Samsung SCH-a570 Series User Manual

Telus_UG_A570_050405_F4

SCH-a570 Series

PORTABLE Dual-Mode

TELEPHONE

User Guide

Please read this manual before operating your phone, and keep it for

future reference.

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Table of Contents

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Closed View of Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Front View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Key Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Viewing the Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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

Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Phone Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Making and Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Making Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Answering Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Missed Call Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Calling Emergency Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

In-Call Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

End-of-Call Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Saving a Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Dialing From Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Using One-Touch/Two-Touch/Three-Touch

Speed Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Selecting a Character Input Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Entering Numbers and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Using Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Responding to Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Using Call Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Making a Three-Way Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Understanding Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Setting Your Roaming Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Set NAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Voice Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Activating Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Using Voice Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Enabling/Disabling Choice Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Using Name Lookup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Phone Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Customizing Voice Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Adapting Voice Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Changing Voice Dial Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Changing Voice Dial Prompts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Changing Voice Launch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Voice Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Recording Voice Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Reviewing and Erasing Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using Text to Speech (TTS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Enabling/Disabling TTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Adjusting the TTS Volume level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Navigating Through Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Menu Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Backing Up Within a Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Viewing the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Using Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Adding a New Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Finding Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Adding a Phone Number to a Contact Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Editing a Contacts Entry’s Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Selecting a Ringer Type for an Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Changing the Group Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Viewing History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Call History Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Making a Call From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Saving a Phone Number From Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Prepending a Phone Number From

Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Erasing Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Air Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Using Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Setting Up Your Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Voice Mail Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

New Voice Mail Message Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Retrieving Your Voice Mail Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Clearing the Message Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Using Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Erasing Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Message Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

General Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

New Message Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

E-Mail and Chat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Do More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Wireless Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Launching the Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Web Connection Status and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Navigating the Wireless Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Downloading Ringtones, Games and Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Other Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Voice Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Recording Voice Memos from the Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Voice Memo Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Adding an Event to your Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Event Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Viewing Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Erasing Events for a Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Note Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Using the Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Phone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Changing the Phone’s Menu Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Changing the Wall Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Changing the Text Greeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Changing the Backlight Time Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Changing the Service LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Changing the Contrast of your Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Turning Auto-Hyphen On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Changing the Size of your Dialing Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Changing the Colour of your Dialing Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Ringer Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Ringer Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Key Beep Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Tone Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Launch Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Other Phone Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Restricting Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Call Answer Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Auto-Answer Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Phone Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Accessing the Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Using Your Phone’s Lock Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Locking Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Unlocking Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Changing the Lock Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Calling in Lock Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Special Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Erasing the Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Erasing Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Resetting Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Getting the Most Out of Your Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Caring for the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Acknowledging Special Precautions and

Industry Canada Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Information to User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Owner’s Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

User Guide Proprietary Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Getting Started 1

Getting Started

Getting Started

Closed View of Phone

2 Getting Started

Front View of Your Phone

Getting Started 3

Getting Started

Key Functions

1. Speaker: The speaker allows you to hear the other caller

and the different ring tones and sounds offered by your
phone.

2. Signal Strength Indicator: This icon represents the signal

strength by displaying bars. The more bars displayed, the
better the signal strength.

3. Display Screen: This screen displays all the information

needed to operate your phone.

4. Headset Jack: Allows you to plug in an optional headset for

safe, convenient hands-free conversations.

5. Volume Key: Allows you to adjust the ringer volume in

standby mode (with the flip open) or adjust the voice
volume during a call. The volume key can also be used to
scroll up or down to navigate through the different menu
options. To mute the ringer during an incoming call, press
the volume key up or down.

6. Left Softkey: This key can be used in several different ways.

• In idle mode, press to access the Menu.

• When using other features, such as the Web Browser, the

left softkey performs a context-sensitive action. This
action is shown in the bottom left corner of the Display
Screen.

7. Right Softkey: This key can be used in several different

ways.

• In idle mode, press to access your Contacts.

4 Getting Started

• When using other features, such as the Web Browse, the

right softkey performs a context-sensitive action. This
action is shown in the bottom right corner of the Display
Screen.

8. OK Key:

Press when navigating through a menu accepts the

highlighted choice in the menu.

9. Navigation Key: This key allows you to scroll through the

phone menu options and provides a shortcut to phone
functions from standby mode.

10. SEND Key: This key can be used in several different ways.

• Allows you to place or receive a call.

• In standby mode, press the key once to access the Outgoing

call log.

• If you press and hold the key down, you will initiate the

Voice Recognition feature.

