Samsung GH68-05349A User Manual

* Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your

phone, depending on the software installed or your service provider.

GPRS TELEPHONE

SGH-E800

World Wide Web http://www.samsungmobile.com

Printed in Korea

Code No.: GH68-05349A

English. 11/2004. Rev. 1.1

Important safety precautions ...................... 7

Unpacking.................................................... 9

Your phone ................................................ 10

Phone layout...................................................... 10

Display.............................................................. 14

Backlight........................................................... 17

Service display................................................... 17

Homescreen menu ............................................. 17

Camera............................................................. 18

Built-in antenna ................................................. 18

Getting started........................................... 19

Inserting/Removing the SIM card ......................... 19

Installing/Removing/Charging the battery.............. 20

Switching the phone on or off............................... 24

Selecting functions and options ............................ 25

Locking or unlocking the keypad........................... 27

Call functions ............................................. 28

Making a call...................................................... 28

Ending a call...................................................... 31

Answering a call................................................. 31

Rejecting a call................................................... 31

Adjusting the volume.......................................... 32

Accessing options during a call............................. 32

Using the ear-microphone.................................... 41

Entering text.............................................. 42

Changing the text input mode.............................. 43

Using the T9 mode ............................................. 44

Using the ABC mode ........................................... 46

Using the symbolic mode..................................... 49

Using the number mode ...................................... 49

Using the menus ........................................ 50

Accessing a menu function................................... 50

List of menu functions......................................... 51

Contents

Contacts menu ........................................... 57

Find name......................................................... 57

Add entry.......................................................... 60

Speed list ......................................................... 61

Copy all to phone ............................................... 63

Send all via infrared............................................ 64

Delete all........................................................... 66

Own number...................................................... 67

Group setting..................................................... 68

Memory status................................................... 69

Service directory ................................................ 69

Call history................................................. 70

Missed calls ....................................................... 70

Received calls .................................................... 70

Dialled calls ....................................................... 71

Delete all........................................................... 71

Call time ........................................................... 72

Call costs .......................................................... 72

Games

.................................................... 74

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

More games....................................................... 77

Internet settings ................................................ 77

Memory status................................................... 78

Phone settings ........................................... 79

Sound settings................................................... 79

Display.............................................................. 83

Language .......................................................... 84

Security ............................................................ 85

Network services................................................ 88

Others .............................................................. 95

Reset settings.................................................... 98

Camera ...................................................... 99

Take photos....................................................... 99

My photos ....................................................... 105

My albums....................................................... 105

Delete all......................................................... 106

Settings .......................................................... 106

Memory status................................................. 107

Contents

Messages ................................................. 108

Text messages ................................................ 108

Photo messages............................................... 115

Push messages ................................................ 126

Preset messages .............................................. 127

Answer phone.................................................. 127

Broadcast........................................................ 128

Settings .......................................................... 130

Memory status ................................................ 133

WAP......................................................... 135

Home.............................................................. 135

Bookmark........................................................ 138

Go to URL........................................................ 139

Clear cache...................................................... 139

Proxy settings.................................................. 139

Current proxy .................................................. 141

SAT (SIM Application Toolkit) .................. 142

Media album ............................................ 143

Photos

..................................................... ...... .... 143

Images ........................................................... 144

Sounds ........................................................... 144

Delete all......................................................... 145

Memory status................................................. 146

Calendar .................................................. 147

New memo...................................................... 147

Calendar ......................................................... 149

To do list......................................................... 152

Clock .............................................................. 153

Alarm ............................................................. 155

Calculator........................................................ 157

Conversion ...................................................... 158

Timer.............................................................. 159

Stopwatch....................................................... 160

Contents

Using ALS (Alternate Line Service) .......... 161

Solving problems ..................................... 16 3

Access codes............................................ 166

Phone password............................................... 166

PIN................................................................. 166

PIN2............................................................... 167

PUK................................................................ 167

PUK2 .............................................................. 167

Call barring password........................................ 168

Health and safety information.................. 169

SAR certification information.............................. 169

Precautions when using batteries........................ 170

Road safety ..................................................... 172

Operating environment ..................................... 172

Electronic devices............................................. 173

Potentially explosive atmospheres....................... 174

Emergency calls ............................................... 175

Other important safety information..................... 176

Care and maintenance ...................................... 177

Glossary................................................... 179

Index ....................................................... 183

Quick reference card................................ 187

Important safety precautions

Read these guidelines before using your wireless phone. Failure to comply with them may be dangerous or illegal.

