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SGH-A897 Series
PORTABLE Quad-BAND
MOBILE PHONE
User Manual
Please read this manual before operating your
phone, and keep it for future reference.
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Intellectual Property
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agree that you will not (and will not attempt to) modify, prepare derivative works of, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or
otherwise attempt to create source code from the software. No title to or ownership in the Intellectual Property is transferred to you. All
applicable rights of the Intellectual Property shall remain with SAMSUNG and its suppliers.
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For 24 hour information and assistance, we offer a new FAQ/ARS System (Automated Response System) at:
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SRS Labs, Inc.
Your phone is designed to make it easy for you to access a wide variety of content. For your protection, we want you to be aware that
some applications that you enable may involve the location of your phone being shared. For applications available through AT&T, we offer
privacy controls that let you decide how an application may use the location of your phone and other phones on your account. However,
the AT&T privacy tools do not apply to applications available outside of AT&T. Please review the terms and conditions and the associated
privacy policy for each location-based service to learn how location information will be used and protected. In addition, your AT&T phone
may be used to access the Internet and to download, and/or purchase goods, applications, and services from AT&T or elsewhere from
third parties. AT&T provides tools for you to control access to the Internet and certain Internet content. These controls may not be
available for certain devices which bypass AT&T controls.
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Disclaimer of Warranties; Exclusion of Liability
EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE EXPRESS WARRANTY CONTAINED ON THE WARRANTY PAGE ENCLOSED WITH THE PRODUCT, THE
PURCHASER TAKES THE PRODUCT "AS IS", AND SAMSUNG MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER
WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MERCHANTABILITY OF THE PRODUCT OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY
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REQUIREMENTS OF ANY LAW, RULE, SPECIFICATION OR CONTRACT PERTAINING THERETO. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THE INSTRUCTION
MANUAL SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO CREATE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE
PRODUCT. IN ADDITION, SAMSUNG SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM THE PURCHASE OR USE OF
THE PRODUCT OR ARISING FROM THE BREACH OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY, INCLUDING INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR BENEFITS.
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Table of Contents
Section 1: Getting Started .............................................. 5
Setting Up Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Charging a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Switching the Phone On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Locking the Touch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Setting Up Your Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone ......................... 10
Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Front View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Side Views of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Rear View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Display Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using the Multitasking Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Section 3: Menu Navigation .........................................18
Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Widget Bar Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Understanding the Events Widget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Section 4: Call Functions ............................................. 31
Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Making a Call Using Speed Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Making a Call from the Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Dialing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Video Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Call Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Data Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Options During a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Section 5: Entering Text ............................................... 44
Using the QWERTY Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Changing the Text Input Mode - Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Using T9 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Using 123Sym Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Using Emoticon (Emo) Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Using Abc Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Using Numeric in Portrait Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Using Symbols in Portrait Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Using the Handwriting Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Changing the Text Input Mode - Handwriting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Handwriting Mode-Entering Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Handwriting Mode-Entering Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Handwriting Mode-Entering Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Section 6: Changing Your Settings .............................. 52
Sound Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Normal Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Silent Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
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Driving Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Outdoor Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Display and Light Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Time & Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Phone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Smart Unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Bluetooth Secure Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Configuring Your Phone’s USB Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Network Profile Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Applications Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Memory Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Software Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Phone Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Section 7: Mobile Video ................................................79
Viewing a Video Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Using the Video Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Customizing Mobile Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Section 8: Understanding Your Address Book ............82
Address Book Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Adding a New Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Using Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Address Book Entry Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Finding My Own Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
FDN Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Group Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Address Book Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Managing Address Book Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Yellow Pages Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Section 9: My Stuff ....................................................... 94
My Stuff Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Other Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Used Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Section 10: Camera .................................................... 100
Using the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Camera and Camcorder Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Using the Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Section 11: Messaging ............................................... 109
Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Creating and Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Additional Message Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Viewing New Received Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Using Message Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Using Mobile Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Using Instant Messaging (IM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Deleting Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
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Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Delete by Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Used Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Section 12: AT&T Mobile TV ....................................... 120
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Using the Mobile TV Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Section 13: Games & Applications .............................126
Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Section 14: AppCenter ................................................129
Downloading Multimedia Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Ringtones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Cool Tools/Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Color Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Fun Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Answer Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Multimedia Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
AppCenter Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Section 15: AT&T Music .............................................132
Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Shop Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Using Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
MusicID 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
XM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Music Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Music Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Music Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Section 16: AT&T GPS ................................................ 145
Launching AT&T Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Using Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Obtaining Driving Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Shopping for GPS Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Where . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Section 17: Tools ........................................................ 149
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Record Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Sketchpad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Tip Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
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Stopwatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Section 18: Mobile Web ..............................................159
Accessing the Mobile Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Homepage - att.net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Navigating with the Mobile Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Enter a URL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Search the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
My Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
My Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Using Bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Emptying the Cookies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Using your History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Changing the WAP Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Section 19: Accessibility ............................................ 165
Section 20: Health and Safety Information ...............166
Health and Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Warning Regarding Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
UL Certified Travel Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Consumer Information on Wireless Phones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Road Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices . . . . . . . . . 177
Potentially Explosive Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Product Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Availability of Various Features/Ring Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Battery Standby and Talk Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Battery Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Section 21: Warranty Information ............................. 185
Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
End User License Agreement for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Index ............................................................................ 193
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Section 1: Getting Started
This section explains how to start using your phone by first
configuring your hardware, activating your service, and then
setting up your voice mail.
