Samsung Gusto 3 (Verizon), SM-B311VZKPVZW User Guide

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User Guide

M O B I L E P H O N E

User Manual

Please read this manual before operating your phone and keep it for future reference.

GH68-40578A Printed in China

Warning! This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and reproductive toxicity.

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with SAMSUNG and its suppliers.

Open Source Software

Some software components of this product, including but not limited to 'PowerTOP' and 'e2fsprogs', 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://opensource.samsung.com.

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Disclaimer of Warranties; Exclusion of Liability

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Modification of Software

SAMSUNG IS NOT LIABLE FOR PERFORMANCE ISSUES OR INCOMPATIBILITIES CAUSED BY YOUR EDITING OF REGISTRY SETTINGS, OR YOUR MODIFICATION OF OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE.

USING CUSTOM OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE MAY CAUSE YOUR DEVICE AND APPLICATIONS TO WORK IMPROPERLY. YOUR CARRIER MAY NOT PERMIT USERS TO DOWNLOAD CERTAIN SOFTWARE, SUCH AS CUSTOM OS.

IF YOUR CARRIER PROHIBITS THIS, IF YOU ATTEMPT TO DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE ONTO THE DEVICE WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION, YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED ON THE SCREEN THAT THE PHONE WILL NO LONGER OPERATE AND BE INSTRUCTED TO POWER DOWN THE DEVICE. YOU MUST THEN CONTACT YOUR CARRIER TO RESTORE THE DEVICE TO THE CARRIER AUTHORIZED SETTINGS.

Samsung Telecommunications America (STA), LLC

Headquarters:

1301 E. Lookout Drive

Richardson, TX 75082

Customer Care Center:

1000 Klein Rd.

Plano, TX 75074

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http://www.samsung.com

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The actual available capacity of the internal memory is less than the specified capacity because the operating system and default applications occupy part of the memory. The available capacity may change when you upgrade the device.

Nuance®, VSuite™, T9® Text Input, and the Nuance logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc., or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries.

ACCESS® and NetFront™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of ACCESS Co., Ltd. in Japan and other countries.

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microSD™, microSDHC™, and the microSD logo are Trademarks of the SD Card Association.

©2012 Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC. Samsung is a registered trademark of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. All product and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Screen images simulated. Appearance of the device may vary.

©2012 Verizon Wireless. Verizon Wireless and the Verizon wireless logos are trademarks of Verizon Trademark Services LLC. Gusto is a trademark of Verizon Wireless. All company names, trademarks, logos and copyrights not property of Verizon Wireless are property of their respective owners.

Table of Contents

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

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Understanding This User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Activating Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Turning Your Phone On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Easy Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

TTY Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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

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Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Closed View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Open View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Side Views of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Navigation Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Understanding the Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Understanding the Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Section 3: Entering Text ...............................................

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Changing the Text Entry Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Entering Text Using Abc/ABC Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Entering Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25

Entering Text Using T9 Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Entering Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

26

Entering Smileys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

27

Entering Quick Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

27

Entering Text Using T9 Palabra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

28

Section 4: Call Functions .............................................

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

29

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

29

Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

31

Section 5: Understanding Your Contacts ....................

34

Adding a New Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Erasing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Editing a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Managing Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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Adding Pauses or Waits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Finding a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Making Calls Using Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Speed Dials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Emergency Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 My Name Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Backup Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Section 6: Messages ....................................................

48

Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Creating and Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Creating and Sending Voice Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Receiving Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Message Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Mobile Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Social Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Emergency Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Section 7: Bluetooth .....................................................

64

Bluetooth Service Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Turning Bluetooth On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Bluetooth Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Adding a New Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Section 8: Media Center ...............................................

67

Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Tunes & Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

My Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Browse and Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Section 9: Tools ............................................................

80

Voice Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Stop Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Notepad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Phone Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Section 10: Internet ......................................................

87

Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

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Section 11: Settings .....................................................

93

My Verizon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Phone Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Set-Up Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Section 12: Health and Safety Information ...............

121

Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals . . . . . . . . 121 Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Certification

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 FCC Part 15 Information to User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Commercial Mobile Alerting System (CMAS) . . . . . . 128 Smart Practices While Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Battery Use and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . . . . . . 131 UL Certified Travel Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Display / Touch-Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations

for Wireless Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Restricting Children's Access to Your Mobile Device . . 141 FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Section 13: Warranty Information .............................

144

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

144

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

149

Index ............................................................................

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Section 1: Getting Started

This section allows you to quickly start using your phone by installing and charging the battery, activating your service, and setting up voicemail.

Understanding This User Manual

The sections of this manual generally follow the features of your phone. A robust index for features begins on page 157.

