Samsung Indulge User Manual

PORTABLE TRI-BAND

MOBILE PHONE

User Manual

Please read this manual before operating your

phone, and keep it for future reference.

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Intellectual Property

All Intellectual Property, as defined below, owned by or which is otherwise the property of Samsung or its respective suppliers relating to the SAMSUNG Phone, including but not limited to, accessories, parts, or software relating there to (the “Phone System”), is proprietary to Samsung and protected under federal laws, state laws, and international treaty provisions. Intellectual Property includes, but is not limited to, inventions (patentable or unpatentable), patents, trade secrets, copyrights, software, computer programs, and related documentation and other works of authorship. You may not infringe or otherwise violate the rights secured by the Intellectual Property. Moreover, you agree that you will not (and will not attempt to) modify, prepare derivative works of, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to create source code from the software. No title to or ownership in the Intellectual Property is transferred to you. All applicable rights of the Intellectual Property shall remain with SAMSUNG and its suppliers.

Samsung Telecommunications America (STA), LLC

Do you have questions about your Samsung Mobile Phone? For 24 hour information and assistance, we offer a new FAQ/ARS System (Automated Response System) at:

http://www.samsung.com/us/support

Headquarters:

1301 E. Lookout Drive Richardson, TX 75082 Toll Free Tel:

Customer Care Center:

1000 Klein Rd. Plano, TX 75074

1.888.987.HELP (4357)

Internet Address:

http://www.samsungusa.com

Printed in Korea.

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.

Openwave® is a registered Trademark of Openwave, Inc. RSA® is a registered Trademark RSA Security, Inc. The Bluetooth® word mark, figure mark (stylized “B Design”), and combination mark (Bluetooth word mark and “B Design”) are registered

trademarks and are wholly owned by the Bluetooth SIG. Swype® and the Swype logos are trademarks of Swype, Inc. © 2009 Swype, Inc. All rights reserved. DivX Certified® to play DivX® video up to 320x240. ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX® is a digital video format created by DivX, Inc. This is an official DivX Certified device that plays DivX video. Visit

www.divx.com

for more information and software tools to convert your files into DivX video.

ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON-DEMAND: This DivX Certified® device must be registered in order to play DivX Video-on-Demand (VOD) content. To generate the registration code, locate the DivX VOD section in the device setup menu. Go to

vod.divx.com

with this code to complete the

registration process and learn more about DivX VOD. Google®, the Google logo, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Talk, YouTube, Picasa, Android and the Android Market are trademarks of Google,

Inc. Samsung® and Galaxy Indulge™ are trademarks of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and/or its related entities. All product and brand names

are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Screen images simulated. Appearance of the phone may vary.

Open Source Software

Some software components of this product incorporate source code covered under GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), OpenSSL License, BSD License and other open source licenses. To obtain the source code covered under the open source licenses, please visit:

http://opensource.samsung.com/

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Disclaimer of Warranties; Exclusion of Liability

EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE EXPRESS WARRANTY CONTAINED ON THE WARRANTY PAGE ENCLOSED WITH THE PRODUCT, THE PURCHASER TAKES THE PRODUCT “AS IS”, AND SAMSUNG MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MERCHANTABILITY OF THE PRODUCT OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE; THE DESIGN, CONDITION OR QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT; THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT; THE WORKMANSHIP OF THE PRODUCT OR THE COMPONENTS CONTAINED THEREIN; OR COMPLIANCE OF THE PRODUCT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANY LAW, RULE, SPECIFICATION OR CONTRACT PERTAINING THERETO. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO CREATE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT. IN ADDITION, SAMSUNG SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM THE PURCHASE OR USE OF THE PRODUCT OR ARISING FROM THE BREACH OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY, INCLUDING INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR BENEFITS.

