bill customers based on how many minutes of...

Page 60: ...ss bandwidth than the voice codecs in CDMA networks today Frequency A measure based on time as one or more waves per second in an electrical or light wave information signal A signal s frequency is st...

Page 61: ...r A device used to convert speech into digital signals Wireless Radio based Systems that allow transmission of telephone or data signals through the air without a physical connection such as a metal w...

Page 62: ...calls 67 missed calls 65 received calls 66 Caller group changing 51 finding 48 Caller ID 31 Characters enter 34 Charging battery 16 Connect tone 71 Contrast display 75 D Date set 92 Delivery reports m...

Page 63: ...cking 9 Phone book adding entry 48 clearing 96 finding entry 46 memory status 52 Power on off melody 72 R Radio frequency 99 Received calls 66 Received messages 56 Redialling manually 25 Resetting pho...

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Page 65: ...ss the first digit key s briefly and hold down the last digit key Phone Book Search Press the Find soft key Select or Basic Operation Make a call Phone number End a call Answer a call Redial the last...

Page 66: ...ast 7 Quick Menu Indicator Main Menu To access press the Menu soft key 6 Organiser 1 Scheduler 2 Task List 3 Memo Pad 4 Alarm Clock 5 Calculator 6 World Time 7 Countdown 8 Stop Watch 7 Settings 1 Call...

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