Samsung GH68-04679A, 22004 User Manual

SCH-a600 Series

PORTABLE Tri-Mode

TELEPHONE

User Guide

Please read this manual before operating your

phone, and keep it for future reference.

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), Inc.

Headquarters: Customer Care Center:

1301 E. Lookout Drive 1601 E. Plano Parkway, Suite 150 Richardson, TX 75082 Plano, TX 75074 Tel: 972.761.7000 Toll Free Tel: 1.888.987.HELP (4357) Fax: 972.761.7001 Fax: 972.801.6065

Internet Address: http://www.samsungusa.com

2004 Samsung Telecommunications America, Inc. is a registered trademark of Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and its related entities.

Licensed by Qualcomm Incorporated under one or more of the following patents: U.S. Patent No. 4, 901, 307; 5, 056, 109; 5, 099, 204; 5, 101, 501; 5, 103, 459; 5, 107, 225; 5, 109, 390.

Printed in South Korea GH68-04679A

Openwave® is a registered Trademark of Openwave, Inc. RSA® is a registered Trademark RSA Security, Inc.

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.

Table of Contents

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Closed View of Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Front View of Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Key Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Viewing the Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Turning Your Phone ON and OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Using the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Making Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Missed Call Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Calling Emergency Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Using One/Two/Three Touch Speed Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Dialing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

In-Call Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

End-of-Call Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Saving a Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Finding a Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Dialing From the Internal Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Controlling Your Phone’s Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Changing the Banner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Changing the Backlight Time Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Changing the Wall Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Changing the Phone’s Menu Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Adjusting the Phone’s Volume Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Ringer Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Selecting a Key Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Alert Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Silence Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Phone Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Call Answer Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Auto-Answer Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Setting Your Phone’s Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Accessing the Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Locking Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Unlocking Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Changing the Lock Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Calling in Lock Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Using Special Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Erasing the Internal Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Erase Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Erase Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Resetting Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Controlling Your Roaming Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Understanding Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Setting Your Phone’s NAM and Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Navigating Through Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Menu Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Viewing the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Managing Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Viewing History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Call History Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Making a Call From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Saving a Phone Number From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Prepending a Phone Number From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Erasing Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Air Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Using the Internal Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Internal Phone Book Entry Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Selecting a Character Input Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Entering Numbers and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Adding a New Internal Phone Book Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Finding Internal Phone Book Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Adding a Phone Number to an Internal Phone Book Entry . . . . . . . . .59

Editing an Internal Phone Book Entry’s Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Secret Internal Phone Book Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Changing the Group Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Personal Organizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Adding an Event to the Scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Event Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Viewing Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Erasing a Day’s Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Going to Today’s Scheduler Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Purging Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Purging All Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Using the Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Using the Note Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Using the Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Countdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Voice Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Activating Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Digit Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Enabling/Disabling Digit Dial Choice Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Adapting Digit Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

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Using Name Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Enabling/Disabling Name Dial Choice Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Using Phone Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Enabling/Disabling Phone book Choice Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Recording Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Using Your Phone’s Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Taking Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Camera Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Picture MSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Send Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Online Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

The Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Using Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Setting Up Your Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Voicemail Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

New Voicemail Message Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Retrieving Your Voicemail Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Clearing the Voice Mail Count . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Using Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Responding to Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Making a Three-Way Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Using Call Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Data/Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Data/Fax setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Receiving a fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Ending a Fax or Data Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Sending a Fax or Data File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Changing your phone back to voice calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Using Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Erasing Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Erasing All Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Message Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

General Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

New Message Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Picture Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Sending Picture Messaging to Others from your Phone . . . . . . . .106

Do More Web Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

The Wireless Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Launching the Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Web Connection Status and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Navigating the Wireless Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Downloading Do More Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Ringtones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Sound Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Picture Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Memory Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Getting the Most Out of Your Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Caring for the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Acknowledging Special Precautions and Industry Canada Notice . 126

Information to User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Owner’s Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

User Guide Proprietary Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Manufacturer’s Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Manufacturer’s Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Getting Started

 Closed View of Phone

 Front View of Phone

 Viewing the Display Screen

 Features of Your Phone

 Turning Your Phone On and Off

 Using the Battery and Charger

 Displaying Your Phone Number

 Making and Answering Calls

Getting Started 1

Closed View of Phone

2 Getting Started

Front View of Phone

Getting Started 3

Key Functions

Speaker: The speaker allows you to hear the other caller and the

different ring tones and sounds offered by your phone.

