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SGH-Z170
User’s Guide

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Page 2: ...itch off the phone near 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 informa...

Page 3: ...way 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 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 de...

Page 4: ... 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 5: ...al 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 Calendar Keep track of your daily weekly and monthly schedule Alarm Use your phone as an alarm clock to wake you up in the morning or notify ...

Page 6: ...nter text 11 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 17 Play music 18 Browse the web 20 Use Phonebook 20 Send messages 21 View messages 23 Use Bluetooth 23 Switch applications 24 Use a memory card 25 Menu functions 27 All menu options listed Health and safety inform...

Page 7: ...s Sounds Games and more Other files Memory status 7 Calendar 8 Camera 9 Google Applications 1 Memo 2 Task 3 Voice recorder 4 World clock 5 Calculator 6 Converter 7 Timer 8 Stopwatch 9 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 Memory settings 10 Master reset...

Page 8: ...in various accessories from 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 ...

Page 9: ...and press Confirm Switch off Press and hold Display Navigation keys Up Down Left Right Power Menu exit key Right soft key Delete key Special function keys Application switch key Earpiece Video call key Multi function jack Mouthpiece Alphanumeric keys Dial key Menu access Confirm key Left soft key Volume keys Front camera lens ...

Page 10: ...camera lens Camera key Perform the function indicated on the bottom line of the display In Idle mode access your favourite menus directly In Menu mode scroll through menu options In Idle mode access Menu mode In Menu mode select the highlighted menu option or confirm input Make a video call Make or answer a call In Idle mode retrieve the numbers recently dialled missed or received Delete character...

Page 11: ...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 an...

Page 12: ...ss Out of your service area Video call in progress Out of your service area Roaming network Bluetooth active Connected with PC via a USB port Browsing Internet Connected to secured web page Memory card inserted New message Text message Multimedia message Email Voicemail Push message Configuration message Profile setting Normal Silent Driving Meeting Outdoor Offline Battery power level ...

Page 13: ...enu numbers Press the number key corresponding to the option you want Change the text input mode 1 In the text entry screen press the right soft key 2 Select the mode you want Chinese Pinyin mode To enter a word 1 Press the keys corresponding to the Chinese phonetic spelling pinyin 2 Press Left or Right to select alternative pinyins 3 If necessary press Up or Down to find the character you want 4 ...

Page 14: ...onding to the character Rapid character entry To enter the word zhong guo enter the first character using the following keystrokes 9 4 6 6 4 1 and 1 You do not have to complete the Pinyin spelling to include guo The character displays automatically Chinese Stroke mode To enter a word 1 Press the keys corresponding to a character s component strokes 2 If necessary press Up or Down to find the chara...

Page 15: ...plays 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 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 ...

Page 16: ...les 2 Scroll to the sound profile you are using 3 Press Options and select Edit Display language Call ringer melody 4 Select Voice call ringtone a category a ringtone 5 Select Video call ringtone a category a ringtone 6 Press Options and select Save To change the sound profile 1 In Idle mode press OK and select Settings Phone profiles 2 Select the profile you want In Idle mode press Volume to adju...

Page 17: ...hone settings Shortcuts 2 Select a key 3 Select a menu to be assigned to the key Idle mode wallpaper Menu shortcuts You can activate the Silent profile to avoid disturbing other people In Idle mode press and hold 1 In Idle mode press OK 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 p...

Page 18: ...e volume 3 Press to end the call To make a video call 1 In Idle mode enter an area code and phone number 2 Press 3 Press to end the call Make a call 1 When the phone rings press If it is a video call press Show me to allow the caller to see you via the camera 2 Press to end the call During a voice call press OK and then Yes to activate the speaker Press OK again to switch back to the earpiece Answ...

Page 19: ...icipant Press Options and select End Select participant to drop one participant 5 Press to end the multi party call Make a multi party call 1 In Idle mode press and hold Camera to turn on the camera 2 Aim the lens at the subject and make any desired adjustments 3 Press OK or Camera to take a photo The photo is saved automatically 4 Press to take another photo 1 In Idle mode press OK and select My ...

Page 20: ...aved automatically 5 Press Back to record another video 1 In Idle mode press OK 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 Cop...

Page 21: ...croll to the playlist you want or press OK to select the files you want 8 Press Select or Add Create a playlist 1 Select the file you want to play 2 During playback use the following keys OK pause or resume playback 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 current playlist Volume adju...

Page 22: ... previous page press Back To access browser options press Options Launch the web browser Navigate the web 1 In Idle mode enter a phone number and press Options 2 Select Add to Phonebook a memory location New 3 For Phone select a number type 4 Specify contact information 5 Press OK to save the contact 1 In Idle mode press OK and select Phonebook 2 Enter the first few letters of the name you want Ad...