Table of Contents

Section 1: Getting Started .............................................. 4

Understanding this User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Turning Your Phone On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Your Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

System Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

TTY Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Securing Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Side Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Open View (Front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Touch Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Notification Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Primary Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Customizing the Home Screen Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Section 3: Call Functions ......................................... .... 26

Making Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Silencing an Incoming Call Ringtone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Ending a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Voice Dialer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Section 4: Accounts and Contacts .............................. 32

Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Starred Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

My Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Speed Dials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Section 5: Entering Text ............................................... 43

Using the Sliding QWERTY Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Screen QWERTY Keyboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Screen Keyboard Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Changing the Keyboard Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Using the Swype Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Using the Android Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Using the Samsung Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Section 6: Messaging ................................................... 51

Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Text and Multimedia Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Google Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Section 7: Web and Social Networking .......................59

YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Voice Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Section 8: Music ........................................................... 66

Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Section 9: Pictures and Video ...................................... 68

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Video Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Section 10: Connections ..............................................74

Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Section 11: Applications ..............................................78

Accessing Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Customizing the Applications Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

AllShare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Block Breaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Facebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Google Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Latitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Mobile Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

My Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

MyAccount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

MyBackup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

News & Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Photobucket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Poynt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Storefront . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

ThinkFree Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

UNO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Video Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Voice Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Voice Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Voice Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Write & Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

xAd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Section 12: Settings ..................................................... 91

Accessing Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Wireless & networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Call settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Location & security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Accounts & sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

SD card & phone storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

USB settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Language & keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Voice input & output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Date & time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

About phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Section 13: Health and Safety Information ............... 116

Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Certification Information . . . 120

Smart Practices While Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Battery Use and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

UL Certified Travel Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Display / Touch-Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

GPS & AGPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for Wireless

Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Restricting Children's Access to Your

Mobile Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Section 14: Warranty Information ............................. 135

Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

End User License Agreement for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Index ............................................................................ 143

Section 1: Getting Started

This section allows you to quickly start using your Samsung Galaxy Indulge™ 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 143.

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 116.

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

Unless otherwise specified, all instructions in this manual assume that you are starting from the Home screen. To get to the Home screen, you may need to unlock the phone or keypad. (For more information, refer to “Securing Your Phone” on page 10.)

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 in this User Manual start with the phone unlocked, 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.

Special Text

In 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:

•

Notes

: Presents alternative options for the current feature, menu, or

sub-menu.

•

Tips

: Provides quick or innovative methods, or useful shortcuts.

•

Example

: Gives an example of the feature or procedure.

•

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.

Getting Started 5

Text Conventions

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

Example:

“From the Home screen, press Menu

, then touch

Settings

➔

Wireless & networks ➔ Wi-Fi settings

.”

Battery

Your phone is powered by a rechargeable, standard Li-Ion battery. A Wall/USB Charger (Charging Head and USB cable) are 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 requires up to 4 hours of charge time.

After the first charge, you can use the phone while charging.

Warning!:

Use only Samsung-approved charging devices and batteries. Samsung accessories are designed to maximize battery life. Using other accessories may invalidate your warranty and may cause damage.

Battery Indicator

The battery icon in the Annunciator Line shows battery power level. Two to three minutes 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.

Battery Cover

The battery is under a removable cover on the back of the phone.

Removing the battery cover

䊳

Pull up using the slot provided (1), while lifting the cover off the phone (2).

➔

Arrows are used to represent the sequence of selecting successive options in longer, or repetitive, procedures.

Installing the battery cover

䊳

Align the cover and press it firmly into place, making sure it snaps into place at the corners.

Installing the Battery

1. Remove the battery cover. (For more information, see

“Removing the battery cover”.)

2. Insert the battery into the phone, aligning the gold contacts

on the battery with the gold contacts in the phone. Push down on the bottom of the battery until it snaps into place.

3. Install the battery cover.

Removing the Battery

1. Remove the battery cover. (For more information, refer to

“Removing the battery cover” on page 5.)

2. Lift the battery up by the slot provided.

3. Lift the battery up and out of the phone.

Charging the Battery

Your phone comes with a Wall/USB Charger (Charging Head and USB cable) to rapidly 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 requires up to 4 hours of charge time.