Road safety at all times

Do not use a hand-held phone while driving; park the vehicle first.

Switching off when refuelling

Do not use the phone at a refuelling point (service station) or near fuels or chemicals.

Switching off in aircraft

Wireless phones can cause interference. Using them in aircraft is both illegal and dangerous.

Switching off in hospitals

Switch off your phone near medical equipment. Follow any regulations or rules in force.

Interference

All wireless phones may be subject to interference, which could affect their performance.

Special regulations

Meet any special regulations in force in any area and always switch off your phone whenever it is forbidden to use it, or when it may cause interference or danger (in a hospital for example).

Important safety precautions

Sensible use

Use only in the normal position (held to the ear). Avoid unnecessary contact with the antenna when the phone is switched on, especially the phone is in service.

Emergency call

Ensure the phone is switched on and in service. Key in the emergency number for your present location, then press the key. If certain features are in use, deactivate those features before you can make an emergency call. Give all the necessary information as accurately as possible. Do not cut off the call until given permission to do so.

Water resistance

Your phone is not water-resistant. Keep it dry.

Accessories and batteries

Use only Samsung-approved accessories and batteries.

Qualified service

Only qualified service personnel may install or repair your phone.

For more detailed safet y in fo rm a tio n , see “Hea lth and safety information” on page 169.

CAUTION

RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BA TTER Y IS REPLACED BY

AN INCORRECT TYPE

DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO

THE INSTRUCTIONS

Unpacking

Your package contains the following items:

Phone

Battery

Note

: The items supplied with your phone may be

different depending on the country.

In addition, you can obtain the following accessories for your phone from your local Samsung dealer:

• Advanced handsfree car kit

• Simple handsfree car kit

• PC data link kit

• Headset

Travel Adapter

Owner’s Manual

Your phone

Phone layout

The following illustrations sh ow th e m a in el em e n ts of your phone:

(Reverse side)

Camera

Flash

Mirror

Earpiece

Display

Navigation keys (Up/Down/Left/

Right)

Soft key (left)

Volume keys Homescreen

menu key

Dial/Menu

confirmation key

Cancel/Back/

Correction key

Special

function keys

Power On/Off / Menu exit key

Soft key (right)

Ear-microphone jack

Camera key

Alphanumeric keys

IrDA port

Microphone

Your phone

Key(s) Description

Perform the functions indicated by the text above them, on the botto m line of

(soft keys)

the display.

In Menu Mode, scroll through the menu options.

In Idle Mode, the Left and Right keys enter the Homescreen Menu (page 17) at the bottom of the screen and the Up and Down keys enter the

Contacts

in the In Homescreen Menu Mode, the Left

and Right keys scroll through the menu options and Up and Down keys enter the

Find name

menu.

In Idle Mode, enters the Homescreen Menu (page 17) when you short press. Or launches the WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) browser directly when you long press.

In Homescreen Menu Mode, accesses each menu option.

Makes or answers a call. In Idle Mode, accesses the call log list.

In Menu Mode, selects a menu function or stores information that you have entered, such as a name in the phone or SIM memory.

menu.

Find name

in the

Contacts

Your phone

Key(s) Description

Deletes characters from the display. When pressed and held in Idle M ode ,

quickly accesses the screen.

In Menu Mode, returns to previous menu.

Ends a call. When pressed and held, switches the

phone on or off. In Menu Mode, cancells your input and

returns to Idle Mode.

When pressed and held in Idle M ode , quickly accesses your answer phone server.

Enter numbers, letters and some special characters.

Used for various purposes in different functions.

When pressed and held while entering a phone number, the key enters a pause.

When pressed and held in Idle M ode , the key enters or exits the Quiet Mode.

(continued)

New memo

Your phone

Key(s) Description

(on the left side of the phone) During a call, adjust the earpiece

volume. In Idle Mode, adjust the key tone

volume. In the capture mode, flip the picture

vertically by pressing the volume up key and horizontally by pressing the volume down key.

(on the right side of the phone) When pressed and held, turns the

camera capture mode on. In capture mode, works as a camera shutter.

(continued)

Your phone

Display

Display layout

The display has three areas:

Icons

Text and graphic area

Menu Contacts

Soft keys Indications

Area Description

First line Displays various icons. See

page 15.

Middle lines Display messages, instructions

and any information that you enter, such as number to be dialled.

