Samsung SCH2510 Users Manual

TableofContents

Gettingtoknowyourphone.

Displayicons:Whattheytellyou.

Battery:Puttinginthepower.

Installingyourbattery.
Turningyourphoneonandoff.
Removingyourbattery.
Chargingyourbattery.
UsingtheRapidDesktopCharger.

Functionkeys:Whattheymakehappen.

Phonecalls:Howtomakeandreceivethem.

Correctionamisdial.
Rememberingyourphonenumber.
Answeringcalls.
UsingCallerID.
RespondingtoCallWaiting.
Redialingcalls.
SettingupThree-WayCalling.
Savingoreditingyourownemergencynumbers.
Dialingwhenyourphoneislocked.

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Voicemail:Theinsandouts.

Settingupyourvoicemail.
Findingoutyouhaveamessage.
Retrievingmessages.
UsingspecialSamsungDBTMPhoneFeatures.

Internalphonebook.

Understandingyourphone'smemory.
Savingandstoringaphonenumber.
Enteringahardpause.
Dialingfromyourphonebooktoadifferentareacode.

Checkingallyourstorednumbers.
Findinganumberusingaperson'sname.
Erasingaphonenumber.

Keepingtrackofyourcalls.

Mainmenu:
Tailoringyourphone'sfeaturestoyourneeds.

Navigatingyourthemenu.

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Takingamenushortcut.

Understandingmenuitems:
Managingyourphone'ssettings.

Keepingtrackofcalls.
Maintainingyourinternalphonebook.
Selectinglanguage
Adjustingyourphone'svolume.
Determiningwhatisdisplayed.
Maintainingphonesecurity.

Choosingtherightalerts.
Customizingthewayyourphoneworks.
Selectingtheservicemode.

Preventingaccidentalkeypress.

Understandingmessagemenuitems:
Listeningtothevoicemailorreadingthemessagesyou'vereceived.
ReviewingVoiceMailMessages.
ReviewingPageandTextMessages.
ErasingMessages.
Displayingthetimestamp.

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Usingguidelines:
Allaboutperformanceandsafety.

Keepingtabsonsignalstrength.

UnderstandingPowerSavemode.

Understandinghowyourphoneoperates.

Radiofrequencysafety.

Maintainingyourphone'speakperformance.

Protectingyourbattery.

Usingyourphonewhiledriving.

Disposalofbatteries.

FollowingSafetyGuidelines.

Usingyourphonenearotherelectronicdevices.
Turnoffyourphonebeforeflying.
Restrictingchildren'saccesstoyourphone.
Turnoffyourphoneindangerousareas.
Cautions.
FCCnotice.

Tostartconnectingjustpressandhold<END>

ThanksforchoosingSamsungDBTM.

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Aswesaid-tostartconnecting, justpressandhold<END>.

Gettingtoknowyourphone.

1.RedLight:Illuminateswhen<END>ispressedandheldandwhenyouhaveincomingcallsand
messages.

2.Volume:Letsyouadjustthesoundlevel.

3.SEND:Letsyouplaceacall,answerCallWaitingandplaceathreewaycall.

4.ScrollKeys:Allowyoutoscrollthroughthemenuoptionsanddisplays.

5.CLR:Allowsyoutoclearyourlastentry.

6.OK/*:Allowsyoutosavephonenumbers,aswellasanysettingsyouselectinthemenu.

7.END: Letsyoudisconnectacallandreturntostandbymode.
Pressandholdthekeytoturnthephoneonandoff.

8.MessageKey: Letsyouaccessyourvoicemailandlistentoyourmessages.

9.MENU: Letsyouaccessthephone'smenus.

10.Antenna:Makesthevoiceontheotherendsoundclearest.

Displayicons:Whattheytellyou.

Displayiconsareallthesymbolsortextthatshowuponyourdisplayscreen.Inshort, tellyou
what'sgoingon.They'reshownbelow.

Signal :Measuresyourcurrentsignalstrength.Themorebarsthereare,thestrongerthe
signal.
InUse :Tellsyouacallisinprogress.
NoSvc :ShowsthatyouareoutsideaDBTMServiceAreaandcannotuseyourphone.
Roaming :Iftheiconisnotdisplayed,youareinthe???DBTMNetwork.Iftheiconisdisplayed
(notflashing),youareinaDBTMnetworkwithwhich???DBTMhasaroamingagreement. Ifthe
iconisflashing,youareinanunknownservicearea.
Message :Indicateswhenyouhavemessageswaitinginvoicemail.
Text :Indicateswhenyouhavetextmessagesorpages.
Digital :IndicateswhenyouareinDBTMservicearea.
Battery :Showsthelevelofyourbatterycharge.Themorebarsyousee,themorepoweryou
have left.Whenthechargeislow,theiconblinksandanalerttoneissounded.

Battery:Puttinginthepower.