After the first charge, you can use the phone while charging.

1. Connect the USB cable to the charging head.

Getting Started 7

On the phone, slide the connector cover (1) to expose the connector.

3. Insert the USB cable into the port (2).

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

5. When charging is complete, unplug the charging head

from the power outlet and remove the USB cable from the phone.

Non-Supported Batteries

Samsung handsets do not support the use of non-approved batteries.

Important!:

Using a non-supported battery may damage to your phone.

When using a non-supported battery you will hear a series of beeps and see a warning message:

“

NON-SUPPORTED BATTERY. SEE USER MANUAL

”

If you receive this warning, battery charging has been disabled.

Samsung charging accessories, such as the charging head and cigarette lighter adapter, will only charge Samsung-approved batteries.

Note:

When using a non-supported battery, the phone can only be used for the duration of the life of the battery and cannot be recharged.

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Turning Your Phone On and Off

Turning Your Phone On

䊳

Press and hold the

Power/Lock Key

for three seconds as

shown. While powering on, the phone connects with the network,

then displays the Home screen and active alerts.

Note:

Your phone’s internal antenna is located along the bottom back of the phone. Do not block the antenna; doing so may affect call quality or cause the phone to operate at a higher power level than is necessary.

Turning Your Phone Off

1. Press and hold the

Power/Lock Key

for two seconds.

2. At the prompt, tap

Power off

Your Google Account

Your new phone uses your Google account to fully utilize its Android features, including Gmail, Google Maps, Google Talk and the Android Market. When you turn on your phone for the first time, set up a connection with your existing Google account, or create a new Google account.

To create a Google account, or set up your Google account on your phone:

•

Use Gmail. (For more information, refer to

“Gmail”

on page 82.)

•

Use Accounts & sync settings (see

“Accounts & sync”

on page 105.)

Displaying Your Phone Number

䊳

From the Home screen, press

, then touch

Settings ➔ About phone ➔ Status

Your phone number displays under

Phone number

System Tutorial

Learn about important concepts to get the most out of your phone.

䊳

From the Home screen, press

, then touch

Settings ➔ About phone ➔ System tutorial

Getting Started 9

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. Navigate to a Home screen panel, then touch

Phone

then touch and hold .

2. Follow the automated instructions to set up your new

password and record a greeting.

Checking Voicemail

1. Navigate to a Home screen panel, then touch

Phone

then touch and hold .

2. Follow the automated instructions to manage voicemail.

Tip:

You can also access

Voicemail

by dialing your phone number from any

touch-tone phone.

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, refer to “TTY mode” on page 95.

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 Annunciator Line of the display.

Tip:

You can set your phone’s roaming behavior. For more information, refer to “Mobile networks” on page 93.

During roaming, some services may not be available. Depending on your coverage area and service plan, extra charges may apply when making or receiving call.

Note:

Contact your Wireless Provider for more information about your coverage area and service plan.

Memory Card

Your phone includes a removable microSD™ memory card, for storage of music, pictures, and other files, and supports optional microSD™ or microSDHC™ memory cards of up to 32GB capacity.

Note:

You can only store music files that you own (from a CD or purchased using the phone) on a memory card.

Installing a Memory Card

1. Remove the battery cover. (For more information, refer to

“Removing the battery cover” on page 5.)

2. With the gold contacts facing down, carefully slide the

memory card into the slot, pushing gently until it clicks into place (1).

3. Install the battery cover. (For more information, refer to

“Installing the battery cover” on page 6.)

Removing a Memor y Card

Important!:

To prevent damage to information stored on the memory card, unmount the card before removing it from the phone.

1. From the Home screen, press

, then touch

Settings ➔ SD card & phone storage ➔ Unmount SD card

2. Remove the rear cover. (For more information, refer to

“Removing the battery cover” on page 5.)

3. Gently press on the memory card, then release so that it

pops out from the slot, and carefully pull the card out (2).

4. Install the cover. (For more information, refer to “Installing

the battery cover” on page 6.)