Setting Up Your Phone
Prior to use it is necessary to install both the battery and SIM into
their corresponding internal compartments. The microSD card
slot is also located in this same internal area.
1. Remove the battery cover by placing your thumbnail into
the slot at the bottom of the phone (1). If you have fragile
nails, use a pointed object.
2. Lift the cover up and off the phone (2).
Installing the SIM Card
When you subscribe to a cellular network, you are provided with
a plug-in SIM card loaded with your subscription details, such as
your PIN, available optional services, and many others features.
Important!:
The plug-in SIM card information and its contacts can be easily
damaged by scratching or bending, so be careful when handling,
inserting, or removing the card. Keep all SIM cards out of reach
of small children.
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Carefully slide the SIM card into the SIM card socket (as shown
below) until the card locks into place.
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Make sure that the card’s gold contacts face into the phone and
that the upper-left angled corner of the card is positioned as shown.
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Note:
If the card is not inserted correctly, the phone does not detect the SIM
card. Re-orient the card back into the slot if the SIM is not detected.
Installing the Memory Card
Your phone also supports the use of a memory card (microSD™)
for data storage of such things as data, music, pictures, and
video files. This type of memory card is designed for use with this
mobile phone and other devices.
1. Slide the metal cover to the left to unlock it as shown (1).
2. Flip the metal cover up as shown (2) and slide the microSD
card into the guide (3). Make sure the microSD is inserted
so that when the metal cover is closed, the gold contact
pins will be facing down.
3. Close the metal cover (4) and lock the cover into place (5).
Note:
The Samsung a897 has been tested to support up to a 16GB memory
card.
Installing the Battery
1. Insert the battery into the opening on the back of the
phone, making sure the connectors align (1).
2. Gently press down to secure the battery (2).
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3.
Place the battery cover onto the back of the phone and
press down (1).
4. Press down on the bottom of the phone (2) until you hear a
light click.
Note:
Make sure the battery is properly installed before switching on the
phone.
Charging a Battery
Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. The
Travel Adapter that is used to charge the battery, is included with
your phone. Use only Samsung-approved batteries and chargers.
Note:
Long backlight settings, searching for service, vibrate mode, browser
use, and other variables may reduce the battery’s talk and standby
times.
Although you can use the phone while the battery is charging,
doing so will require additional charging time.
Note:
You must fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first
time. A discharged battery recharges fully in approximately 4 hours.
Using the Travel Adapter
1. With the battery installed, temporarily remove the plastic
cover (top of phone).
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Important!:
Verify that the handset battery is installed prior to connection. If
the battery is not properly installed and the wall charger is
connected, the handset may power off and on continuously,
preventing proper operation.
2. Plug the flat end of the Travel Adapter into the Power/
Accessory Interface connector and the other end into a
standard AC wall outlet.
3. When charging is finished, remove the flat end from the
interface connector jack on the phone.
Warning!:
If your handset has a touch screen display, please note that a
touch screen responds best to a light touch from the pad of your
finger or a non-metallic stylus. Using excessive force or a metallic
object when pressing on the touch screen may damage the
tempered glass surface and void the warranty. For more
information, refer to “Standard Limited Warranty” on page 185.
Note:
Failure to unplug the wall charger before you remove the battery, can
cause damage to the phone.
Low Battery Indicator
When the battery is weak and only a few minutes of talk time
remain, the battery icon ( ) blinks and the device sounds a
warning tone at regular intervals. In this condition, your phone
conserves its remaining battery power, not by turning off the
backlight, but by entering the dimming mode. For a quick check
of your battery level, glance at the battery charge indicator
located in the upper-right corner of your device’s display. Five
bars ( ) indicate a full charge.
When the battery level becomes too low, the phone automatically
turns off.
Incorrect
Correct
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Switching the Phone On or Off
1. Press and hold or until the phone switches on.
The phone launches the activation splash screen and then
proceeds to search for the network. Once the network has
been found, you can make or receive calls.
