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SGH-P260
User’s Guide

P260.book  Page 2  Friday, September 21, 2007  4:19 PM

Summary of Contents for SGH-P260

Page 1: ...SGH P260 User s Guide P260 book Page 2 Friday September 21 2007 4 19 PM ...

Page 2: ...ll 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 regis...

Page 3: ...eep the phone and all its parts including accessories out of the reach of small children Accessories and batteries Use only Samsung approved batteries and accessories such as headsets and PC data cables Use of any unauthorised accessories could damage you or your phone and may be dangerous Qualified service Only qualified service personnel may repair your phone For more detailed safety information...

Page 4: ...to scroll to the specified option and then select it Indicates a key on the phone For example Indicates a soft key whose function is displayed on the phone screen For example Menu Wi Fi In available Wi Fi zones use high speed Internet messaging calls and other network services Special features of your phone Camera and camcorder Use the camera module on your phone to take a photo or record a video ...

Page 5: ... data and connect to other devices using wireless Bluetooth technology Web browser Access the wireless web to get up to the minute information and a wide variety of media content SOS message Send SOS messages to your family or friends for help in an emergency Voice recorder Record memos or sounds Calendar Keep track of your daily weekly and monthly schedule P260 book Page 3 Friday September 21 200...

Page 6: ...se your phone 14 Use a memory card 16 Step outside the phone 18 Begin with call functions camera music player web browser and other special features Make or answer calls 18 Use the camera 19 Play music 20 Browse the web 21 Use Phonebook 22 Send messages 23 View messages 24 Use Bluetooth 25 Use Wi Fi 27 Menu functions 28 All menu options listed Health and safety information 40 P260 book Page 4 Frid...

Page 7: ...sages 7 Broadcast messages 8 Memory status 6 My files 1 Images 2 Videos 3 Music 4 Sounds 5 Other files 6 Memory card2 7 Memory status 7 Planner 1 Alarm 2 Calendar 3 Memo 4 World clock 5 Calculator 6 Converter 7 Timer 8 Stopwatch 8 Camera 1 Take photo 2 Record video 3 Go to My photos 4 Go to My video clips 9 Settings 1 Wi Fi 2 Time and date 3 Phone settings 4 Display settings 5 Sound settings 6 Lig...

Page 8: ...om your local Samsung dealer Get started First steps to operating your phone Assemble and charge the phone The items supplied with your phone and the accessories available at your Samsung dealer may vary depending on your country or service provider To AC power outlet P260 book Page 6 Friday September 21 2007 4 19 PM ...

Page 9: ... PIN and press OK Switch off 1 Open the phone 2 Press and hold Web access Confirm key Earpiece Dial key Left soft key Volume keys Alphanumeric keys Mouthpiece Special function keys Navigation keys Up Down Left Right Right soft key Power Menu exit key Delete key Display Multi function jack P260 book Page 7 Friday September 21 2007 4 19 PM ...

Page 10: ...ress Unlock and then OK Camera lens Camera key Mirror Perform the function indicated on the bottom line of the display In Menu mode scroll through menu options In Idle mode access the following menus Up My menu mode Down Left Right your favourite menus In Menu mode select the highlighted menu option or confirm input In Idle mode launch the web browser P260 book Page 8 Friday September 21 2007 4 19...

Page 11: ...nd return the phone 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 Silent mode Press and hold to enter a pause between number Adjust the phone volume In Idle m...

Page 12: ... feature active Alarm set Call diverting active Home Zone Office Zone Bluetooth active Bluetooth hands free car kit or headset connected Wi Fi status Grey Not connected to the wireless broadband network Red Connected to the wireless broadband network Blue Using mobile services via the broadband network Synchronised with PC Connected to secured web page P260 book Page 10 Friday September 21 2007 4 ...

Page 13: ...ail Voicemail Memory card inserted Silent mode Mute Silent mode Vibration Ringer type None Melody Increasing melody Vibration Melody and vibration Increasing and vibration Vibration then melody Melody then vibration Battery power level P260 book Page 11 Friday September 21 2007 4 19 PM ...