11. Numeric Keypad: Use these keys to enter numbers, letters,

and characters.

12. Shift/Asterisk Key: This key can be used in several different

ways.

• Enters the asterisk [*] character for calling features.

• In text entry mode, press to change the character input

type (ABC, Abc, abc).

• In standby mode, press and hold to switch your handset

to Silent Mode.

13. Power/Accessory Interface Connector: The Power/

Accessory Interface Connector is used to plug in a travel
adaptor, or any available accessory to your phone.

Getting Started 5

Getting Started

14. Microphone: The microphone allows the other caller to

hear you clearly when you are speaking to them.

15. Space/Pound Key: This key can be used in several different

ways.

• Enters the pound [#] character for calling features.

• In text entry mode, press to enter a space.

• In standby mode, press and hold will prompt you to enter

your Lock code to lock the handset.

16. BACK Key: Deletes characters from the display when you

are in text entry mode. When in a menu, press to return to
the previous menu.

17. END Key: This key can be used in several different ways.

• During a call, press to end the call.

• When you receive an incoming call, press to enter silent

mode and mute the ringer.

• When the phone is off or in standby mode, press and hold

this key for a few seconds to turn your phone On or Off.

• When in the main menu, press to return the phone to

standby mode and cancel your input.

18. Ringer/Vibrate Indicator: This icon indicates that a ring

tone or vibrate is selected as the ringer.

19. Battery Indicator: The battery indicator displays the

amount of remaining battery charge currently available in
your phone. When all bars are displayed in the battery icon,
the phone’s battery is fully charged. When no bars are
displayed, the phone’s battery is completely discharged or
empty.

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20. 1X Indicator: Technology that allows faster data rates,

always-on data service, and improved voice network
capacity.

Viewing the Display Screen

Your phone’s interior and exterior display screens provides a wealth
of information about your phone’s status and options. This list
identifies the symbols you’ll see on your phone’s display screens:

tells you a call is in progress.

means there is no service, as your phone cannot find a

signal.

displays your current signal strength. The more lines

you have, the stronger your signal.

displays your current battery strength at full.

displays your current battery strength at empty.

indicates that your phone is receiving 3G digital service.

indicates that your phone is receiving digital (non 3G)
service.

indicates that your phone is roaming.

indicates that your phone’s browser is in security mode.

indicates that your phone is in Airplane Mode. All TX

and RX transmissions are turned Off.

indicates that your phone is in Auto Answer mode. Calls

are automatically directed to voice mail after a selected
number of rings.

indicates that you have new text messages waiting.

indicates that you have new Voice Mail messages

waiting.

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indicates that 3G functionality is active.

indicates that 3G functionality is dormant or inactive.

indicates that you are receiving information.
indicates that you are sending information.

indicates that a file (ringer, game, java app, etc.) has

been downloaded to your phone.

indicates that the ringer is set at a level between 1-5 or

that 1-Beep is selected.

indicates that the ringer is turned Off.

indicates that your phone is in Vibrate mode.

indicates that your phone is in High+Vibrate mode.

indicates that your phone is in Silent mode.

indicates that an alarm is set on your phone.

Tip: Display indicators let you know when you’re off the network.

Features of Your Phone

Congratulations on the purchase of your Samsung SCH-a570 phone.
This phone is lightweight, easy-to-use, reliable, and it also offers
many significant features and service options:

• Dual-band/Dual-Mode capability provides access to other

Digital Networks where roaming agreements are established.
See "Roaming" on page 25.

• Mobile Browser

TM

provides access to the wireless Internet in

digital mode. See "Launching the Browser" on page 66.

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• Messaging provides quick and convenient text messaging

capabilities. See "Using Text Messaging" on page 58.

• Downloadable games, Ringtones, wallpapers, and applications

allow you to turn down time into fun time and to personalize
your phone. See "Downloading Ringtones, Games and Images"
on page 70.

• The built-in organizer lets you schedule alerts to remind you of

important events. See "Schedule" on page 76.

• Five hundred internal Contacts entries. See "Using Contacts" on

page 47.

• Text to Speech (TTS) provides audio prompts and Voice

Command voice recognition. See "Voice Services" on page 27.

• English or French Language Menus.

Turning Your Phone On and Off

To turn your phone on:

• Press to turn your phone on.