Also included is important safety information that you should know before using your phone. Most of this information is near the back of the guide, beginning on page 121.

This manual gives navigation instructions according to the default display settings. If you select other settings, navigation may be different.

Unless otherwise specified, all instructions in this manual assume that the phone is open, and you are starting from the Home screen.

Note: Instructions in this manual are based on default settings, and may vary from your phone, depending on the software version on your phone, and any changes to the phone’s Settings.

Unless stated otherwise, instructions to perform tasks in this User Manual assume that the phone is open, and start at the Home screen.

All screen images in this manual are simulated. Actual displays may vary, depending on the software version of your phone and any changes to the phone’s Settings.

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Special Text

Throughout this manual, you’ll find text that is set apart from the rest. These are intended to point out important information, share quick methods for activating features, to define terms, and more. The definitions for these methods are as follows:

Note: Presents alternative options for the current feature, menu, or sub-menu.

Tip: Provides quick or innovative methods, or useful shortcuts.

Important: Points out important information about the current feature that could affect performance.

Warning: Brings to your attention important information to prevent loss of data or functionality, or even prevent damage to your phone.

Text Conventions

This manual provides condensed information about how to use your phone. To make this possible, the following text conventions are used:

Highlight Use the Directional Key to move focus to an item on the screen.

Select Use the Directional Key to highlight an item on the screen, and then press the OK Key. The OK Key function changes according to the type of item highlighted.

Arrows are used to represent the “highlight, and then select” steps in longer, or repetitive, procedures.

For example:

From the Home screen, press the Left Soft

Key Menu Settings Phone Info My Number.

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Activating Your Phone

If you purchased your phone at a Verizon Wireless store, it is activated and ready to use. If you received a new phone by mail, it may need to be activated before you can use it.

To activate your phone, choose from the following:

Visit a Verizon Wireless store.

Contact Verizon Wireless customer support.

Visit verizonwireless.com to manage your account online.

Displaying Your Phone Number

My Number displays the ten-digit number assigned to your phone.

From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Settings Phone Info My Number.

Battery

Your phone is powered by a rechargeable, standard Li-Ion battery. A Charger is included with the phone, for charging the battery.

Note: The battery comes partially charged. You must fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first time. A fully discharged battery can require up to 4 hours of charge time. After the first charge, you can use the phone while charging.

Important! Use only Samsung-approved charging devices and batteries. Samsung accessories are designed to maximize battery life.

Battery Indicator

The battery icon in the upper-right corner of the display shows battery power level, with four bars indicating a full charge. Before the battery becomes too low to operate, the empty battery icon will flash and a tone will sound. If you continue to operate the phone without charging, the phone will power off.

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Battery Cover

The battery cover on the back of the phone protects the battery.

Removing the battery cover

1.Hold the phone securely with both hands.

2.Use the fingertip cutout at the top of the phone to pull the back cover off.

Replace the battery cover

Properly align the cover over the battery compartment, then press it downward until it clicks into place.

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Installing the Battery

1.Remove the battery cover (see “Removing the battery cover” on page 7).

2.Insert the battery into the phone, aligning the gold contacts on the battery with the gold contacts in the phone.

3.Replace the battery cover (see “Replace the battery cover” on page 7).

Charging the Battery

Your phone comes with a charging head to charge your phone from any 120/220 VAC outlet.

Note: The battery comes partially charged. You must fully charge the battery before using your phone for the first time. A fully discharged battery can require up to 4 hours of charge time. After the first charge, you can use the phone while charging.

1.Insert the charger cable into the Charging/Accessory port.

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2.Plug the charging head into a standard AC power outlet.

3.When charging is complete, unplug the charging head from the power outlet and remove the cable from the phone.

Non-Supported Batteries

Warning! Samsung handsets do not support the use of a nonapproved battery. Using a non-approved battery may cause damage to your phone. Use a Samsung approved battery only.

Samsung charging accessories (such as a wall charger, and cigarette lighter adapter) will only charge a Samsung approved battery. When using a non-approved battery the handset can only be used for the duration of the life of the battery and cannot be recharged.

Turning Your Phone On and Off

Turning Your Phone On

Press and hold the End/Power Key to turn the phone on or off. While powering on, the phone

connects with the home network, and then displays the Home screen and active alerts.

End/Power Key

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Easy Setup

Set basic preferences, to start using your phone quickly.

While setting preferences:

Use the Directional Key to highlight an option in a list.

Press to make a selection and go to the next setting.

Press the Left Soft Key Preview or Play for an example of the highlighted selection.

Press the Right Soft Key Skip to move to the next setting without making a selection.