Page 14: ...ck to move up one level Press to return to Idle mode Use menu numbers Press the number key corresponding to the option you want Change the text input mode Press and hold to switch between T9 mode and ABC mode Press to change case or switch to Number mode Press and hold to switch to Symbol mode ABC mode To enter a word Press the appropriate key until the character you want appears on the display P2...

Page 15: ...ive word choices Number mode Press the keys corresponding to the digits you want Symbol mode Press the corresponding number key to select a symbol Other operations Press 1 to enter punctuation marks or special characters Press to insert a space Press the Navigation keys to move the cursor Press C to delete characters one by one Press and hold C to clear the entire display P260 book Page 13 Friday ...

Page 16: ...ingtone category 3 Select a ringtone 4 Press Save Display language Call ringer melody In Idle mode press to adjust the key tone volume 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Settings Display settings Wallpaper 2 Press Left or Right to select Normal 3 Select Wallpaper 4 Select an image category 5 Select an image 6 Press Select 7 Press Save Key tone volume Idle mode wallpaper P260 book Page 14 Friday ...

Page 17: ...assigned to the key Menu mode skin colour Menu shortcuts You can switch the phone to Silent mode to avoid disturbing other people In Idle mode press and hold 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Settings Security Phone lock 2 Select Enable 3 Enter a new 4 to 8 digit password and press OK 4 Enter the new password again and press OK Silent mode Phone lock P260 book Page 15 Friday September 21 2007 4...

Page 18: ...r damage to the card or phone Do not subject cards to strong shocks Important memory card information Do not touch card terminals with your fingers or metal objects If dirty wipe the card with a soft cloth Keep cards away from small children or pets Do not expose cards in a place subject to electro static discharge and or electromagnetic interference 1 Remove the battery cover and the battery 2 Un...

Page 19: ...card cover and lock it 5 Attach the battery and the battery cover 1 Remove the battery cover and the battery then open the card cover 2 Remove the card from the slot 3 Attach the battery and the battery cover Remove the memory card P260 book Page 17 Friday September 21 2007 4 19 PM ...

Page 20: ... When the phone rings press 2 To end the call press Make a call Answer a call During a call press OK and then Yes to activate the speaker Press OK again to switch back to the earpiece 1 During a call call the second participant The first call is put on hold 2 Press Options and select Join 3 Repeat step 1 and 2 to add more participants Use the speakerphone feature Make a multi party call P260 book ...

Page 21: ...the multi party call 1 In Idle mode press and hold to turn on the camera 2 Aim the lens at the subject and make any desired adjustments 3 Press OK or to take a photo The photo is saved automatically 4 Press Back to take another photo 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select My files Images My photos 2 Select the photo you want Take a photo View a photo P260 book Page 19 Friday September 21 2007 4 19 P...

Page 22: ...d another video 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select My files Videos My video clips 2 Select the video you want Record a video View a video Use these methods Download from the wireless web Download from a PC using the optional Samsung PC Studio See Samsung PC Studio User s Guide Receive via Bluetooth Copy to a memory card and insert the card into the phone Copy music files to the phone P260 book P...

Page 23: ...a memory location 3 Press OK to select the files you want and press Add 1 From the music player screen press OK 2 During playback use the following keys OK pause or resume playback Create a playlist Play music files Left return to the previous file Press and hold to scan backward in a file Right skip to the next file Press and hold to scan forward in a file Up open the playlist adjust the volume 3...

Page 24: ...d C To access browser options select or press To access other phone menus press Launch the web browser Navigate the web 1 In Idle mode enter a phone number and press Options 2 Select Save a memory location New 3 For Phone select a number type 4 Specify contact information 5 Press Save or OK to save the contact 1 In Idle mode press Contacts 2 Enter the first few letters of the name you want Add a c...