Last line Shows the functions currently

assigned to the two soft keys.

Icons

Your phone

Icon Description

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

Appears when a call is in progress.

Appears when you are out of a service area. When it displays, you cannot make or receive calls.

Appears when you have new or unchecked voice messages. When your SIM card supports ALS (Alternate Line Service), this icon may appears like ,

, .

Appears when you have new or unread messages.

Appears when you have new or unchecked photo messages.

Appears when you are retrieving a photo message.

Appears when you are sending a photo message.

Appears when you set the alarms to ring at a specified time.

Appears when the IrDA port is active. For details, see page 97.

Appears when you connect the phone to the computer by the IrDA port.

Your phone

Icon Description

(continued)

Appears when you are connected to the GPRS network.

Appears when your SIM card supports the Call diverting status indication and the Call diverting feature is activated. When your SIM card supports ALS (Alternate Line Service), this icon may appears with the number 1, 2, or both. For example:

, , .

Appears when you are at the home zone.

May be shown only if yo u r se rvic e provider

( supports this feature)

Appears when you are at the office zone.

May be shown only if yo u r se rvic e provider

( supports this feature)

Appears when you set the alert type for incoming calls to

then melody

Vibration

. For further details, see

page 80.

Appears when the Quiet Mode is active.

Shows the level of your battery. The more bars you see, the more power you have left.

Vibration

Your phone

Backlight

The display and the keypad are illuminated by a backlight. When you press any key, the backlight illuminates. It turns off if you don’t press any key within a given period of time, depending on the

Backlight

page 84.

menu option. For further details, see

Service display

The service display works when the LCD turns off and you are in a service area. The service light’s activity depends on the Service display menu option. See page 84.

Homescreen menu

The homescreen menu appears at the bottom of screen in Idle Mode. You can enter the ho mescreen Menu by pressing the Left, Right and homescreen menu keys and access each menu option by pressing the homescreen menu key. The Homescreen menu consists of the W AP browser, call history, creating text messages and take photos menu options.

Your phone

Camera

The camera embedded in your phone allows you to take a picture of people or events while on the move.

For further details about using the Camera feature, see page 99.

(Reverse side)

Built-in antenna

Your phone has a built-in antenna. As with other mobile radio transmitting equipment, do not touch the antenna unnecessarily when the phone is switched on. Contact with the antenna affects call quality and may cause the phone to operate at a higher power level than needed.

Getting started

Inserting/Removing the SIM card

When you subscribe to a cellular network, you are provided with a SIM card loaded with your subscription details, such as your PIN, any optional services available and so on.

• Keep all miniature SIM cards out of the reach of small children.

• The SIM card and its data can be easily damaged by scratches or bending, so be careful when handling, inserting or removing the card.

• When installing the SIM card, always make sure that the phone is switched off before you remove the battery.

Inserting the SIM card

1. If necessary, remove the battery by referring to

page 21.

2. Insert and slide the SIM card under the tab,

ensuring that the notched corner is top left and the gold contacts of the card face into the phone.

Getting started

Removing the SIM card

To remove the SIM card, slide the card out of the holder, as shown.

Installing/Removing/Charging the battery

Your phone is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion battery. Use only approved batteries and chargers. Ask your local Samsung dealer for further details.

Note

: You must fully c harge the batte ry before using

your phone for the first time. A discharged standard battery is fully recha rge d in approximately 130 minutes.

Installing the battery

1. Insert the teeth on the bottom of the battery

into the corresponding slots on the phone..

Getting started

2. Press the battery against the back of the phone

until it clicks into place.

Removing the battery

1. Switch off the phone by pressing and holding the

key .

2. To remove the battery, pull the battery catch

toward the top of the phone and hold it in that position. Lift the battery away from the phone.

Getting started

Charging the battery by using the travel adapter

Note

: The phone can be used while the battery is

being charged, but this causes the battery to charge more slowly.

1. Plug the connector of the trav el adapte r into the

jack at the bottom of the phone. Check that the arrow on the connector is facing

towards the front of the phone.

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

While charging, the battery icon at the top right hand corner of the display repeatedly fills to show that the battery is charging.

Getting started

3. When charging is finished, disconnect the

adapter from the power outlet and from the phone by pressing the grey tabs on both sides of the connector and pulling the connector out.

Low battery indicator

When the battery is weak and only a few minutes of talk time remain, the battery sensor informs you in the following ways: an empty battery icon flashes ( ), you hear a warning tone and a message repeats at regular intervals on the display.