Once your phone is On, it displays “Looking for Service” which
indicates that your phone is searching for a signal. When your phone
finds a signal, it automatically enters standby mode – the phone’s idle
state. At this point, you are ready to begin making and receiving calls.
If your phone is unable to find a signal after 15 minutes of searching,
a Power Save feature is automatically activated. When a signal is
found, your phone automatically returns to standby mode.
In Power Save mode, your phone searches for a signal periodically
without your intervention. You can also initiate a search for service by
pressing any key (when your phone is turned On).

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Tip: The Power Save feature helps to conserve your battery power when

you are in an area where there is no signal.

To turn your phone off:

• Press and hold for two seconds until you see the pow-

ering down animation on the display screen.
Your screen remains blank while your phone is off (unless the battery
is charging).

Using Your Phone’s Battery and Charger

Battery Capacity

Your phone is equipped with a Lithium Ion (LiIon) battery. It allows
you to recharge your battery before it is fully drained. The battery
provides approximately 3 hours of continuous digital talk time or
approximately 6 days of continuous digital standby time.
When the battery reaches 5% of its capacity, the battery icon blinks.
When there are approximately two minutes of talk time left, the
phone sounds an audible alert and then powers down.

Note: Long backlight settings, searching for service, vibrate mode,

playing games, or browser use affect the battery’s talk and standby
times.

Tip: Be sure to watch your phone’s battery level indicator and charge the

battery before it runs out of power.

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Installing the Battery

To install the LiIon battery:

1. Insert the battery into the opening on the back of the phone
at an angle, making sure the plastic tab on the bottom of the
battery is inserted into the matching slot in the phone.

2. Press down until the battery snaps into place.

Removing the Battery

To remove your battery:

1. Make sure the power is off so that you don’t lose any stored
numbers or messages.

2. Push the battery release latch up completely.

3. Using the side tabs, pull the top of the battery away from the

phone and remove.

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Getting Started

Charging the Battery

Your phone’s LiIon battery is rechargeable and should be charged as
soon as possible so you can begin using your phone.
Keeping track of your battery’s charge is important. If your battery
level becomes too low, your phone automatically turns off and you
will lose all the information you were just working on. For a quick
check of your phone’s battery level, glance at the battery charge
indicator located in the upper-right corner of either of your phone’s
display screens. indicates that the battery is full. If the battery
charge is getting too low, the battery icon blinks and the phone
sounds a warning tone.
Always use a Samsung-approved desktop charger, travel adapter, or
vehicle power adapter to charge your battery.

Warning! Using the wrong battery charger could cause damage to your

phone and void the warranty.

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Displaying Your Phone Number

Just in case you forget your phone number, your phone can remind
you.
To display your phone number:

• Press the left softkey for Menu, followed by to

display your phone number.

Note: To access the phone’s main Menu, press the left softkey from

standby mode. Menu items may be selected by highlighting them with
the navigation key and pressing , or you can press the number
corresponding to the menu item on your keypad.

Making and Answering Calls

Making Calls

Placing a call from your phone is as easy as making a call from any
land-line phone. Just enter the number and press and you’re on
your way to clear calls.
To make a call using your keypad:

1. Make sure your phone is on.

2. Enter a phone number. (If you make a mistake while dialing,

press to erase one digit at a time. Press and hold

to erase the entire number.)

3. Press to call.

4. Press or close the phone when you are finished.

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Tip: To redial your last outgoing call, press twice.

You can also place calls from your phone by using Voice Command
(page 28), Speed Dialing numbers from your Contacts (page 18),
and using your Call History listings (page 52).

Answering Calls

To answer an incoming call:

1. Make sure your phone is on. (If your phone is off,
incoming calls go to Voice Mail.)

2. Press to answer an incoming call. (Depending on your
phone’s settings, you may also answer incoming calls by
opening the phone or by pressing any number key. See “Call
Answer Mode” on page 94 for more information.)

Your phone notifies you of incoming calls in the following ways:

• The phone rings and/or vibrates.

• The LED flashes.

• The backlight illuminates.

• The screen displays an incoming call message.

If the incoming call is from a number stored in your Contacts, the
Contacts entry’s name is displayed. The caller’s phone number may
also be displayed, if available.
The following options are also available to handle an incoming call:

• Press or the volume key to quiet the ringer.

• Either press the right soft key or press and hold the

volume key for 2 seconds to Ignore the incoming call and send
it directly to your Voice Mail box.