Securing Your Phone

By default, the phone locks automatically when the screen times out, or you can lock it manually. You can unlock the phone using one of the default Unlock screens, or for increased security, use a personal screen unlock pattern.

For more information about creating and enabling a Screen unlock pattern, see “Screen unlock settings” on page 101.

For other settings related to securing your phone, see “Location & security” on page 100.

Note:

Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this User Manual start with the phone unlocked, at the Home screen.

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Getting Started 11

Locking the phone manually

䊳

Press the

Power/Lock Key

on the top, right of the phone.

Unlocking the phone

1. Press the

Power/Lock Key

to wake the screen.

2. Touch and swipe left or right to show the screen that was

visible when the phone was locked.

Unlocking with a Personal Screen Unlock Pattern

1. Press the

Power/Lock Key

to wake the screen.

2. Draw your personal unlock pattern on the screen.

For information on setting a personal unlock pattern, see “Screen unlock settings” on page 101.

Section 2: Understanding Your Phone

This section outlines key features of your phone, including keys, displays, and icons.

Features

•

3.5-inch (320x480 pixel) full-screen touch screen

•

CDMA 1X/EVDO RevO Wireless Technology

•

Android platform

•

Motion and position sensitivity

•

Full integration with Google applications, including Google Search,

Google Maps, Google Talk, and Gmail

•

Android Market, plus pre-loaded applications

•

Messaging Services (with slide-out and on-screen QWERTY Keypads)

–

Text Messaging

–

Picture Messaging

–

Video Messaging

–

Voice Messaging

–

Mobile Instant Messenger (IM)

–

Chat

•

3 Megapixel CMOS Camera-Camcorder

•

Picture Gallery, supporting JPEG, PNG, GIF, A-GIF, WBMP, and BMP formats

•

Video Player (320x240 pixels), supporting H.263, H.264, MPEG4, 3GP, 3G2 (v9), and DivX formats

•

DivX Certified® to play DivX video up to 320x240 pixels

•

Music Player, supporting WAV, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WMA (v9/10), MIDI, SP-MIDI, and Dolby formats

•

Full-HTML Browser

•

Global Positioning (GPS) Technology

•

Speakerphone

•

Voice recognition by Nuance®

•

Support for microSD™ and microSDHC™ Memory Cards (up to 32GB capacity) (A 2GB microSD Memory Card is included with your phone.)

•

Bluetooth® 3.0 Wireless Technology. (For more information, refer to

“Bluetooth profiles”

on page 92).

Understanding Your Phone 13

Front View

Features

Earpiece

: Listen to callers.

Menu Key

: Press to display options for the current screen.

Home Key

: Press to display the Home screen. Press and

hold to display the

Recent

applications screen.

Tip:

From the Recent applications screen, you can launch the Task Manager. (For more information, refer to “Task Manager” on page 87.)

Back Key

: Press to return to the previous screen or option.

Search Key

: Press to launch Search, to search your device

or the web.

2 543

Side Views

Features

Volume Key

: From a Home screen, press to adjust Master Volume. During calls or music playback, press to adjust volume. Press to mute the ringtone of an incoming call.

USB Power/Accessory Port

: Plug in a USB cable for

charging or to sync music and files.

Camera Key

: From a Home screen, press and hold to launch the Camera application. From the Camera viewfinder screen, press to take a picture or begin/end recording a video.

Understanding Your Phone 15

Open View (Front)

Features

1. Display: The Display automatically rotates when you slide

open the QWERTY keypad.

2. Fn Key: Function Key: Toggles the QWERTY keypad keys

between their default characters/functions and their alternate symbols/functions.

•Shift

Messaging Key

: Pressing

fn - Shift

launches the

Messaging

menu.

•N

smiley Key

: Pressing

fn - N

launches the pop-up

Insert smiley

menu.

Shift

Messaging Key

: Toggles capitalization between ABC,

Abc, and abc.

Period

.com Key

: Inserts a period in a text entry.

