Samsung SGH-A847 AT&T User manual

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

All Intellectual Property, as defined below, owned by or which is otherwise the property of Samsung or its respective suppliers relating to

the SAMSUNG Phone, including but not limited to, accessories, parts, or software relating there to (the “Phone System”), is proprietary to

Samsung and protected under federal laws, state laws, and international treaty provisions. Intellectual Property includes, but is not limited

to, inventions (patentable or unpatentable), patents, trade secrets, copyrights, software, computer programs, and related documentation

and other works of authorship. You may not infringe or otherwise violate the rights secured by the Intellectual Property. Moreover, you

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.

Samsung Telecommunications America (STA), LLC

Headquarters: Customer Care Center:

1301 E. Lookout Drive 1000 Klein Rd.

Richardson, TX 75082 Plano, TX 75074

Toll Free Tel: 1.888.987.HELP (4357)

Internet Address:

http://www.samsungusa.com

©

2010 Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC is a registered trademark of Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and its related

entities.

Do you have questions about your Samsung Mobile Phone?

For 24 hour information and assistance, we offer a new FAQ/ARS System (Automated Response System) at:

www.samsungtelecom.com/support

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T9 Text Input is licensed by Tegic Communications and is covered by U.S. Pat. 5,818,437; U.S. Pat. 5,953,541; U.S. Pat. 6,011,554 and

other patents pending.

ACCESS

®

and NetFront™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of ACCESS Co., Ltd. in Japan and other countries.

The Bluetooth

®

word mark, figure mark (stylized “B Design”), and combination mark (Bluetooth word mark and “B Design”) are registered

trademarks and are wholly owned by the Bluetooth SIG.

microSD™ and the microSD logo are Trademarks of the SD Card Association.

Openwave

®

is a registered Trademark of Openwave, Inc.

Devices purchased for use on AT&T's system are designed for use exclusively on AT&T's system. You agree that you won't make any

modifications to the Equipment or programming to enable the Equipment to operate on any other system. A voice plan is required on all

voice-capable devices, unless specifically noted otherwise in the terms governing your agreement. Some devices or plans may require you

to subscribe to a data plan.

Your phone is designed to make it easy for you to access a wide variety of content. For your protection, AT&T wants 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, AT&T

offers privacy controls that let you decide how an application may use the location of your phone and other phones on your account.

However, AT&T's 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.

Your 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.

A&T may collect certain types of information from your device when you use AT&T services to provide customer support and to improve its

services. For more information on AT&T's Privacy Policy, visit

http://www.att.com/privacy

.

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Dynamic Noise Suppression from Audience™

Your phone is equipped with an advanced voice processing chip that delivers clear mobile calls by suppressing background noise,

intermittent sounds (like a siren or nearby conversation), and echoes, allowing you to hear and be heard nearly anywhere.

How Does It Work?

Based on the intelligence of the human hearing system, the technology:

•

Captures, evaluates and distinguishes all the sound signals surrounding your phone, and the person you're speaking with.

•

Then isolates the primary voice in conversation and filters out the background noise - so the person you're calling hears only your voice, without

disturbing background noise.

•

Dynamically equalizes and adjusts voice volume to optimize your calling experience, so you can hear clearly and don't need to speak louder to overcome

surrounding noise.

The noise suppression technology is built-in and already enabled in your new mobile phone. So it's ready to provide unsurpassed voice

clarity with every call.

Open Source Software

Some software components of this product incorporate source code covered under GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser General

Public License (LGPL), OpenSSL License, BSD License and other open source licenses. To obtain the source code covered under the open

source licenses, please visit:

http://opensource.samsungmobile.com/index.jsp

.

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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

PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE; THE DESIGN, CONDITION OR QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT; THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT; THE

WORKMANSHIP OF THE PRODUCT OR THE COMPONENTS CONTAINED THEREIN; OR COMPLIANCE OF THE PRODUCT WITH THE

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

SIM Card Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Activating Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Installing the microSD™ Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Turning the Phone On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Setting Up Your Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone .........................12

Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Open View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Closed View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Main Display Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

My Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Command Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Section 3: Menu Navigation .........................................21

Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Section 4: Call Functions .............................................23

Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Making a Call from the Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Video Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Call Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Options During a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Silent Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Section 5: Entering Text ............................................... 34

Using the Text Input Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Using the T9 Predictive Text Input Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Using the Alphabetic Input Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using the Symbols Input Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Using the 123 Numeric Input Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Section 6: Push to Talk ............................................... 38

