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.

Printed in Korea

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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.

•Bluetooth® is a registered trademark of the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. worldwide. Bluetooth QD ID: B012920

is a trademark or registered

•Java trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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 <

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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