5. Space-Vibrate mode Key: Inserts a space character in a

text entry. From a Home screen panel, pressing and holding enables/disables Vibrate mode.

Smiley Key

: Inserts an “n” / “N” in a text entry.

7. Arrow (Navigation) Keys: Left and Right and Up and

Down arrow keys let you move through text, highlight icons, menu options, and screen fields.

OK Key

: Selects a highlighted icon, shortcut, or menu

option.

Next Line Key

: In text entry mode, moves the cursor to a

fresh, blank line.

10. Clear Key: Deletes characters from a text entry.

5 6 7

Back View

Features

Power

Lock Key

: Press and hold to power your phone on or off. With the phone on, press to lock your phone and blank or waken the display.

Camera Lens

: Used when taking photos or recording

videos.

Speaker Grill

: Plays ringtones, call audio when in

Speakerphone mode, music and other sounds.

Back Cover

: Protects the battery and Memory Card slot.

3.5mm Headset Jack

: Plug in an optional headset or TTY

equipment.

Understanding Your Phone 17

Touch Screen Display

Your phone’s touch screen display is the interface to its features.

Features

Annunciator Line

: Presents icons to show network status, battery power, and connection details. (For more information, refer to “Annunciator Line” on page 18.)

Home screen

: The starting point for using your phone. Place icons, widgets, and other items to customize your phone to your needs. (For more information, refer to “Home Screen” on page 21.)

Primary Shortcuts

: Shortcuts to your phone’s common features. (For more information, refer to “Primary Shortcuts” on page 21.)

Widget

: Application that runs on a Home screen panel. This widget is found on this Home screen panel by default. (For more information, refer to “Adding Widgets to a Home Screen panel” on page 22.)

Shortcuts

: Shortcuts to applications and folders on your

phone. You can add more shortcuts by using the

Add to

Home screen

menu. (For more information, refer to “Customizing the Home Screen Panels” on page 22 and For more information, refer to “Adding Shortcuts to a Home Screen panel” on page 23.)

Display settings

You can customize display settings to your preferences. (For more information, refer to “Display settings” on page 99.)

Changing the Screen Orientation

You can manually change the orientation of most of your phone’s screens by opening the QWERTY keypad.

Your Galaxy Indulge can also automatically change the orientation of some screens. The phone’s built-in accelerometer senses movement and changes a screen’s orientation from portrait to landscape.

Note:

Some screens, especially those for applications and games, do not respond to changes in the phone’s position.

Annunciator Line

The Annunciator line displays icons to show network status, battery power, and other details.

Signal Strength

: Current signal strength. The

greater the number of bars, the stronger the signal.

Airplane Mode Active

: All wireless communications

are disabled. (See “Airplane mode” on page 93.)

System Alert

: Check Notifications Panel for alerts.

Voice Call

: A voice call is in progress.

Speakerphone

: Speakerphone is enabled.

Missed Call

: Displays when there is a missed call.

Battery Level

: Shown fully charged.

Charging Indicator

: Battery is charging.

Device Power Critical

: Battery has only three

percent power remaining. Charge immediately.

IX Connection Active

: Phone is active on a 1X

system.

USB Connected

:The phone is connected to a

computer using a USB cable.

New Voicemail

: You have new voicemail.

New Email Message

: You have new email.

Alarm Set

: An alarm is active. (For more information,

refer to “Clock” on page 81.)

Silent mode

: All sounds except media and alarms

are silenced. (See “Silent mode” on page 96.)

Understanding Your Phone 19

Navigation

Navigate your phone’s features using the command keys and the touch screen.

Warning!:

If your handset has a touch screen display, please note that a touch screen responds best to a light touch from the pad of your finger. Using excessive force or a metallic object when pressing on the touch screen may damage the tempered glass surface and void the warranty. (For more information, refer to “Warranty Information” on page 135.)

Command Keys

Menu Key

Press

to display a context-sensitive menu of options

for the current screen or feature.