Initializing Push to Talk Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

PTT Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Add Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Making a PTT Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

PTT Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Section 7: Understanding Your Address Book ............ 49

AT&T Address Book Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Address Book Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Adding a New Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Using Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Address Book Entry Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Synchronization of your AT&T Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Finding My Own Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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FDN Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Group Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Adding Speed Dial Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Using the Service Dialing Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Managing Address Book Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Yellow Pages Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Section 8: Messaging ...................................................59

Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Creating and Sending Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Creating and Sending Multimedia Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Attaching Business Card to a Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Locating a Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Inbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Using Message Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Outbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Drafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Using Instant Messaging (IM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Signing into Your Mobile Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Delete by Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Used Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Section 9: AppCenter ....................................................72

Ringtones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Color Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Answer Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

MEdia Net Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

AppCenter Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Section 10: My Stuff ..................................................... 74

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Online Locker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Other Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Used Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Section 11: Games & Applications .............................. 99

Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Section 12: AT&T Music ............................................. 102

Accessing AT&T Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Using the Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Using Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Shop Music/Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

MusicID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Using AT&T Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Accessing Music Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Music Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

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Section 13: AT&T GPS ................................................113

Shop GPS Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

AT&T Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

AT&T Family Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

AllSport GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Loopt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

WHERE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Trimble Outdoors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

TeleNavTrack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

GPS TimeTrack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Section 14: Mobile Web ..............................................117

Accessing the Mobile Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Homepage - att.net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Navigating with the Mobile Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Enter a URL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Search the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

My Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

My Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Using Bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Emptying the Cookies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Using your History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Changing the WAP Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Section 15: Mobile Video ............................................123

Viewing a Video Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Using the Video Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Customizing Mobile Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Section 16: Changing Your Settings .......................... 125

Quick Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Sound Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Time & Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Applications Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Memory Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Software Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Phone Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Section 17: Accessibility ............................................ 147

Section 18: Health and Safety Information ............... 148

Health and Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Please Note the Following Information When Using

Your Handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

UL Certified Travel Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Consumer Information on Wireless Phones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Road Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices . . . . . . . . . 160

FCC Hearing-Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for

Wireless Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Potentially Explosive Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

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Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Product Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Availability of Various Features/Ring Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Battery Standby and Talk Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Battery Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Section 19: Warranty Information .............................168

Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

End User License Agreement for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Index ............................................................................176

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Section 1: Getting Started

This section describes the first steps to operating your phone.

SIM Card Information

When you subscribe for 3G cellular network services, you receive

a plug-in SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card loaded with your

subscription details, such as your PIN, and available optional

services.

Activating Your Phone

Activating your phone requires several things: inserting the SIM

card, charging the battery, and turning on the phone.

䊳

If necessary, power-off the phone by pressing and holding

the key until the power-off image displays.

Removing the Battery

1. Use a coin or other object inserted in the slot on the back

cover (1) and turn it counter-clockwise to open the battery

cover (2).

2. Use the grooves at the top of the cover to lift the cover up

and away from the back of the phone (1).

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3.

Lift the battery up (1) and away (2) from the phone, as

shown.

Installing and Removing the SIM Card

Important!:

The plug-in SIM card and its contacts can be easily damaged by

scratches or bending. Use caution when inserting or removing

the card, and keep all SIM cards out of reach of children.

1. Remove the back cover and battery.

2. Make sure to orient the SIM card with the gold contacts

facing down and the corner notch positioned as shown

below, then slide the SIM card completely into the socket.

3. To remove the SIM, gently slide it out of the socket.

Note:

The angled corner of the SIM should be inserted as shown in the

previous diagram. Improperly inserting the SIM can cause the phone to

not recognize the SIM.

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Installing the microSD™ Card

To add additional memory to your phone, you can insert a

microSD card into the memory card slot, located to the left of the

SIM card, inside the phone.

Use the following instructions and illustrations for proper

insertion and removal.

Note:

The a847 supports microSD cards to a maximum size of 16GB. The

handset was also verified to support SanDisk™ microSD cards of up

to 16GB and up to 5000 files.

1. Remove the back cover and battery.

2. Slide the microSD card into the slot as shown in the

diagram.

3. To remove the microSD card, press down on pull the card

out towards you.

Warning!:

Please note the printed circuit side faces down when inserting

the card.

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Replacing the Battery

1. To reinstall the battery, with the battery cover open, align

the battery tabs with the slots at the bottom of the phone

(1).

2. Press the battery down until it clicks into place (2). Make

sure the battery is properly installed and not obstructing

the SIM card before replacing the cover.

3. With the battery in position on the phone, place the cover

back on the handset (1) then press down firmly (2). Press

down along the edges to make sure the cover is flush with

the phone and that there is a tight seal.

4. Turn the grooved dial clockwise until the cover locks.

Important!:

When placing the cover back on the phone, press down firmly

along the edges to ensure that the cover is flush with the phone.

This will ensure that the battery compartment is pressurized and

that the phone is waterproof.

Note:

The battery must be properly installed before charging the battery or

switching on the phone.

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Charging the Battery

Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. Use the

travel adapter to charge the battery, and use only Samsung

approved batteries and chargers.

Note:

You must fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first

time. A fully discharged battery requires up to 4 hours of charge time.

Caution!:

For connection to an electrical supply not located in the U.S., you

must use an adaptor of the proper configuration for the power

outlet. Use of the wrong adaptor could damage your phone and

void your warranty.

1. Open the side slot and plug the connector of the travel

adapter jack into the jack on the side of the phone.

Note:

The previous illustration is the correct and incorrect method for

connecting the charger. If the incorrect method is attempted, damage

to the accessory port will occur therefore voiding the phone’s warranty.

2. Plug the adaptor into a standard AC wall outlet.

3. When the phone is completely charged ( ), unplug the

adapter from the power outlet.

4. Remove the adapter from the phone by gently pulling the

connector out and replace the plastic cover back over the

open jack.

Note:

During charging, you must unplug the adapter before removing the

battery from the phone to avoid damage.

Low Battery Indicator

When the battery is weak and only a few minutes of talk time

remain, a warning tone sounds, the “Low Battery” message

repeats at regular intervals on the display, and the empty battery

icon ( ) blinks. The backlight turns off to conserve the

remaining battery power.

Note:

If your phone is in Silent Mode, the Low Battery Indicator defaults to

Vibration (see See “Sound Profile” on page 125.). If you change the

alert from Vibration to Mute, you will see a flashing message that

indicates a low battery.

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If the battery level becomes too low, the phone automatically

turns off. Recharge your battery.

Turning the Phone On or Off

1. Open the phone.

2. Press and hold the key until the phone power-on

screen displays.

Note:

Do not turn on the phone when mobile phone use is prohibited.

3. If the phone asks, enter a password and press the Confirm

soft key or the key. For further details, see “Change

Phone Password” on page 133.

The Idle screen displays while the phone searches for your

network. After the phone finds your network and displays

adequate signal strength bars, you can make or receive

calls.

Note:

The display language is preset to Automatic at the factory. To change

the language, use the Language menu. For more information, refer to

“Phone” on page 130.

4. When you wish to switch off the phone, press and hold the

key until the power-off image displays.

Setting Up Your Voice Mail

Note:

If your service provider did not pre-configure your voicemail server

number, store the voicemail server number before accessing the

server. Your service provider can give you the number. For more

information, refer to “Changing the Voice Mail Name and Number” on

page 10.

Setting Up Your Personal Options

1. Open the phone to access your keypad.

2. In Idle mode, press and hold the key.

3. Follow the voice mail prompts. If you need additional help

setting up your voice mail, contact your service provider.

Changing the Voice Mail Name and Number

Your SIM card gives you the default service number of the voice

mail center. However, you may need to change the number. Use

the following procedures to change your voice mail number.

1. In Idle mode, press the Menu soft key to access

Menu mode.

2. Highlight Messaging and press the Select soft key or the

key.

3. Highlight Messaging Settings and press the Select soft

key or the key.

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4.

Highlight Voicemail and press the Select soft key or the

key.

5. Press the Edit soft key .

6. To edit the Voice Server Name, highlight Name and press

to delete the current name and then use your

keypad to enter a replacement name.

– or –

To edit the Voice Mail Number, highlight Center Address

and press to delete the current number.

7. Enter your new Voice Server number and press the Save

soft key or the key to save this new number.

8. Press the key to return to Idle mode.

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Understanding Your Phone 12

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone

This section outlines some key features of your phone. It also

displays the screen and the icons that are displayed when the

phone is in use.

Features of Your Phone

Your phone is lightweight, easy-to-use and offers many

significant features. The following list outlines a few of the

features included in your phone:

•

Push to Talk (PTT)

•

Mobile Web

•

YPmobile (YELLOWPAGES.COM)

•

AT&T Navigator

•

Bluetooth wireless access

•

Camera and camcorder

•

Video Sharing

•

Instant Messaging capability

•

Mobile Share with Online Locker

•

E-mail

•

Featured applications provide alarms, calendar, calculator, record

audio, converter, timer, stopwatch, and world clock.