Page 25: ...nd only or Save and send 4 Enter destination numbers Send a text message 5 Press OK to send the message 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Messages Create new message Multimedia message 2 Select Subject 3 Enter the message subject and press OK 4 Select Image or video and add an image or a video clip 5 Select Music or sound and add a music or a sound clip 6 Select Text Send a multimedia message P...

Page 26: ...essage Email 2 Select Subject 3 Enter the email subject and press OK 4 Select Message Send an email 5 Enter the email text and press OK 6 Select File attach 7 Add image video sound music or document files 8 Press Options and select Send 9 Enter email addresses 10 Press OK to send the email 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Messages My messages Inbox 2 Select a text message View a text message P...

Page 27: ...timedia message 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Messages My messages Email inbox 2 Select Check new mail 3 Select an email or a header 4 If you selected a header press Options and select Retrieve to view the body of the email View a multimedia message View an email 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Applications Bluetooth Activation On 2 Select My phone s visibility On to allow other device...

Page 28: ...r of the other device enters the same code pairing is complete Search for and pair with a Bluetooth device 1 Access an application Phonebook My files Calendar or Memo 2 Select an item 3 Press Options and select Send via Bluetooth 4 For sending a contact select which data you want to send 5 Search for and select a device 6 If necessary enter the Bluetooth PIN and press OK Send data P260 book Page 2...

Page 29: ...rmit the connection 2 If necessary press Yes to confirm that you are willing to receive Receive data In Idle mode press Menu and select Settings Wi Fi Mobile access service Activation On 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Settings Wi Fi My networks Search for new networks 2 Scroll to an AP from the list 3 Press Options and select Add 4 If necessary enter the password to be required for connectin...

Page 30: ...ds in each call type Call time Check the time record for calls made and received Call costs Check the cost of your calls if supported by your SIM card Menu Description Contact list Search for contact information stored in Phonebook FDN contacts Create a list of contacts to be used in FDN Fixed Dialling Number mode in which the phone allows outgoing calls only to the specified phone numbers if your...

Page 31: ...ers Management Manage contacts in Phonebook or change the default settings for Phonebook Menu Description Service number View the SDN Service Dialling Number list assigned by your service provider if supported by your SIM card Menu Description Music player Listen to music Voice recorder Record voice memos and any other sounds Image editor Edit your photos using various editing tools Bluetooth Conn...

Page 32: ...e homepage of the wireless web service provider Menu Description Bookmarks Save URL addresses in order to quickly access web pages Enter URL Enter a URL address and access the associated web page Clear cache Clear the cache which is a temporary memory site that stores recently accessed web pages Profile settings Set up connection profiles for the web browser Current profile Select a connection pro...

Page 33: ...s in each message folder all at once Settings Set up various options for using the messaging services SOS messages Specify options for sending and receiving an SOS message Broadcast messages Change the settings for receiving broadcast messages Memory status Check information about the memory currently in use Menu Description Images Videos Music Sounds Other files Access media files and other files...

Page 34: ...nds to the call alert type setting Calendar Keep track of your schedule Menu Description Memo Make memos for things that are important and manage them World clock Set your local time zone and find out the current time in another part of the world Calculator Perform arithmetic functions Converter Do conversions such as length and temperature Timer Set a period of time for the phone to count down St...

Page 35: ...ccess the list of videos you have recorded Menu Description Wi Fi Access your service provider s network by connecting to an access point AP via Wi Fi in available Wi Fi zones Time and date Change the time and date displayed on your phone Phone settings Language Select a language for the display text Phone settings Greeting message Enter the greeting that is displayed briefly when the phone is swi...

Page 36: ...My menu mode Menu Description Phone settings My menu Set up a menu of your own using your favourite menu items which can be easily accessed by pressing Up in Idle mode when the homescreen shortcut icons are deactivated Phone settings Advanced shortcuts Activate the advanced shortcut feature which allows you to access SMS alarm calendar converter and calculator applications from the dialling screen...

