Samsung SGH-A877RBAATT User manual

SGH-a877 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

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.

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Headquarters: Customer Care Center:

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Richardson, TX 75082 Plano, TX 75074

Toll Free Tel: 1.888.987.HELP (4357)

Internet Address:

http://www.samsungusa.com

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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.

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®

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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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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

.

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 .............................................. 6

Setting Up Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Charging a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Switching the Phone On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Locking the Touch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone ......................... 11

Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Front View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Side Views of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Rear View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Display Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using the Multitasking Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Section 3: Menu Navigation .........................................18

Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Widget Bar Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Understanding the Event Widget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Section 4: Call Functions ............................................. 27

Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Making a Call from the Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Dialing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Video Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Call Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Data Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Options During a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Section 5: Entering Text ............................................... 40

Built-in QWERTY Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Text Input Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Changing the Entry Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Changing the Text Input Mode - Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Using T9 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Using ABC Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Using Numeric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Using Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Using the Handwriting Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Changing the Text Input Mode - Handwriting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Handwriting Mode-Entering Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Handwriting Mode-Entering Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Handwriting Mode-Entering Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Using the QWERTY Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Changing the Text Input Mode - Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Using T9 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Using 123Sym Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Using Emo Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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Using Abc Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Section 6: Changing Your Settings ..............................52

Sound Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Normal Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Silent Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Driving Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Outdoor Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Display and Light Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Time & Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Phone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Reset phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Restore phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Bluetooth Secure Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Configuring Your Phone’s USB Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Network Profile Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Applications Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Memory Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Software Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Phone Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Section 7: Cellular Video .............................................76

Viewing a Video Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Using the Video Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Customizing CV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Section 8: Understanding Your Address Book ............ 79

Address Book Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Adding a New Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Using Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Address Book Entry Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Own Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

FDN Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Group Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Address Book Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Managing Address Book Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

YPmobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Section 9: My Stuff ....................................................... 91

My Stuff Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Audio Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Games and Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Record Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Stopwatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Other Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Used Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Section 10: Camera ......................................................99

Using the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Camera and Camcorder Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Using the Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Section 11: Messaging ...............................................108

Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Creating and Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Additional Message Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Viewing New Received Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Using Message Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Signing into Your Mobile Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Using Instant Messaging (IM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Deleting Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Used Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Section 12: Games & Apps ......................................... 118

Games & Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Section 13: AppCenter ................................................120

Downloading Multimedia Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Ringtones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Cool Tools/Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Color Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Answer Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Section 14: AT&T Music ............................................. 122

Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Shop Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Using Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

MusicID 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

XM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Music Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Music Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Section 15: AT&T GPS ................................................ 134

Launching AT&T Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Using the Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Obtaining Driving Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Shopping for GPS Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Where . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Section 16: Tools ........................................................ 137

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Record Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

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Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Stopwatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Section 17: Mobile Web ..............................................144

Accessing the Mobile Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Navigation Using the WAP Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Navigating via a URL Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Using Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Browser Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Using your History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Setting Browser Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

About Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Accessing the Mobile Web Homepage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Changing the WAP Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Section 18: PC Studio Media Manager ......................156

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Downloading the PC Studio Media Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Configuring your Phone's USB Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

PC Studio Media Manager home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Toolbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

User Stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Music Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Photo Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Photo Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Video Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Slide Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Video Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Music Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Video Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Image Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Video Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Disk Ripping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Disk Burning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Section 19: Accessibility ............................................ 191

Section 20: Health and Safety Information .............. 192

Health and Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Please Note the Following Information When Using

Your Handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

UL Certified Travel Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Consumer Information on Wireless Phones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Road Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices . . . . . . . . . 203

FCC Hearing-Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for

Wireless Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Potentially Explosive Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

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Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Product Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Availability of Various Features/Ring Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Battery Standby and Talk Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Battery Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Section 21: Warranty Information .............................212

Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

End User License Agreement for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Index ............................................................................220

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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 pressing down on the cover.

2. While applying pressure, slide the top portion up and away

from the lower portion of the phone.

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.

䊳

Carefully slide the SIM card into the SIM card socket (as

shown on the next page) until the card locks into place.

•

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. Reorient the card back into the slot.

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.

䊳

Place the microSD card into the slot until it clicks (as

shown).

•

Make sure the microSD’s gold contact pins face downward and the

card is securely inserted.

Note:

The Samsung a877 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).

Incorrect

Correct

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3.

Replace the battery cover onto the back of the phone (3).

4. While applying pressure, slide the top portion towards the

camera area (4) 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 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) and plug in the wall charger’s

connector into the jack.

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.

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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, first unplug the adapter’s power

plug from the AC wall outlet and then remove the flat end

from the interface connector jack on the phone.

Warning!:

If your device has a touch screen display, please note that a

touchscreen 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 212.

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.

When the battery level becomes too low, the phone automatically

turns off.

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.

Correct

Incorrect

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2.

Press and hold , until the phone switches off.

Locking the Touch Screen

1. Press (on the right side of the phone) to lock the

touch screen.

2. Press 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 onscreen 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.

3. Enter your passcode using the onscreen 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

significant features. The following list outlines a few of the

features included in your phone.

•

Touch screen provides quick response to a variety of in-phone menus

and options

•

Multitasking

•

User friendly, menu driven access to features and options

•

Ready access to the Internet

•

Built-in Bluetooth technology

•

Instant Messaging capability

•

AT&T GPS Navigation functionality provides real-time navigation

•

microSD card compatibility for use in data storage and access

•

My Stuff feature provides Files, Games, Organizer, Alarm, Calendar,

Tasks, Calculator, World Clock, Unit Converter, Timer, and Stopwatch.

Front View of Your Phone

7

6

3

2

1

4

5

8

9

10

11

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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. Display shows the information needed to operate your

phone, such as the received signal strength, phone battery

level, time, etc.

3. Contacts key allows you to access your current Contacts,

Groups and Favorites lists.

4. Dial key allows you to access the Phone Functions menu,

such as Dialer, Contacts, and New Message screen.

5. Talk/Send key allows you to power on the phone, make or

answer a call, access your History, Call Manager, and Call

Block features.

6. 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.

•

While on the Idle screen, pressing also displays the

calendar in the Month view.

7. Power/End key ends a call. Press and hold for three

seconds 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.

8. Menu key allows you to access your phone’s menu

functions menu, such as Address Book, AT&T Music, AT&T

GPS, MEdia Net, My Stuff, Tools, and Settings.

•

While in the Menu screen, this key is replaced with the Messaging

key, whose function is to create new text messages.

9. Lock key ( ) lets you lock or unlock the touch

screen. If you receive an incoming call while the screen is

locked, you can answer it by either:

•

Pressing to receive the call without unlocking the screen.

•

Pressing

to unlock the screen and answer the call

normally.

10. Proximity sensors use the ambient light level to adjust

keypad access. If the light path is blocked, for example,

when holding the phone close to your ear, the touch screen

will turn off.

11. External speaker allows you to hear the caller and any

ringtones or sounds offered by your phone.

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Side Views of Your Phone

1.

Multitask key

( ) launches the multitask menu. This

menu provides ready access to some of the most

commonly used features such as: Messaging, MEdia Net,

Music Player, Games and Apps, End all?.

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.

3.

Microphone

allows other callers to hear you when you are

speaking to them.

4.

Camera key

allows you to both access the Picture camera

menu and take pictures when you are in camera mode.

Press to launch the camera.

5. Lock key ( ) lets you lock or unlock the touch

screen. If you receive an incoming call while the screen is

locked, you can answer it by either:

•

Pressing to receive the call without unlocking the screen.

•

Pressing

to unlock the screen and answer the call

normally.

5

3

2

1

4

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Rear View of Your Phone

1.

Speaker

is used to hear the caller when the speakerphone

function is initiated, and also to listen to music.

2.

Camera lens

is used to take pictures and shoot videos.

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

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