2. Signal Strength Indicator: This icon represents the signal strength

by displaying bars. The more bars displayed, the better the signal strength.

3. Display Screen: The display screen displays all the information

needed to operate your phone. The screen is divided into three areas; the top line contains stationary icons, a graphic area in the middle, and a bottom line displaying a banner along with the time and date.

4. Rotating Flip: The flip rotates to the right and can be folded down

placing it on top in a closed and working position.

5. Lens Rotate: The digital camera lens can be positioned up or down

using the thumb wheel adjustment.

6. Digital Camera Lens: This is the integrated digital camera lens.

7. OK/Message Key: This key can be used in several different ways.

Pressed once to automatically launch Messaging. Press for two or more seconds to automatically dial your voicemail. Pressing when navigating through a menu accepts the highlighted choice in the menu.

8. One Touch Camera Key: Allows you to access the integrated digital

camera with the press of a button. When pressed, the camera menu is automatically displayed.

9. Headset Jack: (located in the upper left side of the phone.) Allows

you to plug in an optional headset for safe and convenient handsfree conversations.

10. Navigation Key: This key allows you to scroll through the phone

menu options, and provides a shortcut to phone functions from Standby Mode.

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11. Volume Keys: Allows you to adjust the ringer volume in standby

mode (with the flip open) or adjust the voice volume during a call. The volume keys can also be used to scroll up or down to navigate through the different menu options. To mute the ringer during an incoming call, press the Volume Key up or down. Press and hold to reject and forward an incoming call to voicemail.

12. SEND: This key can be used in several different ways. Press once to

answer an incoming call. Enter a number and press once to place a call. Press once in standby mode to access the Outgoing call log. Press twice in standby by mode to re-dial the last outgoing number. Press and hold to initiate the Voice Recognition feature.

13. Numeric Keypad: Use these keys to enter numbers, letters, and

characters.

14. Shift/Asterisk: Enters the asterisk [*] character for calling features.

In text entry mode, press to change the character input type. Press to change letter case when writing a message. Press to enter a decimal when using the calculator. Press and hold in idle state to activate silent mode.

15. Power Interface Connector: The power interface connector is used

to plug in the charging accessories.

16. Accessory Interface Connector: This connector is used to connect

any available accessory cables to your phone.

17. Microphone: The Microphone allows the other caller to hear you

clearly when you are speaking to them. The microphone is also used in recording.

18. Space/Pound: Enters the pound [#] character for calling features.

In text entry mode, press to enter a space.

19. BACK: Deletes characters from the display. When in a menu, press

to return to the previous menu. This key also allows you to return to the previous screen in the Mobile Web browser.

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20. END: This key can be used in several different ways. Press and hold

to turn your phone On or Off. Press once during a call to hang-up. Press once during an incoming call to reject and forward the incoming call directly to voicemail. When in the menu, press once to return to standby mode.

21. Side Camera Button: This button is also used to launch the

integrated digital camera. Press button once in camera mode to take pictures. Press again to return to camera mode after a picture is taken. In standby mode, press and hold to activate the camera menu.

22. Do More Key: This button is used to launch the Do More menu

which allows you to download web based content.

23. MENU Key: Displays the first level or Main Menu of options. Press

again to view the next menu page. When writing a message,

press once to display options for entering symbols, numbers, etc.

24. Ringer/Vibrate Indicator: This icon indicates that a ring tone or

vibrate is selected as the ringer.

25. Battery Indicator: The battery indicator displays the amount of

remaining battery charge currently available in your phone. When all bars are displayed in the battery icon, the phone’s battery is fully charged. When they are not displayed, the phone’s battery is completely discharged or empty.

26. 1X Indicator: Technology that allows faster data rates, always-on

data service, and improved voice network capacity.

Viewing the Display Screen

This list identifies the symbols you’ll see on your display screen.

