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Contents

Unpack

Your phone

Buttons, features, and locations

Get started

First steps to operating your phone

Install and charge the phone ..................................... 7

Power on or off........................................................ 8

Keys and display ..................................................... 9

Access menu functions ............................................ 11

Customise your phone............................................. 12

Make/Answer calls .................................................. 13

Step outside the phone

Begin with games, web, messages, and other special

features

Play games ............................................................ 14

Browse the web...................................................... 14

Use Phonebook ...................................................... 15

Send messages ...................................................... 16

View messages....................................................... 17

Enter text

Pinyin, Stroke, Quick English(T9), English, Number, and

Symbol modes

Call functions

Advanced calling features

Menu functions

All menu options listed

Solve problems

Help and personal needs

Health and safety information

Summary of Contents for SGH-X208

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Page 2: ...Important Drive safely at all times Do not use a hand held phone while driving Park the vehicle first Switch off the phone when refuelling Do not use the phone at a refuelling point service ...

Page 3: ...y special regulations in force in any area and always switch off your phone whenever it is forbidden Keep your phone away from small children Keep the phone and all its parts including accessories out of the reach of small children Accessories and batteries Use only Samsung approved accessories and batteries Use of any unauthorised accessories could ...

Page 4: ...u with condensed information about how to use your phone To quickly learn the basics for your phone please refer to Get started and Step outside the phone Tri band operation Use your phone in worldwide GSM networks in any of 900 1800 and 1900 bands ...

Page 5: ...cial fea Web browser Access the wireless web to get current information and up to the minute a wide variety of media content Calendar and to do list Keep track of your daily and monthly schedules and tasks ...

Page 6: ...Contents Unpack 6 Your phone 6 Buttons features and locations Use Phonebook 15 Send messages 16 View messages 17 Enter text 18 Pinyin Stroke Quick English T9 English Number and Symbol modes ...

Page 7: ...nu in Idle mode 1 SIM AT p 28 2 2 Call records p 29 4 Sound settings p 33 1 Ring tone 2 Ring volume 3 Alert type p 33 p 33 p 33 6 Funbox p 43 1 WAP browser 2 Fun club 3 Games p 43 p 45 p 46 8 Phonebook p 51 1 Search 2 New entry 3 Group search p 52 p 52 p 53 ...

Page 8: ...Unpack Make sure you have each item Your phone Buttons features and locations Earpiece ...

Page 9: ... operating your phone SIM card information When you subscribe to a cellular network you receive a plug in SIM Subscriber Identity Module card loaded with your subscription details such as your Install the battery Close the cover ...

Page 10: ...Get started Power on or off Remove the adapter from the phone Power on Do not turn on 1 Open the phone 2 Press and hold to turn on the phone ...

Page 11: ...n indicated on the bottom line of the display In Idle mode access your favourite menus directly p 58 End a call Press and hold to switch the phone on or off In Menu mode cancel input and return the phone to Idle mode Enter numbers letters and some special ...

Page 12: ...Get started Display Layout Text and graphics display messages instructions and Icons display various icons GPRS network Roaming New text message New voicemail message New multimedia message ...

Page 13: ...s of the soft keys vary depending on the function you are using The bottom line of the display indicates their current role Select an option 1 Press the appropriate soft key 2 Press the Navigation keys to move to the next or previous option 3 Press Select OK or ...

Page 14: ... mode press Menu and select Phone settings Language 2 Select a language Display language You can set wallpaper for the idle screen 1 In Idle mode press Menu and select Phone settings Display settings Wallpaper Wallpaper list Idle mode wallpaper ...

Page 15: ...witch the phone to Silent mode to avoid disturbing other people with your phone sounds Press and hold in Idle mode You can protect the phone against Silent mode Phone lock 5 Select Phone lock 6 Select Enable 7 Enter the password and press OK ...

Page 16: ...he phone Begin with games web messages and other special features Play games 1 Press the Navigation keys to move the selection to the position you want to connect the pipe 2 Press or 5 to insert a pipe Play Fun2Link ...

Page 17: ...ems press Up or Down To select an item press To return to the previous page press C To access browser options Navigate with the web browser To the SIM card 1 In Idle mode enter a phone number and press Save 2 Select a number type 3 Select SIM ...

Page 18: ...n Idle mode press Menu and select Messages Text messages Write new 2 Enter the message text Send a text message SMS 3 Select Add here and add message contents 4 When you have finished press Options and select Send 5 Select a destination type ...