When the battery becomes too weak for the phone to operate, it switches off automatically.

Getting started

Switching the phone on or off

To switch the phone on:

1. Hold down the key until the phone

switches on.

2. If the phone asks for a PIN, enter the PIN and

press the page 166.

The phone searches for your network and the current date and time appear on the display. After finding it, you can make or receive a call.

Note

To switch the phone off: Hold down the key until the power-off

animation displays.

soft key. For further details, see

: To change the language, use the

Language

details, see page 84.

menu option. For further

Getting started

Selecting functions and options

Your phone offers a set of functions that allow you to customise your phone. These functions are arranged in menus and sub-menus, accessed via the two soft keys marked and Each menu and sub-menu allows you to view and alter the settings of a particular function.

The roles of the soft keys vary according to the current context; the labels or icons on the bottom line of the display and just above the soft keys indicate their current roles.

Example

Press the left soft key to access the menu functions.

Press the right soft key to access the Contacts feature.

Getting started

T o view various functions/options available or select the one is required:

1. Press the appropriate soft key.

To Press the

select the:

Select

soft key.

• function displayed

• option highlighted view the next function or

Down key. highlight the next option on a list

move back to the

Up key. previous function or option on a list

Back

move back up one level in the structure

(or

key or

) soft

key.

return to Idle Mode key.

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

soft key.

Getting started

Locking or unlocking the keypad

You can lock the soft keys, navigation ke ys, homescreen menu key, volume keys and camera key to avoid pressing keys by accident.

To lock the keys, slide the folder down. If you set the

down

locks the keys automatically when you slide the folder down.

Otherwise, if you set the option in the page 96), the confirming message appears on the display when you slide the folder down in the Idle Mode. In the message, you can lock the keys by pressing the

Yes

or NO soft keys in the confirming message, the

phone locks the keys after a little while. To unlock the keys, slide the folder up or press the

Unlock

again.

Note

: the missed calls or text messages display w hen

Stop operation

operation

soft key and then press the OK soft key

you long press the

menu (see page 96), the phone

Slide down operation

Yes

soft key. If you don't press the

option in the

Continue operation

menu (see

Unlock

soft key.

Slide

Call functions

Making a call

Using the number keypad

When the idle screen is displayed, enter the area code and phone number, and press the key.

Note:

If you have set the

the number is redialled automatically up to ten times if the person you called does not answer or the line is busy. For further details, see page 95.

Correcting the number

To clear Press the

the last digit displayed

any other digit in the number

the all digits displayed

Auto redial

key.

Navigation keys until the cursor (|) is immediately to the right of the digit to be cleared and press the You can also insert a missing digit simply by pressing the appropriate key.

key and hold it down for

more than one second.

option to On,

key.

Call functions

Making an international call

1. Press and hold the 0 key for the international prefix. The + character appears.

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

Making a call from Contacts

You can store the names and phone numbers called regularly in the SIM card and phone’s memory, which are jointly called the Contacts. You then do not need to remember all your numbers; simply select the required name to recall the ass o ciat ed number.

For further details about the Contacts feature, see page 57.

Using the call logs

The phone stores up to 20 calls dialled, received or missed chronologically. The last call is saved in the first position. If the same number occurs more than once, only the latest occurrence is saved.

To recall any of these numbers:

1. Press the key in Idle Mode to access the Call log list.

2. Use the Up and Down keys to scroll through the list until the number you want highlights.

The call logs are listed with the following icons:

• : Dialled calls

• : Received calls

• : Missed calls

Call functions

3. To dial the number, press the key.

To view each call record, see “Call History” on page 70.

Viewing missed calls

If you have a subscription that includes the Caller Line Identification (CLI) feature and you are unable to answer a call for any reason, you can find out who was calling you so that you can call the person back.

The number of missed calls displays on the idle screen immediately after a call was missed.

To view the missed calls immediatel y:

1. Press the

Missed

soft key.

The list of the missed calls displays.

2. If necessary, scroll to the number you want by pressing the Up or Down key.

3. To dial the number, press the key.

T o use the missed call option s, see “Missed Calls” on page 70.

Note

: To clear the missed call notification on the

display, press the key. When you also have voice mails (answer phone), text messages or photo messages and multi CBs, the right soft key indication changes in the

following order: and

Contacts

Missed, Connect, View, CB

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