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displays your current signal strength.The more

lines you have, the stronger your signal.

means your phone cannot find a signal.

tells you a call is in progress.

indicates you have a text, numeric page, or Web

Alert messages waiting. Press briefly to see a list of pending messages.

indicates that you have a Picture MSG waiting. If

there is an Picture MSG and a Text message waiting, the Picture MSG icon is displayed.

indicates you have a voicemail message. Press and

hold to dial voicemail.

indicates that 3G functionality is active.

indicates that 3G functionality is dormant or

inactive.

indicates that you are receiving information.

indicates that you are sending information.

indicates your phone is in vibrate mode.

shows your current battery charge strength.

(Icon shown fully charged.) If the battery is discharged, there are no bars displayed and the battery icon flashes.

indicates that your phone is roaming.

indicates that your phone is in security mode.

indicates that your phone is operating in analog

service.

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indicates that your phone is operating in digital

service.

indicates that your phone is in 1X service.

indicates that your phone is in Airplane Mode. All

TX and RX transmissions are turned Off.

indicates that an alarm is set on your phone.

indicates that the ringer is set at a level

between 1-8 or 1-Beep is selected.

Indicates that the ringer is turned Off.

indicates that something has been

downloaded to your phone.

Tip: Display indicators let you know when you’re off the network.

Features of Your Phone

Congratulations on the purchase of your Samsung SCH-a600 Phone. This phone is lightweight, easy-to-use, and reliable. It also offers many significant features and service options:

 Dual-band/Tri-Mode capability provides access to other Digital

Networks where roaming agreements are established (page 32).

 Mobile Browser

mode (page 109).

 Messaging provides quick and convenient text messaging capabilities

(page 99).

 Picture MSG. provides Multi Media MSG (text, voice and pics)

(page 105).

 Downloadable games, ringers, wallpapers, and applications allow you

to turn down time into fun time and to personalize your phone (page

112).

provides access to the wireless Internet in digital

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 The built-in organizer lets you schedule alerts to remind you of

important events (page 63).

 Three hundred internal phone book entries store up to five phone

numbers each (page 54).

 The built-in camera allows you to take full-color digital pictures, view

your pictures using the phone’s display, and instantly share them with family and friends (page 82).

 Voice Signal/Voice Command.

 English or French Language Menus.

Turning Your Phone ON and OFF

Turning Your Phone ON

 Press for approximately two seconds to turn your phone On.

Once your phone is ON, it displays “Looking for Service” which indicates that your phone is searching for a signal. When your phone finds a signal, it automatically enters standby mode – the phone’s idle state. At this point, you are ready to begin making and receiving calls. If your phone is unable to find a signal after 15 minutes of searching, a Power Save feature is automatically activated. When a signal is found, your phone automatically returns to standby mode. In Power Save mode, your phone searches for a signal periodically without your intervention. You can also initiate a search for service by pressing any key (when your phone is turned ON).

Tip: The Power Save feature helps to conserve your battery power when you are in

an area where there is no signal.

Turning Your Phone OFF

 Press for two seconds until you see the powering down anima-

tion on the display screen.

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Your screen remains blank while your phone is off (unless the battery is charging).

Using the Battery

Battery Capacity

Your phone is equipped with a standard Lithium Ion (LiIon) battery. It allows you to recharge your battery before it is fully drained. The standard battery provides approximately 3 hours of continuous digital talk time (1.5 hours in analog) or approximately 216 hours of continuous digital standby time (15 hours in analog). The extended battery provides approximately 4 hours of continuous digital talk time (2 hours in analog) or approximately 288 hours of continuous digital standby time (20 hours in analog). When the battery reaches 5% of its capacity, the battery icon blinks. When there are approximately two minutes of talk time left, the phone sounds an audible alert and then powers down.

Note: Long backlight settings, searching for service, vibrate mode, camera usage

and browser use affect the battery’s talk and standby times.

Tip: Be sure to watch your phone’s battery level indicator and charge the battery

before it runs out of power.

Installing the Battery

Your phone comes with a LiIon battery. Follow these steps to install it:

1. Insert the battery into the opening on the back of the phone,

making sure the plastic tab on the back is inserted into the matching slot in the phone.