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Ending a Call

To disconnect a call when you are finished:

• Close the phone or press .

Missed Call Notification

When an incoming call is not answered, the Missed Call log is
displayed on your screen. You have two options:

• Press the left softkey to Save the phone number to your

Contacts.

• Press the right softkey to call the number back.

Calling Emergency Numbers

You can place calls to 911 (dial and press ), even
if your phone is locked or your account is restricted.

Warning: 911 call can be terminated by closing a flip or pressing END

key.

However, after terminating call phone will stay in Emergency mode and
from emergency mode you can exit by pressing .

Warning: You can not make 911 calls when the phone is in airplane

mode and the icon “phone off “is displayed. Turn the phone back on, by
disabling airplane mode. For more details, see "Airplane Mode" on page

92.

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In-Call Options

Select actions by pressing the right softkey for Options during a
call. A list of options is displayed that allows you to perform different
actions during the course of a call. The following options are
available: (To select an option, press the corresponding keypad
number or highlight the option and press .)

• (1) Mute or UnMute allows you to mute or reactivate your

phone’s microphone.

• (2) Call History checks your call log for Missed, Outgoing,

and Incoming calls. You can also erase the logs from this
menu.

• (3) Contacts accesses the Contacts menu options.

• (4) 3-Way Call allows you to talk to two different people at the

same time. (For more information, see "Making a Three-Way
Call" on page 24.)

• (5) Messages allows you to check for Voice Mail and

notifications.

• (6) Voice Memo allows you to record the current conversation.

(For more information, see "Reviewing and Erasing Memos" on
page 36.)

• (7) Utilities accesses the Utilities menu options.

• (8) Version displays the hardware/software version and

Preferred Roaming List (PRL) being used.

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End-of-Call Options

After receiving a call from or making a call to a phone number that is
not in your Contacts, the phone number and the duration of the call
are displayed. Press the right softkey to Save the new number in
your Contacts. (See below for more information on “Saving a Phone
Number.”)

Note: The End-of-Call options are not displayed for calls identified as

Unknown ID or Restricted number.

Saving a Phone Number

Your phone can store up to 500 entries (numbers/e-mails/URLs) in
seven categories (Home, Office, Mobile, Pager, Fax, Alias, E-Mail).
Phone book capacity is based by number of entries not by number of
contacts. (For more information, see "Adding a New Contact" on page

47.)
To save a number from standby mode:

1. Enter a phone number.

2. Press the right softkey for Save.

3. Using the navigation keys, select New Entry to create a new

contact or Find to add the number to an existing contact
and press .

4. Select the Type using the navigation key and press .

5. Enter the name using the keypad and press

.

• After you have saved the number, the new Contacts entry is

• Home • Office • Mobile

• Pager • Fax

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displayed.

Dialing and Saving Phone Numbers With Pauses

You can dial or save phone numbers with pauses for use with
automated systems, such as Voice Mail or credit card billing
numbers.
There are two types of pauses available on your phone:

• Hard Pause (P) sends the next set of numbers when you

press .

• 2-Second Pause (T) automatically sends the next set of

numbers after two seconds.

Note: You can have multiple pauses in a phone number and combine

2-second and hard pauses.

To dial or save phone numbers with pauses:

1. Enter a phone number from standby mode.

2. Press

left softkey for Options and select P pause for a

hard pause or T pause for a 2-second pause.

1. Enter additional numbers.

2. Press to dial the number.

— or—
Press right softkey to Save to save the number in your
internal Contacts.

• When dialing a number with a hard pause, press to

send the next set of numbers.

Dialing From Contacts

To dial directly from a Contacts entry:

1. Press the right softkey to display your Contacts.

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2. Scroll left or right to search by Name, Entry, or Group.

3. Scroll up or down to highlight the desired entry and press

to make the call.

Tip: If the desired entry contains more than one phone number, scroll up

or down to display the number you wish to call and press to make
the call.

Using One-Touch/Two-Touch/Three-Touch
Speed Dialing

You can store up to 500 numbers in your phone’s speed dial memory
to make contacting friends and family as easy as pressing a few
buttons. With this feature, you can dial Speed Dial entries using one
key press for locations 1-9, two key presses for locations 10-99, and
three key presses for 100-500.
To use One-Touch Dialing for Speed Dial locations 1-9:

• Press and hold the appropriate key for approximately two

seconds. (The display confirms that the number has been
dialed when it shows “Calling...”.)

