Samsung GTM7500C Users Manual

GT-M7500C

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Important safety precautions

Failure to comply with the following precautions may be dangerous or illegal.

Drive safely at all times

Do not use a hand-held phone while driving. Park your vehicle first.

Switch off the phone when refuelling

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

Switch off in an aircraft

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

Switch off the phone near all medical equipment

Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external radio frequency energy. Follow any regulations or rules in force.

Interference

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

Be aware of 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.

Water resistance

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

Sensible use

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

Emergency calls

Key in the emergency number for your present location, then press .

Keep your phone away from small children

Keep the phone and all its parts, including accessories, out of the reach of small children.

Accessories and batteries

Use only Samsung-approved batteries and accessories, such as headsets and PC data cables. Use of any unauthorised accessories could damage you or your phone and may be dangerous.

• The phone could explode if the battery is replaced with an incorrect type.

• Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

At very high volumes, prolonged listening to a headset can damage your hearing.

Qualified service

Only qualified service personnel may repair your phone.

For more detailed safety information, see "Health and safety information" on page 53.

About this Guide

This User’s Guide provides you with condensed information about how to use your phone.

In this guide, the following instruction icons appear:.

Indicates that you need to pay careful attention to the subsequent information regarding safety or phone features.

→

[ ] Indicates a key on the phone. For example,

< > Indicates a soft key, whose function is

Indicates that you need to press the Navigation keys to scroll to the specified option and then select it.

[]

displayed on the phone screen. For example,

Select

•3G

Your phone is capable of operating in a 3G environment, allowing much greater data transfer speed, video streaming, and video conferencing.

Special

•User created theme

•MobileBlog

features of your phone

Create your own theme using your favourite background images and colours.

Share your photos and videos on photo sharing websites and blogs.

•RSS reader

Use RSS reader to get the latest news from your favourite websites.

• Camera and camcorder

Use the camera module on your phone to take a photo or record a video.

• Synchronisation with Windows Media Player

Transfer music files to your phone directly from Windows Media Player.

• Music player

Play music files on your phone. You can use other phone functions while listening to music.

• FM radio

Listen to your favourite radio stations anytime, anywhere.

• Digital data printing

Print images, messages, and personal data directly from your phone.

• Bluetooth

Transfer media files and personal data, and connect to other devices using wireless Bluetooth technology.

•Web browser

Access the wireless web to get upto-the-minute information and a wide variety of media content.

Contents

Unpack 8

Make sure you have each item

Get started 9

First steps to operating your phone

Assemble and charge the phone.................................... 9

Power on or off ......................................................... 10

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

Keys and icons.......................................................... 11

Access menu functions............................................... 15

Use shortcut icons..................................................... 16

Enter text ................................................................ 17

Customise your phone ............................................... 19

Use an optional memory card ..................................... 22

Step outside the phone 24

Begin with call functions, camera, music player, web browser, and other special features

Make or answer calls ................................................. 24

Use the camera ........................................................ 26

Upload photos and videos to the web........................... 27

Play music ............................................................... 29

Listen to the FM radio ................................................ 32

Browse the web ........................................................ 34

Use Phonebook ......................................................... 34

Send messages......................................................... 35

View messages ......................................................... 37

Use Bluetooth ........................................................... 38

Switch applications.................................................... 41

Menu functions 42

All menu options listed

Health and safety information 53

Overview of menu functions

To access Menu mode, Press < on your region, press [Centre] in Idle mode).

1 Call log

2 Phonebook

3 Music

1 Music player 2 Music recognition

4 Browser

1 Go to homepage 2 Enter URL 3 Bookmarks 4 Saved pages 5 History 6 Settings

5 Messages

1 Create message 2 Inbox 3 Email inbox 4 Drafts 5 Outbox 6 Sentbox 7 My folders 8 Templates 9 Delete by folders 10 Settings 11 SOS messages 12 Memory status

6 My files

Images Videos Sounds Other files Memory status

7 Organiser

1 Calendar 2 Memo 3 Task 4 World clock 5 Calculator 6 Convertor

> in Idle mode. (Depending

8 Camera

9 FM radio

* Applications

1 Image editor 2 Games and more 3 Voice recorder 4 Bluetooth 5 Synchronise 6 Timer 7 Stopwatch 8 RSS reader 9 SIM Services

0 Alarms

# Settings

1 Phone profiles 2 Display and light 3 Time and date 4 Phone settings 5 Application settings 6 Security 7 Network settings 8 PC connections 9 Setup wizard 10 Memory settings 11 Reset settings

1. Labelled differently depending on your service provider.

2. Available only if supported by your region or service provider.

3. Additional folders will be available if you insert a memory card.

4. Available only if supported by your USIM or SIM card.

Unpack

Make sure you have each item

• Phone

• Travel adapter

• Battery

• User’s Guide

You can obtain various accessories from your local Samsung dealer.

The items supplied with your phone and the accessories available at your Samsung dealer may vary, depending on your region or service provider.

Get started

First steps to operating your phone

Assemble and charge the phone

To A C p owe r o u tle t

Removing the battery cover

Get started

Power on or off

Switch on

1. Press and hold [ ].

2. If necessary, enter the PIN and press <

3. When the setup wizard opens, customise your phone according to your preferences.

Switch off

Press and hold [ ].

Phone layout

Front view

Front camera

lens

Light sensor

Multifunction

jack*

External

light

Left soft key

Dial key

Alphanumeric

keys

Mouthpiece

* For micro USB stereo headset

Confirm

Earpiece

Display

Confirm key (Centre)/ Navigation keys (Up/Down/Left/Right)

Right soft key Power/

Menu exit key

Special function keys

Rear view

External light

Headset jack*

Volume keys

Speaker

Music control

keys

Camera/

Application

switch key

* For 3.5 mm headset

You can lock the keypad to prevent any unwanted phone operations, from accidentally pressing any of the keys. To lock or unlock the keypad, press and hold [ ].

Rear camera lens

Internal antenna

Keys and icons

Keys

Perform the function indicated on the bottom line of the display.

In Idle mode, scroll through shortcut icons.

In Menu mode, scroll through menu options.

Select the highlighted option or confirm input.

Get started

Make or answer a call.

In Idle mode, retrieve the numbers recently dialled, missed, or received.

Press and hold to switch the phone on or off.

End a call.

In Menu mode, cancel input and return the phone to Idle mode.

Enter numbers, letters, and some special characters.

In Idle mode, press and hold [1] to access your voicemail server. Press and hold [0] to enter an international call prefix.

Enter special characters or perform special functions.

In Idle mode, press and hold [ ] to activate or deactivate the Silent profile. Press and hold [ ] to lock or unlock the keypad. Press and hold [ ] to enter a pause between numbers.

Adjust the phone volume.

In Idle mode, press and hold to turn on the external light in red, green, and blue for a few seconds.

During playback, skip to the next file. Press and hold to scan forward in a file.

Press and hold to launch the music player. Begin, pause, or resume playback.

During playback, return to the previous file. Press and hold to scan backward in a file.

In Idle mode, press and hold to turn on the camera.

In Camera mode, take a photo or record a video.

If you change a default function for the key, you can open the application switch window to access other applications without exiting the current application.

Icons

The following icons may appear on the top line of the screen to indicate your phone’s status. Depending on your region or service provider, the icons shown on the display may vary.

Signal strength

Connecting to GPRS (2.5G) network or transferring data in GPRS (2.5G) network

Get started

Connecting to EDGE network or transferring data in EDGE network

Connecting to UMTS (3G) network or transferring data in UMTS (3G) network

Connecting to HSDPA (3G+) network or transferring data in HSDPA (3G+) network

Voice call in progress

Video call in progress

SOS message feature activated

Profile setting:

•: Normal

•: Silent

• : Driving

• : Meeting

• : Outdoor

• : Offline

Browsing Internet

Connected to secured web page

Bluetooth active

Bluetooth headset or hands-free car kit connected

Connected with PC via USB port

New message:

• : Text message

• : Multimedia message

•: Email

•: Voicemail

• : Push message

• : Configuration message

Memory card inserted

Battery power level

Current time

Access menu functions

Select an option

1. Press a desired soft key.

2. Press the Navigation keys to move to the next or previous option.

3. Press <

4. Press <

Select

[Centre] to confirm the function displayed or option highlighted.

level. Press [ ] to return to Idle

mode.

>, <OK>, or

Back

> to move up one

Get started

Use menu numbers

Press the number key corresponding to the option you want.

Use shortcut icons

In Idle mode, there are icons on the display, which give you easy access to popular menus.