2. Press up until the latch snaps into place.

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Removing the Battery

To remove your battery, follow these easy steps:

1. So that no stored messages or numbers are lost, power off your

phone by pressing and holding the key.

2. Push the battery release latch down completely. The battery will

separate slightly from the phone.

3. Slide the battery down and remove.

Charging the Battery

Your phone comes with a rechargeable battery. You should charge the battery as soon as possible so you can begin using your phone. Keeping track of your battery’s charge is important. If your battery level becomes too low, your phone automatically turns off. For a quick check of your phone’s battery level, glance at the battery charge indicator located in the upper-right corner of your phone’s display screen. If the battery charge is getting too low, the battery icon ( ) blinks and the phone sounds a warning tone. Always use a Samsung approved desktop charger, travel charger, or vehicle power adapter to charge your battery.

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Warning! Using the wrong battery charger could cause damage to your phone and

void the warranty.

Using the Desktop Charger

To use the desktop charger provided with your phone:

1. Plug the outlet from the desktop charger in the wall. Place your

phone into the desktop charger, making sure that it fits securely. If properly connected, you should see the charging lights.

 A red light on the desktop charger and an animated battery icon

on the phone indicates that the battery is charging.

 A green light on the desktop charger indicates that the battery

is at least 90 percent charged.

 A orange light on the desktop charger indicates that there is a

problem charging the phone.

It takes approximately 4 hours to fully recharge a completely rundown standard battery. With the Samsung approved LiIon battery, you can recharge the battery before it becomes completely run down. If a Travel Charger is used to charge the battery, multi-colored lights are displayed when the flip is closed. Red, green, and blue lights are cycled during the charging process. When the flip is open, an animated battery icon is displayed on the screen. When the battery is completely charged, all lights are displayed continuously, or if the flip is open, the battery animation is stopped and the battery icon is displayed with all full bars.

Displaying Your Phone Number

Just in case you forget your phone number, your phone can remind you. To display your phone number:

1. Press for Main Menu.

2. Press for Phone Book.

3. Press for My Phone #.

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Making and Answering Calls

Making Calls

Your phone offers many different ways to make calls, including downloading games and ringers (page 112), Speed Dialing (page 14) and using Call History (page 51). To make a call using your keypad:

1. Make sure your phone is on.

2. Enter a phone number. If you make a mistake while dialing, press

to erase one digit at a time. Or, press and hold to erase

the entire number.

3. Press .

4. When you’re finished, close the flip or press .

Tip: To redial your last outgoing call, press twice.

Answering Calls

1. Make sure your phone is on. (If your phone is off, incoming calls go

to voicemail).

2. Press to answer an incoming call. (Depending on your

phone’s settings, you may also answer incoming calls by opening the phone or by pressing any digit.)

Your phone notifies you of incoming calls in the following ways:

 The phone rings or vibrates.

 The LED flashes.

 The backlight illuminates.

 The screen displays an incoming call message.

 If available, the phone number of the caller is displayed.

 If the phone number is in your Internal Phone Book, the Phone Book

entry’s name is displayed.

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The following option is also displayed. To select an option, press the corresponding softkey button.

 to mute the ringer.

 Press and hold the volume key to send directly to voicemail.

Ending a Call

To disconnect a call when you are finished:

 Close the phone or press .

Missed Call Notification

When an incoming call is not answered, the Missed Call Info is displayed on your screen.Press to return the call. To place a call from the Missed Call log:

1. Highlight the entry and press .

2. Press to dial the phone number.

Calling Emergency Numbers

Your can place calls to 911 (enter and press ), even if your phone is locked or your account is restricted.

Using One/Two/Three Touch Speed Dialing

With this feature, you can automatically call Speed Dial entries using one key press for locations 1-9, two key presses for locations 10-99, or three key presses for locations 100-300. To use One-Touch Dialing for Speed Dial locations 1-9:

 Press and hold the appropriate key for a few seconds. The display

confirms that the number has been dialed when it shows “Calling”.