Page 37: ...onnection are deactivated Display settings Wallpaper Change the background image that is displayed in Idle mode Menu Description Display settings Main menu style Select a display style for the main menu screen Display settings Text display Change the display settings for the text displayed on the idle screen This menu is only available when shortcut icons are deactivated Display settings Skin Sele...

Page 38: ...incoming calls Menu Description Sound settings Keypad tone Select the tone that the phone sounds when you press a key This menu may not be available depending on the font type on the dialling screen Sound settings Message tone Change the sound settings for incoming messages individually according to message type Sound settings Power on off tone Select the melody that the phone sounds when it is sw...

Page 39: ...calls Network services Call waiting Set the phone to inform you when someone is calling you while on another call Menu Description Network services Network selection Select the network to be used while roaming outside of your home area or let the network be chosen automatically Network services Caller ID Set the phone to hide your phone number from the person you are calling Network services Voice...

Page 40: ...e the phone password Security Privacy Lock access to call logs contacts messages or files Menu Description Security SIM lock Set the phone to work only with the current SIM card by assigning a SIM lock password Security FDN mode Set the phone to restrict calls to a limited set of phone numbers if supported by your SIM card Security Change PIN2 Change your current PIN2 if supported by your SIM card...

Page 41: ... by your service provider Memory status Check information about the memory currently in use Reset settings Reset the phone s settings you have changed Menu Description Key management Manage the licence keys you have acquired to activate media files locked by DRM systems VOD settings Select a connection profile to be used for accessing a video streaming server Menu Description P260 book Page 39 Fri...

Page 42: ...he SAR limit recommended by the EU Council is 2 0 W kg 1 The highest SAR value for this model phone was 0 473 W kg SAR tests are conducted using standard operating positions with the phone transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level the actual SAR level of the phone while operating can be well b...

Page 43: ...times but it will gradually wear out When the operation time is noticeably shorter than normal it is time to buy a new battery If left unused a fully charged battery will discharge itself over time Use only Samsung approved batteries and recharge your battery only with Samsung approved chargers Disconnect the charger from the power source when it is not in use Do not leave the battery connected to...

Page 44: ...phones one that every user must uphold When you are driving a car driving is your first responsibility When using your wireless phone while driving follow local regulations in the country or region you are in Operating environment Remember to follow any special regulations in force in the area you are in and always switch off your phone whenever it is forbidden to use it or when it may cause inter...

Page 45: ...ome hearing aids In the event of such interference you may wish to consult your hearing aid manufacturer to discuss alternatives Other medical devices If you use any other personal medical devices consult the manufacturer of your device to determine if it is adequately shielded from external RF energy Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining this information Switch off your phone in h...

Page 46: ...micals or particles such as grain dust or metal powders and any other area where you would normally be advised to turn off your vehicle engine Emergency calls This phone like any wireless phone operates using radio signals wireless and landline networks as well as user programmed functions which cannot guarantee connection in all conditions Therefore you should never rely solely on any wireless ph...

Page 47: ...erly installed wireless equipment could result in serious injury if the air bag inflates Switch off your phone before boarding an aircraft It is dangerous and illegal to use wireless phones in an aircraft because they can interfere with the operation of the aircraft Failure to observe these instructions may lead to the suspension or denial of telephone services to the offender or legal action or b...

Page 48: ... Paint can clog the device s moving parts and prevent proper operation Do not put the phone in or on heating devices such as a microwave oven stove or radiator The phone may explode when overheated When the phone or battery gets wet the label indicating water damage inside the phone changes colour In this case phone repairs are no longer guaranteed by the manufacturer s warranty even if the warran...

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Page 50: ...is guide may not match your phone exactly Depending on your country your phone and accessories may appear different from the illustrations in this guide Printed in Korea Code No GH68 16368A English 09 2007 Rev 1 0 World Wide Web http www samsungmobile com P260 book Page 1 Friday September 21 2007 4 19 PM ...

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