Page 19: ... When a notification appears 1 Press View 2 Select a message from the Inbox View a text message When a notification appears 1 Press View 2 Press Options and select Retrieve 3 Select a message from the View a multimedia message ...

Page 20: ...s You can enter text for some features such as messaging Phonebook or Calendar using Pinyin and Stroke modes for Chinese and Quick English and Press the right soft key to access the following input modes Pinyin mode Chinese S Stroke mode Chinese T Stroke mode Number mode ...

Page 21: ...he letters printed on the keys Example To enter ni press 6 and 4 Press Left or Right to select alternative pinyins for the keys you have pressed Tips for using Pinyin mode Press Left or Right to move the cursor Press C to clear letters one by one Press and hold C to clear the entire display Using Chinese Stroke mode ...

Page 22: ... s component strokes Press keys in the order that you would write the strokes using one press per stroke Example To enter press 5 to enter Tips for Stroke mode Press Left or Right to move the cursor Press C to clear letters one by one Press and hold C to clear the entire display Using Quick English T9 mode ...

Page 23: ... 6 and 3 4 Press to insert a space and enter the next word Tips for using Quick English mode Press 1 to enter periods or commas automatically Using English mode Press the appropriate key until the character you want appears on the screen ...

Page 24: ...ferent letter on the same key wait for the cursor to move to the right automatically or press Right Then enter the next letter Press the Navigation keys to move the cursor Press C to delete characters one by one Press Using My words mode clear the symbols C insert the symbols OK To Press ...

Page 25: ...ode indicator on the right soft key field when you are creating text 2 Select My words from the list Create phrase allows you to add a new word or phrase Delete phrase allows you to delete the item When a confirmation message appears press Yes Select phrase allows you to insert the word or phrase to your text ...

Page 26: ...g a call 1 In Idle mode enter the area code and phone number Redialling recent numbers 1 In Idle mode press to display the list of recent numbers 2 Scroll to the number you want and press Making a call from Phonebook Once you have stored a number in Phonebook you ...

Page 27: ...r you want and press 2 Press Up or Down to scroll through other numbers 3 Press Dial or to dial the number you want Viewing missed calls If you have missed calls the screen displays how many calls you have missed 1 Press View 2 If necessary scroll through the missed calls 3 Press to dial the number you want ...

Page 28: ...adjust the earpiece volume during a call Press to increase the volume level and to Answering a second call You can answer an incoming call if your network supports it and you have activated the call waiting feature p 32 1 Press to answer the call The first call is automatically put on hold 2 Press Swap to switch between the calls ...

Page 29: ... that the other person on the phone cannot hear you Press Options and select Mute or Unmute Muting or sending key tones 1 When connected with a teleservice system press Options and select Send DTMF 2 Enter the number you need to send and press OK Using Phonebook You can access the Phonebook menu to locate or ...

Page 30: ...er an incoming call 5 Press Options and select Join 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 as desired Having a private conversation with one participant Menu functions All menu options listed SIM AT Menu 1 This menu is available if you use a SIM AT card that ...

Page 31: ... missed the length of your calls and the cost of your calls To access this menu press Menu in Idle mode and select Call records Received calls Menu 2 2 This menu displays the most recent calls you have received Dialled calls Menu 2 3 This menu displays the most recent calls you have dialled ...

Page 32: ...e calls you have received Reset timers reset the call timers You need to enter the phone password Reset counters reset the cost counters Set max cost set the maximum cost authorised for your calls Price Unit set the price per unit that is applied when the cost of your calls is calculated The password is preset to 00000000 You can ...

Page 33: ...ne is switched off Cancel all cancel all call diverting options 2 Select the type of calls to be diverted International except home only allow calls to numbers within the current country when you are abroad and to your home country All incoming prohibit incoming calls Incoming while abroad prohibit incoming calls when you use your phone outside of your home country ...

Page 34: ... which the call waiting option will apply 2 Press Activate To deactivate call waiting press Deactivate Caller ID Menu 3 5 This network service allows you to prevent your phone number from being displayed on the phone of the person being called However some networks do not allow the user to change this setting Default use the default setting provided by the network ...

Page 35: ...n Default group enable the default CUG if you have set one with your service provider When making a call you are given the option of using your default CUG instead of selecting one from the Sound settings Menu 4 Use this menu to customise various sound settings To access this menu press Menu in Idle mode and select Sound settings Ring tone Menu 4 1 ...

Page 36: ...inging Keypad tone Menu 4 4 Use this menu to select the tone that the phone sounds when you press a key Ontime alarm Menu 4 6 Use this menu to set the phone to sound an alert every hour on the hour Alert on call Menu 4 7 Use this menu to select whether or not the phone informs you when you receive a new message or when ...