Set-Up Wizard

Use Set-up Wizard to configure your display’s fonts, call sounds, display theme, menu layout, and clocks.

1.From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Settings Set-up Wizard.

2.Follow the prompts to set preferences for these settings:

Font Size: Select the size of fonts for your phone’s displays (Normal or Large).

Font Size Control: Volume Key can also be used to control font size. Press Next and make a selection (Yes or No).

Call Sounds: Choose how your phone alerts you to incoming calls (Ring only, Vibrate only, Ring and Vibrate, or Be Silent.

Display Themes: Select a theme for your phone’s displays.

Menu Layout: Choose a layout for the Menu.

Main Clock: Select a format for the clock displayed on the Home screen.

Front Clock: Select a format for the clock that appears on the external display.

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Easy Set-Up for Readout

Use Easy Set-up to configure the Readout feature. The Readout feature reads aloud the words on the screen.

1.From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key

Menu Settings Accessibility Easy Set-up.

2.Follow the screen prompts to choose settings for

Full Readout, Menu Readout, Digit Dial Readout, Alert Readout, TXT Message Readout, Browser Readout, and Flip Open & Talk.

3.Select a speech rate for reading (Fast, Medium Fast, Normal, Medium Slow, or Slow).

Easy Set-Up for Sounds

Use Easy Set-up to set the sounds your phone makes, including sounds to alert you to calls and messsages.

1.From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key

Menu Settings Sounds Easy Set-up.

2.Follow the screen prompts to choose settings for Call Sounds, Keypad Volume, Text Msg Alert, Multimedia Msg Alert, and Voicemail Msg Alert.

Easy Set-Up for Displays

Use Easy-Setup to configure your phone’s displays, including the wallpaper, menu layout, and clocks.

1.From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key

Menu Settings Display Easy Set-up.

2.Follow the screen prompts to choose settings for

Personal Banner, Display Backlight, Keypad Backlight, Main Wallpaper,

Front Wallpaper, Display Themes, Menu Layout, Dial Fonts, Font Size Control, Main Clock, and

Front Clock.

TTY Mode

Your phone is fully TTY-compatible, allowing you to connect a TTY device to the phone’s headset jack. Before you can use your phone with a TTY device, you’ll need to enable TTY Mode. For more information about TTY settings, see “TTY Mode” on page 116.

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Roaming

When you travel outside your home network’s coverage area, your phone can roam to acquire service on other compatible digital networks. when Roaming is active, the Roaming icon appears in the Status Bar.

During roaming, some services may not be available.

Important! Depending on your coverage area and service plan, extra charges may apply when making or receiving call.

You can set global roaming options. For more information, see “Global Data Roaming Access” on page 114 and “System Select” on page 114.

Note: Contact Verizon Wireless for more information about your coverage area and service plan.

Voicemail

All unanswered calls to your phone are sent to voicemail, even if your phone is turned off, so you’ll want to set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as you activate your phone.

Setting Up Voicemail

1.From the Home screen, press the Voicemail Key.

2.Follow the automated instructions to set up your new password and record a greeting.

Checking Voicemail

1.From the Home screen, press the Voicemail Key.

2.Enter your password, and then press .

3.Follow the recorded prompts to listen to messages and manage your voicemail.

Note: You can also access voicemail using the pre-set speed dial, , and then , or by dialing your phone number from any touch-tone phone.

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Section 2: Understanding Your Phone

This section outlines key features of your phone as well as screens and icons that display when the phone is in use.

Features of Your Phone

All Digital CDMA 1x Technology

Global Positioning (GPS) Technology

Fake Call

Hands-Free Mode

Personal Organization Tools

Calculator

Calendar

Alarm Clock

Stop Watch

World Clock

Notepad

Messaging Services

Standard Text Messaging

Picture Messaging

Voice Messaging

Mobile Email

1.3 MP Camera

Advanced Voice Commands, using Nuance Voice Recognition technology

Speakerphone

Bluetooth® Wireless Technology

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Closed View of Your Phone

Features

 

 

 

 

1.

Camera Lens: The lens of the built-in camera.

 

 

 

 

2.

Front Screen: Shows signal and battery strength,

 

 

 

 

 

time, day, and date, plus calls or message

 

 

 

 

 

notifications.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Open View of Your Phone

 

Features

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Earpiece: Allows you to hear the caller.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Main Screen: Displays phone features.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Left Soft Key: Press to select the command at the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lower left area of the display screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

In Case of Emergency (ICE) Key: Press to access

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stored emergency numbers and information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Send Key: Press to place or receive a call. From the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home screen, press once to access the All Calls log.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

Clear Key: Press to delete numbers or characters from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the display, or to return to the previous item or screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

OK Key: Select a highlighted item.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

Directional Key: Press left, right, up and down to scroll

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lists or screens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.