Note:
The display language is preset to English at the factory. To change the
language, use the Language menu. For more information, refer to
“Changing Your Settings” on page 52.
2. Press and hold , until the phone switches off.
Locking the Touch Screen
1. Press and hold (on the upper right side of the phone)
to lock the touch screen.
2. Press and hold again to unlock the touch screen.
Setting Up Your Voice Mail
1. In Idle mode, press , then touch and hold .
You may be prompted to enter a password.
Note:
You can also access your voicemail from the on-screen keypad by
touching then pressing or touch
Call
.
2. Follow the tutorial to create a password, record a greeting,
and record your name.
Note:
These steps may be different depending on your network.
Accessing Your Voice Mail
1. In Idle mode, press , then touch and hold .
2. When connected, follow the voice prompts from the voice
mail center.
Accessing Your Voice Mail From Another Phone
1. Dial your wireless phone number.
2. When you hear your voicemail greeting, press (the
asterisk key on the phone you are using).
3. Enter your passcode using the on-screen keypad.
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Section 2: Understanding Your Phone
This section outlines some key features of your phone. It also
displays the screen and the icons that appear when the phone is
in use.
Features of Your Phone
Your phone is lightweight, easy-to-use and offers many useful
features. The following list outlines a few of the features included
in your phone.
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Touch screen provides quick response to a variety of in-phone menus
and options including a widget bar and three main menus.
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AT&T Mobile TV
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User friendly, menu driven access to features and options
•
Ready access to the Internet with multi-window feature
•
Built-in Bluetooth technology
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Instant Messaging capability
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AT&T GPS Navigation functionality provides real-time navigation
•
microSD card compatibility for use in data storage and access
•
HSDPA 7.2 mbps high speed download capability
•
Other features include AT&T Music, Mobile Email, Voice Recognition,
Files, Games, Alarms, Calendar, Sketchpad, Memo, Tasks, Calculator,
Tip Calculator, Unit Converter, World Clock, Timer, and Stopwatch.
Front View of Your Phone
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1.
Power/Accessory Interface connector: allows you to
connect a Travel Charger or other optional accessories
such as a USB/data cable or a hands-free headset for
convenient, hands-free conversations.
2.
3.5mm Headset jack
: allows you to plug in headphones.
3.
External speaker
: allows you to hear the caller.
4. Display: shows the information needed to operate your
phone, such as the received signal strength, phone battery
level, time, etc.
5. Widget tab: allows you to open the Widget toolbar.
6. Contacts key: allows you to access your current Contacts,
Groups and Favorites lists.
7. Dial key: allows you to access the Phone Functions menu,
such as Dialer, Contacts, and Create message screen.
8. Talk/Send key: allows you to power on the phone, make
or answer a call, access your call history, Call Manager,
and Block Caller features. Press and hold to redial the last
phone number.
9. Back key: allows you to return to the previous menu. This
key also allows you to return to the previous page within
the Web browser.
10. Power/End key: ends a call. Press and hold to turn the
phone on or off. While in a menu, pressing this key once
cancels the current input and twice returns the phone to
Idle mode.
11. Menu key: allows you to access your phone’s menu
functions menu, such as Address Book, Messaging, AT&T
GPS, Mobile Video, AT&T Music, Games, Applications,
Mobile Web, AppCenter, YPmobile, My Stuff, Tools, and
Settings.
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While in the Menu screens, this key is replaced with the
Message
key, whose function is to create new text or picture messages.
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Side Views of Your Phone
1.
Speaker Microphone
: allows other callers to hear you
during a call when the phone is in Speaker mode.
2.
Volume keys
: allow you to adjust the ringer volume while in
standby mode or adjust the voice volume during a call.
When receiving an incoming call, briefly press down either
volume key ( ) to mute the ring tone. Press and
hold either volume key to reject the call and send it directly
to voicemail. Adjusts text size when reading a message or
using the browser in the Applications folder.
3.
Microphone
: allows other callers to hear you when you are
speaking to them.
4.
Camera/Camcorder key
: allows you to take pictures or
videos when you are in camera or camcorder mode. In Idle
mode, press to launch the camera/camcorder.
5.
Multitask key
: ( ) launches the multitask menu. This
menu provides easy access to some of the most commonly
used features such as: Call, Messaging, Mobile Web,
Music Player, and Games. You can also End all running
programs/apps.
6. Lock key: ( ) lets you lock or unlock the touch
screen. For more information on locking your phone, see
“Locking and Unlocking the Phone” on page 18.
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Rear View of Your Phone
1.
Camera lens
: is used to take pictures and shoot videos.
2.
Power LED Flash
: allows you to take pictures when there is
not sufficient light.
Display Layout
Your display screen provides a wealth of information about the
phone’s status and options, as well as providing access to the
new widget bar. The display has 4 main areas:
1
2
Indicators
Widget bar
Main Display
area
Function
categories
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Widget bar
The Widget bar provides quick access to those functions you use
most frequently (Analog Clock, Digital Clock, Dual Clock, TV,
Photo Favorites, Voice Recognition, AT&T Navigator, AppCenter,
Mobile Web, Today, Calendar, Favorite URL, Picture, Birthday,
Sound Profile, Bluetooth, Alarms, Calculator, Video, Games,
Widget Memo 1, 2, and 3, Create Message, Message Inbox,
Record Audio, Memo, Timer, Go on a Diet, My Space, AT&T Social
Net, Facebook Yahoo!, and MSNBC. For more information about
the Widget bar, see “Widget Bar Navigation” on page 27.
Function categories
Function categories are shortcuts to Dial (for dialing a number),
Contacts (accessing the Contacts list), and Menu (displays the
icons for application/folder access). While viewing the Main
Menus, the Menu category changes to Messaging, which can be
used to view and create messages.
Icons
This list identifies the symbols you’ll see on your phone’s display
and Indicator area:
Displays your current signal strength. The greater the
number of bars, the stronger the signal.
Indicates that the Airplane Mode is active. You cannot
send or receive any calls or access online information.
Displays when you are out of your service area.
Displays when a call is in progress.
Displays when a Video Share call is in progress.
Displays within the lock screen when a call has been
missed.
Displays your battery’s charge level. The more bars you
see, the more power you have remaining.
Displays when your connection to an EDGE network is
active.
Displays when your phone is communicating with the
EDGE network.
Displays when your connection to a 3G network is
active.
Displays when the phone is accessing services in a
3G+ (HSDPA) network. When data is being transferred,
this icon animates.
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For more details on configuring your phone’s settings, see
“Changing Your Settings” on page 52.
Displays when your phone is communicating with the
3G network.
Displays when an internal microSD memory card is
detected.
Displays when the phone is connected to a computer
via a supported USB cable connection.
Displays within the Indicators area when a new text
message is received.
Displays within the Indicators area when a new
multimedia message is received.
Displays within the Indicators area when a new voice
mail is received.
Displays within the Indicators area when a new WAP
message is received.
Displays when Inbox is full - Text Message.
Displays when you set an alarm to ring at a specified
time. For more information, refer to “Alarms” on
page 151.
Displays when Call forwarding is set to Forward always.
For more information, refer to “Call Settings” on
page 67.
Displays when the Sound profile is set to Normal.
Displays when the Sound profile is set to silent or the
volume has been manually lowered below level 1.
Displays when the Sound profile is set to Driving.
Displays when the Sound profile is set to Outdoor.
Displays when Bluetooth is activated.
Displays when a Bluetooth stereo headset has been
paired with the phone.
Displays when TTY device has been inserted.
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Using the Multitasking Menu
This key ( ) launches the Multitask menu that can be
activated from within any active window or page on the phone.
There is no need to stop what you are doing, if you quickly want
to jump out and activate another common feature.
The idea is to allow you to temporarily exit from your current
location to access a group of common functions such as: Call,
Messaging, Mobile Web, Music Player, Games, and End all. This
key keeps you from having to completely exit from your current
task or window, whether that be a text message, a web page, or
an active call, just to quickly do something else.
Here is an example:
You might be in the middle of typing up an email or text message,
when you suddenly realize that you need to make a quick call.
Typically, you would have to exit from your current message,
navigate to the Idle screen, make your call (page 31), after which
you would have to go back and re-create your message.
Using this same situation, all you would have to do is:
1. Press until the you see the Multitask menu screen.
2. Touch
Call
, then enter your number and continue the call.
3. Once you are done, hang up the call normally and you are
returned to the previous message screen.
Multitask Functions
Pressing the Multitasking key ( ) on the right side of the
handset, allows you to choose from one of the following
functions:
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Call
: allows you to make a voice call while using the handset for other
tasks. If Music Player is active, it is muted during the call.
•
Messaging
: allows you to send a text or multimedia message while
using the handset for other tasks.
•
Mobile Web
: allows you to launch the Mobile Web browser while using
the handset for other tasks.
•
Music Player
: allows you to launch the Music Player while using the
handset for other tasks. If an incoming call is received or you want to
make a call, the Music Player is muted.
•
Games
: allows you to quickly access Games while using the handset
for other tasks.
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End all?
: closes all running applications or tasks and returns you to the
Idle screen.
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