To use Two-Touch Dialing for Speed Dial locations 10-99:

1. Press the first digit.

2. Press and hold the second digit for a few seconds. The display

confirms that the number has been dialed when it shows “Calling”.

To use Three-Touch Dialing for Speed Dial locations 100-300:

1. Press the first digit.

2. Press the second digit.

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3. Press and hold the third digit for a few seconds. The display

confirms that the number has been dialed when it shows “Calling”.

Note: Your phone also supports 1- 4 digit dialing. If you enter a number using the

keypad without holding the last number and then press , your phone will dial those digits. (For example, if you enter and press , it dials 211, not the number stored in memory location 211.

Dialing Options

Dialing options are displayed when you enter numbers using the keypad. To select an option press and the number on the keypad that corresponds with the desired choice.

Note: If you enter a number between 1-300 the first option is Speed Dial. The

speed dial function allows you to call the number stored in that memory location by pressing .

 (1) Send is used to dial the phone number. (If you are roaming and

have the Call Guard feature activated, you must then press .

 (2) Save to save the phone number in your Internal Phone Book. See

"Finding Internal Phone Book Entries" on page 58.

 (3) Find is used to locate and display Internal Phone Book entries that

contain the numbers entered. See "Finding Internal Phone Book Entries" on page 58.

 (4) Hard Pause is used to insert a hard pause.

 (5) 2 Second Pause to insert a 2-second pause.

In-Call Options

During a call, your phone displays menu options in addition to the main menu. To select an option, highlight it and press .

 (1) Mute or UnMute: Select Mute to mute your phone’s microphone.

Select Unmute to reactivate the microphone. (For more information, see "Silence Mode" on page 25.)

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 (2) Call History: checks your call log for missed, outgoing, and

incoming calls. You can also erase the logs from this menu. (For more information, see "Call History Options" on page 51.)

 (3) Phone Book: accesses the Phone Book menu options. (For more

information, see "Internal Phone Book Entry Options" on page 55.)

 (4) 3-Way Call: allows you to talk to two different people at the same

time. (For more information, see "Making a Three-Way Call" on page

94.)

 (5) Messaging: allows you to check for voicemail and notifications.

(For more information, see "Messaging" on page 99.)

 (6) Voice Memo: allows you to record the current conversation. (For

more information, see "Recording Memos" on page 78.)

 (7) Utilities: accesses the utilities menu options. (For more

information, see "Personal Organizer" on page 63.)

 (8) Phone Info: displays the hardware/software version, Username,

and PRL being used. (For more information, see "Controlling Your Phone’s Settings" on page 19.)

End-of-Call Options

After receiving a call from or making a call to a phone number that is not in your Internal Phone Book, the phone number, the duration of the call and the following menu options are displayed for 10 seconds. During this time you can press to add this number to your internal phone book. (See “Saving a Phone Number” on page 16.)

Note: The End-of-Call options are not displayed for calls identified as Unknown, No

ID, or Restricted. (page 94).

Saving a Phone Number

Your phone can store up to six phone numbers in each entry for a total of 300 Internal Phone Book numbers. Each entry’s name can contain 20 characters. Your phone automatically sorts the Internal Phone Book entries alphabetically.

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To save a number from standby mode:

1. Enter a phone number.

2. Press for Save.

3. Press to Add New Entry.

4. Select a label and press .

5. Enter a name for the new entry and press .

6. Press to Save.

Finding a Phone Number

You can search Internal Phone Book entries for phone numbers that contain a specific string of numbers. To find a phone number:

1. Enter one to three numbers of the last four digits of a phone

number and press .

2. Press for Find.

Note: If you enter a number larger than 300, press for Find.

3. A list of possible matches is displayed. Select the desired entry and

press .

4. To dial the number, press .

Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses

You can dial or save phone numbers with pauses for use with automated systems, such as voicemail or credit card billing numbers. If you select a hard pause, the next set of numbers are sent when you press . If you select a 2-second pause, your phone automatically sends the next set of numbers after two seconds.

Note: You can have multiple pauses in a phone number and combine

2-second and hard pauses.

To dial or save phone numbers with pauses:

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1. Enter the phone number.