Voice Commands Key: Press and hold for Voice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commands.

10. Voicemail Key: Press to access voicemail.

11. Right Soft Key: Press to select the command at the lower right area of the display screen.

12. Messaging Key: Press to access the Messaging menu. 13. End/Power Key: Press to end a call. Press and hold to

turn the phone On or Off.

14. Vibrate Mode Key: Press and hold to activate Vibrate Mode.

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Side Views of Your Phone

Features

1.Strap Attachment: Attach an optional strap (not included).

2.3.5 mm Headset Jack: Plug in an optional headset for music, or for safe, convenient conversations.

3.Camera Key: From the Home screen, press to activate the Camera. When using Camera, press to take a photo.

4.Speakerphone Key: With the flip open, press and hold to activate the Speakerphone. With the flip closed, press and hold to activate Voice Commands, or press 4 times to initiate a Fake Call.

5.Battery Cover Slot: Pull here with your finger to remove the battery cover.

6.Charging/Accessory Port: Plug in charging accessories, and connect compatible accessory cables.

7.Volume Key: Press to adjust Volume. Press Down to silence an incoming call ringtone. From the Home screen, press and hold Down to switch between Sound Off and the previous Volume level. With the phone closed, press Down 4 times to initiate a Fake Call.

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Navigation Keys

Directional Key

Press the Directional Key to browse menus and lists or to launch applications from the Home screen.

Up

Left

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Down

 

 

 

 

 

 

Directional Key Shortcuts

 

 

 

 

 

 

From the Home screen, press a Directional Key Up, Down,

 

 

 

 

 

Left or Right key to launch its corresponding application.

 

 

 

 

 

My Shortcuts presents a list of shortcuts that you can

Left Soft Key

 

 

 

Right Soft Key

 

 

customize to include your favorite features.

 

 

 

 

 

You can customize the Directional Key shortcuts. For more

 

 

 

 

 

information, see “My Shortcuts” on page 107.

 

 

 

 

 

Hands-Free Mode

 

 

 

 

 

My Verizon

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Shortcuts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Message

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Understanding the Home Screen

The Home screen is the starting point for using your phone.

Status Bar

Status and

Settings

Status Bar: Presents icons to show network status, battery power, and connection details. For a list of icons, see “Status Icons” on page 19.

Status and Settings: Presents icons indicating active alerts, reminders, alarms and current settings. For a list of icons, see “Status and Settings Icons” on page 20.

Customizing the Home screen

You can customize the Home screen to suit your preferences.

Wallpaper: Select a background image for the Lock Screen and Home screen, from pre-loaded images, or your own pictures. For more information, see “Wallpaper” on page 102.

Banners: Create a personal banner, or enable a network status banner, to appear on the Home screen. For more information, see “Banner” on page 100.

Clock Format: Choose a format and color for the clock on the Home screen. For more information, see “Clock Format” on page 105.

Display Theme: Display themes offer coordinated looks for all your phone’s screens, including the Home screen. For more information, see “Themes” on page 102.

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Home Screen Icons

Status Icons

Icons display in the top line of the Home screen to show the status of the phone.

For a list of icons, see the Icon Glossary. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Settings Phone Info Icon Glossary System Status.

Digital Signal Strength: The number of bars show signal strength, with more bars meaning a stronger signal.

1X CDMA Signal Strength: The number of bars show signal strength. More bars indicate stronger signal.

Airplane Mode: When activated, you cannot send or receive calls or messages, but other features are available. appears on the Home screen. For more information, see “Airplane Mode” on page 106.

Roaming Status: The phone is roaming outside the home service area. Consult Verizon Wireless for roaming plans and rates.

Voice Call: A voice call is in progress.

Data Call: A data connection is active, and data is being transmitted and received.

Data Dormant: A data connection is active, but no data is being transmitted or received.

No Service: No coverage is available. You cannot send or receive calls or messages.

Voice Listening: Device is listening for your voice commands.

Voice Readout: Device is recording your voice commands.

E911 Only: GPS location information is available to network during Emergency calls only. For details, see “Location Detection” on page 109.

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Location On: GPS location information is available to the network. For more information about this setting, see “Location Detection” on page 109.

SSL: Data is encrypted by Secure Socket Layer encryption, for increased privacy.

Voice Privacy: The Voice Privacy setting is active, to increase privacy of voice calls. For more information, see “Voice Privacy” on page 117.