To use Two-Touch Dialing for Speed Dial locations 10-99:

1. Press the first digit.

2. Press and hold the second digit for approximately two

seconds. (The display confirms that the number has been
dialed when it shows “Calling...”.)

To use Three-Touch Dialing for Speed Dial locations 100-500:

1. Press the first digit.

2. Press the second digit.

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3. Press and hold the third digit for approximately two
seconds. (The display confirms that the number has been
dialed when it shows “Calling...”.)

Note: Your phone also supports 1- 4 digit dialing. If you enter a number

using the keypad without holding the last number and then press ,
your phone will dial those digits. (For example, if you enter

and press , it dials 211, not the number stored in memory

location 211.

Entering Text

Selecting a Character Input Mode

Your phone provides convenient ways to enter words, letters,
punctuation, symbols, and numbers whenever you are prompted to
enter text (for example, when adding a Contacts entry or when
sending text messages).
To change the character input mode:

1. When you display a screen where you can enter text,
press the left softkey for Options.

2. Select a character input mode:

• T9 (English) to enter characters using predictive

T9 Text Input (see page 20).

• Alpha to enter characters by tapping the keypad

(see page 20).

• Symbol to enter symbols (see page 21).

• Number to enter numbers (see page 21).

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Entering Characters Using T9 Text Input

T9 Text Input lets you enter text in your phone by pressing keys just
once per letter. (To select the T9 (English) mode when entering text,
see “Selecting a Character Input Mode” above.)
T9 Text Input analyzes the letters you enter using an intuitive word
database and creates a suitable word. (The word may change as you
type.) If the word you want does not display after you have entered all
the letters, press to scroll through additional word selections.
To accept a word and insert a space, press .
If you make a mistake, press to erase a single character.
Press and hold to delete an entire entry.
To enter text using T9:

1. From the text entry screen (for example, a new event in
scheduler), press the

left softkey for Options and select

T9 (English).

2. Use your keypad to enter the new event. (For example, to
enter “Meeting”, press once, twice, once,

once, once, and once.)

Entering Characters by Tapping the Keypad

To enter characters by tapping the keypad, select the Alpha mode
(see “Selecting a Character Input Mode” on page 19). Press the
corresponding key repeatedly until the desired character appears.
When the icon is shown, the first letter of the first word is
capitalized and following letters are lowercase. The key can be
used to select the case desired.
To enter text using Alpha:

1. From a text entry screen (for example, a Contacts entry),
press the

left softkey for Options and select Alpha.

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2. Use your keypad to enter the contact's name. (For example,
to enter "Bill", press twice, three times,
three times, and three times again.)

Characters scroll in the following order:

After a character is entered, the cursor automatically advances to the
next space after two seconds or when you enter a character on a
different key.

Entering Numbers and Symbols

To enter numbers:

• Select the Number mode and press the appropriate key. (See

“Selecting a Character Input Mode” on page 19.)

To enter symbols:

• Select the Symbol mode. (See “Selecting a Character Input

Mode” on page 19.) To enter a symbol, press the appropriate
key indicated on the display.

• . @ ? ! - , & : ’ 1

P Q R S 7

• A B C 2

T U V 8

• D E F 3

W X Y Z 9

• G H I 4

0

• J K L 5

Space

• M N O 6

Change case

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Using Caller ID

Caller ID allows people to identify a caller before answering the
phone by displaying the number of the incoming call. If you do not
want your number displayed when you make a call, just follow these
easy steps.
To block your phone number from being displayed for a specific
outgoing call:

1. Press .

2. Enter the number you want to call.

3. Press .

To permanently block your number, call the Customer Service
department of your network service provider.

Responding to Call Waiting

When you’re on a call, Call Waiting alerts you of incoming calls by
sounding two beeps. Your phone’s screen informs you that another
call is coming in and displays the caller’s phone number (if it is
available and you are in digital mode).
To respond to an incoming call while you’re on a call:

• Press . (This puts the first caller on hold and answers the

second call.)

To switch back to the first caller:

• Press again.

Do Not Disturb Mode

For those calls where you don’t want to be interrupted, you can
activate Do Not Disturb mode, which disables Call Waiting.
To activate Do Not Disturb Mode: