Samsung A657 User Manual

SGH-A657 Series

PORTABLE Quad-BAND

MOBILE PHONE

User Manual

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), 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

2009 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

a657_UCIB3_WC_022009_F8

GH68-21297A Printed in Korea

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.

Your phone is designed to make it easy for you to access a wide variety of content. For your protection, we want you to be aware that some applications that you enable may involve the location of your phone being shared. For applications available through AT&T, we offer privacy controls that let you decide how an application may use the location of your phone and other phones on your account. However, the AT&T privacy tools do not apply to applications available outside of AT&T. Please review the terms and conditions and the associated privacy policy for each location-based service to learn how location information will be used and protected. In addition, your AT&T phone may be used to access the Internet and to download, and/or purchase goods, applications, and services from AT&T or elsewhere from third parties. AT&T provides tools for you to control access to the Internet and certain Internet content. These controls may not be available for certain devices which bypass AT&T controls.

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://www.samsungnetwork.com/Home/opensource

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.

Section 1: Getting Started ..............................................5

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

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

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

Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Turning the Phone On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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

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

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

Front View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Side Views of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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

Selecting Functions and Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Command Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Section 3: Call Functions .............................................21

Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Making a Call from the Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Call Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Options During a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Silent Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Section 4: Menu Navigation ......................................... 31

Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

My Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Section 5: Entering Text ............................................... 33

Using the Text Input Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Using the T9 Input Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Using the Alphabetic Input Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Using the Symbols Input Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using the Numeric Input Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Section 6: Understanding Your Address Book ............ 37

Using Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Address Book Entry Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Adding a New Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Dialing a Number from the SIM Card using the Location Number 41

Group Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Speed Dial List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Service Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Address Book Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

SIM Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Section 7: Push to Talk (PTT) ..................................... 48

Initializing Push to Talk Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

PTT Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Add Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Making a PTT Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

PTT Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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

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

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

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

Locating a Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

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

Using Message Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Outbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Drafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Using Instant Messaging (IM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Signing into Your Mobile Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Delete by Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Used Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Section 9: MEdia Net and WAP ....................................71

Accessing the MEdia Net Homepage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Accessing the MEdia Net Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Navigating with the WAP Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Using Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Saved Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Browser Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Changing the WAP Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Downloading Multimedia Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Section 10: MEdia Mall ................................................80

Downloading Multimedia Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Ringtones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Cool Tools/Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Color Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Themes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Answer Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Multimedia Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

MEdia Mall Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Section 11: My Stuff ..................................................... 83

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

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

Other Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Used Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Section 12: Entertainment ........................................... 98

Accessing AT&T Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Using the Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Using Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Shop Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Music ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Using XM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Accessing Music Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Music Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Music Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Section 13: Applications ............................................111

Shop Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

AT&T Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

MEdia Mall 2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Mobile Banking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Mobile Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

MobiTV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

MobiVJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

MusicID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

My-Cast Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

VIP Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Where . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

WikiMobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

XM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

YELLOWPAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Section 14: CV ............................................................117

CV Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Media Clip Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Using the Video Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Customizing CV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

My Purchases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Section 15: AT&T GPS ................................................ 123

AT&T Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Section 16: Changing Your Settings .......................... 126

Sound Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Time & Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

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

Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Applications Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Reset Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Memory Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Software Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Phone Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Section 17: Accessibility ............................................ 146

Section 18: Health and Safety Information ............... 147

Health and Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

UL Certified Travel Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Consumer Information on Wireless Phones . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Road Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices . . . . . . . . . 158

Potentially Explosive Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Product Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Availability of Various Features/Ring Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Battery Standby and Talk Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Battery Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Section 19: Warranty Information .............................166

Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

End User License Agreement for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Index ............................................................................174

Section 1: Getting Started

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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.

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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 and turn it counter clockwise to open the battery

cover (as shown).

2. Use the grooves at the bottom of the cover to lift the cover

up and away from the back of the phone.

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Lift the battery up and away from the phone, as shown.

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Installing and Removing the SIM Card

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.

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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.

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

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Note:

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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.

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:

Please note that the maximum size microSD™ card tested to support

this product is 8GB.

1. Remove the back cover and battery.

2. Push the small metal gate towards the bottom of the

phone to unlock it.

3. Rotate the gate into the up position.

4. Push the microSD™ card into the slot until it rests

securely in the bracket.

Warning!:

Please note the printed circuit side faces down when inserting the card.

5. Close the metal gate and push upwards to lock.

Replacing the Batter y

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

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

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Press the battery down until it clicks into place. 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 and press down until the cover is

flush with the back of the phone.

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

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Note:

The battery must be properly installed before charging the battery or switching on the phone.

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.

Open the side slot and plug the connector of the travel

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GPS

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.