TTY: TTY Mode is active. For more information, see “TTY Mode” on page 116.

Keypad Lock: Keypad is currently locked.

Bluetooth On: Bluetooth service is On. For more information, see “Turning Bluetooth On or Off” on page 65.

Bluetooth Connected: The phone is paired with another Bluetooth device. For more information, about pairing with Bluetooth, see “Adding a New Device” on page 66

Bluetooth Active: The phone is exchanging information with another Bluetooth device.

Battery Level: Battery charge indicator. The number of bars show available battery power, with more bars indicating more charge.

Network Extender: Phone is connected to a network extender device.

Auto Answer: The Auto w/ Handsfree Answer Option is enabled. For more information, see

“Answer Options” on page 115.

Status and Settings Icons

Icons display in the Status and Settings area of the Home screen.

For a list of icons, see the Icon Glossary. From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key Menu Settings Phone Info Icon Glossary Service Alert & Settings.

All Sounds Off: Volume set to All Sounds Off. No sounds are played for calls or alerts.

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Alarm Only: Volume set to Alarm Only. The only sounds played will be for alarms.

Vibrate Only: Volume is set to Vibrate Only. The phone will vibrate for calls and alerts.

Unread Msg: You have new, unread text message(s).

Email: You have new, unread email message(s).

Voicemail: You have new voicemail.

Missed Calls: You have missed calls.

Calendar Event: You have an active calendar event.

Speakerphone: Speakerphone mode is active.

Alarm On: You have an alarm set to go off in the next 24 hours.

Hands-free Mode: All alerts are made with sound, andotherinformationmaybereadoutforalerts.For more information, see “Hands-Free Mode” on page 98.

Understanding the Menu

The Menu is the starting point for launching applications and features.

From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key to select Menu.

Customizing the Menu

Setting a Display Theme

Display themes offer coordinated looks for all your phone’s screens, including the Menu. For more information, see “Themes” on page 102.

Choosing a Menu Layout

Choose from Tab, List, or Grid menu layouts. For more information, see “Menu” on page 103.

Tip: While scrolling the Menu, you can adjust the size of the font by pressing the Volume Key Up or Down.

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Menu Items

These items appear on the Menu by default. You can replace some menu items with your favorite features, and change the order items appear in the menu. For more information about customizing menu settings, see “Menu” on page 103.

Contacts: Open the Contacts menu, to enter, view and manage your daily contacts. For more information, see “Understanding Your Contacts” on page 34.

Messages: Access your phone’s messaging features. For more information, see “Messages” on page 48.

Recent Calls: Open the Recent Calls log, to view recent received, missed and dialed calls. For more information, see “Recent Calls” on page 31.

Internet: Launch Verizon Wireless Mobile Web, where you can manage your account and browse the web.

Media Center: Launch Media Center, for the multimedia features of your phone. For more information, see “Media Center” on page 67.

@ Mobilephone. Email: Send email messages from your

Tools: Access productivity tools. For more information, see “Tools” on page 80.

My Pictures: Opens My Pictures, for access to your photos. For more information, see “My Pictures” on page 72.

Settings: Configure your phone to your preferences. For more information, see

“Settings” on page 93.

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Using Menu Numbers

Each menu item has a number assigned to it, and you can access menu items using these menu numbers.

For example, access Airplane Mode using standard navigation:

1.From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key

Menu.

2.Press the Directional Key Down to highlight

Settings and press OK.

3.Press the Directional Key Down to highlight Phone and press OK.

4.Press OK to set Airplane Mode.

Example using number accelerators:

From the Home screen, press the Left Soft Key

Menu Settings Phone

Airplane Mode.

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Section 3: Entering Text

Your phone provides convenient ways to enter words, letters, punctuation, and numbers when you need to enter text. This section describes text input modes and entering characters or symbols, using the keypad.

Your phone offers these text entry modes:

Abc/ABC: Standard text entry for phones

123: Numbers

T9 Word: English predictive text

Symbols: Common text symbols

Smileys: Text emoticons

Quick Text: Pre-entered phrases (text fields only)

T9 Palabra: Spanish predictive text

Domain extensions: Common internet phrases and symbols

Note: Available text entry modes will depend on the type of field.

Changing the Text Entry Mode

While entering text, you can change the text entry mode to your preference.

Tip: You can set a default Text Entry Mode. For more information, see “Messaging Settings” on page 61.

While entering text, press the Left Soft Key Entry Mode, and then use the Directional Key to highlight a mode and press to select the mode.

Note: Available text entry modes will depend on the type of field. When you are entering text, the Left Soft Key shows the current text entry mode.

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