•

Multimedia Message Service (MMS)

•

Multimedia capability (with included Music Player)

•

Photo caller ID

•

Speakerphone capability

Open View of Your Phone

The following illustrations show the main elements of your

phone:

5

2

4

6

12

11

10

9

8

7

13

1

3

14

15

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Keys

The following list correlates to the open and front view

illustrations.

1. Main Display: This screen displays useful information

needed to operate your phone.

2. Navigation keys: This key allows you to scroll through

phone menu options and provides a shortcut to phone

functions from standby mode.

3. Soft key (left): Performs the functions indicated by the

screen text on the bottom of the display.

4. AT&T Navigator key: Launches the AT&T Navigator

application.

5. Send key: Allows you to place or receive a call. In standby

mode, press the key once to access the Recent Call log. If

you press and hold the key down, you initiate the most

recent call from the Recent Call log. If the phone is off,

press and hold this key to turn the phone on.

6. Voice Mail key: Press and hold the key to

automatically dial your voicemail.

7. Microphone: Allows the other callers to hear you clearly

when you are speaking to them.

8. Special Function keys: Asterisk/Shift key-enters the

[

*

]

character for calling features. In text mode, press to

change the character input type.

Pound/Space key-enters

the pound

[

#

] character for calling features. In text entry

mode, press to enter a space between characters.

Press and hold

to activate/deactivate the Silent

profile. Press and hold

to enter a pause between

numbers.

9. Alphanumeric keypad: Use these keys to enter numbers,

letters and some special characters. When in Idle mode,

press and hold the key to access your voicemail

server or press and hold to enter an International

call prefix.

10. Clear key: Deletes characters from the display when you

are in text entry mode. Deletes items when in an

application. When in a main menu, press to return to the

previous menu. In Idle mode, a quick press of the

key displays the Calendar in Month view.

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Understanding Your Phone 14

11.

Power On/Off/Menu Exit key: Ends a call. Press and hold

this key for a few seconds to power your phone On or Off.

While in the main menu, it returns the phone to standby

mode and cancels your input. When you receive an

incoming call, press to reject call.

12. Multitasking key: Opens the application switch window

which allows you to select from a group of different

applications without having to exit from the currently

active application. These options include making a voice

call, messaging, Mobile Web launch, launching the music

player, accessing games, or end multitasking.

13. Soft key (right): Performs the functions indicated by the

screen text on the bottom of the display.

14. Menu access/Confirm key (Mobile Web): When

navigating through a menu accepts the highlighted choice

in the menu. If you press once in Idle mode, Mobile Web

launches.

15. Earpiece/Speaker: Used to listen to audio and music from

your phone.

Closed View of Your Phone

Keys

The following list correlates to the side view illustrations.

1.

PTT key

: Press to display the PTT Contacts. Press and hold

to display the Recent calls list.

2. Volume keys/Menu Navigation: Allows you to adjust the

ringer volume in standby mode or adjust the voice volume

during a call. To mute the ringer during an incoming call,

press the up or down volume key.

The volume keys can also be used to scroll up or down to

5

2

4

6

1

3

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navigate through the different menu options.

When the phone is closed, press and hold these keys to

toggle the display on or off. This key is also used when the

Music Player is active.

•

If you are playing music and the backlight goes out, press this key

to re-display the music player screen.

3. Camera/Camcorder: Allows you to take pictures and

videos with your phone.

4. Front Display: Allows you to view an incoming call or

message. It also displays date, time, network type, signal

strength, and battery power icons, and any icons

associated with alerts or alarms.

5. Headset jack/Adapter jack: Allows you to plug in the

travel adapter (power), optional PC connection cable (data

transfer), and optional headset for safe, convenient,

hands-free conversations.

6.

Speaker key

: During a call, press this key to turn the

speaker on. When the phone is turned on and closed, press

this key to access the Self Shot feature so you can

photograph yourself. For more information, refer to “Using

the Self Shot Feature” on page 77.

Back Light

A back light illuminates the display and the keypad when you

press any key or open the phone. It turns off when no keys are

pressed within a given period of time, and/or dims the light,

depending on the settings in the Backlight Time menu.

Main Display Layout

The display has 4 areas:

Icons

Date and Time

Text and graphic area

Soft key indicators

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