Important!:

The battery charging function may stop if you are on a call or viewing a streaming-video while charging your battery.

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 “Battery Low” message repeats at regular intervals on the display, and the empty battery icon ( ) blinks. The backlight turns off to conserve the remaining battery power.

If the battery level becomes too low, the phone automatically turns off. Recharge your battery.

Turning the Phone On or Off

1. 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.

2. 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 134.

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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 131.

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

2. 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.

4. Highlight Voice Mail 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 -

7. To edit the Voice Mail Number, highlight Center Address

and press to delete the current number.

Enter your new Voice Server number and press the Save

soft key or the key to save this new number.

9. Press the key to return to Idle mode.

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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 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)

•

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•

AT&T Navigator

•

Bluetooth wireless access

•

Instant Messaging capability

•

E-mail

•

Featured applications provide alarms, calendar, calculator, record

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

•

File viewer

•

Flashlight

•

Multimedia Message Service (MMS)

•

Multimedia capability (with included Music Player)

•

Photo caller ID

•

Speakerphone capability

•

Web browser

•

User friendly, menu-driven access to features and options

Front View of Your Phone

The following illustrations show the main elements of your phone:

GPS

Keys

The following list correlates to the front view illustrations.

1. Flashlight: The flashlight allows you to see in dark places.

2. Main Display: This screen displays useful information

needed to operate your phone.

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

phone menu options and provides a shortcut to phone

functions from standby mode.

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

screen text on the bottom of the display.

5. AT&T Navigator key: AT&T Navigator is an audible and

visual, JAVA based driving aid that uses GPS navigation.

For more information, refer to “AT&T GPS” on page 123.

6. 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 to power on the handset.

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

automatically dial your voicemail.

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

[*]

character for calling features. In text mode, press to change the character input type.

[#] character for calling features. In text entry

the pound

Pound/Space key-enters

mode, press to enter a space between characters.

Press and hold profile. Press and hold

9. Microphone: Allows the other callers to hear you when

to activate/deactivate the Silent

to lock the keypad.

you are speaking to them.

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

letters and some special characters. Press and hold to enter an International call prefix.

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.

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12.

Clear key: Deletes characters from the display when you

are in text entry mode. 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.

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

screen text on the bottom of the display.

14. Menu access/Confirm key (WAP browser): When

navigating through a menu accepts the highlighted choice

in the menu. If you press once in Idle mode, the WAP browser launches.

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

your phone.

Side Views of Your Phone

GPS

Keys

The following list correlates to the back view illustrations.

1. 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

Icons

Text and graphic area

Soft key indicator

Date and Time

navigate through the different menu options.

This key is also used when the Music Player is active.

•

If you are playing music and the backlight goes out, press and hold this key to gain access to the music player keys.

PTT key

: Press to display the PTT Contacts. Press and hold

to display the Recent calls list.

Flashlight key

: Press and hold this key for several seconds

to turn on the flashlight. Press and hold again to turn the

flashlight off, otherwise it will stay on for 10 minutes.

Note:

Do not shine the light directly into your eyes or the eyes of others as it

may damage eyesight.

4. 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, MEdia Net launch, launching the music

player, accessing games, or end multitasking.

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.

Back Light

A back light illuminates the display and the keypad when you press any key. 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:

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Icons

Shows the received signal strength. The greater the number of bars, the stronger the signal.

Displays the level of your battery. The more bars you see, the more power you have remaining.

Displays when the phone is accessing services in a GPRS network. When data is being transferred, this icon animates.

Displays when the phone is accessing services in an EDGE network. When data is being transferred, this icon animates.

Displays when the phone is accessing services in a 3G (UMTS) network. When data is being transferred, this icon animates.

Displays when the phone is accessing services in a 3G+ (HSDPA) network. When data is being transferred, this icon animates.

Displays when a TTY adapter is plugged into the handset, making it accessible via a keyboard for the hearing or speech impaired.

Displays when a call is in progress.

Displays when there is no network coverage available. When you are out of the service area, you cannot make or receive voice calls.

Displays when an alarm is set on your phone.

Displays when the phone is set to Silent Profile.

Displays when your incoming phone calls are being forwarded to another number.

Displays when you receive new voice mail message.

Displays when you receive an email message.

Displays when a new text message is received.

Displays when a new multimedia message is received.

Displays when a push-messages is received from the WAP server.

Displays when a new Over the Air (OTA) software update file is received.

Displays when your memory card is inserted.

Displays when Bluetooth wireless technology is active. When transferring data or connecting with a device, this icon blinks red and blue.

Displays when a Bluetooth wireless headset is active and in use.

Displays when you are using the phone’s Music Player.

Displays when you are connected to a PC via a USB port.

Displays when the phone’s profile is set to Silent. In this case, the speaker is muted and the phone only vibrates and displays information.

Displays when the phone’s profile is set to Driving. In this case, the speaker is active and launches the currently selected ringtone or melody when the associated notification is activated.

Displays when the phone’s profile is set to Outdoor. In this case, the speaker is active, the volume settings are raised to their highest levels, any currently active ringtones or melodies are activated, and the phone’s vibrate feature is activated.

Selecting Functions and Options

Your phone offers a set of functions that can be customized for your ease and specific needs. These functions are arranged in menus and sub-menus, accessed using the two soft keys. Each menu and sub-menu allows you to view and alter the settings of a particular function.

If you select the Options left soft key in Idle mode, the following displays under the title of My Menu:

•

Bluetooth

: allows you to use the Bluetooth functionality of the device.

•

: allows you to stream video content directly to your phone.

•

Alarms

: allows you to set or alter alarm settings, including a Wake-up

Alarm.

•

Recent Calls

: allows you to

view the recent call log.

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•

My Account

: provides you with access to a listing of your most recent

purchases and available products and services.

•

Mobile Email

: allows you to

check your Yahoo!® Mail, AOL®, AIM, Windows Live Hotmail, AT&T Yahoo!®, BellSouth, and other email providers quickly and easily.

•

: allows you to send and receive instant messages using AIM,

Windows Live, and Yahoo communities.

•

AT&T N avi gat or

: allows you to access

AT&T Navigator which is an audible and visual, JAVA based driving aid that uses GPS navigation. For more information, refer to “AT&T GPS”

page 123.

•

Empty

: locations 8 through # allow you to program additional

frequently used features.

–

Select an empty slot and press the key.

–

Use the Menu and Navigation keys to select a feature, then press the

Assign

soft key.

In some functions, you may be asked for a password or PIN. Enter the code and press the Select soft key or the key.

When you access a list of options, your phone highlights the currently active option.

Selecting Options

To view the various functions and options available and to select the one you want:

•

Press the appropriate soft key.

•

To select the function displayed or the option highlighted, press the

key.

•

To view the next function or highlight the next option on a list, press the

Down

Navigation key or the

Down

volume key on the left side of the

phone.

•

To move back to the previous function or option on a list, press the Navigation key or the Up volume key on the left side of the phone.

•

To move back up one level in the menu structure, press the key.

•

To exit the menu structure without changing the settings, press the

key.

Command Keys

Functions for the soft keys are defined by what displays above each in the display. There are two soft keys, the left soft key

and the right soft key .

Back

soft

Soft Keys

The roles of the soft keys vary depending on the function you are currently using; the labels on the bottom line of the display just above each key indicate their current role.

Left Soft Key

Some functions of the left soft key are as follows.

•

In the Idle screen, press the

My Menu

screen. See ‘Selecting Functions and Options” on page 17.

When in a menu mode, the left soft key function is

Options

(left) soft key to open the

Select

Right Soft Key

Some functions of the right soft key are as follows.

•

In the Idle screen, press the

screen.

•

When in a menu mode, the right soft key function is

(right) soft key to open the

Back

Clear Key

The key is used to erase or clear numbers, text, or symbols from the display. You can also use to return to a previous menu. At the Idle screen, a quick press displays the calendar in Month view.

•

If you enter an incorrect character, briefly press to backspace (and delete) the character.

•

To erase the entire sentence, press and hold .

•

To back up one menu level, briefly press .

•

In the Idle screen, briefly press and the Calendar displays.

End Key

Use the End key to turn on/off your phone, disconnect calls, and return to the standby mode.

•

Press and hold the

•

Briefly press once to disconnect a call.

•

Press to return to standby mode from any menu.

End

key to turn on/off your phone.

Send Key

Use the Send key to answer calls, dial calls, and to recall the last number(s) dialed, received, or missed. It can also be used to turn on your phone.

•

Press once to answer calls.

•

Enter a number and briefly press to make a call.

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•

Contacts

IM (Instant Messaging)

Create New Message

My Stuff

Briefly press in standby mode to display a list of recent calls to

and from your phone.

•

Press Press

twice in standby mode to call the most recent number. to pick up a waiting call.

Navigation Key

Use the directional keys on the Navigation key to browse menus, sub menus, and lists. Press the Up or Down Navigation keys when jumping to highlighted links on the web.

Each key also acts as a shortcut to launch applications from the Idle screen.

