Samsung GT-S5233W User Manual

Some contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending on the software of the phone or your service provider.

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

Printed in Korea

Code No.:GH68-24622A

English (SEA) 06/2009. Rev. 1.0

GT-S5233W

user manual

using this

manual

This user manual has been specially designed to

guide you through the functions and features of your

mobile phone. To get started quickly, refer to

“introducing your mobile phone,”

“assembling and preparing your mobile phone,”

and “using basic functions.”

Instructional icons

Before you start, familiarize yourself with the icons you will see in this manual:

Warning

—situations that could cause

injury to yourself or others

Caution

—situations that could cause

damage to your phone or other equipment

Note

—notes, usage tips, or additional

information

Refer to

—pages with related information; for example: X p.12 (represents “see page 12”)

Followed by

→

menus you must select to perform a step; for example: In Menu mode, select

Messages → Create message (represents Messages, followed by Create message)

[]

Square brackets

example: [ ] (represents the Power/Menu exit key)

—the order of options or

—phone keys; for

Rights to all technologies and products that comprise this device are the property of their respective owners:

• Bluetooth® is a registered trademark of the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. worldwide. Bluetooth QD ID: B015552

• Java™ is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.

• Windows Media Player® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

• Wi-Fi®, the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED logo, and the Wi-Fi logo are registered trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance.

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safety and usage information .................. 1

Safety warnings ..........................................1

Safety precautions ......................................3

Important usage information .......................6

introducing your mobile phone ............. 11

Unpack .....................................................11

Phone layout .............................................12

Keys .........................................................13

Icons .........................................................14

assembling and preparing your

mobile phone .......................................... 16

Install the SIM card and battery .................16

Charge the battery ....................................18

Insert a memory card (optional) ................. 19

using basic functions ............................ 20

Turn your phone on and off .......................20

Use the touch screen ................................21

Access menus ..........................................22

Use widgets ..............................................22

Access help information ............................23

Customize your phone .............................. 23

Use basic call functions ............................ 26

Send and view messages ......................... 27

Add and find contacts ...............................30

Use basic camera functions ......................31

Listen to music .........................................33

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

Use the Google services ........................... 35

using advanced functions ..................... 37

Use advanced call functions ..................... 37

Use advanced phonebook functions ......... 40

Use advanced messaging functions .......... 41

Use advanced camera functions ............... 42

Use advanced music functions .................46

using tools and applications ................. 50

Use the Bluetooth wireless feature ............ 50

Activate and connect to a wireless

LAN (WLAN) .............................................52

Activate the mobile tracker ........................53

Make fake calls .........................................54

Record and play voice memos .................. 55

Edit images ...............................................55

contents

Print images ..............................................58

View and upload photos and videos .........58

Use Java-powered games and

applications ..............................................60

Use RSS reader ........................................ 61

contents

Create and view world clocks ................... 62

Set and use alarms ...................................63

Use the calculator .....................................63

Convert currencies or measurements ........64

Set a countdown timer ..............................64

Use the stopwatch ....................................64

Create new tasks ......................................64

Create new memos ..................................65

Manage your calendar ..............................65

troubleshooting ........................................ a

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information

Comply with the following precautions to avoid dangerous or illegal situations and ensure peak

performance of your mobile phone.

Safety warnings

Keep your phone away from small children and pets

Keep your phone and all accessories out of reach from small children and pets. Small parts may cause choking or serious injury if swallowed.

Protect your hearing

Listening to a headset at high volumes can damage your hearing. Use only the minimum volume setting necessary to hear your conversation or music.

Install mobile phones and equipment with caution

Ensure that any mobile phones or related equipment installed in your vehicle are securely mounted. Avoid placing your phone and accessories near or in an air

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bag deployment area. Improperly installed wireless equipment can cause serious injury when air bags inflate rapidly.

Handle and dispose of batteries and chargers with care

• Use only Samsung-approved batteries and chargers specifically designed for your phone. Incompatible batteries and chargers can cause serious injuries or damage to your phone.

• Never dispose of batteries or phones in a fire. Follow all local regulations when disposing used batteries or phones.

• Never place batteries or phones on or in heating devices, such as microwave ovens, stoves, or radiators. Batteries may explode when overheated.

• Never crush or puncture the battery. Avoid exposing the battery to high external pressure, which can lead to an internal short circuit and overheating.

Avoid interference with pacemakers

Maintain a minimum of 15 cm (6 inches) between mobile phones and pacemakers to avoid potential interference, as recommended by manufacturers and the independent research group, Wireless Technology Research. If you have any reason to suspect that your phone is interfering with a pacemaker or other medical device, turn off the phone immediately and contact the manufacturer of the pacemaker or medical device for guidance.