Navigate shortcut icons

Available shortcut icons

• To move among the shortcut icons, press [Left] or [Right].

• To access a highlighted menu, press [Centre].

• : create a new message.

• : access the

Music player

menu.

• : select a profile.

• : open the calendar.

• : set a colour of the external light.

Available shortcut icons may vary depending on your region.

Set your favourite shortcut menus

Enter text

1. In Idle mode, press < and select

Settings

settings → Shortcuts

→ Phone

2. Scroll to a menu to be changed.

3. Press <

Change

4. Select the menu you want.

5. Press <

Save

Change the text input mode

ABC mode

• Press and hold [ ] to switch between T9 mode and ABC mode. Depending on your region, you may be able to access an input mode for your specific language.

• Press [ ] to change case or switch to Number mode.

• Press and hold [ ] to switch to Symbol mode.

To enter a word:

Press the appropriate key until the character you want appears on the display.

Get started

T9 mode

Number mode

Symbol mode

Other operations

To enter a word:

1. Press [2] to [9] to start entering a word.

2. Enter the whole word before editing or deleting characters.

3. When the word displays correctly, press [ ] to insert a space.

Otherwise, press [0] to display alternate word choices.

Press the keys corresponding to the digits you want.

Press the keys corresponding to the symbols you want.

•Press [1] to enter punctuation marks or special characters.

• Press [ ] to insert a space.

• Press the Navigation keys to move the cursor.

Clear

•Press <

> to delete

characters one by one.

• Press and hold <

Clear

> to

clear the entire display.

Customise your phone

Display language

Call ringer melody

1. In Idle mode, press < and select

settings Screen text

Settings

→

Language →

→

Phone

2. Select a language.

3. Press <OK> → <

Save

To change the profile properties:

1. In Idle mode, press < and select

profiles

Settings

→

Phone

2. Scroll to the sound profile you are using.

3. Press <

4. Select

Options

Edit

Voice call ringtone

> and select

→

a category → a ringtone.

5. Select

Video call ringtone

→

a category → a ringtone.

6. Press <

Save

Options

> and select

To change the profile:

1. In Idle mode, press < and select

profiles

Settings

→

Phone

2. Select the profile you want.

3. Press [Centre].

Get started

Key tone volume

Idle mode wallpaper

Themes for the display

In Idle mode, press [ ] to adjust the key tone volume.

1. In Idle mode, press < and select

Settings

Display and light →

→

Home screen

2. Scroll left or right to

→

Display

Image

3. Scroll down and select

Wallpaper

4. Select an image category.

5. Select an image.

6. Press <OK>.

7. Press <

Save

Options

> and select

To create a theme:

1. In Idle mode, press < and select

Settings

Display and light →

→

My theme

2. Press <

Create

Options

→

Easy

→

> and select

Expert

Display

3. Customise the theme as desired by following the screen.

4. When you have finished, enter a name for the theme and

Save

press <

5. Press <

Yes

> to apply the

theme.

To apply a theme:

1. In Idle mode, press < and select

Settings

Display and light →

→

My theme

→

Display

2. Select a theme.

3. Press <

To restore the default theme quickly, enter [ ], [], [

], [2], [7], and [ ] in Idle mode and

press <

Yes

and uses the default theme.

>. Your phone restarts automatically

Save

Silent profile

Phone lock

You can activate the Silent profile to avoid disturbing other people. In Idle mode, press and hold [ ].

1. In Idle mode, press < and select

Settings →

Security → Phone lock

2. Select On.

Save

3. Press <

4. Enter a new 4- to 8-digit password and press <

Confirm

5. Enter the new password again and press <

Confirm

Get started

Use an optional memory card

Important memory card information

• Frequent erasing and writing will shorten a card's lifespan.

• Do not remove a card from the phone or turn off the phone while data is being accessed or transferred. This could result in loss of data and/or damage to the card or phone.

• Do not subject cards to strong shocks.

• Do not touch card terminals with your fingers or metal objects. If dirty, wipe the card with a soft cloth.

• Keep cards away from small children or pets.

• Do not expose cards in a place subject to electrostatic discharge and/or electrical noise.

Insert a memory card

1. Remove the battery cover.

2. Insert the card into the card slot, with the label side face up.

3. Attach the battery cover.

Remove the memory card

Remove the card from the slot.

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