Section 3: Call Functions

This section describes how to make or answer a call. It also includes the features and functionality associated with making or answering a call.

Making a Call

When the Idle screen displays, enter the area code and phone number, and press the key.

Note:

When you activate the phone automatically redials up to 10 times when the person does not answer the call or is already on the phone.

Auto Redial

option in the

Voice Call

menu, the

Making an Inter national Call

1. Press and hold the key. The + character displays.

2. Enter the country code, area code, and phone number,

then press the key.

Correcting an Entered Number

Use the following steps to correct a mis-typed entry when dialing.

1. After entering a number

•

To clear the last digit displayed, press the key.

•

To clear another digit in the number, press the

Left

Right

Navigation key until th e cursor is immediately to the right of the digit to clear. Press the key.

•

To enter a missing digit press the

Left

Right

Navigation key

until the cursor is in position and enter the digit.

•

To clear the whole display, press and hold the key.

2. Press the key to return to the Idle screen.

Ending a Call

When you want to finish your call, briefly press the key.

Manual Pause Dialing

When you call automated systems, you are often required to enter a password or account number. Instead of manually entering the numbers each time, you can dial the numbers along with special characters called pauses. For more information see “Adding Pauses to Contact Numbers” on page 40.

To manually call a number with pause(s) without storing it in your Contacts list:

1. In Idle mode, enter a phone number.

2. Press and hold the key to add a two-second pause.

The letter P will appear where the pause has been set.

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Continue to enter numbers if desired.

Tip:

You can create pauses longer than two seconds by entering multiple P pauses.

Redialing the Last Number

To display the last number dialed:

1. In Idle mode, briefly press the key to view the

Recent Calls menu. The last number dialed displays as

the first item in a list of recent calls. If the caller is listed in

your Address Book, the name associated displays.

2. Highlight the number you wish to call and press the

key.

Dialing a Number From the Recent Calls Menu

All incoming, outgoing and missed calls are listed in the Recent Calls Menu. If the caller is listed in your Address Book, the name

associated displays.

To access the Recent Calls menu:

1. In Idle mode, press the key.

2. Use the Right and Left Navigation keys to scroll through

the Recent Calls options. Choose from All Calls, Missed Calls, Calls Made, Calls Received, or

PTT Recent Calls

3. Scroll to the number to call and highlight to select. Press

the key to call.

Making a Call from the Address Book

You can store phone numbers that you use regularly on the SIM card or in the phone’s memory. These entries are collectively called the Address Book.

Once a number is stored in the Address Book, you can dial it by pressing a few keys using the Speed Dial List feature.

For further details about the Address Book feature, see “Finding an Address Book Entry” on page 37.

Answering a Call

When you receive a call the phone rings and displays the caller’s phone number, or name if stored in the Address Book.

1. From the Idle Screen press the key or the

soft key.

If the Any key option in the Settings ➔ Calls ➔ General

➔ Call Answer menu is activated, you can press any key

to answer a call except for the key and the Reject

soft key.

Note:

To reject an incoming call, press and hold either Volume key on the left side of the phone. A quick press of side volume key silences the ringer on an incoming call.

2. Press the key to end the call.

Note:

You can answer a call while using the Address Book or menu features. After ending the call, the phone returns to the function screen you were using.

Recent Calls

All incoming, outgoing and missed calls are listed in the Recent Calls Menu. If a number is associated with a name in your

Address Book, the associated name displays.

To access the Recent Calls menu:

1. In Idle mode, briefly press the key.

2. Use the Right and Left Navigation keys to scroll through

the Recent Calls options. Choose from All Calls, Missed Calls, Calls Made, Calls Received, or

3. Scroll to the number to call and highlight to select. Press

the key to call.

Viewing All Calls

From the Recent Calls menu, select the All Calls option. All calls made, received, and missed are listed. Press the Options soft key for the following options:

•

Details

: allows you to see the number of the sender, the date and time of the call, the length of the call, and the contact’s name, if listed in your Contact List.

•

Call

: allows you to return the call automatically.

•

Save to Address Book

: allows you to save the call to your Address

Book.

•

Send Message

: allows you to send a text or Multimedia message to

the caller.

•

Delete

: allows you to delete the selected call or All calls.

•

Add to Reject List

: allows you to add the sending number to your

Reject List, where incoming calls are sent direct to voice mail.

PTT Recent Calls

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Viewing Missed Calls

The number of missed calls displays on the Idle screen. To view the number details:

1. Press the View soft key. The most recently missed call

displays.