2. Press and select Hard pause or 2-sec pause. Hard pauses are

displayed as a “P” and 2-second pauses as a “T”.

3. Enter additional numbers.

4. Press to dial the number or Press for Save to save

the number in your Internal Phone Book.

When dialing a number with a hard pause, select Send to send the next set of numbers.

Dialing From the Internal Phone Book

To dial directly from an Internal Phone Book entry:

1. Press the navigation key left to display your Internal Phone Book.

2. Scroll left or right to search by Name, Entry, or Group.

3. Highlight the desired option and press the navigation key down.

4. Enter the first few letters or the entry number to locate the desired

entry. or Enter the entry number using the keypad. or Press the navigation key left or right to select the desired group.

5. Scroll to highlight the name and press to make the call.

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Controlling Your Phone’s Settings

 Display Settings

 Sound Settings

 Airplane Mode

 Phone Setup Options

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Display Settings

Changing the Banner

The text banner can be up to 14 characters and is displayed on your phone’s screen in standby mode. You may choose to display a custom banner or display your User Name on the phone’s screen. To display or change your custom banner:

1. Press for Main Menu.

2. Press for Setup.

3. Press for Display.

4. Press for Banner.

5. Press and hold to clear the existing banner.

6. Use the numeric keypad to enter a new custom banner.

7. Press to save and exit.

Changing the Backlight Time Length

The backlight setting lets you select how long the display screen and keypad are illuminated after any key press is made.

1. To changePress for Main Menu.

2. Press for Setup.

3. Press for Display.

4. Press for Backlight.

5. Press for LCD, for Keypad, for Pwr Save Mode.

6. Use the navigation key to select Flip Open, 30 seconds,

15 seconds, 8 seconds, for the LCD, Flip Open, 30 seconds, 15 seconds, 8 seconds, Off for keypad, or On/Off for Power save mode.

7. Press to Select.

Note: Long backlight settings affect the battery’s talk and standby times.

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Changing the Wall Paper

Your new phone offers options for what you see on the display screen while powering on or off and when in standby mode. To change the wall paper images:

1. Press for Main Menu.

2. Press for Setup.

3. Press for Display.

4. Press for Wall Papers.

5. Press for Local Image, for Downloads, or for

Picture Album.

6. Press the navigation key left or right to display Flower, World

Time, Calendar, Launch Pad, or Digital Clock in local image mode.

7. Press to Select.

Changing the Phone’s Menu Style

To select the display’s menu style:

1. Press for Main Menu.

2. Press for Setup.

3. Press for Display.

4. Press for Menu Style.

5. Press the navigation key up or down to select Camera or Nature.

6. Press to Select.

Reminder: To access the phone’s main menu, press (Menu) from standby mode.

Menu items may be selected by highlighting them with the navigation key and pressing , or you can press the number corresponding to the menu item on your keypad.

Sound Settings

Adjusting the Phone’s Volume Settings

To adjust the ringer or key beep volume:

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1. Press for Main Menu.

2. Press for Setup.

3. Press for Sounds.

4. Press for Ringer Volume or for Key Beep.

Tip: You can adjust the ringer volume in Standby mode or the earpiece volume

during a call by using the volume keys on the side of your phone.

Ringer Types

Ringer types help you identify incoming calls and messages. You can assign ringer types to individual phone book entries, types of calls, and types of messages.

 Ring Tones include a variety of standard ringer types.

 Melodies includes a variety of standard musical melodies.

 Downloaded are ringers that have been downloaded right to your

phone.(See “Downloading Images” on page 114 and “Ringers” on page 112.)

 Vibrate alerts you to calls or messages without disturbing others. To

select vibrate mode, press the volume key down while your phone is in idle mode until Vibrate is selected.

Selecting Ringer Types for Voice Calls

Your phone provides a variety of ringer options which allow you to customize your ring and volume settings. To select a ringer type for voice calls so you recognize when a certain type of call is coming in by the ringer:

1. Press for Main Menu.

2. Press for Setup.

3. Press for Sounds.

4. Press for Ringer Type.

5. Press for Voice Calls.

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