Page 37: ...formed of the length of your call Connect tone set the phone to beep when it is connected to the system While viewing a message press Options to access the following options Delete delete the message Send forward the message to other people Text reply reply to the sender Call back call the sender ...

Page 38: ...he message from the SIM card to the phone s memory Move to SIM move the message from the phone s memory to the SIM card Add emoticon add an emoticon Add phonebook add a Phonebook entry Add bookmark add a web page s address 3 Press Options and select Send only Save and send or Save only 4 If you select Save and send or Save only select a memory location ...

Page 39: ... edit emoticons While viewing the emoticon list press Options to access the following options Add add a new emoticon Default destination store a default destination number Default type set the default message type Default validity set the length of time your messages are stored in the SMS server Setting name change the name of the setting group ...

Page 40: ... of SMS messages you have stored and total number of SMS messages you can store in each message box Broadcast Menu 5 1 0 The Cell Broadcast service delivers short messages on various topics such as the weather or traffic Use this menu to change the settings for the service and access broadcast messages Read open received messages ...

Page 41: ...o phone or from phone to e mail Inbox Menu 5 2 1 This menu displays MMS messages that you have Callback call the sender Cut address extract URLs e mail addresses or phone numbers from the message Forward forward the message to other people Save picture save an image from the message into the Images folder Save sound save a sound from the message into ...

Page 42: ...Ls e mail addresses or phone numbers from the message Send send or resend the message Edit message edit the message Add text add message text Add picture add a picture to the message Add sound add a sound clip to the message Send send the message Save save the message in the Draft or Templates box Settings change the message settings ...

Page 43: ...he display automatically scrolls to the next page 4 When you have finished select Send from the options 5 Select a destination type To Cc Bcc While viewing a message template press Options to access the following options Edit message send the message using the template Delete delete the template Delete all Menu 5 2 6 ...

Page 44: ...our phone retrieves new incoming messages from the MMS server without notifications Message acceptance select the category of MMS profile Menu 5 2 9 You can configure required network settings for MMS The last profile accessed is automatically activated for sending or receiving subsequent messages Check with your service provider before you change any MMS settings on your phone ...

Page 45: ...s Never the phone rejects push messages Always the phone receives all push messages Delete all delete all push messages Home Menu 6 1 1 Use this menu to connect your phone to the network and load the homepage of the wireless web service provider You can also press in Idle mode Navigating with the web browser To Press ...

Page 46: ...elete information stored in the cache Inbox read messages received from a web server Exiting the web browser Edit edit the URL address and title of the bookmark Delete delete the bookmark http Menu 6 1 3 Use this menu to manually enter a URL address and access the associated web page ...

Page 47: ... IP address enter the web gateway address Login name enter the user ID Fun club Menu 6 2 Use this menu to access Samsung Fun Cub the preset web site providing Samsung mobile phone users with attractive download services of updated ringtones and wallpapers You can download 4 level greyscale and colour images polyphonic melodies ...

Page 48: ...SFC service according to the area where you are Games Menu 6 3 You can download Java applications from various HOW TO PLAY view how to play the game and the key functions for the game OPTION switch on or off the game sound 3 Press to confirm your selection Viewing game information Scroll to the game you want and press Info ...

Page 49: ...e the image Set as wallpaper set the image as your wallpaper for the idle screen Organiser Menu 7 The Organiser feature enables you to keep track of your schedule and tasks and to record voice memos You can also set the time and date and use convenient features such as an alarm clock a calculator and a currency converter ...

Page 50: ...ss it press Options and select Remove alarm To remove all alarm sets select Remove alarm from the Alarm screen 3 Press to set an alarm to ring on the chosen day Otherwise press Skip 4 Enter the time for the alarm and press To select an alarm melody press Melody 5 Select AM or PM in 12 hour format ...

Page 51: ...memo Edit edit the memo Alarm set an alarm for the memo Delete delete the memo Calculator Menu 7 4 Use this menu to perform basic arithmetic functions such as addition subtraction multiplication and division 1 Enter the first number Press left soft key to insert a decimal point or a bracket ...

Page 52: ... you select the To do list menu the tasks display with a check mark if the task has been done and a priority level indicator for High for Normal Delete all delete all tasks Exit exit the To do list menu Voice memo Menu 7 6 Use this menu to record voice memos A voice memo can be up to 30 seconds ...