Note:

If there is a voicemail sent by the same number, associated icons are displayed and can then be selected.

2. Scroll through the list of missed calls.

Viewing the Details of a Missed Calls

To view the details of a selected missed call, use the following steps:

1. Press the View soft key. The most recently missed call

displays.

2. Scroll through the list of missed calls.

3. With the missed call selected, press the Options soft key.

4. Highlight Details and press the key.

Saving a Missed Call to your Address Book

To save the missed call entry to your address book, use the following steps:

1. Press the View soft key. The most recently missed call

displays.

2. With the missed call selected press the Options soft key.

3. Highlight Save to Address Book and press the key.

4. Select the type

New

Update

and press the Select soft

key or the key.

For further details about the Address Book feature, see “Adding a New Contact” on page 38.

Sending a Message to a Missed Call

To send a text message or attachment to a missed call entry:

1. Immediately after missing a call, press the View soft key.

2. Press the Options soft key. Use the Navigation keys to

select Send Message and press the Select soft key or the

key.

3. At the

Create Message

screen, use the Alphanumeric keys

to type in a message or press the Insert soft key to add

items such as: Picture, Video, Sound, Templates,

Emoticon, Record Sound, Favorites URL, or Contact

Info.

Press the Send To soft key when you are done with your

message.

5. At the Recipient List screen, use the numeric keypad to

add additional contact phone numbers, if necessary.

6. Press the Send soft key to initiate delivery.

Note:

When you

Insert

changes to Multimedia Message.

objects in your message, the setting automatically

Deleting a Missed Call

To delete a missed call entry:

1. Immediately after missing a call, press the View soft key.

2. Press the Options soft key. Use the Navigation keys to

select Delete and press the Select soft key or the

key.

3. Select the items to delete:

•

Selected

: This option allows you to delete only selected call

entries.

•

All

: This option allows you to delete all missed call entries.

4. At the Delete

prompt, press either the Yes soft key to

confirm the deletion or the No soft key to cancel.

5. Press the key to exit the Missed Call feature.

Call Details

1. In Idle mode, press Menu ➔ My Stuff ➔ Tools ➔ Recent

Calls ➔ All Calls and press the Select soft key or the

key.

2. Highlight the desired call and press the

3. Highlight Details and press the Select soft key or the

Options

soft key.

key.

4. The following displays:

• Contact Name / No Name (Number of Calls)

: shows the number

of calls made to or received from this Contact or number.

• Phone number

: shows the phone number that made or received

the call(s).

• List of Calls to this Contact or number

: For each call, the

following displays:

–

Time and Date

was made or received.

–

hh:mm:ss

seconds.

: shows the time, day of the week, and date the call

: shows the duration of the call in hours, minutes, and

Call Back

To call back a missed call number:

1. Press the View soft key. The most recently missed call

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displays.

2. Scroll through the list of missed calls.

3. Highlight the number to call back and press the Options

soft key. Select Call and press the Select soft key or the

key.

- Or Highlight the number and press the key.

Options During a Call

Your phone provides a number of control functions that you can use during a call.

Adjusting the Call Volume

During a call, if you want to adjust the ear piece volume, use the Volume keys on the left side of the phone.

Press the

Down

volume key to increase the volume level and the

volume key to decrease the level.

In Idle mode, you can also adjust the ringer volume using these same keys.

Putting a Call on Hold

You can place the current call on hold whenever you want. You can also make another call while a call is in progress if your network supports this service.

To place a call on hold:

1. While on a call, press Options soft key, highlight

Hold

press the Select soft key or the key. This action

places the current caller on hold (which displays on the

screen as a grayed-out box).

2. You can later reactivate this call whenever you want by

pressing the Resume soft key.

To make a new call while a call is in progress:

1. While on a call, press Options soft key, highlight

Hold

press the Select soft key or the key.

2. Enter the new phone number you wish to dial or look it up

in the Address Book.

3. Press the key to dial the second number.

- Or -

Press Options soft key, highlight New Call and press the

Select soft key or the key. Once connected, both calls

display on the screen.

Note:

The caller currently on hold displays as greyed text on the screen.

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Table of Contents

Section 1: Getting Started

SIM Card Information

Activating Your Phone

Installing the microSD™ Card

Charging the Battery

Turning the Phone On or Off

Setting Up Your Voice Mail

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone

Features of Your Phone

Front View of Your Phone

Side Views of Your Phone

Main Display Layout

Selecting Functions and Options

Command Keys

Section 3: Call Functions

Making a Call

Making a Call from the Address Book

Answering a Call

Recent Calls

Call Details

Options During a Call