Samsung J208, J208 BLACK, SGH-J208 User Manual

* Depending on the software installed or your service provider or country, some of the descriptions in

this guide may not match your phone exactly.

* Depending on your country, your phone and accessories may appear different from the illustrations

in this guide.

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Code No.:GH68-16725A

English. 10/2007. Rev. 1.0

SGH-J208
User’s Guide

Important safety

precautions

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

Copyright information

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Drive safely at all times

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

Switch off the phone when refuelling

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

Switch off in an aircraft

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

Switch off the phone near all medical
equipment

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

Interference

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

Be aware of special regulations

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

Water resistance

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

Sensible use

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

Emergency calls

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

Keep your phone away from small
children

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

Accessories and batteries

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

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

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

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

Use of authorised software

Use only Samsung-authorised software. The
use of any unauthorised software could
damage your phone.

Qualified service

Only qualified service personnel may repair
your phone.

For more detailed safety information, see
"Health and safety information" on page 32.

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About this Guide

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

In this guide, the following instruction icons
appear:

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

→

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

< > Indicates a soft key, whose function

2

is displayed on the phone screen.
For example, <

Select

>

•3G

Special

• Camera and camcorder

• Music player

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

features of your phone

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

Play media files on your
phone.

• Image editor

Edit or decorate your
photos.

• Digital data printing

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

•Bluetooth

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

•Web browser

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

•Email

Send and receive emails
with image, video, and
audio attachments.

•Calendar

Keep track of your daily,
weekly, and monthly
schedule.

• File viewer

Open documents in
various formats on the
phone without corruption.

• Voice recorder

Record memos or sounds.

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Contents

Unpack 6

Make sure you have each item

Get started 6

First steps to operating your phone

Assemble and charge the phone ................ 6

Power on or off......................................... 7

Phone layout ............................................ 7

Keys and icons ......................................... 8

Access menu functions ............................ 11

Enter text .............................................. 11

Customise your phone............................. 14

Step outside the phone 15

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

Make or answer calls ............................... 15

Use the camera ...................................... 17

Play music ............................................. 18

Browse the web...................................... 19

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Use Phonebook ....................................... 20

Send messages....................................... 20

View messages ....................................... 22

Use Bluetooth ......................................... 22

Switch applications .................................. 24

Menu functions 25

All menu options listed

Health and safety information 32

Overview of menu functions

To access Menu mode, press in Idle mode.

1 Call log

2 Phonebook

3 Music Player

4 Internet

1 Go to homepage
2 Enter URL
3 Bookmarks
4 Saved pages
5 History
6 Advanced
7 Browser settings

5 Messages

1 Create message
2 Inbox
3 Email inbox
4 Drafts
5 Outbox
6 Sentbox
7 My folders
8 Templates
9 Delete all
10 Messages settings
11 Memory status

6 My files

Images
Videos
Sounds
Games and more
Other files
Memory status

7 Calendar

8 Camera

9 Google

1 Google search
2 Gmail

* Applications

1 Memo
2 Task
3 Voice recorder
4 World clock
5 Calculator
6 Converter
7 Timer
8 Stopwatch
9 SIM application toolkit

0 Alarms

# Settings

1 Phone profiles
2 Time & date
3 Display & light settings
4 Phone settings
5 Call settings
6 Security
7 Application settings
8 Network settings
9 Memory settings
10 Master reset

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

1

5

Unpack

Make sure you have each item

• Phone

• Travel adapter

• Battery

•User’s Guide

You can obtain various accessories from
your local Samsung dealer.

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

• Use the purchased accessories with only
Samsung-authorised devices. The use of
these accessories with other devices could
cause problems and any repair costs
would not be covered by the warranty.

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Get started

First steps to operating your phone

Assemble and charge the
phone

With the triangle facing
the front of your phone

Improperly connecting the adapter can cause
serious damage to the phone. Any damages
by misuse are not covered by the warranty.

FRONT FRONT

Phone layout

Front view

Removing the battery cover

Power on or off

Switch on

Switch off

1. Press and hold .

2. If necessary, enter
the PIN and press
<

Confirm

Press and hold .

>.

Earpiece

Volu me key s

Left soft key

Dial key

Memory card

slot

Mouthpiece

Front camera lens

Display

Menu access/
Confirm/Navigat ion
key (Up/Down /Left/
Right)

Right soft key
Power/Menu exit key

Delete key

Alphanumeric keys

Special function
keys

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Get started

Rear view

Rear ca mera lens

Multi-function jack

Camera/

Application

switch key

You can lock the keypad to prevent any
unwanted phone operations from
accidentally pressing any of the keys. In Idle
mode, press and hold and press <
To unlock the keypad, press <
then <

OK

>.

8

Unlock

Yes

>.

> and

Keys and icons

Keys

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

In Idle mode, access the
following menus directly:

• (up)/ (down)/
(left)/ (right): your

favourite menu

• (press): Menu mode

In Menu mode, scroll through
menu options ( , , , ),
or select the highlighted menu
option or confirm input ( ).

Make or answer a call.
In Idle mode, retrieve the

numbers recently dialled,
missed, or received.

Delete characters from the
display or items in an
application.

Press and hold to switch the
phone on or off.

End a call.
In Menu mode, cancel input and

return the phone to Idle mode.

Enter numbers, letters, and
some special characters.

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

Enter special characters or
perform special functions.

In Idle mode, press and hold
to activate or deactivate the
Silent profile.

In the dialling screen, press and
hold to enter a pause
between numbers.

Adjust the phone volume.

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

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

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

Icons

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

Signal strength

GPRS (2.5G) network

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

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