YournewSamsungDBTMPhonecomeswitharechargeablebatterythatispartiallychargedso

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youcanuseitimmediatelyafteryouactivate,withoutanyhassle.Usethebatteryuntilitis
completelydrained.Rechargingthebatterywithoutfirstcompletelydrainingordischargingitmay
shortenthelifeofthebattery.

Installingyourbattery.

Toinstallyourbattery,justfollowthesesimplesteps:

1.Holdthebatterywiththelabelracingdown,makingsurethemetalcontactsatthebaseofthe

basebatterylineupwiththemetalcontactsonthebaseofthephone.

2.Placeitonthebackofthephonewiththetopofthebatteryaboutaquarter ofaninchfrom

thelatch.

3.Gentlyslidethebatterytowardthetopofthephoneuntilitclicksintoplace.

Turningyourphoneonandoff

Whenyou'rereadytoturnonyourSamsungDBTMPhone,checktoseethatthechargedbattery
hasbeeninstalledinthebackofthephoneorthatyouhaveanexternalpowersource(theRapid
CigaretteLighterAdapterortheHands-FreeCarKit).Then,Simplypressandhold<END>.
Theredlightflashesbrieflyandthebannerisdisplayed,whichmeansyou'rereadytomakeacall.
Turningoffthephoneisjustassimple.Pressandhold<END>fortwoseconds.Thedisplaywill
beblankwhenthepowerisoff.

Removingyourbattery.

1.First,turnthepowerofftoavoidlosingstorednumbersandmessages.

2.Pressthebatteryreleaselatchonthebackofthephonewhileslidingthebatterydowntoward

thebaseofthephone.

Chargingyourbattery.

Youcantellwhetherornotyourbatteryneedstoberechargedjustbycheckingthelower-right
cornerofyourphone'sdisplay,wherethebatterychargeindicatorislocated.Whenthebattery
chargelevelislow,thebatteryiconwillblinkandthephonewillsoundatone.
Ifyoucontinuetouseyourphonewithoutrechargingandthebatterylevelbecomestoolowitwill
turnoffautomatically.Analerttonewillsoundjustbeforethephoneturnsitselfoff.Ifthis
happens,unfortunatelyyou'lllosewhateveryouwerejustdoing.So,watchtheindicatorandmake
sureyourlevelisokay.
Tochargeyourbattery,youshouldusetheSamsungDBTMRapidDesktopCharger,TravelCharger
orRapidCigaretteLighterAdapterfromSamsung.

Usingtherapiddesktopcharger.

ShouldonlyusetheSamsung-approvedrapiddesktopchargerandACadapterwiththisSamsung
DBTMPhone.Usingthewrongonecouldcausedamage.

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1.PlugoneendoftheACadapterintothechargerandtheotherendintoawalloutlet.

2.Inserteitherthebatterypackaloneorthephonewiththebatterypackinstalledintothe

chargerslot.

Aredlightonthechargerwillletyouknowthebatteryisbeingcharged.Agreenlighttellsyou
whenthebatteryisatleast90percentcharged.
Ifyourbattery'schargeiscompletelyrundown,itwilltakeabouttwohourstofullyrechargeit.
YoumustcompletelydischargetheNIMH(nickelmetalhydride)batterybeforerechargingit.
Rechargingthebatterywithoutfirstcompletelydischargingitmayshortenthelifeofthebattery.If
youleaveyourphoneturnedonwhileit'sinthecharger,yourbatterywilltakelongertocharge.

Functionkeys:Whattheymakehappen.

<SEND>Pressthiskeytoplaceacall,toaccessasecondincomingcallortoinitiateThree-Way
Calling.
<CLR>Thiskeyletsyoudolotsofthings:

¢º

Toeraseonecharacterfromthedisplayscreen, brieflypressitonce.

¢º

Toeraseallthecharactersonthescreen, holditdown.

¢º

Togobackonestepwhenyou'reaccessingamenu, brieflypressitonce.

<END>Pressthiskeytodisconnectacall.Youcanalsopressittoexitoutofamenuandreturn
tothephone'sstandbydisplay.Pressingthiskeywhenthephoneisringingwillmaketheringer
silentforthatcall.Theringerwillresumeitsselectedsettingafterthecallisfinished.

<MENU>Pressthiskeytodisplaythephone'smainmenu.

<OK/*>Pressthiskeytostoreanumberinthephone'sinternalphonebookandtosavemenu
settings.

Pressandholdthiskeytocheckyourvoicemailmessages.

Phonecalls:Howtomakeandreceivethem.

Wheneveryoumakeacall,followthesesimplesteps:

1.First,checktoseethatyourSamsungDBTMPhoneisturnedon.Ifyouseethedisplayiconson

thescreen,thatmeansthepowerison.

2.Enterthenumberyou'recalling.

3.Press<SEND>.

4.Whenyou'refinishedwithyourcall,justpress<END>todisconnect.