Page 23: ...bers 6 Press Options and select Send to send the message Send a text message 1 In Idle mode press and select Create message Message 2 Press OK and enter the message text 3 Press Options and select Add item Create item or Add attachment 4 Add a media file contact calendar item or bookmark item 5 Press Options and select OK 6 Press Options and select Add subject 7 Press Options and select Edit 8 Ent...

Page 24: ...e email text 3 Press Options and select OK 4 Press Options and select Add attachment or Create item 5 Add a media file contact calendar item or bookmark item 6 Press Up to move to the subject field Send an email 7 Press OK and enter the email subject 8 Press Options and select OK 9 Press Up until the recipient field highlights 10 Enter email addresses 11 Press Options and select Send to send the e...

Page 25: ...nd select 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 the email View a text message View a multimedia message View an email 1 In Idle mode press OK and select Settings Network settings Bluetooth Activation On 2 Select My phone s visibility On to allow other devices to locate your phon...

Page 26: ...or Task 2 Select an item 3 Press Options and select Send contact detail via Send via or Send Bluetooth or Via bluetooth 4 Search for and select a device 5 If necessary enter the Bluetooth PIN and press OK Send data 1 When a device attempts to access your phone press Yes to permit the connection 2 If necessary press Yes to confirm that you are willing to receive 1 While using a menu press 2 Select ...

Page 27: ...a is being accessed or transferred This could result in loss of data and or damage to the card or phone Do not subject cards to strong shocks Close all running applications 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 ele...

Page 28: ...rt the card into the card slot with the label side face up 3 Press the card until it locks into place 4 Attach the battery cover 1 Press the card so that it is disengaged from the phone 2 Remove the card from the slot Insert a memory card Remove the memory card ...

Page 29: ...ebook Media player Listen to music or play video 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 online History Access the li...

Page 30: ...e message Create and send text multimedia or email messages Menu Description Inbox Access messages that you have received Email inbox Access emails that you have received 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 new folders and org...

Page 31: ...te 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 more Access the Java games and download Java applications Menu Description Mem...

Page 32: ...mos and any other sounds 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 Stopwatch Measure elapsed time SIM application toolkit Use a variety of additional services offered by your service provider Dep...

Page 33: ...isplayed briefly on the display when the phone is switched on Display light settings Displaysettings Main menu style Select a display style for the main menu screen Display light settings Display settings Pop up list menu Display the pop up list that shows the menu options Display light settings Displaysettings Dialling display Customise the settings for the display while dialling Display light se...

Page 34: ...anguage for the display text Phone settings Shortcuts Use the Navigation keys as shortcuts to access specific menus directly from Idle mode Menu Description Phone settings Own number Check your phone numbers or assign a name to each of the numbers Phone settings Volume key function Set how the phone reacts if you press and hold Volume when a call comes in Phone settings Auto keypad lock Set the ph...

Page 35: ... set of phone numbers if supported by your USIM or SIM card Security Change phone password Change the phone password Menu Description Security Change PIN code Change the PIN Security Change PIN2 code Change the PIN2 Security Mobile tracker Set the phone to send the preset tracking message to your family or friends when someone tries to use your phone with another USIM or SIM card This feature may ...

Page 36: ...rk you use 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 settings for connecting your phone to the network Menu Description Memory settings Change the settings related with the memory and check information about the memory currently in use You ca...

Page 37: ... determined at the highest certified power level the actual SAR level of the phone while 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 the network In general the closer you are to a base station the lower the power output of the phone Before a new model phone is available for sal...

Page 38: ...fully charged Li ion batteries are particularly affected by temperatures below 0 C 32 F Do not short circuit the battery Accidental short circuiting can occur when a metallic object like a coin clip or pen causes a direct connection between the and terminals of the battery metal strips on the battery For example do not carry a spare battery in a pocket or bag where the battery may contact metal ob...

Page 39: ...ons are consistent with the independent research and recommendations of Wireless Technology Research If you have any reason to suspect that interference is taking place switch off your phone immediately Hearing aids Some digital wireless phones may interfere with some hearing aids In the event of such interference you may wish to consult your hearing aid manufacturer to discuss alternatives Other ...

Page 40: ...d 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 communications like medical emergencies To make or receive calls the phone must be switched on and in a service area with adequate signal strength Emergency calls may not be possible on all wireless phone networks or...

Page 41: ...h of small children and pets They may accidentally damage these things or choke on small parts Keep the phone dry Precipitation humidity and liquids contain minerals that corrode electronic circuits Do not use the phone with a wet hand Doing so may cause an electric shock to you or damage to the phone Do not use or store the phone in dusty dirty areas as its moving parts may be damaged Do not stor...

Page 42: ...ne has a flash or light do not use it too close to the eyes of people or animals This may cause damage to their eyes 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...

Page 43: ... 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 15546A English SGP 06 2007 Rev 1 0 ...

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