Page 53: ...o play it Press Options to access the following options Play play back your voice memo Send send the voice memo via MMS Currency exchange Menu 7 7 Use this menu to do currency conversions 1 Enter the rate of foreign currency and press OK 2 Enter the amount of the source currency you want to convert and press OK ...

Page 54: ...an entry 1 Enter the first few letters of the name that you want to find 2 Select the name you want from the list New entry Menu 8 2 Use this menu to add a new entry to Phonebook Storing an entry in the phone s memory 1 Select a number type 2 Select Phone 3 Enter a name and press OK twice ...

Page 55: ... few letters of the group name 2 Select a group and press View 3 Select the name you want Speed dial Menu 8 5 Use this menu to assign speed dial numbers 2 to 9 to eight of your most frequently called numbers Assigning speed dial entries 1 Select a key location from 2 to 9 Key 1 is reserved for your voicemail server ...

Page 56: ...ect the locations to be cleared 2 Press Delete 3 Enter the phone password and press OK Phone settings Menu 9 Use this menu to customise your phone settings You can also reset the settings to their default values To access this menu press Menu in Idle mode and select Phone settings Infrared activate Menu 9 1 ...

Page 57: ...one with the IrDA port on your phone computer or another phone To save an individual item 1 Select the item you want from the list 2 Press Options and select Save to save the data Otherwise select Discard to delete the data To save all data ...

Page 58: ...9 2 1 You can change the background image and the settings for the text of Idle mode Backlight on select the length of time the backlight stays on Backlight dim select the length of time the display is in Dimming mode after the backlight turns off After a specified time the display turns off Service light Menu 9 2 5 ...

Page 59: ...nges made here do not affect the actual subscriber numbers on your SIM card Language Menu 9 5 PIN check Menu 9 6 1 The 4 to 8 digit PIN Personal Identification Number protects your SIM card against unauthorised use When this feature is enabled the phone requires your PIN each time it is switched on Change PIN Menu 9 6 2 ...

Page 60: ...d sounds 1 Press to select the items to be locked 2 Press OK to lock the marked items 3 Enter the phone password and press OK Change PIN2 Menu 9 6 8 If supported by your SIM card the Change PIN2 feature changes your current PIN2 Extra settings Menu 9 7 You can turn the automatic redialling or answering feature on or off ...

Page 61: ...e 4 to 8 digit phone password and press OK Solve problems Help and personal needs To save the time and expense of an unnecessary service call perform the simple checks in this section before contacting a service professional When you switch on your phone the The password is preset to 00000000 You can ...

Page 62: ...our service provider No service Network failure or Not done displays The network connection has been lost You may be Your correspondent cannot reach you Be sure your phone is switched on pressed for more than one second Be sure you are accessing the correct cellular network Be sure that you have not set an outgoing call barring option ...

Page 63: ... a Contacts entry Use the Phonebook Search feature to ensure the number has been stored correctly Re store the number if necessary Health and safety information SAR certification information This phone meets European Union EU requirements concerning exposure to radio waves Your mobile phone is a radio transmitter and receiver It is ...

Page 64: ...operating can be well below the maximum value This is because the phone is designed to operate at multiple power levels so as to use only the power required to reach Precautions when using batteries Never use a 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...

Page 65: ...ery at room temperature A phone with a hot or cold battery may not work temporarily even when the battery is fully charged Road safety Your wireless phone gives you the powerful ability to communicate by voice almost anywhere anytime But an important responsibility accompanies the benefits of wireless phones one that every user must uphold When driving a car driving is your first responsibility Wh...

Page 66: ...e RF signals from your wireless phone Consult the manufacturer to discuss alternatives Pacemakers Other medical devices If you use any other personal medical devices consult the manufacturer of your device to determine if it is adequately shielded from external RF energy Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining this information Switch off your phone in health care facilities when ...

Page 67: ...ry or even death Users are advised to switch off the phone while at a refuelling point service station Users are reminded of 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 phone for essential ...

Page 68: ...warranty applicable to the device Check regularly that all wireless phone equipment in your vehicle is mounted and operating properly Care and maintenance Your phone is a product of superior design and craftsmanship and should be treated with care The suggestions below will help you fulfill any warranty obligations and allow you to enjoy this product for many years Keep your phone and all its part...

Page 69: ...it boards Do not use harsh chemicals cleaning solvents or strong detergents to clean the phone Wipe it with a Use only the supplied or an approved replacement antenna Unauthorised antennas or modified accessories may damage the phone and violate regulations governing radio devices If the phone battery charger or any accessory is not working properly take it to your nearest qualified service facili...

Page 70: ...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 ...

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