Turn off the phone in potentially explosive environments

Do not use your phone at refueling points (service stations) or near fuels or chemicals. Turn off your phone whenever directed by warning signs or instructions. Your phone could cause explosions or fire in and around fuel or chemical storage, transfer areas and blasting areas. Do not store or carry flammable liquids, gases, or explosive materials in the same compartment as the phone, its parts, or accessories.

Reduce the risk of repetitive motion injuries

While using your phone, hold the phone with a relaxed grip, press the keys lightly, use special features that reduce the number of keys you have to press (such as templates and predictive text), and take frequent breaks.

Safety precautions

Drive safely at all times

Avoid using your phone while driving and obey all regulations that restrict the use of mobile phones while driving. Use hands-free accessories to increase your safety when possible.

Follow all safety warnings and regulations

Comply with any regulations that restrict the use of a mobile phone in a certain area.

Use only Samsung-approved accessories

Using incompatible accessories may damage your phone or cause injury.

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Turn off the phone near medical equipment

Your phone can interfere with medical equipment in hospitals or health care facilities. Follow all regulations, posted warnings, and directions from

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medical personnel.

Turn off the phone or disable the wireless functions when in an aircraft

Your phone can cause interference with aircraft equipment. Follow all airline regulations and turn off your phone or switch to a mode that disables the wireless functions when directed by airline personnel.

Protect batteries and chargers from damage

• Avoid exposing batteries to very cold or very hot temperatures (below 0° C/32° F or above 45° C/ 113° F). Extreme temperatures can reduce the charging capacity and life of your batteries.

• Prevent batteries from contacting metal objects, as this can create a connection between the + and - terminals of your batteries and lead to temporary or permanent battery damage.

• Never use a damaged charger or battery.

Handle your phone carefully and sensibly

• Do not disassemble your phone due to a risk of electric shock.

• Do not allow your phone to get wet—liquids can cause serious damage. Do not handle your phone with wet hands. Water damage to your phone can void your manufacturer’s warranty.

• Avoid using or storing your phone in dusty, dirty areas to prevent damage to moving parts.

• Your phone is a complex electronic device— protect it from impacts and rough handling to avoid serious damage.

• Do not paint your phone, as paint can clog moving parts and prevent proper operation.

• If your phone has a camera flash or light, avoid using it close to the eyes of children or animals.

• Your phone may be damaged by exposure to magnetic fields. Do not use carrying cases or accessories with magnetic closures or allow your phone to come in contact with magnetic fields for extended periods of time.

Avoid interference with other electronic devices

Your phone emits radio frequency (RF) signals that may interfere with unshielded or improperly shielded electronic equipment, such as pacemakers, hearing aids, medical devices, and other electronic devices in homes or vehicles. Consult the manufacturers of your electronic devices to solve any interference problems you experience.

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Important usage information

Use your phone in the normal position

Avoid contact with your phone’s internal antenna.

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Allow only qualified personnel to service your phone

Allowing non-qualified personnel to service your phone may result in damage to your phone and will void your warranty.

Ensure maximum battery and charger life

• Avoid charging batteries for more than a week, as overcharging may shorten battery life.

• Over time, unused batteries will discharge and must be recharged before use.

• Disconnect chargers from power sources when not in use.

• Use batteries only for their intended purpose.

Handle SIM cards and memory cards with care

• Do not remove a card while the phone is transferring or accessing information, as this could result in loss of data and/or damage to the card or phone.

• Protect cards from strong shocks, static electricity, and electrical noise from other devices.

• Frequent writing and erasing will shorten the life span of memory cards.

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

Ensure access to emergency services

Emergency calls from your phone may not be possible in some areas or circumstances. Before traveling in remote or areas without signal coverage, plan an alternate method of contacting emergency services personnel.

Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) certification information

Your phone conforms to European Union (EU) standards that limit human exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy emitted by radio and telecommunications equipment. These standards prevent the sale of mobile phones that exceed a maximum exposure level (known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR) of 2.0 watts per kilogram.

During testing, the maximum SAR recorded for this model was 0.586 watts per kilogram. In normal use, the actual SAR is likely to be much lower, as the phone has been designed to emit only the RF energy necessary to transmit a signal to the nearest base station. By automatically emitting lower levels when possible, your phone reduces your overall exposure to RF energy.

For more information about the SAR and related EU standards, visit the Samsung mobile phone website.

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Correct disposal of this product

(Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment)

(Applicable in the European Union and

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other European countries with separate collection systems)

This marking on the product, accessories

or literature indicates that the product and its electronic accessories (e.g. charger, headset, USB cable) should not be disposed of with other household waste at the end of their working life. To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, please separate these items from other types of waste and recycle them responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources.