Home Key

Press

Home

to display the Home screen.

Back Key

Press

Back

to return to the previous screen, option or step.

Search Key

Press

to launch Quick Search, to search the web and your

phone.

Vibrate mode

: All sounds are silenced, but the

phone vibrates for alerts. (See “Volume” on page

96.)

SD Card Ready

: An optional memory card is

installed.

SD Card Removed

: A memory card was uninstalled.

Bluetooth Active

: Bluetooth is turned on.

Bluetooth Connected

: The phone is paired with

another Bluetooth device.

Wi-Fi Active

: Wi-Fi is connected, active, and communicating with a Wireless Access Point (WAP).

Wi-Fi Action Needed

: Action needed to connect to

Wireless Access Point (WAP).

TTY

: TTY Mode is active.

Context-sensitive Menus

While using your phone, context-sensitive menus offer options for the feature or screen. To access context-sensitive menus:

• Press

•

Touch and hold on an item.

Touch

Touch items to select or launch them. For example:

•

Touch the on screen keyboard to enter characters or text.

•

Touch a menu item to select it.

•

Touch an application’s icon to launch the application.

Touch and Hold

Activate on-screen items by a touch and hold gesture. For example:

•

Touch and hold a widget on the home screen to move it.

•

Touch and hold on a field to display a pop-up menu of options.

Sweep

To sweep, lightly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen. Use sweep when:

•

Unlocking the screen

•

Scrolling the Home screen or a menu

Notification Panel

The Notification Panel shows information about connections, messages and other items.

䊳

Sweep your finger downward from the top of the screen. To close Notification Panel, tap the panel.

Connection Buttons

Buttons at the top of the Notification Panel show connection statuses for

Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Silent

mode, and

Airplane

mode. You can enable or disable any of these connections by touching the appropriate button.

Touch a notification to open the related application

Touch swipe up to close the Notification panel

Tap to clear all notifications

Understanding Your Phone 21

Clearing Notifications

1. Sweep your finger downward from the top of the screen to

display the Notifications Panel.

2. Touch

Clear

to clear all notifications.

Home Screen

The Home screen (see “Touch Screen Display” on page 17) is the starting point for using your phone.

Note:

Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this User Manual start with the phone unlocked, at the Home screen.

Extended Home Screen

The Home screen consists of the Home panel, plus 6 panels that extend beyond the display width to provide more space for adding shortcuts, widgets and folders.

Slide your finger horizontally across the screen to scroll to the left or right side panels. As you scroll, the indicator at the top of the display shows your current position.

Adding and removing Home screen panels

Your phone comes with 7 Home screen panels. You can customize the Home screen to include up to the seven default panels, and set one panel as Home.

1. Navigate to a Home screen panel, then press

2. Touch

Edit page

. An array of thumbnail images of the Home

screen panels appears in the display.

3. To remove a panel, touch, hold, and drag the panel image

to the

Remove

icon.

4. To add a panel, touch .

5. To set a panel as the Home panel, touch, hold, and drag

the panel image to the center (panel 4) position.

Primary Shortcuts

Primary Shortcuts appear at the bottom of the display. You can edit the Primary Shortcuts, except for the

Applications / Home

shortcut.

Note:

When you access

Applications

, the Home

shortcut replaces the

Applications

shortcut to provide quick return to the Home screen.

The default primary shortcuts are:.)

Phone

: Launches the Phone, to make calls. (For more

information, refer to “Making Calls” on page 26.)

Contacts

: Store and manage your contacts. (For more

information, refer to “Contacts” on page 35.)

Messaging

: Send and receive messages. (For more

information, refer to “Messaging” on page 51.)

Editing the Primary Shortcuts

1. Press

Home

, then touch

Applications

2. Press

, then touch

Edit

3. Touch and drag an icon to replace a primary shortcut.

4. When you are finished, press

, then touch

Save

Customizing the Home Screen Panels

Customize the Home screen to suit your preferences.

•

Add Widgets

: For more information, refer to

“Adding Widgets to a

Home Screen panel”

on page 22.