Correctingamisdial.

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Ifyoumakeamistakewhiledialingaphonenumber,press<CLR>toerasethenumberonedigit
atatime.Youcandeletetheentirenumberatoncebypressing<CLR>andholdingitdownforat
leastonesecond.

Rememberingyourphonenumber.

Youprobablydon'tcallyourownSamsungDBTMPhoneNumberveryoften,soyoumayforgetit.If
youdo,here'sandeasywaytogetitTurnyourphoneonandyournumberwillbedisplayed
briefly.
Ifyoumissit,press<MENU>,press<5>toselect"Display"andthenpress<2>todisplayyour
number.

Answeringcalls.

Whenyourphonerings, simplypress<SEND>toanswer.Todisconnectwhenyou'rethrough,
press<END>.YoucancustomizeyouroptionsforansweringcallsusingtheAnyKeyAnswerfeature
ontheSetupmenu(press<6>afteraccessingthemenutoselectSetup).Thisallowsyoutopressany
key(except<END>)toansweracall.

UsingCallerID.

ThisfeaturetellsyouwhoiscallingyouonyourSamsungDBTMPhonebydisplayingthecaller's
numberwhenthephonerings.(Ifthecaller'snameandnumberarestoredinyourinternalphone
book,thecaller'snamewillbedisplayed,too.)Ifyoucallsomeonewhohasthisfeature,your
SamsungDBTMPhoneNumberwillbedisplayedontheirphone.

ToblockyourSamsungDBTMPhoneNumberfrombeingdisplayedonallofyouroutgoingcalls,
justcall DBTMCustomerCard.Onceyouhavepermanentlyblockedyournumber,youcanrelease
theblockforaparticularcall.

RespondingtoCallWaiting.

Ifyou'reinthemiddleofacallandyouhearabeep,thatmeansyouhaveanothercallcomingin.
ifyoudon'tanswerthecallwithintenseconds,youwillberemindedoftheincomingcallwith
secondcall,press<SEND>.Press<SEND>againtoswitchbacktothefirstcall.

Redialingcalls.

Toredialthenumberofthelastoutgoingcallmadefromyourphone,press<SEND><SEND>.To
redialanyofyourlastnineoutgoingcalls,displaytheoutgoingcall logbypressing<SEND>use
thearrowkeystoselectthenumberandthenpress<SEND>again.Themostrecentcallis
displayedfirst.
Anotheroptionforredialingcallsistoselectanumberfromyourincomingoroutgoingcalllogs.

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SettingThree-WayCalling

Three-WayCallingletsyouSENDwithtwodifferentpeopleatthesametime-Simplydialthefirst
numberandpress<SEND>.Whenyouhaveconnected,press<SEND>toputthefirstcaller on
hold.Next,press<CLR>,dialthesecondnumberandpress<SEND>.Whenyouareconnected,
press<SEND>againtobeginyourthree-waycall.Thenyouusethisfeature,youwillbecharged
normalairtimeraisforbothcallsthatyouplace.

Savingoreditingyourownemergencynumbers.

YoucansaveuptothreeemergencyphonenumbersonyourSamsungDBTMPhone,inadditionto

911.Tosavethosenumbers,followthestepsbelow.

1.Press<MENU>.

2.Press<0>toselect"Security."

3.Thephoneprompts."LockCode."Enteryourfour-digitlockcode(unlessyou'vechangedit,this
codeisthelastfourdigitsofyourSamsungDBTMPhoneNumber).Onceyou'vesuccessfully
enteredyourlockcode,thephonedisplaysthesecuritymenu.

4.Press<4>toselect"Special#."Thephonedisplaysyoursecuritynumbers.(Ifnosecurity
numbershavebeensaved,"Empty"isdisplayedineachslot.)

5.Selectanemergencynumberslotbypressingtheappropriatenumber.

6.Entertheten-digitemergencynumber(areacode+phonenumber)tobesavedinthatslotand
press<OK/*>.

7.Thephonedisplaysthenumberand"Saved" toconfirmthatthenumberwasstoredcorrectly.
Thephonethenredisplaysthelistofemergencynumberssoyoucanmakeadditionalchanges.

8.Whenyouhavefinishedstoringnumbers,pressandhold<CLR>toexitandreturntothe
standbydisplay.

Dialingwhenyourphoneislocked.

Whenyourphoneislocked,youcanstillcall911,yourstoredemergencynumbersorDBTM
CustomerCard.
Tomadeacallwhenyourphoneislocked,followthesesimplesteps:

1.Dial911,oneofthethreeemergencynumbersstoredinyourphone.Youmustdialyour
emergencynumbersexactlyasyouhavestoredthem.

2.Press<SEND>

Note: YoucannotdialyourthreeemergencynumberswhenyourDBTMAccounthasbeen
restrictedforcreditpurposes.Youstillcancall911,however.

Voicemail:Theinsandouts.

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