Household users should contact either the retailer where they purchased this product, or their local government office, for details of where and how they can take these items for environmentally safe recycling.

Business users should contact their supplier and check the terms and conditions of the purchase contract. This product and its electronic accessories should not be mixed with other commercial wastes for disposal.

Correct disposal of batteries in this product

(Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate battery return systems)

This marking on the battery, manual or packaging indicates that the batteries in this product should not be disposed of with other household waste at the end of their working life. Where marked, the chemical symbols Hg, Cd or Pb indicate that the battery contains mercury, cadmium or lead above the reference levels in EC Directive 2006/66. If batteries are not properly disposed of, these substances can cause harm to human health or the environment.

To protect natural resources and to promote material reuse, please separate batteries from other types of waste and recycle them through your local, free battery return system.

Disclaimer

Some content and services accessible through this device belong to third parties and are protected by copyright, patent, trademark and/or other intellectual property laws. Such content and services are provided solely for your personal noncommercial use. You may not use any content or services in a manner that has not been authorized by the content owner or service provider. Without limiting the foregoing, unless expressly authorized by the applicable content owner or service provider, you may not modify, copy, republish, upload, post, transmit, translate, sell, create derivative works, exploit, or distribute in any manner or medium any content or services displayed through this device.

“THIRD PARTY CONTENT AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS." SAMSUNG DOES NOT WARRANT CONTENT OR SERVICES SO PROVIDED, EITHER EXPRESSLY OR IMPLIEDLY,

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FOR ANY PURPOSE. SAMSUNG EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SAMSUNG DOES NOT

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GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY, VALIDITY, TIMELINESS, LEGALITY, OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY CONTENT OR SERVICE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS DEVICE AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, SHALL SAMSUNG BE LIABLE, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT, FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ATTORNEY FEES, EXPENSES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN, OR AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT OR SERVICE BY YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES."

Third party services may be terminated or interrupted at any time, and Samsung makes no representation or warranty that any content or service will remain available for any period of time. Content and services are transmitted by third parties by means of networks and transmission facilities over which Samsung has no control. Without limiting the generality of this disclaimer, Samsung expressly disclaims any responsibility or liability for any interruption or suspension of any content or service made available through this device.

Samsung is neither responsible nor liable for customer service related to the content and services. Any question or request for service relating to the content or services should be made directly to the respective content and service providers.

introducing your

mobile phone

In this section, learn about your mobile phone’s layout,

keys, and icons.

Unpack

Check your product box for the following items:

• Mobile phone

• Battery

• Travel adapter (charger)

•User manual

• The items supplied with your phone may vary depending on the software and accessories available in your region or offered by your service provider. You can purchase additional accessories from your local Samsung dealer.

• The supplied accessories perform best for your phone.

Phone layout

The front of your phone includes the following keys and features:

introducing your mobile phone

Volume key

Multifunction

jack

Dial key

Back key

Earpiece

Touch screen

Power/Menu exit key

Mouthpiece

The rear of your phone includes the following keys and features:

Camera lens

Mirror

Battery cover

Hold key

Camera key

Internal antenna

You can lock the touch screen and keys to prevent any unwanted phone operations. To lock, press [ ]. To unlock, press and hold [ ].

Keys

Key Function

Make or answer a call; In Idle mode,

Dial

Back

Power/ Menu exit

retrieve recently dialed, missed, or received numbers

In Menu mode, return to the previous level

Turn the phone on and off (press and hold); End a call; In Menu mode, return to the main menu screen or return to Idle mode

Key Function

Lock the touch screen and keys;

Hold

Camera

Unlock the touch screen and keys (press and hold)

In Idle mode, turn on the camera; In Camera mode, take a photo or record a video

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Volume

Adjust the phone’s volume

Icons

Learn about the icons that appear on your display.

Icon Definition

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Signal strength

GPRS network connected

EDGE network connected

Call in progress

Memory card inserted

Alarm activated

Browsing the web

Connected to secured web page

Wi-Fi activated

Icon Definition

Roaming (outside of normal service area)

Call diverting activated

Bluetooth activated

Bluetooth hands-free car kit or headset connected

Synchronized with PC

New text message (SMS)

New multimedia message (MMS)

New email message

New voice mail message

Normal profile activated

Icon Definition

Silent profile activated

Battery power level

Current time

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assembling and

preparing your

mobile phone

Install the SIM card and battery

When you subscribe to a cellular service, you will receive a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) with subscription details, such as your personal identification number (PIN) and optional services.

To install the SIM card and battery,

1. Remove the battery cover and battery.

Get started by assembling and setting up your mobile

phone for its first use.

If the phone is on, press and hold [ ] to turn it off.

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