•

Add Shortcuts

: For more information, refer to

“Adding Shortcuts to

a Home Screen panel”

on page 23.

•

Add Folders

: For more information, refer to

“Adding Folders to a

Home Screen panel”

on page 24.

•

Change the Wallpaper

: For more information, refer to

“Changing the

Wallpaper on a Home Screen panel”

on page 25.

Adding Widgets to a Home Screen panel

Widgets are self-contained applications that you can place on the Home screen to access favorite features.

1. Navigate to the desired Home screen, then touch and hold

on the screen to display the

Add to Home screen

menu.

2. Touch

Widgets

, then touch a selection to add it to the Home

screen.

Widgets

Applications

: Access your phone’s applications. (For more information, refer to “Accessing Applications” on page 78.)

AccuWeather® Clock

: Display a clock with weather

information from AccuWeather.com®.

Calendar

: Record events and appointments to manage

your schedule.

Calendar Clock

: Display an analog clock with the current

date.

Facebook

: Access your Facebook social network site

account.

Feeds and Updates

: Synchronize feeds and updates from Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter to display on a Home screen.

Google Search

: Display a Google Search bar on Home

screen.

Understanding Your Phone 23

Removing Widgets

䊳

Touch and hold the Widget until the

Remove

icon appears at the bottom of the Home screen panel, then drag the Widget to the

Remove

icon.

Adding Shortcuts to a Home Screen panel

Use Shortcuts for quick access to applications or features, such as Email or other applications.

1. Navigate to a Home screen panel, then touch and hold on

the screen to display the

Add to Home screen

menu.

2. Touch

Shortcuts

, then touch a selection:

3. Follow the prompts to configure the Shortcut and add it to

the Home screen.

Home screen tips

: Display tips about the Home screen. Widget appears on the main Home screen panel by default.

Latitude

: See locations of friends on a map or in a list.

Share or hide your own location.

Market

: Browse, download, and install Android

applications.

News & Weather

: Combines multiple RSS news feeds

and weather information.

Picture frame

: Display a picture.

Power control

: Set network and power settings.

Poynt Gas Prices

: Identify and locate lowest price

gasoline near a specific location.

Poynt Top 10 Movie Widget

: Find and download movies

from the Poynt Top 10 list.

Program Monitor

: Monitor active applications, and

running in the background.

Y! Finance Clock

: Display a clock with financial

information from Yahoo!® Finance.

YouTube

: Search YouTube and watch videos.

Applications

: Launch an application. For a list, see

“Applications” on page 78.

Bookmark

: Launch a bookmarked web page

Contact

: View a contact you specify.

Removing Shortcuts

䊳

Touch and hold the Shortcut until the

Remove

icon appears at the bottom of the Home screen panel, then drag the Shortcut to the

Remove

icon.

Adding Folders to a Home Screen panel

Place Folders on the Home screen to organize items together on the Home screen.

1. Navigate to the desired Home screen, then touch and hold

on the screen to display the

Add to Home screen

menu.

2. Touch

Folders

, then touch a selection to add it to the Home

screen:

Removing Folders

䊳

Touch and hold the Folder shortcut until the

Remove

icon appears at the bottom of the Home screen panel, then drag the Folder shortcut to the

Remove

icon.

Direct dial

: Automatically call a contact you specify.

Direct message

: Create a message to a contact you

specify.

Directions & Navigation

: Provides turn-by-turn directions for car, bus, bike, or walking trips. You can also save directions to a particular destination.

Latitude

: See locations of friends on a map or in a

list. Share or hide your own location.

Settings

: Go to a specific setting.

New folder

: Create a new empty folder.

All contacts

: Create a folder containing all contacts.

Contacts with phone numbers

: Create a folder

containing contacts with stored phone numbers.

Facebook Phonebook

: View your Facebook

Phonebook contents.

Received list from Bluetooth

: Create a folder

containing a list of items received via Bluetooth.

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